Build of the Month
Recent Blue Posts
Will timerunner characters be eligible for heritage armor after remix is done?
Limited PvP -> PvE Free Character Transfers
Recent Forum Posts
Let's look fabulous~. A Paladin transmogrifier item list. ( Image n' link warning )
Season of Discovery - Limited Free Character Transfers from PvP to PvE Realms
"Empty" Legendaries, Increase Big Bad Voodoo's Effectiveness, Heroes of the Storm Alpha Moving Forward
Noxious' Naxxramas Card Talk: Webspinner, Naxxramas Work-in-Progress DecksWarlords of Draenor - Druid Mythic Tier 17 Armor Set
We previously looked at the Normal Druid Tier 17 set here, which was missing a helm. Today we are taking a look at the Mythic Tier 17 set, which includes animated wings.
You can see two of the more popular druid races towards the end of the high quality preview video, or try the set on any race you would like with the modelviewer below.
Upcoming Artcraft Blog Posts
Chris Robinson is back after an injury and has shared some more of what we can expect to see from the art team next.
Doubleagent - Level 90 Neutral Pandaren
Doubleagent, the Neutral Pandaren has finally hit level 90! You can find more information, such as the time it took him to level to 90 (173.5 days) in this FAQ on the Blue Post Tracker.
Character Viewer Updated: Female Orc!
Glory. Power. Victory.
The daughter of Draenor stands ready to achieve all three, thanks to new visual and animation updates we're making to the female Orc model in the next World of Warcraft expansion.
In making changes to the model for Warlords of Draenor, the World of Warcraft art team wanted to evoke the spirit of the original while making sure her new representation felt even more alive and vivid than before. But don't just take our word for it—see for yourself! We’ve updated the character viewer on the Warlords of Draenor website with the new female Orc model and new emote screenshots. We hope you enjoy them!
As development continues on Warlords of Draenor, we’ll show you even more of the updated character models. Let us know what you think!
The daughter of Draenor stands ready to achieve all three, thanks to new visual and animation updates we're making to the female Orc model in the next World of Warcraft expansion.
In making changes to the model for Warlords of Draenor, the World of Warcraft art team wanted to evoke the spirit of the original while making sure her new representation felt even more alive and vivid than before. But don't just take our word for it—see for yourself! We’ve updated the character viewer on the Warlords of Draenor website with the new female Orc model and new emote screenshots. We hope you enjoy them!
As development continues on Warlords of Draenor, we’ll show you even more of the updated character models. Let us know what you think!
Alpha Realms Offline - June 20-23
The next Alpha build should be here early this week, opening Shadowmoon Valley and the Alliance characters.
US Connected Realms - Update 6/20
Connected Realms Update - 19/06Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Classes
Warlock (Forums / Skills / WoD Talent Calculator)
the "of the black harvest title" is character specific to the warlock that earned it, correct?
Yes, only warlocks can use the title. (WatcherDev)
So 2 90 locks on same account, one with, one without the achievement, do both have title?
Yes. (WatcherDev)
PvE
I freakin' LOVE the idea of scenarios that take us through old instances. LOVE. Colour me excited!
I hate to dampen enthusiasm but I wouldn't think of these as scenarios. More like a direction/goals overlay on our dungeons. (WatcherDev)
Yeah that's gonna maybe need a rename. People will start calling everything a scenario
The word "scenario" will not appear in the final dungeon UI. (WatcherDev)
More guidance regarding what you're supposed to do, and the ability for us to reward bonus gold/XP for killing optional bosses (WatcherDev)
Is this for levelling up characters? Will it grant rewards repeatedly to make DG lvling smoother?
Yes, that's another benefit. We're moving a lot of the dungeon XP from one-time quests to repeatable objectives. (WatcherDev)
Did Garrosh learn some new moves? He switched up his rotation (defile/whirling corruption) a couple of times in P2.
It's always been mostly a coin-flip based on AI timing for that second Desecrate/Whirl in p2; they both come off cooldown at once. (WatcherDev)
Ah, does a level 80 in 300 gear become invincible to attacks, including 25HC LK? Not that it really concerns you at this point
By the current logic, yes, though that logic isn't by any means final. That breakpoint is especially challenging, because.. (Celestalon)
...of the BoE gear available at level 80 that can massively inflate ilvl. (Celestalon)
Anything to report on combat logs being able to see all phases? I don't want to have to implement log merging!
Still working on it unfortunately. Had it functional, but it made phased players show as in range on unit frames, which is bad (WatcherDev)
can't you add an invisible debuff that separate phases? (a diferent one for each phase) so the client behaves prop
We can do a lot of things. Not saying it's unsolvable, just that we don't have a 100% working version yet. (WatcherDev)
PvP
What else besides hks, caps, and node defending calculates honor gain in a bg? Is damage/healing output a factor?
Damage/healing isn't. The BG score is though. (holinka)
UI / Addons
Also Char specific macro slots? :3
Character specific wasn't feasible unfortunately but you'll have over 100 account slots (up from 36 now). (holinka)
FINALLY, what about bnet friendlist?
it's very high on the list and not as trivial as some might think (holinka)
Warlock (Forums / Skills / WoD Talent Calculator)the "of the black harvest title" is character specific to the warlock that earned it, correct?
Yes, only warlocks can use the title. (WatcherDev)
So 2 90 locks on same account, one with, one without the achievement, do both have title?
Yes. (WatcherDev)
PvE
I freakin' LOVE the idea of scenarios that take us through old instances. LOVE. Colour me excited!
