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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.
...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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# 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 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)