NewsApr 1, 2019 10:26 am CT

Blizzard’s April Fools 2019

By Adam Holisky

Blizzard has, of course, been up to their usual amazing self during this year’s April Fools’ Day activities. The community has gotten in on the fun, too. The highlights:

World of Warcraft Patch 8.6.7 Build 5309 “DO NOT POST” Patch Notes
WoWHeaD has datamined Lightbound Undead Allied Race, Void-Touched Customizations, and Pepe Goggles
Blizzard Watch is now Mitch Watch (at least on Twitter, he’s still working on his site logo)
Chris Metzen is running for President

We’ll keep this post updated as more come in.

World of Warcraft

Out of the Blizzard Patch Notes, clearly the best thing is Findr, which I’m not sure is that off the mark…

Originally Posted by Kaivax (Official Post)

Find your next tank, healer, or damage dealer at a glance with the latest update to the WoW Companion App: Findr. When you open the Findr feature, you’ll be presented with a picture and a brief description of another player, and you can decide whether they’d be the right match for your party. Features include:
• Glance at a player’s gear and achievement points for 3 seconds (maximum) before making a snap judgment about how well they’ll tank your Mythic Keystone run.
• Swipe right to request a match and immediately send a party invitation.
• Swipe left to completely dismiss the player’s entire existence; this is completely anonymous, distancing you from the other player’s growing vortex of self-doubt.
• Once a match has been made, option to not message them right away, which makes it look like you’re super busy and use Findr all the time.
When the time is right, gather your new groupmates together, and head off to whatever adventures lay in store!

Community Sites

Besides us all obviously wanting Lightbound Undead now, WoWHeaD has offically changed their branding to WoWHeaD — and I’m personally really happy Perculia made this decision. So much easier now.

The 8.2 PTR is here, and we're kicking off datamining discoveries with Lightbound Undead as a new Allied Race, Void-Touched Customization unlocked through winning the Barrens Warfront, and goggles that turn everyone around you into Pepe! https://t.co/xlCFbKGk6q pic.twitter.com/oTIiCyiU2V

— Wowhead💙 (@Wowhead) April 1, 2019

You can never have too much Pepe, and the Overtuned Pepe Goggles are here to turn EVERYONE into Pepe! https://t.co/xlCFbKGk6q pic.twitter.com/IjDV9gMTDY

— Wowhead💙 (@Wowhead) April 1, 2019

Chris Metzen annonce sa candidature à l'élection présidentielle américaine de 2020 https://t.co/BTCvURHG6O pic.twitter.com/PVPFuwohme

— JudgeHype (@JudgeHype) April 1, 2019

We’re keeping an eye out for more, but let us know your favorites in the comments below!

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