Shadowlands

I do not understand how poor Old Blanchy, who once saved a young Thrall from Durnholde Keep, who died nobly defending his home in Westfall against the wicked Defias, could have found herself in Revendreth.

Uther is the epitome of Paladins, of the Light, of goodness triumphing against evil.

If you're wondering what ray tracing is and why it's a big deal that it's being added to World of Warcraft, with it currently being tested in the Shadowlands beta, it's actually a simple idea -- as part of the beta, a change to lighting in WoW is being tested that allows the game to render multiple light sources and multiple shadows in one area.

Gear scaling is always an issue at the end of every expansion, and has been for a long time -- the very concept of ratings for secondary stats like Crit, Haste, and so on was brought in to fix an issue where items that granted a flat percentage to a secondary stat remained good indefinitely.

So I'm still thinking about those Heirloom set bonuses coming in Shadowlands -- or at least the pre-patch for it, when the level squish is slated to happen.

The latest Shadowlands build includes a pretty significant change to gear drops in raids: instead of weapon drops, there will be tokens you can turn in for weapons of your choice. These tokens are called Anima Spherules, and they can be turned in at your Covenant Sanctum for weapons and offhand items.

This week, Matt Rossi and Joe Perez explore the hidden parts of Azeroth, the true motives of the Jailer, and which major lore figure in WoW is next to betray everything they stand for to embrace the darkness within.

Let's speak frankly for a second: We all love to play Barbie with our World of Warcraft characters.

Spoilers for Shadowlands!

The Mission Table has been a staple of the past three expansions of World of Warcraft, with much the same gameplay since Warlords of Draenor -- recruit followers, send followers to go get stuff for a couple hours, collect loot.