Gamescom Round Up: Friday August 7th

posted 2015/08/07 at 3:51 PM by Serrinn

Legion Dev Talk—Live Stream This Sundayhttp://www.twitch.tv/wowhead

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Yesterday at gamescom we unveiled World of Warcraft: Legion, the next chapter in the Warcraft saga—but that was just the beginning. Members of the development team will be jumping back onto a stream this Sunday, August 9 at 8 a.m. PDT to dive further into the expansion’s features and content.

We’ll embed the stream right here when it goes live, so set your Hearthstones to return to this article on Sunday!

Additional Warcraft Infoicy-veins.com and wowfan.czvanion.eu

Demon Hunters will wear leather and be melee--they aren't ranged/mail since it doesn't fit the fantasy.

Demon Hunters will use a new weapon type, Glaives

Demon Hunters are a Hero class and will start at a higher level (above 90)

There are no weapon drops in Legion, you will be focused on your Artifact Weapon.

Although the IV interview stated that there will not be any legendary weapons in Legion, the vanion.eu interview suggested that Artifact weapons can become legendary - similar to how the cape in MoP got cooler through several patches. Specifics of artifact progression are still undecided.

Artifact weapons can be transmogged into other weapons but not vice versa.

Blizzard is working on a system for those players who have Artifact weapons but often play more than one spec. They dont want it to be painful.

There will be a "Warforged" system but this will not apply to Artifact weapons. The Warforged/Socket/Extra Stats system may even be expanded upon, for more variance.

Dalaran clarifications: you'll still access a Wrath-era version in Northrend, but there's a Broken Isles version in Legion.

Karazhan mentioned as "an important place" but no reveal other than that. It's presence in the cinematic was noted for this reason.

Several classes are in major re-development mode i.e. Survival Hunters becoming a melee spec and Demo Warlocks being masters of summoning demons, not becoming them.

Hunters: Survival will be melee with a pet, Beast Mastery will be ranged with a pet, Marksmanship will be ranged with no pet.

No stat squish for Legion

Profession overhaul is coming

Flying will come in a similar fashion to how it came in Warlords.

PvP gear clarifications: no longer have unique stats like Dual Item Level like in the past and they want to define PvP on the honor system. Many more changes are coming to PvP, we should be getting more clarification on this soon.

Blizzard is working out a way to retain interest in 5 mans throughout the course of an expansion.

HearthstoneHearthhead

The developers feel the Joust mechanic is a good counter to low-cost aggressive decks.

The Inspire mechanic greatly changes the value of Hero Powers and adds a new dimension to the game.

New Cards Revealed

Q&AQ: When will you create a new class for Hearthstone?Q: Could you explain what has changed in Ranked Play in Hearthstone?Highest Rank BonusQ: Will content continue as the same pace or will it slow down in the future?full coverage over at HearthheadHeroes of the Storm

New Heroes Revealed: Rexxar (& Misha), a Warrior hero, Kharazim, a melee Support hero, and a Starcraft Medic, a ranged Support hero.

New Skins and Mounts Revealed: Master Kharazim, Jade Dragon Kharazim, Master Rexxar, Frostlord Rexxar, Judgement Uther and Themed Abilities, Earthbreaker Thrall and Themed Abilities, Sgt. Doomhammer and Themed Abilities, Prisoner Tychus, Blackheart’s Doubloon Mount, Malthael’s Phantom Steed Mount, Treasure Goblin Mount, Judgement Uther’s Charger Mount.

Changes to Ranked Play:Changes to ranked play revealed today include: Introduction of Placement Matches to improve visible ranking accuracy, changes to point system at Rank 1, introduction of easier queuing system for teams - Ranked Mode will place you according to party size, and the addition of the Grandmaster Rank before next season.

Dynamic Bundles and Gold Changes: A new pricing system for items will be coming with the next Heroes patch. "Dynamic Bundles are bundles that offer three or more items, and their prices will be reduced when you already own one or more of the items they contain." Gold will be granted to those who have already purchased the same item twice (before Dynamic Bundles). Gold will be granted to players who created named Team League teams. The Nexus Bundle is being replaced with the Storm Bundle.

Additional Diablo 3 InfoBlizzard announced today

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Comment by GDerkonMaking Hunters are melee class is awesome.
I would have gone for the cloth-wearer tank.. but hey, leather is fine for me.
The flying stuff, I hope it doesn't come on the second or third patch, most people finished "The Dreanor experience" by 6.1.

I don't know how to feel about the artifact being our only weapon for the entire xpa.. although, if you need strong weapons to fight strong foes.. feels right.

