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Method's WF and Limit's W2nd G'huun Kill Videos Check out the top 2 guilds' multi-pov kill videos for Uldir's final boss.

New & Returning Player Guides for World of Warcraft: Additional Features

Bellular is back with a new video for new and returning players, highlighting additional features of the game, including Professions, the Auction House, transmog, Pet Battles, achievements, events and micro-holidays. Yesterday at 16:35 by Stan

PTR Patch Notes: Sept 22nd - Torbjörn, Pharah and More Hero Changes

One of the biggest PTR patches to date, today's new playground brings the massive Torbjörn rework, a fairly big one for Pharah as well, in addition some significant changes to Brigitte and McCree, and some less significant ones for Orisa, Mei and Solider 76. There's also the usual bug fixes, and you can read up on the Torbjörn changes in more detail here, as Geoff Goodman went into them in-depth. Yesterday at 01:16 by Starym

Patch 8.0.1 Hotfixes: September 21st

Just when you thought they were gone, the hotfixes make their comeback! Today we get some Tol Dagor nerfs, some fixes and improvements for Island Expeditions, including some achievements now being account-wide and a brand new World Quest to win one! There's also the usual PvP and quest fixes, as well as another Heart of Azeroth tweak. Yesterday at 01:05 by Starym 5 comments

Detailed Explanations of the Torbjörn Rework

After the dev update giving us some info on the huge Torbjörn changes on the PTR, Lead game Designer Geoff Goodman went into a whole lot more detail and gave us the rundown on everything that's coming for the turret crafting Hero. From his primary weapon damage, reload speed and alternate fire, to his completely new ultimate, this is a complete reword of the not-really-a-dwarf, so check it out: Yesterday at 00:42 by Starym 1 comment

Big PvP Class Tuning Coming September 24th

There's a whole lot of changes coming next week, with the planned Azerite trait tuning and now this huge set of PvP class changes. Druids and Shamans get the most attention, as Demon Hunters, Mages, Rogues and Warlocks are left unaffected. The changes are coming on Monday, September 24th. Yesterday at 00:29 by Starym 9 comments

Azerite Trait Tuning for September 25th + Blue Posts

A lot of Azerite trait talk today as Blizzard have announced a second round of tuning, focusing on tanks and healers, coming with the next reset. We also got a blue post commenting on the imbalance in the traits and the Mythic+ problem with Azerite armor not being available.

There's also some PvP class tuning coming next week which you can check out here. Yesterday at 00:13 by Starym 5 comments

Methods WF and Limits W2nd Ghuun Kill Videos

Here come Method and Limit's kill videos! We've already seen Method's kill, but now we get to see the multi-pov edition, showing off all aspects of the roles in the fight. We also get to see the raider reactions, since most of them streamed so the nerdscreams also have a video component this time! Also, keep in mind Limit's kill was done without the benefit of the extra reset's worth of loot from Mythic Uldir. Unfortunately Exorsus have said they wouldn't be making one of their signature videos for this raid, but will be for the next one. Sep 21, 2018 at 22:13 by Starym 1 comment

Vicious Saddle Clarifications

We're getting some clarifications on the way in which players can and will be able to earn Vicious Saddles in BfA! Sep 21, 2018 at 19:45 by Starym

Dev Update: Torbjörn Rework, Hero Updates, Halloween Terror

The announced developer update held out until the very end of the week but it's a big one! After some teasing about Pharah updates coming to the PTR Jeff pulled a rabbit out of his hat and that rabbit was the huge Torbjörn rework that we've been waiting for for a while. We're also getting details about a the new Halloween Terror event, and Orisa, Soldier: 76, McCree, and Pharah hero updates! Sep 21, 2018 at 19:18 by Starym 1 comment

Deadsets Guide Compendium for Season 15 / Patch 2.6.1

The 15th Season of Diablo continues the seasonal thematic concept, bringing the Boon of the Horadrim this time around. For the duration of Season 15, all Horadric Caches earned from bounties will be doubled. We've put together the best builds for each class to make it easier for you to choose what to play. Sep 21, 2018 at 14:47 by Deadset 5 comments

Weekly Collection Update: September 25th

Abathur and Sylvanas can be purchased at a reduced Gem price next week along with various skins and mounts. Sep 21, 2018 at 11:42 by Stan

Rextroy Vectis Solo in 0.5 Seconds

Rextroy is back with another video after soloing MOTHER on Normal difficulty. This time around, it took him 0.5 seconds to defeat Vectis. It's no longer possible to execute this, because the bug (or clever use of gameplay mechanics?) has been hotfixed. Sep 21, 2018 at 10:58 by Stan 14 comments

Weekly Brawl - Booty Coffers: September 21st

This week's brawl, Booty Coffers, is virtually Blackheart's Bay with minor twists. Blackheart appears on the map immediately after the gates open and only accepts payments of 100 Doubloons. He will bombard the enemy Core instead of structures, Doubloon chests spawn more often, appear at new locations, and drop more Doubloons. Play 3 games of Booty Coffers to earn a standard Loot Chest. Sep 21, 2018 at 09:48 by Stan 1 comment

