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When Cataclysm launches, what do you plan on doing first?

Thanks for the info! We'll look into this.

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Ujumqin
-Blizzard QA

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Q u o t e:
but they couldnt create wotlk fast enough so they released sunwell

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Sorry to derail but... what!?

I have something like four level 80's that I've hit 80 with and that same day stopped playing...

I have my night set tonight to actually pick up my enhancement shaman again though. Which is always daunting to try to remember how to play it, especially if there have been major class changes since. At one point I dropped a rogue I had been leveling right after the game launched, and I went back to it years later to find him wearing spirit and int gear... so embarrassing. At the time my only conclusion was that I must have thought it was ok to do so because it had more armor than another piece? ... !? ... I still don't know. I'm not proud of it. Or to find the insane action bar setups, or weird valueless items being kept in the bank.

Anyway! I think I enjoy leveling because it's something I can do on my own terms. But it's different, because I could just go do dailies or whatever if that was the only factor. I think the achievement of leveling and getting new spells and abilities and discovering the class is where the difference and real attraction lay for me.

But I do have a character or two that's seen current end game content.

My street cred just dropped to 0, huh? Did I have any before?

Can you list the mounts, weapons, and armor that this is affecting?

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Ujumqin
-Blizzard QA

Q. Where can I find a great guide to getting onto the PTR?
A. Player Kaydeethree has written an excellent step-by-step guide and posted it on the WowWiki.
http://www.wowwiki.com/Getting_on_the_Test_Realm

Q. Will installing the PTR have any effect on my live wow client?
A. No. The PTR installs as its own version and will be located inside the WoWtest folder inside of your World of Warcraft directory.

Q. What should I do before installing the PTR?
A. Delete your old WoWtest folder from within the World of Warcraft directory. Many problems can be caused by overwriting old test data with new test data.

Q. Where do I download the PTR from?
A. From the Public Test realm download page. Be sure to select PC or Mac depending on your operating system. (requires login)
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/charcopy/character-copy.html

Q. The Blizzard downloader is not working.
A. Check here for troubleshooting the downloader:
http://www.blizzard.com/support/wow/?id=aww0819p

Q. I downloaded the PTR now what do I do?
A. You need to run the file you downloaded to install the PTR files.

Q. I get an error when installing:
The file "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoWTest.temp\Data.temp\enUS.temp" could not be renamed to "C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoWTest.temp\Data.temp\enUS".
A. You need to have administrator privileges in order to install the PTR.

Q. I get an error “Unable to initialize storage.”
A. You either do not have enough hard drive space, or you do not have permission to writ to the hard drive that the PTR installer is currently trying to install to. Move the PTR installer file to your World of Warcraft directory and try running it again.

Q. I get a version error when installing.
A. First make sure you have the latest version of WoW by connecting to the live realms. If the error continues then move the installer to your World of Warcraft Directory and run it from there.

Q. Once I have it installed, how do I start the PTR?
A. Launch World of Warcraft normally via the Launcher, and then click on the Public Test button. Alternately you can start it via the wow.exe inside your wowtest folder.

Q. I keep downloading the same patch over and over, what is wrong?
A. This is normal, as updates are made to the PTR more patches are required, just be patient and keep going once they are all installed you will be able to play.

Q. Why does it say my password is wrong when I try to login?
A. If you've changed the password on your account within the last 3 weeks, you won't be able to log onto the Public Test Realms. You can try to use your old password, but there's no guarantee that it will work.

Q. How do I re-install the PTR?
A. Follow these steps:
1. Delete the WoWtest folder from within your World of Warcraft Directory.
2. Go to the PTR download page (requires login). http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/charcopy/character-copy.html
3. Download and run the appropriate installer.

Q. How do I un-install the PTR?
A. Delete the WoWtest folder from within your World Of Warcraft Directory.

Q. I’ve done everything and I still can’t get on the PTR, can you help me?
A. This FAQ and the linked guides are the only source of technical support for the PTR, if your problem is outside the scope of these documents then you may not be able to participate in the PTR.

Sticky labeled Setting up the PTR (3rd from top)
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=23307931198&sid=1

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Ujumqin
-Blizzard QA

We've added yet another in-depth interview with one of World of Warcraft's millions of players for our five-year anniversary site. Luek from U.S. realm The Underbog shares his views on his last five years of dynamic and fluctuating gameplay focuses, particularly with regard to PvP, and provides some insight on where he sees himself once Cataclysm arrives. Check out the anniversary page for our full discussion.

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/wowanniversary/interview/

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Q u o t e:

you know this is the second time in the last 3 days i was slobbering over trolls and you showed up...

stalker.

/sneak off

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True, I should get a new hobby.

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Q u o t e:


Well, I've never personally charged anyone for services rendered as a tank. I don't see how money is an issue in this game for some people who are willing to put 30 minutes in to do some dailies.

