Warcraft
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Soulbind Conduits show that Blizzard has learned from the mistakes of Azerite Armor
After getting a first look at the Soulbind and Conduit system in Shadowlands, I had some apprehensions, because it shares many of the same mechanics that plagued Battle for Azeroth’s Azerite Armor. Conduits provide buffs…
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Blizzard nerfs how much corruption you can use at once, and this time we know exactly who’s to blame
We have seen a lot of hotfixes that specifically target aspects of the Corrupted gear system. Right out of the gate they had to lower the damage that Infinite Stars did because it was…
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Corruption is going away in 9.0, but Azerite Armor and Essences will stick around
Corruption was the major gameplay system added to bring more depth and choices to itemization in Battle for Azeroth‘s patch 8.3, and it’s seen a lot of updates, hotfixes, and changes since it went…
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Artifact transmogs will be available for every spec in Shadowlands
Well, maybe not every spec — the language being used by Lead Game Designer Morgan Day is a bit more ambiguous than that — but it’s a definite shift away from where we are now,…
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Heirlooms won’t provide an XP bonus in Shadowlands
During an inverview with content creator MrGM, Lead Game Designer for World of Warcraft Morgan Day revealed that, with the release of the next expansion, Shadowlands, heirlooms will no longer provide an XP bonus.…
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How to solo Balance of Power to collect your Legion Artifact appearance
The Balance of Power quest line, beginning with The Power Within, required players to run multiple Mythic+ dungeons and several Legion raids to complete. This long, complicated quest chain — which unlocks several appearances for…
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You’ll be able to change your character’s gender at the barbershop in Shadowlands
WoW Shadowlands will finally introduce the ability to swap your gender in an in-game barbershop versus spending real money on the Blizzard Shop, according to Executive Producer John Hight in an interview with Eurogamer.…
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The spark-breathing Steamscale Incinerator mount is the new hotness, literally
In the swirling chaos of the WoW Shadowlands news cycle this week, Blizzard also dropped a hefty mount on us. The Steamscale Incinerator mount is a large metal dragon that breathes sparks and was…
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What did you think of the Shadowlands reveal stream?
Yesterday, Blizzard had held its much-anticipated (and once-delayed) Shadowlands stream event. After a short introduction where John Hight showed off the downright gorgeous Collector’s Edition, Ion “Watcher” Hazzikostas took over for the remainder of…
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Take a trip to the Theater of Pain, a non-linear max level dungeon in Shadowlands
Are you not entertained? You’re not? Oh, well you will be when you take a trip to the last dungeon arriving in Shadowlands — the Theater of Pain. We just got our first official overview…
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