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Blizzard Buffed Mage Defensives, but Frost Mages Lost Ice Barrier
Patch 12.1 was supposed to improve Mage survivability. Frost Mages ended up with a weaker Ice Barrier, and our Frost writer explains the damage.
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Players Are Farming This Coiled Isle Event for Gear and Reagents
Curse Surges look like simple boss fights, but clearing one unlocks gathering nodes and fishing for a key Patch 12.1 crafting reagent.
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WoW Hotfixes: Big Trinket Tuning Pass Before Season 2
The August 14 hotfixes bring a large trinket tuning pass, remove Voidcores gained from Void-Twisted Sporbits, and fix the Slayer Executioner double-value bug.
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First Wave of Midnight Season 2 Class Tuning
Blizzard has announced the first wave of Class Tuning for Midnight Season 2. This tuning will take effect on August 18th after the realms come back up from maintenance.
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Spark of Tides Cap Increasing to Four Next Week
Blizzard has announced that the seasonal cap on the Spark of Tides crafting reagent is going up to four next week!
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Honkai: Star Rail 4.5 Heads to Astropolis Along With ZZZ!
HSR 4.5 is bringing the Astral Express to Astropolis, but the biggest surprise are the ZZZ characters coming along for the ride.
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Patch 12.1 Is Here, Midnight Season 2 Details, Housing Updates, Shop Promos: WoW Weekly
The first weekly overview of Patch 12.1 is here! We have our first deep dive into 12.1, Season 2 details, Housing updates, and many Battle.net deals!
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Venomous Abyss’s Final Two Bosses Drop Gear 10 Item Levels Past Max
The last two Venomous Abyss bosses drop Myth 9/6 gear at 344, past the normal Mythic cap. Here’s every boss item level before August 18.
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Get Your Own FFXIV Senor Otter in Real Life!
Square Enix has released the third round of FanFest merch. This includes a Senor Otter backpack, and many more cute items!
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These 9 FFXIV Store Items Are Half Price, but Only Until August 26
Nine FFXIV Online Store items are 50% off until August 26, and three poster sets plus two attire sets just landed alongside the sale.
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