First Mists of Pandaria developer chat Thursday
by Chase Hasbrouck 
Oct 26th 2011 at 5:30PM
One important thing to note: This chat will use the CoverItLive system instead of Twitter, so you'll want to register an account prior to the chat if you intend to ask a question.
If you can't make the chat, don't worry -- your fearless WoW Insider writers will have a transcript and analysis ready shortly after the chat ends. See the full post below:
Developer Chat
This Thursday, October 27, we'll be hosting a one-hour live online developer Q&A with Lead Content Designer Cory "Mumper" Stockton and Lead Systems Designer Greg "Ghostcrawler" Street, beginning at 5:00 p.m. PDT. I'll be moderating the discussion to help facilitate a smooth and productive conversation. Given all the information revealed last weekend at BlizzCon 2011, we feel it's fitting for this chat to be focused on the next expansion, World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
While we've held some developer "chats" in the past, we're going to be using CoverItLive for this event. We welcome anyone to join us for the chat, but in order to participate you'll want to visit the official CoverItLive website beforehand to create an account -- it only takes a few moments. The Q&A itself, however, will take place on the front page of our website with the CoverItLive platform embedded in a blog.
Once the chat goes live, all you have to do is log into the CoverItLive client embedded on our front page, ask any question relating to Mists of Pandaria, and read along as the developers field as many questions as they can. This will be a moderated chat, meaning your questions will only initially be seen by the developers. If selected, your question will be published for all to see, and an answer will be provided. We ask that you keep the questions as concise as possible and understand that we won't be able to get to all of them. We'll be choosing questions based on the information we can reasonably provide, and what kinds of answers we feel will be the most compelling for the entire audience. Questions can no longer be submitted once the chat ends, but you'll still be able to review a transcript of the questions and answers that were posted.
We'll be taking note of what works and what doesn't during this Thursday's chat, as we hope to make CoverItLive our standard tool for facilitating live developer Q&A sessions going forward. Join us this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and let's all work to make this a successful discussion between players and developers!
While we've held some developer "chats" in the past, we're going to be using CoverItLive for this event. We welcome anyone to join us for the chat, but in order to participate you'll want to visit the official CoverItLive website beforehand to create an account -- it only takes a few moments. The Q&A itself, however, will take place on the front page of our website with the CoverItLive platform embedded in a blog.
Once the chat goes live, all you have to do is log into the CoverItLive client embedded on our front page, ask any question relating to Mists of Pandaria, and read along as the developers field as many questions as they can. This will be a moderated chat, meaning your questions will only initially be seen by the developers. If selected, your question will be published for all to see, and an answer will be provided. We ask that you keep the questions as concise as possible and understand that we won't be able to get to all of them. We'll be choosing questions based on the information we can reasonably provide, and what kinds of answers we feel will be the most compelling for the entire audience. Questions can no longer be submitted once the chat ends, but you'll still be able to review a transcript of the questions and answers that were posted.
We'll be taking note of what works and what doesn't during this Thursday's chat, as we hope to make CoverItLive our standard tool for facilitating live developer Q&A sessions going forward. Join us this Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and let's all work to make this a successful discussion between players and developers!
Filed under: Mists of Pandaria, News items
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
loop_not_defined Oct 26th 2011 5:50PM
Going to ask them about server transfer costs for people with multiple alts, if at all possible. Found out I can make it in time tomorrow.
Steinberg Oct 26th 2011 6:05PM
What exactly does that have to do with Mists Of Panderia?
Judging by their post I imagine they specifically want to talk about content and systems being introduced with the new expansion, not account services that have been around for years.
loop_not_defined Oct 26th 2011 6:26PM
Other than being the future of WoW?
Aids Oct 26th 2011 7:38PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZrzg62Zj0
Hih Oct 27th 2011 2:26AM
@loop: You're free to ask what you want, but don't hold your breath on anything not specifically MoP related being answered.
Blayze Oct 26th 2011 5:51PM
1AM, hmm? I can do that.
My question will be "What plans do you have to make Archaeology less dependant on RNG?"
Tell me your questions!
Amanda A. Oct 26th 2011 6:11PM
I may ask about the future of Atonement....
LandMineHare Oct 26th 2011 6:22PM
"Do you plan to ignore questions that have nothing to do with MoP specifically?"
Noyou Oct 26th 2011 6:26PM
1. Racial mount and dance of Pandaren?
2. WIll any older racials be changed?
3. Anything new planned for leveling professions? More quality of life things such as mats changing for older recipes.
4. More portals coming back to get us around older content quicker?
*feel free to use any or none of the questions, just some things I remember not getting asked in the open Q&A.
solecizm Oct 26th 2011 6:48PM
Some monk and priest questions :)
1. What will the monk class colour be? (my money's on grey)
2. Any chance of you changing your minds and making the monk a hero class?
3. The closest thing we have now to the monk style of healing is discipline priest Atonement healing. Will priests still have that option in MoP?
4. Will heal-specced monks get a bonus to hit and expertise, or will they have to gear for it, or will their heals land even if their hits don't?
Narshe Oct 26th 2011 11:28PM
Monk class color will be a bright, lime colored green.
Muse Oct 27th 2011 4:41AM
Dwarves are probably happy to get a race full of drinking-buddies; what do the other races think about the Pandaren?
jfofla Oct 26th 2011 5:59PM
For the love of God people, ask better questions than they did at Blizzcon!
Orrine Oct 27th 2011 12:41AM
Well, this time dex's are able to pick up questions. So I think they will be a bit more interesting then the ones what were asked because of waiting line rng at Blizzcon.
bethontheharbor Oct 26th 2011 6:09PM
for the love of god please ask some decent questions rather than asking noob stuff or ranting.
Haden Oct 26th 2011 6:37PM
For the love of god dont ask any questions not related to MoP in any way shape or form plz!
Al Oct 26th 2011 6:35PM
"Will taunts miss?"
Ice Oct 27th 2011 5:00AM
Will my valor convert to justice points at 4.3 or 5.0?
Will I be able to buy T12 with justice then?
Any plans for hero class in next..actually cant ask that yet.
When will 4.3 come out? What about MoP?
Will tanks ever get legendary? (no, tanks are legendary)
Bonwhin Oct 26th 2011 6:42PM
I for one hope they ignore all questions unrelated to MoP.
usagizero Oct 27th 2011 12:59AM
and anyone who does a shout out. :P