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Exclusive Interview With Ghostcrawler!
"No, you can't have a pony."So last week I had the chance to sit down with everyone's favorite Systems Designer,
Ghostcrawler
, and ask him a few questions.
I collected the questions using
your feedback
, and presented them to GC in a one-on-one setting. Perhaps his answers will inspire you, perhaps they will infuriate you—Mr. Street is nothing if not controversial. But nonetheless, here are the answers, straight from the crab's mouth!
Please note:
I have tried to preserve as closely as possible the conversational style of the interview, directly from the transcript. If we sound awkward, well...we're geeks. Cut us some slack.
Join us for the full text after the break!
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A Personal Aside
This has nothing to do with WoW, MMOs, or Wowhead, but it's very important to me personally so I wanted to take a moment to talk about it with you.
Some of you remember my brother, William. He blogs here occasionally under the name
SBMrClean
. He's also suffering from a chronic, debilitating, incurable illness called
Crohn's disease
.
Crohn's is an auto-immune disorder of the digestive tract. Basically what happens is that the antibodies in your digestive system go a little nuts, and they start attacking your body's own tissue. The results are abdominal pain, dietary restrictions, diarrhea/constipation, infections, and frequent surgery. William himself has been forced to have his intestines re-sectioned twice, at the age of 25.
Because of this, he and I are taking part in a fundraising walk this Sunday for the
Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America
. I mention this here because we are still looking for pledges and donations, and anything you can provide will help.
If you're interested in making a donation, the site is here:
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The Weekly Marmot - Keyboard Turning
This week, I peer into the deepest, darkest corners of the World of Warcraft to observe the elusive keyboard turner in his native environment. Why exactly is turning with the keyboard so bad?
From there, I give some tips on how to cure yourself of keyboard turning, and even give some examples of when keyboard turning
might
be okay! Brace yourselves, we're getting into some real basics here...
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So... I Managed to Ninja APB Beta Access
This game is nothing at all what I thought it would be. It plays like GTA, but progresses like BF, CoD, etc. This is just the first part, I'm still piecing together part two and waiting for open beta to be released to monitor any changes to gameplay (something about a free-for-all server?).
Anyways, here's what I got so far.. lots and lots of ridiculously over-the-top customization..
For those that were in beta, what do you guys think of it's classification as an MMOFPS? Are we too used to the genre standard being a lobby based social area with instanced arena combat (Huxley, Global Agenda, Etc) to allow wiggle room for a game like this?
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Shaman Cataclysm Talent Changes Rundown
We've done a complete rundown of all the changes to the
Shaman
talents!
This is a step by step, hand-done comparison of all of the new talents in Blizzard's latest preview. Remember, there are a lot of typos and issues with the preview Blizzard originally provided us, so if some of these look weird, don't blame us!
As always:
this is a preview.
All of this is subject to change in the future, so don't get too attached. And you can find our Cataclysm talent calculator at the link below:
Talent Calculator:
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent#h
The full run-down is after the break! And keep in mind, Ghostcrawler
wants your feedback
!
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Rogue Cataclysm Talent Changes Rundown
We've done a complete rundown of all the changes to the
Rogue
talents!
This is a step by step, hand-done comparison of all of the new talents in Blizzard's latest preview. Remember, there are a lot of typos and issues with the preview Blizzard originally provided us, so if some of these look weird, don't blame us!
As always:
this is a preview.
All of this is subject to change in the future, so don't get too attached. And you can find our Cataclysm talent calculator at the link below:
Talent Calculator:
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent#f
The full run-down is after the break! And keep in mind, Ghostcrawler
wants your feedback
!
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Priest Cataclysm Talent Changes Rundown
We've done a complete rundown of all the changes to the
Priest
talents!
This is a step by step, hand-done comparison of all of the new talents in Blizzard's latest preview. Remember, there are a lot of typos and issues with the preview Blizzard originally provided us, so if some of these look weird, don't blame us!
As always:
this is a preview.
