WoW: Cataclysm Class Changes Coming This Week
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i still have a bloody 14-day trial disc gathering dust. =/John Funk said:WoW: Cataclysm Class Changes Coming This Week
Cataclysm will be changing the world of Warcraft from the ground up, and the classes are no exception - and WoW players will get a taste of what's in store by the end of the week! Unless they play Paladins.
If you want to get technical, Cataclysm - the third expansion to mega-MMOG World of Warcraft - is actually WoW 4.0, but it feels more like WoW 2. Each of the game's previous expansions (Burning Crusade and Wrath of the Lich King) fine-tuned and consolidated some of its mechanics, but Cataclysm is giving the whole thing a complete overhaul. Not only is Azeroth being destroyed and remade, but many of the mechanics are being redone from the ground up.
While we've seen some of the new mechanics (how they're changing normalizing rage [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24038610691&sid=1], for instance) this information is in a vacuum since we don't know what they're changing with the game's classes. What will they be giving us, like Hunters getting Focus? What will they be taking away, like Warlocks losing Soul Shards?
As it turns out, we're going to find out this week. According to Blizzard Community Manager Bashiok [http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=24038460683&sid=1], Blizzard will be rolling out the Cataclysm changes starting tomorrow, with three classes every day: Shamans, Priests and Warlocks on Wednesday April 7th; Warriors, Rogues, and Death Knights on Thursday April 8th; and Mages, Druids, and Hunters on Friday, April 9th. Naturally, I play a Mage and a Druid - thanks a ton, Blizz.
But wait, you say, what about Paladins?! Well, it looks like Blizzard forgot that there was a Paladin class. Sorry guys, you're being removed from the game come Cata.
Or, rather, according to Bashiok the reason is that "the Paladin is still deep in development," and Blizzard doesn't want to give an incomplete preview. So you Pallies out there will have to wait a little bit longer until the Friday after next (April 16th).
I'm excited. I hope they keep us Druids totally OP!
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Importantly, how many "ex-WoWer's" do you think these changes will pull in?
I myself gave the raiding scene (and WoW in general) in roughly 12 months ago.... If I play Cataclysm, it will probably be to see how the world zones have changed.... not so interested in the class changes....
That, and I'll never raid again.... bleeding edge doesnt suit my lifestyle anymore, I already have 1 job, don't really need another I don't get paid for
Bring on the full write up of ALL the changes (class, mechanic, zone etc), and then we'll talk about whether I feel like ponying up my cash and my time again!
I myself gave the raiding scene (and WoW in general) in roughly 12 months ago.... If I play Cataclysm, it will probably be to see how the world zones have changed.... not so interested in the class changes....
That, and I'll never raid again.... bleeding edge doesnt suit my lifestyle anymore, I already have 1 job, don't really need another I don't get paid for
Bring on the full write up of ALL the changes (class, mechanic, zone etc), and then we'll talk about whether I feel like ponying up my cash and my time again!
hhhmmm haven't played WoW in months but this is tempting. I'm a Rogue so I might renew tomorrow and see the changes.
Paladins ARE weaksauce. And I roll a pally. Ok, not really, they just foil my ambush attacks in PVP. Prots are beastly.Matt_LRR said:
Count me in on that. Maybe making Sub more viable dps-wise. God, I love Sub... even though I PWN as Assassination.Mr Snuffles said:
Ghostcrawler said at the class panel that they might integrate Drain Soul as a kind of Soul Shard Evocation. So you take a brief lack of DPS to regenerate a Soul Shard. Sounds like a neat idea personally.NeutralDrow said:
Yeah I play solely PvP so I can't really comment on PvE, but subtlety has some really awesome talents for PvPMmmFiber said:
