The Warlords and their 6.0.3 Hotfixes

So as I assume most of you WoW players out there know, the 5th expansion for World of Warcraft has been out for almost a week now and it has been going strong since ... Well more or less, if we don't take into account all the server crashes and overalods and all the other insanely idiotacal stuff that hides behind the well consectrated phrase "We are looking into it" - As if they wouldn't know what the bloody problems were. But they sort of managed to finally "pinpoint" the issues and released a mini-patch to update them pesky errors, thus another instance of patch 6.0.3 is out (don't ask me which one is it).

Anyways when we finally got to play we managed to explore a little and enjoy the benefits of the new and improved savage world and all its amazing flora and fauna (this one includes all the ogres, arakkoa, gronns and whatever else might come to mind). And the verdict on all of it is that it all looks amazing and the gameplay changes are certainly starting to reflect in the playstyle as well, especially with the squish and the elimination of so many useless abilities while enhancing the core ones.

And one final thought, if you haven't yet had time to check out the brand new Zygor Guides, updated with all the datamined WoD content, I suggest you do so immediately because the response that I had with that recommendation was just simply amazing so far and it still goes on strong after all this time. Finally if you wish to read more on the topic here's an article I wrote on the day of the launch - Warlords of Draenor Launch - complete with all the references and videos you might want and some you don't!

Zygor Guides Warlords of Draenor Update

The boys from Zygor Guides have prepared their guides to be the best help you need you need in order to do quests fast and effectively all throughout Draenor. Heck they are so good at what they do that they promise a 1 day (played time) blast from level 90 to 100! So if you are looking for that edge then you might as well check things out cause they will become more than interesting in just a few days when the game will finally be updated to the expansion. I will also try to keep the whole journey documented on this blog here, so make sure to check back at some time soon to see what updates and recommendations I might still be having for you. For now just check out this promotional here:

Zygor Guides for Warlords of Draenor (6.x.x)

Alright so did you see it? Pretty good ad, right? Nah anyways make sure to check out this review around here as well (Zygor Guides Review) and afterwards why not check out some more just to make sure that you know exactly what you're buying. But of course if you are sure about it then just go for it and buy the damn thing before the other nooby players take those realm's first achievements before you, ok? Well I just hope you'll get to enjoy the game even if you miss out on a couple of those, but then again, who am I to judge? There's plenty of other content to be enjoyed while we still wait for another 48hrs up until the race will start. I for one suggest you check out the Nerlords series if you haven't done so already. Here's the first episode:

Nerdlords of Draenor (Episode 1)

And that's my time for now, I do hope you've enjoyed the two small recommendations from this post and why not be back after you've finally finished playing through the first time rush of the new expansion/content in a few days, cause there might just be a couple more useful things waiting around the corner!

Warlords of Draenor Beta Updates

About a week ago the fellas from Blizz have released the patch notes with several updates on version 6.0.2 with all the possible content that we might just look up to. Among many other updates and changes to the game we will enjoy a nice stacking up of trade goods till 200 (about time, really) and other interesting features such as the "undelete" possibility of characters (another brilliant idea) and off course the small preview of the in-game events that will follow the ending of Mists and beginning of the Warlords section in the story of Warcraft. For a more extensive look and comments on all these updates do swing by Warlords of Draenor 6.0.2 Comments & Guides and take a good hard look at that huge article that took me over four hours to take from draft to finished product. Before we end this on a happy note do allow me to share with you the latest and possibly last episode from the Lords of War mini-series: Maraad.

Lords of War (5) - Maraad

Well then with these being told I do assume it would be time to slowly take my goodbye and tell you that with just about a month separting us from the launch of what seems to be the most badass Warcraft expansion to date things are actually starting to look pretty good for both players and staff members, however up until we can draw the line and say wether things truly went accordingly there still is a long time and plenty of patches to go through.

Warlords Cinematic, Launch Date and Lords of War!

Yesterday, Blizz did the honors and finally unveiled the cinematic for Warlords of Draenor that nicely presents the pivotal moment in history that changes everything and began the forming of the Iron Horde. It has as major protagonists some of our favorite orcs (especially after the Siege of Orgrimmar), Garrosh, his father Grommash, Gul'dan and off course Mannaroth! Now the cinematic is pretty awesome, but it wasn't the only thing released yesterday on the official World of Warcraft channel. Lords of War and yet another sneak peek at all the brand new content from the upcoming expansion was released as well. In case you haven't seen the cinematic and part one of the mini series just yet, I will be posting them right here as well:

Warlords of Draenor Cinematic - Rise of the Iron Horde

Lords of War - The Shattered Hand

We can say that from the storyline perspective, Blizzard has done an amazing job this time as well and if everything goes according to plan this expansion should most certainly be one of the most badass ones so far, maybe just as good as the first one (Burning Crusade) or even better (given all the character changes and all the other enhancements). Still in terms of gameplay we may yet encounter plenty of problems and issues such as farmvilleing (I'm referring here to the garrison system in the way in which it was presented), but still let's just hope it will work out well. Overall I assume everything looks good and can't wait to enjoy the new content and maybe even get a nice head start at some point. Also for a more detailed article drop by one of my other blogs and read it right here: Warlords of Draenor Cinematic and Launch. There I tackle these subjects and some more in a more serious (give or take) manner and also make several extra recommendations, which you should also check out. So then till 13.11.2014 I guess we can start counting down and we'll see that there really aren't all that many days left. 

