The Queue: The Life of Bryon
by Adam Holisky 
Aug 17th 2010 at 11:00AM
Welcome back to The Queue, WoW.com's daily Q&A column in which the WoW.com team answers your questions about the World of Warcraft. Adam Holisky will be your host today.
Some things in Cataclysm are badThey can really make you mad
The talents just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on the great feast
Don't /grumble, give a /whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best ...
And ... always look on the bright side of life.
Always look on the bright side of life!
Totems are a piece of !@#$
When you look at it
PvP's a laugh and raiding's just a joke, it's true.
You'll see it's all a show
Keep 'em guessing as you go
Just remember that the last laugh is on you.
Always look on the bright side of life ...
Syme asked:
I seem to remember, quite some time ago, someone from Blizzard talked about changes to make fishing more interactive. Have they talked about what those changes might be, and have any changes appeared in beta yet?
There have been no changes to fishing yet in the beta. That doesn't mean they won't come, there's still time for Blizzard to add stuff in. Hopefully it won't go the way of the dance studios.
Perchino asked:
Have there been any whispers about nerfing Northrend XP before Cataclysm in the same way that Outland was nerfed before Wrath?
Actually yes, just yesterday. Blizzard came out and said it likely will nerf Northrend XP like it did Outland XP.
Riley asked:
If they are still not testing endgame content, what are the chances we will still see a 2010 release date?
Blizzard has said many times it's on track for a 2010 release date. I would fully expect it to make this deadline and look forward to playing in Cataclysm in a few months. Remember that Blizzard doesn't need to test endgame content, nor does it need to have everything implemented in the beta. It's perfectly acceptable for there to be things like gear and professions not implemented until release. Blizzard doesn't really owe us anything in terms of testing content. As long as it does a good job at its own internal quality assurance, things will be good, whatever happens.
Kevinblack16 asked:
Will Blizzard ever consider an open beta for its users?
The PTR is an open beta, but I doubt the company will ever do a truly open beta of one of its major releases. There's no way it can handle 11.5 million people playing on a beta server. There just is no technological choice but to restrict the beta to closed/selected status.
* Just kidding about the totems, just had to participate in the communal totem griping.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 8)
aurschel Aug 17th 2010 11:07AM
Will my vendors on my Traveling Tundra Mammoth be updated, or will I forever be stuck with items fro Northrend I'll never use?
Split Aug 17th 2010 11:33AM
You heard it here first:
There will be a new Traveling Desert Camel that you buy for 50,000G to replace the mammoth.
LOL just my guess.
Ken Aug 17th 2010 11:49AM
but Split promised me a camel!
SunGod228 Aug 17th 2010 11:59AM
lol Ken, when I first glanced at your comment I thought you said, "But they spit!!!"
Eddy Aug 17th 2010 12:39PM
This is just my guess, but knowing the way that these things work, it will probably not get updated. That would defeat the purpose of goldsinks a little- if the thing that you bought was always the best thing ever, why buy another one?
It also won't be useless. Its still a free vendor whenever you want it, which is especially nice if the instances will allow mounts like something I heard elsewhere on WoW.com. And a big, shiny vanity item and a fully functioning passenger mount.
rambaral Aug 17th 2010 1:17PM
The repair bot from TBC was updated for WotLK poisons and reagents, so I'd imagine that something that cost so much would be updated with new items - as well as removing the ammo and other outdated items.
Prances in Underpantss Aug 17th 2010 1:20PM
I'm willing to bet they will update the vendors on the mammoth, but also come out with a flying mount version (with extra seats and vendor)
Bril Aug 17th 2010 11:06AM
Did the "In Loving Memory" monument in Hillsbrad Foothills survive Cataclysm? It's such a sweet tribute to a friend who's passed on.
http://www.wowwiki.com/In_Loving_Memory
cartmensfoe Aug 17th 2010 11:14AM
Hope so. Also, what about Koiter(?) in Barrens.
Ydrisselle Aug 17th 2010 11:32AM
Yes, the monument is there and a paladin is kneeling before it. Except Blizz has changed something since I was there last time...
Scunosi Aug 17th 2010 5:25PM
Glad you linked that, I'd always wondered who it was for, what with the name similarity.
Helium Aug 17th 2010 11:10AM
Ahhh, gotta love that tune! :-D And Cata still on track for a 2010 release date! Think today is going to be a fine ol' day!
Rezai Aug 17th 2010 11:10AM
So with two new xp herilooms in cata, are they going to start working at 80 or can we really have 40% xp bonus leveling from 1-80?
Prances in Underpantss Aug 17th 2010 11:11AM
What are the new heirlooms?
feniks9174 Aug 17th 2010 11:19AM
Helm and Cloak, but the cloak is only a 5% increase.
Newchron Aug 17th 2010 11:19AM
I'm willing to bet the new heirloom items for 85 will be chest and shoulder slots. I doubt Blizzard will allow us to stack +XP that high.
feniks9174 Aug 17th 2010 11:37AM
I'll take that bet.
http://i.wow.com/2010/08/13/cataclysm-beta-guild-vendor-armor-pets-mounts-and-more/
Adam Aug 17th 2010 11:50AM
MMO-Champion has screenshots of new heirlooms available from guild rep vendors. While some things (like price, rep requirement) will probably change, I wouldn't expect the items themselves to change much. Like Fenik said, there's helmet and cloak options for must specs/classes, the helm is a 10% XP increase, the cloaks are 5% increase and require levels "1-85". So presumably once you acquire the new items you could have a 35% XP increase from 1-80, then maintain a 15% increase from 81-85.
Cephas Aug 17th 2010 11:52AM
The new heirlooms do work 1-85. 10% from Chest, Shoulders, and Helm and 5% from Cloak. Plus an extra 5% if you can get the ring from the Kalu'ak Fishing Derby, it looks like it will technically be possible to hit 40% from heirlooms until level 80, when it would drop to 15%.
Kole Aug 17th 2010 2:20PM
I can see lots of people begging for a guild if the new 'looms are only available through the guild vendor. Kind of puts pressure on GM's having to deal with that and also forces solo people to join a guild just for this one benefit...Not sure if I like that much. Hopefully the easy way is to just have the current heirloom vendor sell them too.
Though I do wonder that if the only way to get them would be to be in a guild, would solo guilds (ie. banker guilds) count as well as long as the toon is played, thus earning the guild xp? I would assume as much...that may be the easy way around it.
/end ramble