Reminder: Dust Those Cards! Today is the Last Day for Full Dust Value on Card Nerfs
Patch 7.1 - Arcanist's Manasaber
Arcanist's Manasaber is a new mount coming in Patch 7.1. It requires exalted with The Nightfallen and is rewarded from the Fate of the Nightborne quest. This quest currently isn't in the database, but may be part of the extended Suramar story in Patch 7.1.
Patch 7.0 - Hidden Secrets
It looks like there are still hidden things in Patch 7.0 other than Artifact Appearances!
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentCant believe 7.1 is about to launch and no one has found the hidden... heh. Nm. Who's excited about the weekend??? (Muffinus)
When they still havent found the 7.0 secrets and 7.1 is almost out... *sighs @ the ocean* (Muffinus)
Does whatever is still hidden have a notice at all? So we know if things are found or not?
Not to spoil anything but yes just about everything about it has been datamined (Muffinus)
Its not in the ocean, the ocean is just a good thing to sigh wistfully at, you can stop looking in the ocean. (Muffinus)
Outside of skins, ARE there some hidden things that players should be looking for?
in 7.0? Actuallly... yes. (Muffinus)
FEEDBACK: Trial of Valor (Normal)
The Trial of Valor raid will be opening very shortly for testing, and will remain open over the weekend. Please use this thread to provide feedback, bug reports, and other relevant commentary. Links to logs are helpful, and please try to describe your group's overall organization and skill level (Mythic guild premade, pure PUG, etc.) to provide context for any tuning feedback.
Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentPatch 7.1 - Karazhan Attunement
Attunement to Karazhan will require follower ilvl of 850.
This is false, and based on misinterpreted datamining. The ilvl 850 follower mission associated with Karazhan is an "Investigate" mission, which gives you a quest for some bonus loot, exactly like the existing missions that send you into dungeons or into Emerald Nightmare.
The attunement questline for Karazhan primarily involves Mythic dungeon content. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Patch 7.1 Arrives on October 25!
Is Nighthold coming out in 7.1?
7.1 contains mainly the Return to Karazhan Mythic Dungeon and the Trial of Valor raid. Nighthold is not part of this patch.
Too soon, You have given us content too soon Executusornyx.
I think you will find yourself pleasantly surprised by the span of content throughout Legion. We've already noted that Nighthold is slated for early 2017. (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard EntertainmentClasses
I hate that StM is mandatory to be viable right now. We need two better viable talents that compete. I agree.
But fixing the row is a larger undertaking, and meanwhile, better to be a one-trick pony than a no-trick pony... (WatcherDev)
PvP
New PvP leaderboards have launched! https://t.co/NICkcw3J8X (holinka)
Will the Free For All, More For Me achievement be retroactive, or will we need to complete the world quests in 7.1?
They will need to be completed in 7.1. (WarcraftDevs)
Pet Battles
Now that that is over, what would it take you, random person, to get into pet battling? I'm talking sweet rewards here. AP? A new dog pet? (Muffinus)
Something cool, like a storyline or something more of an upfront progression. Currently it seems like an afterthought system?
completely agree that an overarching quest/storyline could be a lot of fun! (Muffinus)
Blizzard Entertainment Student Art Contest 2016
Students, get ready to show off your talents: The Student Art Contest is back!
Blizzard Entertainment’s university relations and World of Warcraft development teams are proud to present the sixth annual Blizzard Student Art Contest! We’re calling on college and university students to submit original artwork or animations that would be a great fit for World of Warcraft.
Show us something we’ve never seen before but that still fits within World of Warcraft. You can see previous winning submissions here and here.
Online submission forms are available on our University Relations website as of October 15th.
Prizes
Grand prize winners will be chosen by the World of Warcraft art team, and will receive the following epic prizes*:
- A tour of Blizzard Entertainment’s headquarters in Irvine, CA with 2 hours’ mentorship with a senior artist
- 2-hour face to face mentorship session with a Senior Blizzard Artist
- A one-year subscription to World of Warcraft
- A Blizzard Entertainment notebook (featuring an original sketch by a Blizzard artist)
- A Blizzard T-shirt
*Blizzard reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value for any prize
Please note that only current US and Canadian college and university students are eligible to win. Residents of North Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, and Quebec are not eligible to participate.
For more information about the contest as it becomes available, please join our Blizzard Careers group on LinkedIn (LinkedIn account required).
Good luck to all!
Environment
Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, create a small environment diorama that would fit well in the game world. Your quest: Concept, model, and texture an environment piece that you could imagine stumbling upon during your travels across Kalimdor, the Eastern Kingdoms, Outland, Northrend, Pandaria or the Broken Isles.
Required elements are trees, rocks, grass, and props, plus a small structure (such as a shrine).
Your final piece should have a structure similar to the example provided below. We're looking for lower poly-count models (e.g.: around 1,500 polys for a mature sized tree), so keep that in mind when creating your environment.
The final submission should be a high resolution JPEG file no larger than 5MB.
Character Art
Using your creativity and ability to work within the World of Warcraft art style, concept, model, and texture a non-player character (NPC) or creature that you could imagine roaming the plains of Durotar, exploring the depths of Deepholm, or just sitting in the Pig and Whistle Tavern knocking back a mug o’ Thistle Tea.
Required elements are the character or creature, along with some sort of clothing or armor. Feel free to go further by adding weapons or other accessories.
The final piece should have a structure similar to the example provided below. Stay within a budget of 6,000 polys with one 1024x1024 texture for the finished character.
The final submission should be a high resolution JPEG file no larger than 5MB.