Notes from Azeroth
Real World of Warcraft problems, and how to get past them.
Notes from Azeroth by Gerlari, an orc warrior on Kazzak: every entry is a problem we really hit while playing, and what fixed it.
Latest entries
- Works as designedThe WoW Companion App is gone: what a third-party site can and can't doBlizzard retired the Companion App in July 2024 and hasn't replaced it. What the public API still offers, and what nobody can rebuild.
- Works as designed“You need a level 10 character” on the US WoW forums with an EU accountThe US forums refused my reply even though I have a level 21 character. Blizzard's forums are regional: post in the one for your region.
- Still happeningWOW51900319 disconnect when mounting a quest mount in Battle for AzerothGetting on the flying quest mount in Nazmir and other BfA quests disconnects you every time. The /reload workaround that gets you through.
Works as designedPlaying WoW with the Steam Controller on Windows: ConsolePort setup and the Battle.net catchConsolePort has no Steam Controller preset, but the Steam Deck one fits. Back buttons, Steam Input, and why Battle.net must be closed first.
Tools
Adventurer cardLook up any character on a European realm and get a shareable card with a curious title.Forum signaturesA live image for your signature, with BBCode, Markdown and HTML ready to paste.Gold in eurosWhat a million gold is worth today, with a 30-day chart and a calculator.The week in AzerothCountdown to the reset, this week's affixes and your realm's best keys.The confessionalYour deaths, your abandoned quests, your slain critters: a character's sins, read aloud.The interpreterAny item, spell, mount, boss or realm, in the twelve languages of the game.