All of this is subject to change in the future, so don't get too attached. And you can find our Cataclysm talent calculator at the link below:
Talent Calculator:
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent#b
The full run-down is after the break! And keep in mind, Ghostcrawler
wants your feedback
!
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Druid Cataclysm Talent Changes Rundown
We've done a complete rundown of all the changes to the
Druid
talents!
This is a step by step, hand-done comparison of all of the new talents in Blizzard's latest preview. Remember, there are a lot of typos and issues with the preview Blizzard originally provided us, so if some of these look weird, don't blame us!
As always:
this is a preview.
All of this is subject to change in the future, so don't get too attached. And you can find our Cataclysm talent calculator at the link below:
Talent Calculator:
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent#0
The full run-down is after the break! And keep in mind, Ghostcrawler
wants your feedback
!
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Cataclysm Talent Preview!
Just last night, Blizzard gave us a sneak peek at some of the upcoming features in
Cataclysm
!
Now not all of these can be shared with you just yet. But we
did
manage to get ahold of some of the new Cataclysm talent trees—specifically, the
Druid
,
Priest
,
Rogue
, and
Shaman
trees!
So in celebration of this momentous occasion, we have set up a preview of our
Cataclysm Talent Calculator
! You can start creating new builds on the talent calculator immediately on this page:
Talent Calculator:
http://cata.wowhead.com/talent
In just a short while we'll be posting a complete summary of all the differences we found!
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Echo Isles Preview on Official Site
Were you disappointed when the Gnomes got a poster and you didn't?
Now's your chance! Blizzard has posted the official preview of the
Echo Isles event
on the WoW Europe site, including (of course) a
high resolution poster
of the image to the right!
Come and check out all the info here:
http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/underdev/3p9/echoisles2.xml
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The Guild Leader's Handbook - A WoW Nerd's Review
Not very long ago I received a copy of
The Guild Leader's Handbook
, a nicely-printed book authored by
Scott Andrews
of
WoW.com
's
Officer's Quarters
column. I'll admit, I had never really read the column before as, despite being a guild leader, I've always decided to remain blissfully ignorant on how to do things properly and have been just winging it with friends in my World of Warcraft escapades. We've been pretty successful, but I can tell where the ability to properly identify problems and make changes early on would have definitely helped in the long run to create a more productive and enjoyable experience for my guild's members, as well as myself. That's where Andrew's book comes in. The
Guild Leader's Handbook
offers a detailed look into the more technical aspects of effectively managing a guild in any MMO - dragon slaying is business, too! Check out my impressions after the break!
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Remote Auction House Out of Beta
It's official: The WoW Remote Auction House is now fully live and out of beta!
This is both good news and bad news, of course, since by leaving beta that means it's now reached the point where we have to, you know,
pay
for it.
But the feature is live, and presumably bug free! For more details, check the link below:
http://www.wowarmory.com/wow-remote.xml
Update 6.07
- The beta has ended and the Remote Auction House is now live! Thank you to everyone who participated in helping us test this new feature. For more information on how to obtain the app and subscribe to the service visit
http://www.wowarmory.com/wow-remote.xml
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Cataclysm Beta - Guild Contest
Whoa, looks like it's getting closer and closer to the
Cataclysm
beta as Blizzard has announced a new
contest
!
They are looking for a handful of guilds to help in the testing process, if you think your guild is right for this you can send an email to Blizzard containing a short essay between 50 and 250 words explaining why you and nine of your guild mates should be brought on-board.
You can check out the entire contest on Blizzard's official website:
http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/contests/cataclysm-beta/index.html
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Upcoming Chat with Ghostcrawler
Ghostcrawler awaits your questions...
Edit:
The interview is complete, and I have all the answers I've gathered—but I'm under NDA not to release them until Saturday night at Midnight. Check back then for the interview—as well as a ton of new info on Cataclysm!
So tomorrow, I'm going to have the opportunity for a direct interview with
Ghostcrawler
right at the Blizzard headquarters in Irvine, CA!
I know you guys have questions for him about
Cataclysm
, but I want to make sure that I don't miss any of the big ones—so
please post your questions here!
