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Bash Barbarians can breathe easy, as Blizzard have clarified that the recent patch notes did not in fact nerf the build! Today at 20:22 by Staff

Blizzard Reverting Frog Farmer Power Gains from Extreme Abusers, Gives 40K Bronze to the Rest

A small number of frog farmers that received an extreme advantage that has distorted gameplay in MoP remix will have their cloak power reverted, according to Blizzard. The rest will receive 40K Bronze! 2 comments Today at 18:50 by Staff

Evoker Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54774

Check out the Evoker changes from this week's War Within Alpha build! Today at 18:00 by Stan

Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.1 Notes: Scattered Prisms, Masterworking, Lilith, Helltide Fixes, Small Class Changes and More!

Blizzard has released Patch 1.4.1 notes for Diablo 4. Check out what’s coming in the latest update for Season4! Today at 17:30 by Staff

Catch up on the latest WoW news from the past week! Today at 17:23 by Staff

Unexpected Generosity: Garrosh Sends Loot to Players Outside Raid Instances

Uncover the mystery behind Garrosh's unexpected act of kindness as he extends his loot beyond the confines of the raid instance! 3 comments Today at 13:41 by Stan

Death Knight Changes in War Within Alpha Build 54774

We've highlighted the Death Knight changes that went live in this week's War Within Alpha! Today at 12:23 by Stan

MoP Remix Vendors and Mounts Go Incognito at Shrines

The Infinite NPCs transform into random Pandas when you leave the bazaar at your faction shrine, and surprisingly, mounts do too! 2 comments Today at 11:51 by Stan

Emissaries are making a comeback in the War Within expansion. Today at 10:14 by Stan

Cataclysm Classic PvP Season 9 Goes Live May 28th

Cataclysm Classic PvP Season 9 launches on May 28 and here is the official preview covering what to expect. Today at 09:02 by Staff

Season 4 Patch Notes Preview, Patch Coming Next Week

There’s a new larger patch coming next week to Season 4, and we have a preview of some of the upcoming improvements! Today at 07:04 by Staff

Dragonflight 10.2.7 and Cata Classic Hotfixes, May 23rd

We have more improvements for Remix today! The rewards keep ramping up as the hyperspawn farm spots keep being removed, and plenty of activities and daily quests have received a new Cache reward with a lot more Bronze in it. There's also fixes for gens, bosses and achievements, with adjustments to Cata Classic as well. 2 comments Today at 01:29 by Starym

The Most Popular Specializations in Mythic+ in Dragonflight Season 4 Week 4

Check out the most popular specs for Mythic+ during the fourth week of Season 4. 2 comments Yesterday at 18:15 by Stan

Skyriding Talent Tree Changes and Talent Tuning in War Within Alpha Build 54774

Blizzard has further updated the Skyriding Talent tree in the latest War Within Alpha build. Find out what's new! Yesterday at 16:33 by Stan

Reddit user Maleficent-Till6391 maxed out their cloak's stamina in MoP Remix and discovered it can't exceed 200K. 2 comments Yesterday at 11:43 by Stan

FFXIV - Complete Obstacle Courses and Get a Rhino Balloon Mount!

The Fall Guys event makes its return to Final Fantasy XIV! Enjoy various obstacle courses and earn original costumes, emotes, a mount, and more! Yesterday at 09:48 by Neviriah

Dragonflight 10.2.7 and Cata Classic Hotfixes, May 22nd

With a minor 10.2.7 fix we move right into the Remix stuff, as there's improvements to rare elite respawn and treasure, quests, dungeons and the open world. We also have Cataclysm Classic fixes, as honor vendors return, the high level PvP gear gets downgraded, quests get improved and more. Yesterday at 02:37 by Starym

Blizzard released a new hotfix for Diablo 4 with fixes for an issue where you could enter The Gauntlet from the Pit and other stability fixes. May 22, 2024 at 21:31 by Staff

Story Difficulty Confirmed and Explained by Blizzard

It's official! We've seen the datamining already, but it wasn't clear what the intention was - but now we have official confirmation. Story Difficulty is coming to the Nerub'ar Palace in the War Within! 20 comments May 22, 2024 at 19:54 by Staff

Spools of Eternal Threads Added in MoP Remix

To make it easier for everyone to upgrade their cloak in MoP Remix, Blizzard added new "threads" as rewards from various solo and group activities. 1 comment May 22, 2024 at 17:08 by Staff

All World of Warcraft Final Raid Boss Death Cinematics

There’s some pretty great final boss death cinematics out there in the many raids of WoW, but have you seen them all? Do you know what the very first one was? Well, Athelarius has got your back and the answers! He made a great compilation of all final boss deaths in honor of 20 years of WoW. 1 comment May 22, 2024 at 16:26 by Starym

Dragonflight Season 4 Mythic+ DPS Log Rankings: Week 4

We skipped a week in our Mythic+ tracking, but we're back on track today with a look at what's been going on since we last checked in. Not a huge amount, as it turns out, at least at the very tops of the charts, with M+ being very stable, as it tends to be (especially compared to the weekly fluctuations of different raids Awakening). May 22, 2024 at 16:11 by Starym

Blizzard Released Hotfix to Identify Frog Farmers in MoP Remix

Ladies and gentlemen, the show is on! Blizzard has released a hotfix on live servers to identify players who participated in Frog farming. Will the affected players be banned or have their gains reverted? 15 comments May 22, 2024 at 14:57 by Stan

Here's a video of a player soloing World Boss Galleon in MoP Remix! 2 comments May 22, 2024 at 14:04 by Stan

Warlock Changes and Explanations in War Within Alpha: May 21st

Destruction in on the stage in this week's Alpha build, starting with Soul Fire moving away from its execute role and more into a crit-focused one. Infernals will now be more easily reached in the talent tree, with a more central position. The main spec talent tree has also been tightened up, with fewer talents and talent points available/needed, as Blizzard look for feedback on the proper balance of the tree. May 22, 2024 at 04:09 by Staff

Mage Changes and Explanations in War Within Alpha: May 21st

Mages got plenty of attention once again this week, with Arcane being in the spotlight, but Fire also receiving significant adjustments. Clearcasting received the most changes, as its proc is no longer mana cost-dependent, it can't e gained outside of combat anymore, and it is gained when casting Evocation. There's plenty more to see so let's get into it. May 22, 2024 at 04:01 by Staff

Evoker Changes in War Within Alpha: May 21st

Devastation gets some focus in today's Alpha build, as Blizzard work on the left side of the spec's talent tree and Firestorm. There are also changes to all three Hero trees in the build as well. May 22, 2024 at 03:51 by Staff

Dragonflight 10.2.7 and Cata Classic Hotfixes, May 21st

We have a lot more changes coming in to Remix today, starting with cloak thread rewards being added to most repeatable activities! Then there's the announced tuning for enemy damage and HP, gems and more, as well as some additional class adjustments over in Cataclysm Classic May 21, 2024 at 23:34 by Starym

Blizzard Introduces Visual Streamlining and Icon Updates for Feral Druids in War Within Alpha

Blizzard's latest Feral Druid updates in the War Within Alpha add Omen of Clarity's Clearcasting buff to the personal resource bar and remove icon highlights for certain abilities to reduce visual noise, while also addressing duplicate ability icons. May 21, 2024 at 22:39 by Staff

Updates to Death Knight Class and Unholy Trees on the War Within Alpha

The Death Knight class and Unholy trees have seen some notable updates in this week's Alpha build and we're looking at them in more detail. May 21, 2024 at 22:15 by Staff

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