[PC Game] World of Warcraft: Catch All Thread

CynicismKills · Nov 21, 2013

This whole no-flying thing is really blowing up in their face. Considering how long the 6.1 patch could be from launch, among other things.

Also when asked how it makes sense from a lore/story standpoint, they basically said lore doesn't play into it, no in-game reason, etc. It's just about keeping people from zipping in, killing the quest mob/looting the items, and getting out, thereby missing all the random mob patrols and such.

Piotyr · Nov 21, 2013

CynicismKills said:
This whole no-flying thing is really blowing up in their face. Considering how long the 6.1 patch could be from launch, among other things.

Also when asked how it makes sense from a lore/story standpoint, they basically said lore doesn't play into it, no in-game reason, etc. It's just about keeping people from zipping in, killing the quest mob/looting the items, and getting out, thereby missing all the random mob patrols and such.

What he actually said was that there will of course be a lore reason behind the lack of flying, but that's not the onus behind them limiting flying, since gameplay trumps all.

ScytheRexx · Nov 21, 2013

In other less ranty news, they showed off the unrigged new female forsaken model today during a post-blizzcon interview.

CynicismKills · Nov 21, 2013

I really wish they'd give an option to cover the exposed joints. I've never liked how that looks.

Also, the Undead models are a bit too, uh, pretty, in my opinion.

ScytheRexx · Nov 21, 2013

CynicismKills said:
I really wish they'd give an option to cover the exposed joints. I've never liked how that looks.

Might get lucky and they will include the Chinese version this time, but still a long shot.

Also, the Undead models are a bit too, uh, pretty, in my opinion.

They will have ugly faces too, like the skull-like face that is on the existing model. However, they have to have pretty options, otherwise almost no one would play them.

CynicismKills · Nov 21, 2013

Yeah I mean they've not really shown off any major facial variations, save for Male Undead, so we'll see I suppose.

Not that it matter a ton for me, as all my characters are Female Orcs anyway.

ScytheRexx · Nov 21, 2013

CynicismKills said:
Yeah I mean they've not really shown off any major facial variations, save for Male Undead, so we'll see I suppose.

Even those variations were basically the undead version of facial hair. What we need to see is all the actual faces.

Squidleybits · Nov 22, 2013

I think the new models look amazing. The undead in particular. I find them now a bit odd.

Dave · Nov 22, 2013

Am I the only one that doesn't care at all about the new models?

Gilgamesh · Nov 22, 2013

Dave said:
Am I the only one that doesn't care at all about the new models?

Not the only one but definitely the minority.

Shakey · Nov 22, 2013

Dave said:
Am I the only one that doesn't care at all about the new models?

I don't either. Overall I'm not that impresses with the reveal for the next xpac. I can't stand the isle, and it looks like that's the sort of end game content they'll be pushing. Making gear stats change with your spec won't help with the tank and healer shortage either. They need to make it fun. All this will do is create more wipes and rage like we saw when they added timeless isle and all the easy to find gear. People didn't know how to play and wanted to play a tank or healer afk half the time like when they DPS. That doesn't work.

The garrison should be interesting. Hopefully it doesn't kill the cities too much, but we'll see. Personally I'm not a big fan of them.

There just isn't much that's all that compelling for me.

Dave · Nov 22, 2013

I freaking *LOVE* the idea of the garrisons! Love it!

But I still hate the Timeless Isle, even though I find myself running around it trying to at least one-hit a rare to get the loot. One character is a single Burden away from having all his armor upgraded. Now all he needs is a weapon...

Squidleybits · Nov 22, 2013

I hate the Isle too other than Ordos and Celestial kills. I should be working on rep, but mount farming is much more fun.

Frank · Nov 22, 2013

Man, ugly models are the best, if I made an undead dude, he always was the jawless tongue lopping out face.

rac3r_x · Nov 23, 2013

Just started up again, how/where are people getting such mega-gear on like a day of playing? Just running the raid-finder? After a day Timeless Isle is lame.

Oh also should I spend time doing Isle of Thunder?

Shakey · Nov 23, 2013

Run around and find as many chests on the timeless isle you can. You should have a full set of gear other than weapons, trinkets, and rings. Then run LFR and hope for the best. Also make sure you get in on one celestial kill a week.

CynicismKills · Nov 23, 2013

Yeah, do as many Timeless Isle quests as you can, and keep a map of the rare spawns handy (similar to how IoT spawns work). There's a chance for every chest and mob to drop epic items you can right-click to make into a 496ilvl item. You can find one for every slot but weapon and offhand.

Ravenpoe · Nov 24, 2013

Frank said:
Man, ugly models are the best, if I made an undead dude, he always was the jawless tongue lopping out face.

I actually played a female forsaken just because they had even more messed up facial options than the males. So I totally agree.

