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Hit Scaling In Cataclysm
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Thanks to our friendly neighbourhood crab, hit scaling in Cataclysm is now looking a lot less confusing and mysterious than it once was. In a recent conversation on the forums, Ghostcrawler gave a detailed look at the hit scaling, explaining how characters get more powerful, and how boss levels work. It would appear that bosses get more powerful as the raid tiers go up. That way, players chase a new hit cap with each new tier in raiding.
It’s a neat way of doing things. By the time the Lich King fell many raiders were swimming in hit when they simply didn’t need it. The hit cap never increased, but the amount of hit on gear did. The system coming into play in Cataclysm should stop the same thing happening again.
Ghostcrawler’s posts are available for all to see here:
The Cataclysm Beta has begun!
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And no, we didn’t get an invite. Luckily though, lots of other people did, and they’re all queueing up to show you what’s in store. Just to start off the inevitable barrage of Cataclysm news and announcements, a YouTube video created by EnhancementReznik has been posted to show all the changed zones in the upcoming expansion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA3lNoBKPkE
Give it a watch, guys. The new zones look fantastic, and Blizzard have really pulled of the damage caused by Deathwing.
Discipline Priest Talent Preview
Posted by: | CommentsWhen I turned on the computer this morning I was greeted with a delightful surprise. Someone, somewhere, clearly wanted to make this a good day for me. Why else would they release the talent previews for Priest and Shaman? It must, surely, be because I’m torn as to which to level first!
Having been over both trees, I’m no closer to a decision. For this post, we’ll take a look at the Priest talents, focussing on the Discipline tree, since that’s the one I have the most experience with. The Discipline tree has seen some huge changes in the early tiers, and the changes are interesting to say the least. From the addition of Power Word: Barrier to a slew of DPS talents, this is not the Discipline tree that we’ve been used to during Wrath. Not by a long shot.
New WarAnvil Forums!
Posted by: | CommentsIn the drive for constant improvement, we’ve launched our own forums dedicated to World of Warcraft and of course to WarAnvil itself! You’ll find all of the WarAnvil blog posts in the News section, and dedicated areas for the different classes and aspects of the game.
So what are you waiting for? Join us in the forum!
The WarAnvil Podcast: Episode 2
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Here it is again guys, regular as clockwork, every Thursday! Today we discussed the wonder that is heirloom gear, the wonder that is the dungeon finder, and the not-so-wonder of the PuG we were part of while we were recording. On the other hand, it meant I got to try my hand at Death Knight tanking again, so every cloud has a silver lining!
Cataclysm Class Change Expectations, Part 2
Posted by: | CommentsWelcome to the second part of the Cataclysm Class Change Expectations. Catchy title, I know! This time around we’ll be taking a look at the classes that I missed last time. If you haven’t read the first part, then I suggest going and reading it now.
We’ll start with the Shaman. I enjoy healing with mine, and throwing on an Elemental spec and hurling balls of lightning and lava at people is just downright awesome as well, but I’ve always felt there’s something lacking about the class. Levelling is a pain, due to a confusing mix of ranged and melee range attacks, although downtime isn’t too bad now we have the increased health and mana regen at lower levels. I think my issue with the Shaman is that feeling of being nailed to the floor. You place your totems, and… well, you usually end up anchored to them. The lack of mobility and repetitive rotations make for a good, just not exciting playing experience.
WarAnvil Has Arrived On Twitter
Posted by: | CommentsGot a Twitter account? Of course you have. And that’s a good thing, since you can now follow us as we tweet news and new posts to the world! Hit us up and follow us to get the latest from WarAnvil!
Cataclysm Class Change Expectations, Part 1
Posted by: | CommentsI don’t know whether it’s come to your attention, but Cataclysm is sliding towards us inch by inch, and Blizzard is giving us teaser on teaser. Azeroth is being re-done, and destroyed in the process, we’re getting flying mounts in the old world, all the classes are seeing significant updates, and, of course, we’re getting new race/class combinations. Of course, the day Cataclysm comes out, we’ll be drowning in Worgen and, to a lesser degree, Goblins. I’m betting we’ll see a fair few Tauren Paladins knocking about as well.
What’s got me thinking though, is wondering how deep the class changes are going to go. Blizzard have given a few hints and tips about what’s going to happen, but at this stage most of it is meaningless noise. That doesn’t stop us from being able to speculate and hope though, right? That’s what these guys were doing after a jaunt through Karazhan the other day:
The All New WarAnvil Podcast
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Apparently, Podcasts are all the rage these days. As always, we here at WarAnvil are right on top of the trends, and have decided to produce our own weekly Podcast! This week, Grim and I finished our run of Karazhan (and we’re very aware that we’re a few years late, thank you very much), and recorded the Podcast whilst doing so. There’s no real theme to this first one, it’s mainly banter and some in-depth (read: guesswork) discussion of the mechanics of some of the Karazhan fights.
Hope you enjoy it, look out for the next one. You never know, we might improve as we go along.
Deathwing revealed!
Posted by: | CommentsBelow the break is a screenshot of World of Warcraft Cataclysm’s main boss, Deathwing. Go below the break and check it out if you don’t want to have it spoiled for you! He looks incredible, and I’m sure he’ll make a fantastic fight at the end of the expansion.
