I have found another totally awesome MMORPG to play that is free ! (free to download and free to play) At last, a World of Warcraft quality game that has no monthly fees. Some might say the graphics are even better than WoW, especially since it has seamless zoning, across the entire game world. The character creation choices are certainly more varied.
The one really different thing about RoM is that a level 10 you can pick up another class. Yep, your characters can be two separate classes, and switch between the two. My main character is a Priest/Mage. Alas, they have to be leveled separately, but at least they share professions, so they don't have to be re-leveled.
I made a Squidoo lens that details the important aspects of Runes of Magic, if you want to look it over. Trust me, it has more detail on many things that the official website.
http://squidoo.com/runesofmagic
Hope you like,
Jade
Monday, February 23, 2009
Dual Talent Spec Q & A
I got this off the WoW Community Site, I thought it was very interesting. Ghostcrawler is one of the developers of WoW. Check it out !
Talent Dual Spec Q&A with Ghostcrawler
With the next content patch, we will be introducing a number of additions and changes to the game. One new feature in the works is the ability to set up two separate sets of talents, or "dual spec". While the complete feature may not be immediately available in the Public Test Realms (PTR) and specifics are still liable to change, we wanted to go over some questions with Senior Game Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street to find out more.
Nethaera: What is dual speccing?
Ghostcrawler: Dual speccing is the ability to save two separate talent specs, glyphs, and action bars.
Nethaera: Why are we allowing players to dual spec after all this time?
Ghostcrawler: We really felt like this was a great way to increase the flexibility available to players and encourage them to take part in more aspects of the game. To use just one example, some players like to participate in both raids and Arenas, which is awesome behavior that we want to promote. But, there are some talents which are more useful in one part of the game than another. Currently, players have to pay respec costs and go through the process of setting up the desired talent spec and action bars whenever they switch.
The new system makes this a much more logical process, saving on time and cost and allowing players to easily move from one aspect of the game to another.
Nethaera: Who will be able to use it?
Ghostcrawler: Players who have reached the maximum level will be able to set up dual specs.
Nethaera: Why do players need to be max level in order to do this?
Ghostcrawler: We didn’t want to burden lower-level players with extra complexity as they’re working to level up and learn their class. But if the feature proves popular we might consider expanding it.
Nethaera: How will you be able to set up a dual spec?
Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to visit their trainer and pay a one-time fee to be able to use it.
Nethaera: How do you switch between specs?
Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to switch between their talent specs by visiting any Lexicon of Power provided they’ve paid for the ability to have a secondary spec. Lexicons of Power will be available in major cities, and inscribers will also be able to create a new item that summons one. Anyone can purchase this item, but it requires a ritual of several players to summon it for use by the party. It’s similar to a repair bot in that it will exist in the world for a short duration. It’s important to keep in mind that you will not be able to switch specs while in combat or Arenas. While you won’t be able to switch your spec without the Lexicon, you will still be able to look at your secondary spec whenever you want to.
Nethaera: Will solo players have the ability to switch their specs outside of the cities or will they still need to visit a Lexicon of Power?
Ghostcrawler: Solo players will still need to go into the city to visit the Lexicon of Power to switch their talent spec or will need to get together with other players to summon one in.
Nethaera: Is the item that allows you to summon a Lexicon of Power reusable, or is it used up?
Ghostcrawler: We haven’t made a final decision on that yet, and will be evaluating how it works on the PTR.
Nethaera: Can I respec only one of my talent sets, or will I need to respec them both if I reset one?
Ghostcrawler: When you reset your talents, it will look at the spec you currently have in use as the talent set you want to change.
Nethaera: Will you be able to switch gear easily to match your spec?
Ghostcrawler: At the same time we implement dual specs, we will also be setting up a gear system. The feature is called “Gear Manager.” It can also be used to just swap weapons or trinkets or put on that tuxedo to strut around town. It will not automatically switch your gear when you change your talent spec, but it will allow for an easy gear change between them. The feature may not be fully functional immediately in the PTR, but we’ll have more information to share about it before too much longer.
Nethaera: What about hunters? Often their pet talents are set up to match the talents of the hunter. Will they be able to switch their pet specs as well?
Ghostcrawler: We will wipe the pet talents. However we are going to remove the respec cost for pet talents so that players won’t feel like they need to jump through an additional hoop to respec their pet. In addition, we are going to provide hunters a new core ability to let them remotely access their stable on a long cooldown. This way if their exotic pet heads off to the stable, they will be able to get a different pet. We hope to be able to discuss this new spell in more detail when we get a little further along.
Nethaera: Will you be able to change your Glyphs as well?
