Cata not so MB friendly

[blbjtb]

Just dropping by after playing the Beta to level 83 and I would like to share some thoughts. Im not saying that you cant MB im not saying that they stop us im just stating some facts that I have found.

1) (quests) the sea zone (Vashji) (sp) is amazing really fun after you get your sea legs (+60% movement speed and Underwater breathing) However after the first 6 or so quests it turns in to a collection fest. Not only a collection fest but also phasing tech heavy. For example one quest sends you into a cave and everytime you go into said cave you get a quest once you complete the quest it adds a new npc as well as a new phase thus the people (PC) that where not there before are there now. I remember how much of a nightmare that was in Ice Crown its just as bad here and this is just the first board really.

2 Mount Hyjal again collection quests out the wazoo and when you die you are spawned on a death Gyphon (again IC) pretty annoying because for somereason it breaks follow pretty easy.

3) Dungeons using premade characters I really hope the dungeons get toned down a little bit. Insanely difficult to say the least Characters with full LK gear just get torn to shreads..(again nothing us boxers have not delt with before)

4) Xp from Battle grounds I dont know because it seems to take an eternity for battlegrounds to pop on the Beta Servers.

Im not all doom and gloom. The new talet trees are really well done and the game is still a ton of fun. I personally feel that if Im going to level I will be trying to level in Battlegrounds where I will thrive. % xp is pretty awesome it maybe a tad bit slower than questing but in the long run I think it will save me some money on keyboards and mice that I will break after seeing the 600th go collect bone fragments that are the size of a pea.

Let me know what you think I'm interested in knowing what you guys think!

[Kalros]

At this point, I'm just in "Wait and See" mode. I might get one copy of Cataclysm to start, and see how everyone else here is doing first before I invest in 4 more copies.

I think the first big indicator will be the big pre-Cata patch that will hit a month or so before the expansion. This will give us an idea about the new talent trees, class mechanics, etc. We'll also find out if they will indeed kill the /click macros (which, personally, will be a dealbreaker for me) and any other stuff like that.

I'm holding out hope that Cataclysm will indeed be boxable and am going to keep playing until I hear something different.

[Slats]

Are they still making you 'discover' a dungeon entrance before you can use LFG to just teleport into it? I was keen on probably leveling through a mix of battle-grounds and instances. More so just because quest hubs will be so damn crowded.

Does it have two starting ones like WOTLK? Or is there only one?

[Heenan]

Are you running multiple accounts in the beta to see these things firsthand?

[blbjtb]

Im not running multiple accounts in beta to see these things first hand however im playing nightly with a friend and we are doing tests. If im on a different part of the quest he cant see me and I cant see him. the death gryphon there is a glich so you are always in walking speed while dead (really annoying) so its hard to loose someone while traveling at a snails pace.

there are two starting instances Hyjal and Vash

You still have to discover the dungeon enterence.

In no way am I trying to discourage anyone from playing. Im simply stating my findings thus far.

[Daeri]

I the death gryphon there is a glich so you are always in walking speed while dead (really annoying) so its hard to loose someone while traveling at a snails pace.
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Couldn't this happen because of the lag ? I read somewhere that the beta server was quite laggy

[blbjtb]

The lag on the server is really good actually. its just a glitch.... A really really annoying glitch. Just like crashing in SW whenever a boat comes by the docks lol.

[shadewalker]

Couldn't this happen because of the lag ? I read somewhere that the beta server was quite laggy

I can confirm that this is a bug and not lag. It has happened to me anytime i die in Hyjal (seems to happen a lot when multiple mobs spawn on top of you, lol). flying back to your corpse at walking speed is not fun, i have to agree with that.

[Daeri]

Okay I guess it's hard to picture what exactly this glitch feel like until you've tried out by ourself.

[Volch0k]

Hi. I just want to say what my opinion on the case is.

About the phasing; I remember how **** annoying this was when I first entered IC. Did some quests, PHAT collection q. came along, and I only did it on my paladin. All the sudden, everything was different, and my shamans couldn't interact with my paladin. However, the day came that i realized that I need to do this. Sure, it took quite some time to finish it. But once it was done, things were OK.'

Many people might think, from seeing beta video's, or even trying it; This is gonna be so hard to multibox.
Remember the first months of wotlk? Even heroics were 'hard'.