Well, I do. Now this guys says he does, but I have my doubts. Check out this killer video on Rogue’s Eye View: Rogue Movie Weekend: I Suck At PvP
By the way, the hero of the movie is a Frost Mage, not a Rogue.
Looks like the racial abilities for all the WoW races are being tinkered with. Spooncraft has some info on this. Always keep in mind that this is in beta and nothing is set in stone, yet.
So I finally logged back into the [tag-tec]Wrath Beta[/tag-tec] yesterday.
Hmmm… all my Death Night talents have been reset. Of course talent tweaking and shifting is to be expected in a beta and it gave me a free reset, so what the heck. Still blood, but maybe a tad more efficient.
Hmmm… Mission: Gateways (one of the earliest Hellfire quests) seems to have caught a little bug… Hop on the flying beastie, line up for the bombing run, get glued to the ground with no control, and what’s this? We seem to be glued to the ankles of this 20′ tall demon thing? Who doesn’t even know we’re there?
Hmmm, there’s four of us here, all glued to his ankles. Couple of Allies, and Undead, and me, All DKs. Ok, wait, he’s wandered off and we’re not moving. Whoosh! Ok, we’re all back on his ankles.
Alt 4f (exit game) in hoped of canceling this quest. Log back in, still glued to his ankles, server goes down.
Log in later. Ok, I’m flying back to the beastie dude. Try again? Sure, maybe it was just a one time thing (that affected several others?) Coming in for a bombing run and… ankles again.
Alt-f4.
Log back in, flying back to beastie guy. Ok, let’s try this: Go on a bombing run and just enjoy the ride. That works, no ankles, fly back and hand in the beast.
Try again, this time with bombs. No ankles, but can’t score with bombs. I know, put the green targeting field on the teleporter and drop the bomb (I have done this on another character.)
Nope. Nogo. 6 more tries, no teleporters destroyed. Oops, back to the ankles, but this time I’m somehow kicked loose. Fly back, hand in beast, and log.
Big Red Kitty has more on the beta experience: Just Freak Out Already
A couple of weeks ago CNN published an interesting article on Kids and [tag-tec]video games[/tag-tec].
Researchers who gathered in Boston for the American Psychological Association convention detailed a series of studies suggesting video games can be powerful learning tools — from increasing younger students’ problem-solving potential to improving the suturing skills of laparoscopic surgeons.
One study even looked at whether playing “World of Warcraft,” the world’s biggest multiplayer online game, can improve scientific thinking.
Ok, I’m sure we can all say, “Lolwut??” in unison here, given what frequently passes for discussion in the World of Warcraft. Still, it’s a pretty good article and you’ll learn why you might want to ask your surgeon if he or she plays video games.
On a more serious note: our younger boy got a solid grasp on certain math skills as he tried to tweek every last bit of efficiency out of his characters in WoW and other games.
Here’s the story: Video games help kids learn, experts say
Hey you, Social Media User! Are you properly protected?
San Diego’s Gary Gallywhagger, father of four, reports open sores after promiscuous poking on Facebook.
“I’m a good father, make an honest living as an online marketer, and then this happens,†says Gallywhagger. “I was just poking around for fun. I seem to have the worst luck.â€
Gallywhagger claims his friends pressured him into adding application after application and poking him and poking him. “I tried to say no but they kept pressuring me.â€
A recent study released by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control & Prevention,) the nation’s leading authority for credible health information, cited one out of six men over the age 40 are at risk for…
Read the whole thing, your life could depend on it!
Bits and pieces from other places.
From Tobald:
Blizzard just announced that parts of Wrath of the Lich King content will already be released “in the coming weeks”…
But many people interpret the patch announcement, and the new features that were announced for Wrath of the Lich King and which just happen to be similar to features that Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning has, to be a defensive move by Blizzard…
Here’s the rest: WoW is fighting back. There are a ton of comments on that post, so join the fun.
