Once a week Kaziah and Belthal take you through the trials and tribulations of the Needs a Hug guild on Ravenholdt US. Weekly guild news, World of Warcraft news ,commentary and special guests bring the unique flavor and insanity of the Needs a Hug guildies to the airwaves.
WEEK IN WARCRAFT
WOW NEWS
Childrens Week
- New Pets, Leggs the fenstrider, Scooter the Snail
- School of hard knocks on fri
Preview for 4.2
- New Armor sets.
Previews for T12 armor sets
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2288-Tier-12-Models-Preview-Warrior
- New Mounts
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2286-Patch-4.2-Models-Bosses-and-Mounts!
- Change the location of Char on the login screen
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/2287-Tier-12-Sets-Bonuses-Patch-4.2-Character-Selection-Screen
- Personal Progression in Hyjal
GUILD NEWS
This Week
Guild hits Level 22
Our guild just hit level 22 earning us Chug a Lug which gives us an extra hour on our guild cauldrons... so now all we have to do is make enough flasks to get guild cauldrons. so everyone don't buy flasks on the auction house get someone in guild to make them!
Children's Week Event
On Fri our guild members went out and murdered the Alliance with a reason. The school of hard knocks is one of the hardest of the yearlong achievements that make up the Meta Achievement: what a long strange trip it has been. The problem of course is that unlike the other events School of hard knocks requires you to do a set of tasks while you have your orphan with you, these are:
Capture the flag in Eye of the Storm
Assault a flag in Arathi Basin
Assault a tower in Alterac Valley
Return a fallen flag in Warsong Gulch
Doing any of these things reliably is hard at the best of times. trying to do it when 10,20 or even 40 people are all rushing to do the same thing is almost impossible. that is where the guild comes in. This fri we bundled up together and managed to get a lot of people there School of hard knocks.
Looking For Guild
So this week we enabled the Looking for Guild options and wow have we had a good response we have had new people applying from all over so I wanted to give people an Idea of what it is all about. Along with all the little checkboxes that you fill out in the LFG tool there is a 255char block that we can put in a message. and this message is what diferentiate us from the other guilds.Currently our message reads:
message “Why not join Needs a hug. We have 14 bank tabs, our tabard gives +400 stamina, our guild name improves our sex appeal, and our recruitment messages lie outrageously.”
This message is pulling us in about 5-10 recruits per day once the apply I look at the message they have sent back. if they don’t put anything in the request window they are out. The more fun there message is better the chance we grab them. Once I or one of the other offciers contact them we fill them in on what the guild is like and if they want to join we invite them. Unfortunatly, this is never fool proof and we get a lot of chaff with the wheat. So if you think someone is awesome or you are having a problem let an officer know as soon as possible.
Coming Up
Friday Night Fights
this friday
Naxx achivements
The dread fortress Naxxramas, one of the ancient temples of the Nerubian people, torn from the ground by the Litch King and retooled by the mad architect Obrahiim, the Traveler now floats above dragonblight serving as a staging point for the tattered forces of the litch king. Fortunatly for us while we have been leveling to 85 they were still trying to figure out why the litch king isn't answering his phone. Since they aren't expecting anything its about time to beat them up and take there achivements. So sign up Fri for the 20th social event and show these dead heads what we can do.
Say it Dont Spray it
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Needs a Hug Podcast Episode 6
Once a week Kaziah and Belthal take you through the trials and tribulations of the Needs a Hug guild on Ravenholdt US. Weekly guild news, World of Warcraft news ,commentary and special guests bring the unique flavor and insanity of the Needs a Hug guildies to the airwaves.
WEEK IN WARCRAFT
WOW NEWS
Childrens Week
hatchling for japan
Patch 4.1
- Zul dungons
- LFGuild
GUILD NEWS
Guild reached level 21
New 85’s
Vandall
Kalidar
Epic Loots!
GUESTS
Exige
- History of the guild
- Choice of Ravenholdt as a server - RPPvP unique experience, new server = fun economy
- Origin as a roleplaying guild: roleplaying in all aspects of the game
- Making guildies rich by farming
- Funny recruitment messages made for interesting recruits
“Roses are red, violets are blue, some poems rhyme and some don’t. Join”
“The Alliance will fear your name. You will double your DPS. Random strangers will give you hugs as you pass. One of these will come true when you join”
“We have 14 bank tabs, our tabard gives +4 stamina, our guild name improves our sex appeal, and our recruitment messages lie outrageously. Join”
Mooktar
- Healing in Cataclysm. Throughput isn’t a problem but mana is the primary healing concern.
