Lex is decking the halls. Sean searches for mistletoe. No, wait. That is later in the month. Right now, housing is the talk of the town! Midnight continues to develop with news that is giving Sean reason to cheer. The schedule for season 1 of Midnight is revealed as Sean worries for the poor 0.1%.

News

Housing 1st Impressions

The talk of the town is the town as Warcraft early access opens up to all who have purchased the upcoming Midnight expansion.

Links

• Housing Early Access Trailer | World of Warcraft: Midnight
• What's Next for WoW Housing? Interview with Devs Jay Hwang and Garth DeAngelis

11.2.7 is Here

The prologue to the midnight expansion is live in NA and EU.

• Midnight Prologue Campaign
• Revamped New and Returning Player Experience
• Lorewalking: Elves
• Pandaren Heritage Armor
• Turbulent Timeways (through to Feb 9th)
• Brawler’s Guild (Next Week)

Links

• https://worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24244442
• 11.2.7 The Warning Launch Trailer | World of Warcraft

Dungeon Philosophy in Action

Changes to the dungeons begin reflecting the team’s new philosophies.

• Standardized short cast
• Important casts with 4 sec or greater cast time
• Reduced number of casters
• Bolt-slop reduced damage
• Anti Focus Fire behavior
• Cast Audio Notification (player and target)

Links

• New Interrupt Philosophy Showcased in Midnight's Mythic+ Testing - Wowhead News

Seeing Red

Combat Addons are still allowed to provide a competitive advantage as Blizzard reneges on the entire reason for the addon de-escalation.

• Through a use of conditionals Platynator was able to color code:
• Bosses
• Lieutenants
• Casters
• Melee
• Minor enemies
• Casters would only change to their colour when they first cast an interruptible spell.
• Blizzard has said this is okay but has not made any commitment to put this functionality into the default UI. 

Links

• Color-Coding Enemy Nameplates is Returning in Midnight - Wowhead News

Midnight Epic Edition Contest is over

Congratulations to Pandachow, NickBeresford, and Random.ffxiv