Upcoming Brewfest Trinket Hotfix

Blizzard clarified that Brewfest trinkets should have item level 335 and they're working on a fix to bring them to the correct item level. Sep 20, 2018 at 23:04 by Stan 1 comment

Game Design & Balance AMA Recap: September 19th

Heroes of the Storm developers answered your design and balance questions on reddit yesterday and here's a summary of the AMA. Sep 20, 2018 at 14:34 by Stan 3 comments

Brewfest 2018 (September 20th - October 6th)

Brewfest is here and we have no updates this year, only Coren Direbrew's trinkets have been adjusted for level 120. Sep 20, 2018 at 13:29 by Stan 7 comments

Battle for Stromgarde Active for the Alliance

Alliance players have contributed enough resources and can queue up for the Battle for Stromgarde Warfront for the first time to claim their ilvl 370 reward. Sep 20, 2018 at 11:02 by Stan 2 comments

Icy Veins Podcast Episode #25

Episode 25 of the Icy Veins podcast is here! We talk about Patch 8.1, Method's world first race, Heartstone's latest content update, Garden Terror rework, and more. Sep 20, 2018 at 08:59 by Stan

Uldir Race Day 9: Two 8/8s, Wipe Counts, Nerdscreams and More

Two G'huun kills in one day, with Limit's coming some 6 hours after Method's World First, it seems that lockout extension decision was indeed what cost the US guild the No.1 spot. We also got nerdscreams from both guilds for the entire raid, wipe counts from Method for the kill and more info! Sep 20, 2018 at 08:37 by Starym 1 comment

Hall of Fame Achievement Clarifications

Method are the first guild in the world to earn the Hall of Fame: G'huun (Horde) achievement. Blizzard clarified how it works and who will be able to use the Famed Slayer title. Sep 19, 2018 at 21:57 by Stan 3 comments

Official Forums Revamp Coming Soon

Blizzard is currently working on a new Heroes of the Storm forums with brand-new features including new notification features, real-time updates, and a new flagging system to foster more engaging conversations. The current forums is hosted on a different platform so older posts will not be migrated over to the new forums. Sep 19, 2018 at 20:26 by Stan 3 comments

Capn Crackers Pet & Dreadwake Mount Now Available

In celebration of the International Talk Like A Pirate Day, Blizzard added The Dreadwake (mount) and Cap'n Crackers (battle pet) to the game via a hotfix. The mount can be obtained by purchasing 180 days of game time and the pet's available for $10. Sep 19, 2018 at 20:04 by Stan 11 comments

Congratulation Tweets, Hall of Fame for Methods WF

As you'd expect, Method's kill got a LOT of attention, with over 180,000 people watching through all their streams on Twitch, and they also got many congratulations from all over the place, including WoW devs and the official account itself: Sep 19, 2018 at 18:57 by Starym 5 comments

Method Gets the Ghuun World First!

And it's Method with the World First! Re-clearing took a while and they took some time to do a Heroic as well, but as soon as they returned to G'huun they were on their way to the kill, taking only a couple of hours on the boss to down it, showing just how important that extra loot and Vantus runes are. We'll also be adding a clip and the full kill from the stream asap, so stay tuned for that! Sep 19, 2018 at 18:25 by Starym 5 comments

Ghuun WF Almost Here! Method Sub 2%, Limit 1%!

The race is getting insanely tense, as Method have re-cleared and we found out Limit have been having multiple sub 1% tries and their decision to extend the lockout and only progress on G'huun without getting the extra loot may have cost them. However, Method are only getting under 2% after their re-clear so it's still anybody's race as Limit may also be progressing again after sleeping. Limit's attempts: Sep 19, 2018 at 17:34 by Starym 6 comments

ExceL Esports World First M+15 Video

MDI Europe champions exceL Esports, formely known as Kjell's Angels, were the first team to complete Atal'Dazar +15 in time and here's a new video of their run with multiple PoVs. Their line up includes Ashine, our Subtlety Rogue writer. Sep 19, 2018 at 14:50 by Stan 1 comment

BlizzCon 2018 Heroes of the Storm Rewards

BlizzCon 2018 rewards have been added to the game in the latest content update. Virtual Ticket holders will receive a mount, spray, banner, and portrait this year. Sep 19, 2018 at 13:50 by Stan 16 comments

Pirates Day: September 19th

Pirates' Day is here for one day! Visit Captain DeMeza in Booty Bay to join the fray and check out our event guide for more details. Sep 19, 2018 at 12:47 by Stan 3 comments

Uldir Race: 4.1% Ghuun Lives to the Second Week

It was a very intense day in the progress race as the US reset came and Method pushed really hard as Limit faced a tough choice. We also got to see a 4.1% attempt and World First and second Mythrax videos! Sep 19, 2018 at 07:18 by Starym 1 comment

Account-wide Rep Achieves, Ele Shaman, WoW Token Clarifications: September 18th Blue Posts

A lot of Blue posts today, featuring clarifications on the recent announcement that 8.1 will be making reputation achievements account-wide, two more new Elemental Shaman talents and some discussion on WoW token price drops. Sep 19, 2018 at 06:39 by Starym 9 comments

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