World of Warcraft News and Development Update for January 13th - Community Council Updates

Posted 2022/01/13 at 2:13 PM by Squishei

WoW Community Council

Over 10,000 applications were submitted.

Blizzard is still reviewing applications for the Community Council.

They are currently determining the next wave of invites.

WoW News and Development Update for January 13th

The new year has begun and with it a new slate of updates and developments for Shadowlands and WoW Classic. Burning Crusade Classic will soon see a new update including the introduction of Black Temple and Mount Hyjal to the raiding scene.Shadowlands: Eternity’s End content updates continue to be tested on the PTR, making way for the introduction of a whole new land to explore—Zereth Mortis—and a brand-new raid dungeon—Sepulcher of the First Ones.

Shadowlands News and Development

Eternity’s End PTR UpdatesDevelopment continues on the next content update for Shadowlands: Eternity’s End, where players will be able to step into a new land—Zereth Mortis— and face Zovaal, the elusive Jailer and ruler of the Maw in Shadowlands.
Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid Testing ContinuesRaid testing continues in the Sepulcher of the First Ones with testing on Dausegne, the Fallen Oracle, Skolex, the Insatiable Ravener, and Artificer Xy’Mox on Mythic Difficulty. Players have also been able to test the first wing of Raid Finder difficulty.
Shards of Domination to be Disabled in Select ContentWith the release of the next content update, Shards of Domination will be disabled in Zereth Mortis, the Sepulcher of the First Ones raid dungeon, in all PvP, and in dungeons. Shards of Domination will still work as before in previous Shadowland zones, the Maw, the Sanctum of Domination raid, and Torghast.
Tazavesh, the Veiled Market Dungeon TestingThis eight boss mega-dungeon is currently in testing on the PTR and will be available as two dungeon experiences with the release of the content update in Heroic and Mythic difficulties—Tazavesh, the Veiled Market: Streets of Wonder and Tazavesh, the Veiled Market: So’leah’s Gambit. Players will also be able to engage in this content as Mythic+ dungeons.
Class Set Design Updates for Demon Hunter, WarlockAdditional updates to the upcoming class sets in Eternity’s end continue to be discussed with a focus currently on the latest changes to Demon Hunter and Warlock class sets.Players are invited to talk with developers about all of the new class sets in dedicated threads here.See the latest PTR note updates and join in the discussion of all things Eternity’s End on the forums

WoW Classic News and Development

Burning Crusade Classic Phase 3 Release ScheduleThe next content update for Burning Crusade Classic, The Black Temple, will be available on the week of January 17. The following week, on January 27, both raid instances (The Battle for Mount Hyjal and Black Temple), as well as a new daily quest hub, will be available worldwide. Check out the full announcement to learn more.
Burning Crusade Classic Patch 2.5.3 PTR LivePlayers can now get a first look at the development of Black Temple and Mount Hyjal and the upcoming changes to this additional content.

Update on the WoW Community Council

With the start of the new year, we wanted to provide an update on the WoW Community Council and the progress we are working toward as we continue to review the over ten thousand applications we’ve received. We are working hard to give all applicants fair consideration as we determine the next wave of invites. Updates specific to this will be shared once things are finalized.The team has hit the ground running in 2022 with the Eternity’s End PTR. The WoW Community Council’s impact can already be seen as they have helped push along some new conversations on the PTR forums by asking how Shards of Domination will change with the patch along with pushing to know more about the tentative raid testing schedule for the Sepulcher of the First Ones. Additional topics are actively being discussed and posts will be made accordingly whenever details are finalized.The current activity and releases in WoW Classic have led to a few updates there as well:

Discussions on the difficulty of the Black Temple/Mount Hyjal raids
Changes to the Gnomish Battle Chicken trinket

We are closely watching what the council members are most actively discussing and there will be more updates to come. We thank you for your patience in the meantime.Hotfixes
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World of Warcraft Esports

Setting our Sights on 2022 for the 15th Anniversary of WoW Esports!With 2022 starting up, it’s time to make some plans for the new year. The WoW® Esports team is happy to share some of our exciting 2022 plans for Arena World Championship, Mythic Dungeon International, and Classic Arena Tournament! Learn more in our latest news article.

