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If you've had enough of majestic waterfalls, there are plenty of other great properties in Razorwind Shores!

A look at the housing plots of Razorwind Shores

If you're like us, some of the most exciting news to come out of the Midnight alpha is, of course, the arrival of player housing in World of Warcraft. When

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All realms are now back online. Have fun!

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Can't stand your neighbors? Come tour PLOT 46 in RAZORWIND SHORES today! An isolated arboreal mountaintop cabin awaits you. Hide away from the sin and strife of the modern day with this rustic oasis. (SUBJECT TO SI:7 BACKGROUND CHECK)

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft, from the new Horde-side Player Housing map. A small cabin with a red wooden roof is in a mountainous landscape with orange grass and pine trees. In the distance is a small lake.

screenshot from World of Warcraft. Map of new Horde Player Housing map Razorwind Shores. Housing plot 46, slightly northeast of the center of the map, is clumsily circled in red.

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 5h

All servers are down for regularly scheduled maintenance and should be back up in about an hour.

But, speaking of "scheduled" and "should be," there's still no ETA on the PTR featuring Housing coming up. So, thumb twiddling it is!

It's World of Warcraft maintenance happy hour — all servers are currently offline

I wouldn't usually refer to World of Warcraft downtime as happy hour, but I am pretty happy it's just an hour. Over the weekend Blizzard announced a four-h

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 23h

It's our weekly "oh god not this again" palate cleanser. This week, we have a cadre of cute foster kittens! There's just something about teeny little baby mews that really gets me through the end of the day on a Monday, man.

Life is oh so hard when you're an adorable foster kitten

Happy Monday, friends! You know, not all cuteness has to be big and important. Sometimes it's about the little cute moments -- moments like watching foster

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I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that Player Housing is coming to the #WoW PTR for patch 11.2.7, which is scheduled to come up today! The bad news is that Blizzard has delayed the test, and we don't know whether they're delaying it for an hour or for a year.

Delayed! Test Player Housing on the WoW patch 11.2.7 PTR this week, no Midnight purchase required

Player Housing is a long-desired feature in World of Warcraft, and there was certainly some unhappiness when the Blizzard team announced that the feature r

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If the farmstead isn't for you, we have plenty of other plots available in Founder's Point to show you!

A look at the housing plots of Founder's Point

With the WoW Midnight alpha in full swing, a lot of images and videos have come out of the different housing neighborhoods, but it can be tricky to tell ex

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SUBURBAN HOMESTEADERS' DREAM! The newly listed PLOT 5 in FOUNDER'S POINT boasts a view of the lighthouse in a close-knit community. Plenty of land for a vegetable garden or backyard chicken coop. Sheep included!!! (NO CARPET ALLOWANCE).

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft, from new Founders Point player housing zone. A small blue-roofed cottage sits in a grassy field under a starry night sky. There are sheep grazing in the foreground, with a few trees in the background. There is a lighthouse looming in the far background.

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft, of the new Founders Point player housing map. Plot 5 is circled in red, located on the west coast of the landmass.

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Here's our roundup of the hot news from last week, plus everything you need to know for next week (including the 11.2.7 PTR going live later today! ...with HOUSING, y'all!!!)

Blizzard Watch Weekly: Everything is coming up Midnight

What a week it has been my friends, with the World of Warcraft Midnight alpha continuing to add content and Legion Remix launching. But there's more to com

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icymi, here's the full episode!

Blizzard Watch Podcast: Ask a Midnight alpha tester

Liz had the good fortune to make her way into the Midnight alpha, so this week's episode is a round of Ask A Beta Tester. Liz regaled us with discussion on

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I personally decided to put my house a few plots away and make the cutest creepy forest cottage I could. (But my guildmaster has already claimed plot #20 for themselves.)

A small cottage in a dark wood with looming trees overhead. The cottage emits warm golden light from its windows, and is surrounded by flowers, with a gazebo in the distance.

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Accidentally hit the maximum number of items in my Midnight player home attempting to make a room full of nothing but pillows. (After making a kitchen and a dining room and two bedrooms and an indoor garden and a library and an office.) Maybe I could delete a couple of rooms and keep adding pillows?

A screenshot from the World of Warcraft Midnight alpha showing a room with rustic wooden floors that are covered with purple pillows.

