Last weekend’s Worldwide Invitational brought a whole lot of info regarding the upcoming Lich King expansion pack into the daylight. While dropping the Diablo III package on participants, there was still a major focus on the Lich King and all the exciting new details.
WOW Insider has yet to disappoint, and has provided a boatload of details. They brought us extensive details regarding the changes of faction rep, including deets on the new system called Championing.
Championing will allow a player to wear an item, let’s say a Tabard, from your chosen faction and then earn rep for this faction from any dungeon you choose. W00T! Gone are (will be) the days of endlessly waiting in the pug queue and grinding the one dungeon that grants your related factions’ rep.
The Oculus also came to light during the dungeons and raids panel. This dungeon is set to be a flagship as players will fly through it on drake mounts. The drakes have group roles associated with them (DPS, Tank, and Healing) that allow players to change things up and try different roles for a welcome change.
Speaking of dungeons, the panel also confirmed that there will be 8, count ‘em 8, level 70-79 dungeons, and 4 level 80’s. All of these will be 5 man based areas, and available in normal and heroic modes. There will also be 3 first tier raids for 10 – 25 man parties. The panel also spoke on a return to Naxxramas; the Halls of Stone which will include stories and quests from Uldaman and require a flappy to get to. Also joining the impressive lineup will be a new Caverns of Time instance that has players battling alongside Arthas in the Culling of Stratholme mission from Warcraft III. Again, WOW Insider has full details in their notes section.
New Battlegrounds you say? If PVE wasn’t exciting enough, the PVP panel released that they Lich King will include an assault type battleground. One side will attack, while the other defends. This battleground is slated to be set on an island off the coast of Northrend and will have a Titan theme. Need a lift? Oooo yeah…this BG will have vehicles, siege weapons, and destructible buildings (taking cues from Diablo?), and will be a 10-15 man battle.
Personally, I dig instanced PVP zones, but Blizz is also kicking in a non-instanced area as well. Lake Wintergrasp will feature some new vehicles including:
- The Demolisher – a siege vehicle for a driver and passengers with short and long range attacks and a ram.
- The Foresaken Catapult – a fast and nimble machine for one player with a flame attack
- The Siege Engine – a driver, passenger, and gunner vehicle.
- A Flying Mount – a delicate flier for pilot and gunner.
- The Anti-Air Goblin Shredder –a personal armor suit that allows you to rocket boost into the air to attack airborne objects (and people).
Blizz also did a delicate dance around the topic of two talent specs. This would allow players to play two different roles without the laborious task or respeccing and spending a small fortune with various trainers. For example, a Warrior class might want to Tank on one instanct, and do DPS on the next. If this flirtation with dual spec comes to light, this task could be accomplished with a few clicks.
More and more info is hitting the streets regarding Blizzard’s impressive plans for the new Lich King expansion. Obviously they’ve been hard at work…let’s just battle through the summer, and do everything we can to be ready for the new package!
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