Cataclysm Beta - Build 12479 (Updated x3)

Update - Added the models of Cho'gall (Bastion of Twilight), Atramedes (Blackwing Descent), The Tolvirs (Uldum), Lady Nazjar (Throne of Tides), Humanoid Dragon, Earthen Onager
Update - Classes pages finally added. Talent calculator finally updated. Worst patch day ever, I need a giant hug.
Update - Added official talent trees descriptions to the primary skills list.
Update - Ok things are looking better, added the primary skills for all the classes. Some tooltips might be missing/bugged, we're working on it.

Cataclysm Beta - Build 12479
A new build of the beta is up. This post will be updated multiple times during the night.

A lot of stuff has changed and we'll need a few mins to fix everything before I can post all the content. Definitely a lot of interesting stuff, stay tuned.


Talent Calculator
WoWTal.com has been updated with all the new trees. Lot of stuff is still in dev, be careful. If you can't see the new trees push CTRL + F5 to force the refresh (Also, I know the level cap is 50, quick hack to fix the max amount of points)



Classes
Classes pages are up. I might end up doing diffs of all the changes but seriously ... there are really a LOT of changes because of the talent trees revamp, it's probably easier to just check the pages.



Models
Models of Cho'gall (Bastion of Twilight), Atramedes (Blackwing Descent), The Tolvirs (Uldum), Lady Nazjar (Throne of Tides), Humanoid Dragon, Earthen Onager




Achievements
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

  • Tripping the Rifts - Destroyed one of each type of elemental rift during the Cataclysm launch event.

Talent Trees "Primary Skills"
These skills are automatically learned when you pick your main talent tree at level 10. Thanks to Maldivia for this one.
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment

Death Knight (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
DK - Blood
A dark guardian who manipulates and corrupts life energy to sustain himself/herself in the face of an enemy onslaught.

DK - Frost
An icy harbinger of doom, channeling runic power and delivering rapid weapon strikes.

DK - Unholy
A master of death and decay, spreading infection and controlling undead minions to do his/her bidding.

Druid (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator)
Druid - Restoration
Uses heal-over-time Nature spells to keep allies alive, taking on the form of a tree when the need is most urgent.

Druid - Feral
Takes on the form of a great cat to deal damage with bleeds and bites or a mighty bear to absorb damage and protect allies.

Druid - Balance
Can take on the form of a powerful Moonkin, balancing the power of Arcane and Nature magic to destroy enemies at a distance.

Hunter (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Hunter - Marksmanship
A master archer or sharpshooter who excels in bringing down enemies from afar.

Hunter - Survival
A rugged tracker who favors using animal venom, explosives and traps as deadly weapons.

Hunter - Beast Mastery
A master of the wild who can tame a wide variety of beasts to assist him/her in combat.

Mage (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Mage - Arcane
Manipulates arcane energies, playing with the very fabric of time and space.

Mage - Frost
Freezes enemies in their tracks and shatters them with Frost magic.

Mage - Fire
Ignites enemies with balls of fire and the breath of dragons.

Paladin (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Paladin - Holy
Invokes the power of the Light to protect and to heal.

Paladin - Protection
Uses Holy magic to shield himself / herself and defend allies from attackers.

Paladin - Retribution
A righteous crusader who judges and punishes opponents with weapons and Holy magic.

Priest (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator)
Priest - Discipline
Uses magic to shield allies from taking damage as well as heal their wounds.

Priest - Shadow
Uses sinister Shadow magic, especially damage-over-time spells, to eradicate enemies.

Priest - Holy
A versatile healer who can reverse damage on individuals or groups and even heal from beyond the grave.

Rogue (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator)
Rogue - Combat
A swashbuckler who uses agility and guile to stand toe-to-toe with enemies.

Rogue - Assassination
A deadly master of poisons who dispatches victims with vicious dagger strikes.

Rogue - Subtlety
A dark stalker who leaps from the shadows to ambush his/her unsuspecting prey.

Shaman (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator)
Shaman - Elemental
A spellcaster who harnesses the destructive forces of nature and the elements.

