[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007
Jeff Kaplan Transcript
2007-08-04 5:30 PM PDT
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: OK everyone in Xfire land
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: we are happy to be here at BlizzCon with Jeff Kaplan
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: He is sitting down with me now
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Hi everyone! Welcome to eBlizzcon!
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: so he will start answering questions right away!
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Q: Will all heroes in warcraft 3 be added, and if so, what will you do with Liches or Dreadlords? and is all the current class imbalance in the game a setup for the Death Knight?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: We want to see how the Death Knight works out before talking about new Hero Classes
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: The cool thing about hero classes is it opens a lot of doors to pay homage to our favorite War3 heroes
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: arrantprac: Engineers have been thirsting for information about the profession review for a while now. Are there any bits of info you can share with us regarding upcoming engineering improvements?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: They'll be able to craft a new flying machine... that much i can tell you
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: tabby Mc. Killerson: QUESTION: Will Northrend have lots of enviroments, or be a giant Winterspring?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: We are absolutely NOT going to make Northrend all snow and ice!
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Howling Fjord (playable here at BlizzCon) is a beautiful, green forest zone with high cliffs
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Borean Tundra has an "autumn" feel to it
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Grizzly Hills looks like a beauitful Redwood forest
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: We definitely won't bury in snow
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: just a little snow
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: Valken: Question: Will there be a closed beta for Wrath of the lich king, if yes will there be more then one way to get in. Like there was
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: There will definitely be a closed beta for Wrath of the Lich King
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: And like the Burning Crusade and our other betas there will be multiple ways to get into that beta
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: 1. How the thing with flying mounts is actually going to be in Northrend ? I mean, it will be a bit weird to see cosmic and ethreal Nether Drakes and Eather Rays in quite "normal" Azeroth envoirnment. Is this going to stay as it is ?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: We're still unclear on exactly how flying mounts will work in Northrend
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: This much I can tell you
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: There WILL be flying mounts in Northrend and you'll be able to fly on your mount. But not for the initial levels when you enter the expansion
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: 2. As I'm quite lore fun, for me it seems crazy for making Dalaran the capital of the Northrend
How it was possible that ruined Kirin Tor was able to rebuilt it and (omagad) even transport the whole CITY through the sea to the new continent. Why you choose Dalaran for the capital role and are we goin to see logical explanation about how the Dalaran was formed in Northrend ?[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: More will come out about that soon but basically the Blue Dragonflight has taken a turn for the worse and the Kirin Tor are concerned about it. What's about to ensue is a battle over magic and once Dalaran is rebuilt, it will be the staging grounds for that battle
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: . Since the Northrend is mostly the home of the Scourge, are we going to see again the brave Argent Dawn faction to have their spots in there or they just keepin the Scourge in the Loarderon ?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: No current plans for the Argent Dawn although they are one of our favorite world groups.
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: Toneko: Q: How was it to use WoW for an episode of South Park?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: It was awesome. I couldn't believe they wanted to feature our game. I thought they were just going to use a small clip and then they focused the whole episode on the game. We were all very proud and happy with what Matt and Trey did. We hope the show wins the Emmy!
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: Tuhani: Question: Why in The Burning Crusade was there only remodeled Mobs instread of completely new mobs?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Actually there were quite a few new models in Burning Crusade
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Arrakoa
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Etherals
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Illidan!
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: The Broken
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: The pit lord
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Wrath guard
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: the doomwhisper model
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: shall I go on? =D
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: Archeus: with the addition of death knights, and the fact that they will start at a higher level then usual, i'm rather worried that everyone will have a level 80 deathknight quickly, reducing alot of the epic feel of the class.
Are there any plans to deal with this, or is it intended for everyone to have a chance at playing the deathknight on a high level?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: There's not a huge concern about seeiing too many Death Knights
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: The appeal of any class is unique to the individual
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: For example, a lot of players like staying at range so they prefer mages, hunters, warlocks etc
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: others enjoy going toe to toe so they play warriors and rogues
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: and leveling is not too hard in the game - so really people can already play whatever they want
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: they tend to stay drawn towards certain roles
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: choclate and vanilla
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: or should i say horde and alliance
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: Boojangels: Question: After the 2.1.1 World of Warcraft patch, people seem to have very low Frames Per Second (including me), and I know there are more people with my problem because there is a 99 page thread right now on the World of Warcraft fourms. I was able to play just fine before the patch. My question is this, is the FPs issue being worked on, or is it not?