Blizzard does need some serious competion, but WAR doesn’t seem to be it, except maybe in the PvP area, though I think WAR will do well if it has a smooth launch. I think Bliz has the formula that most others are missing, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be on the lookout for nifty ideas that make their game more interesting for more poeple.
Spooncraft has a post on new voices in Wrath, and a video with the voices: Wrath of the Lich King Beta 8885 brings new Death Knight Voice Options
Spoon says: Awesome changes, not exactly sinister but at least now Blood Elf Males actually sound like MEN. You have to go into the sound options menu (if you’re a Death Knight) and turn this feature on for it to work. I am very excited about this and hope that it stays in game permanently.
Go check it out. Now I’m going to go see what my DK troll has to say.
Here’s a bit on the new Level 75 ability for Rogues, “Tricks of the Trade,” from WoW Insider: Rogues in 8885: Tricks of the Trade
Ok, time for dinner.
Parry! Dodge! Spin! has a post on what’s happening with the Rogue talents.
[tag-tec]Wrath of the Lich King[/tag-tec] is going to do some interesting things to pets, especially in terms of leveling your pet and loyalty ratings.
Big Red Kitty has the story. WotLK Beta, Pet Winners and Losers
For example:
Bats Sonic Blast. What makes this two-second stun better than everything other pets’ is the uber-short cooldown. If you’re mana-draining hunter in a 5v5 team and your primary target is the paladin, it’ll be hard to choose a better pet than a Bat to interupt that paladin’s heals.
So if you play a Hunter, or you’re being played by one, or you want to know about that odd pet that’s going to be attacking you in the BGs, or you want to know more about the new pet leveling system, then check it out.
WoW Insider has a fun post on the Great Dwarf Hunter Nesingwary, seen in Stranglethorn Vale and Nagrand. Nesie, of course, is all about hunting the various beasts in the area.
Now one could argue that he’s just thinning herds that grow impossibly fast or maybe he’s just a minion of evil with his wanton slaughter of innocent raptors, er… critters.
The Wrath expansion seems to be bringing in some competition for Nesie:
But that, of course, doesn’t keep the hippie animal lovers from fighting back — as you might know by now, in the expansion Nesingwary is going to face some opposition in the form of D.E.H.T.A., or Druids for the Ethical and Humane Treatment of Animals.
Here’s the post: Nesingwary’s extinction plan (hasn’t worked)
Now let’s say that Nesie gets tired of these guys. Imagine one part of the quest chain being to harass (ie: kill) DEHTA members: “Ok dude, it’s a Druid. Get 15 of your closest friends…”
Or that the DEHTA crowd gets a quest to harass (ie: kill) Nesie’s hunters.
I’m not saying that this will happen, or is even likely, but it’s fun to think about. Especially on an RP (Role Playing) PvP server.
Anyone have any other suggestions to spice this up a bit?
Parry! Dodge! Spin! has a post covering the various Glyphs that the new Inscriptions will add to the [tag-tec]Rogue talents[/tag-tec] and abilities:
First of all, I think every other class needs to send Blizzard a thank you card for the following change to Mace Specialization. As a Combat Swords Rogue (and as a Resto Druid), I’m pretty excited to see it myself. This should make Mace Specialization a bit more attractive for raiding as well.
Mace Specialization (Combat) no longer stuns enemies, and instead increases critical damage bonus by 2/4/6/8/10%.
Here’s the rest: WotLK Beta 8820 Rogue News
You’ll want to look at the comments, too. As usual with something like this there’s a wide differing of opinion.
One of the comments points out that resilience pretty much negates the crit bonus. Still, not everyone in PvP is running around with 400+ resilience or s4 gear. For leveling the damage bonus might be better than the rare stun proc.
Keep in mind that this is still in beta test and the final numbers may well be somewhat different. I’m sure that no matter what change Bliz make there will be whoops of praise and howls of outrage.
I think a lot of the Glyphs look pretty nice. What do you think?
Edit: Azande, in the comment, has some interesting stuff for the rading Rogue and more remarks on the raiding potential of Glyphs.