World of Warcraft Student Art Contest 2021

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Comment by PihalecsmrtiJust give us a date for 9.2. for god's sake.Comment by YveltusNo date for 9.2, complete absence of the promised 10.0 announcement they talked about in December. What's going on?Comment by KiezklatscheWhy is there no mention of working on Holypriests T-Set? We are getting 2 of our conduits as T-Set, like, wtf? Was really looking forward to having sets instead of bs systems again but this is just dumb and lazy.Comment by Gortuskcomplete absence of the promised 10.0 announcement they talked about in December.Comment by Fah87There is no logical reason to have the Double Legendary belt take 28 days, and the reputation will take double that time to hit exalted. it just so unnecessary.Comment by KarthusTeemoI still love the fact that, with 0 transparency at all regarding the process, they hand picked people to be listened to above others and it literally changed nothing about the feedback they've been given for years on these issues. It's almost like the community as a whole have been telling you for ages to fix these problems.Comment by dabone1337No date for 9.2, complete absence of the promised 10.0 announcement they talked about in December. What's going on?Comment by RedAntisocialcomplete absence of the promised 10.0 announcement they talked about in December.Comment by Kurama21Community Council, what's the point of it if you just ignore it. You're never taking feedback from the players, instead you double down on the same garbage as before. Good luck keeping players subbed.Comment by JuniperxdNo date for 9.2, complete absence of the promised 10.0 announcement they talked about in December. What's going on?Comment by rezzykIf we assume that knowing what the expansion is about would spoil the end of the new raid, then I would expect an expansion announcement soon after the world first race is over. Or, at the very latest (ugh), when all LFR wings are open.

I think it's safe to assume the announcement was going to be at BlizzConline before that got canned, which I think was going to be in February?Comment by dabone1337Community Council, what's the point of it if you just ignore it. You're never taking feedback from the players, instead you double down on the same garbage as before. Good luck keeping players subbed.Comment by Ardensolis1Don't be fooled - the WoW Community Council already existed as the Forums. The "WoW Community Council" is just a cherry-picked bandaid of players that will tackle low hanging fruit problems and never answer deep problems existing in the current game. This way, the developers can parade as if they are listening and have done something using "our input" with phrases like "We hear you" and "Your feedback has already led to changes." While certainly there is truth to those phrases, why do they need to make a Council to listen to their players if they already don't listen to the forums? It's simple - so that they can address small issues that their hand-picked council brings up while ignoring bigger issues so that the general player base will be fooled into believing that things are changing at a fundamental level when they are not and won't.Comment by MalakyanDon't be fooled - the WoW Community Council already existed as the Forums. The "WoW Community Council" is just a cherry-picked bandaid of players that will tackle low hanging fruit problems and never answer deep problems existing in the current game. This way, the developers can parade as if they are listening and have done something using "our input" with phrases like "We hear you" and "Your feedback has already led to changes." While certainly there is truth to those phrases, why do they need to make a Council to listen to their players if they already don't listen to the forums? It's simple - so that they can address small issues that their hand-picked council brings up while ignoring bigger issues so that the general player base will be fooled into believing that things are changing at a fundamental level when they are not and won't.Comment by Skelradath"Players are invited to talk with developers about all of the new class sets in dedicated threads here."

Meanwhile, hpriests have been crying tears of blood for several expacs, some people did extensive stats to explain why the tier is very bad, one of the bonus is even bugged.
They don't care.Comment by grayshirtShards of Domination to be Disabled in Select Contentdisabled in select contentmajority that Comment by JMjurista *!@# recap post is not what we mean when we say we want more communication..Comment by ShadockLess "disabled in select content" and more like they only work in the Maw, SoD, and Torghast(?).
They are disabled in the majority of the game after 9.2.Comment by Shadocka *!@# recap post is not what we mean when we say we want more communication..Comment by rxdanWhy is there no mention of working on Holypriests T-Set? We are getting 2 of our conduits as T-Set, like, wtf? Was really looking forward to having sets instead of bs systems again but this is just dumb and lazy.