Bowielee · Nov 24, 2013

I only ever made one Forsaken character, but he was the one I mained all the way through Vanilla. For some reason, once Burning Crusade came out, I dropped him entirely. He had the unhinged jaw.

Squidleybits · Nov 24, 2013

I've made a few but never gotten one very far. I really like their starting quests.

I've got a baby tank that I'll work on soon.

ScytheRexx · Nov 24, 2013

Ravenpoe said:
I actually played a female forsaken just because they had even more messed up facial options than the males. So I totally agree.

Ugly characters are cool and all, but you do have to realize they get played very little. There is a reason over 50% of Horde players are blood elf and 80% of troll female players pick that one non-warted face, we can be a rather vain species.

Speaking of troll females, you know the original model looked very close to the males? It was considered so hideous by alpha and beta players that they dropped it for the more sexy model we have now, even though it makes them look almost like a different race then the males.

This is why when the game released, the vast majority of players went Alliance, causing most servers to have a 3 to 1 Alliance population advantage over Horde, because almost all the Alliance races are considered more attractive. Blood elf was specifically added to Horde because they hoped it would help the population gap back then.

Frank · Nov 24, 2013

People are so lame. Like the Alliance.

Ravenpoe · Nov 24, 2013

ScytheRexx said:
Ugly characters are cool and all, but you do have to realize they get played very little. There is a reason over 50% of Horde players are blood elf and 80% of troll female players pick that one non-warted face, we can be a rather vain species.

Speaking of troll females, you know the original model looked very close to the males? It was considered so hideous by alpha and beta players that they dropped it for the more sexy model we have now, even though it makes them look almost like a different race then the males.

This is why when the game released, the vast majority of players went Alliance, causing most servers to have a 3 to 1 Alliance population advantage over Horde, because almost all the Alliance races are considered more attractive. Blood elf was specifically added to Horde because they hoped it would help the population gap back then.

Man, Horde before Blood Elf used to be so much better.

I have no problem being a part of the side that doesn't feel the need to be pretty.

Gilgamesh · Nov 24, 2013

Ravenpoe said:
Man, Horde before Blood Elf used to be so much better.

I have no problem being a part of the side that doesn't feel the need to be pretty.

As a long time Horde player, who HAS to play Blood Elf because of Paladin I actually agree with you. If Paladin had ANY other choice on Horde I'd be there in a heartbeat.

Bowielee · Nov 24, 2013

I refused to play Alliance for the bulk of Vanilla. I still wish Pally and Shaman were exclusive to the factions.

CynicismKills · Nov 25, 2013

Gilgamesh said:
As a long time Horde player, who HAS to play Blood Elf because of Paladin I actually agree with you. If Paladin had ANY other choice on Horde I'd be there in a heartbeat.

Tauren?

Squidleybits · Nov 25, 2013

Now that is a race I have never tried. Just can't do it.

Bowielee · Nov 25, 2013

CynicismKills said:
Tauren?

To be fair, they couldn't become paladins until Cataclysm. When paladins for were made available to Horde, they were Blood Elf only same with Dranei and Shaman.

Gilgamesh · Nov 25, 2013

Pretty much what Squidley said. The sheer bulk of the character alone is enough to keep me from race changing. I posted alot during the class Q&A the last time they were doing new class/race combos. I really wanted an Undead Paladin. Pretty much told it's never going to happen.

Squidleybits · Nov 25, 2013

When I came back to the game I was surprised by how many more races could be mages, hunters etc.

Dave · Nov 25, 2013

Squidleybits said:
When I came back to the game I was surprised by how many more races could be mages, hunters etc.

Pretty much everyone can be almost anything. I think it's dumb. I liked it that Alliance had Paladins and Horde had Warlocks. It made each faction unique. Now there's really no difference between them other than character looks and which cities they can use.

Bowielee · Nov 25, 2013

Dave said:
Pretty much everyone can be almost anything. I think it's dumb. I liked it that Alliance had Paladins and Horde had Warlocks. It made each faction unique. Now there's really no difference between them other than character looks and which cities they can use.

Alliance always had Warlocks. It was Shaman that were Horde only.

Gilgamesh · Nov 25, 2013

Dave said:
Pretty much everyone can be almost anything. I think it's dumb. I liked it that Alliance had Paladins and Horde had Warlocks. It made each faction unique. Now there's really no difference between them other than character looks and which cities they can use.

It's worse to be stuck with two races (Tauren and Blood Elf) out of a possible 5-8 for your favorite class.

Bowielee · Nov 25, 2013

Bowielee's random thought of the day.

Dranei totems are boring as BALLS!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled WoW thread.

Gilgamesh · Nov 25, 2013

Bowielee said:
Bowielee's random thought of the day.

Dranei totems are boring as BALLS!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled WoW thread.

Goblin Totems are AMAZING!