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Blizzard Talk Class Development During Beta Just how locked in are the classes in the beta, which specs need more work and more.

Blizzard Talk Class Development During Beta

The biggest and most long-term relevant changes in any new expansion are class modifications and Blizzard have been a little more forthcoming with their design goals and principles during the Alpha, from the dev watercooler back at the start covering the design overview to come, to pretty regular updates on specific topics like changing how blocking works and the ever unpopular global cooldown changes. Today at 05:29 by Starym

4.3.0 Patch Notes

As we've already seen in the preview, 4.3.0 brings 2 new premium maps, Ark Star and Direct Strike, but it also brings a whole lot of bug fixes, mainly for co-op and versus! Here are the two video previews for the new maps as well: Today at 00:39 by Starym

Shudderwock Animation Speed & Battlecry Cap to Be Fixed Soon

The team has finally responded to the community's concerns on the new Shaman legendary minion. Yesterday at 23:22 by Zadina 1 comment

Patch 7.3.5 Hotfixes: April 24th

It's time for Antorus nerfs, namely the big two bosses Aggramar and Argus get some significant reductions in Mythic. There's a also a SELFIE camera fix and a quest fix! Yesterday at 23:17 by Starym

Deckard Cain Build Guide

Our guide section has been updated with the Deckard Cain Build Guide. Yesterday at 22:28 by Stan 1 comment

Upcoming Battle for Azeroth Beta Live Developer Q/A: Apr 26

Game Director Ion Hazzikostas will be answering your Battle for Azeroth questions on Thursday, April 26 at 11:00 a.m. PDT. Yesterday at 20:34 by Stan

Battle for Azeroth Beta Now Live

Alpha is over and Battle for Azeroth has now moved into Beta testing. Yesterday at 19:50 by Stan 1 comment

The Stormwind Extraction Scenario in Battle for Azeroth

A gameplay preview of the Horde Intro in Battle for Azeroth, taking place after the Battle for Lordaeron. The article contains spoilers. Yesterday at 19:33 by Stan 7 comments

Season 9 of Competitive Play Ending Soon

Competitive play season 9 is coming to an end in just a few days and it's soon time to claim the rewards for your hard work! April 27th is the day and everyone that competed gets the usual spray and icon, so check out the exact times the season ends in your region. Yesterday at 17:48 by Starym

This Week in WoW: Apr 24

Events for this week include the Pet Battle Bonus Event, Volunteer Guard Day and Children's Week. Frost Death Knight can obtain the Runes of the Darkening Artifact appearance from this week's boss. Yesterday at 15:39 by Stan

Heroes of the Storm Patch Notes: Apr 24

The latest Heroes of the Storm content patch has arrived with Deckard Cain, Home Screen improvements and tweaks to the Swarm Host Boss on Warhead Junction. Yesterday at 15:23 by Stan 9 comments

Symmetra Rework Turns Her into Defence Hero

Symmetra has never really been in what you might call a good place, even disregarding portal trolls and such. She's already received a number of overhauls (both large and small), but this time it seems her upcoming rework is going to be the biggest ever and might significantly change how she plays. Yesterday at 01:37 by Starym 7 comments

Patch 4.3.0 Preview: 2 New Premium Arcade Maps

There's a new patch in the works, featuring two new Premium Arcade maps! Blizzard have been working with the creators to polish the experiences up. The maps are ARK Star, a tactical, turn-based RPG featuring the Protoss and Direct Strike, a sort of tactical “tug of war". The first is a paid only project, while the second remains free, but will be adding a premium paid option, with part of the sales going directly to the creators. Yesterday at 00:22 by Starym 2 comments

Zandalar Forever Scenario on Battle for Azeroth Alpha

The Horde story in Battle for Azeroth culminates in the Zandalar Forever scenario, where players help King Rastakhan defend the Horde capital before it gets destroyed by Zul. This article contains spoilers. Apr 23, 2018 at 23:58 by Stan 2 comments

