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Incendius' Race to Open the Gates of Ahn'Qiraj on a Small Server
Redditor
FrigginFargo
of the Incendius (US-PvP) server has posted a
spreadsheet
on Reddit showing the servers progress in collecting materials in preparation for the upcoming Ahn'Qiraj War Effort. While news to no one that many servers have been stockpiling for this event, it's proof of how even a relatively small server without many notable large raiding guilds have been able to complete this goal ahead of Phase 5.
Classic
July 20th Hotfix - Fix Out of Bounds Warsong Gulch
Blizzard has
updated the Hotfix blog
with a fix for accessing out of bounds areas in Warsong Gulch in Classic WoW, as well as fixing a minor issue in which some players are unable to accept Legion quests on retail.
Live
Sturmbart's Atlas of Azeroth - The Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, and Zandalar
Warcraft cartographer
Sturmbart the insane
has released part four of his ongoing Atlas project, updating the Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, and Zandalar as part of his online interactive
Azeroth Atlas
project.
Live
The D&D Inspired Art of imaDreamwalker
In our previous
World of ArtCraft Community Creations
roundup, we highlighted a gorgeous piece of Elwynn Forest by
imadreamwalker
, a prolific artist whose work includes locations from around the World of Warcraft in the style of Dungeons & Dragons book covers. Their latest piece,
Razor Hill
, recently made its rounds on Reddit, and this is a great time to showcase the rest of their outstanding work.
Live
DesMephisto Heroic N'Zoth Giveaways and Prizes for Charity in Support of the Joyful Heart Foundation
Streamer, speed leveler, and mental health advocate
DesMephisto
is doing weekly
Ahead of the Curve: N'Zoth the Corruptor
giveaways, from now until
Shadowlands
releases! This month, he's supporting the
Joyful Heart Foundation
, which is a charity focused on creating a world free of sexual assault, domestic abuse, and child abuse, while following months will focus on different charitable organizations focused on autism awareness and other mental health advocates.
Classic
Is Dispelling Buffs a Bannable Offense? GM Watching Stream Bans Enemy Player
Dispelling enemy players is a common tactic in World PvP, but when does it cross the line between PvP and griefing? In Classic WoW, buffs are everything - particularly those hard to replace world buffs such as
Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer
. In today's story, we've got a curious case of a player being banned after dispelling a streamer who just so happened to have a Blizzard Game Master watching.
Shadowlands
All Gladiator PvP Mounts Become Account Wide in Shadowlands
Blizzard has made a
bluepost
stating that all past and future Gladiator mounts will become account wide in Shadowlands!
Shadowlands
Shadowlands Beta Level 60 Character Template Bluepost
Blizzard has made a bluepost asking players not to use the previously available Venthyr Endgame Level 60 character template, and instead urging them to test with a new level 60 template which will be made available when servers come up.
Shadowlands
World of Warcraft Shadowlands Launcher Updated to Beta
While the Shadowlands beta
announced last week
has not yet officially begun, the World of Warcraft launcher now lists
Shadowlands Beta
rather than Alpha.
Classic
Classic Speed Record: Onyxia in 58 Seconds with 33 Hunters
Only a day after an all
naked raid group took down Onyxia
, the daughter of Deathwing has been bullied once again as a raid group from <Fully Exposed> on Herod-US has set a new world speed record, slaying the dragon in 58.73 seconds! Bringing a very stacked raid group of 33 Hunters in order to burn through the bosses time in the air during phase 2 as quickly as possible, she had just enough time to cast
Bellowing Roar
before falling to the combined barrage.
Shadowlands
Corruption Will be Removed in the Shadowlands Prepatch
During his
PandaTV interview
yesterday, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that Corruptions will completely removed in the 9.0
Shadowlands
Prepatch, while Essences and Azerite Powers will only stop working in
Shadowlands
content.
Shadowlands
Archaeology is Not Expected to Receive Updates in Shadowlands
In his
interview with the French news site Judgehype
,
Shadowlands
Production Director Patrick Dawson let us know that Archaeology was not planning to make a return in
Shadowlands
, an announcement which has met with with a surprising amount of contention. To be clear, this does not mean that Archaeology is being removed the way First Aid was, it simply isn't expected to receive any new development with the launch of
Shadowlands
.
Shadowlands
Blizzard is Looking into Class-Wide Artifact Transmogs in Shadowlands
In his
interview with MrGM
, Lead Game Designer Morgan Day clued us in on another potential feature in the works, class-wide artifact transmog! This would allow a Beast Mastery Hunter to transmog to the Marksmanship Hunter bow
Thas'dorah, Legacy of the Windrunners
, rather than being restricted to their normal gun and crossbow artifact appearances.
Shadowlands
Pathfinder Will be Based on Covenant Renown Instead of Reputation in Shadowlands
In his
interview with HazelnuttyGames
,
World of Warcraft
Executive Producer John Hight confirmed that there will be a Pathfinder achievement in
Shadowlands
which will unlock flying sometime after the start of the expansion, although it will be unlocked via Covenant Renown instead of multiple faction Reputations.
Shadowlands
Paul Kubit on Covenant Swapping - Changing Should be Easy, Changing Back Should be Hard
During his
interview with Exorsus team member Alveona
, Senior Game Designer Paul Kubit mentioned that they are still deciding exactly what restriction will be placed on Covenant swapping but the idea is that there should be some period of time or otherwise difficult hurdle in order to disincentivize players swapping covenants between raid encounters or content type.
Shadowlands
No Bonus Experience on Heirlooms in Shadowlands
During his
interview with MrGM
, Morgan Day mentioned that Heirlooms will no longer grant bonus experience gains. This comes alongside a
number of leveling changes
in
Shadowlands
which not only condense the level cap down to 60, but also greatly increase the pace of leveling, while allowing players to choose what expansion content they wish to level in.
Shadowlands
Judgehype Interview with Patrick Dawson - Shadowlands Content, Lore, & Prepatch
Judgehype published an interview
Shadowlands
Production Director Patrick Dawson, who shared some insights regarding the state of the expansion. We've highlighted some of the interesting bits below along with our own commentary, though please keep in mind the interview is originally written in French, so some pieces may not quite translate exactly and have been paraphrased below.
Shadowlands
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Launches Fall 2020
In today's
Shadowlands Developer Update
,
World of Warcraft
Executive Producer John Hight announced the expansion would officially launch this fall! This is in keeping with previous statements affirming that
Shadowlands
would launch before the end of the year, though keep in mind that fall is a generous timeframe, running from September 22 through December 21st.
Shadowlands
Shadowlands Covenant Adventures: Missions Evolved
In today's
Shadowlands Developer Update
, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas revealed many new game systems coming in Shadowlands, including a new form of Garrison Missions, called Adventures: Missions Evolved, which promises improvements and more nuance than previous iterations.
Shadowlands
Blizzard Removing All Keys from Torghast
Game Director Ion Hazzikostas announced they are shifting to removing all key restrictions from Torghast, allowing players to run the content as much as they want to.
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