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John Barrymore April 25, 2024 5 minutes
This blog post provides an overview of the datamining changes in the War Within Alpha build. It specifically highlights the Mage Fire class changes, including new talents and updates to existing abilities. The post also mentions changes to the Frost Mage, Windwalker Monk, Retribution Paladin, Warlock, and Warrior classes.
John Barrymore April 23, 2024 7 minutes
Discover the trinket changes in Season 4 of Dragonflight Raids and Dungeons. Our guide writer Taeznak discusses the modifications made to beloved items and how they compare to past iterations, offering insights on their strengths and weaknesses. Whether you're a DPS player, healer, or tank, this blog post provides valuable information to help you optimize your gameplay.
John Barrymore April 19, 2024 3 minutes
Blizzard has shared upcoming changes to the Mage class in the War Within, including the removal of the Temporal Warp talent. The aim of these changes is to simplify gameplay, provide more choices, and improve the overall experience for players. Specific updates will be made to each specialization, with a focus on Arcane, Fire, and Frost, to enhance their unique gameplay elements.
John Barrymore April 19, 2024 4 minutes
The blog post discusses the changes and updates to the Herbalism profession in the game. It introduces a new farming mini-game called the Hallowfall Farm, where players can plant seeds and increase their herb yield. Additionally, it explains the introduction of Camouflaged Herbs and ways to find them.
John Barrymore April 19, 2024 4 minutes
Blizzard has announced upcoming changes to the Death Knight talent trees in The War Within Alpha. The goals include reducing resource flooding, improving build diversity, and exploring unique gameplay experiences for each spec. Changes will be made to abilities such as Breath of Sindragosa, Rune of Hysteria, and Festering Wounds.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 8 minutes
This blog post discusses the class changes for Paladins in Blizzard's War Within update. For Holy Paladins, the changes focus on replacing Light of the Martyr with a passive spell and moving more of their throughput into baseline spells. For Retribution Paladins, the changes aim to make secondary stats more appealing and create more flexibility between single target and AoE builds.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 7 minutes
The blog post discusses the class changes for Warriors in The War Within Alpha by Blizzard. The post highlights the specific changes made for Arms and Fury Warriors, addressing issues such as overgeneration of Rage and lack of rotational diversity. It also mentions the redesign of talents and abilities to provide more options and choices for players.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 10 minutes
Blizzard has released all the Druid class changes for The War Within Alpha, including updates to the class tree and several specialization trees. The changes aim to provide more customization options, reduce constraints on rotation, and increase the base power of certain abilities. Additionally, melee range talents are being reduced across the game to ensure a more consistent experience across classes.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 5 minutes
Blizzard has released all the Monk class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha. The goal of the class tree is to add more options and utility, such as an Enrage Dispel. The updates for Windwalker aim to address issues with power levels, usability, and gameplay focus, while Mistweaver sees updates to their class bonuses and removal of Essence Font.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 4 minutes
Blizzard has implemented class changes for Evokers in The War Within Alpha, addressing threat issues in the game. The changes include reducing the threat generated by Devastation Evokers' spells and incorporating new talents in the Preservation Tree.
John Barrymore April 18, 2024 3 minutes
Game Producer Josh Greenfield, also known as Aggrend, reached out to players on X (formerly Twitter) to gather feedback on upcoming class changes in Season of Discovery. The Season of Discovery team is actively listening to player feedback and aims to balance the game before Phase 4. Suggestions on improving various classes, such as Shadow DPS, Survival Tree for Hunters, Holy Paladins, Sword Rogues, and Warriors, are requested.
John Barrymore April 13, 2024 5 minutes
The blog post discusses the changes and updates for each class in the upcoming Diablo 4 Season 4 PTR. It highlights the changes to Barbarians, Druids, Necromancers, Rogues, and Sorcerers, including buffs, nerfs, new abilities, and unique items. The post also mentions the potential for new builds and increased build diversity in the upcoming season.
John Barrymore April 05, 2024 4 minutes
This blog post discusses the datamined information from the Diablo 4 PTR pointing towards an Iron Wolves-themed Season 4. While it is not confirmed if these assets and rewards will be used in the upcoming season, there are hints of an Iron Wolves revival in the game. The post also explores the history and significance of the Iron Wolves in the Diablo franchise.
