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WoW Classic Glossary Here's a glossary of all terms that you will come across in WoW Classic.

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If you're new to the game and would like to give WoW Classic a shot, here's a glossary of the most common terms and gaming slang used in World of Warcraft. Yesterday at 13:19 by Stan 4 comments

WoW Classic Realms Population Report: August 17th

All EU servers are now at High population, expect a new PvP server to be announced soon. Pagle (US) is now Full, joining Faerlina, Herod, and Whitemane in the US. Aug 17, 2019 at 18:09 by Stan 3 comments

Here's a fan-made trailer to get you hyped for WoW Classic made by Sleepa using scenes of videos from Blizzard and Hurricane. Aug 17, 2019 at 09:51 by Stan 6 comments

In Storm League, rank is always updated by taking the change in rating and determining the equivalent number of rank points to reward. While the Heroes team is quite happy with how it turned out, the system is causing problems in Bronze 5. Aug 17, 2019 at 08:09 by Stan 6 comments

Blizzard Urges Players to Stay Away from Herod (US) & Shazzrah (EU)

Herod (US) and Shazzrah (EU) appear to be massively overpopulated and Blizzard advises players to move to other realms, as they anticipate login queues in excess of 10K players, and possibly more. Aug 16, 2019 at 20:44 by Stan 9 comments

WoW Classic Beta & Stress Test Bug Fixes

Over the past three months, the community helped the development team fix a lot of bugs, as Blizzard received thousands of detailed bug reports from beta and stress testers. Here's a list of bugs that have been fixed throughout testing. Aug 16, 2019 at 20:34 by Stan

No Goblin & Worgen Heritage Armor in Patch 8.2.5

Sadly, there will be no Heritage Armor added in Patch 8.2.5. Aug 16, 2019 at 18:29 by Stan 11 comments

What started as an innocent post on Reddit by Redditor LiterallyABlackBear, who asked other players over at r/ClassicWoW about character name reservations, has quickly become the latest WoW meme. Aug 16, 2019 at 18:12 by Stan 2 comments

Blizzard posted a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) about WoW Classic which launches in 10 days. Aug 16, 2019 at 17:16 by Stan

WoW Classic Realms Population Report: August 16th

Faerlina, Herod, and Whitemane are going to be a nightmare when it comes to queue times. The same goes for Shazzrah, and possibly, Golemagg in EU. Aug 16, 2019 at 15:53 by Stan

Blizzard added a new Hearthstone Tavern to the game in Patch 8.2.5 and here's a first look at the new zone. Aug 16, 2019 at 14:07 by Stan

Our preview of Patch 8.2.5 continues with battle pets! There are three butterfly mounts tied to the Bee mount faction in Stormsong Valley, a new Recruit-a-Friend and the Lil' Nefarian anniversary pet! Aug 16, 2019 at 13:03 by Stan 4 comments

WoW Classic Connections: Reunite with Friends & Guildies

If you're looking for old friends that you played with back in the day, check out this article to get started finding people! Aug 16, 2019 at 12:32 by Stan 1 comment

This week's 8.2.5 PTR build contains entries that hint at an upcoming Level 120 Character Boost. The updated Recruit-a-Friend program is going to reward a Cosmetic set, and more! Aug 16, 2019 at 11:14 by Stan

Weekly Brawl - Industrial District: August 16th

Industrial District is this week's brawl. The single-lane Overwatch-themed map comes with standard play and shuffle pick. The main goal is to destroy the enemy Core and playing three games rewards a Loot Chest. Aug 16, 2019 at 09:21 by Stan

The WoW Classic development team will be answering your questions over at r/classicwow on August 20. Aug 15, 2019 at 20:41 by Stan 2 comments

Season 18 Starts Next Week & Patch 2.6.6 Notes

The Season of the Triune will launch next week alongside Patch 2.6.6 on August 23. Aug 15, 2019 at 17:35 by Stan 2 comments

Today, we're looking at an ambitious Classic Addon called IamAMerchant, currently developed by Redditor NukiWolf2. The addon will turn you into a vendor, and that's something the RP community will appreciate. Aug 15, 2019 at 14:30 by Stan 6 comments

WoW Classic Realms Population Report: August 15th

Blizzard added a new PvP server in the US due to extremely high demand and we can expect long queue times on "Full" realms. Aug 15, 2019 at 13:01 by Stan 5 comments

This week's Challenge Rift is easy to clear and we are dealing with Crusaders. Aug 15, 2019 at 12:28 by Stan

Heroic Deals for this week include Artanis, Lunara, and Probius. Aug 15, 2019 at 10:01 by Stan 1 comment

Heroes of the Storm Hotfixes: August 14th

Blizzard fixed the Loot Chest display issue and Qhira's Fatal Wounds no longer cause Blood Rage to deal bonus damage to enemies with less than 5 stacks. Aug 15, 2019 at 09:46 by Stan 3 comments

We have a bunch of Eternal Palace changes today, with Blizzard putting an end to the Orgozoa trash skip, a Monk Chi Torpedo and Roll fix for Za'qul, Vicious Basilisk mounts have been enlarged, and more. Aug 15, 2019 at 06:36 by Starym 1 comment

VIP Season 3: BL3 Weapons Available, Codes and More

The third season of the Vault Insider Program is here and it's the best one yet! Aside from even more opportunities to acquire points we actually get to buy some Borderlands 3 weapons this time! Aug 15, 2019 at 06:21 by Starym 3 comments

Extended Queue Times Expected on Select Realms

If you plan to play on WoW Classic realms with "Full" population, expect prolonged queue times during peak hours after launch. Aug 14, 2019 at 22:45 by Stan

Even though Diablo III is almost seven years old, the team continues to explore new avenues of gameplay with the introduction of Themed Seasons that substantially alter how you play your character. The dev team will continue with this trend going forward until Diablo IV is ready for preview. Aug 14, 2019 at 18:49 by Stan 2 comments

Heroes of the Storm is currently experiencing an issue with Loot Chests. The display issue causes players to see more Loot Chests than they were supposed to receive, but it's important to note that you're not missing Loot Chests because this is just a purely cosmetic bug that does not affect the total number of acquired Loot Chests. Aug 14, 2019 at 16:02 by Stan 2 comments

WoW Classic Realms Population Report: August 14th

Here's a brief update on the recent realm population changes. Golemagg's population changed from Medium to Full. Shazzrah went from High to Full and Blizzard just announced a new PvP server that will be created later today in the EU. Aug 14, 2019 at 10:44 by Stan 10 comments

New Classic PvP Server Announced: Gehennas (EU)

Due to high demand, Blizzard just announced a new English PvP realm called Gehennas. They advise people to pick a realm like this one due to expected server queues at launch. Aug 14, 2019 at 09:15 by Stan

D.Va's rework is complete from a design perspective, but there are still some art/sound/UI things that need to be addressed before the rework is released. Aug 14, 2019 at 08:38 by Stan 7 comments

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