- HpM vs HpS (forum post with spell priority). Needs to be updated.
http://needsahug.guildzilla.com/forums.html?show=posts&tid=476972
- Rotating chakras during fight phases
- Healer’s responsibility is to end a fight with barely enough mana. Too little mana means you were too agressive (or undergeared). Too much mana usually means you were conserving too much and playing too close to the edge. OOM usually means a wipe.
- Using consumables and cooldowns BEFORE you need them
- Mythical mana potion 10k
- Concentration potion 22k mana (channel for 10 sec)
- Shadow fiend, Hymn of hope, in that order. Hymn gives a 15% boost to mana pool and fiend restores a % of mana per tick.
- Why lightwell is farking amazing and why you should click on it.
- Doesn’t drop target
- Can click while casting, while stunned or under other cc effects
- 20 yd range
- Can pre-cast prior to combat and regain the mana
- Powerful HoT but expires quickly
- Limited charges. Use when needed but ITS NOT A SPARKLY TOY
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/11/spiritual-guidance-a-bitter-priests-guide-to-lightwell/
QUESTIONS
- Question from Anonomous Priest. Why do Tauren Druids named Albuimin suck so much? Is it just the foul smell or are they somehow mentally deficient? Maybe they just have priest-envy (I can’t say I blame them).
Seraphimia Writes
Hi Kaziah and Belthal,
When I was learning to DPS I was told to install omen and keep an eye on my threat. It was part of my job to keep my aggro lower than the tank, and this was especially important in leveling dungeons where the tank may be a lower level than you. Now, several years later, as I'm learning to tank there seems to be none of this in the DPS. If they are 3 levels higher than me and pull a guy off me they yell at me. I've noticed running as DPS too that the job of controlling your own aggro seems to have disappeared. I know you have both tanked and Belthal DPS's too on Belriel, what do you think of this? Should I just stop worrying about my aggro, or should I keep trying to encourage the DPS around me to either control their aggro, or enjoy their multiple deaths? (nicely of course)
Thanks guys
Seraphimia
(pronounciation: Sara-fee-mee-ah)
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WEEK IN WARCRAFT
WOW NEWS
Childrens Week
hatchling for japan
Patch 4.1
- Zul dungons
- LFGuild
GUILD NEWS
Guild reached level 21
New 85’s
Vandall
Kalidar
Epic Loots!
GUESTS
Exige
- History of the guild
- Choice of Ravenholdt as a server - RPPvP unique experience, new server = fun economy
- Origin as a roleplaying guild: roleplaying in all aspects of the game
- Making guildies rich by farming
- Funny recruitment messages made for interesting recruits
“Roses are red, violets are blue, some poems rhyme and some don’t. Join
“The Alliance will fear your name. You will double your DPS. Random strangers will give you hugs as you pass. One of these will come true when you join
“We have 14 bank tabs, our tabard gives +4 stamina, our guild name improves our sex appeal, and our recruitment messages lie outrageously. Join
Mooktar
- Healing in Cataclysm. Throughput isn’t a problem but mana is the primary healing concern.
- HpM vs HpS (forum post with spell priority). Needs to be updated.
http://needsahug.guildzilla.com/forums.html?show=posts&tid=476972
- Rotating chakras during fight phases
- Healer’s responsibility is to end a fight with barely enough mana. Too little mana means you were too agressive (or undergeared). Too much mana usually means you were conserving too much and playing too close to the edge. OOM usually means a wipe.
- Using consumables and cooldowns BEFORE you need them
- Mythical mana potion 10k
- Concentration potion 22k mana (channel for 10 sec)
- Shadow fiend, Hymn of hope, in that order. Hymn gives a 15% boost to mana pool and fiend restores a % of mana per tick.
- Why lightwell is farking amazing and why you should click on it.
