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The Future of Xal'atath in Patch 8.1 (Datamining Speculation)
After a disappointing close of the Artifact stories in Legion, Patch 8.1 data show clues that one of their stories might be continuing in 8.1. A few days ago, at the start of the Patch 8.1 datamining, we've
found a new item
related to one of Legion's Artifacts:
Xal'atath, Blade of the Black Empire
. After finding that item, we have been digging the thousands of new effects for the new patch and we've found interesting spells likely related to that item.
Warning: Patch 8.1 Spoilers Inside
Classic
WoW Diary Kickstarter - #1 Non-Fiction Book on Kickstarter, Pledges Closing Tomorrow
The Kickstarter for the World of Warcraft Diary, by John Staats, WoW's first 3D level designer, is almost finished! With less than 40 hours left on the clock, make sure to pledge you would like to receive all the perks from the Kickstarter edition. We've received the news today that the
World of Warcraft Diary
became the
#1 Non-fictional book ever funded on Kickstarter
!
John Staats has also published a blog explaining the process of pitching the book to Blizzard and the successful relaunch of the Kickstarter project and had two appearances in the ClassiCast podcast.
PTR
Patch 8.1 PTR 27826 - New Mounts - Nightsaber, Kul Tiran Horse, Hivemind, Vicious Saddle
New mounts for patch 8.1, including the Kul Tiran Allied Race horse, Nightsaber mounts, Vicious Saddle mounts, and the Hivemind.
PTR
Patch 8.1 PTR 27826 - New Maps - Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms, Jorundall, Havenswood, Battle for Darkshore
Continuing with our Patch 8.1 datamining, now we have new maps! Those maps include new maps full of details for Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor, maps for the new islands Jorundall and Havenswood, and an overworld map for the new Warfront The Battle for Darkshore.
Live
Clarifications about Vicious Saddles in Battle for Azeroth
Blizzard went to the forums to clarify what happened with
Vicious Saddle
s in Battle for Azeroth, as players are currently unable to obtain them.
Live
SimulationCraft and RaidBots Now Support the Reorigination Array in Simulations
Following last week's
in-depth analysis of the effects of the Reorigination Array effect
, our friends from
SimulationCraft
and
Raidbots
have now added support for the effect!
Want to learn more about simulations? Check out our guides about
SimulationCraft
and
Raidbots
!
Live
Method Reactions to World First G'huun Kill Clips and Nerd Screams
Mythic G'huun was finally killed today by Method
! The best part about that is how the community could
follow Method directly
in these past 8 days, cheering them directly on social media. Many of Method's raiders on the World First kill were live streaming the moment and, in order to celebrate that, we've compiled all their kill reaction, directly from their Twitch clips!
Edit: Added the nerd screams clip from their voice comms!
Live
Blizzard Clarification on How 'Famed Slayer' Titles from Mythic Raids Work
With
Method achieving World First G'huun
and
Blizzard releasing the Mythic Raid leaderboards
, Blizzard went to Twitter to clarify how the title and future ones will work.
PTR
Clarifications on Account-Wide Reputations in Tides of Vengeance
The first Battle for Azeroth major patch,
Tides of Vengeance
, has been announced today. With many new exciting announcements, one of the biggest ones was a quality of life improvement for reputations.
They've announced that starting in Tides of Vengeance, reputation achievements like
100 Exalted Reputations
will have their progress account-wide, meaning you will no longer lose progress if you reach exalted with a particular faction on a different character. The announcement caused some confusion among players, making Blizzard head to the forums to clarify the upcoming changes.
Live
Support Deadly Boss Mods - An Update on the Future of the Addon
The creator of Deadly Boss Mods, MysticalOS, has written a post talking about the future of himself and the addon. While Deadly Boss Mods is the most-downloaded addon in World of Warcraft, it is maintained by only one developer.
The post, written last night, details some of the difficulties the creator is facing and we invite you to read his post and subscribe to his Patreon if you have enjoyed the addon over the years.
Click here to go to Deadly Boss Mods' Patreon Page
Live
Island Expeditions Rewards Increasing In a Future Hotfix
Blizzard has just posted a thread in the official forums informing that the rewards for island expeditions will be increased substantially in a future hotfix.
Live
The Impact of Having A Turtle Make It To The Water
At this point, most WoW players already know the popular meme "A turtle made it to the water" from the
Beachhead
World Quest. The quest, narrated by
Scrollsage Nola
, has you shoot down Albatrosses and Crabs to protect young juvenile turtles and help them reach the water.
While these little turtles have generated a plethora of content around the internet,
including a music video
, we've decided to look deeper into the quest itself. What is the ecological impact on Azeroth from saving thousands of baby turtles every day?
Blizzard
BlizzCon 2018 All-Access Kickoff Livestream Liveblog - Demon Hunter Sombra, Virtual Ticket
Blizzard announced their BlizzCon 2018 schedule, including a lot of content before the official BlizzCon launch!
Check out the post for highlights, blue post collection, and screenshots from the stream!
Live
The Effects of Reorigination Array in Uldir Explained
With Mythic Uldir open this week, we will talk about one aspect of the raid that required a couple of weeks to be confirmed:
Reorigination Array
.
This post gets a bit lengthy, but there is a
TL;DR
in the end.
Edit: Added Blizzard's confirmation of the effects to the post
Blizzard
Warcraft's BlizzCon 2018 Key Art is Varok Saurfang
With Blizzard's
most recent tweet
about the Virtual Ticket, it is almost confirmed that the art used both there and
in the goody bag book
is the BlizzCon 2018 Key Art.
Below you can check previews of the art both from the goody bag book and the Virtual Pass tweet. The Key Art historically features essential characters to the future of their games, like
Jaina for WoW last year
.
Live
Mythic+ Weekly Chests Only Award One Item in Battle for Azeroth
Blizzard has just
clarified on Twitter
that, unlike what was happening during Beta, the weekly Mythic+ chest will only reward one item throughout Battle for Azeroth.
Live
Method Pre-Race Interview with Cayna, Naowh, and Philwestside
In celebration of the Mythic Raiding race starting tomorrow,
Method
has released an interview about BFA, Uldir and the race with three of their raiders:
Cayna
,
Naowh
, and
Philwestside
.
As announced last week,
Method will stream their Uldir progression
, supported by Wowhead, Discord and many others! it is an unprecedented feat for WoW's current best raiding guild, so make sure to join their
Discord server
to follow the race closely.
Live
Battle for Stromgarde Warfront Now Live in US and EU Servers
Horde players from both regions have finally finished
collecting enough materials
to launch an assault to Stromgarde Keep. This marks the first rotation for Warfronts since the start of Battle for Azeroth.
For a limited time, Horde players from both regions will be able to queue for Warfronts from their Warfront table in Dazar'alor.
Edit: Now available for US players as well!
Live
RaiderIO - New Features in Battle for Azeroth
With Battle for Azeroth Season 1 starting this week, we want to highlight some new features from our friends at RaiderIO to help you get the best from both Uldir and Mythic+ dungeons!
Blizzard
Conviction of the Warbringers Art by ARTtitude's Alessandro Pautasso
Blizzard has just unveiled new official posters for the Warbringers series.
The posters are drawn by
Alessandro Pautasso
from the
ARTtitude agency
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