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Blizzard felt that this spec kind of missed the mark This was supposed to be like Drunken Master, staggering around and defending against fighters in a frustrating, wild way that looks beautiful when seen in context But current game play focuses on absorption fields and self-healing So this spec is changing, it will no longer[...]

So this was one of the character I was most interested to see what Blizzard had in store for them with the new expansion, Legion. The designers' main focus for Warriors was making the talent trees more customizable, especially for Arms and Fury They're bringing back things like Avatar, Roar and Stormbolt along with introducing some[...]

A nice ground and pound. Restoration Shamans were pretty good as is according to Blizzard They have tweaked the healing making more emphasis on targeted heals and less on chain healing They've also gone through the talents trying to make more impactful options available With the ability to combine healing stream and healing tide totems, Resto[...]

Adam Cook writes for Bleeding Cool… Proving that StarCraft is still a major player (and hey, it's from Blizzard, so who'd argue otherwise), we now know that the expansion, Legacy of the Void, has sold a million copies since it launched less than a week ago. The was revealed by this tweet from the official StarCraft account. Thanks[...]

So let's take a look at how the game designers at Blizzard are going to tweak these very unique characters to improve both game play and connection to the lore. The Death Knights are very interesting in that their history is closely tied to the Wrath of the Lich King expansion and the Lich King himself,[...]

That part is what Blizzard has decided to focus on along with the resources Warlocks use Their plan is to make Warlocks function using mana and Soul Shards again and to make each summoned demon stand out from the others with advantages to using them. Starting with Demonology, the focus here is returning to summoning demons[...]

One of the things I noticed when at Blizzcon last weekend was the amount of amazing Cosplay. I'm used to Cosplay at comic conventions and they range from

They're also my person healer of choice when I play a healer… what good is a healer if they are squishy and die early in a fight… so hearing the changes here has be a bit excited. For more on the proposed changes to Paladins, check out this write up by Blizzard. As we continue our[...]

Adam Cook writes for Bleeding Cool... I bring you this news with trepidation, dear reader, because I was obsessed with Hearthstone for a little while, and

So they have removed it from the game and increased the importance of Frozen Orb. Seems like other than some basic tweaks, Mages have skated through the changes pretty clean or better as some confusing things were cleaned up. For more on the changes to Mages, check out this piece by Blizzard. As announced at Blizzcon, the[...]

To change that, Blizzard is tapping into the lore that ties these fighters to the Old Gods and creating a new power mechanic for them… Insanity Spells like Vampiric Touch, Mind Blast and Shadow Word: Pain will build Insanity and when maxed, shadowform will become voidform increasing the characters power for a limited amount of[...]

At Blizzcon over last weekend, Blizzard talked a lot about the new World of Warcraft expansion Legion that is due out next summer But even though it's months away the planning has been going on for a while and one of the things they are stressing is making the individual classes more steeped in the[...]

Last weekend Blizzard Entertainment had their annual Blizzcon convention at the Anaheim Convention Center where they unveiled details about the new World of Warcraft expansion, the upcoming new game Overwatch, a new expansion to Hearthstone and of course the release of Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void Starcraft was the second franchise launched by Blizzard[...]

The new franchise from Blizzard is coming along quite nicely and it seems the company is getting behind it in full force. Alongside comics that will flesh out the universe, it was announced that a series of short films will be hitting the web These will go into the characters of the game, as well as[...]

During their Overwatch panel this afternoon, Senior VP of Blizzard Chris Metzen announced that they are working on Overwatch Graphic Novels They will be publishing the books themselves but haven't stated a release date, but I would expect that the first one will coincide with the launch of the game in spring. There will also be[...]