Ghostcrawler: Glyphs will be tied to each talent spec so that if you switch between them, so too will the Glyphs. You’ll notice the UI will have changed a little bit so that the Glyph panes show up alongside the Talent panes now that they are associated.
Nethaera: What about hotbars? Will players be able to save them for the talent spec they’re running?
Ghostcrawler: Yes, you will be able to save hotbars and use them with your talent specs. It just saves your bars at the same time as it saves the glyphs and talents. If you want to switch to your other action bar, you will need to change specs.
Nethaera: Is there a way for players to choose their talents without them being saved? Currently, once you spend your talent point, it’s spent unless you pay the respec cost again.
Ghostcrawler: With the dual spec feature, we are going to allow players who respec to configure all their talents before they get saved. They will be able to allocate the points, then choose if they want to use that as their spec, rather than needing to carefully diagram out their talents ahead of time. This will allow players a little more freedom when deciding on the talents they want to pick and avoid costly mistakes.
Nethaera: Will players be confined to only setting up two specs?
Ghostcrawler: We will be launching the feature with just two specs, but depending on how we feel it works out, we might consider additional specs in the future.
Nethaera: When can players expect to try out dual specs?
Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to try out the dual spec system on the Public Test Realms when they are made available. This has been a pretty big project with a lot of people working toward making it a reality in the game. We’ll definitely be watching the feedback and looking for ways of making sure the system works the way we all envisioned it to.
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I was pretty disappointed that dual specs will not be allowed till level 80. I feel that dual specs would be much more useful to those that are leveling, especially healers. I also wasn't impressed that hunters will have to manually respec their pet, each time they switch. However, I was very happy to see they are finally putting an "Outfitter" in the game. It's been way too long coming.
Laters :)
Jade
Talent Dual Spec Q&A with Ghostcrawler
With the next content patch, we will be introducing a number of additions and changes to the game. One new feature in the works is the ability to set up two separate sets of talents, or "dual spec". While the complete feature may not be immediately available in the Public Test Realms (PTR) and specifics are still liable to change, we wanted to go over some questions with Senior Game Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street to find out more.
Nethaera: What is dual speccing?
Ghostcrawler: Dual speccing is the ability to save two separate talent specs, glyphs, and action bars.
Nethaera: Why are we allowing players to dual spec after all this time?
Ghostcrawler: We really felt like this was a great way to increase the flexibility available to players and encourage them to take part in more aspects of the game. To use just one example, some players like to participate in both raids and Arenas, which is awesome behavior that we want to promote. But, there are some talents which are more useful in one part of the game than another. Currently, players have to pay respec costs and go through the process of setting up the desired talent spec and action bars whenever they switch.
The new system makes this a much more logical process, saving on time and cost and allowing players to easily move from one aspect of the game to another.
Nethaera: Who will be able to use it?
Ghostcrawler: Players who have reached the maximum level will be able to set up dual specs.
Nethaera: Why do players need to be max level in order to do this?
Ghostcrawler: We didn’t want to burden lower-level players with extra complexity as they’re working to level up and learn their class. But if the feature proves popular we might consider expanding it.
Nethaera: How will you be able to set up a dual spec?
Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to visit their trainer and pay a one-time fee to be able to use it.
Nethaera: How do you switch between specs?
Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to switch between their talent specs by visiting any Lexicon of Power provided they’ve paid for the ability to have a secondary spec. Lexicons of Power will be available in major cities, and inscribers will also be able to create a new item that summons one. Anyone can purchase this item, but it requires a ritual of several players to summon it for use by the party. It’s similar to a repair bot in that it will exist in the world for a short duration. It’s important to keep in mind that you will not be able to switch specs while in combat or Arenas. While you won’t be able to switch your spec without the Lexicon, you will still be able to look at your secondary spec whenever you want to.
Nethaera: Will solo players have the ability to switch their specs outside of the cities or will they still need to visit a Lexicon of Power?
Ghostcrawler: Solo players will still need to go into the city to visit the Lexicon of Power to switch their talent spec or will need to get together with other players to summon one in.
Nethaera: Is the item that allows you to summon a Lexicon of Power reusable, or is it used up?
Ghostcrawler: We haven’t made a final decision on that yet, and will be evaluating how it works on the PTR.
Nethaera: Can I respec only one of my talent sets, or will I need to respec them both if I reset one?
Ghostcrawler: When you reset your talents, it will look at the spec you currently have in use as the talent set you want to change.
Nethaera: Will you be able to switch gear easily to match your spec?
