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Shadows of Argus Key Art
Following the launch date of
Patch 7.3
, Blizzard has revealed truly epic key art for Shadows of Argus by artist
Glenn Rane
.
Not sure why certain characters are present in the art? Check out our
review of the 7.3 lore
in collaboration with Nobbel87.
Blizzard
Blizzard Gamescom 2017 Interviews - Blizzplanet and PCGamesN
With Blizzard at gamescom, various sites and influencers are conducting interviews about
Patch 7.3
! Next up we're highlighting interviews by Blizzplanet and PCGamesN with Ion Hazzikostas.
Be sure to check out the earlier interview recap of
TradeChat with Ion Hazzikostas
.
PTR
Battle Pet Updates in Patch 7.3: 40+ New Pets, Family Fighter Achievement, Battle Scaling Tech
With the
Pet Battle Bonus Event
going on this week, now is the purr-fect time to look at all the new updates coming to battle pets in Patch 7.3! There are over 40 new pets, a new battle tamer achievement, pet battle scaling tech, and more!
Blizzard
Blizzard Gamescom 2017 Interviews - TradeChat and Ion Hazzikostas
With Blizzard at gamescom, various sites and influencers are conducting interviews about
Patch 7.3
! First up is an interview with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas and TradeChat.
PTR
Restoration Shaman Updated Casting Animations Including Upright Male Orc in Patch 7.3
Casters receive updated animations in Patch 7.3 and today we're previewing Restoration Shaman. Check out our
Patch 7.3 coverage page
for links to other videos we've made of updated animations.
In addition, we've previewed the Restoration Shaman animations on a male orc; they now cast upright!
PTR
7.3 PTR Build 24853 Spell Updates
A small 7.3 PTR build was deployed today, with some buffs and nerfs to various specs. This is the third PTR update this week; earlier builds added
music
and
updated Broken Isles map
.
PTR
Mage Tier 21 and PvP Armor - Runebound Regalia
Today we are previewing the Mage Tier 21 set from
Antorus, the Burning Throne
,
Runebound Regalia
, and recolored sets from Legion Season 5 PvP. Keep track of all the Tier 21 armor sets and their bonuses on our
Tier 21 armor overview
.
Excited about transmog? Check out the
Trial of Style Event
going on.
Blizzard
Blizzard Reveals gamescom 2017 Schedule, Art, and Shop
Blizzard has revealed their schedule for gamescom 2017! There is one Blizzard Reveal Ceremony for all the games on 1800 CEST August 23rd--which strongly implying WoW will not be getting a massive expansion reveal. Other WoW events include the WoW European Championship Finals and 7.3 dungeon races between Nova and Set Sail for Fail.
PTR
New Combat Animations in Patch 7.3 Blog -- It's Magic!
Blizzard has released a blog detailing some of their changes to the Caster Animations in Patch 7.3. This blog also includes comments from designers, animators and sound artists.
We've covered the changes to the following animations in Patch 7.3:
Restoration Druid
Blood Elf Female Ranged Attack
All Mage Specs
Holy Priest
Shadow Priest
Elemental Shaman
PTR
Hunter Pet Tames of Patch 7.3 - Mana Ray, Marsuul, Talbuk, Panthara
Argus is a striking new planet that's nothing like we've quite seen before in Warcraft, so of course there are new distinctive pets for hunter to tame roaming around outdoors.
Some of these pets reference Draenei culture in Burning Crusade, such as the Mana Rays and Talbuks, while Marsuuls and Panthara are fancifully cute but deadly. We'll run down all the tameable tints and details about each new pet tame in this post.
PTR
Patch 7.3 Campaign for Argus - Weekly Content Unlock Schedule
As previewed by Game Director, Ion Hazzikostas, patch 7.3 will have its content gated during the first three weeks of the patch. With every passing week, new content, story and features will be unlocked to players. In this post we go through the schedule, highlighting the content unlocked every week and the content that still doesn't have a set unlock date.
PTR
The Music of Patch 7.3
All of the music for Patch 7.3 has been added in build 24829! Check out the gorgeous soundtracks for Antorus, Mac'Aree, and more.
For spell changes for build 24829, which had updates last night as well as this morning, check out our
other datamining post
.
Live
Whispers of a Frightened World Scenario -- Now Live
After
Argus appeared in the Skybox for all players last week and Doomsayers invaded Dalaran
, a new step of the pre-7.3 questline is now live. The
Whispers of a Frightened World
questline and world scenario is now live.
Warning: A general warning that the rest of this post will reveal upcoming parts of the questline.
For more information about 7.3, check out our
Patch 7.3 Content Hub.
PTR
7.3 PTR Build 24829 Datamining - Broken Isles Map, Mount Sources, Recipes
A surprise 7.3 PTR build was deployed tonight, with some small spell, profession, and mount updates. There was also an updated Broken Isles map, featuring Argus in the corner.
Edit: Another small PTR build went out this morning, adding Shaman and Warrior ability changes.
PTR
Changes to Dungeon Difficulty and Rewards in 7.3
Patch 7.3 brings another round of changes to Dungeons. From loot to difficulty, everything is going up once the patch hits the servers.
PTR
Vindicaar Matrix Core Powers Overview
The Matrix Core powers the Vindicaar, your base of operations in Patch 7.3 Argus. As you quest throughout the three zones--
Krokuun
,
Antoran Wastes
, and
Eredath
--you will unlock more powerful abilities used outdoors on Argus, which we're previewing in today's article!
Unlocking all four Matrix Core abilities is required for
Locked and Loaded
, which is a requirement for
Paragon of Argus
and . Select an ability by clicking on the Matrix Core in the basement of the Vindicaar, and access your new ability via the "General" tab on your spellbook.
PTR
Antorus, The Burning Throne Lore Dialogue and Forbidden Descent Zone Preview
Antorus, the Burning Throne
raid testing continues with some of the richest lore bosses in the zone. We've previewed the latest area open for testing,
Hope's End
, as well as dialogue leading up to these eventful boss encounters.
As this is a 7.3 preview, there will be spoilers in the dialogue.
PTR
Netherlight Crucible Q&A: RNG, Relic Previews and More
Blizzard has answered additional questions about the Netherlight Crucible, including the RNG component and why previewing a relic means you can't then trade it. Learn more about the basics of this system in our
Netherlight Crucible Preview
.
PTR
The Krokul Lore Museum on Argus
The Krokul, a group of eredar who remained on Argus but did not join Sargeras, have created a museum dedicated to preserving their culture. In this Patch 7.3 video we're showing off the flavor text for all of their prized artifacts.
PTR
Patch 7.3: Alleria Reunion and Void Cutscene (Spoilers)
In this Patch 7.3 Preview, we'll cover another in-game cutscene, this time involving Alleria and the Void, as well as a video preview of Alleria reuniting with old friends on Argus.
Also in this week's 7.3 PTR build, we covered another cutscene -
The Triumvirate's Decision
.
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