- Doesn’t drop target
- Can click while casting, while stunned or under other cc effects
- 20 yd range
- Can pre-cast prior to combat and regain the mana
- Powerful HoT but expires quickly
- Limited charges. Use when needed but ITS NOT A SPARKLY TOY
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/11/spiritual-guidance-a-bitter-priests-guide-to-lightwell/
QUESTIONS
- Question from Anonomous Priest. Why do Tauren Druids named Albuimin suck so much? Is it just the foul smell or are they somehow mentally deficient? Maybe they just have priest-envy (I can’t say I blame them).
Seraphimia Writes
Hi Kaziah and Belthal,
When I was learning to DPS I was told to install omen and keep an eye on my threat. It was part of my job to keep my aggro lower than the tank, and this was especially important in leveling dungeons where the tank may be a lower level than you. Now, several years later, as I'm learning to tank there seems to be none of this in the DPS. If they are 3 levels higher than me and pull a guy off me they yell at me. I've noticed running as DPS too that the job of controlling your own aggro seems to have disappeared. I know you have both tanked and Belthal DPS's too on Belriel, what do you think of this? Should I just stop worrying about my aggro, or should I keep trying to encourage the DPS around me to either control their aggro, or enjoy their multiple deaths? (nicely of course)
Thanks guys
Seraphimia
(pronounciation: Sara-fee-mee-ah)
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Needs a Hug Podcast Episode 5
Once a week Kaziah and Belthal take you through the trials and tribulations of the Needs a Hug guild on Ravenholdt US. Weekly guild news, World of Warcraft news ,commentary and special guests bring the unique flavor and insanity of the Needs a Hug guildies to the airwaves.
WEEK IN WARCRAFT
WOW NEWS
Warlocks get Gender Choice for there Demons
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/14/warlocks-getting-male-and-female-versions-of-all-demons/
Blizcon Tickets going on sale May 21st and 25th
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/blizzcon-2011-tickets-on-sale-may-21st-and-25th/
GUILD NEWS
New 85’s
Two new level 85’s this week looks like both Rheya and Manamoni made it to the level cap, gratz guys and now you can chase the Epic Loots
Epic Loots!
Ya. On Wed we downed Argaloth and stole the good stuff that he was hiding under his prison issue mattress. As always it seems to be nothing but PvP gear but I will tell you the 362 gear is still nice even if it looses some stats to resilience. This week we have had two lucky winners. The Vicious Gladiator's Silk Trousers.went to Pemmoria and Drwhat landed the Vicious Gladiator's Band of Cruelty. Grats Guys!
New Voice Server for Needs a Hug
Needs a Hug has a new voice server. We have moved from vent to Mumble
QUESTIONS
First question we have today is from Mooktar who has sent us in an a voice call about Blizzards new game Titan!
blizzard leaked product road map
http://8th-circuit.com/sites/default/files/blizzard-product-slate-leaked_69312_screen.jpg
Blunderbus writes:
The guild is doing a great job at helping the 'greener' members get to the point where we can raid, and making sure we feel loved and accepted when we join in, any ideas on ways to make it even better? Perhaps we can set up formal gear and training nights to work on gearing our alts, and helping the green members get what they need to join in the higher level content, learn the dungeons so they can handle PUGS etc?
Thanks for making the podcast guys, it makes my long weekly trip to the office go much faster!
The Blunder Bus
Thanks for the email Blunderbus, we have looked at the idea of a training night for a while. The reason that we haven’t done something about it is two fold. One we dont have a officer that is willing to take on the job, unless you are volunteering, the other thing is that we have 3 nights of guild events going on currently wed,fri,sun and we dident want to burn people out thinking that they had to come to all the events. Now if we did have someone who wanted to step up to orginize it we would definatly try it out so if anyone out there is looking for a way to get more involved with the guild and think this might be fun let me know and I we can talk.
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WEEK IN WARCRAFT
WOW NEWS
Warlocks get Gender Choice for there Demons
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/14/warlocks-getting-male-and-female-versions-of-all-demons/
Blizcon Tickets going on sale May 21st and 25th
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/12/blizzcon-2011-tickets-on-sale-may-21st-and-25th/
GUILD NEWS
New 85’s
Two new level 85’s this week looks like both Rheya and Manamoni made it to the level cap, gratz guys and now you can chase the Epic Loots
Epic Loots!
