Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

phaden — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:51:03 GMT

Finally, some actual new info!!!! Major kudos for the post and work!!!

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Jbawbc — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:51:02 GMT

Second

And wow blizzard if you hadnt made wow so casual as it was instead of making arthas a 40 man you reduced him to a kara / za 10 man!!!!!!!! SHAME ON YOU this is giving me second thoughts on buying the expansion. CASUAL IS NOT GOOD!!!!!!

oh and wow deathknight sounds real real real op (consecrate with chance of fear, anti magic shield, ability to pull to you, 15% increased attack speed.)

im seeing the future of wow.......

ARTHAS 10 manned by all Deathknights!!!!!!!!!

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Scentz — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:51:01 GMT

Zomg, GNOME DEATHKNIGHT <3

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Draconus1983 — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:51:00 GMT

Well like it or not, Death knight sounds like it could be an amazing class to add to an already great lineup.....PROVIDED that the balancing is on par....there are some major balacing issues that need work right now, let alone with the new expansion. I've heard rumors that there will also be a new speed land mount for lvl 80....wonder if that will be mentioned at some point.

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

healjunky — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:59 GMT

"Kaplan both assured us that Death Knights aren't the most-loved class of the expansion -- all classes are getting attention and the balance as we know it will change."
i will believe that when i see it

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Deadelus — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:58 GMT

Very impressive but still no answer to the question if players recieve a new character slot next to the existing 10 slots. Did you get any information about that?

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Kody — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:57 GMT

The latest information I've been told about that is they don't plan to expand the number of character slots you can have on an account. That said, since you'll only be able to create one Death Knight per-server, maybe they'll change their minds and make that a "special" character slot.

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Shadewind — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:56 GMT

I don't like the 10 man/25 man idea, it might turn out great, but atm i dont like the sound of it....

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

maand_90 — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:55 GMT

"Death knights will be available to all players with level 55 characters"

as for this on the gamespot interview I heard that the deathknight will not be unlocked for character with a lvl 55 character but a lvl 70 character
AND the death knight will start at level 55

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Kody — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:54 GMT

What you just quoted is written by Blizzard, so I'm going to side with them on this. :)

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Zyuu — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:53 GMT

Wrath of the Lich King Preview -- May 9th, 2008

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

DarthMeatloaf — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:52 GMT

Since they'll be powering up the other classes as well with new talents and abilities, I forsee no balance issues that can't be fixed by minor patches after release. Indeed, DK might even be UNDERpowered compared to other classes; we honestly have no way of knowing until release.

The only downside I can see to "DKs for all 55+ players!" is that the servers will be crammed full on release day and for a week or two after the fact, but beyond that I think it's a great idea. DK rush will settle as people realize they'd rather be playing the new content in Northrend instead of going through Outland for the second or third (or fourth!) time, or realizing that they like their main class more overall. This is similar to the Shaman and Paladin rushes of BC, both of which settled with numbers proportional to the other classes on their factions.

And lest we forget, new players with no 55+ characters will only have to wait a bit (55 can be done in a month if you're slow) to be able to try out the Hero Class - no messy waiting around for months of grinding to find out if they like the class or not. Remembering the unlockable mess of classes from FFXI, I'm glad Blizzard decided to make the unlock so early and simple.

DK sounds a lot like a Rouge/Warrior hybrid with aspects of Ret and Prot Pally thrown in and a dose of Warlock for good measure. While I'm leery of the terms "spell tank" being thrown about since I play a Prot Paladin (the current spell tank), I for one welcome our new gothic-clad brothers and hope to roll one for tests in the expansion. I suspect the DK will be in high demand and a blast to play, and Blizzard has shown they can deliver.

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Numius — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:51 GMT

Do we have to exchange a 55 lvl char for a deathknight or the existance of a 55 lvl unlocks the possibility to create a deathknight on another char slot?

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

ZekeTheSquirrel — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:50 GMT

"Upon freeing the drakes, players will be able to ride them for the remainder of the instance, and with the new vehicle tech in place, gain access to special abilities while mounted."

I can't wait to see this in action.

The rune system sounds interesting, though it seems a bit complicated. Maybe it's just because I'm a more hands on learner and would figure it out better by playing with it.

Curse visits Blizzard HQ to check out Lich King

Flisher — Fri, 09 May 2008 13:50:49 GMT

I love the idea of the 10-25 man raid.