Shaman - Restoration
A healer who calls upon ancestral spirits and the cleansing power of water to mend allies? wounds.

Shaman - Enhancement
A totemic warrior who strikes foes with weapons imbued with elemental power.

Warlock (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Warlock - Destruction
Calls down demonic fire to burn and demolish enemies.

Warlock - Demonology
A warlock who uses both Fire and Shadow magic along with powerful demons.

Warlock - Affliction
A master of Shadow magic who specializes in fear, drains and damage-over-time spells.

Warrior (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator)
Warrior - Arms
Highly trained for battle with two-handed weapons, uses mobility and overpowering attacks to strike his / her opponents down.

Warrior - Fury
A furious berserker wielding a weapon in each hand, uses a flurry of attacks to carve his / her opponents to pieces.

Warrior - Protection
A stalwart protector that uses a shield to protect himself/herself and his/her allies.


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Deepholm available for testing
[blizzquote author=Valnoth source=http://blue.mmo-champion.com/t/25968750006/feedback-deepholm/]Deepholm is ready for testing. Please keep all feedback in this thread.

• Level 82-83
• Breadcrumbs from Stormwind/Orgrimmar.

Please list the level you started the zone at and the level you ended the zone at. [/blizzquote]
This article was originally published in forum thread: Cataclysm Beta - Build 12379 started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2010-07-13 11:33 PM
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  1. Sonoka's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by lolipopp View Post
    p.s. only talant that i ll miss is 6 extra yards ;S
    I wont miss it for a second
  1. bogofil's Avatar
    Is it me , or Cho`gall looks like a retard with tha eye on his second head. I mean does it really have to be that glazy ...
  1. Fantasmo's Avatar
    For hunters and all the other classes the talent tree can be replaced by few butons

    Select Class - Hunter
    Select Spec - MM/SV/BM
    Select Gameplay - PVE/PVP

    and that's all. At least Blizz if you are going to leave things like this save us the annoying and utterly useless clicking on the pretty squares. If there is no option to choose from, the act of choosing is useless.
  1. lolipopp's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Pure Lunacy View Post
    So I like where this is going. Like another person said, when you spend a point, it means something. No more spending 5 points to get 5% crit or random filler stuff.
    yea sure improved tracking in surv. tree ....5 points for 5% dmg hahahahahahahhaha fail
  1. Samelar's Avatar
    Juggernaut in Arms?!!

    Best day of my life.
  1. Murigen's Avatar
    Problem for me is that they claimed to have MORE choice after doing this. More? Pfft. I could practically take every talent in the Unholy tree for Death Knights with three talent points missing. That is NOT choice. Being able to dip into the other trees eventually does not make up for this. The trees themselves should have considerable choice just in themselves considering how small ALL the trees are now overall.

    Oh and I would normally be happy about the removal of passive “must-have” talents, but there are still a ridiculous amount of them left, which makes the whole problem worse now with less talents to spend on.

    “Just the first” beta talent build or not...this is NOT a good sign.
  1. Dexiefy's Avatar
    Juggernaut in Arms?!!
    Best day of my life.
    you were sleeping almost whole time wotlk was out?
    juggernaut was there for over a year

    and now realize fact that you lost piercing howl
  1. Karei's Avatar
    Shadowpriests have officially been nerfed into the ground.

    Where are our double damage critical strikes?
    Where are our Critical DoT ticks?
    No more hitrating in any form? You just cost us 6% hitrating.
    Hey wait, you get hitrating based on Spirit. We don't use Spirit as a base Stat. Retards

    Hey I know, lets get a copy of ourselves that deals 15% Mind Blast damage, but here's the catch, it gets bette when you move.
    Our main damage skill is a channeled ability! LIMITED MOVEMENT

    Seriously Blizz. You're losing the plot the more I read about Casualysm
  1. aevitas's Avatar
    Atleast every time you now get a talent point you get to spent it in something good.