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And this photo doesn't even show that there is the ribcage of a massive, long-gone beast to the left.

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If your dream home doesn't include having a shipwreck for a neighbor, we have a full catalog of homes in Razorwind Shores!

A look at the housing plots of Razorwind Shores

If you're like us, some of the most exciting news to come out of the Midnight alpha is, of course, the arrival of player housing in World of Warcraft. When

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I am genuinely concerned about that one. (Maybe you also build a table to set the platter on? I don't know.)

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AN OCEANFRONT GEM! View PLOT 24 in RAZORWIND SHORES today! All the perks of living on the beach, with lovely views and few neighbors. Live your best life in the sand, under the swaying palm trees. (DO NOT LISTEN TO THE MUSIC. REALTOR NOT LEGALLY RESPONSIBLE IF YOU CHOOSE TO HEED ITS MESSAGE).

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft, from new Razorwind Shores player housing zone. A small horde-styled house sits on a small island surrounded by sand, palm trees, and rocky outcroppings. The water surrounding the island is a dazzling clear aqua. There is an ominous half-sunk ship to the side, its foredeck and part of the main mast rising from the water.

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft, the new Razorwind Shores player housing map. A bright red sketchy circle surrounds Plot 24, which is located at the very bottom center of the map.

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 2d

I'm drafting plans to build my own Winchester Mystery House (in game, of course, who could afford it otherwise). You know, just Warcraft things.

This and much more about housing and the Midnight alpha in this week's Blizzard Watch podcast, which is now live!

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... and let me tell you, it has been a trip down memory lane hunting down recipes. Since most portals aren't working in the alpha, I've been doing a lot of traveling by boat, with the occasional bout of falling into the ocean when the boat despawns. Oh, the nostalgia!

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While everyone else has been testing new content, I have been traveling all over Azeroth looking for new #WoW profession recipes for housing decor... and I found a whole lot. Here's all the decor crafting recipes that we've found in the Midnight alpha so far.

All of the housing decor you can craft with professions in Midnight (that we've found so far)

Player Housing is coming in Midnight, and with it the chance to collect decor to adorn your new home. Decor is found all over the world: from vendors, from

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If this isn't your dream home, there are still lots of plots to choose from in beautiful Founder's Point!

A look at the housing plots of Founder's Point

With the WoW Midnight alpha in full swing, a lot of images and videos have come out of the different housing neighborhoods, but it can be tricky to tell ex

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Here's the full podcast for you!

Lore Watch Podcast: Is Dimensius the last of the Void Lords (and what does that mean for The Last Titan?)

The ultimate fight of The War Within, Dimensius is a hulking purple Void Lord, and several developer interviews have led us to believe he may be the last o

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Looking for a new home? Tour PLOT 20 in FOUNDER'S POINT today! This Alliance plot features beautiful old growth trees, and is adjacent to taxi service. QUIET NEIGHBORS! (sellers not responsible for fungus remediation or exorcism).

screenshot from video game World of Warcraft. Features an Alliance Player Housing house on the Founder's Point map, plot 20. It is a slightly creepy, darkened vibe with gnarled old trees and wrought iron lamp posts and fences. In the foreground is a small graveyard with both mushrooms and small blue flowers, bordered by a thornbush at the back. A cobblestone path snakes through the scene.

screenshot from World of Warcraft, the Founder's Point Player Housing map. Plot 20, in the lower right, is circled in red.

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Xal'atath is always telling the truth, and that's what makes her so interesting (and so dangerous). More discussion of Xal'atath, the Void, and Dimensius in this week's Lore Watch Podcast, which is now live. Tune in for the full discussion.

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We heard you liked player housing, so we ALSO took photos of every plot in the Razorwind Shores (Horde) neighborhood to help you pick the perfect place for your house.

A look at the housing plots of Razorwind Shores

If you're like us, some of the most exciting news to come out of the Midnight alpha is, of course, the arrival of player housing in World of Warcraft. When

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We heard you liked player housing, so we took photos of every plot in the Founder's Point (Alliance) neighborhood to help you pick the perfect place for your house.

A look at the housing plots of Founder's Point

With the WoW Midnight alpha in full swing, a lot of images and videos have come out of the different housing neighborhoods, but it can be tricky to tell ex

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