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World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft
Release date
2004-11-23
Platforms
PC · macOS
#rpg #massively-multiplayer

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Datamined WoW 12.1 Script Reveals Xal'atath Wants to Become Azeroth Itself
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Datamined WoW 12.1 Script Reveals Xal'atath Wants to Become Azeroth Itself

A datamined dialogue script from World of Warcraft's 12.1 public test realm appears to have finally revealed what Xal'atath has been working toward all along — not destroying Azeroth, but merging with...
WoW patch 12.07 reveals trolls and elves share haranir ancestry — and players aren't buying it
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WoW patch 12.07 reveals trolls and elves share haranir ancestry — and players aren't buying it

World of Warcraft patch 12.07 dropped a story prologue this week that sets up the major 12.1 content patch, and it comes loaded with lore that has the community tying itself in knots. The haranir — th...
WoW devs are looking into the Lighthook Grapple's annoying action bar behavior
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WoW devs are looking into the Lighthook Grapple's annoying action bar behavior

World of Warcraft's current patch cycle introduced the Lighthook Grapple — a zone-specific ability tied to Naigtal, an optional void invasion area — and it comes with a frustrating UI quirk: the game...
WoW game director says the addon combat overhaul is working, but admits it's not done yet
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WoW game director says the addon combat overhaul is working, but admits it's not done yet

World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas is standing behind Blizzard's controversial decision to restrict combat addons in Midnight, calling the UI overhaul "successful so far" — while acknowle...
WoW's Withering Contagion bug turned Moon Guard into a plague server — and got hotfixed in hours
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WoW's Withering Contagion bug turned Moon Guard into a plague server — and got hotfixed in hours

World of Warcraft just had its second server-wide plague event. A glitch let the Withering Contagion debuff escape the Brackenhide Hollow dungeon and tear through the Moon Guard US server, killing pla...
Ion Hazzikostas explains how a 2013 elevator broke WoW housing in patch 12.0.5
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Ion Hazzikostas explains how a 2013 elevator broke WoW housing in patch 12.0.5

World of Warcraft game director Ion Hazzikostas has opened up about what actually went wrong with patch 12.0.5 — the messy April update that broke multiple systems and left players questioning whether...
World of Warcraft is fixing auto-loot, map coordinates, and more quality-of-life annoyances ahead of Curse of Ula'tek
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World of Warcraft is fixing auto-loot, map coordinates, and more quality-of-life annoyances ahead of Curse of Ula'tek

Blizzard is on a quality-of-life push ahead of World of Warcraft's first major patch of the current expansion, Curse of Ula'tek, and a recent developer blog lays out what's already live and what's sti...
Someone built a single-player WoW server with 1,800 AI-powered bots
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Someone built a single-player WoW server with 1,800 AI-powered bots

A World of Warcraft player has turned one of gaming's most iconic MMORPGs into a solo experience — by spinning up a private Wrath of the Lich King server populated entirely by AI-driven bots instead o...
World of Warcraft patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek looks like a massive Midnight update
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World of Warcraft patch 12.1 Curse of Ula'tek looks like a massive Midnight update

Blizzard has published the first detailed PTR development notes for World of Warcraft patch 12.1, titled Curse of Ula'tek — the first major update of the Midnight expansion cycle, targeting a release...