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World of Warcraft |OT7| Feel the hatred of 10,000 Murlocs
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ture
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Yeah I hit Outland with characters I'm leveling and end up leaving them there for months at a time, even though it only actually takes a little bit of effort to grind your way through it. It's sad how all the BC nostalgia doesn't really help when it comes time to quest though Hellfire for the 50th time.
I honestly am always surprised when I still see people using TS, even Vent. Everyone is on Mumble nowadays, and Discord is getting increasingly popular.
Rösti;209678176 said:
Hey man, they could be super efficient at releases now and don't need that much maintenance.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
They've announced that it is "imminent" and that the current PVP season ends on the 19th. So it's either the 19th or the following week.
What Anoregon said.
No official date, but generally speaking it's when the PvP season ends, which is the 19th.
Me and two buddies have to get around 55 Arena wins between now and then for the mount. We're middling around the 1650 rank right now.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
You won't be able to start the quest in 7.0 anymore, but you should be able to finish it. At least prior to Legion launching.
They're easy with the premade 680 characters, and with a geared toon copied over from live, they're verging on soloable.
In ten years, I've only ever seen one guild that used Mumble.
Really? Wow.
I think since... Wrath, 95% of the voice chats I've been on are Mumble with the other 4% being Vent, and 1% being TS.
I haven't come across any guilds using Discord, but in other games I've used it.
Maybe it's an American vs European thing? Not used Vent since TBC/Wrath. Used TS ever since.
Arcane mages through relevant dungeons makes it a blast.
We had a lot of fun doing it! It was our birthday weekend (his is the 9th and mine is the 10th) and it was hilarious to see how many runs we could get out of each 15 minutes. I've never laughed so much with someone screaming GOGOGO at me.
EU here, been using TS since... TBC I think?
Grats on getting old! My partner rarely plays games, but when she does, it's Diablo 3, and I kinda get like that at times... Oh well.
I think I have, too... Honestly, it's hard to remember. TS & Vent are very similar in my mind when going THAT far back. I know I've used both, but I know for sure I've only used Mumble once.
shiftplusone
Member
me and my wife reupped our accounts this weekend after like a year of not playing. Seems like mostly the same, so i'm just working on pets.
The new patch seems kinda cool. we're expecting tuesday, right? Levelling a rogue right now and outlaw sounds alright
Also is there a bunch of new players? I know this isn't the best way to gauge, but in the dungeons i've done, maybe 2 -3 players each run are in greens/blues instead of heirlooms like the others.
The new patch seems kinda cool. we're expecting tuesday, right? Levelling a rogue right now and outlaw sounds alright
Also is there a bunch of new players? I know this isn't the best way to gauge, but in the dungeons i've done, maybe 2 -3 players each run are in greens/blues instead of heirlooms like the others.
A week Tuesday - The 19th.
What level was this at? Levels 1-20 are free to play, so there's quite a few players there without the means to afford Heirloom gear.
Ha! Thanks. We both turned 31 so we are feeling it. Thankful we both love gaming so we can play together often. I definitely prefer this kind of birthday to one where you wake up hungover.
They feel like any other normal mode dungeons to be honest, done a few dozen now and I've only wiped one time ever because of a bad tank.
shiftplusone
Member
damn, thought it was this tuesday
oh well, will give me another week to level up my dudeswailing caverns and SFK make sense then, but still saw some guys in BFD and Stockades in regular gear.
I'm US horde and just thinking about starting to play casually again. Got a few characters at 90-100 right now. Looking for more noobs/casuals?
This looks awesome. I'll definitely be going for this.
No, but all the Auction Houses are cross faction now so you can use em to send gold cross faction with the AH cut (15% I think)
You still need 2 accounts to do it though, I'm sure someone around here could help if you need
Most pugs and guilds I run into use mumble, since cata ish (I've gone to LOTs of pugs at that), prior to that vent was like 95% of everyone, and then I've known a few that've used TS over that time. I don't know anyone that uses discord besides casual guilds. idk they're all fine, I have them all installed for various groups.
On a similar note, I was reading a thing on /r/wow saying "Use Discord!!!"
One of the first things I thought of when I was looking at it, was how the hell are they making money off Discord? It doesn't seem like a long term viable product if all those features are free.
One of the first things I thought of when I was looking at it, was how the hell are they making money off Discord? It doesn't seem like a long term viable product if all those features are free.
We have any gaffers in beta that have resonably tested pvp/arena? Thoughts? Certainly appears to be the most focus they have had on pvp for an expac since arena's were introduced.
I also heard, no more healer in 2v2 arena, is that right?
EDIT: I know tanks are ridiculous right now in pvp atm.
I also heard, no more healer in 2v2 arena, is that right?
