Cataclysm

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Cataclysm

contennants

Continents.

And I'm sleepy as a Snorlax right now.

[Takelli]

Re: Cataclysm

I used to say that, but then I started playing and the graphics didn't matter as much. And there are some really beautiful zones in the game, as well as some spectacular landmarks, like ruins and whatnot. One of my favorite things about the game is the flight paths, it's just an easy way to see a lot of scenery without having to deal with aggro and terrain issues.

Yea... I just wish they would allow flying on the other two contennants too...

[Aksannyi]

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I used to say that, but then I started playing and the graphics didn't matter as much. And there are some really beautiful zones in the game, as well as some spectacular landmarks, like ruins and whatnot. One of my favorite things about the game is the flight paths, it's just an easy way to see a lot of scenery without having to deal with aggro and terrain issues.

[Raydeus]

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Too bad I seriously hate WoW's graphics/world/races, otherwise I might've liked it (at least for a while.)

Some of the more recent gameplay aspects I've heard about seem pretty interesting.

[Ufgt]

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I'm good with horde as well. I love Blood Elves.

[DakAttack]

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I'm for the Horde as well.

[Etra]

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Uh, no it doesn't. The only time you can "hit a button" to choose your talents is after you've learned how to dual spec.

Uh, yes it does.

Play the Cata beta.

[Firewind]

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Anybody feeling the want to join up on a single server? It'd have to be PvE, since my current characters are PvE, although I really miss PvP servers... Anyways, our guild would be called NOTORIOUS MONSTERS.

I would be interested though I only have the EU client installed, so if you pick an NA server then let me know so I can get the NA client downloaded and updated (might take a little time).

As for side, I would prefer Horde over Alliance, playing the underdogs is always fun for PvP.

[Aksannyi]

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Not only would we have to decide on a server, we'd also have to decide whether to be Alliance or Horde and those of us on the opposing faction would have to roll an alt (or buy one). Might be more of a pain in the ass than it's worth for some. Personally, I'm not interested in playing any Alliance character though I could probably benefit from the experience like learning my way around the major cities. And I'm sure there are some who wouldn't want to touch Horde.

I might be willing to roll an Alli alt but I wouldn't really play it hardcore, I'm for the Horde all the way, so I'd probably only want to play it to chat with people from here. Which I can already do on the forums. Then again, if our 80s wanted to just run a bunch of us through dungeons to level us quickly, I'd be willing to raid with you guys once a week or so.

You can see where it would be a bit of a challenge for us to get it together. XD

[Ufgt]

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Anybody feeling the want to join up on a single server? It'd have to be PvE, since my current characters are PvE, although I really miss PvP servers... Anyways, our guild would be called NOTORIOUS MONSTERS.

I am down for making an alt somewhere, just tell me where. Will most likely be a Huntard.

Although, play times might be a little crazy since some are in UK and some are in NA. But no matter, just let me know.

[DakAttack]

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Anybody feeling the want to join up on a single server? It'd have to be PvE, since my current characters are PvE, although I really miss PvP servers... Anyways, our guild would be called NOTORIOUS MONSTERS.

[Firewind]

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Besides, getting 25 retards together to try to do something in PUGs is hilarious. I don't think I will ever get tired of it.

Okay fair enough, I stand corrected.

[Ufgt]

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The only reason you raid is for the shiny pixels. If you tell me you enjoy raiding then you are a troll or a bad liar.

LOL. I don't think that's really fair. I enjoy raiding when it's learning the fights the first few times or trying out a new strategy. I don't like raiding once it is on farm status. I think there's plenty of raids right now to keep casuals occupied for a while. Besides, getting 25 retards together to try to do something in PUGs is hilarious. I don't think I will ever get tired of it.

[DakAttack]

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Adding to the PvE/PvP balance debate:

Warhammer Online does a good job in this as it only balances for PvP. Things end up working out find for instances anyway because they are only ever 6 man instances there was a 24 man one for top end Sovereign gear but it was taken out in favour of a huge 3 round 24vs24 Battleground once one side manages to push the other back to their capital.

When there was the 24 man instance people would ONLY take the best because the bosses are essentially DPS races with little margin for error. If one job is lacking then your raid fails.

