Last Week on Blizzard Watch: Flight in Draenor, Leoric in the Nexus, and more

Patch 6.2.1 hit the WoW PTR this week, Heroes of the Storm looks forward to Leoric’s arrival, and Hearthstone has a big announcement coming tomorrow afternoon. Join us in recapping the biggest news and best features of the last week!

World of Warcraft features

• Bosses in 5 seconds: Hellfire Citadel LFR – Halls of Blood
• How to make gold while leveling in WoW
• Officers’ Quarters: Personal loot and finding the right guild
• WoW Archivist: Timewalking dungeons of Wrath of the Lich King
• Beginning to battle the Celestial Tournament
• Know Your Lore: The Warcraft movie and canon lore
• Get started with Timewalking in WoW
• Role Play: Roleplaying combat
• Video: WoW Leveling Bonanza: Orcs, ogres, spiders and portals
• Blizzard Watch Podcast: Episode 24
• Know Your Lore: Warcraft’s orc problem
• Francesco Orrù 3D prints a wearable Lich King helm

World of Warcraft class columns

• Lightsworn: Retribution tips for breaching Hellfire Citadel
• Locked and Loaded: A crash course in Marksmanship DPS
• Encrypted Text: Hellfire Citadel 101 for Rogues
• Blood Pact: Wreaking havoc as Destruction in Tier 18
• Arcane Sanctum: Timewalking dungeons for Mages
• Lightsworn: Holy Paladin tips for Hellbreach and Halls of Blood

World of Warcraft news and miscellany

• Mercenary Mode coming soon to WoW PVP
• Patch 6.2.1 on the PTR, flying in Draenor available to test
• Patch 6.2.1 PTR: New rares in un-instanced Highmaul, three new pets
• Method gets world first Mythic Archimonde kill
• Blizzard announces WoW selfie contest winners
• J!nx adds new Warcraft summer gear
• Cat pets now curl up in your lap in game

Other Blizzard titles

Heroes of the Storm

• Leoric rises again in Heroes of the Storm spotlight
• Leoric releases today in North America

Hearthstone

• Neural net generates Hearthstone cards, hilarity results
• Video: Blizzard Watch Brawl: Encounter at the Crossroads
• Samsung Galaxy S6 phone owners are getting a special Hearthstone card back, get yours via emulation
• Hearthstone Q&A: Deckbuilding advice for new players

Diablo

• Know Your Diablo Lore: Sescheron
• Will seasonal objectives show off the core of Diablo 3?

Overwatch

• Overwatch Reddit AMA highlights Soldier: 76

StarCraft 2

• Legacy of the Void available for pre-purchase, includes prologue missions and other Blizzard extras

If you’re looking for MMO news beyond World of Warcraft, look no further than our friends at Massively Overpowered. Here are some OP highlights from the past week.

• Guild Wars 2 combat working as intended, will work even more as intended in the future
• Pro e-sports player admits using performance-enhancing drugs, says doping is widespread
• RIFT patch 3.3 is live with extra nightmares

And let’s not ignore the ongoing Derek Smart/Star Citizen feud:

• Star Citizen’s FPS elements to feature ‘slow-paced tactical gameplay’ and consequences for death
• Star Citizen’s Lesnick promises ‘incredible progress’ and addresses concerns
• Derek Smart demands Star Citizen’s Chris Roberts resign, fronts $1M for audit
• The war of words between Derek Smart and Star Citizen continues
• Derek Smart calls for FTC investigation of Star Citizen’s finances, presents Chris Roberts with list of demands

For more MMO and MOBA news, head over to Massively OP!