Warcraft

Oribos, the Shadowlands capital city, has come to the alpha.

When Shadowlands launches, we'll be spending a lot of time in Oribos, the hub city of the expansion.

I've done it a few times, switching my main in World of Warcraft.

Whether you're just coming back to World of Warcraft for patch 8.3, or you've been playing for a while and you just decided to get your alts up to speed with the gear options like Old God Assaults, one thing you may not really be prepared for is just how quickly Corruption can get out of hand.

It can be a little hard to keep up with changes to the targeted Corruption system Blizzard added this week, but this particular change is definitely worth being aware of -- previously, it was impossible for the system to allow you to cleanse a previously Corrupted item and then add the Preserved Contaminant of your choice back to that item.

Blizzard surprised us all this week by announcing changes to Corruption and Echoes of Ny'alotha, as well as to how quickly you could level up your Legendary Cloak, and then almost immediately hotfixing some of those changes live.

Starting this week, you'll be able to buy specific types of Corruption to apply to gear, removing the randomness from the system — and making it a lot easier for new 120s to gear up.

Sometimes I am convinced that Ion Hazzikostas, World of Warcraft's Game Director, says things just to see our heads explode.

Warcraft 3: Reforged did not work out the way Blizzard had wanted.

Humans have finally gotten some of their new customization options on the Shadowlands alpha -- let's take a look at some of our new choices!