Update - People are wondering how newly level 80 characters will be able to do anything with their level 10 or level 20 gear. The answer is probably in the new ilvl 232 uncommon armor sets + weapons introduced a while back on Patch 4.3 PTRs. However, this is pure speculation and we should probably sit tight and wait for the official announcement.

Scroll of Resurrection Revamp - Free lvl 80 Character and more!
The new Scroll of Resurrection revamp seems to be on live servers and includes a free level 80 character and a free character/faction change for the person you're bringing back to the game! We will probably get more information from Blizzard very soon.

We can only assume that the Spectral Gryphon and Spectral Wyvern Mounts teaser from yesterday means people doing the recruiting also get nice perks.

Thanks to Kaeh for his forum post!

This article was originally published in forum thread: Scroll of Resurrection Revamp - Free lvl 80 Character and more! started by Boubouille View original post
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  1. Destruktion's Avatar
    This issue is now the litmus test for Blizzard fanboydom.
  1. Baracuda's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by pimpedpope View Post
    1. Ya you did you learned how to heal and how*dungeon*concept worked. It isn't a complete way of how things work at 85 just an idea.

    2. I knew exactly how my talents worked because i read up on them.

    3. Yes you will learn it in the first 80 levels. I played my friends paladin from 80-85 then I leveled my own 1-80 and i had a lot better idea how a paladin worked.
    I recently started using a level 60 holy pala I hadn't used it in years. Now I'm 69 and even if I don't try my best to seek fights I top healing done and usually get 5th highest dmg(as healer).

    I.E. you can learn your class at any level with practice, low-levels probably being the worst time to do so since all final abilties are unlocked at high level and are balanced around each other. Also not learning anything from being 1/2-shot by rogues.
  1. Prod's Avatar
    If people are complaining about how "non-loyal customers" get this bonus, then they have an easy solution: Go quit WoW for 3 months! Of course you can't. 3 months is a lot of precious playing time to lose; although it might be easier since we're now at the tail-end of Cata where players are starting to get bored.

    Anyways, free Upgrade to Cataclysm? Wishful thinking: I hope that this makes Blizz realize that having players buy the expac on top of a monthly subscription is too demanding for mmo players. I wish they would at least make MoP cheaper, since free is unlikely.
  1. Arkenaw's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Yoshimiko View Post
    MWF2 Was pretty good, but without raids it just didn't last.

    It's a different style of game. It's intended to be a PVP game - It's in the title - "GUILD WARS".
    Actually no.
    http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...iated.-READ-ME!
  1. UnknownGod's Avatar
    Wow so much QQ, getting a friend to come back and be able to play again without having to spend a month leveling to 80 hurts no one. This feature does nothing to impact the game except to bring back old players to give MoP a try.

    Yes people may let their accounts lapse to try and abuse it, but im sure blizzard has thought of this and to prevent people from just buying the battle chest for free 80's they are going to require the account sending the scroll to have an 80+ or been subscribed for so long.

    People need to grow up and stop crying so much about things that will not affect them. With RaF you can get to 80 in a few days and people multibox the hell out of RaF to get lots of 80+ toons yet it has not broken the game at all. Seriously this game is 7 years with a max leveling cap soon to be 90. The cap is going to increase and make leveling a new toon even more a pain in the ass. This move was ineviatable and I hope blizzards allows anyone with a max level character to start a toon like a Dk at 55 so I can play new classes and enjoy the game more.

    I have leveled 2 characters through the new content, one horde and one alliance. While i enjoyed the revamp I have no desire to see it more. Plus most people just que for dungeon after dungeon untill they ding 85. On my warrior I didn't level outside of a dungeon past 20, so the new revamped content meant 0 to me, i just want to cap.
  1. pimpedpope's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Baracuda1337 View Post
    I recently started using a level 60 holy pala I hadn't used it in years. Now I'm 69 and even if I don't try my best to seek fights I top healing done and usually get 5th highest dmg(as healer).

    I.E. you can learn your class at any level with practice, low-levels probably being the worst time to do so since all final abilties are unlocked at high level and are balanced around each other. Also not learning anything from being 1/2-shot by rogues.
    You didn't read the whole thing it isn't just about the class. It is about learning about the*structure*of the game. Also, I learned how the paladin worked from 80-85 but I was a lot better of a paladin once I leveled my own. Level you character from 80-85 one that you haven't played up to 80 and compare against those who are 85 and level there whole. Ya, you are gonna be better then some bads but my hypothesis is that those who play from 1-85 will be on average better than 80-85.
  1. The Ogdru Jahad's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Yoshimiko View Post
    MWF2 Was pretty good, but without raids it just didn't last.

    It's a different style of game. It's intended to be a PVP game - It's in the title - "GUILD WARS".
    yeah because "world of WARCRAFT" doesn't seem like pve at all amiright?
  1. Deadmedic's Avatar
    you guys realize this is just for Scroll of Resurrection right? meaning they would need to have played the game before and then have stopped playing for 3 months straight, only then would they be eligible for this. so ppl who used to play, prolly already have capped toons, get a free high lvl one to play with their friend as well as have that toon on their friends server. i dont see how you guys can see this as a sky is falling situation, all this does is bring back ppl who have played the game quit and maybe didnt want to come back because of needing to "lvl again" this is a win win for everyone. PS, all blizz is loosing on, is if they didnt buy cata, they get it for free, well, they dont make money from box sales, they make it from subs anyway
  1. Armourboy's Avatar
    Who would want a level 80 free? I mean 1-80 is the fun part of the game, 80-85 is the crappy boring part lol.Personally I think they would of been better off waiting til MoP and just giving everyone a free 85 toon that resubs, the last thing I would want to do is have players resub during what is by far the worst expansion of WoW.
  1. Pejo's Avatar
    It is about learning about the*structure*of the game
    Except this isn't for new people. This is for people who have already played and had an active accout. If this was for new people, you would have an excellent point.
  1. Hibiki's Avatar
    After GW2 release Wow population will shrink from 10M to 2M, you will see...

    That pathetic scroll is not enough, they should lower monthly fee to max 2€, WoW is NOT worth any more cash.
  1. Armourboy's Avatar
    http://blue.mmo-champion.com/topic/2...ected-soon/WoW, so free server transfer as well, can you slap your still paying community in the face any harder.
  1. DarkZero's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by shadeth View Post
    This is going to make the dungeon finder from level 80-85 HORRIBLE as these people will have literally no gear, and probably be too lazy to buy any either. They're going to be doing virtually no damage and needing on everything. LEECHES!
    There's an ilvl requirement for cata dungeons, even for the normals.
  1. mmoc1eac56a8df's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Pancaspe View Post
    This is a savvy marketing campaign from the best gaming company in the world.
    Im curious, whats your opinion on the 7 day free pass for friends on SWTOR?
  1. gx240's Avatar
    Why stop with a lvl 80 and free greens? Within a couple months I'm betting you get an 85 and full heroic raid epics.
  1. chimeraruin's Avatar
    Next RaF/SoR bonuses? A year of free WoW, a free copy of Diablo 3 and any expansions that come out thereafter, auto-ding max level, free Heroic epic set from the latest raid, free set of latest Arena PvP gear, one million two hundred thousand and seventy five gold, a hundred bucks, and a BRAND NEW CAR!
  1. mmoc2cfe61b4f1's Avatar
    Blizzard is so desperate to delay the inevitable, anything to artificially stop the domino of cancelled subscriptions.
  1. mmocf783d93f29's Avatar
    All you people moaning about "learning your class", please realise that you're wrong. Learning your class has nothing to do with leveling. Classes change drastically every 10 levels or so, by the time you're 85 you won't be playing like you did at lower levels. Plus, you might want to consider respeccing, then what? Level again with that spec to "learn" it?

    And please drop the notion that classes take ages to learn. WoW isn't the hardest game, especially if you're pve'ing. Takes a day at most to learn what to do. More for pvp, but definitely doesn't take the whole leveling process to understand class mechanics.

    TL;DR version: Shut up.
  1. mmoc9b6e6339ec's Avatar
    a) People claiming that Blizzard is desperate after SWTOR offers a free trial:SWTOR has to offer a free Trial as it has failed big time in numbers....b) please stop the new round of WoW is dying...
  1. Calene's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Fojos View Post
    1-80 doesn't take 10 hours.
    With RAF it could be possible to get to level 80 in about 10 hours. Considering it now takes less exp getting through 70 to 79.

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