wow, the first race that cannot be warrior: the Blood Elves :)

thanks for this,very useful and interesting :)

I tried translating a Dutch preview of the Burning Crusade, thinking it might be interesting for you guys :) It's not all new information, but it's a rather new preview.

For the original article look here!

World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade preview – July 28th

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Burning of curiosity

World of Warcraft is a game that needs no introduction. If you don’t know what this game is about or even worse, you don’t know what it is, you’ve spent the last 2 years in a dark cave. After an extreme success which even amazed developer Blizzard, it’s now time for an expansion after two years. It’s not like nothing has happened to the world of Azeroth in that time, but a trip to a different world has not been possible yet. The Burning Crusade will change that and Frank Pierce, one of the starters of Blizzard Entertainment & Vice President of Production & Development had some time for us yesterday and showed us what we can expect of the expansion

In Silvermoon City everything is a mess.

The Burning Crusade places the fight between the races of Azeroth and the demonic armies of the Burning Legion on a whole different world: Outland. Formerly the home world of the Orcs, now the planet is nothing more than a collection of floating islands in a turbulent mass of dangerous energy. Players get the possibility to explore these islands, to complete new quests and to meet old familiars from the Warcraft universe, of which was not expected that they would be still alive. With the closure of the Dark Portal the invasion of Orcs on Azeroth ended.

The Dark Portal in the way you can visit it in The Caverns of Time

The Dark Portal is vital in The Burning Crusade, because without this giant portal, it’s impossible to get into the Outland. An event like the one that we had for the opening of the gates of Ahn’Qiraj will take place. It depends on the server you are on, how fast players can go to the Outland. If every player does its part, the new content can be explored soon.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Blood Elves & Draenei
The existing playable races will be accompanied by two new races. The Alliance is getting help from an unexpected direction and can count on the power of the Draenei. These large creatures are descended from the Eredar, a race of Demons from which also the Archimond descend. The Draenei however, are not monsters that like to kill, but always follow the holy light. This light – which they say – they got from the Naaru, a group of divine creatures that exist out of pure energy. This results in the fact that the Draenei can choose out of all classes that stand for righteousness & purity. You can choose from Paladin, Warrior, Hunter, Priest, Mage & Shaman. The Draenei start on the Azurmyst Isles, on which they crashed with the Exodar, a transdimensional ship which now acts as capital. The Draenei hate the Orcs because of their shared history on the Outland.

The Horde gets some extra help from the agile & from-anorexia-suffering Blood Elves. These fragile creatures are the last survivors of the former High Elves. Because of things that happened in the past, they are no longer trusted by the Alliance and that’s why they decided to team up with the Horde. They are also looking for their leader, Prince Kael’Thas Sunstrider who is supposed to have placed his tent somewhere on the Outland. The Blood Elves have been searching for an energy source to satisfy their addiction for a long time. They think to have found this source in the demonic Fel Energy and by using it, a lot of the Elves have become dependent upon using it. Blood Elves can choose from a Priest, Warlock, Rogue, Hunter, Mage & yes… Paladin.

This last-named class however, is not completely the same as the one you find with the Alliance. Because of the fact that Blood Elves have become dependent on the demonic Fel Energy, the Blood Elf Bloodknights are not goody-2-shoes as their counterparts in the Alliance. If you start a Blood Elf, you start out on the Sunstrider Isles in the North East of Azeroth in the area of Quel’Thalas. As capital you can visit Silvermoon City, a city with a long history. A funny fact: The dance the Blood Elves perform is based on the dance performed by Napoleon in the movie Napoleon Dynamite.

The choice has been made to implement quests for these races up to level 20. That means you get completely new quests up to level 20, after which you get led through other quests to the already existing quests. These existing quests are updated with quests & NPCs to better show the story behind the Draenei & the Blood Elves

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A kick in the jewels

70 is magic baby!
Where the level cap in World of Warcraft is 60 to the day of today, this will be heightened in the Burning Crusade. You can get 10 levels on top of your existing 60. That means that you will stick on 70 after a while. To keep things interesting, every class will get 5 new spells or attacks and the talent tree will be updated with a couple of new talents to spend your extra 10 talent points on.

Even more undead in The Ghostlands and on Azeroth itself.

Really nice & all, these 10 new levels, but of course it would be really boring if you couldn’t explore new locations. Blizzard has been working hard on providing this. A small peak was given during the presentation. Besides the already announced dungeons Karazhan, Hellfire Citadel & The Caverns of Time, you can also go exploring in a few new dungeons. One of those is Auchindoun in the forests of Terokkar. A long time a go, an experiment with demons went horribly wrong, which caused the humongous Draenei building to explode in a mega explosion. In the middle of the crater the ruins of Auchindoun which are full of pillagers & plunderers. Because the Draenei prefer not to have those there, they have started to smoke out the plunderers & adventurers that sought refuge there. Auchindoun will - just as many other instances - be made up out of 4 wings and will be for groups of 5 players. Three of these wings are for players between level 60 & 65 and one is for level 70. A same idea is used for the instance called Coilfang Reservoir. This instance tells the story of the Naga on the Outland and how they are draining the fresh water from the swamps of the area. Here too you find 4 wings, of which two are for level 60-65, one for 70 and one raid-wing.

