While we've gotten tid bits of information here and there from Blizzard posts over the past few months, the news has been relatively dry with regards to any official announcements about Wrath of the Lich King. We know that it's in alpha testing, and we've had a bit of fun with some screenshots. But that's about it.Nethaera tells us that the development is coming along really well, which we've all heard before. However in her typical witty fashion she also gives us this gem of a line, in response to people calling WotLK vapor-ware:
"The great thing about vapor is that at some point it condenses and becomes rain. The rain then falls and nourishes that which it falls on. It takes time for it to happen, but it does happen. Signs point to clouds forming in the sky, but you never can tell when they will let loose the rain..."
Take that for what you will, but I read it pretty squarely as "Some major WotLK news is on its way." And that is news in and of itself.
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5-05-2008 @ 4:07PM
darian said...
If I recall correctly, the Burning Crusade icon slowly freezing is also an indicator of incoming WotLK news.
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5-05-2008 @ 4:30PM
Cap said...
Wow... I didn't even notice that! Good call...
5-05-2008 @ 4:07PM
mark said...
I read it as "Wotlk" will come out some day... but noone knows when.
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5-05-2008 @ 4:10PM
jtrain said...
exactly how i read it.
5-05-2008 @ 4:08PM
Elmo said...
let it be skills and talents to drool on
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5-05-2008 @ 4:08PM
Kyudo said...
And here I thought they were going to add simulated weather to WotLK... :P
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5-05-2008 @ 4:57PM
Jasperwind said...
That's what I thought too :D
5-05-2008 @ 5:00PM
Kyudo said...
Wouldn't it be spiffy? And have the terrain change based on the past few days of weather...
5-05-2008 @ 4:10PM
aerosaucer said...
This weekend, 1up.com's Legendary Thread (MMO podcast) blog put out a call for questions to ask the WoW devs, because some of their staff would be going to the Blizz offices to preview WotLK alpha today (monday). So that's another sign pointing to "lots of new Wrath info coming soon"
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5-05-2008 @ 4:12PM
Unagieater said...
Copyright 2004-2008 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. "Soon" does not imply any particular date, time, decade, century, or millennia in the past, present, and certainly not the future. "Soon" shall make no contract or warranty between Blizzard Entertainment and the end user. "Soon" will arrive some day, Blizzard does guarantee that "soon" will be here before the end of time. Maybe. Do not make plans based on "soon" as Blizzard will not be liable for any misuse, use, or even casual glancing at "soon." - WoWwiki
Wrath of the Lich King: New Expansion Pack, or most elaborate April 2009 fools joke ever? You decide.
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5-05-2008 @ 4:29PM
Charlie Taylor said...
Blizzard has had that disclaimer for years. It has applied to every one of their products.
I can't believe people are calling WotLK vaporware. It's in alpha for christ's sake! People have played the game! That's hardly vaporware!
5-05-2008 @ 4:22PM
FireStar said...
I personally liked the CMs response. It was really poetic. Personally I'd like it if there weren't that many new skills created, and instead cross-tree builds would be forced to become more popular. If ya want more skills, get an alt :).
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5-05-2008 @ 5:29PM
Nick S said...
"In order to raise awareness of the climate problems facing our planet, we've decided that Northrend will be not frozen tundra, but rather a rainy, melted wasteland destroyed by global warming! You are not prepared... for catastrophic climate change!!!"
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5-05-2008 @ 6:32PM
Markymark said...
We definitely need an abundance of new skills and talents then with the extra talent points you can cross build even more then the current state.
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5-05-2008 @ 6:40PM
Psychosis said...
I hear an echo in the wind: "wheeeen iiiiiit's doooooone". either thats wrath or duke nukem forever
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5-05-2008 @ 6:46PM
Cyrus said...
Calling WotLK vaporware because we haven't got much news since it was announced about nine months ago? QQ more. Something tells me the original poster has played few or no Blizzard games before WoW. How long did Diablo II take? Warcraft III? Starcraft II will be something like 12 years.
Also, I too was looking forward to weather effects in the game until I read more closely. Sigh. I don't expect it to be added at this late point, but I've always thought the environment in the game should matter. Fire spells might have a reduced chance to crit when it's raining but frost spells might have an increased chance, wind might effect the chance to hit of projectile weapons, footprints last longer in the snow, etc. There is precedent for this: how Entangling Roots can't be cast indoors. But to be fair to Blizzard, if they take any steps in this direction they might have to explain how any gun or bow can work underwater, and that would be a very big change.
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5-05-2008 @ 8:41PM
orla said...
Just saw on X-Play that Morgan Webb is heading over to Blizzards studio to talk some WotLK this week.
Sky looks like rain to me...
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5-05-2008 @ 9:04PM
Ravenswing said...
Having a physics background, that vapour analogy makes me cringe. :D
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5-06-2008 @ 6:19AM
psycle said...
this is what you guys consider post-worthy? honestly does noone double check half of the drivel you guys post on this blog? i mean, enough with the "underused talents, what do you guys think?" posts....but this is a bit much imo. honestly, you guys really need to step it up. i honestly think about half of the posts on this blog are completley worthless. whoever is writing your features needs to get shit canned.
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