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Warcraft's 2017 Year in Review
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It's been a busy year for World of Warcraft with the announcement of Battle for Azeroth and Blizzard's new approach to patches and continuous content. With everything quieting down for the holidays, we can finally catch our breath and look back at the past year in WoW.
In this article, we're highlighting all the major in-game events, content updates, and Blizzard announcements. 2017 was a pretty packed year, as Blizzard held true to their promise of delivering constant content, moving away from the idea of massive patch drops and aiming instead for new content available each week.
January 2017
January 4th
: The
Diablo 20th Anniversary Celebration
kicked off 2017 with
Коровий король
,
Двенадцатиструнная гитара
, and lots of loot from Treasure Goblins.
January 10th
:
Patch 7.1.5 went live
, featuring
Brawler's Guild fights
,
Artifact Knowledge Catch Up
, many
legendary items
, and
class changes
.
January 15th
: The
Stranglethorn Fishing Extravaganza returned
, allowing players to complete
Непревзойденный рыболов
for the Salty title.
January 17th
: The
Nighthold Raid opened
on Normal and Heroic difficulty, with Gul'dan as the final boss. This raid wrapped up the story of the Nightborne and opened up future character development for Illidan.
January 19th
: We got our first signs that 2017 was not going to follow the traditional PTR development cycle with the start of the
7.2 PTR
mere days after Nighthold opened. Early datamining highlighted the new Transmog UI, dungeon Cathedral of Eternal Night, raid Tomb of Sargeras,
Class Mounts
, and Broken Shore content.
January 21st
:
Call of the Scarab
, WoW's first micro-holiday, went live. The event will pit the Alliance and Horde against each other to earn the most credit by turning in Commendation Tokens: whoever wins can fly their faction flag in Silithus for a year. The
Lunar Festival
also started, bringing with it the new fun toy
Костюм туловища красного дракона
.
January 24th
: Players could complete
Balance of Power
for the first time, unlocking a new Artifact skin!
February 2017
February 4th
:
Exorsus achieved World First Mythic Gul'dan
, an exciting encounter with a secret "The Demon Within" third phase.
February 6th
: Converting
WoW Token to Battle.net Balance
went live in WoW. You can redeem the token for $15 of Battle.net balance now, which can be used on WoW pets, Blizzard games and Digital Deluxe versions, character services like realm changes and more.
February 7th
:
Love is in the Air went live
, featuring dynamic scaling for the
Аптекарь Хаммел
encounter and new Love Token items like
Лодка любви
.
February 14th
: The
"For Azeroth" promotion
started in Heroes of the Storm. Complete 15 games with a friend, playing a Warcraft hero, for the
Огнерожденный саблезуб
.
February 16th
: The 7.2 PTR had a flurry of discussion on datamined Artifact Power changes, and on this day
Ion Hazzikostas wrote a lengthy post
explaining missteps and upcoming changes.
February 23rd
: The adorable
Hatching of the Hippogryphs Micro Holiday
started. During this micro-holiday, you can befriend the hippogryphs and even get a baby one to sit on your shoulder.
March 2017
March 7th
: We saw the first
Mists of Pandaria Timewalking Event
. There are six new dungeons and a number of new items to purchase for
Искаженный временем знак
including
Юй'лэй, дочь Нефритовой Змеи
.
March 10th
: Dalaran had a stress test on the PTR, which turned into a
raid battle against Firelord Nomi
.
March 15th
:
World of Warcraft Chronicle: Volume 2
went on sale. The book opens with the discovery of Draenor and closes with the shattering of Draenor and the destruction of the Dark Portal.
March 16th
: The
Un'Goro Madness Micro Holiday
started. Battle level 110 elite dinosaurs for
Моджо динозавра
.
March 23rd
: In the
liveblog with Ryan Shwayder
, we learned the release date for Patch 7.2 and also watched the official patch trailer.
March 28th
:
Patch 7.2: Tomb of Sargeras
went live. This new content patch included the Broken Shore, crafted legendaries, new Empowered Artifact Traits, Challenge Appearances, Legion Pathfinder, the dungeon Cathedral of Eternal Night, new Mythic+ Affixes, region-wide buildings, and an updated Transmog Set UI! Players also discovered that
mobs were scaling up with item level
.
April 2017
April 1st
: Blizzard published a
series of April Fools Jokes
, including Patch 7.8.0, BlizzCon Textual Adventure, and Classic Battle.net.
April 2nd
: The
Darkmoon Faire returned
with the striking
Чернильно-черное зелье
consumable.
April 3rd
: The
Mage Tower Challenge
was active for the first time--players discovered these artifact challenges were quite tricky. There was no PTR testing for these challenges, so everyone was in for a bit of a surprise.
April 4th
:
Legion Assaults started
, providing players with a good source of Nethershards, Artifact Power, transmog weapons, and catch up gear. In these invasions, players will complete four demonic World Quests and then defend a notable area in each Broken Isle zone, like Thunder Totem.
