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World of Warcraft Patch 8.1 Patch Notes Patch 8.1 hits live servers tomorrow and here are the official patch notes!

Four More Winter Wonderland Skins Revealed

Winter is coming to Overwatch later today and we have 4 more skin reveals from the past few days, with some pretty amazing ones in there! The most recent (and probably best) addition is Junkrat Krampus, who just might set some (monogrammed) traps in a few chimneys, so Santa better look out: Today at 04:40 by Starym

World of Warcraft Patch 8.1 Patch Notes

The official Tides of Vengeance patch notes have arrived and we've updated all our Class guides for Patch 8.1! Yesterday at 22:42 by Stan 7 comments

Tides of Vengeance Live Developer Q&A: December 14th

Blizzard just announced a live developer Q&A taking place later this week. Game Director Ion Hazzikostas will answer your questions related to the latest content update - Patch 8.1. Yesterday at 18:29 by Stan

NO HGC in 2019?

A shroud of uncertainly looms over the future of HGC and Heroes Esports as a whole due to the lack of HGC updates for the upcoming year and many pro players as well as casters are either done with the game or transferring to other games. Yesterday at 16:07 by Stan 12 comments

Patch 8.1: Content Release Schedule

The article aims to explain content that will not be available immediately when Tides of Vengeance goes live this week. Yesterday at 15:55 by Stan 4 comments

Meat Wagon Mount in Patch 8.1

If you pre-order the Warcraft III: Spoils of War Edition, you will receive the Meat Wagon mount this week in World of Warcraft. Yesterday at 13:36 by Stan 6 comments

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: December 11th

Free Hero rotation has been updated for the week of December 11. Yesterday at 12:24 by Stan

WoW Netflix Show Fan Trailer

With a fair amount of game adaptations heading over to Netflix in TV show form, the most recent and significant being the Witcher, Str1der has taken it upon himself to make a trailer for what a World of Warcraft show might look like. With the Warcraft movie not having done so well and having somewhat deviated from the original lore (although, so has the game itself at this point), it would really be a nice thing to see all the ancillary content featured in novels and comics etc. brought together in TV show format. Dec 09, 2018 at 15:49 by Starym 12 comments

The Hivemind Hunt & Warcraft Secrets Website

The Hivemind is a new secret mount that will become available with Tides of Vengeance. Check out the model and join the hunt on Tuesday! Dec 09, 2018 at 00:44 by Stan 3 comments

Season 15 End & Season 16 Start Dates

Season 15 was supposed to end on December 16, but the Diablo team decided to extend it and the new end date is January 6. Season 16 is scheduled for the week of January 11. Dec 08, 2018 at 23:54 by Stan 7 comments

AtalDazar +13 Soloed by Demon Hunter

Iway is back with another interesting soloing video. The player managed to solo Atal'Dazar +13 with his Demon Hunter in almost 8 hours. Congratulations! Dec 08, 2018 at 19:47 by Stan 2 comments

2019 Ranked Season 1 Dates & Rewards

The first Season of 2019 starts next week with the release of the latest patch. New rewards are up for grabs. Check out the official preview of the Season! Dec 07, 2018 at 20:57 by Stan 11 comments

Cataclysms 8th Anniversary

World of Warcraft's third expansion was released on this day 8 years ago. Dec 07, 2018 at 17:30 by Stan 6 comments

Winter Wonderland Returns + New Skin Previews

It's the holiday season in all Blizzard games and Overwatch is no exception, as Winter Wonderland returns next week, starting on December 11th! We're (at the very least) getting the usual two modes: Mei's Snowball Offensive and Yeti Hunt, as well as new cosmetics and some holiday themed maps, including the new Blizzard World: Dec 07, 2018 at 14:13 by Starym 1 comment

Turning Off War Mode Outside Capital Cities in 8.1

Some more PTR news, as redditor RVD3 has noticed we'll now be able to disable War Mode inside rest zones instead of only being able to do it in Stormwind and Orgrimmar. You'll still only be able to turn on War Mode in the Alliance and Horde capitals, however, but this should help with some frustrating gank/camping situations, or when you just want to finish up that world quest and don't want to be bothered. You still need to get to an inn or similar, so turning War Mode on is still risky, just not as much as before. Dec 07, 2018 at 07:35 by Starym 11 comments

Mythic Cache Next Week

It is suggested to complete at least one Mythic Keystone dungeon before next week when Patch 8.1 goes live in order to receive Titan Residuum in the Grand Challenger's Bounty next week. Dec 07, 2018 at 00:57 by Stan 5 comments

Weekly Brawl - Temple Arena: December 7th

This week's brawl is Temple Arena. Harness the power of the Temples to destroy the enemy Core. The first team to win 2 rounds is victorious. Complete three matches to earn a Loot Chest. Dec 06, 2018 at 21:20 by Stan

Patch 8.1 Summary and Survival Guide [Official]

After the new Warfront, pet dungeon and Faction Assault previews, here comes the big one, summarizing the new content coming in Tides of Vengeance in video and text form! We're also getting the raid, Mythic+ and PvP season schedules and more!

