Nora Valletta
@noravalletta.bsky.social
Lead Software Engineer on World of Warcraft Classic at Blizzard Entertainment. Personal account - opinions are my own.
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BlizzCon 2026 is officially one year away from today
September 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
BlizzCon 2026 is officially one year away from today
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We just posted a MASSIVE round up of all the significant design changes made in Mists of Pandaria Classic, along with our notes of explanations, including:
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
Mists of Pandaria Classic Development Notes – Version 5.5.0
Herein, we’ve collected all significant design changes made to Mists of Pandaria Classic, along with notes of explanation by the development team. Reputations We’ve sped up some areas where Reputatio...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We just posted a MASSIVE round up of all the significant design changes made in Mists of Pandaria Classic, along with our notes of explanations, including:
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
- Reputations
- Celestial Dungeons
- Currency Updates
- World Bosses
- Class Design
- PvP
And more!
us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/213...
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In original Mists of Pandaria, PvP gear wasn't added to the Honor Vendors until Arena Season 12 started. In MoP Classic, we’ve added PvP gear, including Dreadful Gladiator weapons, to these vendors early, so you can use Honor to buy PvP gear ahead of next week's Arena Season. This is all now live!
July 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
In original Mists of Pandaria, PvP gear wasn't added to the Honor Vendors until Arena Season 12 started. In MoP Classic, we’ve added PvP gear, including Dreadful Gladiator weapons, to these vendors early, so you can use Honor to buy PvP gear ahead of next week's Arena Season. This is all now live!
To everyone who joined us in today's Brawl with the Blues: thank you! ❤️
May 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
To everyone who joined us in today's Brawl with the Blues: thank you! ❤️
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We recently sent out another wave of invites for the MoP Classic Beta! As always, you may find the following posts useful:
- Updated Development Notes: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
- Ongoing List of Known (and Fixed) Issues: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
- Updated Development Notes: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
- Ongoing List of Known (and Fixed) Issues: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
Mists of Pandaria Classic Development Notes - Updated May 15
For our fourth week of Beta, it’s time to uncover the mysteries of the Mogu in the first MoP Raid: Mogu’shan Vaults. Testers can also begin the journey towards becoming a legendary Tamer, as Pet Batt...
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May 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
We recently sent out another wave of invites for the MoP Classic Beta! As always, you may find the following posts useful:
- Updated Development Notes: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
- Ongoing List of Known (and Fixed) Issues: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
- Updated Development Notes: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
- Ongoing List of Known (and Fixed) Issues: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/209...
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Our first round of MoP Classic raid testing begins with the Mogu'shan Vaults raid, opening on the Beta at 1:00 pm PDT this Friday, May 16! Next week, we will also start a PvP Season test, beginning on Thursday, May 22.
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/210...
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/210...
Beta Raid Testing Schedule
Thank you for joining us in the Mists of Pandaria Classic Beta. Next up: the first MoP Raid: Mogu’shan Vaults. We’re planning two Mogu’shan Vaults Beta weekends: Friday, May 16 - Monday, May 19 Fr...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Our first round of MoP Classic raid testing begins with the Mogu'shan Vaults raid, opening on the Beta at 1:00 pm PDT this Friday, May 16! Next week, we will also start a PvP Season test, beginning on Thursday, May 22.
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/210...
More here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/210...
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Join us for a peek behind the curtain at the making of Phase 8 and the Scarlet Enclave raid, as well as a look back at Season of Discovery, in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ny...
Season of Discovery - What's Next | World of Warcraft
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April 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Join us for a peek behind the curtain at the making of Phase 8 and the Scarlet Enclave raid, as well as a look back at Season of Discovery, in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5ny...
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Join the Classic Dev Team for a look back at Season of Discovery and play Phase 8 now!
Watch: https://blizz.ly/4lq8GO9
Watch: https://blizz.ly/4lq8GO9
April 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join the Classic Dev Team for a look back at Season of Discovery and play Phase 8 now!
Watch: https://blizz.ly/4lq8GO9
Watch: https://blizz.ly/4lq8GO9
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We just made a post regarding the recent DDoS attacks that have impacted many Blizzard game services and the steps we're taking to help players who lost Hardcore WoW characters.
You can find the post here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/208...
Thank you, as always, for your feedback.
You can find the post here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/208...
Thank you, as always, for your feedback.
In Response to the DDoS Attacks
Greetings, Recently, we have experienced unprecedented distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that impacted many Blizzard game services, including Hardcore realms, with the singular goal of dis...
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March 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
We just made a post regarding the recent DDoS attacks that have impacted many Blizzard game services and the steps we're taking to help players who lost Hardcore WoW characters.
You can find the post here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/208...
Thank you, as always, for your feedback.
You can find the post here: us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/208...
Thank you, as always, for your feedback.