[WoW] I Was a Teenage Alpha Tester

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Originally Posted by Yiktiki

1) Can you enter the instanced dungeons solo? or is it like LDoN where you need 4+ people? If you can enter them solo, can you handle the fighting solo?

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You can, but you can't succeed at anywhere near the level where you're given the quest. These dungeons are all challenging for the level.

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2) Are they working on controls beyond mouse/keyboard? One thing that I truly loved about my brief visit to FFXI was that you could grab a USB controller and handle almost everything by just assigning macro's to buttons (my carpal tunnel loved that.) A lot of the slash commands look identical to EQ, I assume the transition from EQ to WoW is pretty seamless because of it?

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I honestly don't know the answer to this one. But yes, the learning curve is very short.

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3) Do they have anything monkly? Can you choose to be a warrior that fights unarmed? I don't see much to indicate ANY unarmed combat yet.

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No monks, and there aren't even talents that improve unarmed combat. I would be surprised to see anything like this before Pandaren are added -- the current WoW cultures don't have anything like a monk in them.

Are there any no drop type items/gear? (sorry if this has been answered I haven't seen it)

Also, are there any epic type quests in the game yet? Not neccesarily weapon types but just generaly large quests that have a signifigant reward?

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Originally Posted by Whizbang Dustyboots

You can buy them immediately, but when you buy a tradeskill, all you're doing is raising your cap. Spend the points to become an Apprentice Alchemist, and you have the ability to get to skill 75 in it, but you have a skill of 1 at that point, and need to start brewing up potions if you're ever going to get to the cap.

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Okay, that makes sense. For both the talents and the skills. Thanks. :)

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Originally Posted by Kain Kath'ranis

2) Be honest, a game can't be perfect. Let's hear some more bad facts, what drove you mad, what did you not like at all?

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I honestly got tired of the PVP/anti-PVP bullshit on the alpha boards, especially when 99 percent of both camps will be perfectly happy with segregated servers. I have enough accomplishments in my life that I don't need some dickless wonder calling my play time unacceptable because I choose to spend it in a different way than than do.

I also am impatient (but understanding) about mage rebalancing and introducing hunters.

Otherwise, honestly, I'm genuinely very happy with the game. Folks at Graffe's know that I'm generally a positive person, but I'm also not afraid to levy criticism when I think it's merited. I think the WoW dev team is doing an exceptional job so far.

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So, do you think a guild, concentrating on crafting and selling the goods, does stand a chance? Our main idea is, to split up into gatheres and crafter, so we have some expert-miner working together with some expert-smith, selling the products and make a living of it. Too "StarWars:Galaxy"ish or just right?

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Well, you will have to level up to unlock the skills.

Having said that, I think this sort of guild WILL succeed, because you're more likely to have individual players specialize -- instead of having someone split skill points between mining, smithing AND engineering, and thus unlocking the top stuff very late, you can have a miner, a smith and an engineer, all unlocking Expert level in their early teens and being able to turn out high quality stuff MUCH sooner than other guilds. (I do expect would-be uberguilds to do this same thing, although mostly for their own benefit.)

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Thanks in advance, hope you understood my perfect german english *grin*

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Es war ausgezeichnet.

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Originally Posted by Auca

Are rituals currently in the game? If they are could you guys give a general overview of what they are and what they do.

Thanks :)

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I've never seen one. The only ritual, if you can call it that, I've heard of is when a warlock requires other people to help him/her summon someone else across the world.

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Originally Posted by Gryphon09

But how does 1 wow gold compare to eq plat?

Is WoW a game where the tradeskilled items are better than mob dropped items?

How are the elemental type nukes in WoW? Are they more like EQ nukes where it just does damage, or is it like D2/WC3 (to some extent) where ice nukes slow, fire nukes dot (burn)?

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Not sure about how WoW money compares to EQ money. Buying/selling/farming was never my strong suit so I'm not the best person to ask about how money affects the economy.

Some tradeskill items are better than mob dropped or quested items. Some aren't, but they are more convenient to have than to buy from vendors. It's just easier to save up your linen or wool and buy tradeskill components and give to someone who can make bags for you as opposed to paying a vendor more money for the same thing.

And sometimes even if a tradeskilled item and a mob dropped item has the exact same stats, they look different. So looks can be a big bonus in some regards.

Ice nukes definitely slow the mob. I've had tanks ask me to use my ice nukes because it slows down the mob attacks. The fire nukes hit for more damage. On my mage, all of my AE nukes were different. My AE fire was a DoT -- not coming from me, but based on the area I pointed at with my mouse. I cast it once and it worked as a DoT. My blizzard AE was a constant stream of hail UNTIL I got interrupted by a mob. It just keeps going until the duration runs out or until I get interrupted. My arcane AE was an AE DD. It would explode out from around me.

Ice nuke
The mob turns blue and has an aura of ice crystals to indicate it's been slowed. It also starts walking to me at a slower pace. It will hit slower as well. Lasts about four or five seconds per nuke.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/svanaf...lpha/icedd.jpg

Frost Nova
This is an AE nuke that radiates from the caster. Designed to slow down the mob or even freeze them temporarily.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/svanaf.../frostnova.jpg

Fire AE
First I target the area where I want the AE to blast at. And then I cast the AE.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/svanaf...ha/fireae1.jpg

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/svanaf...ha/fireae2.jpg

Arcane Explosion

This is just one big AE explosion.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/svanaf...a/arcaneae.jpg

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Originally Posted by Fatwiz

Are there any no drop type items/gear? (sorry if this has been answered I haven't seen it)

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Yep. It's called Soulbound. One innovation is that some gear doesn't become Soulbound until it's equipped, allowing it to be traded or enchanted until you decide to use it.

