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Welcome Back Gear Gift for Unplayed Characters in 10.1.5

Blizzard added a new feature to this week's 10.1.5 PTR development notes, giving a "Welcome Back Gift" to characters that haven't been logged in for "an extended period of time", featuring a full set of gear and more. Today at 02:10 by Staff

Dragonflight Patch 10.1 Hotfixes, June 6th

Aberrus gets some more attention in today's hotfixes. Today at 01:39 by Starym

Today is certainly a bad day for Mythic+, as first there were no affixes in dungeons, then we got a fix, and now there are extra ones! Players have been noticing a third affix in their sub-14 runs, and while some were able to deal with it without an issue, it's still an extra affix to worry about! Today at 01:10 by Starym

Blizzard has posted this week's PTR development notes, featuring many changes for Druids (focusing on Feral), Mages, Augmentation Evokers, Holy Paladins and more, as well as profession and PvP improvements. Yesterday at 21:50 by Staff

Blizzard on Catalyst Quest Becoming Available Earlier Than Expected

Blizzard clarified the Revival Catalyst intro quest became available a week earlier than intended. Yesterday at 19:36 by Staff

Mythic+ Dungeons Re-Enabled on Live Servers

Blizzard have fixed the missing affixes issue that was plaguing Mythic+, and have now re-enabled them in the game! Yesterday at 19:00 by Staff

Dragonflight Patch 10.1 Week 6: To-Do List

It's the sixth week of Patch 10.1 and we've updated our daily and weekly to-do list to help you prioritize your goals this week in the game, check out what's new! Yesterday at 17:15 by Stan

Mythic Dungeons Temporarily Disabled on Live Servers

Blizzard responded to the "no affixes bug" by temporarily disabling Mythic Dungeons on live servers. Yesterday at 16:30 by Staff

Revival Catalyst Intro Quest Available on Live Servers

The intro quest for the Revival Catalyst has been enabled on live servers this week. 1 comment Yesterday at 16:21 by Stan

It appears someone forgot to set the keystone affixes for Mythic+ this week on live servers. 2 comments Yesterday at 16:03 by Stan

Allied Races Requirements Removed in Patch 10.1.5

You only need a Level 40 character to unlock all Allied Races in Patch 10.1.5. 3 comments Yesterday at 14:04 by Stan

Dragonflight Patch 10.1 Hotfixes, June 5th: Class Tuning

We get all the big class tuning changes today, for PvE and PvP, and a pile of Aberrus nerfs as well, focusing on Rashok and the Forgotten Experiments. Yesterday at 01:47 by Starym

World First Hardcore Level 100 in Diablo 4 Claimed by Carn

Carn is the world’s first player to reach Level 100 in Diablo 4 on Hardcore difficulty. Congratulations to the player and their party comprised of Zizaran, Cocobear, and Steelmage. Below is a short video of Carn hitting Level 100. 1 comment Jun 05, 2023 at 18:01 by Staff

Dragonflight Season 2 DPS Log Rankings for Aberrus, Week 4: the Mythic Switch

It's Mythic switch time! We're moving the main focus of coverage to the highest difficulty this week as over 50 guilds have cleared all bosses in Aberrus. So don't be too surprised if the charts look completely different, and we also have Heroic down at the bottom as well, where Arcane is still reigning supreme. 1 comment Jun 05, 2023 at 17:50 by Starym

Members of the Diablo 4 team illustrate their approach to bringing the graphics of Diablo 4 to life and showcase some of the technology used during development. Jun 05, 2023 at 17:32 by Staff

Blizzard is changing the cost of WoW services, game time, and subscription options in Turkey and Ukraine, beginning on July 5. 7 comments Jun 05, 2023 at 17:22 by Staff

Here'a a rundown of leveling improvements coming in Patch 10.1.5. 4 comments Jun 05, 2023 at 15:05 by Stan

Diablo 4 Hardcore Race to World First 100: June 5th

Things are getting very interesting in the hardcore race, as we have a new leader! After the very first level 100 and softcore winner arrived yesterday, we now have the Hardcore race end to look forward to. And it's looking like today's the day, as cArn_ has taken the lead, but Ben_ is very close behind! The two leaders are on levels 95 and 94, respectively. Meanwile, long-time leader Wudjio seems to have taken some more time off to actually sleep as he's down on 92! 3 comments Jun 05, 2023 at 07:15 by Staff

World First Level 100 in Diablo 4 Claimed by Rob

It is done! The very first level 100 character has arrived to Sanctuary! 1 comment Jun 04, 2023 at 18:04 by Staff

The Most Popular Specializations for Mythic+ in Dragonflight Season 2 (Week 4)

The fourth week of Season 2 is here and we're looking at the most popular specs for Mythic+. Jun 04, 2023 at 17:22 by Stan

Dragonriding Cups Coming to Old Expansion Zones

Kalimdor Cup is just the beginning. Based on datamined icons from the latest 10.1.5 PTR build, we're getting Dragonriding cups in other locations, including Outland, Pandaria, Draenor, the Shadowlands, and more. 4 comments Jun 04, 2023 at 16:46 by Stan

Brackenhide Hollow +24 Cleared Without a Healer

The no heal comp strikes again as Psy and their group cleared a Mythic +24 dungeon without a healer. Congrats! 3 comments Jun 04, 2023 at 15:32 by Stan

Gamebreaking +840% Movement Speed Increase with Azerite

Rextroy discovered a completely broken and random interaction between Azerite and a Retribution Paladin talent that resulted in a +840% Movement Speed increase. 5 comments Jun 04, 2023 at 14:43 by Stan

Blizzard has released a gargantuan patch for Diablo 4 ahead of the game's launch. Jun 04, 2023 at 07:31 by Staff

Race to World First 100 Hardcore and Softcore, June 4th: Level 90!

The race is coming closer and closer to completion here on day 3. Our overall/softcore leader, Rob2628, has gotten himself to level 90, only 10 away from the finish line. The hardcore crowd has mostly dropped down some, with the exception of Wudjio who is still holding strong in 2nd place overall. Let's take a look, all courtesy of the manually updated D4race.com! Also, keep in mind there is a possibility that there's other players actually higher than the streamers covered here. 1 comment Jun 04, 2023 at 01:55 by Staff

Patch 10.1 Raid Spec Popularity Versus Average Overall DPS

We're comparing raid spec popularity with average overall DPS in Patch 10.1. Find out how your spec performs! 1 comment Jun 03, 2023 at 17:52 by Stan

New HD Cursor and Vendor Icons in Patch 10.1.5 Build 49824

Blizzard has added new HD cursor and vendor icons in the latest Patch 10.1.5. 7 comments Jun 03, 2023 at 14:47 by Stan

Everything We Know About the Dawn of the Infinite Megadungeon in Patch 10.1.5

We've compiled all the information currently known about the Dawn of the Infinite megadungeon coming in Patch 10.1.5. Jun 03, 2023 at 14:06 by Stan

Blizzard is removing Warlock's Glyph of the Observer from the game in Patch 10.1.5. 3 comments Jun 03, 2023 at 11:26 by Stan

Dragonflight 10.1 Class Tuning: June 6th

Blizzard have announced a large class tuning pass for next week's reset. 9 classes are getting significant changes on the PvE side, and while it''s only 8 for PvP, there are many more changes there. It's almost all buffs this time around, as Blood, Beast Mastery, Brewmaster, Assassination, Arms and Protection get flat damage increases, but there's also tier set bonus changes and specific ability buffs for various specs as well. 2 comments Jun 02, 2023 at 20:52 by Staff

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