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: We have a great team of engineers constantly working to improve performance. We will definitely try to find out what is causing the issue you referred to
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Ok, I have time for one more question before I need to take off
[Xfire] BlizzCon 2007: SS2 Maximilian: How does actually Siege weapons are going to work? Will they be controled and moved by players or will they work by clicking on them? A little like in Guild Wars.
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Siege weapons are still being developed but we definitely want them to be player controlled. We also want the siege weapons to have mobility so they can be positioned and aimed.
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Our hope too is to introduce very "warcrafty" siege to the game -- things like Meat Wagons, Ballistas etc.
[Blizzard] Jeff Kaplan: Thank you guys so much for being here! I'm sorry I have to bail so early but things are a bit hectic at Blizzcon. I hope you all have the chance to come next time!
angryuser
2007-08-05 6:54 AM PDT
"Shadowclaimer.deviantart (ffshadow) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:57:58 PDT
Why are you so upset over a petty flying mount? "
Its an emotional need, and they can't be explained.
"They don't build the world for us to ignore, they build it for us to enjoy."
Neither you nor they decide how I enjoy things - this means I will enjoy it less, since I have to level as fast as possible past it all until I get the flying mount enabled, THEN i can start enjoying it.
"niklawnamdaed Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:54:47 PDT
wow, seriously, if you have SUCH a problem about it angryuser then umm...quit! Azeroth will be MUCH better without you in it! "
No, you quit and then they can fix it.
Why are you so upset over a petty flying mount? "
Its an emotional need, and they can't be explained.
"They don't build the world for us to ignore, they build it for us to enjoy."
Neither you nor they decide how I enjoy things - this means I will enjoy it less, since I have to level as fast as possible past it all until I get the flying mount enabled, THEN i can start enjoying it.
"niklawnamdaed Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:54:47 PDT
wow, seriously, if you have SUCH a problem about it angryuser then umm...quit! Azeroth will be MUCH better without you in it! "
No, you quit and then they can fix it.
[TTHS]Prophet (lythria2005)
2007-08-05 7:05 AM PDT
angryuser: Your point is silly. If you have such a problem with not being able to use your flying mount, go QQ in the WoW forums. It is outrageous that you think you can dampen the spirates of Blizzcon or that anyone actually agrees with you
btw Blizzard said that flying mounts were only for getting to TK etc and that anyone who has an epic flying mount has one as a bonus (unlike walking mounts)
btw Blizzard said that flying mounts were only for getting to TK etc and that anyone who has an epic flying mount has one as a bonus (unlike walking mounts)
angryuser
2007-08-05 9:24 AM PDT
" It is outrageous that you think you can dampen the spirates of Blizzcon "
I have no idea what you are saying.
"or that anyone actually agrees with you"
You overlooked someone agreeing in this thread I see? And there are many, including on the official forums.
"btw Blizzard said that flying mounts were only for getting to TK etc"
Yeah rubbish. It was a selling point for everyone when the published BC, you can fly!
Not just to TK.
I have no idea what you are saying.
"or that anyone actually agrees with you
" You overlooked someone agreeing in this thread I see? And there are many, including on the official forums.
"btw Blizzard said that flying mounts were only for getting to TK etc"
Yeah rubbish. It was a selling point for everyone when the published BC, you can fly!
Not just to TK.
[TTHS]Prophet (lythria2005)
2007-08-05 11:11 AM PDT
Blizzards official stance on flying mounts is that they are there so you can get to SOME content that you can only get to through the use of flying mounts. Epic flying mounts are a bonus, not a need.
Add to that the fact that you won't get to use flying mounts for only the first 4 levels.
Add to that the fact that you do not dictate official policy.
Also, I check the official threads. It seems that more people are concerned about what this will do to the Arena system and raiding then whether or not they get to fly a mount.
Furthermore, and you said this one yourself, "It was a selling point for everyone when the published BC," not WotLK Death knights are the selling point this time
Add to that the fact that you won't get to use flying mounts for only the first 4 levels.
Add to that the fact that you do not dictate official policy.
Also, I check the official threads. It seems that more people are concerned about what this will do to the Arena system and raiding then whether or not they get to fly a mount.
Furthermore, and you said this one yourself, "It was a selling point for everyone when the published BC," not WotLK
Death knights are the selling point this time
chef (chefron)
2007-08-05 12:27 PM PDT
lol some people are just too sad, how hard was it to honestly level 4 levels in BC, my guess not very, so whats the big deal about another 4 levels just so u can fly like OMGZ.
hahaha
hahaha
apokalypze07
2007-08-06 1:39 AM PDT
sucks for you angryuser...
they go all out on you
i just get overlooked
they go all out on you
i just get overlooked
[TTHS]Prophet (lythria2005)
2007-08-06 2:50 AM PDT
We overlooked you Apok because you 1) said it to get attention 2) said it with mild humour involved or 3) said it mockingly...
angryuser
2007-08-06 10:41 AM PDT
TTHS]Prophet
"Blizzards official stance on flying mounts is that they are there so you can get to SOME content that you can only get to through the use of flying mounts."
