WWI 2008 Day 1 Recap

Jun 28 (Jun 28, 08) | csulok
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WWI Day 2 Schedule

Sunday (June 29)
9h30 - 10h30: Starcraft Panel - Distinctive Artistry
10h00 - 11h00: Diablo Panel - World Lore anf Environment Art
10h45 - 11h45: WoW Panel - Anatomy of Dungeons and Raids
13h30 - 14h30: WoW Panel - PvP Game Systems
17h00 - 18h00: Diablo Panel - Denizens of Diablo

Plus lots of tournament finals and a concert! For the full Day 2 Schedule click here!

Curse.com's Death Knight First Impressions

Curse.com has their initial impressions of the Death Knight class from a Hands On at WWI during day one. They also promise more details on the class tomorrow, so be sure to keep checking back.

So you start at level 55, you're gung-ho and ready to own up some Plaguehounds and Carrion Grubs -- at least for now since Ebon Hold is currently still not available in Alpha; it's where Death Knights will eventually begin their life in Azeroth before moving on to Eastern Plaguelands and ultimately Outland/Northrend. But wait... what's this? Your talent trees are completely devoid of points spent, and you have no points to spend. Ouch... well that's easy enough, you simply partake in a quest to receive your talent points and you're good to go; you receive the number of points a level 55 should have, and can spend them however you like.

Head over to read the full article. You can find it here.

Developer Class panel

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Shaman

Totems will affect the entire raid!

Strength of Earth and Grace of Air will be merged

Windfury will be changed, so that druids are affected by it too. It's no longer a weaponbuff, but a buff.

Rockbiter Weapon will be replaced with Earthliving Weapon which increases healing done

Flametongue Weapon will increase spell damage

New ability: Hex. Emergency CC spell that makes the hexxed target unable to cast spells. 0.5sec casting time, 8-10sec duration

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When is the next content patch coming?
Sunwell was the last content patch for TBC, the next one is WotLK, released when it's ready.

Death Knight has good DPS everywhere, while the Warrior needs to choose either tanking or DPS. What are the plans to fix this?
There have plans to increase prot warrior damage, through Heroic Strike, Revenge, and making Shield Slam a base ability.

What did you learn about Arenas so far?
They learned a lot about line of sight and how that affects classes. The first Arena tests had no LOS obstacles and it wasn't as interesting. WotLK will introduce dynamic LOS, possibly a pillar moving up and down or movable items. It's going to add randomness to player skill in Arenas. Tomorrow's arena panel will have more about this.
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Game Features
Explore a fully-realized Sanctuary – the living, breathing gothic fantasy world of Diablo III rendered in gorgeous 3D.
Battle the unholy forces of the Burning Hells with all-new character classes like the otherworldly Witch Doctor, or with re-imagined warriors from Diablo’s past: such as the fierce Barbarian.Rain Hell on your enemies wielding the interactive environment as a weapon: lay cunning traps, turn destructible objects against your foes, and use environmental obstacles to your advantage - all powered by the Havoc physics system.
Experience the intensity of multiplayer Diablo III over an all-new, wickedly-enhanced Battle.net platform with numerous enhancements to make connecting with your friends easier – and cooperative gameplay more fun.
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