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The blackhole was actually the Enigma immortal from Dota 2 all the time. I've seen the memes and that's my favorite so far, but yes, the void lords are in the black hole.
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The blackhole was actually the Enigma immortal from Dota 2 all the time. I've seen the memes and that's my favorite so far, but yes, the void lords are in the black hole.
Doing the Knaifu quest now just to pass the time. Its alright I guess. Got a 30 ilvl upgrade tanking weapon from a WQ too so that's nice.
I haven't tanked really since Uldir. It felt almost foreign but I caught on again soon enough.
I haven't tanked really since Uldir. It felt almost foreign but I caught on again soon enough.
Maybe it varies by server, but it seems pretty useless if you've got a healthy pile of Expulsom.
I feel like Blizz generally doesn't do big patches the same week as major (US) holidays, so July 2 may be unlikely.
I don't care about warfronts/islands either. I wish they would shift those dev resources to something else, but it's probably too late in BFA to go back on that
Heroic warfront sounds like it will be much better than regular. They just need to make that a challenge.
I just watched the 8.2 video. Looks interesting enough but I want to see class changes too. As many people have said: if the classes aren't engaging then content means very little.
They seem to have been pretty consistent in the whole "we aren't making big changes mid-xpac" stance so I don't really know what I'm expecting. Talent changes I guess? One of the, perhaps unforeseen, downsides of not having sets this expansion is that in previous expansions those bonuses have been avenues to address issues with existing spec design. They could reasonably assume that the vast majority of raiding players would have their set bonuses within a few weeks of a raid launching, so using those bonuses to tweak flaws in how a spec was playing made a good amount of sense. They did that a bit with Demo in legion, for example, using the set bonuses to prop up demonic empowerment since it was a total shit mechanic but they couldn't remove it without significantly redesigning the whole spec. They can't really do that with Azerite powers since by design they are not supposed to be a static thing that everyone of a given spec has the same exact version of (even though min-maxing ends up going in that direction).
Yeah, I get that but I also think there's a reasonable amount of room to tweak some talents and just numbers (cooldown time, damage, etc) to make some classes more engaging. I know better than to expect full revamps but hopefully the heart abilities plus some tweaking makes it a bit better. We'll see.
That one new essence that functions like Assurance of Consequence from SoO (Cooldown reduction of major spec ability) will definitely make a few specs feel better, I imagine. I mean it will probably feel cool on all specs, but the impact is not going to be universal. The major slot perk that gives that specific ability a chance to proc for 8 seconds is also pretty attractive, if not necessarily hugely gameplay altering.
Yeah and the whole system feels like a band-aid but I don't maybe necessarily view that as a bad thing. Plus, they can add more to it in other patches so it is all about their execution.
I'll say this: it is the most excited I've been for WoW in a while even if that excitement doesn't reach the same highs as Legion or even BFA launch. It's better than it has been. But the story is also going to influence this too, even if I don't have a huge vested interest. We'll see.
Zuldazar update: not nearly as bad once you're out of that hell city. Kind of a generic troll/jungle zone but it's inoffensive. I'm leveling so fast though. I'm about to hit 115 and I've finished like, half of the first zone. At this rate I'm afraid I'll hit 120 before leaving it.
I'm definitely excited for the content, even if I am skeptical about the systems changes. Mechagon at least sounds like a proper Timeless Isle successor after the previous expansions attempts have largely failed. And Nazjatar seems like a proper, meaty endgame questing zone.
Do some timewalking and use DMF buff. You can get from 110-120 in less than 20 TW runs.
In a moment of weakness, I transferred my Monk who's exalted with everyone over to Horde, just to unlock the Zandalari so my Shaman could follow suit as a superior mon. I am part of the problem, and I regret nothing.
It kinda sucks that nobody actually seems to want to do anything on Alliance...
It kinda sucks that nobody actually seems to want to do anything on Alliance...
Speaking of never wanting to do anything: if anyone is horde and still plays and wants to ease into mythics I could tank them. Haven't done much ranking in about 6 months but I'm down to try again.
I would actually be totally down for this, though I only have myself to offer as tribute. Pugging beyond 4s starts to hurt a bit mentally.
Yeah I'm not a fan of the higher numbers but if we had a group of all friendlies I wouldn't be opposed to dabbling.
If anyone is interested I'm on US servers and you can add me: prophetfive#1343. Just like send a note letting me know who you are. I'm not on a lot right now and with the family stuff it may be spottier but if we make plans I'll definitely make them happen.
I've been in pugs up to like 13 or something. I am told 15 is fine too. I haven't pugged in a few months but we sometimes fill even when we're doing 15+. Just gotta make sure they got the experience, that is where raider.io helps a lot.
The problem is me also getting the experience - it's less about pugs and more about I just haven't run half the dungeons above 3 or 4 and don't really know what to anticipate after a while.
I think the actual fun in high level mythics is going into dungeons and wiping and laughing about how insane it was. I don't care about completing the timer or whatever. I just like to have fun.
Not really but it depends on your group and the mythic level. You can get geared for mythics or even the raids just by doing the dailies
I was a noob at the start of the expansion. By the end of the first season, my best timed was 14 although it would have been much higher if I ran more near the end.
Most of my class knowledge came from a rogue discord. But I learned most of the mechanics just through playing. And a method dungeon tools is a great help since you can check what individual mechanics are for each pull.