That may be their stance, I doubt it is the stance of the majority of their paying customers.
"Epic flying mounts are a bonus, not a need."
So you are saying normal flying mounts would work from level 70 in Northrend? If you are not saying that, then that line is not relevant.
"Add to that the fact that you won't get to use flying mounts for only the first 4 levels."
Add to the fact that this blog user has written 78 in another post - it doesn't matter if it was for the first 5 exp. Not good enough.
"Add to that the fact that you do not dictate official policy. "
As a paying customer I will continute to complain and bring this up until the expansion is out (and possibly after until all characters have reached 80)
"Also, I check the official threads. It seems that more people are concerned about what this will do to the Arena system and raiding then whether or not they get to fly a mount."
A lot of people don't know this yet but will be annoyned as they learn. And I will try my damdest to make sure every single 9 million customers learn about this so they can make a choice now - while there is still time to get it changed.
"Furthermore, and you said this one yourself, "It was a selling point for everyone when the published BC," not WotLK Death knights are the selling point this time "
Well "YOUR FLYING MOUNT'S WON'T WORK" would hardly be a selling point. I couldn't care less about death knights, but i'm sure somebody is excited somewhere.
chef (chefron) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:27:08 PDT
"lol some people are just too sad, how hard was it to honestly level 4 levels in BC,"
Not relevant.
"my guess not very, so whats the big deal about another 4 levels just so u can fly like OMGZ."
The big deal is they prevent us from using an asset we have aquired.
If they prevent people from using any armor, weapons or skills from below level 70 as well - then ok, I'd grudgingly accept it otherwise fight on.
"Blizzards official stance on flying mounts is that they are there so you can get to SOME content that you can only get to through the use of flying mounts."
That may be their stance, I doubt it is the stance of the majority of their paying customers.
"Epic flying mounts are a bonus, not a need."
So you are saying normal flying mounts would work from level 70 in Northrend? If you are not saying that, then that line is not relevant.
"Add to that the fact that you won't get to use flying mounts for only the first 4 levels."
Add to the fact that this blog user has written 78 in another post - it doesn't matter if it was for the first 5 exp. Not good enough.
"Add to that the fact that you do not dictate official policy. "
As a paying customer I will continute to complain and bring this up until the expansion is out (and possibly after until all characters have reached 80)
"Also, I check the official threads. It seems that more people are concerned about what this will do to the Arena system and raiding then whether or not they get to fly a mount."
A lot of people don't know this yet but will be annoyned as they learn. And I will try my damdest to make sure every single 9 million customers learn about this so they can make a choice now - while there is still time to get it changed.
"Furthermore, and you said this one yourself, "It was a selling point for everyone when the published BC," not WotLK
Death knights are the selling point this time "Well "YOUR FLYING MOUNT'S WON'T WORK" would hardly be a selling point. I couldn't care less about death knights, but i'm sure somebody is excited somewhere.
chef (chefron) Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:27:08 PDT
"lol some people are just too sad, how hard was it to honestly level 4 levels in BC,"
Not relevant.
"my guess not very, so whats the big deal about another 4 levels just so u can fly like OMGZ."
The big deal is they prevent us from using an asset we have aquired.
If they prevent people from using any armor, weapons or skills from below level 70 as well - then ok, I'd grudgingly accept it otherwise fight on.
[Xf Helper] Kumbol (kumbol)
2007-08-06 3:39 PM PDT
Actually, I don't mind leveling up only on my ground mount. As you saw on the trailer, they had made plenty of eye candys and nice stuff such as Dragon Elevator and definitely not to fly over it, but to USE it. From what we saw when the TBC came out, the leveling process was very fast and there is nothing to worry about at all. In my personal opinion, keeping us grounded for leveling is a very good decision. I say more, the look of Nether Drake or Aether Ray in Northrend will be so disgusting that I would more likely to remove this future completely from Northrend...
and all about PvP.
all you carebears care about is doing your little instances and making your gold.
the thrill of the game should be the first Hordie you see in the Borean Tundra, jump off that expensive flying mount and gank him over and over
oh yea...and moving Dalaran to Northrend is straight BS...
how weak...
oh yea...i wrote this while standing on a blood elf's corpse.
ALLIANCE FOREVER!