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by Published on 2024-01-10 09:17 PM

Blizzard Preview - Take the Lead in Follower Dungeons
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
In the Seeds of Renewal, players level 60-70 will have the opportunity to play through Normal difficulty Dragonflight dungeons solo, or with friends, with a little help from a few NPC teammates. You’ll be able to earn appropriate level gear for your specialization within these dungeons the same as you would running through any Normal difficulty dungeon.

Whether you want to experience the dungeon for the first time as a solo player or you want to have a friend or two join you to learn the mechanics and boss fights, you can queue to join this new type of dungeon feature right within the Group Finder (I) tool.


Dungeons Available:
  • Ruby Life Pools
  • Nokhud Offensive
  • Brackenhide Hollow
  • Halls of Infusion
  • Algeth’ar Academy
  • Neltharus
  • The Azure Vault
  • Uldaman: Legacy of Tyr

Choose your role as either a healer, damage dealer, or tank within the dungeon as you would normally and NPC followers will fill in the gaps to complete your group of five.


Your new NPC friends will help buff you and even lay out a mage table for when you get peckish for a bite or two in the dungeon.

Once in the dungeon, you can make the choice to either lead the party through the dungeon, have another player in your group lead, or be led by one of the NPCs in you party. Simply toggle on “Dungeon Assistance” when you want to let go of the reins and let them lead the way. Your new followers, whether supporting you or leading, will go at your pace allowing you to explore the dungeon and get comfortable in your role within the dungeon.


When you want to take the lead again, you can turn off the Dungeon Assistance by clicking on the updated selection in the center of your screen.


Follower Dungeons are a fun and easy way to sharpen your skills in Dragonflight dungeons, gear up, or spend quality time exploring with a friend or two alongside your new NPC friends.



We look forward to seeing you in the Dragon Isles!
by Published on 2024-01-09 10:10 PM

Dig Into the Dragon Isles with the Azerothian Archives
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Discover the history of the Dragon Isles and meet a unique cast of characters, hear stories of old, and witness the iconography of a time before. Participate in Solo and Group activities within Traitor's Rest with an hourly Public Event, plenty of opportunity to explore, and earn cosmetic rewards like Battle Pets, Mounts, and a Transmog set.


When Dragonflight: Seeds of Renewal arrives the week of January 16, players can head to the Roasted Ram Inn to collect the quest "To the Archives!" and begin their journey to Algeth'ar Academy in Thaldraszus where they will be directed to meet with Lead Archivist, Eadweard Dalyngrigge and his team of archaeologists and archivists at Traitor's Rest.



This is the site of the famed Battle of Traitor's Rest between Neltharion's troops and all the cultures of the Dragon Isles from eons ago! There's so much to be uncovered, discovered, and recovered here, and we're going to need all the Archivists on deck to make it happen.


Excavation


Visit Geo-Archaeologist Roska Rocktooth to receive an elemental assistant specific to each site to help you discover Finds to excavate. Once a Find is located, plant a shaman totem and instruct your elemental pal to carefully excavate the spot to reveal a myriad of interesting Finds, from relics to enemies to take down.

Locating small and large Finds alike will trigger a minigame to challenge burgeoning Archivists—players must keep the element bar balanced using their elemental assistant to dig the relic up.

Technoscrying


Every site contains items that must be sought to reveal scenes from the distant past. Report to Techno-Archaeologist Zenata to receive a set of goggles called Technoscryers that help you locate specific items with directional pings and alerts leading you to their location.

Once an item is located, Zenata calibrates your goggles, and upon doing so, you'll witness a scene from the past that will give context to the items or provide a small story.

Research


The more you know! Codicological Archeologist Nirobin uses his own mix of blue and bronze magic, along with a Relic, to create arcane familiars to assist in collecting related information from the site that the Relic is from.

Each site has its own type of adorable familiar that spawns copies of itself. Those copies seek out sources of related information. Players can accompany the original familiar and absorb the information once found. Weekly Quest completion helps to fill out Nirobin's tome with more and more details on each site's story.

