WoW expansion sneak peak -- any details?

[Threash]

Actually, one of the things i have always wondered about is why there isnt more variations between the different class/race combinations.

I mean, look at priests for example.  All races priests have special abilities that only that race gets (Dwarf: Fear ward, Elves: starshards, Undead: Vampyric Embrace, Etc).  Why arent some of the other classes diversified in similar manners?  Why are all mages or wariors exactly the same? I would think that an Undead mage and a Gnome mage would have some differnt tricks up their sleaves.

Because unless they make all of them useless enough that they are inconsequential there is always going to be a "best" and all other races will be subpar *cough*fearward*cough*

[Sairon]

Actually, one of the things i have always wondered about is why there isnt more variations between the different class/race combinations.

I mean, look at priests for example.  All races priests have special abilities that only that race gets (Dwarf: Fear ward, Elves: starshards, Undead: Vampyric Embrace, Etc).  Why arent some of the other classes diversified in similar manners?  Why are all mages or wariors exactly the same? I would think that an Undead mage and a Gnome mage would have some differnt tricks up their sleaves.

Because unless they make all of them useless enough that they are inconsequential there is always going to be a "best" and all other races will be subpar *cough*fearward*cough*

It's pretty much like that now anyway, tauren shamana anyone? Or how about undead rogue.

[Ironwood]

Yeah, but Spellbreakers would ONLY be available to the Blood Elves. 

Hence, shite.

Read it again.  Draenor's too.

Sorry, I was addressing the idea, not the crib notes.  It's fairly clear from WC3 that spellbreakers is a blood elf only thing.

[Ironwood]

Actually, one of the things i have always wondered about is why there isnt more variations between the different class/race combinations.

I mean, look at priests for example.  All races priests have special abilities that only that race gets (Dwarf: Fear ward, Elves: starshards, Undead: Vampyric Embrace, Etc).  Why arent some of the other classes diversified in similar manners?  Why are all mages or wariors exactly the same? I would think that an Undead mage and a Gnome mage would have some differnt tricks up their sleaves.

Zomg.  I have been playing this for ages, with my wife as a PRIEST and I did not know this.

Strange.

But, yeah, I agree.  That's a really cool idea.  I can already think of Rogue things....

[Llava]

I said it before the WoW's release... before we even knew most races and classes:  If Blood Elf Spellbreakers make it into the game, I will play it.  I loved that class in Frozen Throne and really wanted to play it in a MMOG.

That being said, I won't buy into it until Blizzard put it on their site.

I, for one, welcome our new mangina overlords.

[Ironwood]

Spell breakers will be just as annoying as paladins.

And unthinkable mage destroyers.

So, probably not.

[Nevermore]

They'll probably end up being a hero class, if those ever actually get put in.

[Llava]

Spell breakers will be just as annoying as paladins.

And unthinkable mage destroyers.

So, probably not.

Whatever, man, they fucking kick ass.



Gimme plz.  Fuck balance.

I don't care what any of you say.  A properly badassisized elf owns.

[Paelos]

Yeah give everyone spellbreakers. That won't be FOTM.

Elves are ghey, stop being a fucking mangina fanboi.

[stray]

I'd play an Elf just because it's popular to hate them now.

[edit] Shadowmeld works too.

[Mesozoic]

I'd play an Elf just because it's popular to hate them now.

Played recently?  They're not nearly unpopular enough.  Of course, if doesn't help that they are the only Alliance Druid race and that humans can't be hunters. 

[Typhon]

Is that weapon supposed to do anything?

[Miasma]

Is that weapon supposed to do anything?

Yes, but he has to drop the giant shield to use the damn thing .

[stray]

I'd play an Elf just because it's popular to hate them now.

Played recently?  They're not nearly unpopular enough.  Of course, if doesn't help that they are the only Alliance Druid race and that humans can't be hunters. 

I mean popular "here".

I mean: I'd play an Elf just to piss some of YOU off.