April 5th
: The
March of the Tadpoles Micro Holiday
started. Visit the cute baby Winterfin murlocs in Borean Tundra.
April 11th
: The Secret Finding Discord
discovered the Riddler's Mind-Worm Mount
. You'll have to hunt down pages across Azeroth in a certain order, the clues of which are inspired by the
cosmology chart
from
World of Warcraft Chronicle Volume 1
.
April 12th
: The
final Wyrmtongue treasure quest spawned
, allowing players to gamble Nethershards. On this day, the
7.2.5 PTR began
, which included the Trial of Style and Black Temple Timewalking.
April 17th
: The
Noblegarden Event
started, with the new
Зайчик Сада чудес
pet.
April 19th
: The
Anduin Wrynn questline
was available, culminating in a touching cinematic between Anduin and his father.
April 26th
:
Two discoveries were made
for pet-lovers - the Hunter Tame
Лалатин
and Garrison pet
Собака
.
April 27th
: The
Volunteer Guard Day Micro Holiday
went live. Salute a guard to take on its appearance.
May 2017
May 2nd
: Blizzard announced
significant changes to Mythic+ Keystones
. The depletion mechanic will be removed for convenience, and Blizzard is restructuring rewards to encourage players to opt for higher-level Keystones instead of lower-level ones that present more of a challenge.
May 10th
: The
Spring Balloon Festival
went live for the first time. When you log in during the Spring Balloon Festival, you will see red X's marked on your world map indicating a place where you can hop on a Hot Air Balloon for a ride!
May 15th
:
Christie Golden announced
she accepted a job at Blizzard.
May 18th
:
Mike Morhaime made the surprising announcement
that Destiny 2 will be coming to Battle.net.
May 22nd
: The
Artifat Knowledge Cap
was hotfixed to 40, down from 50.
May 23rd
: The
Squirky murloc plush and in-game pet
went live.
May 27th
: The
Glowcap Festival Micro Holiday
went live for the first time. This provided a great way to get Sporregar reputation.
June 2017
June 6th
: The
Thousand Boat Bash Micro Holiday
went live for the first time. Head to Thousand Needles and construct your own ship to get the Boat Day buff for seven days. Also on this day, players could finally
acquire their Class Mounts
.
June 13th
:
Patch 7.2.5: Tomb of Sargeras
went live. This new content patch includes many
class changes
,
new legendaries
, the
Deaths of Chromie
scenario, a new
battle pet dungeon
,
rogue pickpocketing items
,
level 110 heirlooms
, and
Mythic+ changes
.
June 16th
: The Secret Finding Discord
discovered the Sun Darter Hatchling Pet
. The pet comes from an
Oddly-Colored Egg
at the back of the Cavern of Consumption on the Winterspring coast. Once inside the cave, you'll find a number of blocked off magical barriers and puzzles. As the name of the cave implies, you'll need to use various
consumables
to break through each barrier, ranging from
Костюм "Маленькая принцесса"
to
Большое зелье защиты от светлой магии
.
June 20th
: The
Tomb of Sargeras Raid
opens on Normal and Heroic difficulty. This raid expanded the story of Illidan, Velen, and Kil'jaeden. We also saw the
cinematic for the first time
as well as
Argus in the sky
.
June 21st
: The
Midsummer Fire Festival started
with new items like
Коробок спичек
and
Игний Пламелинг
.
June 28th
: The
Patch 7.3 PTR
started. Early datamining included
Tier 21 Armor
,
Antorus Bosses
, and
many Argus items
.
July 2017
July 1st
: The
Blight Boar Encounter
went live at the Darkmoon Faire, rewarding transmog items such as
Оплетенный каркасный шлем
and
Некромад, глас смерти
.
July 6th
: One 7.3 datamining highlight was
datamined broadcast text
. This essentially revealed the end of Antorus, the Burning Throne -- something Ion Hazzikostas joked about at the BlizzCon 2017 What's Next Panel. Another datamining highlight on this day was the
Kul Tiras Armor sets
. This set off speculation that Kul Tiras would play a major role in 8.0, which turned out to be true.
July 11th
:
Black Temple Timewalking
is now live. This raid featured updated loot for level 110s, new Timewalking toys, and
Арсенал: боевые клинки Аззинота
for Demon Hunters. Also on this day, the
Mythic+ Dungeon Invitational
was announced.
July 16th
:
Method achieved World First Mythic Kil'jaeden
. Progression on this fight was unusually long, with 653 wipes.
July 17th
:
World of Warcraft Chronicle: Volume 3
is now available for preorder.
July 31st
: The
Kirin Tor Tavern Crawl Micro Holiday
is now live for the first time. Every few minutes, Tipsi Wobblerune will allow you to teleport to a new Inn, which has special food and drink, SELFIE Cameras, and Discarded Packages which give you festive hats.
August 2017
August 2nd
:
Twilight and the Luminous Starseeker
are now available to purchase via the in-game shop.
August 4th
:
Jaina Proudmoore
was revealed as the character on the Warcraft BlizzCon Key Art, heightening the speculation that Kul Tiras would play a major role in the expansion.