Rewards
Small sites are available for those who like solo adventures, and those who wish to group up with their mates can join in group activities at large sites that last ten minutes with multi-stage scenarios. Players can participate in various activities, including excavating and fending off enemies. Once the event timer runs out, players will have to defend themselves against Doomshadow after the event to gain more pages to fill out their tomes.

Along with green, blue, or purple tomes that offer items and reputation once opened, players can gain the following rewards from Provisioner Aristra at Algeth'ar Academy:




Start digging when Seeds of Renewal comes to Dragonflight. See you in Azeroth!
by Published on 2024-01-09 06:13 PM

Auspicious Arborwyrm Dragonriding Mount Now Live
Those who purchased the special promotion 12-month subscription to WoW Retail are now getting the mystery Dragonriding mount, the Auspicious Arborwyrm, added to their collection. It currently cannot be customized at the Rostrum of Transformation. This mount is the expected Lunar New Year reward for the Year of the Dragon.

Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Lunar New Year Offerings

Sprout to life astride the steadfast Auspicious Arborwyrm mount* with dynamic flight and soar the skies of Azeroth in speed and style by purchasing this mount from in-game or the Blizzard Shop. Or, get it at no additional charge when you sign up for a 6 or 12 Month Subscription; you’ll receive the newest Lunar New Year offer—the Auspicious Arborwyrm mount—in the World of Warcraft along with the twiglike Cypress pet** for your Wrath of the Lich King Classic characters.


Players who purchased the 12-Month subscription will automatically receive the Auspicious Arborwyrm and the Cypress pet. Players on an existing 6-Month recurring subscription with a future renewal date will receive these items at no additional charge, no later than January 23, 2024 (must be redeemed by July 31, 2024)


Now on the Shop: Auspicious Arborwyrm


Soar the skies of Azeroth in style with dynamic flight! Sprouting to life only once every sixty years, this living wooden mount combines the patience of a tree and the grace of a dragon.




*Mount not available in World of Warcraft® Classic games
**Pet not available in modern World of Warcraft®.
by Published on 2024-01-09 04:12 AM

WoW Hotfixes - January 8, 2024
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Classes

  • Demon Hunter
    • Vengeance
      • Fixed an issue that prevented Volatile Flameblood's Fury generation from correctly randomizing each time it triggers.

Dungeons and Raids

  • Dawn of the Infinite: Galakrond’s Fall
    • Blight of Galakrond
      • Fixed an issue where the slimes that revive Dazhak and Loszkeleth could sometimes melee players.

Season of Discovery

  • [With weekly restarts] The Battle for Ashenvale now has minimum and maximum times between battles. It will now never restart sooner than about 2 hours after its last start, and will not take longer than about 3 hours since its last start. If player activity is very low or very high, the percentage progress will be sped up or slowed down to match those time constraints.
  • [With weekly restarts] Battle for Ashenvale quests "Clear the Forest!" and "Repelling Invaders" now award 1000 reputation (was 200).
by Published on 2024-01-09 01:15 AM

Choose Your Own Gear in Dragonflight Season 4
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
In Dragonflight Season 4, we’re going to try something new. We’re preparing a remixed set of gear for each specialization. To determine what that means for each class and spec, we’re asking you to vote for your favorite class look and your favorite specialization set bonuses from the first three Seasons of Dragonflight.

This means that in Season 4, demon hunters might vote for a set that has the look of Season 1, with Season 2 set bonuses for Havoc and Season 3 set bonuses for Vengeance.

We’ve opened a poll for every class and every spec! You can vote now on your favorites, and the winners will determine what we build into the endgame for Season 4. Please keep in mind that we’re going to update the power of the set bonuses to match the increased power of the new gear in Season 4, so any bonuses you choose will be tuned to be as strong as any others.

VOTE HERE FOR

Death Knight set look

Demon Hunter set look

Druid set look

Evoker set look

Hunter set look

Mage set look

Monk set look

Paladin set look

Priest set look

Rogue set look

Shaman set look

Warlock set look

Warrior set look

We’re really looking forward to seeing what the community chooses. Thank you very much!

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