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Chinese Realm Region Unavailable Messages Appeared for EU Players

Here's a very strange and interesting bug (that was resolved pretty quickly), as EU Classic Era players were receiving the "realms will be unavailable in this region from January 23rd, 2023" message today, that was meant for the closure of Chinese realms earlier this year. Mar 21, 2023 at 18:02 by Starym

Changes to Death Knight Character Creation Restrictions Coming

Blizzard just announced that, in addition to having banned 120,000 malicious accounts, they will be reverting Death Knight character creation limits to what they originally were, meaning you will not be able to create a DK unless you have a level 55 character on your account already. 3 comments Mar 14, 2023 at 23:22 by Staff

Free Character Transfers in Wrath Classic: March 3rd

Blizzard enabled free character transfers between the two most populated (locked) Wrath Classic realms in each region. 2 comments Mar 03, 2023 at 16:28 by Staff

Another small upgrade arrives via the hotfixes. Mar 02, 2023 at 04:38 by Starym

Another small upgrade arrives via the hotfixes. Feb 25, 2023 at 00:39 by Starym

We have a small hotfix for Wrath Classic today, with a mana regeneration upgrade. Feb 22, 2023 at 04:12 by Starym

Today's Wrath Classic hotfixes feature a lot less spinning in Ulduar, as well as some item upgrades from the raid. Feb 17, 2023 at 02:45 by Starym

Season of Mastery Realms Closing This Week, Transfers Open

Blizzard are reminding players that this is the last week severs will be actually playable, with only the character selection screen being available starting with the next reset. 2 comments Feb 14, 2023 at 21:56 by Staff

Today's Wrath Classic hotfixes address pet attack issues, mostly related to DKs, as well as a Paladin problem related to DKs as well. Feb 10, 2023 at 02:40 by Starym

Paid Faction Changes Now Available in Wrath Classic

Paid Faction Changes are now available to players in Wrath Classic. Feb 07, 2023 at 21:24 by Staff

Upcoming Retribution Paladin Changes in Wrath Classic

Blizzard outlined Retribution Paladin changes that will go live in Wrath Classic after the weekly maintenance next week. Feb 04, 2023 at 06:44 by Staff

XT-002 Deconstructor Hard Mode Nerf: January 31st

Blizzard plans to reduce the difficulty of XT-002 Deconstructor on Hard Mode via a hotfix later tonight. Jan 31, 2023 at 17:57 by Staff

We have a pretty solid batch of Wrath hotfixes to check out today! Jan 24, 2023 at 05:39 by Starym

Wrath Classic Phase 2 Class and Gearing Guides

Our class and gearing guides have been updated for Wrath Classic Phase 2! Jan 20, 2023 at 10:56 by Staff

Raid Buff Cooldown Resets and Terrain Exploits in Ulduar

Blizzard have comented on potential exploits in Ulduar and a hotfix they put in place before the raid's launch, to make it clear what is and is not intended behavior. Jan 20, 2023 at 03:07 by Staff

The official patch notes for the Wrath Classic Phase 2 update are now live. Jan 17, 2023 at 20:22 by Staff

Wrath Classic Phase 2 Launching on January 17th

Wrath Classic Phase 2 begins on January 17 with Ulduar opening on January 19. Jan 11, 2023 at 18:13 by Staff

Naxxramas Achievement Rewards to Remain Available Throughout Wrath Classic

Naxxramas achievement rewards that were removed with the launch of Ulduar in original Wrath of the Lich King will remain available throughout Wrath Classic. Jan 06, 2023 at 21:17 by Staff

Patch 3.4.1 PTR Development Notes: January 6th

Blizzard has posted patch notes for the latest 3.4.1 PTR build today, which contains various fixes and Ulduar boss changes. Jan 06, 2023 at 21:00 by Staff

Summon Gargoyle Changes on the Wrath Classic PTR

Blizzard is currently testing out some changes on the Wrath Classic PTR related to how the Summon Gargoyle spell inherits Haste from the Death Knight. Jan 06, 2023 at 20:30 by Staff

Ahead of the Curve and Cutting Edge Achievements Coming to Wrath Classic

Blizzard has added Ahead of the Curve and Cutting Edge achievements for Ulduar in Wrath Classic. Jan 05, 2023 at 13:17 by Stan

No Changes Planned for Ulduar Tier Sets Beyond 6 Item Level Bump

Blizzard internally discussed Ulduar Tier Sets and decided they will not see any further adjustments past the normal 6 item level bump in Wrath Classic. 1 comment Jan 04, 2023 at 14:37 by Staff

The first Wrath Classic PvP season is ending on January 9 at 10:00 p.m. for each region. When the game is updated on january 10, all Arena Points will be converted to Honor. Dec 29, 2022 at 17:15 by Staff

About 12 billion hours of Blizzard games were played and 50 million new players joined the Blizzard community this year, according to Blizzard President Mike Ybarra, who posted an update reflecting back on 2022. 25 comments Dec 21, 2022 at 20:21 by Staff

Joyous Journeys 50% Experience Buff Returns in Wrath Classic

The Joyous Journeys buff that increases reputation gains by 50% will return to Wrath Classic on December 13 for a month. Dec 09, 2022 at 19:12 by Staff

Wrath Classic Patch 3.4.1 Development Notes: December 8th

Blizzard has posted updated PTR notes for the Ulduar Patch with a lot of changes to the boss fights. Dec 08, 2022 at 22:28 by Staff

US Federal Trade Commission Files Suit to Block Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

As was was expected, the US Federal Trade Commission has now voted and filed a suit to block Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying the deal would harm competition. As reported by Bloomberg, the commission voted 3-1 on the matter and already filed the suit. The proceedings usually take from several months to a year to resolve, and here's what Holly Vedova, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition had to say: 7 comments Dec 08, 2022 at 19:51 by Starym

Join Us Live on Twitch for the Icy Veins Podcast

Our Mythic+ guru Petko is now live on our Twitch channel talking about Dragonflight! Join us to learn about everything you need to know to prepare for the new expansion! Nov 27, 2022 at 17:59 by Staff

US Federal Trade Commission Likely to File Antitrust Lawsuit to Block Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

Here's some potentially bad news for the sale of Activision Blizzard to Microsoft, as Politico is reporting that it is likely the US FTC will be filing a lawsuit to stop the acquisition - based on three sources "familiar with the matter". A lawsuit could postpone the deal's timing and even endanger it altogether, regardless of its result. 14 comments Nov 24, 2022 at 01:41 by Starym

Wrath Classic Class Vs. Spec Balance, Featuring Retribution Paladins

Blizzard have taken to the Wrath Classic forums to write up a very in-depth post on class balance and Retribution Paladins in particular. 2 comments Nov 23, 2022 at 21:08 by Staff

CHANGELOG

01 Jul. 2022: Discipline Priest PvP Gear
- Fixed incorrect drop location for Vial of the Sunwell.
01 Jul. 2022: Holy Priest Leveling
- Fixed incorrect link to Pain Suppression.
29 Jun. 2022: Black Morass Dungeon Guide
- Corrected an incorrect boss ability.
27 Jun. 2022: Fury Warrior Builds and Talents
- Removed alternate talent build.
26 Jun. 2022: Feral Druid BT/ZA Gear
- Updated Engineering Goggles.

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