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Spell Batching in Classic WoW
Blizzard has released updates regarding how Spell Batching will work in Classic WoW. Their plan is, while Classic will still be running in an altered version of the modern client, to reduce how often the game processes spells, in order to have the same experience as it happened in Vanilla, with Mages able to
Polymorph
one another, Warriors able to
Charge
simultaneously, among other fun interactions that caused.
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Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II Battle.net Edition Now Available on GOG
In anticipation of the upcoming 25th anniversary of the original Warcraft games, Blizzard has partnered up with
GOG.com
to release their original games Warcraft: Orcs & Humans and Warcraft II Battle.net Edition, plus Expansions, in GOG's marketplace.
The partnership is an opportunity to play both classic games in modern systems, as Blizzard's store doesn't offer the games for sale.
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Titanforged Cap to Remain at 425 with Crucible of Storms Opening
Blizzard has clarified on Twitter that the item level cap for Titanforging won't change with the opening of Crucible of Storms. Players were wondering if the cap would be increased with the new raid because of its increased item level rewards.
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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Leveling Bans, 8.2 Release Date, and Leveling Squish
In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset,"
Taliesin and Evitel
discuss this past week news topics, including the Welcome Back Weekend promotion, the temporary bans to players that exploited the leveling potion, 8.2 release date, and a possible level squish.
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Blizzard Issues Temporary Bans to Players that Exploited Leveling Potion
Blizzard recently issued temporary bans to players that exploited a recent bug with the
Draught of Ten Lands
experience potion.
Earlier this month, players were able to have multiple buffs from
Draught of Ten Lands
active on their character, giving them extra experience increase and primary stats.
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March 18th Hotfixes - Arathi Basin All-Star and Tailoring Tools of the Trade Fixes
Blizzard has released a new wave of hotfixes, fixing bugs with Arathi Basin All-Star and the Tailoring Tools of the Trade questline.
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Best Classes and Racials for Zandalari Trolls and Kul Tiran Human Allied Races
After a long wait,
Kul Tiran Humans
and
Zandalari Trolls
are finally available in the game! Being the most recent additions to the
Allied Races
roster, both new races make old questions arise. "Should I race change to one of them?" "Which class should I make my Zandalari Troll or Kul Tiran Human?". In order to help answer these questions, we've prepared this article covering the benefits and downsides of these races.
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Leveling Guides and Class Guides Updated for 8.1.5, Kul Tiran Humans, and Zandalari Trolls
With the arrival of patch 8.1.5, the along-waited
Kul Tiran Humans
and
Zandalari Trolls
Allied Races are finally available. To help you get the best from these new Allied Races, we've prepared plenty of guides and tools to aid in your journey with them.
We have everything, from trackers on how far you are from unlocking them, to leveling guides to better enjoy the road to level 110 to unlock their
Heritage Armor
, and ever
Class Guides
to help you improve your gameplay.
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Patch 8.1.5 Brings Back a Separate Battleground Queue for Characters with XP Off
With patch 8.1.5, characters with XP gains turned off will once more have their separate queue for battlegrounds, as gear is significant in Battlegrounds with the removal from Legion's gear templates that happened at the start of the expansion.
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Compilation of All Patch 8.1.5 Class Changes
Excited for Patch 8.1.5 next week? In preparation for the new patch, we've compiled all the class changes from 8.1.5, and with the help from our
Class Writers
, we've also added major bug fixes and under-the-hood changes from the new patch.
Edit: Updated with
Blizzard's Official Patch Notes
.
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Horde Hall of Fame for Battle of Dazar'alor Will Close at the End of This Reset
The Hall of Fame for Battle of Dazar'alor will be closing soon for the Horde faction with over 100 Horde Guilds already earning the title . For the rest of this lockout, Horde guilds will still be able to obtain
Hall of Fame: Lady Jaina Proudmoore (Horde)
. After this lockout, the achievement will be only obtainable for Alliance guilds, with 85 more slots to be claimed on the Alliance side.
View all the guilds currently in Blizzard's Hall of Fame!
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Patch 8.1.5 Now Available in the Background Downloader
Blizzard has pushed the data for the upcoming patch 8.1.5 to the background downloader of the Battle.net Application. The patch will download in the background if you have that setting enabled in your client.
Patch 8.1.5 is scheduled to launch next Tuesday,
March 12th
for NA servers.
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Speed-up Your Kul Tiran and Zandalari Unlock with the World Quest Week and Darkmoon Faire Buffs
With two new Allied Races available
next week, March 12th
, this week has the perfect event leading up to the patch: the
World Quest Bonus Event
.
During the reset that starts today for NA realms and tomorrow for EU realms, World Quests will provide 50% extra reputation bonuses, providing you with a boost to finish the necessary reputation grinds.
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Battle of Dazar'alor Ahead of the Curve and Cutting Edge Obtainable Until Rise of Azshara Raid Release
Blizzard has clarified on Twitter that the achievements Ahead of the Curve: Lady Jaina Proudmoore and Cutting Edge: Lady Jaina Proudmoore will remain obtainable once Patch 8.1.5 drops March 12th/13th and the new raid opens April 16th.
You will be able to obtain both until the new Rise of Azshara raid opens in patch 8.2 later this year.
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New Portal Rooms in Patch 8.1.5 - Removed Portals Will Show Up While In Specific Quests
On March 12th, Patch 8.1.5 brings an old player request to life: A Portal Hub for each faction capital! These new rooms are located in Stormwind/Orgrimmar and contain portals to many different major locations in WoW. Check out the changes inside.
EDIT (5:35AM PST):
Blizzard has added a second blue response, commenting that removed portals for specific questlines, like the Legion Order Halls, should appear while you're on the quest, as well as commenting that the removal of portals to places like Ironforge and Thunder Bluff are an oversight that will get fixed.
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Characters per Realm Limit Increased to 50 in Patch 8.1.5
PTR Build 29558 has added the
promised increase to the number of characters per realm
. Now, instead of the current 18 character limit per realm, you can create all your account's 50 characters in the same realm.
This change was made in order to support the ever-increasing number of Allied Races and for those who'd like to keep all their characters in the same realm.
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February 26th Hotfixes - Stormwall Blockade, Jaina, and PvP Tuning
Blizzard has updated their hotfix blog with the most recent changes to the game. Changes include tuning and QoL changes to Stormwall Blockade,
Lady Jaina Proudmoore
, and previously announced PvP tuning changes.
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G.M.O.D. Drop and PvP Tuning Changes for February 26th
Blizzard has announced two hotfix changes today. The first is a change from the source for the
G.M.O.D.
mount in LFR difficulty. And the second one is a PvP tuning pass touching Resto Druids.
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Battle of Dazar’alor Raid Finder Wing 3 Now Available
High Tinker Mekkatorque, Stormwall Blockade, and Lady Jaina Proudmoore are now open on LFR difficulty. Check out our raid tips and class guides for these bosses!
Loot from Dazar'alor LFR starts at ilvl 370, and you must be 120 with an ilvl of 350 to queue up.
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Enhancing Warcraft III Cinematics Using Neural Networks
Reddit user
DagothHertil
has been working on a project to enhance the quality of cinematics from old games using Neural Networks. In this project, Dagoth has worked with two Warcraft III cinematics already--the Reign of Chaos Human Campaign Finale and the Frozen Throne Undead Campaign Finale.
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