The Weekly Marmot #106 is up at Tankspot, and Lore asks a somewhat complex question, something that requiresa lot of thought - "Are we too smart for MMOs these days?" And I don't mean that MMOs are dumb, but has all the spreadsheet and locked-in 'best options' made things less explorative for MMO players?
What's funny is I've been out of World of Warcraft for years but everything he's saying here sounds like champion select in League of Legends.
Julian "Mirai" Williams
Wowhead is at it again. This time, they're bringing the awesome with an exclusive interview with Blizzard's Dave Kosak, Lead Quest Designer on World of Warcraft.
World of Warcraft's newest patch has brought the Darkmoon Faire's new changes, including a new location, new quests, rides and attractions, and new currency.
As such, Perculia at Wowhead has updated the guide to cover all the additions. A table of contents and more behind the link!
Julian "Mirai" Williams
Mr. Lore has been at the grindstone for what feels like forever, pushing out more Q+A sessions (especially in his 100th episode). And now he's going to be upping the ante with twice weekly updates, with PST on Monday and Friday and his Weekly Marmot right in the middle. The idea is more that he's going to answer rapid-fire questions rather than long, more thorough episodes. Which means even more PST for everyone!
This week:
3:32 - How will the Valor upgrade system affect entry into future tiers?
9:48 - Wouldn't a spectator mode open the game up to cheating?
13:29 - Why don't we see any PvP dailies?
18:59 - Do the recent updates to scenario rewards make them worth doing?
24:57 - Will we see rings, necks, etc. with gem slots in MoP?
30:17 - Would server mergers have been better than cross-realm zones?
35:37 - Why did Blizzard remove the indicator telling you how many bosses were killed in your LFR queue?
40:47 - How do I handle loot for offspec raiders in 10mans?
Julian "Mirai" Williams
With the December edition of the Darkmoon Faire kicking off this past weekend, Wowhead has unleashed a complete guide to Battle Pets found in Patch 5.1 Landfall. Yes, that includes the brand-new ones located on Darkmoon Island.
ZAM's very own Lore threw down yet another great episode of The Weekly Marmot this week, where he discusses one of the biggest features of the recently released World of Warcraft Patch 5.1 Landfall - gear upgrades.
Gear upgrades, you ask? WoW is already the king of gear upgrades! Yes, but now you can upgrade your upgrades. By using all flavors of in-game currency points (Justice, Valor, Honor and Conquest) players can now upgrade existing like-pieces of gear up to two times, resulting in 8-16 new iLevels of goodness.
What's that sound you hear off in the distance? Why, it's the whistle of the Blizzard express train, and it's pulling into Patchville station tomorrow morning, November 27th, to deliver World of Warcraft 5.1 to players everywhere.
Blizzard is right around the corner from releasing World of Warcraft content patch 5.1 and, as usual, Wowhead has the goods. This time, Perculia gives a rundown on the all-new item upgrade system coming with 5.1.
If you happen to be in Shanghai China, you're in luck - you get to see the Battle.Net World Championship live and in person! For the rest of you however, there is another way...
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria's The Terrace of Endless Spring, on Normal mode, is out today. Perculia's got the shakedown on it all, including the four bosses, the Protectors of the Endless, Tsulong, Lei Shi, and the Sha of Fear, as well as all the loot available.
It also comes with a blessing from a blue post - no, the Darkmoon Trinkets are not being nerfed, they were only changed to help scaling in 5.1. Phew!
Julian "Mirai" Williams
