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World First Level 120 Already Done, in Under 5 Hours! Method's Gingi dinged 120 in 4 hours 17 minutes!

World First Level 120 Already Done, in Under 5 Hours!

Well, this was quite insane. It seems Method's Gingi decided to one-up his fellow teammate Fragnance, who got the WF level 110 in Legion in 5 and a half hours. Well, it took Gingi, or rather Luigingi, 4 hours and 17 or so minutes to finish up Battle for Azeroth's leveling, in a team of three, along with Method's Meeres and Deepshades, using his boomkin: Today at 02:38 by Starym 6 comments

WoW Companion App Updated for Battle for Azeroth

Blizzard has updated the WoW Companion with Battle for Azeroth support. The app is available on both iOS and Android. Today at 01:52 by Stan 2 comments

Battle for Azeroth Launch: Login Issues

High population servers are currently experiencing issues preventing players from logging into the game and Blizzard is working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. Some players have not received their Heart of Azeroth according to latest reports. Yesterday at 23:44 by Stan 3 comments

Battle for Azeroth Cinematics

Battle for Azeroth is now live in all regions and with it new cinematics have begun to surface. Yesterday at 22:29 by Stan

Battle for Azeroth Patch Notes

The official Battle for Azeroth patch notes are here. Yesterday at 22:03 by Stan

Battle for Azeroth Survival Guide

Prepare for war with our Battle for Azeroth Survival Guide! Yesterday at 21:16 by Stan

Class Guides for Battle for Azeroth

Our Class guides have been updated for Battle for Azeroth. Yesterday at 17:45 by Stan 5 comments

Battle for Azeroth: The Music of Warbringers

We're still waiting with baited breath for the final Warbringers cinematic, featuring Queen Azshara and presumably a whole lot of Old God goodness, and today we got... something else. The music of the two Warbringers shorts has been added to iTunes and Spotify, and you can check it out on youtube below as well! Perhaps playing the two on loop will summon Azshara from the depths more quickly!

You can also check out the actual Warbringers videos themselves here and here and check out the trailer for the three (including shots from the upcoming Azshara one) below. Yesterday at 17:20 by Starym 4 comments

Battle for Azeroth Leveling Guides

We've updated all leveling guides for Battle for Azeroth. Definitely check them out if you're looking for talent or Legendary item recommendations for leveling! Yesterday at 16:43 by Stan 1 comment

Forbes Interview with Jeremy Feasel: New Secrets, Island Expeditions

Forbes recently interviewed Senior Game Designer Jeremy "Muffinus" Feasel about new secrets, Island Expeditions & battle pets. Yesterday at 14:40 by Stan 4 comments

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: August 14th

Free Hero rotation has been updated with new Heroes available for gameplay starting Tuesday. Yesterday at 10:34 by Stan 2 comments

A Farewell Interview with Mione, the Solo Artist

Some sad news on Battle for Azeroth day, as the game's most well-known and probably best soloer of all time announced retirement. Mione has been going 1 on 1 with World of Warcraft's bosses and getting World Firsts for over 10 years now, since Wrath of the Lich king, and soloing dungeons since Vanilla, so it's a sad day indeed when such a great player leaves our community. The Lich King, Yogg +0, Firelands Ragnaros, Garrosh, Archimonde, Gul'dan, M+15 in time, M+22 to name just a few, the sheer number and difficulty of the fights soloed is staggering, so let's all join together in once more congratulating Mione and saying goodbye (or perhaps, until we meet again). Yesterday at 09:52 by Starym 11 comments

A Good War Novella: Plot Summary

Why did Sylvanas decide to go to war and burn down Teldrassil? What's Saurfang's reaction to all this madness? Check out our plot summary of "A Good War" to find answers to some interesting questions! Aug 12, 2018 at 22:05 by Stan 10 comments

New & Returning Player Guides for World of Warcraft: Movement & Game UI

In this week's episode, Bellular walks you through movement and the game's user interface (UI). Aug 12, 2018 at 17:17 by Stan

Heart of Azeroth Guide for Battle for Azeroth

Heart of Azeroth is a new legendary amulet used in Battle for Azeroth to unlock Azerite powers. Check out our guide to find out how it works! Aug 12, 2018 at 15:56 by Stan 4 comments

Anduin Wrynn: Little Lion Cinematic

Embran released a cut of multiple cinematics focusing on King Anduin Wrynn. It's basically the final Battle for Lordaeron cinematic updated with Legion flashbacks, Sylvanas burning down Teldrassil, and the official Battle for Azeroth cinematic. Aug 12, 2018 at 11:56 by Stan 3 comments

Combo Priest Simulator: Train Your APM Skills

The latest Hearthstone community contribution allows you to train the skills needed to master Combo Priest: quick thinking, fast mouse movements, strategic decisions and on-the-spot calculations. What's more to ask?! Aug 12, 2018 at 01:24 by Zadina 3 comments