Ya. On Wed we downed Argaloth and stole the good stuff that he was hiding under his prison issue mattress. As always it seems to be nothing but PvP gear but I will tell you the 362 gear is still nice even if it looses some stats to resilience. This week we have had two lucky winners. The Vicious Gladiator's Silk Trousers.went to Pemmoria and Drwhat landed the Vicious Gladiator's Band of Cruelty. Grats Guys!
New Voice Server for Needs a Hug
Needs a Hug has a new voice server. We have moved from vent to Mumble
QUESTIONS
First question we have today is from Mooktar who has sent us in an a voice call about Blizzards new game Titan!
blizzard leaked product road map
http://8th-circuit.com/sites/default/files/blizzard-product-slate-leaked_69312_screen.jpg
Blunderbus writes:
The guild is doing a great job at helping the 'greener' members get to the point where we can raid, and making sure we feel loved and accepted when we join in, any ideas on ways to make it even better? Perhaps we can set up formal gear and training nights to work on gearing our alts, and helping the green members get what they need to join in the higher level content, learn the dungeons so they can handle PUGS etc?
Thanks for making the podcast guys, it makes my long weekly trip to the office go much faster!
The Blunder Bus
Thanks for the email Blunderbus, we have looked at the idea of a training night for a while. The reason that we haven’t done something about it is two fold. One we dont have a officer that is willing to take on the job, unless you are volunteering, the other thing is that we have 3 nights of guild events going on currently wed,fri,sun and we dident want to burn people out thinking that they had to come to all the events. Now if we did have someone who wanted to step up to orginize it we would definatly try it out so if anyone out there is looking for a way to get more involved with the guild and think this might be fun let me know and I we can talk.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Needs a Hug Podcast episode 4
Once a week Kaziah and Belthal take you through the trials and tribulations of the Needs a Hug guild on Ravenholdt US. Weekly guild news, World of Warcraft news ,commentary and special guests bring the unique flavor and insanity of the Needs a Hug guildies to the airwaves.
WEEK IN WARCRAFT
Our week in World of Warcraft
WOW NEWS
Patch 4.1 stuff
Guild chat on the iPhone
Call to arms in the dungeon finder
wailing caverns shortened
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/patch-4-1-new-wailing-caverns-layout-unveiled/
New WoW Jerseys and Hawaiian shirts
http://www.swagdog.com/armoryinterface.aspx
From WOW Insider
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/patch-4-1-ptr-new-pve-to-pvp-currency-conversion/
Patch 4.1 PTR: New PvE-to-PvP currency conversion
by Matthew Rossi
If you've seen the patch 4.1 PTR patch notes recently, one thing will probably jump out at you immediately. Namely, you can now buy honor points for justice points and vice versa, and you can also buy conquest points for valor points.
Updated 4.1 patch notes for April 7, 2011
General
Honor is now purchasable from the Justice Commodities Vendor at 250 Honor per 375 Justice.
Justice is now purchasable from the Honor Commodities Vendor at 250 Justice per 375 Honor.
Conquest is now purchasable from the Valor vendor at 250 Conquest per 250 Valor.
This is huge for people who have found themselves capped on one or another of these currencies for a while now. I know for myself, I've ended up stockpiling heirlooms for characters I may or may not ever level just to keep below the JP cap. Now I can get serious about those last few PvP items I've been holding off picking up. I am surprised to see a valor-to-conquest conversion but not a conquest-to-valor one -- seems somewhat unfair, as it gives PvE players with access to a lot of valor points a way to jump into PvP but gives no such return for PvP players who want to get a leg up in PvE.
Keeping in mind it's the PTR and is always subject to change, of course, this should be a more interesting solution to point capping than we've seen before with trade goods and suchlike.
GUILD NEWS
Achivements:
That’s a lot of Bait - Seafood Magnofique!
Kill Squad! - 100K kills
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker - Aeromoni
Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnoros - Darvina
Level 20
Newest Level 85
Rakzar
Special Guest
Gutterball
QUESTIONS
Seraphima Writes:
As a young tank I’m wondering if you have any hints for bear tanking or druid leveling so I can finish up my last 15 levels?
DrWhat writes:
With the new Call to Arms coming out what do you think the effect will be on random dungeons?
Say It, Don't Spray It
Kaziah: Ok, finish this sentence. Fe Fi Fo Fum, I...
Mooktar: ... instead of Magmaw, lets fight his mum
Wieland: ...want to kick some alliance bum?
