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Battle for Azeroth Comic #1 - Jaina: “Reunion”
The comic we previewed yesterday is now available to view. This is the first of 3 prelaunch comics and features Jaina Proudmoore's return to the ruins of Theramore! You can find it here!


Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Join Jaina Proudmoore in “Reunion,” the first in a series of digital comics leading up to Battle for Azeroth.

As the Horde and the Alliance reckon with the aftermath of their war with the Burning Legion, Jaina finds herself doing some soul searching in the ruins of Theramore. Alone with the ghosts of the dead city, she reflects on a bitter past full of heartbreak and betrayal—and resolves to confront it with a return to her homeland of Kul Tiras.

We invite you to read and download the free comic here.



About

Written by Andrew Robinson and illustrated by Linda Cavallini and Emanuele Tenderini, “Reunion” is the first in a series of comics leading up to Battle for Azeroth.

Andrew Robinson is a senior writer on Blizzard Entertainment’s creative development team, where he helps build and expand upon the fiction of our universes through comics, cinematics, and more. He started at Blizzard in 2014 as a writer focusing on animation projects, and has written and consulted for more than 30 animated TV shows over the course of his full career.

Linda Cavallini is an Italian freelance illustrator who has worked on various children’s illustrated books since 2008. She is currently on working on the fantasy/sci-fi comic Lumina with Emanuele Tenderini through their publishing house Tatai Lab, which they established in 2015.

Emanuele Tenderini is an Italian comic book artist who began his career at various French publishers. He later worked with famed Italian comic book writer and publisher Sergio Bonelli before forming Tatai Lab in 2015 with Linda Cavallini.

Clarification on Battle For Azeroth's Pathfinder Achievement
The recently datamined Battle for Azeroth Pathfinder, Part One stirred up some controversy recently when it included both Kul Tiras and Zandalar questing achievements. The good news, however, is that it only requires one continent and not both!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Looks like the requirement to level characters from both faction to max and run quest lines with each is staying (not a bug). It's still an after patch and the devs won't respond for clarification on it on the forums or on twitter. Looks like you're gonna have to have to max level grind out achievements on 2 characters (different factions) in order to get flight in bfa. Kinda sucks for those who pre-ordered and used that character boost already.
Just some clarification on this, you do not need both factions for Pathfinder Part 1. You will only need either Horde or Alliance side.

North American Arena World Championship Recap
Blizzard posted a recap of the North American Arena World Championship and what played out!
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
North America Can't Bust The Move

With the Spring Finals in the books the teams from North America are looking to regroup and take on the challenge of the summer season in the Arena World Championship. The first North American Cup would set the tone.

Method Orange Falter Early and Regroup

Method Orange were the top seed in North America at the Spring Finals but the road to the top was cut short in the first round where they dropped to Reformed and XRB. Coming into the summer, Method had a lot of work to do to retain their crown in NA, and got off to a poor start, falling to Super Rejects 3-1 in the upper bracket of the double-elimination tournament. Method then went on a lower bracket run beating everyone to get to the final versus The Move, a run that included overcoming Super Rejects.

The Rejects Can’t Keep the Spring Finals Level

The Rejects, now known as Noble were the most improved team at the Spring Finals and finished with the silver medal. Coming back to North America, the question was whether the Spring Finals were a fluke, and Noble did nothing to disprove that theory. With a first round loss to Method Orange followed by an elimination at the hands of Super Rejects, Noble have a lot of work to do to recapture the form they showed at the Spring Finals. Noble came in with a variety of compositions including a slower RMP as well as some more aggressive cleave compositions. This is in stark contrast to the RMP that the then-The Rejects used during most of the Spring Finals.

Sneakier Snakes are Still Sneakily good

The Sneakier Snakes were one of the bottom teams at the Spring Finals, going two-and-out just like Method Orange. Now playing in the summer season as Kaska’s Angels, they wanted to show they had what it takes to stay at the top of North America, with their only losses coming at the hands of The Move and Method Orange. Losing 3-0 to both might not be inspiring but Kaska’s Angels are looking to stay in the top four with that third-place finish and quietly hang around the top of North America.

The Move Back With a Vengeance

The Move did not make the Spring Finals, finishing eight points below Sneakier Snakes for a disappointing 5th place. Coming back from that disappointment, The Move showed a dominant performance in the first North American AWC Cup of the summer season. With a 3-0 win over Plot Twist, Super Frogs, and Kaska’s Angels, The Move ended up facing Method Orange in the grand final. In an incredibly tight game that included taking a nail-biting series to Game 7 in the Blade’s Edge Arena, The Move took the series 4-3 and secured their first win of the AWC as they look to tighten up the rankings with an eye towards BlizzCon.

Whether The Move can sustain this level of play will be up in the air for the next two weeks with the AWC moving back to Europe for the second European cup. Method Black and Reformed will be looking to stay on top of those regional standings and supercharging the debate over which team is the world’s best.

Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Mage Tower Quest Line
So i have completed the Gift from the six quest line as a demonology but my gear is for affliction is it possible to get the affliction mage tower quest whitout completing demonology's quest first.
Each spec will have it's own questline, and you can have all three in progress as long as you meet the criteria for them (having the base 35 traits unlocked in that specs Artifact)

You actually have the Affliction questline already, "Message from the Shadows"

Carry on with that one and you'll be able to get through to the Mage Tower Challenge for this spec too. (Official Forums)
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Comments 44 Comments
  1. Kithelle's Avatar
    Jaina's art ugh...just looks like they took a Draenei body, straightened and lengthened the back, and gave it to her >.<

    Not to mention looks anorexic...
  1. morph4037's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Sorotia View Post
    Jaina's art ugh...just looks like they took a Draenei body, straightened and lengthened the back, and gave it to her >.<

    Not to mention looks anorexic...
    I kinda got an Aeon Flux vibe from that Jaina pic.
  1. Castrum's Avatar
    Jaina still thinks doing what was right was weakness? This is supposed to be the great Anti-Sylvanas?
  1. Kataroku's Avatar
    Pathfinder Part 1

    FML.
  1. MeTaL GuArD's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Castrum View Post
    Jaina still thinks doing what was right was weakness? This is supposed to be the great Anti-Sylvanas?
    Feels not so much anti-Sylvanas as "Alliance's Sylvanas". Hopefully things will improve in BfA itself.
  1. Kellorion's Avatar
    Ewww the artwork is horrid
  1. mmoc41eddcf18f's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kellorion View Post
    Ewww the artwork is horrid
    I think its pretty cool cause she looks dangerous There not like jaina from MOP
  1. Kellorion's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Joolo View Post
    I think its pretty cool cause she looks dangerous There not like jaina from MOP
    meant all the artwork is bad and unimpressive
  1. Dastreus's Avatar
    Okay. That Jaina comic is a reminder that Jaina didn't "go crazy out of nowhere" and her change of character is perfectly understandable.
  1. mmocfd328e0b6e's Avatar
    Well I don't understand yet where she went for 2 years... she is a traitor because she left the alliance when she was most needed. And she just pops up out of nothing and NOONE in the alliance leaders impeach her loyality. WTF? I started testing on beta and she was just there without any information. Really bad story telling.

    And what is that Kallegos thing? He is her f*ckboy as far as I know but when I speak to him in Dalaran he gives no info about her...
  1. Evilmoo's Avatar
    the fuck is wrong with her body?
  1. SonicTMP's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Dhru View Post
    Well I don't understand yet where she went for 2 years... she is a traitor because she left the alliance when she was most needed. And she just pops up out of nothing and NOONE in the alliance leaders impeach her loyality. WTF? I started testing on beta and she was just there without any information. Really bad story telling.
    First of all leaving does not make you a traitor you idiot. She did nothing against the Alliance. She did not attack or hamper them in anyway. She did not sell off info to the alliance enemies. Learn the what an actual traitor is before randomly tossing it out. Nor can you impeach her. She doesn't hold an elected office. Next you played beta. BETA! It's a well known fact that several things aren't in the beta still like cineamatics and the major pre-patch bfa storylines aren't fully finished yet.

    Massive derp of a post there.
  1. SniperCT's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Dhru View Post
    Well I don't understand yet where she went for 2 years... she is a traitor because she left the alliance when she was most needed. And she just pops up out of nothing and NOONE in the alliance leaders impeach her loyality. WTF? I started testing on beta and she was just there without any information. Really bad story telling.

    And what is that Kallegos thing? He is her f*ckboy as far as I know but when I speak to him in Dalaran he gives no info about her...

    The comic says that Jaina spent the legion invasion alone killing demons. Since the invasion in lore was world wide, she probably portalled around working out her anger on demons.
  1. mmoc98623435d5's Avatar
    Remember when Rexxar was laughing and smiling while killing Daelin in War 3 TfT? Me neither.
  1. yarjin's Avatar
    "And I went to fight demons alone" - no, you're not. Only because you can't say "enjoying myself" in comic you say "fighting demons".
  1. Phagelives's Avatar
    What if they wait to clarify on pathfinder an see how the reaction of the player base.
  1. mmoc8e361ba68d's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by rosso View Post
    Remember when Rexxar was laughing and smiling while killing Daelin in War 3 TfT? Me neither.
    Youre not being serious are you?
  1. mmoc98623435d5's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Garmond View Post
    Youre not being serious are you?
    Source please.

    Because I remember him saying to Jaina that is father was a proud warrior etc etc I don't remember him slaughtering him alone and with a boner face.
  1. Currently Retired's Avatar
    I really liked reading that comic. But as usual, it seems like there's always some people who will bash the game, or anything that has to do with it, over the smallest thing. You people are so boring and tiring.
  1. Dracullus's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kataroku View Post
    Pathfinder Part 1

    FML.
    It means that: we will have new zone for middle patch (because no way they'll introduce flying later than Legion) and we will be able to fly at least on that patch zone. Truly horrific that you'll have to explore small island or something.

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