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World of Warcraft Expansion News
I was waiting for more news on it before posting, so I imagine some of you are already aware of the screenshots and news of the first World of Warcraft expansion out there in the wild. Voodoo Extreme has the highlights, and Joystiq is carrying some beautiful screenshots. So far the three features that have my eyebrows raised are: Blood Elves as a new playable Horde race, a high level Flying Mount for the Outlands, and (most exciting) cross-server Battlegrounds. This last would be a huge boon for the currently questionable organized PvP play, and I really hope they swing it.
The Outland is one of the new areas being added with the expansion. If you did some crafty exploring on the test server when they were up for the 1.8 test, some/all of the area was added. There are no monsters yet in these areas, but they are there. A few of my guild members took screenshots of the area, and it looks pretty cool. When he took a screenshot of where he was on the world map, he was south east of the western continent. And this was back on October 8th or so.
Its not what it is, its something else.
...did you even bother clicking on the link?
- NO new classes, just two new races
- level rise to 70, not 75
Doesn't mean the posted link is automatically 100% correct... but honestly, did you even read it?
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City of Villains is coming out soon, too. The original CoH saw a significant player loss when WoW came out, and I dare say they were banking on CoV to try to win some customers back. But given the choice of $50 for CoV or $30 for a WoW expansion, I know which I'd pick. Heck, even if they were released at the same price, I'd go with the WoW expansion.
-EvilMagnus
Those screens look like crap compared to how the game looks now. WoW is acutally really good looking with all the details maxed.
Even the screenshots on the offical WoW site don't always do it justice.
# The name is Burning Crusade. True
# Takes place in the Outlands. True
# Level cap raised to Level 70. False and if they do I quit wow right now
# 2 new races, Blood Elf (Horde) and TBA (Alliance). True
# No new classes. True
# New profession, Jewelcrafting, which will allow for slotting and modding items ala Diablo 2. - why not... true
# New BE starter area and zones north of the Eastern Plaguelands, Silvermoon (their Capital City), Ghostland, and Zul'Aman. - True
# Epic FLYING FREAKING MOUNT useable only in Outlands. - false
# Small upgrades to the graphics engine (BE will have 20% more polygons than original races for example). - true, kinda... the graphics engine won't be upraded, just used more extensively with these chars
# Weather effects added. - true
# Exploring how to add in cross server Battlegrounds. - true (dire need for this)
flying mounts are just stupid.
It's not just about prettyness. Most fantasy RPG players identify more with the "good guys"... even with Blood Elves going to Horde, they'll still be outnumbered heavily.
The whole reason Horde characters are overpowered is to
(1) encourage people to play them
(2) give them a leg up in massive PvP, so they can actually compete.
"Trolls they were, but filled with the evil will of their master: a fell race..." -- J.R.R. Tolkien on Olog-hai
It frightens me that this was modded insightful.
First of all, appearance has nothing to do with balance. Some servers have Alliance outnumbering Horde, and others it's the opposite. Second of all, shaman are not that bad. They are no more 'overpowered' than Paladins. (and Paladins are an absolute bitch to kill) How are Tauren any more powerful than other races? They have warstomp, and a slight HP boost. OMG NERF. The backstory also firmly places them with the Horde. (Orcs saved their asses from the Centaurs)