Seraphimia: sell the blood of a Shammy, mon
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WEEK IN WARCRAFT
Our week in World of Warcraft
WOW NEWS
Patch 4.1 stuff
Guild chat on the iPhone
Call to arms in the dungeon finder
wailing caverns shortened
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/patch-4-1-new-wailing-caverns-layout-unveiled/
New WoW Jerseys and Hawaiian shirts
http://www.swagdog.com/armoryinterface.aspx
From WOW Insider
http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/04/07/patch-4-1-ptr-new-pve-to-pvp-currency-conversion/
Patch 4.1 PTR: New PvE-to-PvP currency conversion
by Matthew Rossi
If you've seen the patch 4.1 PTR patch notes recently, one thing will probably jump out at you immediately. Namely, you can now buy honor points for justice points and vice versa, and you can also buy conquest points for valor points.
Updated 4.1 patch notes for April 7, 2011
General
Honor is now purchasable from the Justice Commodities Vendor at 250 Honor per 375 Justice.
Justice is now purchasable from the Honor Commodities Vendor at 250 Justice per 375 Honor.
Conquest is now purchasable from the Valor vendor at 250 Conquest per 250 Valor.
This is huge for people who have found themselves capped on one or another of these currencies for a while now. I know for myself, I've ended up stockpiling heirlooms for characters I may or may not ever level just to keep below the JP cap. Now I can get serious about those last few PvP items I've been holding off picking up. I am surprised to see a valor-to-conquest conversion but not a conquest-to-valor one -- seems somewhat unfair, as it gives PvE players with access to a lot of valor points a way to jump into PvP but gives no such return for PvP players who want to get a leg up in PvE.
Keeping in mind it's the PTR and is always subject to change, of course, this should be a more interesting solution to point capping than we've seen before with trade goods and suchlike.
GUILD NEWS
Achivements:
That’s a lot of Bait - Seafood Magnofique!
Kill Squad! - 100K kills
Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker - Aeromoni
Sulfuras, Hand of Ragnoros - Darvina
Level 20
Newest Level 85
Rakzar
Special Guest
Gutterball
QUESTIONS
Seraphima Writes:
As a young tank I’m wondering if you have any hints for bear tanking or druid leveling so I can finish up my last 15 levels?
DrWhat writes:
With the new Call to Arms coming out what do you think the effect will be on random dungeons?
Say It, Don't Spray It
Kaziah: Ok, finish this sentence. Fe Fi Fo Fum, I...
Mooktar: ... instead of Magmaw, lets fight his mum
Wieland: ...want to kick some alliance bum?
Seraphimia: sell the blood of a Shammy, mon
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Needs a Hug Podcast episode 3
Once a week Kaziah and Belthal take you through the trials and tribulations of the Needs a Hug guild on Ravenholdt US. Weekly guild news, World of Warcraft news ,commentary and special guests bring the unique flavor and insanity of the Needs a Hug guildies to the airwaves.
WOW NEWS
Patch 4.1: Guild Challenges
http://www.facebook.com/notes/warcraft/patch-41-guild-challenges/10150176046835874
One of the newest things to come out are the guild challenges. These seem to be a replacement for the daily quests in Dalaran. When you complete the daily guild challenge the guild will get guild XP and gold that goes right into the guild bank. This XP is over and above the guild list.
Patch 4.1: Account bound Heirlooms
We just posted about the new heirlooms based on tier 1 armor discovered on the patch 4.1 PTR, but apparently there's even bigger news! Wowhead has discovered that as of 4.1, all heirloom items (including the newly added ones) are labeled as "Binds to Battle.net Account," an entirely different label than "Binds to Account."
Next we have some Fake news from blizzard.
Fake patch notes
http://www.facebook.com/notes/warcraft/patch-4111-preview/10150178289705874
Best one for me cause I cant spell worth a damn
Due to continual misspellings of the “rogue” class, we have officially changed the name to the easier to type “rouge.”
babble about patch notes
GUILD NEWS
New 85’s in the last week.
Guild Progression
The Guild is closing in on Guild level 20 which opens up the perk Happy Hour which gives us a 50% bonus on the guild cauldrons. This will be great as soon as we start making guild cauldrens. The problem of course is that first we need to make 10,000 Cata flasks.
