I hope you’ve packed your bags and bid farewell to your loved ones. Why? Because the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Legion, launches soon, and you won’t be seeing them EVER again, or at least not for a very, very long time.
Defenders of the Alliance and the Horde—a great and ancient enemy has set its sights on Azeroth once more, and soon the land will be consumed in a storm of fel fire. Starting on August 30, kingdoms will burn, heroes will fall, and the world will stand on the precipice of destruction with the launch of World of Warcraft: Legion!
Yeah, I wasn’t kidding. Legion kicks off in just a few hours, at midnight tonight to be exact (for us here in South Africa, and the rest of Europe). As for everybody else, well, they’re going to have to wait a teeny bit longer (via VG247):
- North America – 12:00 am PDT
- Latin America – 12:00 am PDT/4:00 am BRT
- Australia/New Zealand – 5:00 pm AEST
You might want to grab your nearest calendar, for the launch of Legion isn’t the only date you’ll want to remember. Make sure you pen the following down too…
- Tuesday, August 30 – When Legion is live, dungeons will immediately be available on Normal and Heroic difficulties. Mythic dungeon difficulty will become available at 8am PDT in alignment with the weekly dungeon reset time.
- Tuesday, September 20 – The Emerald Nightmare Raid dungeon opens on Normal and Heroic difficulties. Mythic Keystones will begin dropping which will allow increased challenge and rewards from Mythic dungeons.
- Tuesday, September 27 – Mythic difficulty for the Emerald Nightmare Raid dungeon opens. The first wing of Raid Finder difficulty for Emerald Nightmare opens.
- Tuesday, October 11 – Raid Finder Wing 2 of Emerald Nightmare opens.
- Tuesday, October 25 – Raid Finder Wing 3 of Emerald Nightmare opens.
The first season of Legion PvP will only begin later next month, on September the 20th. You’ll be able to start earning Honor right away however, as soon as the expansion opens its doors.
Being a complete WoW noob, I can’t give you my opinion on whether I think Legion will be any good or not. Kyle on the other hand though, knows his stuff, and he seems pretty excited for what’s to come. What about you? ARE YOU PREPARED?
Last Updated: August 29, 2016
Pariah
August 29, 2016 at 14:02
KYLE THIS ISN’T AN ESPORT GG DELETE WOW NOOB
<3
Pariah
August 29, 2016 at 14:03
Actually that brings me to a topic for the FFD. Are gaming journalists typecast into specific genres too much?
~Actually not just journalists, “influencers” too. YouTube celebs, Twitch streamers etc.
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:08
I AM PREPARED.
Well, my Hunter and Shaman is, DH still needs a few more items from tonight’s invasion rush
Pariah
August 29, 2016 at 14:10
Tell me: that 1h Spell Power mace – good for hunters right? 😛
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:14
Well that depends on if you roll MM or BM, for BM you might want something with a little bit more ARP to help your pet, but for MM it’s perfect
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:26
Works better for surv I think. 😛
Also did someone say
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:27
Surv is no longer a hunter spec though
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:29
Why not … you still run around with your pet except with a 2h weapon instead of a bow.
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:31
Everyone and their pet has a pet these days, don’t make you a hunter.
Survival is for the Warriors who didn’t eat enough pap
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:32
Lol that is what most people think of MM these days. Spec designed for 360 no scope CS:go campers. 😛
Personally my hunters alts are all BM.
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:37
Hi, I’m Hargrim and I main MM (never touched CS:GO though)
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:37
Meh Druid for life!
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:39
So long as you are not a wolfie it’s all good, I respect the druids (the real ones)
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:59
Old school Vanilla Druid. In fact Kromas was my very first lvl 60.
Pariah
August 29, 2016 at 16:37
Did someone say [Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker]?
For the Emperor!
August 29, 2016 at 14:09
Looking forward to it. The bit I played in the last 2 months of WoD made me feel I missed on a good Ork expansion (MoP pissed me off and then my internet went away for quite a while). Getting into this expansion early for the Glory of the Horde!