High-Resolution Maps of Kul Tiras and Zandalar

Battle for Azeroth Alpha Build 26476 added high-resolution maps of all new zones of Kul Tiras and Zandalar. Apr 23, 2018 at 21:04 by Stan 1 comment

Deckard Cain Talent Calculator Now Live

Deckard Cain is going live tomorrow and we updated our talent calculator with the latest addition to the Nexus. Apr 23, 2018 at 19:12 by Stan 4 comments

The Burning of Teldrassil Intro on Battle for Azeroth Alpha

The Burning of Teldrassil intro is now available on Battle for Azeroth Alpha. The most recent build added a portion of the scenario that results in the Battle for Lordaeron. Apr 23, 2018 at 13:54 by Stan 5 comments

Change Skin Color in Barber Shop on Battle for Azeroth Alpha

You can visit the Barber Shop and change your skin color for 300 Gold and 54 Silver in Battle for Azeroth. Apr 23, 2018 at 11:47 by Stan 9 comments

Free-to-Play Hero Rotation: Apr 24

Free Hero rotation for the week of April 24 is here! Apr 23, 2018 at 10:53 by Stan 6 comments

Before the Storm Novel Description Update

Redditor krainz noticed that the novel's description has been updated with more details about Azerite and the conflict. Before the Storm is an official prequel novel to Battle for Azeroth written by Christie Golden. Apr 22, 2018 at 10:56 by Stan 2 comments

Brawl with the Blues: Deckard!

HGC Caster Josh "Jhow" Howard will talk with Heroes of the Storm Game Designer Kyle Dates about Deckard Cain in the latest episode of Brawl with the Blues on Wednesday, April 25. Apr 22, 2018 at 10:00 by Stan 5 comments

Ben Brode Leaves Blizzard

The beloved Hearthstone developer is leaving Blizzard Entertainment to start working on a new company Apr 20, 2018 at 17:36 by Zadina 57 comments

Battle for Azeroth Alpha Build 26476 Talent Changes

A new Alpha Build went live yesterday and we have a bunch of Monk changes. Windwalkers gained some Brewmaster talents, there's a new single-target Vivify for both specializations, and Soothing Mist can no longer be cast while moving. Apr 20, 2018 at 15:19 by Stan 8 comments

Battle for Azeroth Alpha Build 26476 Azerite Traits

This week's Alpha Build 26476 added new class-specific Azerite traits to the game. Check them out! Apr 20, 2018 at 13:29 by Stan

Battle for Azeroth Alpha Build 26476 Racial Nerfs

Arcane Torrent and Every Man for Himself have been nerfed in this week's Alpha Build 26476. Apr 20, 2018 at 12:49 by Stan 6 comments

Weekly Collection Update: Apr 24

Auriel and Chen will be on sale next week, along with the cool Rainbow Unicorn mount! Apr 20, 2018 at 12:21 by Stan

Dark Iron Dwarf & Maghar Orc Allied Races in Battle for Azeroth

Today, we're looking at Dark Iron Dwarves and Mag'har Orcs that are now available for playtesting on Battle for Azeroth Alpha. Apr 20, 2018 at 12:10 by Stan 9 comments

Updated - April 20th PTR Notes: Big Hanzo, Lucio Changes

Update: There are some additional notes that were added later, featuring Brigitte's Shield Bash and more Lucio wall ride changes, as well as some unintended tweaks to the Horizon map that won't be coming to live any time soon. Apr 20, 2018 at 01:53 by Starym 2 comments

Weekly Brawl: Braxis Outpost - Apr 20

Braxis Outpost is a single-lane battleground with Shuffle Pick and the objective is to take down the enemy Core, without Hearthstone or the Hall of Storms. Play three games to receive a Loot Chest. Apr 20, 2018 at 00:23 by Stan

Hearthside Chat: Monster Hunt

Dave Kosak introduces us to the Monster Hunt, which will be available in a week. Apr 19, 2018 at 22:31 by Zadina

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