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Earthen Unlock Requirements in the War Within

Find out how to unlock the Earthen Allied Race in the War Within expansion. Today at 09:48 by Stan

Xalatath Questline Rewards in Patch 10.2.7

Check out the rewards you can get from the Xal'atath questline in Patch 10.2.7. Today at 06:15 by Staff

Dragonflight 10.2.7 and Cata Classic Hotfixes, May 7th: Class Tuning

Here comes a huge batch of hotfixes, as the big class tuning pass arrives with the new patch! The many PvE and PvP changes are joined by the Tome of Unstable Power nerf, as well as plenty of Cataclysm Classic changes. 1 comment Today at 01:25 by Starym

The Gauntlet Will Not Be Available on the Last Week of a Season

Blizzard discuss the lack of a Gauntlet this week, as they clarify that the final week of any season will not have a Gauntlet. Today at 00:20 by Staff

Workaround for Group Finder Bug and Fix in the Works

Blizzard have announced they're working on a fix for the Group Finder not working properly and should have a fix ready tonight or early tomorrow, but also outlined a temporary workaround that should fix the issues right now. Today at 00:13 by Staff

Players Reporting Gear Changed to Level 1 After Patch

It's another wild patch launch, with some very interesting and... specific bugs. Players have been reporting some of their equipped items items just randomly turning into level 1 statless ones, for seemingly no reason at all. Yesterday at 23:06 by Starym

The 'Door to the Ren'dorei' quest on live servers is experiencing a bug where Alleria won't open a portal. Try abandoning the quest and reattempting for a fix. Additionally, there are tagging issues with 'The Path Taken' quest. Yesterday at 22:03 by Stan

Two Bullions from This Weeks Bonus Event Quest

This week's bonus event quest awards 2 Antique Bronze Bullions! 2 comments Yesterday at 21:07 by Stan

Maintenance has concluded and Dark Heart is now live in the Americas! Yesterday at 20:58 by Staff

Eleventh Hour Games has just released a brand-new roadmap, revealing a few details about the following cycles and what will come next in patches 1.1 through 1.4! Here is what you need to know! Yesterday at 18:55 by Neviriah

Cool Torch Toy With Its Own Lighting in War Within

Here's another cool thing coming with WoW's next expansion, as Solanya noticed a very interesting new toy! Yesterday at 16:49 by Staff

Haldus Dragonflight Helper (Must-Have Tracker for Live Servers)

Haldu's Dragonflight Helper is a WeakAura used for tracking weeklies, rares, and event timers! 2 comments Yesterday at 12:29 by Stan

Bag With Special Effect Available in the War Within

The War Within introduces a bag with a unique effect that boosts your running speed. 1 comment Yesterday at 11:03 by Staff

Patch 10.2.7 Maintenance Times for US and EU Regions

Patch 10.2.7 goes live today and here are the maintenance times for both regions. Yesterday at 10:58 by Staff

The War Within Pre-Patch Event: Everything We Know So Far

We're looking at everything we currently know about the War Within pre-patch event and the rewards you can get! Yesterday at 10:31 by Stan

A Whisper of Warning (Short Story Analysis)

If you didn't have the chance or time to read the latest short story about Alleria, we're breaking it down for you. Yesterday at 09:09 by Stan

Weekly Dragonflight 10.2.6, SoD and Cataclysm Classic Hotfixes: April 29th - May 6th

Here's a collection of hotfixes for Dragonflight, Season of Discovery and Cataclysm Classic for the past week, with plenty of raid and dungeon and item changes in Season 4, three classes getting some tuning in Season of Discovery, and many fixes and improvements in the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch. Yesterday at 04:29 by Starym

Official WoW X Account Poll on Preferred Player Activity

Here's an interesting poll run by the official World of Warcraft Twitter/X account, asking players which activity "defines" their main character. 4 comments Yesterday at 04:11 by Staff

In today's Cata Classic hotfixes we have the Wrath PvP gear discount taking effect, more Children's Week improvements, Warlock changes, and more. Yesterday at 01:11 by Starym

Tome of Unstable Power Nerf Coming With Reset

Blizzard announced a significant nerf to the Tome of Unstable Power trinket, coming with the weekly reset and reducing its damage while setting its maximum AoE targets at 8. May 06, 2024 at 23:52 by Staff

Discoverers Delight XP Buff Coming to Season of Discovery

The new experience buff arrives in SoD with this week's resets, giving players 150% more XP until level 39 and 100% more until 49! May 06, 2024 at 21:10 by Staff

An Overview of All Class Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54521

Here are all class changes that went live in the third War Within Alpha build. 3 comments May 06, 2024 at 20:15 by Stan

FFXIV - DDos Attacks Caused Difficulties!

Final Fantasy XIV is currently experiencing some technical network difficulties due to DDoS attacks on May 6th at 6:00 a.m. (PDT). May 06, 2024 at 19:47 by Neviriah

Easy Mounts, Toys, Pets and More With This Archaeology Video Guide

Hey, remember Archaeology? Well, the man with the deep voice is back again to talk about it. If you're bored with Dragonflight or you’re one of those “must collect everything” people, Danta has another easy, but still time-consuming (as he points out himself) guide that can help you obtain a lot of rare items, pets and mounts from Archaeology! May 06, 2024 at 19:34 by Starym

Blizzard has just posted a short story titled "A Whisper of Warning" about Alleria Windrunner and her new mission. 2 comments May 06, 2024 at 17:12 by Staff

Dragonflight Season 4 Raid DPS Log Rankings, Week 2: Aberrus

We're back to Aberrus in week 2 of Season 4, as the Awakened raids continue to rotate! As you'd expect, everything has changed, with only a few specs remaining close to where they were last week in Vault, so let's see the chaos unfold! One important thing to note is that not only are the rankings different because it's a different raid, gear is also piling up for players and so specs are getting better and better, so we should start seeing which specs are good in all three raids pretty soon. May 06, 2024 at 16:21 by Starym

Blizzard just announced some last-minute class tuning coming tomorrow with the launch of Patch 10.2.7! May 06, 2024 at 15:49 by Staff

A Preview of Underground Spider Mounts in the War Within

If you find the Mad Merchant's spider mount too pricey, you'll be happy to hear that new spider mounts will be added in the War Within expansion. 3 comments May 06, 2024 at 13:41 by Staff

Two Bullions from the Weekly Bonus Event Quest This Week?

While we can't be 100% certain yet, this week's bonus event quest may award 2 bullions! 5 comments May 06, 2024 at 13:20 by Stan

Here's an amusing glitch from the live servers that causes one particular player to see an Arena Rating of 4.3 billion. 1 comment May 06, 2024 at 13:06 by Stan

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