Jump to content
FORUMS
Sign in to follow this  
Stan

World of Warcraft - 2017 In Review

Recommended Posts

33725-patch-732-official-patch-notes.jpg

2017 is a great year for World of Warcraft. Take a moment to look at some of its highlights!

The article is a reference to the What a Long, Strange Trip It's BeenWhat a Long, Strange Trip It's Been achievement from world events. In addition to the video review, here's a blog post by Blizzard that highlights various milestones of 2017 in World of Warcraft. Which moment was your favorite? Let us know in the comments!

Blizzard LogoBlizzard (Source)

A lot can happen in a year – and what a year it’s been for World of Warcraft! As the last days of 2017 draw to a close, we thought this would be a great opportunity to look at some of the highlights from the past year!

In-Game Additions

The year started off right out of the gates with release of Patch 7.1.5 in January featuring the re-opening of the Brawler’s Guild, brand new Micro Holidays (did you bust a move in the Auction House Dance Party or strut something fierce in the Trial of Style?), as well as the release of the Nighthold raid, climaxing in the defeat of Gul’dan and the return of Illidan Stormrage! 

Patch 7.2: The Tomb of Sargeras was released on March 28th where heroes of the Alliance & Horde returned to the Broken Shore to aid the Legionfall Campaign, venturing to the top of the Cathedral of Eternal Night dungeon and breaching the entrance to the tomb. 7.2 also added the first Pet Battle dungeon, PvP brawls, class challenges to unlock new artifact appearances, and the final steps needed to unlock flight on the Broken Isles! Patch 7.2.5 landed in June resulting in the opening of the Tomb of Sargeras raid, leading to the defeat of Kil’Jaeden and a significant change to the skies over Azeroth – Argus was waiting!

The end of August heralded the release of Patch 7.3: Shadows of Argus. Having halted the brunt of the Legion invasion, it was time for the heroes of Azeroth to take the fight directly to the Burning Legion’s seat of power on Argus, all leading up to the Antorus, the Burning Throne raid. 

Events

The drums of war, and heavy metal, thundered at Hellfest this year! World of Warcraft had a presence at the epic festival, with guest cosplayers in attendance and live streams of some of the sets! Some of the bands even took the time to answer questions submitted by Warcraft players on Twitter!

Argus was the word of the show at gamescom 2017, with the unveiling of the 7.3 cinematics ahead of the patch launch. The show floor also featured a Darkmoon Faire area, where attendees could ride a real life X-52 Touring Rocket and show their faction pride, as well as a demo area where groups of 5 could get a first-look at the Seat of the Triumvirate dungeon. The World of Warcraft Arena Championship European Final also took place at gamescom, with Method Triforce emerging the victors in a tournament full of upsets! We will see you in Cologne next year?

BlizzCon 2017 was chock-a-block of World of Warcraft! The development of a World of Warcraft Classic server option was announced. EU team ABC were crowned the champions at the Global Finals of the World of Warcraft Arena Championship! The big highlight was the reveal of the next expansion, Battle For Azeroth, the introduction of long-requested Allied Races, Kul’Tiras, Zandalar and more! Will you be fighting for the Alliance, or the Horde?

The Wider Community

If you aren’t already, you should definitely be following us on Facebook and Twitter so you don’t miss out on any of our Bad Joke Friday’s with puns so bad even Khadgar would be jealous! We’re also now on Instagram, an account dedicated to highlighting great scenic screenshots taken from within World of Warcraft – your screenshots could even be featured!

In the Fine Art of Fan Art series, we’ve been taking a look at the talents of some European artists inspired by World of Warcraft. There’s more of this series to come in 2018! If fan creations are your jam, then we’ve got a great collection of some community created content in our 2017 Thank You Europe gallery over on Facebook. 

You may have even seen some of your favourite, or up and coming, WoW streamers promoted on the Blizzard Battle.net Desktop App. Be sure to keep an eye out as streamers such as Anniefuchsia and Treckie regularly help their viewers through heroic raids and Mythic Keystone dungeons!
  • Like 1

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

The pace in WoW was quite enjoyable. appart from the 7.1 all the rest was something I really enjoyed.

I also enjoyed the show at blizzcon but that's not WoW related.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Did they seriously leave out the Mythic Dungeon Invitational? Wasn't that a huge success??
They talk about the Arena championships twice but not even a whisper about the invitational.

Share this post


Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
Sign in to follow this  

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

  • Similar Content

    • By Starym
      We have another triple entry in the hotfix ledger, as Radiant Echoes gets more improvements in retail, while Season of Discovery and Cata Classic get additional class changes.
       August 7  (Source)
      Player-characters
      Steady Flight should no longer be removed after entering an Arena. Quests
      We tuned up the Prototype Shredder MK-03 so that “Eye for an Eye” can be completed. Radiant Echoes Event
      Increased Flightstone and upgrade Crest drop rates in the event. Reduced the HP scaling on all event bosses so that they should be killable in a more-reasonable timeframe. Developers’ notes: This includes both ‘minibosses’ (e.g. Hogger, Thorim) and final bosses (e.g. Remembered Onyxia, Ragnaros). Season of Discovery
      Hunter Heart of the Lion once again has a 100 yard range. Warrior The Focused Rage rune will now correctly reduce the cost of Meathook by 3. Cataclysm Classic
      Fixed an issue where Faerie Fire did not deal intended amounts of threat when used on NPCs targeting another unit.
    • By Stan
      Due to a bug introduced with the War Within pre-patch, some players are receiving item level 250 gear from the weekly cache.
      We've seen numerous reports on Reddit and the official forums that the Last Hurrah weekly quest on live servers drop low-level gear for some players. Apparently, the bug was first introduced with the War Within pre-patch two weeks ago and still hasn't been fixed.
      Here's an example of a low item level drop from the Cache of Awakened Treasures by Omnifox.