In the middle of Coilfang, as of yet without Naga.

All 5-man instances found on Outland, have a Dungeon Difficulty option. The groupleader can choose beforehand if the instance is on normal or hard. If the instance is on normal, the monsters are level 60-65. However, if the instance is on hard, the monsters will be level 70. Not only the levels change, also the number of monsters, their hitpoints and of course the loot they drop. This should make an instance challenging and provides not 4 instances but 8!

Jewelcrafting & Tradeskills
In the area of tradeskills, a lot is going to change. Most importantly the introduction of Gem Cutting & Jewelcrafting will change a lot. Jewelcrafters can plunder the mining spots all over the world to rid them of the most beautiful jewels. Also, several jewels will be found on bosses, which give even stronger possibilities. These can be used in recipes which can be used for rings, necklaces & even fistweapons. But they can also be used for socketed items. These socketed items carry a number of slots in which crystals can be inserted. Everyone of these crystals has a special attribute and improves the object you use it on. You can find crystals which give +4 agility, or +12 to healing spells, but you can also gives stones that give more than just stats.

These so-called meta crystals give you the possibility to combine several stones to get extra bonuses. A meta crystal could contain 14 stamina, 4 agility and for every other colored crystal 5 strength. That would mean if you would put it on a weapon, 14 sta, 4 agi and 10 str if you added 2 other stones. This gives you endless possibilities of combining. If your item is upgraded with these crystals, you cant take them out. But just as with enchants you can write over them with a new crystal. Only jewel crafters can make crystals, but every player can apply it.

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The at the moment still abandoned halls of Karazhan. (Could not use the [img][/mg] tag with these pictures for some reason.)

Keeping an eye on the new tradeskills above, Blizzard has updated a few old tradeskills with new recipes. Both to add items which have sockets and to give more possibilities. You should expect some new recipes with the release of the Burning Crusade which you can learn from several teachers.

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More, more… even more!

Flying Mounts
Another new feature which the players can enjoy in The Burning Crusade is the flying mounts. However, you’ll only get these when you reach level 70, so you’ll have to work hard for it. Blizzard told us that they are still thinking about the exact way of which you can get these mounts. Maybe you will just have to hand in a big sack of gold, but Blizzard also said they were thinking about the option to be able to get a flying mount through a quest or as a drop.

At the moment, only the Nether Drakes have been shown, translucent purple dragons with huge wings. Whether the mounts will differ per race, or only per side, Horde or Alliance, is not completely clear yet. The flying mounts will only be available in the Outlands, but don’t be sad, enough fun is to be had there. For instance, you’ll be able to fly to floating islands for quests, or you can access certain areas in instances with the flying mount, which you otherwise could not reach. These flying mounts are very different from the ones that you can use now in the flight paths. You can fall from these mounts if you’re not careful. It’s not possible to fight from these mounts, but it is possible to shoot someone from a mount if you are on the ground and if you have something to shoot with. If you’re tired of flying, you can also use your flying mount on the ground, on which it will walk as fast as a lvl 60 epic mount. Flying is really easy and feels like swimming. You control your flying mount as you would a regular mount, but when you want to go up in the air, you have to press the jump button. Landing you can do by jumping from the mount, but this can be painful, unless you go near the ground with your mount first.

Conclusion
It looks like Blizzard will release an expansion that is worthy of World of Warcraft. Some people might think that 2 races, some new monsters, some quests and a few dungeons is not yet an expansion, but Blizzard has promised to announce much more content in the coming time. For the people who play hardcore WoW, or those who were addicted to it for a long time, the Burning Crusade will be a more in-depth experience of what they are used to. Especially the changes to the items system, the socketed items and new skills will appeal to most people. For the competitive raiders among us, there will be enough changes to as first server open the Dark Portal , to destroy Illidan Stormrage, to kill Prince Keal’Thas and much more. For the fans of the game, this will be much appreciated, for those who did not like WoW, this expansion will not change much.

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na ki vele,kinek a tesói?xD

Hát jah... Tagadhatatlanul Szövisek. :wink:

Na ezt mi 5en néztük meg 1Xre...meghaltunk......erm...aki túléli szóljon!
ÉS MUSZÁLY VÉGIGNÉZNI!
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5628733099857233320&q=crazy+fro...

u.i.: a háttérba a pirospólós srác...zomg:D :oops: :D :D :shock: :lol:

I am addict. I know that. I live in a different world.
But not like this guy...

http://server1.plunder.com/x/1757/reno_911_dungeons_and_dragons_accident.wmv

Holy shiatt! :D :D :D :D

I WEAR BOOTS OF ESCAPE!!!!

Edit: U didnt see anything ;)

Btw, here an interview about the guy who is the guildleader & raidleader in that Onyxia swf :D

Click me :P

Not super-incredibly exciting, but still... Have fun reading ^^ I'm back to work :|

/kiss Deadlystrike :)

na sziasztok! Hogy megy a szekér nálatok WoW ügyileg? Itt van 1 kis fincsi videó aki még nem látta:
http://server1.plunder.com/994/OnyxiaWipe.swf