Blizzcast reveals Sunwell details
by Eliah Hecht 
Jan 10th 2008 at 3:45PM
- The Sunwell raid is tuned for players in T6 gear, but there is no attunement.
- The Sunwell faction, called Shattered Sun Offensive, is a joint effort by Aldor and Scryer to drive the Burning Legion out from the Sunwell Plateau. Jeff calls it "the culmination of the Aldor and Scryer storyline." Many Aldor/Scryer NPCs in Shattrath will be changed to SSO NPCs.
- SW25 gear will be a Tier 7, but the looks will not be class-specific; the example he gives is that the Pally plate and the Warrior plate will be differently-colored versions of the same models -- but you can, apparently, rest assured that the itemization will be better than AQ40.
- The 5-man dungeon will be about as hard as Shadow Labyrinth or Shattered Halls. There are four bosses. On normal mode, the first three drop ilvl 110 blues (normal dungeon blues), but the last boss drops an ilvl 115 epic, on par with a lower-level Karazhan epic. In heroic, the first three bosses drop ilvl 115 epics, and the last boss drops an item on the level of Prince Malchezzar's drops. Buffing the loot like this means it will still be relevant for people that have been playing BC for a while now, and also it gives newcomers a chance to catch up.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Buuty Jan 10th 2008 3:53PM
Is it that hard to make new armor and weapon models?
Shniz Jan 10th 2008 6:36PM
It is kind of hard because they have to make sure each armor and weapon fits on every race well, and they have to think up the stats to make sure that it is balanced
Mystical Parrot Jan 10th 2008 3:56PM
the prizes are us only by the looks of things :<
was a nice podcast, not much extra information really but enjoyable listen nonetheless
totalbiscuit Jan 10th 2008 3:56PM
I'd just like to say that I really enjoyed the first Blizzcast (or as we are now calling it BLIZZCAT). It's only two issues were technical, that of bed-music that was too loud, and vocal panning on the first interview that was too extreme. Aside from that, great job.
I'm very pleased to see that they're getting the idea and not having attunement on Sunwell. I heard disturbing rumours that it was going to require the killing of the Illidari Council. Now players can experience it regardless of their progression and be thrown back by nothing more than their lack of profeciency as a raid and no doubt to some degree, their gear.
Better to let everyone try and fail, than only allow a few in to even have a shot at success.
Michael Jan 10th 2008 3:56PM
Whats an SSO NPC?
Todd Jan 10th 2008 4:03PM
Shattered Sun Offensive = SSO
Todd Jan 10th 2008 4:01PM
"...and also it gives newcomers a chance to catch up."
Sure. By the time the masses finally get advanced enough to really take on the Sunwell, the expansion will be out and the Sunwell will be happily forgotten.
Azbulldog Jan 10th 2008 10:33PM
This reminds me of Naxxramas and now its becoming the new Karazhan of WotLK hmm...
Todd Jan 11th 2008 10:36AM
Perhaps in the NEXT expansion installment the Sunwell will move to x location and become the next next Karazhan. ;)
Nightravyn Jan 10th 2008 4:02PM
Shattered Sun Offensive faction npc
George M. Jan 10th 2008 4:23PM
The Loot Level needs to increased to be the equal of Gruuls and Magtheridon, level 120-126, otherwise I see lot of DE's and shards on the AH.
George M. Jan 10th 2008 4:27PM
The Loot Level needs to increased to be the equal of Gruuls and Magtheridon, in Heroic Mode, levels 120-126, otherwise I see lot of DE's and shards on the AH.
George M. Jan 10th 2008 4:27PM
The Loot Level needs to increased to be the equal of Gruuls and Magtheridon, in Heroic Mode, levels 120-126, otherwise I see lot of DE's and shards on the AH.
Max Jan 10th 2008 4:31PM
So wait...the loot is going to contain an official tier 7 set or just the same level of improvement of one tier set over another?
Eliah Hecht Jan 10th 2008 4:34PM
Kaplan's words, from the transcript:
"It will be definitely a tier above Tier 6 so Tier 7 gear, however there’s not class specific sets in terms of armor looks."
I assume a comma ought to be inserted in his first clause, which in turn implies that this is an official T7.
Suzaku Jan 10th 2008 5:05PM
Meh, kinda disappointing. Just restating what's already been stated about 2.4, but I guess the screenshots are nice.
Love the way the questions were phrased. "Is this new stuff just for raiders? (boo)" "Why, no, there's stuff for everyone! (yay)". Reminds me of an infomercial.
The Samwise stuff was more interesting. But, wasn't there supposed to be some new info on Wrath, too? Oh well...
Rolin Jan 10th 2008 5:41PM
Its good to see all bosses will be dropping items to reflect the increase in difficulty in heroics.
It always bothered me that the bosses, except for the last one, dropped the same stuff you get out of the wimpy instance (gems excluded - they are definitely not 'epic' based on their stats). Add in the time and effort needed on some of the harder instances and they just get ignored since the single epic drop just isn't worth it.
But I do agree with some of the other posts that say the loot level is a little low. If the regular run will get you a Kara level epic, we should at least be seeing some ZA quality gear in the heroics.
I'm looking forward to the dailies more than anything. I don't know how much longer I'll be able to bomb a fel cannon or hit someone with a boot before I go crazy.
Tormentael Jan 11th 2008 12:43PM
Seriously why do they keep teasing us with panda snippets!
Either add them to the game or don't. They are such teases!
I'd love to play one.
yofu Jan 10th 2008 6:20PM
LFG Heroic Shadow Labrininth.
Asmodasis Jan 10th 2008 9:30PM
hey do u guys know if the gear from sunwell will be epic or legendary? i really want some legendairies in the game right now