    • By Starym
      Week 2 brings quite a few changes, as Hunters in particular rise up, while Shadow has a really bad time. The top 3 remains the same and very consistent, so let's jump in and see what's going on.
      Warcraft Logs Points
      The below logs are based on POINTS, and not actual damage or healing, meaning they log the timed completion for the specs, with higher keys getting more points, obviously. The time in which the dungeon is completed is also a factor, but a much, much smaller one, as it grants very few points if you do it significantly faster than just any in-time completion. We're also using the Normalized Aggregate Scores numbers, for clarity, meaning the top spec is marked as 100 and then the rest are ranked in relation to that peak point.
      All Keys
      95th percentile DPS
      The top 3 remains quite stable with the Evoker-Paladin-Warrior trio reigning supreme. We see the first change of the week right after that though, as Frost DK continues its upward march in dungeons as well as in raids, taking 4th from Elemental. Both DKs are on the rise, as Unholy also moves a spot up, taking advantage of Shadow's precipitous 5-spot fall to the bottom of the top 10. Arms remains stable as two Hunters burst in, Beast Mastery taking 8th and Marksmanship 9th, as Frost Mage disappears down towards the bottom. Speaking of the bottom, Devastation gets some new roommates there, as Outlaw and Destruction fall and give Enhancement and Feral a break.

      Mythic+ All Keys 95th Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.
      All Percentiles
      As with the top percentiles, the top 3 remains solid, but 4th is immediately changed, thanks to Shadow's massive drop in performance this week. The Priest loses even more ground here, falling 9 spots into 13th, opening 4th up for Arms. Beast Mastery moves even higher here, grabbing 5th and moving in front of Elemental and Frost DK, as Marksmanship brings up the rear and completes the Hunter sandwich in 8th. Affliction breaks into the top 10, just ahead of Unholy which dropped to the final spot.

      Mythic+ All Keys All Percentile Data by Warcraft Logs.
      Raw DPS U.GG DPS Rankings
      U.gg's rankings are based on actual DPS taken from Warcraft Logs data, focusing on the top players and span the past two weeks.
      Frost DK finds itself on top in the raw DPS rankings, as Augmentation isn't calculated properly here. Fury and Arms grab the next two spots, moving ahead of Ret, and the Fyr'alath wins continue in 5th, where Unholy finished the legendary axe streak. Even Survival joins the Hunter good times in 8th, where all three specs gather, just ahead of Balance who closes out the top 10.
      Mythic+ All Keystone DPS rankings by u.gg.
       
       
      For even more in-depth data for each individual key head on over to Warcraft Logs. And if you're interested in more info on the specs themselves you can always check out our class guides (updated for the pre-patch), as well as our Mythic+ guides and Mythic+ tier list.
    • By Stan
      For the next two weeks, the Archaeology quest for Spirit of Eche'ro is available on live servers, so don't forget to get the rare mount before it's gone for 6 months!
      How to Get the Spirit of Eche'ro Mount
      1. Download MapCoords or some other add-os that displays coordinates in the game.
      2. Teleport to Azsuna from the Stormwind/Orgrimmar Portal Room or use your Dalaran Hearthstone to reach Dalaran (Legion) if you have one in your inventory.
      3. Seek out Archaeology Trainer Dariness the Learned in Dalaran at 41,26 and learn Archaeology if you already haven't.
      4. Accept The Right Path quest from the Archaeology Trainer and make your way to Thunder Totem in Highmountain.
      5. Talk to Lessah Moonwater to accept Laying to Rest. For the quest, you must collect 600 Bone Fragments of Eche'ro by rotating between four digsites in Highmountain. The exact locations with coords are outlined below.
      Digsite 1: Darkfeather Valley (50, 44) Digsite 2: Dragon's Falls (58, 72) Digsite 3: Path of Huin (44, 72) Digsite 4: Whitewater Wash (39, 65) it takes roughly around 2 hours to get the mount.
      Spirit of Eche'ro
      "The spirit of Huln Highmountain's pet moose."

      Hurry up! You only have until August 21, 2024, to get the mount!
    • By Stan
      MoP Remix characters that will transfer over to retail will receive a gear boost!
      With Patch 11.0.2 now live on Public Test Realms, you can copy over MoP Remix characters from retail! It appears all MoP Remix characters will receive a character boost so you can dive straight into action when the War Within expansion launches.

      We can't unfortunately log in to the game with the MoP Remix char on the PTR so we can't confirm the Item Level of gear for max level characters. However, keep in mind that the gear boost will scale with your level, so if you're below max cap, you will receive gear appropriate to your current level.
      When Can We Expect MoP Remix Characters to Transfer to Retail?
      MoP Remix ends on August 19, so we assume the characters will need to be transferred to retail by August 22 when Early Access begins.
×
×
  • Create New...