HairyEwok
August 29, 2016 at 14:22
But but, isn’t the horde and alliance working together now…. So it’s more for the glory of Azeroth right?
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:24
Uhm … nope.
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:24
If you think Horde and alliance are working together just go read Broken Shore reactions.
Allies are a touchy bunch, and apparently Sylvannas touched them
For the Emperor!
August 29, 2016 at 14:29
Sylvannas touch me any time 🙂
For the Emperor!
August 29, 2016 at 14:33
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Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:38
Not that I disagree, but you do know she’s technically /dead/ right?
For the Emperor!
August 29, 2016 at 14:43
Me so horned, me no care long time 😛
For the Emperor!
August 29, 2016 at 14:31
They are trying, but Jaina is pretty butt-hurt about something and is making it difficult
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:32
That’s just what happens when you squeeze 10 tons of Dreadlord into a tiny frame
HairyEwok
August 29, 2016 at 14:35
Well, her last name is Proudmoore XD
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:17
9 hours 40 minutes and counting.
HairyEwok
August 29, 2016 at 14:17
So that’s why so many leave has been placed in the office.
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:18
Lol I am going on leave on thursday just in case they Ddos tommorrow.
Hargrim
August 29, 2016 at 14:18
Pretty much yes
Admiral Chief
August 29, 2016 at 14:18
Nobody that I know is even remotely prepared more than Kromie
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:18
Now I AM prepared!
Original Heretic
August 29, 2016 at 14:26
My one mate has at least 6 characters at level 100 right now. He reckons it’ll take him about 3 months to get them all to the new level cap. He said for most people it would take about 2 years, but he’s rather obsessive with this game.
I don’t know WoW at all, so I cannot accurately say if he was bullshitting me or not.
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:27
He is a slow leveler I presume. I have 12 100s on Dreanor and 9 more on Wildhammer and I estimate at least all my Dreanor toons to be 110 in 2 months time.
Original Heretic
August 29, 2016 at 14:32
He’s actually normally pretty quick, but his work keeps his super busy. So, we’re prob not gonna see him for a while. All his free time is going to be put into levelling his various characters.
And I like I said, he has at least 6 characters. It might be 10, I dunno. He mentions things to me every now and again, but it never quite sinks in because I don’t know the game well.
Snowlock2.0
August 29, 2016 at 16:12
Leveled 4 toons from 90 to 100 this weekend. I never want to see another invasion ever again.
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 14:35
What class will you play?
Snowlock2.0
August 29, 2016 at 16:11
I’ll end up playing 4 to 6 different classes. Mains will be BM hunter, Prot Pala and Blood DK.
Ottokie
August 29, 2016 at 14:43
Here is what 2 years of not playing WoW taught me.
AAA games suck. And are 80% of the time a waste of money
I am going back to WoW
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 29, 2016 at 15:23
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VampyreSquirrel
August 29, 2016 at 15:03
Long live the queen!
Kromas GG
August 29, 2016 at 15:10
Technically Warchief ….. ess?
Wait what is the female version of Warchief?
Google…
…
…
Warchief it is then.
VampyreSquirrel
August 29, 2016 at 16:07
As discussed… Long Unlive the Warchief!
Snowlock2.0
August 29, 2016 at 16:09
They’ve had 3 warchiefs in like 3 years. She gonna die.
VampyreSquirrel
August 29, 2016 at 16:27
Can’t be 3 years, have you seen how old Anduin is?
Snowlock2.0
August 29, 2016 at 16:37
If you have played WoW for more than 1 expansion you know the time line is F***ed up. Even Chromie admits to not knowing what happened.
VampyreSquirrel
August 30, 2016 at 10:20
lol! true, forgot Chromie mentioned that.
Snowlock2.0
August 29, 2016 at 15:59
Every expansion I always get the EU release date wrong. Not complaining that it’s a day early though.