Wrath of Lich King Stuff (was 'Blizzcon' thread) - Page 8

Marroc · 08/03/07, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrian

It might sound a little cosmetic - but what I really liked about outland was the wild/whacky sky/ and dynamic looking environments etc like shadowmoon/netherstorm/hellfire. I really hope Northrend maintains this kind of cosmetic design, I really dont want 10 new zones that just feel like new zones, aka 'a forest' or 'a desert' - we have too much of this in vanilla wow already.

The zones in outland really felt new and special compared to anything that original wow have. I hope northrend is along those lines.

If there is one thing Blizz has ALWAYS been good at it's making things feel new and epic. I'm sure northrend will have a very unique feel to it.

edit:

Yep. This SS just showed up in the wowinsider.com live blog.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.wo...007/08/red.jpg

Rokze · 08/03/07, 3:14 PM

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
is now up and running with the trailer

Dejablue · 08/03/07, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by aleyro

Very, very interesting. I wonder if 1.) there are going to be any other hero classes announced in the coming months, 2.) all of the hero classes will have these "dramatically" new play mechanics?

I am hoping that this is just one of the hero classes to be introduced.

Daenerys · 08/03/07, 3:14 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrian

It might sound a little cosmetic - but what I really liked about outland was the wild/whacky sky/ and dynamic looking environments etc like shadowmoon/netherstorm/hellfire. I really hope Northrend maintains this kind of cosmetic design, I really dont want 10 new zones that just feel like new zones, aka 'a forest' or 'a desert' - we have too much of this in vanilla wow already.

The zones in outland really felt new and special compared to anything that original wow have. I hope northrend is along those lines.

Ice zones always look the coolest in all games imo. Winterspring is still my favorite in Azeroth, and so I'm thinking Northrend will look stunning. There is just something about Ice/Snow/Cold that lends itself to really beautiful landscapes, cool environments and interesting natural obstacles. I expect it to be extremely cool from a design perspective. Can't wait to see some screens!

Tacitus · 08/03/07, 3:16 PM

Because I enjoy squinting...

Unholy Embrace
380 mana
Instant Cast, 3 minute cooldown

Target is embraced by a silhouette of darkness for 6 seconds, causing any healing spells and effects cast upon or currently affecting the target to cause damage for 50% of their healing potential instead of restoring health. Any damage shields cast upon or currently affecting the target will also be instantly consumed, dealing 50% of their absorption potential in damage. Once affected with Unholy Embrace, the target cannot be affected with Unholy Embrace again for 1 minute.

http://elitistjerks.com/439265-post105.html

Illundai · 08/03/07, 3:21 PM

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Edit: this thread is going way too fast for me, sorry for the repost. -_-

Lights · 08/03/07, 3:21 PM

Cool. So am I able to be a Death Knight? Any details instead of random troll hoax posts?

Dejablue · 08/03/07, 3:22 PM

Cool pic I found:

Looks like they will keep it familiar to WC3:

Marroc · 08/03/07, 3:22 PM

MMO-Champion - World of Warcraft Guides and Raid Strategies

Far too many screens to link.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Tyrian · 08/03/07, 3:24 PM

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Oh god, that has to be one of the most amazing warcraft related images ive seen. I would LOVE that as my screensaver.

Caligula · 08/03/07, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by Rokze

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
is now up and running with the trailer

Wow, some of those flame effects in that trailer are fucking brilliant. There seems to be a much more concise environment (as is to be expected of a frozen continent) compared to the Outlands. The Outlands varied landscapes are a blessing and a curse at the same time, in my opinion. They are beautiful, but the game feels broken going from zone to zone. The trailer shows a lot of forest, mountain and water scenes, but also blighted and scorched land as well.

All in all, as a warcraft fan, I can't help but be excited.

Karmen · 08/03/07, 3:25 PM

I think the main point from the now live website is that it make it clear the Deathknight is a "Hero" class. Who's to say it will be the only one? It would at least dovetail with what's been leaked so far about not levelling one up but unlocking it.

Earthhoof · 08/03/07, 3:27 PM

From the section on the main site about the Howling Fjord:

On the eastern shore, the Forsaken have arrived, carrying a plague of their own to unleash upon the Lich King. Queen Sylvanas has been methodically and patiently overseeing the formulation of this contagion for several years, and the time has come at last to test its effectiveness against the Scourge.

That is one of the single most excellent pieces of storyline I have seen in this game in a while. :o) Kudos for the Forsaken doing it their way.

Alerian · 08/03/07, 3:28 PM

Anyone else notice two new islands off the west coast of STV on the world map from: http://www.mmo-champion.com/images/n...map/map_en.jpg ?

And the small cluster of islands NW of UC is removed.

♦ Oggie · 08/03/07, 3:29 PM

Originally Posted by Dejablue

I am hoping that this is just one of the hero classes to be introduced.

Looks like any others for this expansion are a no-go.

Sourcing:

Will there be additional hero classes in the future?

Yes, we do intend to add more hero classes in the future, but right now our focus is on the current expansion.

Pulled from World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Felippe · 08/03/07, 3:31 PM

For those with a Mac and having trouble to get the trailer to work, there's a link on the /wrath site to http://www.wow-europe.com/wrath/movi...downloader.dmg which might help.

davel · 08/03/07, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrian

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Oh god, that has to be one of the most amazing warcraft related images ive seen. I would LOVE that as my screensaver.

The wallpapers were a little disappointing after seeing that front page image

Charsi · 08/03/07, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by Earthhoof

That is one of the single most excellent pieces of storyline I have seen in this game in a while. :o) Kudos for the Forsaken doing it their way.

I thought the royal apothecary society was working on the plague to kill off humans/life, not the scourge?

Marroc · 08/03/07, 3:34 PM

I think people missed it due to the title changing...

The link I posted was for the US site, which is now up World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King US Version

Earthhoof · 08/03/07, 3:34 PM

Originally Posted by Charsi

I thought the royal apothecary society was working on the plague to kill off humans/life, not the scourge?

I wouldn't put it past them to be working at multiple goals at once. Kill several billion birds with one stone, y'know ...

Ethikal · 08/03/07, 3:34 PM

Wrath of the Lich King

High quality.

aleyro · 08/03/07, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by Oggie

Looks like any others for this expansion are a no-go.

Sourcing:

Pulled from World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Seems a bit inconculsive to me, imo. remember how blizzard very slowly introduced the various races/classes there were going to be available in wow?

GokieKS · 08/03/07, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by Tyrian

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

Oh god, that has to be one of the most amazing warcraft related images ive seen. I would LOVE that as my screensaver.

Absolutely. That art of Arthas clutching Frostmourne is just absolutely amazing. We need some wallpaper versions of that RIGHT NOW.

mek · 08/03/07, 3:35 PM

Originally Posted by Alerian

Anyone else notice two new islands off the west coast of STV on the world map from: http://www.mmo-champion.com/images/n...map/map_en.jpg ?

And the small cluster of islands NW of UC is removed.

Definitely new ones off STV, yes. The island cluster that appears in Northrend's area atm, just got shrunk and stuck due north of UC... it's still there though. Alcaz Island also drifted north a little bit, it's due east from Ratchet on that new map.

Kiklion · 08/03/07, 3:36 PM

Originally Posted by Alerian

Anyone else notice two new islands off the west coast of STV on the world map from: http://www.mmo-champion.com/images/n...map/map_en.jpg ?

And the small cluster of islands NW of UC is removed.

Also there is a new island SW of Dun Morough, north of westfall.