[Mesozoic]

I mean popular "here".

I mean: I'd play an Elf just to piss some of YOU off.

I've never liked elves, but I will say that out of all the myriad interpretations of elves out there, Night Elves are probably the best (the worst, of course, being Mr. Orlando Bloom).

[Nevermore]

Ok, I admit it.  These made me laugh.

[Pococurante]

Priceless...  next will be the left and right paddles from Pong.

[Ironwood]

Fantastic.

[Mesozoic]

Nerf Pacadins.

[Llava]

Yeah give everyone spellbreakers. That won't be FOTM.

Elves are ghey, stop being a fucking mangina fanboi.

I stopped caring about FOTM long, long ago.  Of course everyone wants to play the shiney-new thing.

[HaemishM]

I imagine the Blood Elf starting area will be swamped to the point of slideshows on release.

[Furiously]

I imagine the Blood Elf starting area will be swamped to the point of slideshows on release.

I imagine 2 weeks later it will be a nice ghost town.

[kaid]

It may be but honestly people seem to be horrible creatures of habbit. I would guess that it will be busy for a few days and then due to the over hunting people will migrate to where ever they leveled their last  6 toons.

[Alkiera]

It may be but honestly people seem to be horrible creatures of habbit. I would guess that it will be busy for a few days and then due to the over hunting people will migrate to where ever they leveled their last  6 toons.

At which point they will complain about grinding through the same old content again and again.

Alkiera

[kaid]

Yup its the damndest thing though I know people who make brand new characters with new starting zones I KNOW they have never done before but sure enough turn around and bang they are back in goldshire again.


kaid

[Ironwood]

I find that strange.  When I went back to make my Orc Warrior Alt, I made damn sure that I went to Stonetalon and all those other zones I kinda missed out on the first time.  I even went to WC and found out it doesn't suck quite as much as I remembered the first time (got bored with it the first time and didn't complete.)


Of course, I went to Silverpine and Shadowfang, but how was I supposed to resist ?

[HaemishM]

That's part of the reason I'm so dissatisfied with the Horde. Even as an Undead, the Barrens is a must do zone. There really isn't much content outside of that for Horde. It's why I hate the Barrens. I've actually avoided Stonetalon because I did a lot of that zone on my Tauren.

[Lt.Dan]

Silverpine is pretty decent for Horde - better than Barrens.  Its only downfall is dumping you into Hillsbrad at around 20 where the main Horde questing area is on the route to the Alliance entrance to Alterac...  At least Ashenvale is more segregated and Alliance is lower level there too. 

[Righ]

Yup its the damndest thing though I know people who make brand new characters with new starting zones I KNOW they have never done before but sure enough turn around and bang they are back in goldshire again.

Goldshire. That's where I'd go if I started a Blood Elf too.

[Shavnir]

Also shown at Blizzcon were some of the Teir 2 epic art.

<-- It would appear they decided to make the Wrath look as shitty as its set bonus

And of course, some overpowered racial abilites




(admittedly its not much better than warstomp)

[HaemishM]

They forgot the racial ability, "Noncing About."

[Merusk]

I wouldn't call a 420 point mana potion every 2 mins overpowered. If you spammed tap 3 times it'd, likely at the detriment of any other power due to global cooldowns.   The silence is frustrating, but it's only 8 yards.  It'll help warriors (and rogues if they're included as a BE class) not spellcasters, and since warriors have to get in melee range to use it.. that caster was in trouble anyway

[Paelos]

Wow, the new Wrath look gives, "MY HAT IS LIKE A SHARK'S FIN," meaning outside of crappy LL Cool J lyrics.

[Margalis]

It makes me think when the photshopped fakes look better than the actual real shots. I'm not sure what it makes me think...maybe "fire your guys and hire those photoshoppers!" That raid armor looks plain silly.

[Fabricated]

God, Valor STILL is going to be the best looking warrior set. What the fuck are the people designing the high end armor models smoking?