[db=wod] [h2]Developer Q&A this Friday[/h2] This Friday, September 5th, Community Manager [url=https://twitter.com/CM_Lore]Lore[/url] will sit down with two of Blizzard's lead WoW devs to answer your questions! Send them in with [url=https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23WarlordsQA]#WarlordsQA[/url] [quote="Blizzard" blizzard=true url=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/blog/15487823/live-developer-qa-this-friday-9-2-2014][html]

This Friday, September 5, at 10:00 a.m. PDT, Community Manager Josh “Lore” Allen sits down with Lead Game Designer Cory Stockton and Lead Narrative Designer Dave Kosak for a special Q&A where they’ll answer your questions live on Twitch.TV. They’ll be discussing topics such as the world design of Draenor, the new exciting activities you’ll be able to take part in, and a ton of information on the highly anticipated new Garrisons feature.

The event will take place this Friday, September 5 at 10:00 a.m. PDT on our Twitch.TV channel. If you’ve got a question you’d like to see answered, send us a tweet using the hashtag #WarlordsQA. We’ll see you there!

[/html][/quote][pad][pad] [h2]Harvest Festival Update[/h2] The Harvest Festival is live today, and while the version on Live servers remains unchanged, four new items have been added as quest rewards to the Beta version, which means we'll likely see them next year. [quest=8150] now has four additional rewards: [item=116445], [item=116444], [item=116443] and [item=116442]. The Alliance version, [quest=8149], has the same rewards. Using one of the three items from your bag consumes it, and gives your character an hour-long buff. The buff adds a glow to your character that corresponds to the color of the stone. All four glows can be seen below: [center][screenshot id=419928 width=180 height=268 size=resized][/screenshot][screenshot id=419931 width=180 height=268 size=resized][/screenshot][screenshot id=419929 width=180 height=268 size=resized][/screenshot][screenshot id=419930 width=180 height=268 size=resized][/screenshot] [/center] [pad][pad] [h2]Blizzard on Currency Changes and Realm Firsts[/h2] With the holiday weekend, the Blues haven't been hugely active on Twitter, but Lead Game Designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas shared some interesting information about Tier Tokens in Warlords of Draenor, and Heirloom Vendors with the removal of Justice Points, and Realm Firsts for Challenge Modes: [pad] [center][bluetweet id=506582668600147968][bluetweet id=505801786142494720][bluetweet id=505537594575187968][/center] It seems likely, although unconfirmed, that the gold cost of Heirlooms will be around that of the pieces from guild vendors such as [npc=46572], where cloaks like [item=69892] are 1200 gold, helms such as [item=61931] are 1500 gold and legs like [item=69888] are 1750 gold. [pad] [h3]Upgrades for Lesser Charms in 6.0[/h3] Community Manager Lore has also posted the following on the official forums. While we knew about Test of Valor's removal, and [url=http://www.wowhead.com/news=242917/steamwheedle-preservation-society-reputation-preview-gaze-of-the-black-prince-re]covered it yesterday[/url], the news about Lesser Charms being used for upgrades is interesting: [quote=Lore blizzard=true url=http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/14059367017?page=1#6] As a couple posters have mentioned, we're planning to remove the Test of Valor step from the Legendary chain. Regarding item upgrades, those are being converted to use Lesser Charms of Good Fortune as currency instead of Justice or Valor. [hr] [quote]wait the gear i upgraded is reverting back to 0/4 status?[/quote] No, gear that's already been upgraded will keep its current upgrade status. The only change is that, if you want to upgrade another item, you'll spend Lesser Charms instead of Valor. [hr] [quote]1. How many Lesser Charms will each upgrade cost? I am hoping that it isn't 1000 Lesser Charms to upgrade an item 4/4 like it is 1000 VP. 2. Is there any cap on how many times you can upgrade items with Lesser Charms in a week? I.E, if I have a toon with 17,000 charms, can I just upgrade a massive amount of items as soon as 6.0 goes live?[/quote] 1. It's currently set to 50 Lesser Charms per upgrade, but that number isn't set in stone. 2. There are no additional caps being added for upgrades. Keep in mind that you can only upgrade each item a limited number of times. [hr] [quote]What's going to happen to the valor vendors? I'm going to miss having that as a fallback to get upgrades.