Any other thoughts?Comment by BaxamerGee, I hope locks don't lose metamorphosis, that would be a bummer.Comment by Brainst0rmDalaran is the neutral capital city, remaining in Northrend and largely unchanged.Comment by BenzaHow is a marksmen hunter going to survive without a pet?

Starting over 90 seems odd seeing as they start out in a storyline from 10 years ago.Comment by SweetpeMy main is a Marksmanship Hunter & I am not happy with the removal of my pet. I feel they are going to far with the changes to Hunters.Comment by ForgedFromVHSIt was also known that Dalaran has been traveling over the Ocean since, MoP or even Cataclysm I believe. So it is no surprise they would land it at the Broken isles to serve as a neutral city . It hasn't been in Northrend for a while. The only reason it is still floating in Northrend in game is for the quests. Lore wise, as mentioned before, it was floating somewhere on the ocean, so it's easy to see why they would bring it over to the new content.Comment by FoxybartenderGee, I hope locks don't lose metamorphosis, that would be a bummer.Comment by XzenowulfGee, I hope locks don't lose metamorphosis, that would be a bummer.Gee, I hope locks don't lose metamorphosis, that would be a bummer.Comment by jafs81Making Hunters are melee class is awesome.
I would have gone for the cloth-wearer tank.. but hey, leather is fine for me.
The flying stuff, I hope it doesn't come on the second or third patch, most people finished "The Dreanor experience" by 6.1.

I don't know how to feel about the artifact being our only weapon for the entire xpa.. although, if you need strong weapons to fight strong foes.. feels right.

Any other thoughts?Comment by PumpkinFeastIt was also known that Dalaran has been traveling over the Ocean since, MoP or even Cataclysm I believe. So it is no surprise they would land it at the Broken isles to serve as a neutral city . It hasn't been in Northrend for a while. The only reason it is still floating in Northrend in game is for the quests. Lore wise, as mentioned before, it was floating somewhere on the ocean, so it's easy to see why they would bring it over to the new content.Comment by DrevvRaptor Strike hype!Comment by ShydowI've been sayin' since Cataclysm that one of the hunter specializations should be melee-only, but I wanted and expected it to be Beast Mastery, not Survival, and I faintly hoped that one would become a tanking specialization. Still: happy that we're seeing some diversification.

Less happy that we'll no longer be picking up weapon drops.Comment by IcyVeinsComGee, I hope locks don't lose metamorphosis, that would be a bummer.Comment by JordanB500i knew they would make Glaives a weapon type and yeah survival being melee makes a lot of sense and i wonder what other classes are gonna get. I hope disc priests get more support for atonement and maybe more stable slots and pet families for hunters.

i dont think it would be a good idea to make demon hunters start any higher then 85 especially since i was going to use my lvl 90 boost on the next class available btw now that demon hunters will be introduced there will be 6 classes struggling to get leather gear until lvl 40 when it goes down to 4

too bad they didnt add another race to balance out the lack of mail armor users and im also wondering if we can have more then one demon hunter or infinite like with dksComment by gagusftwMy main is a Marksmanship Hunter & I am not happy with the removal of my pet. I feel they are going to far with the changes to Hunters.Comment by StormcrossDeath Nights story started in the past as well. And they started at 55 which was typically 58 by the time you headed to the capital city, so you were just ~12 levels behind you max toons at the time (70 as the BC cap) and you could get into Northrend by 68 anyway...Comment by coolfreezerGee, I hope locks don't lose metamorphosis, that would be a bummer.Comment by moosecat11Was just talking this morning that I'd like to see something more like a summoner. Glad to see they heard me and started working on it ASAP ;)

But seriously, Rogues need some work to make their specs feel more special...probably the warrior DPS specs...even mage to an extent (at least their skills are different colors to make them feel more special).

I'd also like to see them do some work on Disc priest. Not remove their shields...but maybe make shields less of a "this is what they do" thing. When I think Discipline, I think "that's a paddlin"...Bring back healing through damage, even if it's weak damage that does something like 300% healing for the damage you do. At least it's something :p Also was thinking I'd like to see a skill you cast at an enemy to damage it, and it explodes with healing (similar to Mind Sear but with the AoE part doing healing).

Also want to see shamans reworked. I hate how their totems work. I'd honestly rather put down basic totems that are basically permanent for the fight (or at least way longer duration), then use spells to empower the totems. Something...I don't know. The way they work now just feels clunky. Also, can we do something about water shield and lightning shield? Mages had their shields moved to passives, would be nice to get the same treatment here.

Really looking forward to everything they're working on. Also can't wait to hear more about the transmog system :DComment by roguehead
(Anyway, it still doesn't make much sense how it will exist in both places at the same time.)Comment by Zwolf2062why surv melee i think BM as melee makes more sense

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