    I like the talent trees, let's see how everything will work out!
  1. JackBauerLOL's Avatar
    Phwar

    Cho'gall looks amazing.
  1. Sym's Avatar
    I know the Talent Trees are still in development and will -hopefully- be changed a lot, I currently hate them :/
  1. Sonoka's Avatar
    EVERYONE IS GETTING RAPED.
    But I do loooove this. <3
  1. ejfimp's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Boubouille View Post
    Update - Classes pages finally added. Talent calculator finally updated. Worst patch day ever, I need a giant hug.
    /hug
  1. mmoc377f35082c's Avatar
    There is passive stuff that you dont see in the talent tree. Stuff that you had to pick before is now given to you automatically in the background if you go deep enough in that tree. At least that is what i gather from the blue posts posted here.

    So people who whine should hold their horses and wait to see what exactly are the passive bonuses that their class is getting by picking tree A, B or C.

    Oh and Boub, amazing work. You must've stayed up late last night! I checked at 2 last night and all this stuff weren't in yet.
  1. Nisala's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Karei View Post
    Shadowpriests have officially been nerfed into the ground.

    Where are our double damage critical strikes?
    Where are our Critical DoT ticks?
    No more hitrating in any form? You just cost us 6% hitrating, retards.

    Hey I know, lets get a copy of ourselves that deals 15% Mind Blast damage.

    Seriously Blizz. You're losing the plot the more I read about Casualysm
    Haven't they already said DoTs will automatically be affected by crit and haste? And they've changed hit rating for every class; they said they're removing as many "increases x by x%" talents as possible. I'm not sure about the double damage critical strikes; but I'm sure that's not just gone.

    You need to calm down.
  1. wildi's Avatar
    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    we are drunk
    I see, being forced to put 31 points into one tree is cool idea, right ?

    The new talent trees are simplified to much to a point where everyone has the same talents, there is no choice and no diversity. No matter how good the final talent trees are going to be, all pve specs will be the same and all pvp specs will be the same.. and now try the new talent trees and tell me how much choice you have.
  1. Sonoka's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by wildi View Post
    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    we are drunk
    I see, being forced to put 31 points into one tree is cool idea, right ?

    The new talent trees are simplified to much to a point where everyone has the same talents, there is no choice and no diversity. No matter how good the final talent trees are going to be, all pve specs will be the same and all pvp specs will be the same.. and now try the new talent trees and tell me how much choice you have.
    WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP SAYING "FORCED TO PUT 31 POINTS INTO ONE TREE", YOU DO WANT THE LAST TALENT IN THE PRESENT TREES TOO.
    Unless you are a rogue for PvP, then you go Hybrid. NO OTHER CLASS DO IT, CUZ THEY DONT GET NOTHING BETTER THAN THE LAST TALENT, LOLZ.
    WHY ARE YOU SO STUBBORN. >_<
    Seriously, people are f*cked up

    EDIT: To clarify, if they would remove the "force" thing, then you WOULD, to 100%, only put in 30 points in the tree, skip the last talent and instead get the 11th pointer in another tree. Is that what you are saying?
    Cuz seriously, that makes NO SENSE what so ever.
    And, sorry for caps lock.

    //Sonoka~
  1. DrJones's Avatar
    So let's see:
    Less to no choice - Check
    Some boring talents still there - Check
    Very few new talents - Check

    I have to say, that realy sounds like an awful-, er I mean awesome first build with the new trees.
    Let's hope it will get better in the next builds.... it's hard to make it even worse, but I had no hope for this before this build and I sure don't have more now.
  1. mmoc3975e5422e's Avatar
    In current talent calculator,i see many non needed talents for dps that you have to pick to move further.
    Also(i don't know if it's a bug)Druids Starsurge,supposed to be a "primary" skill and not a talent.
  1. Sonoka's Avatar
    You must be kidding. In todays trees there is more options, but no1 is even using them.
    So why keep them? I like this, and there is alot new stuff for some classes, and more to come.
    Maybe not active talents, but new "semi-passive", like.. extra attack, or do that and you also do that kinda thing.
    "Less to no choice".. and, also.. first BETA-build. Why complaing?
    It's BETTER than the previous trees.

    Also, people that likes it say what is better. But all people that dislikes it say is "less choice", end of story.
    Please EXPLAIN why they are bad instead, and try to not fit it into 1 sentance like you have now.

    EDIT: @DrJones
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