I am really excited about level 21 which gives us Have group will travel which allows a group summon of everone who is in the group or raid to your location.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/warcraft/patch-41-guild-challenges/10150176046835874
One of the newest things to come out are the guild challenges. These seem to be a replacement for the daily quests in Dalaran. When you complete the daily guild challenge the guild will get guild XP and gold that goes right into the guild bank. This XP is over and above the guild list.
Patch 4.1: Account bound Heirlooms
We just posted about the new heirlooms based on tier 1 armor discovered on the patch 4.1 PTR, but apparently there's even bigger news! Wowhead has discovered that as of 4.1, all heirloom items (including the newly added ones) are labeled as "Binds to Battle.net Account," an entirely different label than "Binds to Account."
Next we have some Fake news from blizzard.
Fake patch notes
http://www.facebook.com/notes/warcraft/patch-4111-preview/10150178289705874
Best one for me cause I cant spell worth a damn
Due to continual misspellings of the “rogue” class, we have officially changed the name to the easier to type “rouge.”
babble about patch notes
GUILD NEWS
New 85’s in the last week.
Headbasher
Guild Progression
The Guild is closing in on Guild level 20 which opens up the perk Happy Hour which gives us a 50% bonus on the guild cauldrons. This will be great as soon as we start making guild cauldrens. The problem of course is that first we need to make 10,000 Cata flasks.
I am really excited about level 21 which gives us Have group will travel which allows a group summon of everone who is in the group or raid to your location.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Needs a Hug Episode 2.5 Special Episode
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Needs a Hug Podcast episode 2
The Needs a Hug Podcast. A podcast about World of Warcraft and our guild Needs a Hug on the Ravenholdt US server.
Guild News This Week
Pemmoria: Great job on the podcast Kaziah and Belthal. Looking forward to the next one!!
Seraphimia: EPIC PRAIRIE DOG!!
Klaine: internet withdrawal...it crapped out on friday and I have 2 days to go... i love typing on BB's
Rheya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJoJ51mm5Nc Great techno remix of "O Thanagor"(Invincible)
Klaine: its a fun read, thought i would share it
Klaine:http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/breakfast-topic-to-grats-or-not-to-grats/
Guild News This Week
Newest level 85's since 3/8/2011
Jundice
Steadmund
Gnog
Vivsie
Blunderbus
Cythane
Jundice
Steadmund
Gnog
Vivsie
Blunderbus
Cythane
Naked Dungeoneering 101
03/25/2011 8:00 PM
Epic Fishing Party!
04/03/2011 1:00 PM
Naxx for Cheevos!
04/08/2011 8:00 PM
03/25/2011 8:00 PM
Epic Fishing Party!
04/03/2011 1:00 PM
Naxx for Cheevos!
04/08/2011 8:00 PM
WOW NEWS
updated 4.1 patch notes
New Valor point cap going to weekly instead of daily
Word of Glory:on a 20 second Cooldown for Retribution and Protection paladins. We’d rather these two specs spend most of their Holy Power on damage-dealing abilities, with occasional healing.
All non-damaging interrupts off the global cooldown will now always hit the target. This includes Pummel, Shield Bash, Kick, Mind Freeze, Rebuke, Skull Bash, Counterspell, Wind Shear, Solar Beam, Silencing Shot, and related player pet abilities.
Resilience scaling has been modified for linear returns, as opposed to increasing returns. Under the new formula, going from 30 resilience to 40 resilience gives players the same increase to survivability as going from 0 to 10. Resilience now scales in the same way armor and magic resistances do. A player with 32.5% damage reduction from resilience in 4.0.6 should see their damage reduction unchanged in 4.1. Those with less than 32.5% will gain slightly. Those with more will lose some damage reduction, increasingly so as their resilience climbs.
Death Knight
1. Raise Ally has been redesigned to be a battle resurrection, similar to Rebirth. It is instant cast, but costs 50 Runic Power to use, and has a 10-minute cooldown. It shares the same global battle resurrection cap with Rebirth and Soulstone.
what Chilton said about Desolace at GDC
**Having decided to revamp Azeroth’s original two continents, the first priority was not to change things too much. “We knew we needed to retain the soul of the original,” Chilton explained. “People had to feel like it was the same world.” In order to strike the right balance, the designers hammered out a useful maxim, attempting to ensure that the content was comprised of “one third old, one third improved, and one third new.”
