Classes
Safe to assume some live tuning changes are aimed specifically at level 90 and will be re-evaluated at launch?
Tuning changes were made primarily (but not exclusively) for better 90 balance, but do affect 100. Will adjust at 100 as needed. (
Celestalon)
Character / Items
Wha!? I guess I only ever try mounting with the few shapeshifting items that aren't allowed.
If it has a mount anim, we're generally ok with letting you mount (
Muffinus)
What happened to the idea of account wide class mounts? It made it to the beta but never made it to live.
Class mounts are iconic parts of each class, in the same way that stag form and ghost wolf are emblematic of druid/shaman. (
Muffinus)
as you're pointing out "usable all year around" yourself, I hope some other holiday-only items change with time. Broom mounts?
We've discussed the broom before. It feels cool and unique being insta-cast, keeping it to the holiday keeps it from being OP. (
Muffinus)
Idea for next Hallow's End: Cosmetic witch hats!
This is a good idea. (
Muffinus)
How is the random stats/gems on items being affected while doing challenge modes?
Draenor gems and tertiary stats will have no effect in Challenge Modes. (
WatcherDev)
PvP
in season one arena = 180 conquest, so one arena skirmish should = 180 honour points (or at-least half).
Skirmishes are not intended to have rated arena levels of efficiency. (
holinka)
In WoD, will random battleground wins reward Conquest points?
Yes (
holinka)
Lore
Do you have anything to say to someone like me who thinks the story and lore in AU draenor is lessened by the fact that it is AU?
It's also just a super interesting and epic setting that adds a lot of history and clarity to Outland, orcs and draenei. (
_DonAdams)
For all we know our Arakkoa could have a completely different history then the ones on AU draenor, for example.
My understanding is that the histories are the same up to the point where Garrosh arrives and begins mucking things up. (
_DonAdams)
They're not the same until then. Characters like Rulkan (who was long dead 35 years ago in our timeline) are alive on AU Draenor.
I would say Rulkan is an exception, not the rule. (
_DonAdams)
So if you folks wanted to expand on the stories of say the Arakkoa then you should've made a timeline split when Garrosh arrived.
It did split when Garrosh arrived. He's been there for at least several months before they open the portal to Azeroth. (
_DonAdams)
As for arakkoa, I wrote the WoD arakkoa lore and took care not to retcon. This is what they were before the first horde. (
_DonAdams)
World
so can we expect a fix next year? I think we all respect the tech side. Just frustrating that Ally is overlooked again.
Respectfully, you weren't overlooked. I worked on this content in Cata, and specifically tried to make Ally one just as cool. (
_DonAdams)
It has been this way for almost 4 years, and only now am I seeing reports about the flagging issues. Crappy bug, want to fix. (
_DonAdams)
But it has nothing to do with Alliance content being somehow less cared about or overlooked. It's not fair to insinuate that. (
_DonAdams)
Yes saw that, I still feel that making a change that harms actual players because of bots or exploits is like fixing 1/2
Again, the intent isn't to harm players farming mobs, it's to let us grant you XP for things we couldn't before. (
Muffinus)
But only once through as you said. It should be all that it should grant at level. Your bot/exploit problem shouldn't impact me.
That's the goal! No impacts for your normal playing experience! (
Muffinus)