Eyonix has been hard at work manning the General Forum today, offering up information as to the ideas and goals behind the big annoucement today. We took some time to compile them all into a nice little package for you that you can get to by clicking the link at the bottom of this news post. Here’s a snip to whet your appetite:
In terms of game design, one of the options it opens up is for specific classes in dungeon encounters. We already have several encounters that highlight the abilities of a single class or make use of a classes specific abilities. Shaman and Paladins in the previous design could not participate in such encounters. If killing a creature required a Shaman, the Alliance could never beat the encounter and vice versa. This change allows the two classes to bring their own abilities into a situation which may highlight their class as an integral part of the encounter.
As more information is posted, I will update this thread and bump it to the top of the news so keep checking back with us!
Gamasutra is reporting that according to the NPD Group, World of Warcraft is back in it’s number 1 spot for best selling PC Games.
Blizzard’s popular MMO World of Warcraft climbed up from its previous number three spot to claim the top spot on the chart, followed by the retail SKU of the EA-published newcomer Half-Life 2: Episode 1 in the second position.
World of Warcraft WarCry is happy to announce that we have an Exclusive on the lore for Tempest Keep, an instance coming in The Burning Crusade. Check out the story behind The Tempest Keep.
The mighty Tempest Keep was created by the enigmatic naaru: sentient beings of pure energy and the sworn enemies of the Burning Legion. In addition to serving as a base of operations for the naaru, the structure itself possesses the technology to teleport through alternate dimensions, traveling from one location to another in the blink of an eye.
A special thank you to Blizzard for this exclusive.
Continuing on our guide progression through World of Warcraft, we bring you: Shadowfang Keep.
Check out our Shadowfang Keep guide.
During the invasion of the Burning Legion in the Third War, the powerful sorcerers of the Kirin Tor matched their mastery of the arcane against their demonic adversaries. Yet the might of the Scourge and the Legion was such that when they inevitably fell, their bodies would simply rise again in service of that which they had given their lives to defeat. Frustrated with the mages’ inability to truly make a difference, the archmage Arugal decided to go against the advice of his peers. He summoned extra-dimensional entities known as Worgen-half man, half wolf-to the aid of his fellow mages.
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