Watching Blizzard: Double the news, double the fun (Patreon)
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2018-03-17 03:22:00
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Welcome back, loyal roundup readers. I missed you all yesterday because I accidentally fell asleep and decided it wasn't worth bothering with a roundup when I woke up either very early in the morning or very late at night, depending on your definition. So today I've brought my friend Chromie along to help me stay on time (or off time). We'll see how that goes.
Let's dive right into our two roundups in one.
Fenix is coming to Heroes of the Storm and some people are pretty hyped about that
- If you watch his hero spotlight, you'll probably understand.
- And as a bonus look into our editorial process, here is the conversation Alex and I had about how many times the word "beautiful" shows up in that post.
- And if you're unclear on the lore behind Fenix, Rossi will be covering him in a KYL next week.
And Brigitte is coming to Overwatch, so you can get hype about that, too
- She's no Jetpack Cat, but Brigitte will be joining the ranks of Overwatch heroes on March 20.
Time to un-hype, because Sombra nerfs are coming
- Sorry, Sombra mains, because you're getting nerfed in an upcoming Overwatch patch.
Hearthstone's Witchwood expansion is going to be great
- The team has given us some more details on the new even and odd cards that will be showing up in the expansion. They range in power from "this is totally OP" to "it's okay I guess."
- After his adventure in the woods, we have to wonder... has Ben Brode been replaced by an imposter? (Otherwise known as: their cinematic lead-in to Witchwood has a plot hole or two.)
- We've been updating our Witchwood card post with new cards as they appear. Check it out for all the latest details.
I'm starting to get worried about Bolvar...
- Okay. I've been worried about Bolvar ever since I started the Death Knight class campaign. But Rossi has me even more worried about Bolvar in this week's Know Your Lore, which covers a lot of ground I clearly missed.
Did I say Bolvar was worrying me? I meant to say Shadow Priests are worrying me
- They're so obsessed with their knife BFF that they've made a WeakAura to continue hearing its shadowy voice forever and ever.
Confirmed!
- Mag'har Orcs and Kul Tiran Humans will be Allied Races in Battle for Azeroth.
- Kul Tirans also have their own totally awesome (and totally creepy) Guardian Druid form.
Anne and Mitch dive into the mysteries of the alpha
- And the latest mystery? Sneaky Pete. (Yeah, I don't get it either. You're just going to have to read about it.)
Overwatch League continues to bring the drama
- There's more bad news for the Shanghai Dragons, because Undead is heading home to China due to personal issues. This follows Diya heading home because of a family emergency. Which follows them losing their coach. What the heck is happening with this team?
- As for the rest of the league, NYXL continues to dominate, Dallas flounders even without being mired in the controversy of xQc, and the Florida Mayhem continue to be the worst team that isn't the Shanghai Dragons.
- You can catch this weekend's matches tomorrow starting at 3 p.m. CDT.
For supporters (and also everyone else)
- We published another character profile today, which we write just for you. If you want one of your own, support us on Patreon at $25+ and send us your character info. (If you'd rather support by PayPal, email me directly, instead. I'm liz@blizzardwatch.com.)
That's it for now, everyone. I'll be back on Monday, and in the meanwhile I hope you all have a great gaming weekend! This is Liz, signing out.
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