MrPing1000
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Why does TBC have to come out the day before my last exams. Curses. On the bright side 2 weeks b4 back to uni to get extra fat playing. HUZZAH!
Pretty sure the expansion servers won't go live till after the maintenance, since the only way to actually get into Outlands is by Azeroth.. and since Azeroth will be down, well..Azwethinkweiz said:Does anyone have an idea when the expansion content goes live? I was planning on getting the game at midnight EST on the 16th but I'm gonna be pretty peeved if the content doesn't go live until AFTER the weekly maintenance next Tuesday.
Azwethinkweiz said:Does anyone have an idea when the expansion content goes live? I was planning on getting the game at midnight EST on the 16th but I'm gonna be pretty peeved if the content doesn't go live until AFTER the weekly maintenance next Tuesday.
madara said:Would an SLI setup be overkill for this game? Going to be ordering parts wednesday and toying with the idea of two 8800 GTS cards and 680i MB but dont see myself using PC much this year other then WoW or mmorpg.
border said:The reason to be there on launch day is so that you can grab the Collector's Edition. That way you have a DVD to watch and music to listen to while you wait in queues (as if the servers will even be functional enough to have queues). It'll suck, but it's less frustrating than getting the regular edition and having absolutely nothing to show for it until week(s) later.
Oni Link 666 said:WoW doesn't need the most kick-ass graphics card. It just needs a lot of RAM.
Ripclawe said:Where in EPL, Tyrs hand?
Azwethinkweiz said:In related news, warrior Tier 6 looks so badass that I want to lvl one to 70 and attune him just so I can look awesome.
Enhancement is your first priority, easiest levelling merely because you're just meleeing plus throwing in the occasional shock/heal. I'd imagine you'd be levelling up First Aid as well, which means less mana on the heals = faster levelling pace.Hero said:Also, since I'm Alliance and plan on rolling a shaman with the new race, can anyone point me towards a leveling guide for shamans? From what I've heard Enhancement is pretty much the way to go, but any other tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
speedpop said:Looks like that patch I told everyone not to bother about, since it'd be shipped with Burning Crusade, is going live tonight with the server maintainence.
Stealth Blizz patch update? I'm guessing it has more to do with the Dark Portal than anything else.
Patches notes say that a few things are happening at the Dark Portal so I suppose I'll check it out tomorrow morning. Players need to be lvl 58 to pass through the Dark Portal. All Druids and Rogues have had their talent points refunded. Earth Shock doesn't cause threat, Frost Shock now does. Crusader, Icy Chill and Lifestealing Enchant now decrease in potency from wielders above lvl 60.
Hrmm nothing much more important, I can't copy and paste from the patch update notes for some reason.
Learn to heal, and learn to conserve your mana. Shamans have the smallest base mana pool in the game, so keep that in mind. It'll really help you when you get to higher levels. If I knew of a levelling guide to point you to, I would.Hero said:Also, since I'm Alliance and plan on rolling a shaman with the new race, can anyone point me towards a leveling guide for shamans? From what I've heard Enhancement is pretty much the way to go, but any other tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Assuming the servers don't catch fire ... which they probably will. Also, why the rush?Azwethinkweiz said:So I guess the dark portal stuff is being added today, meaning as soon as I get the xpac next Tuesday I can start my grinding.
Hero said:Wow, warlocks just got hit by the nerf bat pretty hard. Don't understand why SW is gonna be stronger than Corruption or CoA though. Oh well, guess it's back to Demonology spec for me.
Also, since I'm Alliance and plan on rolling a shaman with the new race, can anyone point me towards a leveling guide for shamans? From what I've heard Enhancement is pretty much the way to go, but any other tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
In full +spell dmg gear with the proper spec, I can be extremely deadly. I never had to heal in an instance, but I did, thus making the main healer's job easier and giving me a good reputation. The idea is, is that your versatile. If you're not needed for secondary healing, blow your mana on extra dps.DarkAngelYuna said:Ahh shamans.. Learn to heal or no ones going to want you. Thats basically all thats for shamans. They're like sub-priests.
fallout said:Assuming the servers don't catch fire ... which they probably will. Also, why the rush?
madara said:Would an SLI setup be overkill for this game? Going to be ordering parts wednesday and toying with the idea of two 8800 GTS cards and 680i MB but dont see myself using PC much this year other then WoW or mmorpg.
fallout said:Learn to heal, and learn to conserve your mana. Shamans have the smallest base mana pool in the game, so keep that in mind. It'll really help you when you get to higher levels. If I knew of a levelling guide to point you to, I would.
Assuming the servers don't catch fire ... which they probably will. Also, why the rush?
I meant why the rush to get to 70?Azwethinkweiz said:If I can score the game at midnight EST on the 16th I'll have peace and quiet leveling for an hour or so before most of the country gets the game and tanks the servers. That's why I'm in a rush.
Please, tell all your alliance shaman buddies to do the same. Thanks. It'll really help you guys out in PvP because shamans can kill an entire raid on their own. In fact, in TBC, all battles will just come down to shamans v. shamans. I think they're even going to call the next expansion The Shaman Crusade. Yep, there's no reason why a shaman should ever have to heal anyone else.Hero said:I refuse to heal anyone other than myself.
*rubs forhead*DonasaurusRex said:lol shamans base mana pool is lower than a hunters? Thats ridiculous ...and almost hard to believe.
Azeroth is under attack! Horrific creatures are swarming from a suddenly active Dark Portal and have rampaged into the Blasted Lands. Defenders from Nethergarde Keep have scrambled to meet the enemy head-on. However, even with the assistance of reinforcements from the ever-vigilant Argent Dawn, the forces of Azeroth need your help!
Not much is known of the invasion at this early stage, but early reports from the battlefront describe wave after wave of demonic attackers charging from the Dark Portal. It is also reported that Lord Kazzak was seen departing through the Dark Portal. In his stead he has left his minion, Highlord Kruul, to sow fear and confusion among the defenders.
Accompanied by a host of infernals, Kruul has been seen near a number of major cities in Azeroth, along with the following outdoor areas:
o Hinterlands
o Eastern Plaguelands
o Winterspring
o Stranglethorn Vale
o Azshara
o Silithus
o Searing Gorge
Not even the elite forces of the Argent Dawn have dared attack Kruul directly. Only a large and well-coordinated group of adventurers might stand a chance of defeating him.
fallout said:I meant why the rush to get to 70?
Please, tell all your alliance shaman buddies to do the same. Thanks. It'll really help you guys out in PvP because shamans can kill an entire raid on their own. In fact, in TBC, all battles will just come down to shamans v. shamans. I think they're even going to call the next expansion The Shaman Crusade. Yep, there's no reason why a shaman should ever have to heal anyone else.
*rubs forhead*
I meant for casters. I'm sorry that I don't include hunters in that bubble. Apologies, I didn't mean to offend the mighty class of hunters, again.
Actually, elemental has always been the highest DPS build of a shaman (or at least, it was until the big 41-point patch). Windfury was just huge on the burst DPS, which scared people a lot. I don't think it's necessarily been given up on, but I think most shamans switched to resto because earthshield is just that amazing.DonasaurusRex said:ohhhh, well yeah you are forgiven , but really now, shamans are a hybrid class , i guess you can play them as pure casters but they have .. nerfed melee, windfury isnt raping me nearly as much these days, just isnt proccing as much or maybe shamans have abandoned it after the nerf. Fear not bloodlust comes in the expansion...i think, so that should help.