[WoW] I Was a Teenage Alpha Tester

It is level capped, but you can buy a talent (Stealthy) to raise the cap a little with each purchase, as you can with the Defense skill.

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Originally Posted by Whizbang Dustyboots

But to what end? Equipment is level capped on every piece. That rich level 10 will have the best gear available to a level 10, which is only marginally better than the worst gear. (The gear disparity happens when someone at level 30 is wearing level 10 gear.) Other than being able to ride the griffons over and over and over, and getting a guild tabard early, it's really not going to make a huge difference. The breaks on twinking and gear imbalance aren't based on cash because, as MMORPG vets know, that's a short-term solution that an aging economy takes outside and beats the shit out of in short order.

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Sadly, it's true, at least in my experience. I twinked the hell out of my Priest, as much as I could, and I die a lot, as much really as I would with regular gear for my level. :/ It's more of knowing how to play than getting by on gear (and I'm still learning my Priest, haha). ;)

Mostly, though, it means that the gear I want him to have is gonna be in the bank for a long time until I can figure out the correct way to play him. ;)

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Originally Posted by kopema2

This is the only thing I've heard so far about WoW that disappoints me. Assuming relative level power works the same as it did in EQ, a fully equipped level ten character would be at least 100 times more powerful than a naked level one character. (That figure is not just hyperbole, btw; that's what I figure actually it comes out to when you multiply, not just add, improvements in defense, hitpoints, offense, damage, etc.)

To me, this is a huge missed opportunity. My favorite part of roleplaying games is starting out with nothing and slowly working your way up. At the risk of seriously violating a trademark, I like the feeling of:

"Wow, I just got my first copper, now I can buy a snack!..."

"Wow, I just got a cloth bracer, now I at least have some protection!..."

"Wow, I finally have a real weapon instead of that papier-mâché' freebie they gave me just for being here!..."

Etcetera. It just seems to me like a huge blown opportunity to fly by your first 10,000% progression. I know nobody knows the "endgame" yet, but isn't it safe to assume that at some point it will take countless hours to get an extra 10% improvement in overall power?

Am I the only one who could care less about being powerful in an RPG, but only about getting powerful?

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Strangely, this thing that you like so much is IMO one of the absolute worst "features" of just about every MMORPG. I find it pretty rediculous the way you start off in the world so weak that you are threatened with death by fighting a rat. Not to mention the fact that in a lot of games (EQ, DAoC) the early levels give you no real abilities so they tend to be incredibly dull

Whiz, thanks for walking me through all that. I think I understand the level progression at least a little better now, and I think it sounds pretty good. I still don't quite understand why the first 10 levels only take three hours; maybe that will be slower after beta, or maybe it's just Blizzard's way of making sure newbies will get the initial excitment they need to stay interested long enough to learn the game.

Again, I REALLY appreciate the work you have put into this thread. Blizzard should be paying you for this.

mmm i've always hated the "beginner killing rats" syndrom , ok you mustnt be too powerful at the start but sometimes its just ridiculous !! thx god , the wow game seems interesting from the start...

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Sorry all, I should have realized what day it was today and held off posting this until tomorrow. It's not an April Fools joke although I wish I could say it is.

Bad news - big download.
Good news - last one and a great new push!

The new push will be soon, but no definite on the date .. I'll let you know as soon as I know.

~Kat :)

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so it seems that a new push is coming pretty soon whohooo!!!

Now some speculations : we already know that the lvl cap will be now 35 , but a huge ebta file does that mean the return of the horde :p ???and maybe the druids :p

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and maybe the druids

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It had better be. I am going into tree-huggin withdrawal. One of the quests I did last night involved be given a "loaner" one charge magical item that turned me into a large Feline predator. I tell you the whole experience of shapeshifting may just sell me on this game more than anything else. I hope the experience is similar for the druid forms.

Your handle seems familiar. Did you use to play a druid named Krristin? (Or something of that spelling variation.)

yep. Hi Leopa.

They've said both unlocking the Horde and releasing druids are planned parts of the next patch.

It's not a huge download because of that, it's because they did some data restructuring. Future patches (like level 40 + hunters) will be just regular push patches like EQ players are used to.

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Originally Posted by Pedi Dustyboots

There are even swashbuckler shirts in the game you can wear. In Booty Bay, there is a tauren wearing a pirate hat -- looks mighty fine!

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will Pirate hats be something nonNPCs get? Please say yes because that would simply be the best thing I have heard about this game.

I honestly have no idea. :)

Right now they are NPC only, but Katricia was surprised when she saw how many fans on the official boards wanted them, and said she'd pass it along.

And again, there's that "pirate supplies" vendor in Booty Bay that is planned to sell ... something. Poofy shirts, red sashes, cutlasses, black shiny boots, eye patches and pirate hats would be beyond cool. Hell, stick some rum on there and maybe some guns, too.

How about a parrot?

Question: For those of us who have not played WoW yet, where is Booty Bay?

And for the record, pirates need to be in every video game known to man.

Southernmost tip of Azeroth, in Stranglethorn Vale lands.

I love this forum, ask a question and it tends to have an answer within a few minutes or so.
:)

It's not easy to get to as a low level character. Somewhere on this forum i described my journey there (apparently the hard way) at lvl 20 which took 5 deaths and about an hour since i didn't use the spirit healer to rez me for 2500 xp.

I'm waiting to run across a gnome in a big floppy hat with a parrot on his shoulder saying "ARrrrrgh, Matey!"

If he dances, i might fall onto the floor in laughter.

Just for fun I think it would be cool to a pirate parrot as a pet, little eye patch, little bandana, the whole deal.