When WAR took out this 24 man instance, all that was left was the 6 man and guess what? Class balance was restored because a 6 man on WAR means you will always take the following:

Main Tank (Usually a Swordmaster, Black Orc, Ironbreaker or Blackguard)
Off Tank (Usually one of the above in a damage dealer spec and gear loadout but with a shield to switch to)
Damage Dealer (Any of the classes works fine, even pet jobs if they spec for combat without one)
Damage Dealer/Kiter/AoE (Second damage dealer though Shadow Warriors and Squig Herders make nice kiters and Bright Wizards, Sorceresses, Slayers and Choppas are nice if you need the AoE)
Main Healer (Usually an Archmage or Shaman for silly burst heals but Runepreists and Zealots worked well if the tank's mitigation gear was up to scratch)
Backup Healer (Pretty much always a Warrior Priest or Disciple of Khaine)

The leftover tanks: Knight of the Blazing Sun and Chosen are good tanks, it's just they are more suited to PvP tanks due to auras making pulls difficult for the group. The pet jobs: Squig Herder, White Lion, Engineer and Magus can all do well though because pets and turrets are buggy as hell they tend to cause problems.

Combat is very fast paced on WAR so two tanks and two healers is a necessity. It's fine if the off tank and backup healer are damage spec though as long as they don't forget their primary roles.

WoW seems to be ripping off a lot of WAR with Cataclysm and they could really do with ripping off WAR's favouring of the 6 man dynamic over 25 man raids. I can't name a single person who LIKES raiding anyway. The only reason you raid is for the shiny pixels. If you tell me you enjoy raiding then you are a troll or a bad liar.

I wouldn't mind raids if they weren't a huge clusterfuck of chaos. They should build raids that seperate the 5-man parties and task them with completing seperate objectives. A raid similar to Alterac Valley in concept wouldn't be terrible; to make fighting the main boss easier the players must take down smaller bosses, but they're also fighting the clock and must know when to "all-in".

[Firewind]

Re: Cataclysm

Adding to the PvE/PvP balance debate:

Warhammer Online does a good job in this as it only balances for PvP. Things end up working out find for instances anyway because they are only ever 6 man instances there was a 24 man one for top end Sovereign gear but it was taken out in favour of a huge 3 round 24vs24 Battleground once one side manages to push the other back to their capital.

When there was the 24 man instance people would ONLY take the best because the bosses are essentially DPS races with little margin for error. If one job is lacking then your raid fails.

When WAR took out this 24 man instance, all that was left was the 6 man and guess what? Class balance was restored because a 6 man on WAR means you will always take the following:

Main Tank (Usually a Swordmaster, Black Orc, Ironbreaker or Blackguard)
Off Tank (Usually one of the above in a damage dealer spec and gear loadout but with a shield to switch to)
Damage Dealer (Any of the classes works fine, even pet jobs if they spec for combat without one)
Damage Dealer/Kiter/AoE (Second damage dealer though Shadow Warriors and Squig Herders make nice kiters and Bright Wizards, Sorceresses, Slayers and Choppas are nice if you need the AoE)
Main Healer (Usually an Archmage or Shaman for silly burst heals but Runepreists and Zealots worked well if the tank's mitigation gear was up to scratch)
Backup Healer (Pretty much always a Warrior Priest or Disciple of Khaine)

The leftover tanks: Knight of the Blazing Sun and Chosen are good tanks, it's just they are more suited to PvP tanks due to auras making pulls difficult for the group. The pet jobs: Squig Herder, White Lion, Engineer and Magus can all do well though because pets and turrets are buggy as hell they tend to cause problems.

Combat is very fast paced on WAR so two tanks and two healers is a necessity. It's fine if the off tank and backup healer are damage spec though as long as they don't forget their primary roles.

WoW seems to be ripping off a lot of WAR with Cataclysm and they could really do with ripping off WAR's favouring of the 6 man dynamic over 25 man raids. I can't name a single person who LIKES raiding anyway. The only reason you raid is for the shiny pixels. If you tell me you enjoy raiding then you are a troll or a bad liar.