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Lore Watch Podcast 178: Is Kel’Thuzad the real villain of Shadowlands?
This week, Matt Rossi and Joe Perez explore the clues that point to Kel'Thuzad's growing influence in the Shadowlands, how Night Elves can move forward now that Darnassus is gone, and why Kyrians continue to deliver souls into the Maw knowing it's strengthening the Jailer.
Here’s what to expect in Torghast’s second special event, Chorus of Dead Souls
This week marks the second of three special events on rotation in Torghast.
What would be the most shocking possible announcement at BlizzConline?
I think a lot about BlizzConline and how it's going to fill the BlizzCon-sized hole in all of our greedy little tell us everything hearts, and honestly, I think the most shocking announcement they could make, the absolutely craziest thing would be one of two potential announcements -- either a brand-new IP along the lines of Overwatch which they managed back in November of 2014, or literally nothing.
Valor Points make their return in patch 9.0.5, expected to release in March
The patch 9.0.5 PTR is now live, and it's a system focused affair, with bug fixes for issues that couldn't be hotfixed and a whole new system for upgrading items that drop in Mythic+ dungeons.
Hearthstone’s Core set will remake the game, giving all players 235 free cards
If you were watching a BlizzCon panel for Hearthstone and they were covering today's news, one of the slides might read as such: "Basic and Classic sets: GONE!" And it's true: the Hearthstone team is overhauling the game by removing Basic and Classic sets (which are being moved to Wild mode) and adding a brand new Core Set to replace them.
Running Castle Nathria and Mythic+ dungeons will now reward more Anima, but not more gear
If you've been running Mythic+ or Castle Nathria, you've probably noticed that the Anima drops have pretty slim — just 35 Anima per boss kill in Nathria or full clear of an M+ dungeon.
The Queue: Time Sensitive
It’s just me and a few… hundred… friends hangin in Orgrimmar, definitely not waiting for a new expansion to go live! (You think we fooled em, Rutherford?)
This is The Queue, where you ask us questions and we answer them in a very timely fashion.
What mobile games could Blizzard be working on?
While I was excited to hear about Diablo Immortal getting released in 2021, I was also interested to hear that Blizzard will be working on more mobile games.
What sorts of special, surprise merch are you hoping to see come out of BlizzCon?
With Monday being the 30th anniversary of Blizzard Entertainment, they released info on some of the new merchandise that'll be available for purchase during BlizzConline starting the 19th.
