World of Warcraft Cataclysm

i think im going to start playing WoW again

Like i said in the other thread, i'll definitely buy this expansion, it's gonna be awesome.

yeah it looks awesome and thanks foge40 for info

im prolly going to reroll once this comes out we should start a fakku guild

I wonder what race everyone will be rolling after this expansion comes out.

The green midget goblins that have been seen a thousand times throughout anything fantasy, or the fucking werewolf class. Not to mention how stupid and toony WoW's goblins look.

Yeah, and you know what I think? That werewolf class is just a marketing ploy. What with all the werewolf/vampire popularity and hype these days. I can just picture a marking campaign in a room full of executives, one man explaining to the rest how surveys and polls have shown that werewolves are all the rage among kids and teenagers.

Yeah i must've missed that, how about you fill me in on this "werewolf popularity".

Are you kidding me? You must not get out much. The "Twilight" series is everywhere, the actors, the books, the movies. Ever notice how that piece of shit Twilight movie won every award it was nominated for? The movie, the actors. Not to mention the sequel "New Moon" the one most centered around werewolves is about to be released.

The latest "Underworld" movie which was also centered around the werewolves. And if you read books, which I'm guessing you don't, you would know after Twilight there has spawned a million shitty vampire/werewolf series as a result. You can't enter a bookstore without seeing them advertised everywhere.

"The Wolf Man" remake movie which is to come out in 2010. The NEXT Twilight movie which is to come out in 2010. And not to mention all the shit I'm forgetting because of my limited knowledge on popculture.

So, yeah, you must have missed a lot.

If they could have added a vampire class I'm sure that would have been in there instead of Goblins.


Edit: "Being Human", a show about a vampire, a werewolf and a ghost living together, the werewolf is the only one you doesn't want to kill.

"An American Werewolf in London" remake is on its way: And to quote a website "In a world of remakes and the new wave of vampire and werewolf popularity it was only a matter of time before John Landis’ 1981 classic horror-comedy An American Werewolf in London would find its way on to the remake list."

i love a good werewolf movie but i wouldnt say they are popular. as long as there are no stupid human forms for the worgen and there worgen full time im playing as them

as for twilight they have vampire lore right there are vampires that turn into wolfs but there is no in between for vampires unlike a werewolf. i havnt read the books or seen the movies and i dont want to

So there's werewolfs in like what? 3 movies and some books? Big fuckin whoop...
Do i think Blizzard was influenced by this alleged werewolf popularity? Very fuckin doubtful.

That said, i have no idea what all emo goth-kids run around jerking off to in the US, and from what i hear it doesn't sound like i've missed anything of importance.

the worgen they have always been in warcraft and people have been asking for worgen before BC even was announced

I gave an opinion, you tried calling me out on it and I gathered evidence to back up my theory. You just got pissy and started throwing "fuck" around. Regardless of whether or not vampire/werewolf popularity had anything to do with it, you need to quell your nerd rage and learn to engage in discussion. Also, you might want to brush up on your math skills, Einstein. I listed more than just "3 movies and some books".

And if you're getting your panties in a bunch because you mistook my OPINION for a flame against WarCraft, then turn your fanboyism down a bit and re-read my post more rationally. I didn't attack or insult the game one bit, I just stated what I believe to be the case.

And what, you think a huge money-making industry like Blizzard is above making popculture references in an attempt to gain more subscribers/money? Hilarious.

nerd culture not popular culture there prolly not going to put references to twilight in it or any recent movie. i dont think anyone is going to be like there is werewolves in twilight and now there in WoW i think i might play that game

I'm still waiting for Pandarens =(

pandarens are more of a joke and the classes just dont suit them there a neutral race and unlike goblins/worgen they cant really come up with a reason for them to join a side

Goblins
Rocket Jump - Activate your rocket belt to jump up to 20 yards, every 2 min
Rocket Barrage - Fire your belt rockets at an enemy within 30 yards, every 2 min. (Shared cooldown with Rocket Jump)
Time is money - Cash in on a 1% increase to attack and casting speed.
Best Deals Anywhere - Best possible gold discount, regardless of reputation.
Pack Hobgoblin - Calls in your personal servent, allowing you bank access every 30 min.
Better Living Through Chemistry - Alchemy skill +15, Your potions give more health / mana
Goblins can be all classes except Paladin or Druids


Worgens
Darkflight - Activate your true form, increasing movement speed by 70% for 6 sec, every 3 min.
Viciousness - Increase damage by 1%.
Abberation - Reduced duration on Curses and Diseases used against you by 15%.
Flayer - Skinning skill +15, you skin creature fast, and you don't even need a knife.
Worgens can be all classes except Paladins or Shamans

screw worgen im sticking with horde and making a goblin rogue

Rogue
They want to see rogues use more daggers, they're THE rogue weapon and we don't see enough of them. In Patch 3.2.2 they might add an assassination talent to make daggers more attractive.
One of the plans for cataclysm is to take a lot of the early subtlety tree and make it passive for the class. The unattractive stuff will be taken out to let you get the cool talents.

finally i hate combat rogues they defeat the point in even being a rogue

Ill admit, when i saw this trailer after having left WOW a month ago it is tempting... But Aion is released soon, and after having played the beta its soooo good.
I like the idea of total re-design of old azeroth areas with mounts tho, brings an air of freshness to the game for people levelling alts. (Granted some new players may be missing out on the old areas on their first playthrough, it depends on how they go about it)
Mind you, PvP realms are gonna be hell with mounts in the starting areas lol

i could never play on anything but a pvp server

more news

They didn't give any new classes to Draenei because there are too many of the space goats already.

There's a chance that Hunter Aspects will go away entirely.

New tidbit on Archaeology: putting pieces of artifacts together sends you to "face
some sort of challenge" out in the world.

They like the way fishing works in Animal Crossing, and might look to that for inspiration on how to rework the process.

And here are the good parts from the Q&A:

Troll and Worgen Druids will get new Moonkin forms.

They like the idea of hunters being able to tame their own mounts.

There might be an epic travel form for Cataclysm.

Block Value is being removed, but there will still be a stat on gear that increases your block chance.

On the topic of Titan's Grip, it might be more optional in the future - it might be possible to make a competitive Fury build without TG, if you want to "be the guy
that wields dual-handed weapons or wields two one-handed weapons."

Bloodlust isn't going anywhere - "if you're going to do hard modes, it's not too much to bring at least one Shaman with you." (It seems he's not thinking about 10-man raids.) They might however introduce a consumable that brings a weaker version of the buff, like Scroll of Stamina as opposed to Priest Power Word: Fortitude.
There are going to be more fun potions for Alchemists, as well as more being done with transmutation.

Combustion is "on the list" for patch 3.3, but no details yet.
They want to take another look at Shadow Priest single-target DPS.
The revamp of Azeroth is "a great opportunity" to do more class-based quests: "teach more about how each class plays before they hit level 40. Maybe a big ability pairs up with a big quest, so you can learn how to use it." This is a very interesting answer.

Professions specializations (like Armorsmithing) are being changed so that you don't choose just one, but you build up all of them for your tradeskill.

gnome druids are you joking

... Are you fucking kidding me... Jesus, when will Blizzard stop kicking the old mare. Give me Diablo 3 and SC2 instead of more bells and whistles for your cashcow.