Whizbang the Wonderful Deck Recipe Guides

Pesty's Whizbang the Wonderful guide is here to help you climb the ladder with the wonderful wizard. Aug 11, 2018 at 15:33 by Aleco 5 comments

Things to Do Before Battle for Azeroth Launch

Battle for Azeroth launch is just around the corner and we compiled a list of important things you should complete by then. Aug 11, 2018 at 11:41 by Stan 9 comments

Patch 8.0.1 Hotfixes: August 10th

A new round of hotfixes has been deployed to live realms and includes the aforementioned Class tuning, nerf to the Darkmoon Faire's Blight Boar, and more. Aug 11, 2018 at 08:38 by Stan 4 comments

Weekly Brawl - Checkpoint Hanamura: August 10th

Checkpoint Hanamura is a single-lane Overwatch inspired battleground that has been chosen as this week's brawl. Heroes select Heroic abilities at the start of the match and don't have access to other talents or gain levels. Death timers are reduced and health packs instantly restore 50% Health and Mana. Complete three matches to earn a Loot Chest. Aug 10, 2018 at 21:47 by Stan

All-Star Weekend Format and Skin Acquisition Announcement

The All-Star Weekend is fast approaching, only two weeks away in fact, and Blizzard just shared a lot of details about the event and more specifically, it's format. We've already heard about the two new skins the event will be bringing to the game and now we found out how to get them: they'll be available for a limited time only, August 17–27 and each will cost 300 Overwatch League Tokens. Aug 10, 2018 at 21:38 by Starym 1 comment

Pre-patch Drama Interview with Ion Hazzikostas and John Hight on PC Gamer

It seems everyone has taken note of the community reactions surrounding the burning of Teldrassil and following events, as PC Gamer talked to Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and Production Director John Hight about everything pre-expansion related. The Warbringers: Sylvanas > Old Solider reactions from the community were expected and even planned, as the Horde players were supposed to be thinking to themselves if this act had to define them as well as the Horde leaders, and then Old Solider showed them that it didn't. The rest of the interview delves into just how much more unknown story there is for beta players, how setting up expansions has changed over time, the problems of the stat squish in the pre-expansion patch, and the BfA launch itself. Aug 10, 2018 at 18:07 by Starym 23 comments

The Daily Mail Interview with Gary Platner & Terran Gregory

The Daily Mail recently sat down with Principal Exterior Level Designer Gary Platner and In-game Cinematic Project Director Terran Gregory for an interview about how to keep the narrative interesting for 14 years. Aug 10, 2018 at 13:13 by Stan 5 comments

Weekly Collection Update: August 14th

Maiev and Sonya will be on sale next week along with a bunch of skins and mounts that will be added to the featured item rotation. Aug 10, 2018 at 09:11 by Stan

Chris Metzen Interview on Fan Toxicity, Dissatisfaction and More

The Instance's Scott Johnson is back with another interview with now retired Blizzard story guru and chief world and story builder Chris Metzen. Their first interview was truly great and covered the circumstances surrounding Chrises departure, the pressure of working on Titan and eventual panic attacks and anxiety that caused. Aug 10, 2018 at 07:48 by Starym 24 comments

World Bosses in Battle for Azeroth

Battle for Azeroth is just a few days away and it's time to look at the new world bosses! Aug 10, 2018 at 00:01 by Stan 6 comments

Ranked Play & Matchmaking AMA Recap: August 9th

Heroes developers answered your questions on reddit earlier today and we're looking at highlights of the latest Ranked Play & Matchmaking AMA. Aug 09, 2018 at 21:50 by Stan 3 comments

Patch 8.0.1: Live Class Tuning - August 9th

Here's a new batch of the latest Class changes that will be deployed to live realms soon. The adjustments focus on level 120 balance. Aug 09, 2018 at 21:15 by Stan 3 comments

August 9th Live Patch Notes: Summer Games, Hanzo, Widow, Mercy Nerfs and More

The 2018 Summer Games have arrived and will stay until August 30th! We have over 50 new seasonal items, including the already announced legendary skins, more Lucioball and a large amount of Hero changes. Aug 09, 2018 at 20:21 by Starym 6 comments

Podcast #22

#MaybeMyWarchief...?

Hearthstone

The Boomsday Project is out!
Overwatch

Overwatch League Season 1 finals and Summer Games
Diablo

Quick announcement of an announcement
Heroes

Sally Whitemane and Viper skins
WoW

War of Thorns lore and Sylvanas characterization
StarCraft 2

Season 3 Warchest

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13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Azerite Traits and Armor
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13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Builds and Talents
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13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Common and Worst Mistakes
- Page added for Battle for Azeroth launch.
13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Easy Mode
- Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Frequently Asked Questions
- Page created for Battle for Azeroth launch.
13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Gear and Best in Slot
- Updated for Battle for Azeroth launch.
13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Gems, Enchants, and Consumables
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13 Aug. 2018: Affliction Warlock Introduction
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