Ghostcrawler: At the same time we implement dual specs, we will also be setting up a gear system. The feature is called “Gear Manager.” It can also be used to just swap weapons or trinkets or put on that tuxedo to strut around town. It will not automatically switch your gear when you change your talent spec, but it will allow for an easy gear change between them. The feature may not be fully functional immediately in the PTR, but we’ll have more information to share about it before too much longer.
Nethaera: What about hunters? Often their pet talents are set up to match the talents of the hunter. Will they be able to switch their pet specs as well?
Ghostcrawler: We will wipe the pet talents. However we are going to remove the respec cost for pet talents so that players won’t feel like they need to jump through an additional hoop to respec their pet. In addition, we are going to provide hunters a new core ability to let them remotely access their stable on a long cooldown. This way if their exotic pet heads off to the stable, they will be able to get a different pet. We hope to be able to discuss this new spell in more detail when we get a little further along.
Nethaera: Will you be able to change your Glyphs as well?
Ghostcrawler: Glyphs will be tied to each talent spec so that if you switch between them, so too will the Glyphs. You’ll notice the UI will have changed a little bit so that the Glyph panes show up alongside the Talent panes now that they are associated.
Nethaera: What about hotbars? Will players be able to save them for the talent spec they’re running?
Ghostcrawler: Yes, you will be able to save hotbars and use them with your talent specs. It just saves your bars at the same time as it saves the glyphs and talents. If you want to switch to your other action bar, you will need to change specs.
Nethaera: Is there a way for players to choose their talents without them being saved? Currently, once you spend your talent point, it’s spent unless you pay the respec cost again.
Ghostcrawler: With the dual spec feature, we are going to allow players who respec to configure all their talents before they get saved. They will be able to allocate the points, then choose if they want to use that as their spec, rather than needing to carefully diagram out their talents ahead of time. This will allow players a little more freedom when deciding on the talents they want to pick and avoid costly mistakes.
Nethaera: Will players be confined to only setting up two specs?
Ghostcrawler: We will be launching the feature with just two specs, but depending on how we feel it works out, we might consider additional specs in the future.
Nethaera: When can players expect to try out dual specs?
Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to try out the dual spec system on the Public Test Realms when they are made available. This has been a pretty big project with a lot of people working toward making it a reality in the game. We’ll definitely be watching the feedback and looking for ways of making sure the system works the way we all envisioned it to.
________________________________________
I was pretty disappointed that dual specs will not be allowed till level 80. I feel that dual specs would be much more useful to those that are leveling, especially healers. I also wasn't impressed that hunters will have to manually respec their pet, each time they switch. However, I was very happy to see they are finally putting an "Outfitter" in the game. It's been way too long coming.
Laters :)
Jade
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Leveling Herbalism Past 375
If any of you have Herbalists, like I do, then I am sure you have run in to the problem that I have.......Northrend's herbs are few and far between, since everyone is trying to level their skill. At level 72, my herbalism was still a pitiful 381, because I rarely see any herbs to pick while questing.
One day I was doing the cooking daily in Netherstorm (pickin them berries !) and I saw a Netherbloom, so I zoomed down to pick it and lo and behold, I gained a skill point ! So I flew around some more....saw a dreaming glory....picked it and voila, another skill point ! I hit the jackpot, it seems, as herbalism can be leveled by picking upper level Outland herbs. Since then, I have been back to Netherstorm, as time allows, to pick more herbs and level my skill. Trust me, since the expansion there are not a lot of people in Outlands and the herbs are pretty plentiful. I am up to 425 and still getting points from Netherbloom and Nightmare Vine.
Happy Picking !
Jade
One day I was doing the cooking daily in Netherstorm (pickin them berries !) and I saw a Netherbloom, so I zoomed down to pick it and lo and behold, I gained a skill point ! So I flew around some more....saw a dreaming glory....picked it and voila, another skill point ! I hit the jackpot, it seems, as herbalism can be leveled by picking upper level Outland herbs. Since then, I have been back to Netherstorm, as time allows, to pick more herbs and level my skill. Trust me, since the expansion there are not a lot of people in Outlands and the herbs are pretty plentiful. I am up to 425 and still getting points from Netherbloom and Nightmare Vine.
Happy Picking !
