The WoW Insider Show Episode 230: Light Moon Faire
by Adam Holisky 
Jan 31st 2012 at 9:00AM
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
evoxpisces Jan 31st 2012 10:30AM
In regards to the "favorite racial leader" question I think I have to agree with Sacco and say Velen. Reiterating what he said, he hasn't done much but when he does it's huge. Plus he's awesome and although I'm a Hordie I find it nearly impossible to hate the Draenei. Love them. Too bad they chose the wrong side..
Dariela Jan 31st 2012 11:28AM
On plot, death, and resurrection:
I always treated the player's ability to "cheat death" as a pure gaming abstraction. I treat a non-wipe scenario as the players that "died" were just so hurt they were out of the fight, and required out-of-combat attention to revive. I treat wipe scenarios as "this didn't happen, let's try this again."
This allows the player characters to "die" all day and night, but plot characters die when they are supposed to.
ToastyPosty Jan 31st 2012 12:29PM
I take it as the NPC not clicking the button to accept the res. I like yours too, though.
Vitos Jan 31st 2012 4:25PM
I see it as more of a "choice". Most civilians are in a better place, and don't want to go through the pain of dying again. Someone like Cairne, who died many times during Alliance raids, chose to come back each of those times. However, when he is betrayed by Garrosh (via Magatha) and his strongest ally has left him (Thrall goes to Outland) he just doesn't WANT to come back, so he doesn't hit the button. The player keeps on hitting the button because that's what is in their psyche (sp?).
I have a fuller post here: http://addictcraft.blogspot.com/2011/06/dying-in-world-of-warcraft.html
musicchan Jan 31st 2012 5:16PM
I've always liked LOTRO's take on 'death' in games. You're not dead, you've been defeated and you cannot continue the battle until you've had some rest or one of your teammates encourages you to fight on.
Though that being said, ressurection is a thing in Warcraft and it IS used on people who are apparently dead. So the way I see that is that if it's a person's time to pass on, they do and can no longer be resurrected. Most adventurers have not reached their time so their souls continue to wait for that rez.
Blayze Jan 31st 2012 6:16PM
I'm glad Blizzard made Cataclysm more difficult and lost subscribers because of it--simply because now, whenever anyone who works on an MMO gets the bright idea of listening to the people who want to make things more difficult, the evidence of what happened will be staring them square in the face.
The lesson has been learned, and it will not be forgotten for a while.
Peebers Feb 1st 2012 12:55AM
you mad bro?
/thunderfury
Blayze Feb 1st 2012 11:54AM
No no no, I glad bro.
Luotian Feb 1st 2012 9:34AM
Sacco, be my friend. I want to win the writing contest.