Shar

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Money wouldn't be the issue, the principle of the matter would be the issue. I have several thousand gold. I give money away to help people out regularly, but I'm not going to reward someone 30 gold for what I consider poor behavior.

That's pretty lame. I would've just left, to be honest. I'd rather wait for the debuff to wear off than run with someone like that.

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Q u o t e:
I want to make a shaman, however i cant decide what race

Trolls: I LOVE that rasta hairstyle they have, its full of awesome, and overall they look like a fun and comical race to play, but i dont like their casting animations so much.

http://www.farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2723414118_b0986ae19d_b.jpg
( the second one from right to left )

Orcs: I like how small and brute they are, like an angry little french bulldog, and I really like their casting animations a lot more than the troll ones, tho they dont look as funky.

any suggestions?

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My vote is definitely Troll.

It's not meant as a punishment, but rather to limit players from running the raid dungeon more than once per week. Pugging a raid is always going to be a gamble, as you really don't know what you're getting into before you join.

[ Post edited by Eyonix ]

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Q u o t e:
if you like leveling more than end game.. your playing the wrong game. anyone paying 15 a month just to level a bunch characters is wasting their time and money

Edit: first first!

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If someone's having fun, I'd say it's not a waste at all.

I wouldn't say that I enjoy it more, but I really do like leveling new characters. Both have a different kind of appeal for me.

Maintenance has concluded. PTR realms are live!

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Ujumqin
-Blizzard QA

It's either "caved to QQ" or "ignored the many intelligent posts" depending on whether it was a nerf or a failure to buff you. :)

I guess the corollary is "I'm always right. Listen to me. Don't listen to that other guy. He's a bad."

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Ghostcrawler
Lead Systems Designer

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Q u o t e:
You've developed yourself into this corner.. because in the pursuit of balance you've taken all of the interesting effects off of gear. The only pieces you allow to do anything other than "add X to y stat" are trinkets, and an occasional weapon(bryntoll..). You want to see gear that is not sharded? Add an on use, or static effects. It really should be OKAY if a specific piece of gear from the previous tier of items was still in our inventory!

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Heh. I see your point, but you're also going to have a lot of players who strongly disagree with you. They get offended when the new tier isn't an unambiguous upgrade from their current gear. It's possible we can turn that perception around, but it won't be trivial.

In the olden days, we didn't drop much gear and it was fairly expensive to get. If there was Spirit on your tanking plate, well, it was still an upgrade over the dungeon blues you were wearing. If the Drillborer Disc dropped in Molten Core, you took it because what were the alternatives? (I kept the Draconian Deflector forever with its awesome 7 Stamina, but you get the idea.) Now days gear is easier to come by (a direction we like overall) so it's more possible and realistic to shoot for the best piece instead of just the obtainable piece.

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Ghostcrawler
Lead Systems Designer

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Again, you're thinking from the spreadsheet. For the player, seeing higher HP and taking bigger hits is more fun. Even if the TTL numbers are the same, the feeling of progression is there. What you're proposing through boss expertise is going to remove that. The player's actual experience is what really counts.

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The problem is many players disagree with you when the discussion turns to avoidance. For them, seeing higher avoidance and taking bigger hits (to compensate for the higher avoidance) is less fun.

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Ghostcrawler
Lead Systems Designer

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Btw, these are the discussions where your comments are the strongest, GC. When you talk about philosophy for future events and past events honestly and with strong statements.

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They are the discussions that are the most interest to me too. We're always looking forward, trying to decide philosophically when we're on the right track or the wrong track with something.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of players out there, who aren't interested in the big picture. They want to know *now* how we're going to fix their problem. The smaller the pie slice of players that I'm speaking to, I figure the less the impact my communication is going to have. That's not to say those players aren't valid customers or don't have a right to feel the way they do. It's tricky. Shrug.

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Ghostcrawler
Lead Systems Designer

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Q u o t e:
I am skeptical that you'll be able to do this. nerfing mana regen enough to make this feasible is unlikely, since healers hate going oom.

What I imagine will happen is that most healers will gem/enchant regen until they can spam again, as this has been the case at every point in WoW's history. That their output will be lower won't matter as much, since tanks will continue to stack EH.

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We actually had a weak moment in the LK beta where we made spells cheaper because the mana costs felt so high. We shouldn't have done that. We'll be more vigilant this time around.

If healers gem for regen, that's awesome. They'll be trading regen for crit (mostly throughput) or haste (the ability to cast more heals per unit time). You could have a healer than can go indefinitely without gassing out of mana, but wouldn't be able to land heals fast enough to keep the tank alive through a burst phase. Or maybe you have the healer who can land big heals indefinitely, but can't keep two people up at the same time because you cast slowly. Ideally there isn't a perfect way to gear because all of the stats are useful, or at least if there is a perfect way to gear then the perfect-1 gear set isn't garbage by comparison.

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Ghostcrawler
Lead Systems Designer