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The moon is full and glorious in the Azeroth sky, and love is most definitely in the air as the month of February gets underway. There's much to see and do, and we have our eye on what the communty's up to, too. In the February edition of This Month in WoW we want to not only highlight some of the in-game activities for this month, but also spotlight some exciting esports and community events and creations.
Did You Know? January 23, 2016 marked the 10th anniversary of the first opening of the
Gates of Ahn'Qiraj, a massive event that took place on every realm in World of Warcraft. Both Alliance and Horde players gathered to turned in enormous stockpiles of supplies for the war effort, including 800,000
Bandagem de Linhos and 96,000
Botão-da-paz. For weeks mostly throughout February 2006, different realms came together to open of their gates, and were greeted with this realm-wide message:
(Player name), Champion of the Bronze Dragonflight, has rung the Scarab Gong. The ancient gates of Ahn'Qiraj open,revealing the horrors of a forgotten war… Streaming and Live Events Guild Survivor Season 2 Join Sparty Smallwood live every Thursday at 6:00 p.m. PST for a new Season of Guild Survivor. Tune in and weigh in on the tribes, root for your favorites, see who gets voted off, and take in the challenges before them.What is Guild Survivor? Learn more about it from Sparty in this video.*
View
Guild Survivor Season 1 on the Death Jester's YouTube page.
Catch up on Season 2
here.
*Warning: Some mild language. Viewer discretion advised. Podcasts Stay up-to-date on all of the latest World of Warcraft news and goings-on with some of our favorite podcasts:
Convert to Raid podcastWhen: Catch the livestream recording every Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. PST.
About: “Listen to the latest news and views on raiding, insights from our players. . . and a bunch of really bad jokes.”
Visit the
Convert to Raid site to learn more about the show and follow them on Twitter at
@converttoraid.
The Instance podcastWhen: Catch the livestream recording every Friday at 9:00 a.m. PST
About: “Join Scott Johnson, Mark Turpin, Patrick Beja, and Willie Dills every week for all things WoW and Blizzard! ”
Visit the
Instance site to learn more about them show and follow on Twitter at
@instanceshow.
Realm Maintenance podcastWhen: Catch new episodes every Tuesday
About: “Realm Maintenance is a podcast that provides news, interviews, and other information covering podcasts for World of Warcraft and other Blizzard franchises.”
Visit the
Realm Maintenance site to learn more about the show and follow them on Twitter at
@RealmPodcast.
Chics that Click podcastAbout: Relative newcomers to the WoW community of podcasters, hosts @Esmeralda_Sky and @Jaygurrl cover World of Warcraft and Blizzard gaming.
Visit the
Chics That Click podcast site for more episodes and follow them on Twitter at
@ChicsThatClick.
Esports Live Events Stay on top of all the latest from GCD.tv by following them on
Twitter and on
Twitch.tv.
The GCD Pro League - Winter - Season Finals arrive this weekend — learn more about the tournament
here, and watch it live on
Twitch.tv/GCDTV.
- Saturday, January 30, 2:00 p.m. PST
- Sunday, January 31, 2:00 p.m. PST
GCD EU TournamentsTournament #1- Saturday, February 13, 8:00 a.m. PST / 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Sunday, February 14, 8:00 a.m. PST / 6:00 p.m. CEST
Tournament #2- Saturday, February 20, 8:00 a.m.PST / 6:00 p.m. CEST
- Sunday, February 21, 8:00 a.m. PST / 6:00 p.m. CEST
GCD Pro League-
Spring – Tournament- Friday, February 26, 5:00 p.m. PST (Qualifiers)
- Saturday, February 27, 2:00 p.m. PST
- Sunday, February 28, 2:00 p.m. PST
Want to catch up on any tournament action you may have missed? Visit the GCDTV
YouTube page
. In Game Events You can keep up-to-date on all of the in-game events through the calendar on the World of Warcraft website
here (log in and select Events from the drop-down menu under your character name), or simply view the in-game calendar for exact event start times for your realm.
Holidays: Festival da Lua — February 1–15Every year the druids of Clareira da Lua hold a celebration of their city's great triumph over an ancient evil. During the Lunar Festival, citizens of Azeroth have the opportunity to honor their elders by celebrating their sage wisdom, sharing in magnificent feasts, and of course . . . shooting fireworks!Learn more about this event on our site
here. For more tips and tricks on making the most of this holiday, head over to Wowhead's
holiday guide.
O Amor Está No Ar — February 15–29Something is in the air in the major cities of Azeroth. Many guards and townsfolk spend their days giving and receiving gifts to other amorous citizens.Learn more about this event on our site
here. For more tips and tricks on making the most of this holiday, head over to Wowhead's
holiday guide .
Bonus Events: Evento Bônus de Campos de Batalha — February 3–8While this event is active, random Battlegrounds will award Honor at triple the usual rate.
Triunfo awaits in the fields of Battle!
Evento das Masmorras de Draenor —February 10–15While this event is active, defeating enemies in any level 100 Heroic or Mythic dungeon will award reputation with an appropriate Draenor faction.
Evento Bônus de Batalha de Mascotes — February 17–22While this event is active, your pets will earn experience at triple the usual rate! Get out there and battle
Evento das Masmorras de Caminhada Temporal — February 24–29 While this event is active, players level 71 or higher cay access a a special Timewalking Dungeon Finder queue, which scales players and their items down to revisit past dungeons from
Acusada ardente expansion. While Timewalking, bosses will yield loot appropriate for a player's regular level.
Legion Alpha Test Check out the
latest development information on the Legion alpha test.