It's definitely best with friends, but even if you do get a group it's not a bad idea to run some in pugs since you can learn strats that other people run that way.
Gear helps, but success is really more about class and dungeon knowledge and utilizing your utility well. You won't be setting any records, but you can clear lower keys regardless of gear.
Reached 120 last night, had War mode enabled the entire time. I saw literally one Alliance player during my leveling and they left me alone. Now I can turn it off.
Do I need to PVP at all to complete the War Campaign (for Mag'har unlock) or any other important reasons?
Do I need to PVP at all to complete the War Campaign (for Mag'har unlock) or any other important reasons?
Assaults give decent rep that makes getting to exalted a little faster and call to arms weekly pvp quests is a decent way to get some higher ilvl loot.
Assaults don't force you to engage in pvp but you have to have Warmode on for it iirc
You don't have to but it's useful for assaults when you form a group for Against All Odds
Timewalking is a great reminder of how much Vortex Pinnacle fucking sucks lol. That has to be one of my least favorite dungeons ever.
So kinda surprisingly we have at least 3 US Horde players who'd be interested in running "casual" mythics at the least. If anyone else would be interested we just need at least two more players to have a full group. I can tank and I certainly don't mind (as long as no one yells at me for being rusty, lmao) but I also imagine we'd have enough alts to switch it up a little bit too.
Personally, I don't mind wiping and stuff so if anyone is worried about skill level I wouldn't let that hold you back. My ass is as scrub as they come. Well, maybe not but I'm definitely not an elitist player. I'm pretty decent most days. I can't really speak for the other two people who've "signed up" but I can't imagine either of them would be hard to get along with either!
Personally, I don't mind wiping and stuff so if anyone is worried about skill level I wouldn't let that hold you back. My ass is as scrub as they come. Well, maybe not but I'm definitely not an elitist player. I'm pretty decent most days. I can't really speak for the other two people who've "signed up" but I can't imagine either of them would be hard to get along with either!
https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/bdc3mf/paypal_is_offering_20_off_60_at_blizzardcom/
$20 off $60 at Blizzard.com using Paypal. Can buy Bnet balance. US only.
Not a bad deal. I have 10 tokens and a few hundred blizz balance, plus a few million gold which is probably 2-3 years of subs, so I'll probably pass.
$20 off $60 at Blizzard.com using Paypal. Can buy Bnet balance. US only.
Not a bad deal. I have 10 tokens and a few hundred blizz balance, plus a few million gold which is probably 2-3 years of subs, so I'll probably pass.
False alarm: It seems that the appropriate equipment is provided for free to all the waterstrider owners.
Edit 2: After reading more about the issue, it seems that, if things don't change, there's one free water walking equipment for one character only. And if this is used it will apply to all the mounts (bar Golem) the character owns. If one plays many toons, like myself, will have to buy -at a reduced price as they claim- the equipment for every toon.
Yes, it feels like a stupid and unnecessary nerf.
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TBF if they didn't take water walking away and let the strider get a second effect, that'd solve little... lol.
And they're always going to take things away. It's just part of the game. Few things are and few things should be permanent. I feel ya though. I don't think these tools are gonna be expensive in the end anyway. At the end of the day it is still a mount to collect dust in your collection.
And they're always going to take things away. It's just part of the game. Few things are and few things should be permanent. I feel ya though. I don't think these tools are gonna be expensive in the end anyway. At the end of the day it is still a mount to collect dust in your collection.
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It's just an odd situation because honestly mount "equipment" or special abilities is something they honestly should have started to address a couple expansions back at least after they started adding massive time and/or gold sink mounts with extra functionality.
The system they came up with seems passable, for a first draft, but personally I wish it was deeper in terms of what they let you do + more generous for players that should be grandfathered in for previously owning some of these mounts.
The dream would be up to a few unlockable sockets of bonuses for most any mount, but adding extra sockets takes a bunch of effort and/or gold. Actually resocketing your mount gear shouldn't be that expensive, if much of any cost, if you've earned the bonus previously. Thinking more like the old glyph system or multi-colored gems & socket-bonuses + meta-gems here.
It could be like mount breeding/crafting almost depending on how far you take it. An interesting avenue to take might be to allow for players to scrap spare rare-drop mounts into items that can create a socket, etc.
Without detailing an entire system, there's a lot you could do that could serve as a new evergreen source of content like transmog farming, pet battles, and achievement hunting, and could be tied into all the various systems in the game, including standard professions (or an entirely new one!)
The system they came up with seems passable, for a first draft, but personally I wish it was deeper in terms of what they let you do + more generous for players that should be grandfathered in for previously owning some of these mounts.
The dream would be up to a few unlockable sockets of bonuses for most any mount, but adding extra sockets takes a bunch of effort and/or gold. Actually resocketing your mount gear shouldn't be that expensive, if much of any cost, if you've earned the bonus previously. Thinking more like the old glyph system or multi-colored gems & socket-bonuses + meta-gems here.
It could be like mount breeding/crafting almost depending on how far you take it. An interesting avenue to take might be to allow for players to scrap spare rare-drop mounts into items that can create a socket, etc.
Without detailing an entire system, there's a lot you could do that could serve as a new evergreen source of content like transmog farming, pet battles, and achievement hunting, and could be tied into all the various systems in the game, including standard professions (or an entirely new one!)
As far as I know, you don't, which is great for anyone who is no longer playing to see how certain systems work.
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