EDIT: I know tanks are ridiculous right now in pvp atm.
jaundicejuice
Member
im leveling my first wow character and with RAF it was great
i'm like 68 now without RAF for about 15 levels and it stinks
Seeing so many people bag on The Burning Crusade makes me sort of sad. If I could flex level from the Belf and Draenei starting areas right into Hellfire Peninsula, I would. The quest design isn't inspired by today's standards but I like the hubs, hoovering up 10-15 quests and hammering through them all in short order. I like the quests with the rare drops where you actually compete against other players to complete them. Plus the zone design in TBC features some of the most unique zones in the game.
Just creat an insane listing for a common item for the sum of gold you wish to transfer with the new toon on the different faction. Get someone you trust to help you. Give them the gold to make the purchase on the AH for you. They buy the item, you've "transferred" your gold cross-faction.
Outland still looks amazing and has plenty of lore I like, but on average it has the weakest quests right now imo. Blizz has gotten better and better at leveling each expansion starting with Wrath and I'd put Outland behind the old world zones as well thanks to the Cata revamp.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Is this accurate?
Out of the 100 best PvP players only one is Horde??
I thought the meme was Horde dominated PvP
Out of the 100 best PvP players only one is Horde??
I thought the meme was Horde dominated PvP
they did in mop but that was literally because all the best players were horde for friends etc. ally was still better, a lot of eu players remained ally
this expac everyone just went back to ally though
Human racial.
I think the point in doing this is that they don't have the time to complete it in the first place
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
That's only a meme among terrible Ally players ^_^
but yeah, what they said. Draenor probably had the worst faction balance/representation for PvP in the history of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTcOcTsyk9k
Teaser for the series of animated shorts. Looks gorgeous, as you'd expect.
That last scene, very intriguing.
Teaser for the series of animated shorts. Looks gorgeous, as you'd expect.
That last scene, very intriguing.
jaundicejuice
Member
I haven't completed a single ring quest because I didn't raid at all in WoD. I don't mind that they're removing that quest from the logs of several of my toons. If I wanted that legendary, I should have bothered to complete the questline at least once on one of my toons during WoD.
It's an MMO, I accept that there are certain events and items that are time sensitive to an expansion.
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
Oooh, we getting that sweet Gul'Dan origin story? I'm down.
Dog Problems
Banned
I wonder if boosted characters will start with 680 gear once the pre-patch happens, or if it will still be 640.
I mean, they gave notice as early as possible (months and months ago), and the only quests being removed are people that are so far back that it's statistically impossible for them to finish in time. Those people are being saved from killing themselves trying to finish a ring they'll never get. I suppose you could argue they'll still get the later step rings but not the orange one, but oh well.
CarbonatedFalcon
Member
They did confirm today that the BoA heirlooms from mythic dungeons are available until Legion launch. So get on getting those if you haven't!
It certainly took me awhile to get them all.
It certainly took me awhile to get them all.
Removing the ability to get the rings and cloak is fine, but removing the quest lines entirely is stupid. I didn't play during MoP and there's a whole interesting storyline out there that is just gone for me because I wasn't playing then (what's worse is the breadcrumbs that lead you to start it and then it just stops for no reason, and content like Ordos that is still there but can't be touched). It isn't evolution of content, it's just arbitrary removal. And no, going and digging up youtube videos isn't the least bit interesting because it's not even remotely the same experience as playing through it. Remove the rewards, remove the achievements, but leave the quests in place for those that come along later and want to see what it was like.
Though it seems clear at this point that Blizzard wants WoW to exist basically in a vacuum for each expansion, with each one essentially it's own game with self contained features and the like. Anything that requires or even implies carryover has been nerfed as best as they can.
Though it seems clear at this point that Blizzard wants WoW to exist basically in a vacuum for each expansion, with each one essentially it's own game with self contained features and the like. Anything that requires or even implies carryover has been nerfed as best as they can.
LAUGHTREY
Modesty becomes a woman
You get a reward for playing during a certain time, it's something that just about every MMO has done. It's kinda crappy to reward the people who play for one month with the same stuff as veterans and consecutive subscribers. Why be a repeat customer if you can just come back whenever you want?
And I don't really know what you mean by the carryover being nerfed? Was there ever something that did carry over like the Legendary Cloak/Ring and Heirloom Weapons/Trinkets? If anything they've added stuff.
If you want to see the content then play it when it's there. You're right, watching a youtube video isn't the same. Know what else isn't the same? soloing all that shit 2 expansions later. So what's the difference? I mean you can sub for 1-2 months near the end of the xpac and do it in its entirety if you want to. As much as the storylines for both of these legendaries helped tell a related plot to the main one and tie an overarching theme accross the expansion's raids, it also isn't required to make sense of the stories themselves. Like, yes you missed some cool stuff with gul'dan, khadgar, garona, etc, that sucks. But it doesn't make the basic story of Warlords any less understandable or anything. Same for Mop.
These legendaries serve as an incentive to play for the entire expansion, it seems fine that they also serve as a reward for doing it.