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Also, are there any epic type quests in the game yet? Not neccesarily weapon types but just generaly large quests that have a signifigant reward?

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Each race has a lifequest. Pedi and I have discovered the beginnings of the human and dwarf lifequests (other races can do them, but I assume most of the rewards will be racially restricted) and they are AWESOME. They pick up on themes you deal with starting at level 1, but begin in earnest at level 26.

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Originally Posted by Xeldaris

I wanted to ask this burning question somewhere, and this feels like the place to ask it.
Right now, as I've said I'm enamoured by the Warlock class, but I'm stuck on what race to be!
I know it's kinda early to be worrying about it, but I'd like some info if you have the time, and don't mind.

I was thinking of Warlock-Undead, but I prefer playing the "good-guy" roles, and when I have the chance I always play Elves!
Though the Elves on WoW can't choose to be Warlock, and I'm kinda iffy about being Undead, since I like to have many friends online to Party with!

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My advice? When you get the game, make a orc warlock, undead warlock, human warlock, and gnome warlock. Go through all the voice commands and social animations. Whatever makes you laugh -- pick that. They all have different personalities. I've seen some really neat animations from the undead, especially when they drain soul. They have this long creepy boney finger with a ray emitting from it, just draining the soul. I haven't watched other warlocks, but maybe Vash can describe it since he's tried them all.

Also in the alliance lands, your character will be viewed as an outcast. The warlock trainers are off to the side, out of the way. People often ask where they can find the trainers because it's a bit difficult to find them. Warlocks are described as mages gone bad and they are treated as such.

In the horde land, they are accepted and even appear to be glorified. The warlock trainers are easy to find and the class appears to be cooler in the horde lands. So if you play in the alliance (good guys), you won't necessarily be seen as such to the other NPCs. I'm not saying you'll have worse faction -- just saying that it'll be obvious, based on how things are set up, that it's a small cult to them. In horde lands, it's a way of life.

Since you'll travel a lot and won't always be in your hometown, just play the character that you think walks and talks cool. ;)

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P.S. Oh, One thing I wanted to mention is that you all seem like very cool, great people! You all seem very nice and have a lot of great info! Are you all EQ friends?
Are you all going to make a WoW Guild? =D

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We're not all friends. We're just self-important people who love to debate. :p

Seriously, while I love chatting with people here, I wouldn't really want to be in the same guild with them. I just don't think message board people mix with in-game people much the same way business and pleasure don't really mix. I come here to talk about the game with people I don't play with. :p

I'm hurt Pedi!

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Originally Posted by Pedi Dustyboots

Seriously, while I love chatting with people here, I wouldn't really want to be in the same guild with them. I just don't think message board people mix with in-game people much the same way business and pleasure don't really mix. I come here to talk about the game with people I don't play with. :p

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I can understand that. I think that if I'm going to be in a guild, I would make one with my close friends who I've gamed with before.

And you guys all seem to get along pretty well, actually. :)

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Originally Posted by aerynelf

And you guys all seem to get along pretty well, actually.

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Go check us all demonizing each other on political threads in OT for the counterargument. :(

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Originally Posted by Whizbang Dustyboots

Go check us all demonizing each other on political threads in OT for the counterargument. :(

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Er, perhaps you've been united in the face of a common foe-- er, cool new game? :)

You say that now, but once the excited dies down, we'll be back to smashing each other's faces in with bricks. We make a street fight look civilized.

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Originally Posted by aerynelf

Er, perhaps you've been united in the face of a common foe-- er, cool new game? :)

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Actually, if we could get each political leaning to pick a WoW faction, we could all go to a WoW PVP server and merge both boards again nicely.

But what happens if you're moderate?!

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Actually, if we could get each political leaning to pick a WoW faction, we could all go to a WoW PVP server and merge both boards again nicely.

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I'm game as long as the liberal side is the alliance :P

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Originally Posted by Auca

Does Wow allow players on different factions to communicate via tells if both players can speak the same language?

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I can't even put the opposing alliance on my friends list. I don't know about tells. I don't think communication will be possible at the moment until Blizzard reveals more how the two factions will work. I've seen ridable mounts that could be trained in by BOTH horde and alliance characters. Maybe that means later on, they can work on learning other languages and/or raise faction, but as for the first 30 levels, I haven't seen any evidence that we'll be able to interact or communicate with the other team.

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Originally Posted by Ikeya

But what happens if you're moderate?!

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No self-described moderates are ever agreed to be such by others in OT. You will be categorized, given a weapon and pointed to a foxhole, Ikeya.

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Originally Posted by Pedi Dustyboots

I can't even put the opposing alliance on my friends list. I don't know about tells. I don't think communication will be possible at the moment until Blizzard reveals more how the two factions will work. I've seen ridable mounts that could be trained in by BOTH horde and alliance characters. Maybe that means later on, they can work on learning other languages and/or raise faction, but as for the first 30 levels, I haven't seen any evidence that we'll be able to interact or communicate with the other team.

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Yeah, horse bridles being flagged as being usable by Horde races is a head-scratcher. I think there might be a stable in a neutral town or something, but honestly, I can't figure it out, since there's been no indication that side-switching is in the cards.

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Originally Posted by Whizbang Dustyboots

No self-described moderates are ever agreed to be such by others in OT. You will be categorized, given a weapon and pointed to a foxhole, Ikeya.

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So what, I'm going to get passed between the two foxholes like a cheap hooker?

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So what, I'm going to get passed between the two foxholes like a cheap hooker?

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And that is different from what you are used to how? :D