Warlords of Draenor Model Updates

We have more models ready to go and very close to being released for beta testing and correcting whatever errors might occur in the process. The newest models that I covered in more extensive article where I discussed the potential ups and possible downs are the new human male model, female night elf, and without being sexist I did both the male and female draenei models (link to article - Warlords of Draenor Model Updates v 2.0). Off course that there are plenty of news and plenty of other smaller issues to be dealt with, but I for one only prefer to take things in moderation and in that moderate amount of things only include stuff that I actually like.

Thus I can honestly say that maybe at some point in the future I will be taking a look at some of the other models (as they come out) and off course I might also analyze a little the good old possible guides and updates for this new and imporved expansion, but more than that ... Well I leave that to more specialized bloggers, because I for one hate too much attention given to tiresome details.

It is possible that we may take a look at some of the other aspects of the expansion as well, like leveling, raiding, pvping and even lore (actually there might be a lot more lore, since I'm very much into the story side of the entire games) but about all those and much we'll see about in the near future, because with every passing day we are ever closer to the launch of the expansion.

Final Pre-Warlords of Draenor Gold Update

Damn long time no see ... I honestly don't know how the hell did I manage to dilly dally things for so long. It is quite needless to say that there are a shitload of updates that we can talk about on this lovely new expansion, but for all those endless talks I'll just point you towards one of my favorite Warcraft oriented youtubers, Nobbel87, look him up and enjoy all the lore you can carry. Before I get into some more serious Warlords Updates that were already made public by Blizz, I would like to take a few minutes and remind you that when the expansion will be lauched there will be a boom in terms of guide demans and so obviously all the guide providers will be pumping up their prices during that time. So if you haven't signed up for any Warcraft Guide / Addon provider you might want to consider joining now while everything is still on sale (that is valid for both Blizzard and third party guides and addon providers).

Quite recently I discussed one of the latest updates made on Tycoon Gold Addon by the chaps from Dynasty, in that they updated their gold making guide with some of the latest tips and tricks on both gold farming and auction house tips to be perfectly working with the changes done to the game by patch 5.4.8 (released about a month ago and hotfixed frequently ever since). If you want you can find and read that article over by Tycoon Guide Update @strategy-game-guides.com or just look it up in the feed from the sidebar (if it's still there). Anyways almost anyone agrees that patch 5.4.8 should be the final if not among the final updates that will pave the way for the Warlords of Draenor launch. Such as it is Tycoon Guide by Dynasty will be (as it was so far) one of the best tools for making gold without any doubt in Warlords just like it was in Mists of Pandaria. Now enough with the guides, next time, which should be soon enough, we'll be talking a little about some of the many changes that will occur once the expansion comes out.

Patch 5.4.7 Arena Season 15 and Warlords Exclusive Mount

So the PTR for version 5.4.7 has been underway for quite some time now and although the patch doesn't really bring any huge changes, it will come with some significant item enhancements in anticipation for the apex of Season 15 of the Arenas and off course of the launch of this bloody new expansion we are all so keen about. Just like with the previous pre-ordering for Mists of Pandaria, this time as well we have a good old exclusive mount and pet to accompany the nice boost to level 90 which will also be given out to all those eager to explore Old Draenor. The mount and pet are pretty good looking and are called the Dread Raven and Dread Hatchling (as seen bellow):

Dread Raven Hatchling (Warlords of Draenor Exclusive Pet)

Reins of the Armored Dread Raven (Exclusive Warlords of Draenor Mount)

So this good looking flying modified version of the Burning Crusade Raven Lord alongide the tiny little version of itself make up the nice Heart of the Aspects replacement for this expansion. These two alongside some item modifications and an end to the arena season 15 make up the updates coming in patch 5.4.7 that should be added soon enough. For more info on the whole bunch of updates as well as the guides that will suffer from it (zygor, tycoon, dugi, x-elerated and more) drop by the main blog and check out the full article: Another Wow mini-patch (5.4.7). Also make sure to check back soon enough for more updates on what seems to be one of the best expansions Blizzard could have come up with, Warlords of Draenor.

Lore of Draenor (The Warlords)

So then the boys are really working hard to get the new expansion up and running in due time. But before we get to play and enjoy the leveling, raiding and pvping from level 90 to 100, I recon that we should first see to it that we fully understand the potential of this badass expansion. First one up are the chaps giving the name of it all, the heads of the clans that comprise the mighty Iron Horde: Durotan, Grommash, Blackhand, Killrogg, Kargath, Gul'Dan and Ner'Zhul. But let's listen to someone who knows better what this is all about, my friends I give you Nobbel87:

Meet the Warlords (World of Warcraft Expansion Discussion)

So then if you fellas think this be cool in one way or the other, feel free to check out a full feature article on the lore behind the Warlords of Draenor Expansion right here by clicking the title: The Lore behind Warlords of Draenor. Feel free to comment right here if you have any questions regarding anything and don't forget to check out the guides from Zygor and Manaview as they get updated to be compatible with the new expansion!