August 8th
:
Doomsayers appeared in Dalaran
and the Argus skybox was visible to all players.
August 15th
: The
Whispers of a Frightened World
scenario went live, in which Azeroth has nightmares about the Dark Titan.
August 17th
: The
Trial of Style Holiday
went live. Players only had a few minutes to put together themed transmogs, which were judged by peers.
August 23rd
: At gamescom 2017, we
saw the Patch 7.3 cinematic
, learned the
release date
, and saw the
Shadows of Argus Key Art
.
August 29th
:
Patch 7.3: Shadows of Argus
went live. This new content patch included the new
Argus storyline
, three zones on Argus, new World Quests, passive
Artifact Knowledge
, many new
mounts
and
pets
, updated
catch-up mechanics
, and increased rewards from
World Quests and Dungeons
. Also on this date,
Suramar Campaign Reputation Requirements
were hotfixed out and we watched
The Fate of Xe'ra Cinematic
.
August 31st
: Petopia and the Secret Finding Discord
discovered how to tame Panthara mounts
.
September 2017
September 2nd
: The Secret Finding Discord
discovered the Lucid Nightmare mount
.
September 3rd
: The
Darkmoon Faire added
the expensive
Дриблежабль Новолуния
mount.
September 4th
:
Dilligent Anglers unlocked
the
Изумруд Темносвета
artifact tint.
September 5th
:
Week 2 of Shadows of Argus
opened, featuring Invasion Points, Mac'Aree, and the Dark Awakenings questline.
September 12th
: The
Netherlight Crucible and final Argus chapter
opened. Also on this day, the
charity battle pet Shadow
went on sale. Originally intended to go on sale at the end of the year, Blizzard launched the pet sooner due to all of the international disasters.
September 13th
: The
BlizzCon Stormwind and Orgrimmar Mounts
were revealed and the
Goody Bag
went on sale.
September 19th
:
Pirate's Day added
the
"Веселый Роджер"
toy.
September 20th
: Datamining for the
7.3.2 PTR started
. One of the most important details was a
map showing updates to Silithus
.
September 21st
: Blizzard released the audio drama
"A Thousand Years of War"
about Alleria and Turalyon.
September 22nd
:
Emojis were added
to the Battle.net App.
October 2017
October 3rd
: The
BlizzCon 2017 Schedule
was posted.
October 5th
:
Appear Offline
and a variety of social features were added to the Battle.net app.
October 10th
: The
BlizzCon 2017 Merch Sale
started, featuring Pirate Pepe and a Sargeras shirt.
October 12th
: The
BlizzCon 2017 Floor Plan
was revealed. Of particular note was the large WoW demo area and Sylvanas statue.
October 14th
: The
Running of the Gnomes Micro Holiday
took place. This event was inspired by Dravvie's own charity event. Running of the Gnomes benefits the Cleveland Clinic and the creators of the Tuohy Vaccine that is currently in the early stages of human clinical trials.
October 18th
:
Hallow's End started
, featuring new items like
Накси
,
Эксклюзивный костюм "Ксавий"
, and
Костюм хвоста лошади
.
October 21st
: Players discovered
hints pointing to subraces
in the 7.3 data. These predictions turned out to be true with the Allied Races announcement at BlizzCon.
October 22nd
: Amazon put up a listing for the upcoming novel
Before the Storm
by Christie Golden.
November 2017
November 2nd
: We got a sneak peek of
one Before the Storm chapter
and the
Sylvanas Statue
went on sale.
November 3rd
:
Battle for Azeroth
, WoW's next expansion, was announced! We learned about Allied Races, the burning of Teldrassil, the Heart of Azeroth, Islands, and discovered some class buffs and utility changes in the playable demo. Classic WoW was also announced.
November 12th
: The
Moonkin Festival Micro Holiday started
. Head to Moonglade to meet the fluffy baby moonkin and get a temporary companion of your own.
November 14th
: In a follow-up Battle for Azeroth interview,
we learned
that traditional tier sets are going away.
November 16th
:
WoW's 13th Anniversary started
, featuring the return of the Green Dragons and transmog loot.
November 29th
:
Antorus the Burning Throne opened
on Normal and Heroic difficulty. With the defeat of Argus, we saw the
ending cinematic
as well as
zone changes in Azeroth
.
November 30th
: The
Patch 7.3.5 PTR started
. This PTR brought a revamped leveling experience, Ulduar Timewalking, and lots of Allied Race datamining.
December 2017
December 13th
:
Method achieves World First Mythic Argus
after almost a week of progress on the boss.
December 15th
: To celebrate the release of
The Last Jedi
,
guards in Stormwind and Orgrimmar
have lightsabers.
December 16th
:
Feast of Winter Veil
went live, featuring new gifts like
Игрушечное оружие
and
Волшебная коробка для карт
.
December 20th
:
Tyrael's Charger was temporarily available
to purchase through the Korean Battle.net Shop.
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