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July 2nd Official Hotfixes - Korthia Achievements, Treasures, & Shadowlands Buffs
Blizzard has updated their Shadowlands hotfix blog with a large round of bugfixes, including Korthia treasures persisting longer after looting and allowing other Shadowlands zone buffs to work inside Korthia.
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Korthia Intro Skip Results in Fewer Quest Rewards and Stygian Embers
Altaholics have noticed that skipping the Korthia introductory quest chain actually impacts the rewards they receive - making them ineligible for the In Need of Assistance quest, and the Stygian Embers which come with it.
Blizzard
Interview with David Kim's Newest RTS Studio - Uncapped Games
Following his departure from Blizzard Entertainment in April, former StarCraft 2 developer David Kim is back in games development and answering our questions about his newest real-time strategy studio, Uncapped Games!
PTR
How to Upgrade Legendaries to Rank 5 and 6 in Patch 9.1: Chains of Domination
Chains of Domination launches next week, and we've been busy looking at the PTR to find out exactly what players will need to upgrade their legendaries to Rank 5 and 6 in Patch 9.1, from the new Soul Cinders currency to crafting higher item level bases using Vestige of Origins.
Blizzard
Reduced Pay for Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick Narrowly Approved by Shareholders
54% of Activision Blizzard shareholders narrowly approved CEO Bobby Kotick's revised employment compensation plan, which reduced his base salary and annual bonus by 50%.
TBC
Best Consumables For Each Class in the Burning Crusade Classic
As more players hit level 70 and try out Burning Crusade raiding, we're highlighting the best consumables for each class in the expansion. Patch 2.1 contains several changes to the way consumables are handled compared to Classic, with players limited to one Battle (Offensive) and one Guardian (Defensive) Elixir at a time, requiring extra care in choosing which buffs to prioritize.
PTR
Jaithys, the Prison Blade Whispers to Players When Consuming Other Weapons
Now testable on the Patch 9.1 PTR, we've learned more about how to empower Jaithys, the Prison Blade and that players will hear fully voiced whispers each time it consumes another weapon!
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Nvidia Driver 471.11 Fixes Random Flickering in Shadowlands
Nvidia has just released a new graphics cards driver which fixes a flickering issue within World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Update 471.11 fixes an issue which began last December with Nvidia's 460.xx drivers, which introduced random flickering in various parts of the game world.
PTR
Consume Weapons to Empower Jaithys, the Prison Blade - Two Handed Sword from Kel'Thuzad
The final two encounters in the Sanctum of Domination raid drop weapons with unique special effects, and today we're highlighting Jaithys, the Prison Blade, a curious two-handed sword which consumes other items to empower itself. While so far untested on the PTR, we've datamined several related spells which give us a good idea of how the cannibalistic weapon will function in patch 9.1.
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Raid Masters: Castle Nathria Livestream Event - Nine Guilds Speedrun for $10,000, Presented by G-Loot
G-Loot is presenting Raid Masters: Castle Nathria, a World of Warcraft Shadowlands speedrun event in which nine guilds will race to see who can complete Castle Nathria the fastest, competing for a prize pool of $10,000! Tune in
PTR
Theotar Party Favors Update - The Mad Duke's Tea Now Lasts 4 Hours and Persists Through Death
With today's Patch 9.1 release candidate build, we have a handful of spell changes, including an update to Theotar's Party Favors soulbind trait. The buff granted by the Mad Duke's Tea has had its duration extended to four hours and now persists through death, making it far more appropriate for competitive content.
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The Great Push Retrospective Interview with Healingstat and Dot Esports
Following the success of The Great Push, Dot Esports spoke to Blizzard associate product manager Adrian “Healingstat” Archer-Lock about the challenges of the event, Echo’s win, and confirmed another one-off event will take place after the AWC and MDI tournaments later this year.
PTR
Official Blizzard Patch 9.1 PTR Notes – June 15 Updates
Blizzard has posted Official Patch Notes for the June 15th Chains of Domination PTR build, highlighting the Guardian Druid Ursine Adept change and new Shadow Priest PvP talent Void Volley.
PTR
Rae'shalare Feat of Strength - Upgrade Sylvanas' Legendary Bow to Heroic and Mythic Difficulty
Players will now earn a Feat of Strength achievement for obtaining Sylvanas Windrunner's legendary bow, Rae'shalare, Death's Whisper. Additionally, a new item appears to allow players to increase its item level to 259, equivalent to Mythic difficulty.
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The Weekly Reset by Taliesin and Evitel - Is WoW No Longer the Top MMO?!
In the latest edition of "The Weekly Reset," Taliesin and Evitel discuss a somewhat dubious report from Finalweapon.net and MMO-Populations.com, which claim that Final Fantasy 14 active players have overtaken WoW for the first time, despite no discernable statistics to back up that claim.
PTR
Shadowlands 9.1 PTR Build 38950 Recap - Raid BoEs, the Tormented Title, and Return of Comp Stomp Brawl
This past week's Patch 9.1 PTR build 38950 included Sanctum of Domination raid BoEs, the return of the Comp Stomp PvP Brawl, and new Mythic+ seasonal rewards - the Tormented title and Soultwisted Deathwalker mount!
Overwatch
Overwatch 2 at Summer Game Fest 2021 Digital Video Game Expo
The all-digital video game expo Summer Game Fest 2021 has begun, featuring a special announcement from Overwatch 2, showcasing brand new hero models for Baptiste and Sombra.
PTR
Anduin's Compass and In-Game Cutscene Model Datamined on the Patch 9.1 PTR
A high resolution in-game cutscene model for Anduin Wrynn has been datamined on the Chains of Domination PTR, along with textures for the compass once carried by his father.
Overwatch
Environment States in Overwatch 2 - Behind the Scenes with the Engineering Team
Blizzard has released a blog detailing a new technology added to the Overwatch 2 game engine, called Environment States, which mixes and layers lighting from different areas to create more unique and diverse map environments.
PTR
Shadowlands 9.1 PTR Build 38872 Recap - Tormented Affix, Tazavesh Hard Mode, & Sylvanas Dagger
This past week's Patch 9.1 PTR build 38872 included the Tormented Mythic+ seasonal Affix, a unique effect for the Sylvanas raid dagger, the final covenant legendary, and confirmed hard modes for Tazavesh, the Veiled Market!
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