Raid Lock outs:)

[Bellanie]

while scanning the net this morning i came across this:)

http://www.wow.com/2009/06/29/patch-3-2-raid-lockouts-extendable/#continued

In Brief it says that raid lock outs will be able to be extended in the next patch bu up to a extra wekk:) which basicly means that Ulduar Farming here we come:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

[Gandalf]

while scanning the net this morning i came across this:)

http://www.wow.com/2009/06/29/patch-3-2-raid-lockouts-extendable/#continued

In Brief it says that raid lock outs will be able to be extended in the next patch bu up to a extra wekk:) which basicly means that Ulduar Farming here we come:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:

Well, until we are in a position to get it down in a couple of evenings, then we'll be twiddling our thumbs for four nights :narnar:

[Jim]

maybe we can actually finish off Ulduar 10... for once.... :yahoo:

and the thing is - once you finish you can remove the extension and start on the current week \o/

[Azunai]

While we're on the subject of controversial changes:

http://www.worldofraids.com/news/701-faction-change-service-in-the-works.html

[Jim]

While we're on the subject of controversial changes:

http://www.worldofraids.com/news/701-faction-change-service-in-the-works.html

oh if you didnt hear - im rerolling horde the easy way xD


joking

[Azunai]

Heh, gonna be a while before they implement that on live I bet. How the flip are they going to manage achievement transitions, quest history etc. I wonder xD

[Jim]

Heh, gonna be a while before they implement that on live I bet. How the flip are they going to manage achievement transitions, quest history etc. I wonder xD

same as transfering server?

[Azunai]

Err, no. If you turn your lvl 80 alliance toon into a lvl 80 horde toon, how will it handle which quests you have done and which you haven't? In the case of a server transfer it stays the same faction so it's not so hard. But there's alot of difference between Alliance and Horde, in this case primarily in the quest systems. Will you be able to easily do alot of quests for alot of extra rep and/or the achievement? Because hey, you just transfered over from alliance side so you can do all the horde quests from the start @80 right? And what about double high lvl item rewards for the same quest just the horde counterpart? What about your reputation, will that just be switched to their respective horde counterparts?

Not a very easy thing to implement I would say

[DarkAngel]

Hmmm very tempting..... i have a level 80 horde pally......
 
although i shouldnt :g:

[Nefertem]

Quote from: Nethaera (Source)

We wanted to give everyone a very early heads-up that, in response to player requests, weââ,¬â,,¢re developing a new service for World of Warcraft that will allow players to change their faction from Alliance to Horde or Horde to Alliance. Thereââ,¬â,,¢s still much work to do and many details to iron out, but the basic idea is that players will be able to use the service to transform an existing character into a roughly equivalent character of the opposing faction on the same realm. Players who ended up creating and leveling up characters on the opposite factions from their friends have been asking for this type of functionality for some time, and weââ,¬â,,¢re pleased to be getting closer to being able to deliver it.

As with all of the features and services we offer, we intend to incorporate the faction-change service in a way that wonââ,¬â,,¢t disrupt the gameplay experience on the realms, and there will be some rules involved with when and how the service can be used. The number of variables involved increases the complexity of implementing this service, but we plan to take the time needed to ensure that it lives up to expectations before officially rolling it out. Weââ,¬â,,¢ll go into much more detail on all of this here at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com as development progresses. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know that because this type of functionality requires extensive internal testing well in advance of release, you may be seeing bits and pieces of the service in the test builds we use for the public test realms moving forward.

Updated 7/1
Due to the many questions that have come up with the announcement of this new service, we wanted to take the time to answer the ones we can at this point in time.

Q. Will we be able to switch between the races on our own faction?
A. No. Players will only be able to switch to a race of the opposite faction.

Q. Will I be able to choose the race on the opposite faction that I want to change to?
A. Yes, but you will only be able to switch to a race that has your class type available to it. So if you play a human paladin, youââ,¬â,,¢d only be able to change to a blood elf paladin.

Q. How much will it cost?
A. We do not have further information on this at this point in time.

Q. Will I be able to switch back to my original faction but a different race?
A. No. You will only be able to switch back to your originally chosen race.

Q. How will the switch between reputation, gear, mounts, etc be handled?
A. Weââ,¬â,,¢ll have more details for you at a later point in time, though we plan to keep these as close to a reflection of the other faction as much as possible.

Q. How often can you change your faction?
A. We do not have any information to share on this at this point in time, however we will have restrictions on the frequency by which players can change their faction.

Q. How will this affect the balance of Horde and Alliance on the realms?
A. We are taking great care in how we implement this new service in order to maintain balance between the factions on the realms but do not have any further details to share.