Blizzard teased the WoD cinematic with another image today.
Blizzard also announced 3 new heroes for Heroes of the Storm through their Gamescom video! Who you ask? Chen Stormstout, Anub’arak and Azmodan!
Let’s round up tonight’s news with the last few tidbits!
It looks like the Gaze of the Black Prince buff is already active!
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Gaze of the Black Prince buff is currently live and active and will remain active through Tuesday, August 26 at 9:00 a.m. PDT.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Our blog has been updated. 🙂
Blizzard also released a new teaser for the WoD cinematic today!
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Hey again—Chris Robinson here with a new Artcraft, and today we’re showing off the female and male Troll models. We’re wrapping up work on both of their models, and we thought it’d be cool for you to see them side-by-side. Showing both genders together gives you a more cohesive visual story and a more complete picture of the Trolls’ character, who they are, and where they come from.
One of the unique challenges for the Troll models were their tusks. In the character customization options, you have the ability to select from a number of tusk “styles.” While other race models (like the Tauren) have similar customization options, the additional modeling, texturing, and animation articulation of the Troll face—and mouth especially—made this a distinctive challenge. We actually had to model the Troll with a flat lower lip; then, for each facial customization option, we went in and posed their lips to naturally wrap around each tusk option.
We hope you enjoyed this quick look at the male and female Trolls, and we’ll see you in the next Artcraft!
Crafticus took to twitter again to show a slight change in the reward for the 250 mounts achievement.
Subtle change here, based on feedback. pic.twitter.com/hLLT9pWJOC
— Jonathan LeCraft (@TheCrafticus) August 12, 2014
We also asked Russ Petersen, a Reward Systems Developer about the toy box and the items that were still missing from it.
@bbmezzy most of the items players are suggesting at this point don’t meet the current criteria for the toybox.
— Russ Petersen (@nite_moogle) August 12, 2014
@bbmezzy no quest items (i.e. Staff of Archmage Vargoth), no teleports, no equippable items. we do need to add some more 6.0 toys.
— Russ Petersen (@nite_moogle) August 12, 2014
@bbmezzy we may do toybox versions of some equippable items at a later time.
— Russ Petersen (@nite_moogle) August 12, 2014
And blizzard put out a reminder that in just 2 days time we’ll get the Warlords of Draenor release date and cinematic! (As if anyone could forget!)
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Don’t forget: this Thursday, August 14, you can witness the world premiere of the Warlords of Draenor cinematic live! Join Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime, Chris Metzen, and World of Warcraft designers Ion Hazzikostas and Brian Holinka for the grand unveiling, streamed live from the Ace Theatre in Los Angeles. But that’s not all—we’ll also host a live interview with the WoW developers, announce the Warlords of Draenor launch date, and debut the first episode of a new animated lore miniseries: Lords of War. You won’t want to miss it!
When:Â Thursday, August 14 at 9:30 a.m. PDT
Where: Join us here on WorldofWarcraft.com to watch the live stream, or attend* the event live at the Theatre at Ace Hotel, located at 929 South Broadway in Los Angeles. (Doors open at 8:30 a.m.)
Live Attendee Bonus:Â Anyone who joins us live and in person in L.A. will also receive a beta key for Warlords of Draenor.**
*Please note: World of Warcraft is rated T for Teen; some content on display at the event may not be suitable for children ages of 12 or younger. Anyone 12 years of age or under must be accompanied by an adult.
**Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to get there early! Beta keys will be given out to everyone who comes down for the live event.
In Warlords of Draenor there are many rares in each zone, a lot of them are to kill while leveling to diversify the leveling experience. It’s a combined and improved version of leveling and the timeless isle. To help you keep track of them all we’ve compiled a list of all the rares we’ve been able to find. Remember WoD is still in beta, anything can change. If we missed any feel free to leave a comment with the location and name of the rare mob or event. Click on the map for a full size version.
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| 1 | Gennadian |  |
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| 2 | Steeltusk |  |
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| 3 | Anchorite’s Sojounn Defense |  |
The hub gets attacked by Arakkoa, which you will need to defend. |
| 4 | Hen Mother Hami |  |
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| 5 | Galzomar |  |
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| 6 | Kharazos the Triumphant |  |
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| 7 | Ra’kahn |  |
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| 8 | Felbark |  |
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| 9 | Lo’marg Jawcrusher |  |
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| 10 | Viperlash |  |
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| 11 | Cro Fleshrender |  |
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| 12 | Dr. Gloom |  |
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| 13 | Shirzir |  |
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| 14 | Frenzied Golem |  |
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| 15 | Underseer Bloodmane |  |
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| 16 | Yazheera the Incinerator |  |
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| 17 | Petrified Ancient |  |
Garrison Lumber Mill Required, Starts LM quest |
| 18 | Klikixx |  |
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| 19 | No’losh |  |
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| 20 | Bombardier Gu’gok |  |
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| 21 | Isaari |  |
After completing the quests in this hub and rescueing the 3 draenei from the webs, you’ll be able to talk to them to activate this rare fight. Seems to be alliance only. |
| 22 | Glimmerwing |  |
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| 23 | Hammertooth |  |
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| 24 | Farmer Defense Event |  |
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| 25 | Grrbrrgle |  |
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| 26 | Shadowflame Terrorwalker |  |
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| 27 | Vigilant Paarthos |  |
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| 28 | Kurlosh Doomfang |  |
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| 29 | Lady Demlash |  |
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| 30 | Lord Korinak |  |
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| 31 | Xothear the Destroyer |  |
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| 32 | Underground “puzzle” |  |
Rewards a pet |
| * | Treasure Loot Locations |  |
There are many treasures to be looted in Talador, here’s a map with the locations! |
Next in our garrison preview series is the Alliance outpost in Spires of Arak and the inn outpost perk!
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You’ve triumphed over the rigorous challenges of the Military Quarter – now prepare yourself for new cards, new bosses and more fun with Curse of Naxxramas: The Construct Quarter!
The Construct Quarter will open at the following times per region:
Americas: Tuesday, August 12th at 11:59 PM PDT
Europe: Tuesday, August 12th at 11:59 PM CEST
Korea/Taiwan: Wednesday , August 13th at 12:59 AM KST / Tuesday, August 12th 11:59 PM CST
China: Tuesday, August 12th at 11:59 PM CST
(Americas Region) The cards that players can acquire in The Construct Quarter will be featured on the official Hearthstone blog here once The Construct Quarter is live in the Americas region.
Good luck and have fun acquiring new cards for your Hearthstone collection!