[/quote] Nearly everything that previously was purchased with Valor (or Justice) will now be purchased with gold instead. The only exception I'm aware of is Item Upgrades. [/quote][pad][pad] [h2]Blizzard Gear Store End of Summer Sale[/h2][pad] [center][img id=419870 width=550][/center][pad] The [url=http://gear.blizzard.com/]Blizzard Gear Store[/url] - home of all the Blizzard merchandise line - has a sale running until September 8th. It's 30% off select items, and we've noticed a few new items appearing in the store, such as BlizzCon 2010's exclusive pink Murloc plush - [url=http://gear.blizzard.com/index.php/default/toys-plush/gurky-murloc-plush-pink.html]Gurky[/url] - and a [url=http://gear.blizzard.com/index.php/default/women-s/diablo-iii-rainbow-tee-womens.html]Whimsyshire shirt[/url], along with several other new items! [url=http://gear.blizzard.com/]Check it out[/url]! [pad][pad] [h2]Reputation Preview: Frostwolf Orcs[/h2] [db=wod][screenshot id=417541 width=300 size=normal float=right][/screenshot]Next up in our series of Warlords of Draenor reputation previews is the [faction=1445]. This Horde-only faction is the clan of Durotan and Draka. Also check out [b][url=http://www.wowhead.com/news=242917/steamwheedle-preservation-society-reputation-preview-gaze-of-the-black-prince-re]yesterday's reputation preview on the Steamwheedle Preservation Society[/url][/b] and our [b][url=http://wod.wowhead.com/factions=1444]Warlords of Draenor factions in the database[/url][/b]. [h2]Rewards[/h2] The Quartermaster is [npc=86036] who can be found in [zone=7333]. [b]Friendly[/b] [item=118664]: Grants a chance to deal frost damage and increases movement speed by 5%. Lasts 30 mins. Can only be used in Frostfire Ridge. Costs [currency=823 amount=1] and [money=50000]. [b]Honored[/b] [screenshot id=417543 width=100 size=normal float=right][/screenshot][ul][li][item=118677]: Trinket which summons a Frostwolf to fight by your side. Costs [currency=823 amount=100] and [money=5000000].[/li] [li][item=115468]: New [url=http://wod.wowhead.com/items?filter=cr=216;crs=1;crv=0]vanity toy[/url] which turns you blue. Costs [currency=823 amount=50] and [money=10000000]. To learn more about toys in Warlords of Draenor, check out our [url=http://www.wowhead.com/guide=2465]Toy Box Guide[/url].[/li][/ul] [b]Revered[/b] [ul][li][item=118662]: This functions as an additional Hearthstone to Bladespire Fortress in [zone=6720]. Costs [currency=823 amount=500] and [money=25000000].[/li] [li][item=119161]: Teaches you the Garrison follower [follower=459]. Costs [currency=823 amount=500] and [money=50000000].[/li] [li][item=119141]: Everyone's favorite item! This battle pet costs [currency=823 amount=1000] and [money=10000000]. It has the abilities [petability=110], [petability=165], [petability=364], [petability=360], [petability=362], [petability=366][/li][/ul] [b]Exalted[/b] At Exalted, there is the [item=116785] mount for [currency=823 amount=300] and [money=30000000] as well as the [item=119133] for [money=1000000]. Click on the images to view them in our 3D Modelviewer! [center][model img=https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/blog/images/6252.png npc=52642]Wolf mount (frost)[/model] [model item=138558 slot=19 img=http://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/blog/images/6253.png][/model][/center] [h2]How to Gain Reputation[/h2] Gaining reputation with [faction=1445] is relatively simple--just quest through most zones and head back to complete bonus quests along the way. There are no daily quests. You can see a full lists of quests and how much reputation they give by going to the [url=http://wod.wowhead.com/faction=1445#quests]Frostwolf Orcs faction page[/url] and clicking on the Quests tab. [zone=6720] has the bulk of the quests, but there are some in [zone=6662] as well as treasure chests in Gorgrond and Shadowmoon. [h2]EU BlizzCon Qualifiers Announced[/h2] The official Warcraft Twitter account tweeted today that that the [url=http://www.dreamhack.se/stockholm14/2014/09/02/road-to-blizzcon---online-qualifiers]sign-ups for the BlizzCon online qualifier are open for EU teams[/url]. While it's likely that a US announcement will follow, this one is EU only. [center][bluetweet id=506841489205624832][/center] Players will need to have a rating of 2500 to qualify, and be able to provide proof of residence in the EU. The tournament is being run by DreamHack, with players competing online for positions in a top eight live final.

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