[WoW] Thinking on coming back, how much has it changed? - Page 41

Pyros · 07-08-2008, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by spronk

world PVP is a joke on every PVP server, you'll get ganked maybe 3-4 times from 1-60. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to ever buy anything from the AH from 1-60 either, you should only be selling stuff, never buying.

Depends on the class, and how much money you have to your name. Bags for one, are a must for leveling, since they let you loot more, thus gain more money overall. Buying fire essences and small radiant for fire enchants on main hands isn't too bad too, depending on the level and your class(good fro 40-60 on most melees). And then, if you plan on lvling a warrior, every good weapon you can afford is a big help, simply because warrior gear is terrible preBC, and they're really gear dependant.

As for PvP, I'll agree, unless you hit stranglethorn during the weekend which might end up being pretty bad with 70s camping the hunter's camp, you'll hardly get killed. And with 2.3+ xp, you can skip stv anyway, or at least the grinding quests in the north part.

The Ancient · 07-08-2008, 10:39 AM

The AH is actually the main reason I said that. I tacked the PvP part on for kicks. I mean...on my server there are still always horde in Redridge for example, but it shouldn't really slow you down noticeably.

Lanludar · 07-08-2008, 01:56 PM

Figured this was a good place to ask this question. I have a friend living in Europe who would like to play on american servers with me, what exactly do thye need to do to make this possible? Thanks for any help.

Murr · 07-08-2008, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by spronk

I showed the guys the Method Kil'Jaeden video and they were all just blown away, when I said that all raids in WOTLK will be available in 10 man the two EQ2 raiders said they are gonna quit their EQ2 subs and level with us when we resub to WoW. This seems like a pretty good time to resub or reroll, once the WOTLK beta leaks start coming out in a month or two I think you'll see a ton of people rerolling/coming back to get back into the game.

That's exactly what me and a friend did when we heard about WOTLK - hadn't played in a long time, but a bunch of our RL friends had always had Alliance chars on another server and we'd never played with them. Rolled chars in late April I think on their server/faction, was 70 by mid June playing a few hours a day, more on weekends, and two weeks after hitting 70 I've got 290 resil and season 2 swords (thx AV weekend). Really not a bad time investment at all to be welfare-epic'd up and ready to go on WOTLK release so we can do 10 mans casually with friends.

Aria · 07-08-2008, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Lanludar

Figured this was a good place to ask this question. I have a friend living in Europe who would like to play on american servers with me, what exactly do thye need to do to make this possible? Thanks for any help.

Think they just need the american version of the games? I mean I played in a latenight raiding guild with guys from australia and UK, so I think that's how.

Pyros · 07-08-2008, 03:14 PM

You need an US account to play on US servers. So a key from the US, either bought online or order the box from the US. You also need the US client, but that's easy to get from the official website. For the key, I think lbizzard now sells them, else use a goldselling website, like swagvault or ige, they deliver keys fast.

Nothing special besides that.

Araxen · 07-08-2008, 03:19 PM

He might need a time card too as using a European credit card might set off some flag maybe?

Lanludar · 07-09-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Pyros

You need an US account to play on US servers. So a key from the US, either bought online or order the box from the US. You also need the US client, but that's easy to get from the official website. For the key, I think lbizzard now sells them, else use a goldselling website, like swagvault or ige, they deliver keys fast.

Nothing special besides that.

Would putting in there real address and such from Europe when signing up screw it up? Just want to make sure we get everything right the first time before doing all this. Thanks for the help.

Pyros · 07-09-2008, 10:56 AM

Adress doesn't matter, you can input anything you feel like really, but you might as well input a fake US-like adress. Use the real name though, it's useful if you get hacked or whatever, if the name on the credit card and the name on the account are the same.

For the credit card, the only issue is sometimes euro cards won't work on US billing. You'll either need timecards then(can buy them online) or someone to pay for the account. When wow launched, I played on US servers, and my CC wouldn't work. Then I went on euro servers at launch over here, but after a few months I went back to US and by then my CC, which was the same as before, was working. Had no issue playing about 10months or so on US servers. I doubt they'd have made it harsher in the meantime but I haven't played on the US servers since then.

Maleficence · 07-09-2008, 12:24 PM

I play on US servers and pay with a non-US based credit card. I had some problems with one of my regular credit cards, but another one worked. I did input a US-based address. My other friends that play here didn't have an issue using non-US credit cards though.

c8fe · 07-09-2008, 03:59 PM

After reading all this WOTLK hype I have a question for anyone who plays a pally tank. I know paladin tanks have been talked about alot in this thread, but mostly in the context of 5 mans/heroics, but how viable are they for raiding now? I had a 70 pally tank that could do all of kara, but this was early TBC back when gruul was challenging and vashj was unkillable and pally tanks were extremely rare and basically laughed at just like boomkin and ret pally. Off hand I remember being the best geared pally tank on my server but considering there were only probably 10 of us that wasn't all that impressive

. In that time period, a pally tank dominated 5 mans and things like everyone is talking about, but my char really hit a wall once I hit 25 man content and I was basically just a second rate warrior that was brought along for trash clearing since I could build agro much faster then a warrior. During boss fights I basically AFK'd doing 300 dps or something pitiful, is it basically the same way still? If I rerolled I would want to play a tank again, but I always liked playing the outside the box class which in TBC was the pally tank. If I rerolled a pally tank for wotlk would I have any viability in the raiding game, or would I just be the trash killer and then the guy that stands in the corner and puts on healing gear on boss mobs?

