World of Warcraft Shadowlands Livestream Recap (July 8th)

Shadowlands Livestream Recap (July 8th)
Thursday Loot Thread
When you ignore your Champions of Azeroth world quests...
In a world full of Mag'har Orc Garrosh MOGS, be a BLACKHAND!
Lich King Bolvar. Welcome to Shadowlands. (Original art made by Blizzard)
How I felt after the Shadowlands livestream
A guildies take on the covenant discussion. Thoughts?
Fucking YEET
My fiancé has finally decided to give WoW a try and I'm so happy ��
Any fellow death knights hoping for some updated death knight skins like this? If not for everyone, at least for allied races and pandaren, who got none yet...
Shadow Lands high stream??
Youtube--I don't think Ion said that.
A collection of NPCs that all wear Glasses - Player Option When?
Updated Shadowlands Battle.net picture. Bolvar will be staring into our souls for the next 2 years
Cloaks and Accessories of WoW. The hope for improved Customization.
What Covenant are you going to go?? xd
I am vengeance! I am the night!
Developer Update streaming in YouTube now
Shadowlands BETA opening next week
Saw something rather sad today, saw this Darnassian Refugee walking around but she seems to be a spirit, rest in peace.
My warlock and his minion's relationship in one picture
Millaeth Nightsong by Hikaru Yagi
Shoutout to the game’s most impactful narrative device in YEARS
Demo Locks rejoice! Fel Guards can now interrupt with axe toss in Shadowlands!
Well what did you think of the Shadowlands Developer Update?

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:18 AM PDT

Tadaa! The megathread no one asked for! Well, actually a couple of people were wondering about it... Anyway, here we'll aim to collate all of the most relevant info from the livestream into an easily digestible data chunk.

First off, here's the recorded stream itself, for anyone who just wants to watch it.

Big Info:

No specific release date! "Fall" is all we get.

Beta releasing next week!

Opt-in for Beta Invites here (scroll to near the bottom for the opt-in button)

The scene opens on a stunning view of John Hight's beautiful face, as he sits serenely in front of the Shadowlands backdrop we have all become familiar with. He begins by... jk ;)

Coronavirus has been tough on us all, but Blizzard have adapted pretty well to the challenges of remote work.
Confirmed release in Fall! No specific date.
BETA NEXT WEEK!
Opening of Ahn'Qiraj coming soon in Classic! Excite!
Check out this cool Collector's Edition! Sweet loots inside.

A swift cut to Ion!

Recap of stats from Alpha.
Ion-senpai has his team check reddit for feedback :O
No keyed access to Torghast. Period.
Beta next week should be functionally feature complete.
Cap up to 60.
First peek at endgame systems.
Lots more invites!

Specifics on Beta:

Recap on known info on Soulbinds/Conduits
Progress Covenant through "Renown", not an AP grind.
Info on Sanctum (class-hall like), restoring structures
Each Covenant has a transport network in their zone
Each Covenant has an anima network to activate parts of zone for WQs and other stuff. Changes the world around you.
Each Covenant has a scouting map, mission table doodad - trying to add depth to it for "offline" gameplay, very different from old style
Each Covenant has their own individual 4th structure with minigamey things:
Revendreth: Ember Court: Host parties?
Bastion: Path of Ascension: Inhabit soulbind and do trials
Maldraxxus: Abomination Factory: Build-a-Bomination for buffs?
Ardenweald: Queens Conservatory: Farm up souls
Designed to add lore and fluff - not a "srsbsns" system
Theater of Pain dungeon is coming, non-linear experience
Max level Maw zone, more "Timeless Isle/Mechagon" structure, inhospitable and can't stay long
Maw in Motion

More things coming over Summer:

Castle Nathria raid testing
SL M+ testing, keystone vendor for testing
SL Season affix coming later
Legendary Runecrafting - base items player-crafted! Much more focused on player agency than Legion
Four separate Covenant campaigns, similar in scope to War Campaign
Focused PvP testing with all systems enabled
Character copies, end-to-end testing leveling through
Lots of polish, iteration and tuning
Tuning is the last thing done, focusing on shoring up conceptual foundation of fun and excitement
For example, Pally Ardenweald ability is not salvageable, so remaking it from scratch.

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Thursday Loot Thread

Posted: 09 Jul 2020 02:37 AM PDT

Let us know what you got this week! Achievements, meta-achievements, mounts, pets, actual loot drops, gold thresholds, or other things that you can say, "Oooh, I got this" and be excited about. Post them here! Screenshots are encouraged but not necessary.

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When you ignore your Champions of Azeroth world quests...

Posted: 08 Jul 2020 02:55 PM PDT