You can also check out more details on all the new events coming in our own 8.1 hub! Dec 06, 2018 at 18:11 by Starym 12 comments

No Crossover Rewards Between Classic & Retail WoW

WoW Classic will not be for everyone and the goal is to deliver the most authentic Vanilla experience. There will be zero crossover of rewards between Classic and Retail versions of the game, but the team may explore adding Collector's Edition pets to those, who purchased the original Collector's Edition. Dec 06, 2018 at 17:27 by Stan 7 comments

Titan Residuum and Azerite Armor in Patch 8.1

Thaumaturge Vashreen returns in Patch 8.1 and sells Relinquished Azerite Armor tokens as well as specific Azerite pieces for a new Mythic+ currency called Titan Residuum that can be acquired from scrapping Azerite gear after TIdes of Vengeance goes live. Dec 06, 2018 at 16:23 by Stan 3 comments

Upcoming XP Changes Revisited

Experience changes that were planned as part of the 2019 gameplay update are a huge miss on PTR, because the incentives for taking structures are mostly gone. Community Manager Dylan Bates informed the community that the team's making revisions to the experience updates and while they don't have any specifics to share at the moment, we will see a different iteration go live next week. Dec 06, 2018 at 11:50 by Stan 10 comments

Patch 8.1: Spells Coming Off the GCD

There are more GCD changes coming with 8.1 next week and we're getting some specifics for what's coming off the GCD directly from Ythisens over on the official forums, featuring DH, Druid, Warrior and Hunters abilities. Dec 05, 2018 at 22:04 by Starym 27 comments

Patch 8.1: Faction Assaults Official Preview

Here comes another preview for one of the new features coming in patch 8.1, and this time it's Faction Assaults. These World Quests are similar to Legion Assaults and will occur in Zandalar and Kul Tiras, alternating between the two. There's also event specific bonuses to get out in the world such as potions and bombs, that will help out. The events will also help out with BfA leveling, as completing each gives a 1 hour XP buff and bonus reputation, War Resources, and new gear (item level 325–370) for max level characters. They are timed events and their duration will be marked on the world map, so keep an eye out. Dec 05, 2018 at 18:12 by Starym 3 comments

The Story of Derek Proudmoore in Patch 8.1

From the War Campaign so far we know that the Horde was able to recover Derek Proudmoore's body, but what awaits the once commander of the Third Fleet in Tides of Vengeance? Check out the article to learn more, but beware, it's full of story spoilers! Dec 05, 2018 at 14:11 by Stan 2 comments

Mythic Freehold +22 World First Clear

With an average item level of 383.8, Ashine, Drjay, Divinefield, Mistyigloo, and Asmondh managed to clear Freehold +22 in 32 minutes and 40 seconds. Congratulations! Dec 05, 2018 at 12:59 by Stan 1 comment

Heroic Deals: December 4th

While Blizzard hasn't updated the Heroic Deals for about two weeks now, we checked out the in-game list of featured items that are on rotation this week. Dec 05, 2018 at 10:28 by Stan

This Week in WoW: December 4th

We're a week away from 8.1 launch and it's time to set foot in Wrath dungeons and Ulduar! Darkmoon Faire is still up ,so don't forget to make use of the 10% buff to Experience and reputation gains! Dec 05, 2018 at 00:24 by Stan 3 comments

This Month in WoW: December 2018

An overview of all in-game events taking place this month in World of Warcraft. Dec 04, 2018 at 23:26 by Stan 1 comment

Darkshore Warfront Official Preview

It's time for an official look to the next Warfront coming next week with Tides of Vengeance, with a new cycle, changes to the various phases, new rewards and a new reward currency! Starting off in Horde hands (or, well, Forsaken hands), the Alliance will soon assault it after an intro quest line with the night elves. The usual Warfront cycle will be shortened as well, at least for this month, so everyone can get to experience each side before the holidays. Dec 04, 2018 at 18:16 by Starym 5 comments

Rastakhans Rumble Is Now Live

The last expansion of the Year of the Raven is now live in all regions and we have compiled everything you need to know about it! Dec 04, 2018 at 18:07 by Zadina 18 comments

Podcast #30

Rastakhan's Rumblings

Hearthstone

All about Rastakhan's Rumble
WoW

A few things about 8.1
Overwatch

Nerfs for Brigitte and Doomfist
Heroes

Wonder William and Orphea prices
StarCraft 2

Patch 4.7.1
Diablo

Patch 2.6.4 and the Kotaku article

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10 Dec. 2918: Balance Druid Boss by Boss Strategies
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12 Dec. 2018: Mistweaver Monk Introduction
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10 Dec. 2018: Affliction Warlock Azerite Traits and Armor
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10 Dec. 2018: Affliction Warlock Boss by Boss Strategies
- Updated for 8.1 patch. Reviewed all talent suggestions.
10 Dec. 2018: Affliction Warlock Builds and Talents
- Updated for patch 8.1. Updated paragraphs for Siphon Life and Vile Taint.
10 Dec. 2018: Affliction Warlock Easy Mode
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10 Dec. 2018: Affliction Warlock Frequently Asked Questions
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