John Barrymore March 26, 2024 2 minutes
The upcoming Phase 3 of the Season of Discovery brings exciting changes to leveling and experience gain. Players will enjoy permanent experience buffs, new ways to level up, and the removal of certain repeatable quests. Get ready for the Nightmare Incursions PvE event and gear up for an enhanced leveling experience!
John Barrymore March 26, 2024 3 minutes
Blizzard has made significant droprate changes in Ulduar and Icecrown Citadel, allowing players to complete their Wrath of the Lich King goals before Cataclysm. Raid groups can now finish a full Shadowmourne and obtain 17 Shadowfrost Shards per Icecrown Citadel clear, speeding up the process significantly. Additionally, players can gear up quickly with the increased drops of Defiler's Scourgestones in Defense Protocol: Gamma dungeons.
John Barrymore March 22, 2024 3 minutes
This blog post highlights the upcoming changes to the Helltide event in Diablo 4 Season 4. It discusses quality of life improvements, the new Helltide Threat System, the addition of a Hellborne enemy and a Helltide Assault event, and the introduction of a new group boss encounter. These changes aim to make the Helltide event more diverse, challenging, and rewarding for players.
John Barrymore March 21, 2024 2 minutes
This blog post discusses the recent Campfire Chat for Diablo 4, highlighting the upcoming itemization rework, class balance changes, and new crafting systems. It reveals two new Unique items - Tyrael's Might and Fractured Winterglass - and invites readers to share their thoughts on the upcoming changes in Season 4.
John Barrymore March 20, 2024 5 minutes
Blizzard has unveiled the upcoming itemization changes and crafting updates for Season 4. The blog post provides a summary of all the important details, including reduced loot drops but higher quality, removal of unused affixes, tradeability of legendary items, and the introduction of new crafting systems like Tempering and Masterworking.
John Barrymore March 11, 2024 3 minutes
This week in WoW, players can look forward to Season 4 Dungeon changes, a development update, and more Hero Talents. Additionally, Hearthstone is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, with players having the opportunity to collect a new Fiery Hearthsteed mount in World of Warcraft for free. There will also be special Hearthstone matches and encounters, offering Hearthstone-themed rewards. Stay updated with all the news and events happening this week in World of Warcraft.
John Barrymore December 26, 2023 7 minutes
In this blog post, the author reviews the healer changes implemented by Blizzard for Season 3 in Dragonflight. They discuss the goals of the changes, such as making resources matter more and improving single target heals, and evaluate whether these changes have improved or worsened healing in the game. The author also addresses the issue of an abundance of healing cooldowns and suggests potential solutions for balancing them.
John Barrymore December 08, 2023 3 minutes
The blog post discusses the latest Patch 10.2.5 PTR development notes, including changes to Mistweaver Monks, increased Dragonriding speed, updates to Bel'ameth, and more. It also mentions the availability of Azerothian Archives for testing and various renaming and damage changes for different classes and abilities.
John Barrymore November 22, 2023 6 minutes
This blog post discusses the recent rune changes in the Public Test Realm of Season of Discovery. Notable adjustments include tank rune changes for Shaman and Warlock tanks, as well as adjustments to various class tools and talents. The post provides details on the specific rune changes and their effects on gameplay.
John Barrymore November 05, 2023 4 minutes
Blizzard announces major changes to the Great Vault in The War Within Expansion, including the removal of the PvP reward row and the addition of a World content row. PvP players will receive additional conquest, reducing the RNG in PvP gearing and giving players more agency.
John Barrymore November 04, 2023 4 minutes
The blog post discusses the major changes coming to the Great Vault in the WoW War Within Expansion. The PvP reward row will be replaced by a World content row, giving players more agency in their PvP gear. Additionally, World content activities like the new Delves will progress the World Content Great Vault Row.
John Barrymore November 04, 2023 3 minutes
Discover the exciting changes coming to the Great Vault in the Warcraft The War Within expansion. Blizzard's announcement includes the removal of the PvP reward row, replaced by a World content row, providing more opportunities for progression and reducing RNG in PvP gearing. PvP players will also receive additional conquest, granting them greater agency in their gameplay.
John Barrymore October 27, 2023 2 minutes
This blog post discusses recent changes to Morchie's timers on the Patch 10.2 PTR, making the encounter easier. The cooldown on some of her abilities have been extended, resulting in more standing around during the boss fight but fewer Clone encounters. It also explores the tradeoff between dealing with adds using traps or using mass AoE CCs, highlighting the differences in damage and difficulty.