Last Week on Blizzard Watch: Anticipation

Last week was the slow buildup to what may become a deluge of content drops from Blizzard in the weeks to come. There are patches on the Heroes of the Storm, World of Warcraft, and Diablo PTRs and Hearthstone‘s The Grand Tournament is ramping up to release. Let’s revisit that buildup!

World of Warcraft features

• Bosses in 5 seconds: Hellfire Citadel LFR – Destructor’s Rise
• Climbing the Ranks: Iron Reaver
• Officers’ Quarters: Legion’s impact on guilds
• Papercraft Sylvanas is as impressive (and threatening) as she is in-game
• WoW Leveling Bonanza: Zany Zangarmarsh
• How to make a million gold in World of Warcraft
• Join the Legion with these Hellfire Citadel-themed transmogs
• Know Your Lore: Maiev Shadowsong
• Role Play: Roleplaying origins and Demon Hunters

World of Warcraft class columns

• Totem Talk: Why Doomhammer is an awful Enhancement Artifact
• Shadow Word: Three changes to Shadow Priests I want to see in Legion
• The Warrior’s Charge: And our name is Legion, for we are many
• Plaguebearer: Initial Death Knight impressions from Legion
• Blood Pact: Metamorphosis and the Demonologist fantasy
• Arcane Sanctum: Mage wish list for Legion
• Lightsworn: Who will be our Class Hall Champions?

World of Warcraft news and miscellany

• No player or guild housing coming to Legion
• Blizzard will consider the possibility of another Warcraft RTS game after Starcraft 2
• Blizzard releases a sneak peek of future pets and mounts
• Superman wants the WoW movie to respect the lore
• Archaeogaming digs into WoW Archaeology for science
• Brian Holinka talks PVP in Legion
• BlizzCon ticketholders now receiving their digital redemption codes

Other Blizzard titles

Heroes of the Storm

• Heroes of the Storm PTR patch notes for August 10
• Kharazim aims to bring balance to Heroes of the Storm

Hearthstone

• New Shaman joust spell Healing Wave added to the Grand Tournament
• The Grand Tournament showcases new Legendary cards Rhonin and Varian Wrynn
• All Hearthstone: Grand Tournament expansion cards revealed
• Blizzard Watch Tavern Brawl: The Great Summoner Competition
• The Grand Tournament comes to Tavern Brawl this Wednesday

Overwatch

• Overwatch’s install button is a bug, not a beta
• Lucio drops the beat in new Overwatch gameplay video
• Kaplan would love Overwatch to be a World of Warcraft someday

Diablo 3

• Diablo 3 Season 4 begins August 28, brings new rewards
• New and updated items sets in Diablo 3 patch 2.3.0
• The short guide to bounties in Diablo 3
• Know Your Lore: Speculation and the future of Diablo 3

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.

• Funcom in trouble, open to investors or acquisition
• Guild Wars 2’s Revenant elite spec is the Herald
• Player housing is coming to Elder Scrolls Online
• Bethesda is focused on Fallout 4 and Elder Scrolls Online

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