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Greetings everyone ! Two things most of you have been requesting have just been enabled on Oribos today Thursday January 27th: Threads of Fate & Covenant Swap ! Let's start by the later: as you now know, chosing your covenant is a pretty important decision in Shadowlands considering everything that it implies, and up until today this choice was set in stone. Of course, this isn't supposed to be the case and you can now freely change your mind without even needing to wait, as we removed the 1 week sentence that was here on retail. Simply head to the covenant's representative on Oribos and talk to him to instantly enter this new family. All of the progress you've made on past covenants will be kept, meaning that if you ever feel like rejoigning a past one, you will be able to resume where you left of (that includes Renown, Anima, Campaign chapters and followers). We're still in 9.0 behavior though, meaning progress isn't shared among covenants: if you join a new one, you will have to start as if it were your first covenant on this character. Though thanks to the Renown catchup mechanic we implemented recently you shouldn't find it tedious to get back on track. On top of that, we've also enabled the 3rd Covenant campaign chapter on all 4 covenants ! This one is pretty important as completing it will allow you to bind your soul to another NPC, granting you another soulbind tree with new perks ! On top of that each Covenant will have its load of additional rewards, which you can read about here: here (you can then read about each covenant specifically to see all chapter-related rewards) NB: To unlock this chapter you need to finish the first 2, and to be renown 5. It's important for us to keep the equity between covenants by enabling chapters accross all 4 of them at the same time. Our developpers are now working on the next chapters, and you can expect a release every few weeks. Keep in mind that some are longer than others, resulting in variations of release delay. Now onto Threads of Fate ! This new system implemented in Shadowlands goes in pair with the whole "leveling rework" that has happened, meant to make the leveling experience smoother and nicer overall. To unlock this, you will need to have one character on your account that has unlocked World Quests. Then, on any other character that reaches Oribos after the introduction questline in the Maw you will be offered the choice to either level up from 50 to 60 normally (run the questline in order, and at the end pick your covenant) or you can chose Threads of Fate: If you do so, you won't be able to "come back" on that decision, and will have to stick to it until you reach level 60, as it will automatically completes the storyline for you. On the other hand you can opt in Threads of fate at any point during your regular leveling. Just remember that once you're in, you cannot go out ! You will be able to select your covenant right away, meaning you'll have its abilities, and that you'll be able to start earning reputation, anima and renown earlier. Instead of a set questline, you will wander in the different zones in the order of your choice, and will have to complete a quest in each one by doing various activities: World Quests, dungeons, killing rares etc Once you get to level 60 you will be able to start your covenant campaign This system allows you to level up from 50 to 60 without having to replay the same storyline accross all of your characters: you can level up with friends, do dungeons, world quests and exploration all while starting to grind your reputation, and with your covenant abilities already unlocked ! With that addition, the whole leveling system on Oribos is now complete, and looking better than ever ! CASTLE NATHRIA SECOND WING We promised you one every 2 weeks, and we're keeping our word: On Monday January 31st the second Wing of Castle Nathria will be released in LFR, NM and HM difficulties ! In the 'Reliquary of Opulence' you will find 3 new bosses to fight. We've included some guides so you can already start preparing: Artificer Xy'Mox Sun King's Salvation The Council of Blood We plan on keeping the same release pace so you can expect a release of the 3rd wing 'Blood from Stone' for Valentine's Day: light up candles and offer Sludgefist a box of chocolates for the occasion !

Greetings, BFA ! It's been a month since our 8.2 content update, and things are looking really good now: our team has ensured that all the important issues were dealt with rapidly, while everyone could enjoy a lot of new things on Sethraliss, our BFA realm. Well we've got some more content for you: after a year of tease & announcements, it's time for us to kill the meme! Island Expeditions are now available on Sethraliss! On top of it, the 2nd wing of Eternal Palace's raid will be released next week, on Wednesday September 2nd! ISLAND EXPEDITIONS Assemble your party of 3, and set sail to a mysterious Island on your ship, with a simple goal: gather as much Azerite as possible, as fast as possible ! This new content is an efficient way to obtain Azerite for your Heart: you can do it PVE style, or PVP, battling another 3 players party in an Azerite hoarding race ! Currently, 8 islands are available: The Dread Chains The Rotting Mire Verdant Wilds Ungol Ruins The Molten Cay Skittering Hollow Snowblossom Village Whispering Reef Soon to come: Crestfall Each week, 3 different islands will be available, taken at random from the pool. Visit the Expedition Map to see which ones are up this week ! To unlock island expedition, you need to progress in your war campaign until you have 2 footholds done, and you need to be level 120. You will then receive a quest that will guide you to the Expedition Map NPC. There are several difficulties available when queuing, each rewarding a different amount of Azerite on your weekly progress bar: fill it to obtain Treasure Maps, Azerite for your Heart, and even an essence: Volatile Worldvein ! We are still working on improving the system, and all of its content: more islands will be released later as well ! For a more in depth look of this special BFA feature, you can read this guide. ETERNAL PALACE 2ND WING: DEPTHS OF THE DEVOTED The second wing of the 8.2 Raid, Azshara's Eternal Palace will be released in LFR, NM & HM difficulties! The 'Depths of the Devoted' wing will include 3 new bosses: Lady Ashvane, a 2-phase encounter where you will need great coordination to work around the Hardened Carapace mechanic Orgozoa, which can cause Heart-Stopping Paralysis ! The Queen's Court is a 2-boss encounter, periodically altered by Queen Azshara's decrees, which you must by all means follow ! On the 'Queen's Court' fight, you will be able to loot Aqueous Reliquaries, just like on Radiance of Azshara from the first wing: this will help get the raid essences faster, as you will now have 2 encounters who can loot them. The third and final Wing, 'The Circle of Stars' which include the Queen Azshara's battle will be released in late September / early October, while the full Mythic mode on the whole raid will follow a few weeks later, as announced last time ! We hope you enjoyed this release, and are hyped about Island Expeditions coming along (better late than never right ?), as well as 3 new raid bosses. Our developpers have started working on the 8.3 client & content, but we'll share more in a future devblog, so stay tuned! In the meantime, we wish you all a nice day, and happy Azerite hunting ! The Firestorm Team