I hate to dampen enthusiasm but I wouldn't think of these as scenarios. More like a direction/goals overlay on our dungeons. (WatcherDev)
Yeah that's gonna maybe need a rename. People will start calling everything a scenario
The word "scenario" will not appear in the final dungeon UI. (WatcherDev)
More guidance regarding what you're supposed to do, and the ability for us to reward bonus gold/XP for killing optional bosses (WatcherDev)
Is this for levelling up characters? Will it grant rewards repeatedly to make DG lvling smoother?
Yes, that's another benefit. We're moving a lot of the dungeon XP from one-time quests to repeatable objectives. (WatcherDev)
Did Garrosh learn some new moves? He switched up his rotation (defile/whirling corruption) a couple of times in P2.
It's always been mostly a coin-flip based on AI timing for that second Desecrate/Whirl in p2; they both come off cooldown at once. (WatcherDev)
Ah, does a level 80 in 300 gear become invincible to attacks, including 25HC LK? Not that it really concerns you at this point
By the current logic, yes, though that logic isn't by any means final. That breakpoint is especially challenging, because.. (Celestalon)
...of the BoE gear available at level 80 that can massively inflate ilvl. (Celestalon)
Anything to report on combat logs being able to see all phases? I don't want to have to implement log merging!
Still working on it unfortunately. Had it functional, but it made phased players show as in range on unit frames, which is bad (WatcherDev)
can't you add an invisible debuff that separate phases? (a diferent one for each phase) so the client behaves prop
We can do a lot of things. Not saying it's unsolvable, just that we don't have a 100% working version yet. (WatcherDev)
PvP
What else besides hks, caps, and node defending calculates honor gain in a bg? Is damage/healing output a factor?
Damage/healing isn't. The BG score is though. (holinka)
UI / Addons
Also Char specific macro slots? :3
Character specific wasn't feasible unfortunately but you'll have over 100 account slots (up from 36 now). (holinka)
FINALLY, what about bnet friendlist?
it's very high on the list and not as trivial as some might think (holinka)
Computers - Setup of the Month
Each month or every 2 months, depending on the hardware evolutions, we will post a couple of hardware setups for those of you who are thinking of upgrading their computer!
This month
The current SSD prices are stable, with all SSDs under $1 per gigabyte when on sale.
The new Haswell Refresh CPUs are here this week, and just like their predecessors they run a little bit on the warmer side. Depending on how much you want to overclock, you may need to spend a bit more for a better CPU cooler like the NH-D14. Release is Wednesday (6/25) in the US and they appear to run slightly cooler with a slightly higher max overclock.
Unless you are doing a lot of video rendering or something that is similarly multithreaded, you do not need the 4790K and should spend that money elsewhere.
Make sure to keep your AMD and Nvidia drivers up to date.
Don't hesitate to post any feedback in the comments of that news post, and don't forget to visit the Computer Forum for any extra questions! If you are interested in Folding@home, take a look in our team's thread.
Peripherals/Monitors
| Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
|---|---|---|
| Monitor | ASUS VS228H-P 22-Inch Monitor - $120 | ASUS VS248H-P 24-Inch Monitor - $158 |
| Keyboard | Kensington Pro Fit Media Keyboard - $14 | Cyborg V.5 - $48 |
| Mouse | Logitech G400s - $44 | Razer DeathAdder 2013 - $50 |
| Speakers | Creative A250 2.1 Speaker System - $26 | Logitech Z313 Speaker System - $39 |
| Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
| Monitor | Dell P2414H Monitor - $210 | HP ZR2440W 24-inch - $300 |
| Keyboard | Logitech G510s - $83 | CM Storm QuickFire XT - $120 |
| Mouse | Logitech G500s - $50 | Razer Naga 2014 - $68 |
| Speakers | Logitech Z323 2.1 Speaker System - $50 | Logitech Speaker System Z523 - $77 |
Puppy and Dolphin
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Puppy and Dolphin.
| Component | Puppy | Dolphin |
|---|---|---|
| Case | NZXT Source 210 - $35 | NZXT Source 210 - $35 |
| Power Supply | EVGA 600B - $45 | EVGA 600B - $45 |
| CPU | AMD FX-6300 - $118 | AMD FX-8320 - $150 |
| Heatsink | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $31 | Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - $31 |
| Motherboard | ASUS M5A97 R2.0 - $95 | ASUS M5A99FX PRO - $115 |
| Memory | Kingston HyperX Blue 4GB 1600 - $43 | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $85 |
| Graphics Card | Gigabyte R7 260X - $110 | MSI R9 270X - $180 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB - $53 | Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB - $80 |
| DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $23 | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $23 |
| Total | $553 | $744 |
Narwhal and Unicorn
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
All of these parts can be mixed and matched to create a build between Narwhal and Unicorn.
| Component | Narwhal | Unicorn |
|---|---|---|
| Case | Cooler Master HAF 912 - $50 | Corsair Air 540 (Special Layout) - $110 |
| Power Supply | Rosewill Capstone 650W - $100 | Rosewill Fortress 750W - $104 |
| CPU | Intel i5-4670K / 4690K - $235 | Intel i5-4670K / 4690K - $235 |
| Heatsink | Thermaltake Frio - $64 | Noctua 6 NH-D14 - $77 |
| Motherboard | ASUS Z97-A - $144 | ASUS Z97-A - $144 |
| Memory | 8GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $85 | 16GB G.Skill DDR3 1600 - $175 |
| Graphics Card | MSI R9 270X - $180 | XFX R9 280X OR ASUS GTX770 - $270 / $330 |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black - $79 | Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black - $145 |
| SSD | SAMSUNG 840 EVO 128GB (Review) - $79 OR SanDisk Extreme II 120GB (Review) - $84 | Crucial MX100 128GB (Review) - $76 OR SAMSUNG 840 Pro 128GB (Review) - $110 |
| DVD | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $23 | Asus 24X SATA DVD+/-RW - $23 |
| Total | $1036 | $1359 - $1449 |
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