Desolace was flawed for a number of reasons. The quests, to close legion portals, herd Kodo beasts around, and pick a side in the centaur war, were not as compelling as the designers had hoped. The desolate landscape, while atmospheric, was deemed too “monotonous and oppressive.” The war between the centaur clans was difficult to understand. The Burning Legion presence was “more annoying than threatening.” Maybe most importantly, the two quest hubs were at the extreme ends of the zone, meaning that you had a lot of running to do if you wanted to turn anything in.
In order to fix the zone’s problems, the designers decided to address the monotony first, by adding a dash of color and life to the zone. In Cataclysm, the Cenarion Circle, a group of tree-hugging Night Elf druids, moves into Desolace, creating a large, verdant area smack dab in the center. The designers also made significant upgrades to the player’s travel patterns, along with the quest mechanics.
Looking back on these changes, Chilton was rueful, deciding that the introduction of the Cenarion druids and their green thumbs changed the zone too much. “I’ll be the first to say I signed off on the regrowth idea for Desolace, but it lost some of its soul.” “If you’re reworking content,” he cautioned the other designers in the room, “make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons.”
updated 4.1 patch notes
New Valor point cap going to weekly instead of daily
Word of Glory:on a 20 second Cooldown for Retribution and Protection paladins. We’d rather these two specs spend most of their Holy Power on damage-dealing abilities, with occasional healing.
All non-damaging interrupts off the global cooldown will now always hit the target. This includes Pummel, Shield Bash, Kick, Mind Freeze, Rebuke, Skull Bash, Counterspell, Wind Shear, Solar Beam, Silencing Shot, and related player pet abilities.
Resilience scaling has been modified for linear returns, as opposed to increasing returns. Under the new formula, going from 30 resilience to 40 resilience gives players the same increase to survivability as going from 0 to 10. Resilience now scales in the same way armor and magic resistances do. A player with 32.5% damage reduction from resilience in 4.0.6 should see their damage reduction unchanged in 4.1. Those with less than 32.5% will gain slightly. Those with more will lose some damage reduction, increasingly so as their resilience climbs.
Death Knight
1. Raise Ally has been redesigned to be a battle resurrection, similar to Rebirth. It is instant cast, but costs 50 Runic Power to use, and has a 10-minute cooldown. It shares the same global battle resurrection cap with Rebirth and Soulstone.
what Chilton said about Desolace at GDC
**Having decided to revamp Azeroth’s original two continents, the first priority was not to change things too much. “We knew we needed to retain the soul of the original,” Chilton explained. “People had to feel like it was the same world.” In order to strike the right balance, the designers hammered out a useful maxim, attempting to ensure that the content was comprised of “one third old, one third improved, and one third new.”
Desolace was flawed for a number of reasons. The quests, to close legion portals, herd Kodo beasts around, and pick a side in the centaur war, were not as compelling as the designers had hoped. The desolate landscape, while atmospheric, was deemed too “monotonous and oppressive.” The war between the centaur clans was difficult to understand. The Burning Legion presence was “more annoying than threatening.” Maybe most importantly, the two quest hubs were at the extreme ends of the zone, meaning that you had a lot of running to do if you wanted to turn anything in.
In order to fix the zone’s problems, the designers decided to address the monotony first, by adding a dash of color and life to the zone. In Cataclysm, the Cenarion Circle, a group of tree-hugging Night Elf druids, moves into Desolace, creating a large, verdant area smack dab in the center. The designers also made significant upgrades to the player’s travel patterns, along with the quest mechanics.
Looking back on these changes, Chilton was rueful, deciding that the introduction of the Cenarion druids and their green thumbs changed the zone too much. “I’ll be the first to say I signed off on the regrowth idea for Desolace, but it lost some of its soul.” “If you’re reworking content,” he cautioned the other designers in the room, “make sure you’re doing it for the right reasons.”
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Pemmoria: Great job on the podcast Kaziah and Belthal. Looking forward to the next one!!
Seraphimia: EPIC PRAIRIE DOG!!
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Rheya: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJoJ51mm5Nc Great techno remix of "O Thanagor"(Invincible)
Klaine: its a fun read, thought i would share it
Klaine:http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/02/14/breakfast-topic-to-grats-or-not-to-grats/
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