It is the era of an Old Horde, forged with steel rather than fel blood. A union of great orc clans, the Iron Horde, tramples the planet Draenor beneath terrifying war machines. Azeroth falls next. Worlds uncounted will follow.
With the Warlords of Draenor beta on the horizon, we’re offering a short preview of some of the changes coming in the expansion, which we’ll be asking a few of you to help us test. Please keep in mind that everything here is subject to change, and that these do not encompass all of the features or changes planned for the beta, or final release.
Visit the Warlords of Draenor announcement site for more information on the major features coming in the new expansion.
Here are my 10 favorite:
As part of our efforts to present players with smaller and more easily digestible numbers (the so-called “Stat Squish”), World of Warcraft has been converted to use a base-20 (vigesimal) number system. As a result, all stats have been decreased by 2BA0E%.
To prevent confusion over whether you’re playing a card game or returning to town, the Hearthstone will now be called a Homerock.
Death Knight: Using Death Grip on something larger than your character will cause you to be pulled toward the creature instead of the creature being pulled toward you. Gnomes should just probably not be Death Knights.
Druid: Tree of Life form now has a healing penalty during Autumn and Winter.
Hunter: Pets now have an Obedience level. Each new pet must now be carefully trained over weeks and months for several hours a day to increase its Obedience level. A pet with full Obedience will obey commands 90% of the time. Pets without full Obedience may randomly decide to chase critters, make messes indiscriminately, pursue other players on mounts, or sleep instead of following a command.
Mage: Time Warp now requires just a jump to the left.
Paladin: If Diablo III: Reaper of Souls is installed, Paladin characters will stare longingly over a fence at the Crusader, and then look away and pretend to be picking their nails if the Crusader notices.
Priest: Vampiric Embrace now calls upon a glittery vampire to hold you and tell you he will always protect you, Bella.
Rogue: Cloak and Dagger continues to remind you of that Dabney Coleman movie from the 80s with the old couple that really freaked you out.
We’ve reverted recent changes in Alterac Valley, as we’ve discovered the Horde were sometimes able to win.
Talolan
NOR/DK-NOMAD
“Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope.” - Dr. Seuss Official Dungeon Master of your dreams.
Record: Recruited and Squired in TSOY Junish 1994 Recruited by Naquav Promoted to Lady in May 1995 Married to Duke Zif in game, Feb 1996 Married to Lord Zif IRL April 21, 2000
