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Battle for Azeroth: Azerite and the Heart of Azeroth

posted 2017/11/05 at 1:41 AM by Squishei

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BlizzCon 2017 Coverage

This Article is part of our BlizzCon 2017 Coverage.
If you are interested in knowing more about Battle for Azeroth Reveal, check one of the articles below

You can also see our full coverage in our Coverage Recap
Heart of Azeroth

You'll carry the Heart of Azeroth throughout the entire expansion. It is the new "Artifact Weapon".

The Heart of Azeroth is empowered by Azerite and will automatically absorb any nearby Azerite. No loss of bag space or time spent clicking!

Once the Heart of Azeroth absorbs enough Azerite, it can level up. Upon reaching certain levels, it will awaken some latent properties in another piece of gear.

Upgrading Gear

The current plan is that Helm, Shoulders and Chests will be able to be empowered by the Heart of Azeroth

Each of these pieces has 3 rings; each ring has multiple traits on it. When a ring is unlocked, players will be able to choose a single trait to learn.

The outer ring unlocks first and consists of 4 possible choices. The middle ring unlocks second and consists of 3 possible choices. The inner ring unlocks last and consists of 2 possible choices.

A piece with the same name will have the exact same layout of traits -- You'll be able to see it in the Dungeon Journal. No RNG!

However, higher item level pieces will have more powerful traits, but Azerite attuned pieces cannot titanforge.

Offensive traits will also be paired on the same ring as other offensive traits. Utility traits will always be paired on the same ring as other utility traits. This will create meaningful choices.

Once you choose a trait, the ring will rotate until your choice is at the top!

Magni Bronzebeard"The King of Diamonds is made a pawn."
“Five keys to open our way. Five torches to light our path.”
“The Lord of Ravens will turn the key.”the Black Empire postAzerite

As the suffers and bleeds due to the Horde and Alliance conflict, her life essence bleeds onto the surface and crystallizes in to a powerful substance called Azerite.

The Goblins and Gnomes have developed technology that allows players to determine which islands have Azerite on them and allows for the Island Expeditions feature.
Azerite can be found in nodes, chests, creatures, questgivers, powerful bosses and more!

Blizzard Blog

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The Heart of AzerothIn the aftermath of the Legion’s assault on Azeroth, the world is teetering on the brink. As the Horde and the Alliance battle, the very essence of Azeroth is seeping out. It’s up to you to not only defend your faction, but to also defend Azeroth herself.Early on in Battle for Azeroth, Magni Bronzebeard will entrust you with a powerful artifact to wear around your neck throughout your journey: the Heart of Azeroth, which represents the hopes and dreams of the world.
Over the course of the expansion, you’ll encounter Azerite, an incredible new resource that’s appeared in the wake of the Legion’s demise. As you gather this substance, you’ll use it to empower the Heart of Azeroth. Unlike the artifact weapons that heroes wielded in Legion, the Heart of Azeroth is not itself an item that you will customize; instead, it will serve as a source of power that awakens latent properties of some other pieces of armor that you’ll wear throughout your adventures.Speaking of gear, we’ll also be performing another stat “squish,” like we did in Warlords of Draenor, to bring player health and damage numbers down to more comprehensible numbers without affecting players’ actual effectiveness against the foes around them.

Battle for Azeroth at BlizzCon 2017

Battle for Azeroth, World of Warcraft's next expansion was revealed!

6 Allied Races are being added in the expansion with custom appearances and special Heritage Armor sets.
We previewed the Lightforged Draenei and Highmountain Tauren races on the show floor.

Zandalari can be druids!

Dungeon Journal was available

The Design a Dungeon Boss panel also highlighted the Shrine of the Storm Dungeon.

class changes

We also found that Class Buffs are returning in the expansion, with one for every class (except Shamans).

We also looked at all the large Talent Changes and some classes got Artifact Traits available as Talents.

Blizzard discussed these topics in some interviews.

Wowhead's interview

An item level and stat squish update is coming in Battle for Azeroth.

Legendaries and Titanforging info was revealed, including no Titanforging on Azerite armor.

The Heart of Azeroth is empowered by Azerite and can empower latent energies in pieces of gear.

Island ExpeditionsKul Tiras and Zandalar

Check out more expansion art in the Art of WoW Panel.

Stormwind and Orgrimmar also received updates!

WarfrontsWarcraft Q&A

We learned increased default bagpack slots are on the way if you use an authenticator.

At the end of the Q&A we also learned that the Battle for Azeroth Beta Opt-In is now open.

coming in Patch 7.3.5

Zone Scaling and Leveling Improvements - all pre-Legion zones will now scale up to certain levels.

Ulduar Timewalking will be the second Timewalking raid, as part of the Wrath of the Lich King Timewalking Event.

previewed at the Opening Ceremony

The events of the cinematic were transformed into a record-setting diorama for the Battle of Lordaeron.

The novel Before the Storm covers the events leading up to the cinematic. The book cover was revealed and convention-goers received a copy of the Prologue.

We speculated on the Burning of Teldrassil which directly leads to the Battle for Lordaeron.

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Comment by InculcateUntil we see details I'm dubious if this will be anything other than the talents and weapon trees we have now. Interesting choices would be nice instead of going to a guide here or icy-veins to know the correct path to choose.Comment by pilgrimzI liked the artifact weapons and will miss them, but this seems like an interesting system. Hoping it turns out well.Comment by bellyardslike that The Heart of Azeroth thing more then the legendaryComment by ShelassaI am not sure about the leveling armor system. But perhaps I am too pessimistic and the devs learned from where the Legion system was not all that great, and this one will turn out much better.Comment by Aralndaso we are still getting AP as azerite power. and the heart token is like the ring from dreanor but like upgrading your artifact weapon with the tree if it but like upgrading items and equipment like relics and netherlight crucible... they like rolled everything into oneComment by Senppuuawesome!Comment by SilverDragon234A simple necklace isn't an artifact weapon, Perc. Remember that.Comment by AcoleskiThe whole HoA medallion sounds really cool! No longer do we have to click those pesky AP tokens.Comment by SilverDragon234We need swords, hammers, and other weapons to be the bfa artifacts, not a pathetic necklace!Comment by PlusheviyPandaI just hope mining doesn't have ranks, I've been rank 3 in all others for months and I can't get rank 3 on Felslate Deposit and Leystone Seam (let's add Empyrium Seam to the list), the quest jus won't proc.

Also, I'm tired of seeing Jaina's mug in these posts, the only good Jaina is a dead Jaina or a killable dreadlord!Jaina.Comment by SilverDragon234I just hope mining doesn't have ranks, I've been rank 3 in all others for months and I can't get rank 3 on Felslate Deposit and Leystone Seam (let's add Empyrium Seam to the list), the quest jus won't proc.

Also, I'm tired of seeing Jaina's mug in these posts, the only good Jaina is a dead Jaina or a killable dreadlord!Jaina.Comment by bloodviceHmm, I'm at least hyped for getting weapon drops again.Comment by HunteveI really look forward to to play it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Comment by AzureskyeShould be interestingComment by GreySageInteresting new system. Ironically, it's almost identical to a system I suggested back in wrath...Comment by JerneSome of this reminds me of the scrapped "path of the titans" UI from CataclysmComment by hixymgimme mount :)Comment by SniperbeerI hope this will work wellComment by KitsenAt least I like the idea of auto absorving azerite and not being doomed to check bag. I only hope they make balanced traits....Comment by PuffexI really hope this system will be flawless.

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