Everyone has a fighting chance
PvP ratings are getting a big update in World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Battle for Azeroth. The goal is, according to a new developer blog, to “increase clarity and offer a more structured progression that recognizes players’ accomplishments in real time as they climb through the ranks. As players reach (specific) rating thresholds, they will enter formal brackets”. But there’s so much more.
It seems that recently lapsed World of Warcraft subscription account have been unlocked with players able to log in and play any character, even those over level 20, for free for the time being. There was no announcement made, but savvy Redditors noticed they were able to log their characters even without resubscribing. In addition, accounts that have been inactive for a long while have been upgraded to Warlords of Draenor.
It seems that recently lapsed World of Warcraft subscription account have been unlocked with players able to log in and play any character, even those over level 20, for free through June 24th. The announcement was made via the World of Warcraft community site earlier today.
The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a preview of the Nazmir region coming to Battle for Azeroth. Nazmir is considered a primordial swamp, yet was once the heart of the Troll Empire.
For you who have been so patiently waiting news of World of Warcraft Classic, we have it today! We now know that when Classic launches, it will start with v1.12 “Drums of War”. Keep in mind that Classic is not a progression server, so 1.12 is both the start and the “finish”. Hop through the jump to check out the original Drums of War trailer and find out where the Classic team is headed next!
The World of Warcraft site has been updated with a cool new video and an announcement that the team will be on hand at Hellfest in Clisson, France from June 22nd to June 24th. The event is an open air heavy metal festival that is “one of Europe’s most massive music events”. The post goes on to say that the team will be bringing “renowned actor and DJ (not to mention WoW and metal music fan) Kristian Nairn” with them. HODOR!
The World of Warcraft PTR has been updated to v8.0 that brings the pre-event quests and events in for testing. Anyone can take part by copying over an existing max-level character and diving in. 8.0 content includes many of the big changes coming to WoW with the launch of BfA including the global cooldown changes, talent and utility changes, the removal of most Artifact abilities.
Battle for Azeroth will be rolling out worldwide simultaneously when launch day arrives on August 14th for the World of Warcraft expansion. This marks the first time in WoW’s history that an expansion has launched simultaneously in all regions.
The final prequel comic for the World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth expansion has been released. Called “The Three Sisters”, it chronicles a reunion between Sylvanas, Vereesa and Alleria Windrunner at their family’s estate in the Ghostlands, one that has more than a few implications for the forthcoming expansion.
The World of Warcraft community site has been updated with a brief notice to let players know that 32-bit support for WoW will be ending this summer. “The vast majority of World of Warcraft players are already running the 64-bit version of the game, and this change will allow us to focus on making the 64-bit version as stable and efficient as possible”. Players will need to upgrade their operating system to 64-bit, most often for free.