Cad · 07-09-2008, 04:07 PM

Pallies and druids are viable tanks in all levels of content that I've seen. There are some things you really HAVE to have a warrior for but it's nothing you can't work around.

Zehn - Vhex · 07-09-2008, 04:10 PM

TBC has been really good to paladin tanks lately thanks to 9 out of every 10 bosses being a demon (meaning extra threat) and our tanking gear finally having decent stat allocation.

We are slightly handicapped by not having any 'oh shit' buttons like warriors and taking progressively more damage then a druid but it's not too bad especially several fights incorporate AE tanking and not in a general 'throw you a bone' style. Tanking add's on m'uru is actually pretty brutal due to various annoying 'features' on that fight. Being utterly useless once your tanking job is over is kinda annoying (hi2u Eredar twins/m'uru) but it's nice being useful for the rest of the fight.

It could be worse. You could be a retadin or heaven help you a holy paladin.

Izuldan · 07-09-2008, 04:12 PM

I play a pally tank, and it has been viable at all levels of content.

That being said, if you really want to be "outside the box", and since you are essentially starting over, then you may want to consider levelling up the new death knight class and see what it will have to offer as far as tanking.

Incognitogamer · 07-09-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Zehn - Vhex

It could be worse. You could be a retadin or heaven help you a holy paladin.

lulz

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07-08-2008, 01:56 PM	#603 (permalink)
Lanludar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: MA Posts: 148	Figured this was a good place to ask this question. I have a friend living in Europe who would like to play on american servers with me, what exactly do thye need to do to make this possible? Thanks for any help.

07-08-2008, 03:14 PM	#606 (permalink)
Pyros Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,196 +15 Internets	You need an US account to play on US servers. So a key from the US, either bought online or order the box from the US. You also need the US client, but that's easy to get from the official website. For the key, I think lbizzard now sells them, else use a goldselling website, like swagvault or ige, they deliver keys fast. Nothing special besides that.

07-09-2008, 10:56 AM	#609 (permalink)
Pyros Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,196 +15 Internets	Adress doesn't matter, you can input anything you feel like really, but you might as well input a fake US-like adress. Use the real name though, it's useful if you get hacked or whatever, if the name on the credit card and the name on the account are the same. For the credit card, the only issue is sometimes euro cards won't work on US billing. You'll either need timecards then(can buy them online) or someone to pay for the account. When wow launched, I played on US servers, and my CC wouldn't work. Then I went on euro servers at launch over here, but after a few months I went back to US and by then my CC, which was the same as before, was working. Had no issue playing about 10months or so on US servers. I doubt they'd have made it harsher in the meantime but I haven't played on the US servers since then.

07-09-2008, 03:59 PM	#611 (permalink)
c8fe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 122 +3 Internets	After reading all this WOTLK hype I have a question for anyone who plays a pally tank. I know paladin tanks have been talked about alot in this thread, but mostly in the context of 5 mans/heroics, but how viable are they for raiding now? I had a 70 pally tank that could do all of kara, but this was early TBC back when gruul was challenging and vashj was unkillable and pally tanks were extremely rare and basically laughed at just like boomkin and ret pally. Off hand I remember being the best geared pally tank on my server but considering there were only probably 10 of us that wasn't all that impressive . In that time period, a pally tank dominated 5 mans and things like everyone is talking about, but my char really hit a wall once I hit 25 man content and I was basically just a second rate warrior that was brought along for trash clearing since I could build agro much faster then a warrior. During boss fights I basically AFK'd doing 300 dps or something pitiful, is it basically the same way still? If I rerolled I would want to play a tank again, but I always liked playing the outside the box class which in TBC was the pally tank. If I rerolled a pally tank for wotlk would I have any viability in the raiding game, or would I just be the trash killer and then the guy that stands in the corner and puts on healing gear on boss mobs?

07-09-2008, 04:07 PM	#612 (permalink)
Cad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5,243	Pallies and druids are viable tanks in all levels of content that I've seen. There are some things you really HAVE to have a warrior for but it's nothing you can't work around.

07-09-2008, 04:10 PM	#613 (permalink)
Zehn - Vhex Lord of the Dance Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 6,261 +53 Internets	TBC has been really good to paladin tanks lately thanks to 9 out of every 10 bosses being a demon (meaning extra threat) and our tanking gear finally having decent stat allocation. We are slightly handicapped by not having any 'oh shit' buttons like warriors and taking progressively more damage then a druid but it's not too bad especially several fights incorporate AE tanking and not in a general 'throw you a bone' style. Tanking add's on m'uru is actually pretty brutal due to various annoying 'features' on that fight. Being utterly useless once your tanking job is over is kinda annoying (hi2u Eredar twins/m'uru) but it's nice being useful for the rest of the fight. It could be worse. You could be a retadin or heaven help you a holy paladin.

07-09-2008, 04:12 PM	#614 (permalink)
Izuldan Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 192 +1 Internets	I play a pally tank, and it has been viable at all levels of content. That being said, if you really want to be "outside the box", and since you are essentially starting over, then you may want to consider levelling up the new death knight class and see what it will have to offer as far as tanking.