I obviously can't guarantee I'll use them all, but I should be able to hit all the major ones.
Even someone else has already posted the question, go ahead and post anyway—it'll help me judge which questions are the most important.
So let's hear it! If you could ask Ghostcrawler anything you wanted... what would it be?
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24-Hour Maintenance on June 8, 2010
Select North-American realms (72 of them) will be undergoing an extended
24-hour
maintenance this Tuesday for upgrades for the upcoming expansion. All other realms will scheduled maintenance from 5:00 AM PDT to 11:00 AM PDT.
The list of realms is after the break!
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June Features Recap!
It's the beginning of June, which means it's one again time for our recap of all the new features released this month!
Remember, you can always check up on what we've released recently by checking our What's New page:
http://www.wowhead.com/?whats-new
TankSpot
is now a part of the
ZAM Network
—and we've added their videos to our
database pages
!
We've added a ton of
advanced zone features
and enhanced
quest maps
!
Our
PTR site
for patch 3.3.5 is now active!
We've added a
Professions & Skills
section to the database! Now you have a single location for
professions
,
secondary skills
and more, listing all the relevant info to that skill in one place!
We've added a page for all of our
special logos
!
We've consolidated the
drops
for all bosses into a single tab, with sub-categories f
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Cataclysm Preview: Twin Peaks Battleground
Slorkuz has just posted about a new preview of a battleground in the upcoming Cataclysm expansion called...
Twin Peaks
. Situated in the Twilight Highlands, the new battleground will be a new 10v10 capture-the-flag style battle much like
Warsong Gulch
. Both factions will be assisting either the Dragonmaw Orcs or the Wildhammer Dwarves depending on their faction.
You can check out the entire preview over on the official Cataclysm
website
.
http://www.wow-europe.com/cataclysm/features/twinpeaks.html
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StarCraft II and Diablo III Forums Added!
I know we're not exactly your number one resource for this sort of thing, but we all know how many people here are looking forward to the release of StarCraft II—and the Diablo franchise is so intimately connected with WoW, gameplay-wise, that we decided it was best to have a place right here on Wowhead for you guys to discuss the Diablo and StarCraft game worlds.
In light of that, we'd like to present you with your very own
StarCraft II
and
Diablo III
forums! Any news, updates and info we have will automatically go there, and you now have a home for all StarCraft and Diablo-related discussion.
Enjoy!
StarCraft II forum
Diablo III forum
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BFF Report Episode 29: Guide to Cataclysm Pre-Launch Events
By now many of you have seen the BFF Report, but did any of you know that before I got sucked into this never ending cycle of reviewing craptastic games, I was an
accomplished
WoW
player
? Sure, I may not have started out by playing the game as it was intended, but I did eventually manage to make it to the (LOL)end. And it's a good thing too, because now, this bald, creepy, pale white gnome is going to be
your
guide through
Cataclysm
beta... assuming I can get my hands on a key that is.
Unfortunately, for now all I can offer is a spoiler laden walkthrough of the two pre-launch events that are currently on the available on the PTR... and some RUN DMC.
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Reminder! First Batch of BlizzCon 2010 Tickets on Sale Today!
Just wanted to make a quick post to remind you guys that the first batch of
BlizzCon 2010
tickets
go on sale over at the
Blizzard Store
today - Wednesday,
June 2
- at
7 PM PST
! (you can check a
time zone converter
to find out what time they go on sale where you live)
BlizzCon 2010 will take place
October 22 and 23
at the Anaheim Convention Center, and tickets cost
$150 USD
each. This will be the first of two opportunities to purchase tickets to this year's event, and tickets will definitely sell out fast. Another batch of tickets will go on sale Saturday,
June 5
at
10 AM PST
. Pending ticket purchases will be put in a queue and transactions will be processed in the order they are received - I was late 2 minutes last year at getting on the site and throwing tickets in my cart, and I was already 24000+ in queue (and didn't get tickets), so try not to be late! And as for the wait—don't worry,
Failoc-alypse
is still t
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