The Throne of Thunder raid was released with patch 5.2, and each wing of this massive raid has become available to Raid Finder raiders in the weeks since. Beginning today April 17, the Pinnacle of Storms, the fourth and final wing of the Throne of Thunder, is now open.
As more and more Blood-Soaked Invitations have been procured through the Black Market Auction House or distributed by ranking Brawler’s Guild members, the dark recesses of Stormwind and Orgrimmar echo with the sounds of epic battles.
In the upcoming patch 5.3, we’re adding a new “Loot Specialization” option that will give you more control over the loot drops and quest rewards you receive that are based on your class specialization.
We’re adding a feature-limited web browser to World of Warcraft that will replace the in-game support system with a direct portal to the Battle.net Support site. Our aim is to give players in-game easy access to the site’s robust knowledge base and support contact system
Greetings, trainers! We wanted to take a moment to discuss some of the broad accuracy changes we’re making to Pet Battles in patch 5.3. The overarching goal behind these changes is to provide transparency to reduce the amount of uncontrolled randomness, where one miss often makes or breaks a match. Once patch 5.3 is live, you’ll see “hit chance” listed for all abilities, and this value will update if the pet is affected by abilities that increase or reduce the chance to hit.
This week only, you can save 50% on Lil’ Ragnaros, the mini version of the lord and master of all fire elementals.
Patch 5.2: The Thunder King brought us new and exotic locations to visit (if you don’t mind a few storms) and a slew of new creatures. One particularly memorable creature is the Zandalari Battlesaur, whose roar can have even the most stalwart heroes quaking in their boots. But, what exactly goes into crafting a voice for such a creature? The World of Warcraft sound team popped the hood and gave us an inside look at the anatomy of sound design.
As you’re probably aware we introduced a new system in 5.1 which allowed you to upgrade some gear a few items levels at a time by paying with the PvE (Valor/Justice) and PvP (Conquest/Honor) currencies.
We’re excited to announce Blizzard’s newest game today, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, a free-to-play strategy card game that’s deceptively simple and insanely fun, coming to Windows®, Mac®, and the iPad®!
Dawn of the Aspects is a new five-part eBook series written by New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak. Download each installment for the low price of £1.99 through Amazon. It’s a must-read for dragon-thusiasts!
PvP Season 13 for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria has begun! Team and Personal Ratings have been reset and players can once again take to the Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds to test their mettle.
This is part 3 of the ongoing series discussing the class changes that are being implemented in patch 5.2.
Patch 5.2: The Thunder King is now live! Lei Shen has consolidated his power on the Isle of Thunder, and if he’s not dislodged, his reborn army will threaten all of Pandaria. A massive new zone, a new raid, server-wide events surrounding the siege on the Isle of Thunder, new factions, world bosses . . . and more. Brace yourself for the storm.
With the release of Patch 5.2: The Thunder King, the vast Throne of Thunder raid will become available. As in previous raid tiers, Raid Finder wings and availability difficulties will be staggered.
The first World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria patch of 2013 is currently in development and this is your chance to see some of the things that are in the works. This patch will include a massive new raid dungeon, a multi-faceted new quest hub, Pet Battle improvements, new world bosses, significant class balance changes, brand new pets and mounts, assorted bug fixes, and more.
Dawn of the Aspects is a new five-part eBook series written by New York Times bestselling author Richard A. Knaak. Download the first installment now for the low price of £1.99 through Amazon. It’s a must-read for dragon-thusiasts!
Arena and Rated Battleground Season 12 is scheduled to end on Wednesday, March 6. At that point, we will determine who is eligible for the end-of-season rewards, a process that should take approximately one week.
If you haven’t been keeping up on the latest World of Warcraft news, you might not be aware that World of Warcraft Patch 5.2: Throne of Thunder is on the horizon. Well, 5.2 is well on its way and it’s bringing PvE features like a brand new questing hub and a huge new raid, but it’s also introducing new features that will have a significant impact on the PvP aspects of World of Warcraft, including a number of class and gearing changes.
The Thunder King’s return looms on the horizon, and to prepare for the storm, Blizzard has just slashed prices on all World of Warcraft games by up to a 70% or more! Now is the time to recruit your friends to begin their epic quest in Azeroth. But hurry—this deal ends February 25.
The age of the dragons is over. Azeroth’s ancient guardians struggle to find a new purpose in a world plagued by uncertainty. Author Richard A. Knaak explores the history of the former Dragon Aspects in this five part mini-series.
Patch 5.2 introduces a new raid tier and PvP season, and so the higher tier currencies will be down-converted during maintenance. This time around there won’t be a soft cap, old Valor items aren’t changing to cost Justice, and we’re adding a new rank of PvP gear.
Here you'll find a list of hotfixes that address various issues related to the recently released World of Warcraft patch 5.1. Hotfixes are updates we make on our end without requiring you to download a new patch.
Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of World of Warcraft players around the world who purchased the Cinder Kitten pet, we’ve raised a total of more than $2.3 million USD to support the American Red Cross’s ongoing Superstorm Sandy relief efforts.
