Poster: Schwick at 2/7/2006 2:02:01 AM PST
Subject: The Informant - Issue #1 (31-01 / 07-02) |
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Intro:
Heya,
let me welcome you, to the first issue of "The informant" (and hopefully more issues).
I will bring you up to date, every tuesday or every 2 weekly (depending on how much news is released), about 1.10/1.11/... and The upcoming expansion (The Burning Crusade). All this info come from blizzard (aka blue).
Please note, this is not intented to compete with "Anvilbeard" or "Gadgetzan time". Where anvilbeard reports news all around, i focus purely on upcoming things (patches/expansion).
Also, for my full work, see my sticky called "Info About Expansion +1.10/1.11/.." which holds all the info i have gathered untill now.
The following info is all from between 31-01 and 07-02.
Expansion instance:
Recently Blizzard revealed one of the upcoming new instances that will hit live in the burning crusade. The instance will be called "Karazhan" (aka "Medivh's Tower"). Currently the tower itself (not the instance) can be seen in "deadwind pass".
Its currently known that it will be a 10 man L70 raid dungeon, which requires skills.
The tower tells the mystery's about midivh and its mystery's around the tower. It will hold new items and new types of mobs.
Source: http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/karazhan.html
1.10 and priest:
Priests eat your heart out and then heal yourself, cause 1.10 is your patch.
Currently the following details have been given:
- Greater Heal (and Heal starting from rank2) will receive a reduction to its casting time
- Holy Fire will no longer be a talent required ability
- Inner Fire is in the reworks
- Power shield still undergoing testing
- Talent tree still undergoing changes
- Racials still undergoing testing
- Changed Prayer of Fortitude's range and radius
- Overall reduction to Smite's mana cost
- Group buff versions for Divine Spirit and Shadow Protection
And much more on the way.
Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-priest&T=577886#Post577886
Druids/Paladins/Shamans and range slot?:
Yes and no. Druids, Paladins and Shamans will get a slot changed. The Range slot will be replaced for a "Relic"-slot. This will hold items that increase your stats.
Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=6999584&tmp=1#post6999584
Having a bad hair day?:
Blizzard has admitted that changing "hair-styles" is a cool idea. However this is something they are planning to do in the future. So not anytime soon.
Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=6986575&tmp=1#post6986575
Seen that in UBRS, Got that from LBRS:
Things are going to change for UBRS, LBRS, Strat, Scholo etc. Item drop rate and item quality are going to change. Also new items will hit existing bosses aswell as new bosses. If that isn't enough, they even added new specific class loots and a new item set for warlocks, mages and priests.
Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=6961514&tmp=1#post6961514
Hello city, you there?:
Our beloved "joining city channels outside city's" will return. And they also changed the way germans and french communicate in the general/trade/LFG channel. Instead of having 3 different "general" channels, they will turn into 1 channel. Only the name will be localised.
Sources: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=6976745&tmp=1#post6976745 , http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=811782&p=1&tmp=1#post811782
GIEV EPIXX!:
Blizzard has updated their info about the tier 0.5 set:
- Characters follow a new quest line to obtain an armor set
- The armor sets contain 4 rare and 4 epic pieces
- Some of the pieces can be obtained by soloing (including one of the epic pieces)
- The most difficult pieces to obtain require a UBRS level group
- We are adding new bosses to existing dungeons
- Some of the existing dungeons are being re-itemized
Source: http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general&t=6890058&p=1&tmp=1#post6890058
And the weather cast for today:
Lots of info has been released, regarding "Weather"-effects. 1.10 will hold 3 different types of weather (more will be added after time). Rain, sandstorm and Snow. It will only be in a few places, untill they fully mastered the weather system (after that it will change per place). Luckily for us (80)468 people, weather won't impact our PC to much. And if you don't like it, you can simply turn it off.
Source: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3147617
Ask uncle Schwick:
This question was send in by "Jelena" from the realm "Frostwhisper". Her question was: "I remember there being mention of player housing but that seems a long way off. Has there been any mention of Guild Halls at the very least?"
Well to answer the question, Blizzard always liked the idea of having guild housing. They already stated that i won't come in the expansion, but it would rather come in a live update. Although i must warn, it can take a while. But don't give hope up.
Source: http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=760072&s=blizzard&tmp=1#blizzard
Past informants:
None so far ;-)
The Archives of loads-o-info:
http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?FN=wow-general-en&T=715077&P=1
Anvildus Beardus o-weekly:
http://forums-en.wow-europe.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-general-en&t=823641&p=1&tmp=1#post823641 (episode 27!)
Check INFO STICKY for info about Expansion+1.10
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