PVP Revamped, 25 Man Max, New Hybrid Buffs in BC
by Mike Schramm 
Aug 11th 2006 at 9:21PM
1up is reporting, courtesy of Lead Designer Tom Chilton, that Illidan's Black Citadel will be the most challenging instance in Burning Crusade at release-- and it will have a 25-player limit. Eyonix has confirmed, so if you were planning to take 39 of your friends to a brand new raid in Burning Crusade, better disappoint a few of them.Other bombshells:
- The PVP system will be completely revamped-- no more ladder system. Instead, you'll earn Honor Points, which can be spent for different rewards, including new gear.
- "Arena PVP," in which players can get a charter to form teams for 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5. Also, a "season-based concept" for arenas. Your guess is as good as ours on that one.
- Chilton says that putting Shamans and Pallys in both factions will let them "differentiate them more." Shaman will get Bloodlust, a level 70 party haste buff. Pallys will get a castable AOE taunt buff-- cast it on a player that's getting attacked to bring mobs to the Pally.
- Instances will have different difficulty modes at different times-- an instance played at 62 will be easier and give different rewards than the same instance at 70.
Filed under: Paladin, Shaman, Ranking, Blizzard, PvP, Instances, Expansions
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Zweibel Aug 12th 2006 12:42AM
The removal of the ladder system sure is nice but at the same time kind of a kick in the face to those who have spent months getting to HW/GM. Don't get me wrong, I tried it once on my hunter but once I got near rank 11, college started again and my will was thus broken.
Personally, I'm really excited for the Arena PVP. Sounds like there may eventually be a CPL for World of Warcraft. ;D
Dave Aug 12th 2006 7:19AM
Hmm.. so some guilds will have to 'downsize'? Still it might be a good thing. The work involved in managing a 40-man guild is staggering.
AcceptableRisk Aug 12th 2006 5:51PM
I like the new PvP outline quite a bit. It's much more friendly to those who can't spend so much time from week to week in the battlegrounds. This way they can take their time and still get the good stuff eventually. I don't imagine it'll penalize the high-ranking players too badly, either. More than likely, they'll get some amount of "new honor" comensurate with their highest rank. Or maybe be able to cash in their old PvP equipment for the corresponding amount of honor it would cost in the new system.