Jade
Glyph Slots
I been wondering at what levels you get your glyph slots, so I looked it up. It goes something like this:
Level 1-14 - 0 Slots
Level 15-29 - 1 Major Slot, 1 Minor Slot
Level 30-49 - 2 Major Slots, 1 Minor Slot
Level 50-69 - 2 Major Slots, 2 Minor Slots
Level 70-79 - 2 Major Slots, 3 Minor Slots
Level 80 - 3 Major Slots, 3 Minor Slots
Just in case you wanted to know. :)
Jade
Level 1-14 - 0 Slots
Level 15-29 - 1 Major Slot, 1 Minor Slot
Level 30-49 - 2 Major Slots, 1 Minor Slot
Level 50-69 - 2 Major Slots, 2 Minor Slots
Level 70-79 - 2 Major Slots, 3 Minor Slots
Level 80 - 3 Major Slots, 3 Minor Slots
Just in case you wanted to know. :)
Jade
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Gold and Wrath of the Lich King
Well the Lich King expansion is here. In many ways, it is even better than I had expected....the quests are much more imaginative and fun, many of the mobs are new, the tuskarrs are really adorable, and so on. One thing I have noticed to my vast disappointment, is they have pretty much elimanated any new sources of making gold, without farming. None of the new vendors have recipes that you can resell in the AH, none of the vendors have items that are resellable, either. This is at least so far, I have not gotten past Dragonblight yet. The only thing I have found to resell is some toys in a shop across from the Alliance portals place in Dalaran....and since they are one use only and already sell for 42 silver, the profit margin is pretty low. From what I understand, even the first aid book is a drop that is BOP. The cool ghostly skull pet you can buy in the sewers is also BOP. It almost feels like Blizzard deliberately shut down any means of making gold by reselling items you find at vendors. I don't know about you, but I was very disappointed by that.
Jade
Jade
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Death Knight Preparation
There are a couple things you can collect now, for quest turn ins to gain easy XP for your Death Knight.....to help him level faster. First of all, there are the Argent Dawn turn ins in Eastern Plaguelands. To be able to get the quest, you will need to be friendly with Argent Dawn, so that means doing a few quests in EPL and WPL. When you hit Friendly, you can get these quests in Light's Hope Chapel to collect 30 each of the following:
Core of Elements
Crypt Fiend Parts
Bone Fragments
Savage Fronds
Dark Iron Scraps
Each turn in (first time only) is worth 9550 XP, so that is a cool 47750 XP that you can net from items you can farm up now, since they are not soul bound.
The second thing you can do is start collecting wool, silk, mageweave and runecloth. Each faction has cloth turn ins that give you XP and they are located in:
Two in Ironforge
Stormwind
Exodar
Darnassus
Two in Orgrimmar
Undercity
Silvermoon City
Thunder Bluff
The quests are located by the tailor trainers (usually) at NPC's called Cloth Quartermaster and the name of the quest is "A Donation of...." For each of the 5 turn ins you will need 3 stacks (60 pieces) of wool, 3 stacks of silk, 3 stacks of mageweave, and 3 stacks of Runecloth. Multiply that times the 5 turn in locations and you have 15 stacks of each type of cloth, 60 stacks total. Hope you have lots of inventory space ! You must turn in the three lower level cloths in order to get to runecloth. Your reward is 17650 XP for each turn in....a hefty amount for doing nothing but forking over cloth. 88250 total....definitely worth your while, and as an added bonus, you get rep with each of your faction's races !
Happy DKing !
Jade
Core of Elements
Crypt Fiend Parts
Bone Fragments
Savage Fronds
Dark Iron Scraps
Each turn in (first time only) is worth 9550 XP, so that is a cool 47750 XP that you can net from items you can farm up now, since they are not soul bound.
The second thing you can do is start collecting wool, silk, mageweave and runecloth. Each faction has cloth turn ins that give you XP and they are located in:
Two in Ironforge
Stormwind
Exodar
Darnassus
Two in Orgrimmar
Undercity
Silvermoon City
Thunder Bluff
The quests are located by the tailor trainers (usually) at NPC's called Cloth Quartermaster and the name of the quest is "A Donation of...." For each of the 5 turn ins you will need 3 stacks (60 pieces) of wool, 3 stacks of silk, 3 stacks of mageweave, and 3 stacks of Runecloth. Multiply that times the 5 turn in locations and you have 15 stacks of each type of cloth, 60 stacks total. Hope you have lots of inventory space ! You must turn in the three lower level cloths in order to get to runecloth. Your reward is 17650 XP for each turn in....a hefty amount for doing nothing but forking over cloth. 88250 total....definitely worth your while, and as an added bonus, you get rep with each of your faction's races !
Happy DKing !
Jade
Profession Info
Just a short one today. I ran across this in my travels.....unfortunately it does not include Inscription, but it has a ton of info on power leveling professions.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=102789457&sid=1
More Later :)
Jade
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=102789457&sid=1
More Later :)
Jade
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