Ask a Beta Tester: Reputation, crowd control, and more
by Alex Ziebart 
Oct 3rd 2008 at 2:00PM
We all know how this goes by now, so let's jump right in. If you don't know how this goes, click back through a few of the previous editions of Ask a Beta Tester. You'll catch on, I'm sure.
How does reputation work in general in Wrath? Are there turn-in quests? Rep for killing Mobs? Quested Rep? If you just quest, how far along does that reputation take you?
It's a little different for every faction, but I can say that I have not yet seen turn-ins like we had to do for the Aldor or Scryer. Most of the rep gains seem to be via quests or dungeons depending on the faction. On beta, I'm nearly Exalted with the Valiance Expedition exclusively from quests. Strangely, I'm Neutral with the Kirin Tor as of a couple of beta patches ago when I had been Friendly. Curious! Either way, I haven't seen much in the way of rep via quests from them. You'll probably need to do dungeons or some other thing.
It's going to vary from faction to faction, they're not all the same. Some are quest heavy, some are not. If you prefer dungeons, however, just get to Friendly with someone, pick up their tabard, and you can get rep with them in any dungeon you want.
timmy! asked...
With the adjustments made to healing, is it still possible to heal 5-mans while leveling with a non-healing spec e.g. a shadow spec priest healing a 5-man dungeon?
Absolutely. I've healed every 5-man in Wrath of the Lich King as a Shadow spec at least once. I respec for Heroics and Raids just because it only costs 1 copper to do so I have no idea how off-specs hold up there, but they're just fine in 5-mans. You really should not have any problems. This is assuming, of course, your group knows how to play. An off-spec Healer probably can't carry a terrible group on their own.
The only people that will have problems with it, I think, is Ret or Prot Paladins, but I can't say that from experience. I just don't think they have the tools to do it, but I would absolutely love it if someone proved me wrong.
Creo asked...
Do the 3 person mammoths (such as the 20k version from Dalaran) involve any speed increase beyond the normal 100% epic ground speed increase?
No.
Legather asked...
If one is determined to pick up mining as the gathering profession, does blacksmithing or engineering seem to be more rewarding in Wrath?
What do you think would be more fun? Both have advantages, both have fun things you can make. Blacksmithing has epic BOE weapons, sockets, and some pretty decent gear. Engineering has rocket boots, motorcycles, and mote/crystallized-whatever farming. Both are cool. It's just preference at this point.
Emmy asked...
If I spent a few days raping and killing in Booty Bay to get the Bloodsail Admiral title, will my resulting hated reputation amoung the various Goblin factions cause me to get killed on sight at an important quest hub in Wrath?
Nope. The major Goblin town in Northrend, K3, has no faction alignment.
Alpen asked...
How are boomkin shaping up? What I really want to know is will entangling roots be a good enough cc to get us into any 5 man we want like mages?
I can't pretend to be the authority on Druid DPS but it seems okay? They kill things pretty well. As far as crowd control, Boomkin are better at CCing melee than casters, because casters don't really care if they're rooted or not. A fun trick I've seen people use, though, is purposely get aggro on a caster, Line of Sight them around a corner, and root them there where they can't see anybody. Then you rejoin the fray until the roots let up. Still, their CC is much stronger against melee mobs. Between Roots and Cyclone you shouldn't have any problem qualifying as valid CC in a 5 man if you're good at playing your class.
David Whyld asked...
How large is Northrend in comparison to Outland? I read an article today in Total PC Gaming that claims Northrend is 20-30 times the size of Outland... which sounds like a pack of lies to be honest as that would make the expansion 4-5 times the size of the original game. But it got me wondering if Northrend is bigger or smaller than Outland?
I don't have an exact figure to give you, but I can say this much: It's bigger than Outland, but 20-30 times bigger is just pure nonsense.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Jp Oct 3rd 2008 2:05PM
Are we sure the article didn't claim 20-30%(notice the percent sign) bigger than Outland? I've heard that 20-30% passed around a bit over the past few months.
dcwdvl Oct 3rd 2008 2:28PM
I'd say 20% bigger is a fair estimate. Certainly nothing more than 50%.
Khanmora Oct 3rd 2008 2:32PM
It certainly feels about that much bigger than Outland. Just for comparison, Borean Tundra feels about the same size as Terokkar and SMV put together and it's one of the smaller zones.
Macked Oct 3rd 2008 2:15PM
With the introduction of patch 3.0.2, will the exp required to get form 60-70 be decreased?
Is this going in after the expansion?
If it happens to be with 3.0.2 will the RaF start working again for characters above level 60?
Thanks in advance!
Khanmora Oct 3rd 2008 2:19PM
It's going in with the patch, so far there is no news of it affecting RAF.
Shadiix Oct 3rd 2008 2:20PM
I don't know about the RaF, but the exp from 60-70 will be decreased with patch 3.02
Sorano Oct 3rd 2008 2:15PM
While killing mobs in a dungeon that normally gives rep for a faction, for example: The Wyrmrest Accord, if I am wearing the tabard representing the Warsong Offensive, will I gain reputation for both Wyrmrest Accord and Warsong Offensive at the same time?
Shadiix Oct 3rd 2008 2:23PM
Almost positive you only get the rep from one so you would only get the rep for Warsong offensive, however at any time in the instance you could take the tabard off and start getting rep with the Wyrmrest Accord if you wanted to. I believe this might have been answered/mentioned in a previous ask a beta or I read it elsewhere. I read a lot about the wrath stuff.
Khanmora Oct 3rd 2008 2:25PM
http://www.wowinsider.com/2008/08/30/faction-champion-in-8885/
Locke Oct 3rd 2008 2:21PM
Had a question about Old World city guards, will their level be raised from 65 to 75 with he expansion? Or will it remain the same?
Shadiix Oct 3rd 2008 2:25PM
http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/5963178330-npcs-at-80.html
Cy Oct 3rd 2008 4:01PM
There has been confirmation (probably by Neth) on the forums that city guards will be bumped up for Wrath just as they were for BC. Pretty sure it explicitly said to 75 too.
Mad Cow Oct 3rd 2008 2:26PM
lawl @ the jab at the end!
Alex Ziebart Oct 3rd 2008 2:33PM
Daniel is one of my best friends, so don't read too much into it. ;)
Mad Cow Oct 3rd 2008 2:34PM
I didn't, I figured it was in good fun ... after all, you two write for the same blog ...
lolwut Oct 3rd 2008 2:32PM
...is just 'pure nonsense'. < lol'd at the link, but so very true
Mister K Oct 3rd 2008 2:32PM
I heard that resilience only works in PVP now is not a considered stat in PVE so you won't be able to use it to cover if your not uncrittable is that true?
Khanmora Oct 3rd 2008 2:36PM
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=8537784293&postId=90227831076&sid=2000#116
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=10043277184&postId=100422196027&sid=2000#13
So in short, no.
LXj Oct 3rd 2008 5:08PM
In long: noooooooooooooooooooooooooo
yazah Oct 3rd 2008 2:35PM
Question:
Can the passengers in passenger mounts do anything? I mean, can they attack or cast spells, or do they just sit in there while you drive them around?