Icecrown Citadel: The Frozen Halls

[notasgudasyou]

Do you realize how little Blizzard values 'the hardcore'? The hardcore aren't a high percentage of the game (and if they are, what's 'hardcore' about them?) population. Why should Blizzard build most of their content such that most of the people keeping them employed won't see it? To stroke your e-peen? If you want to feel all e-awesome, go film a sex tape with Algalon and see if you can get shooting stars to fly out of his.. er.. nevermind, lost my train of thought.

Anyway! You have your hardmodes, that's about the best you're going to get with Blizzard henceforth if the obvious trend is anything to judge by. Live with it or show Blizzard you mean business by actually quitting.

this. Blizzard will continue to cater to the portion of the player base that makes them the most money. Be it Casuals or US based players (yes i am comparing the casual v hardcore argument to the US v Oceanic saga...).

Money > Small amount more of customer satisfaction. The truth of the matter is blizzard have well over 22million accounts active (ACCOUNTS NOT PLAYERS- eg: some players have more than 1 account) like they'll care about less than 10% of those accounts going inactive.

[Jaqen Hghar]

this. Blizzard will continue to cater to the portion of the player base that makes them the most money. Be it Casuals or US based players (yes i am comparing the casual v hardcore argument to the US v Oceanic saga...).

Money > Small amount more of customer satisfaction. The truth of the matter is blizzard have well over 22million accounts active (ACCOUNTS NOT PLAYERS- eg: some players have more than 1 account) like they'll care about less than 10% of those accounts going inactive.

22 million active acounts? Who let in the baby-boomers?

[notasgudasyou]

22 million active acounts? Who let in the baby-boomers?

might have been a little overstated >_> but the point is the same...

[Bolar]

Soulman Bronjahm!

oh my god hes the godfather of Soul!! what chance do we have against him!!

[LavaDuck]

*wets pants*

*After defeating Arthas and facing him in the Citadel*:

[Arthas]: "Halls of Reflection was merely a setback!"

[notasgudasyou]

*wets pants*

*After defeating Arthas and facing him in the Citadel*:

[Arthas]: "Halls of Reflection was merely a setback!"

/deja'vu

[z932074]

[Briefs of Arthas]


Briefs of Arthas
Binds when Picked Up
Legs Cloth
388 Armor
+120 Stamina
+121 Intellect
[ ]Red Socket
[ ]Yellow Socket
[ ]Blue Socket
Socket Bonus: +11 Spell Power
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 80
Item Level 238

Equip: Improves Hit rating by 101
Equip: Improves Critical Strike Rating by 92
Equip: Provides the perfect support for your Epic Gems
"No, it doesn't itch, I'm adjusting!"
Sell Price: 20g, 70s




Edit: Colourz!
Edit2: Flayvur teckst!

[link_991]

Arthas Downed to 1%

"Enough of this! I'm tired of your pathetic attempt of an assualt. NOW DIE!"
Arthas beggins summoning an etra OP version of Army of the dead but Jania freeze them and blizzards them to death.
"You will not be leaving here alive Arthas!"
"Is that so!"
Arthas begins to drain power from each person, when each person in the group hits 1 HP Jania uses a short ranged teleport
Arthas:" Pathetic"
Jania " We have failed soldiers. Perhaps we will be more sucesful next time. Here takes these as a reward for your valiant attempt."
Spawns a chest. 1337 Lewtz.
Jania teleports away.

IMO^

And Sylvannas distracts them with a song while you run away?
I prefer the idea that in the fight you basically have to survive for a few minutes until he grows bored and summons another boss before leaving. After killing that boss you are free to rifle through his belongings for [Illustration of Jaina]

[z932074]

And Sylvannas distracts them with a song while you run away?
I prefer the idea that in the fight you basically have to survive for a few minutes until he grows bored and summons another boss before leaving. After killing that boss you are free to rifle through his belongings for [Illustration of Jaina]

I'd actually like to see a wipe be what's *supposed* to happen. Like We engage arthas and fight him down to like 50% help , then adds bust in from like everywhere. We can try to fight them off, but the WILL overwhelm the group. Maybe when we all die and Arthas leaves, Someone can pop up and rez us all Deus ex Machina style. And blah blah blah, Jaina tells us will need at LEAST 10 people to take that monstrosity down, yadda yadda 8)

[Iron Pigeon88]

[Briefs of Arthas]


Briefs of Arthas
Binds when Picked Up
Legs Cloth
388 Armor
+120 Stamina
+121 Intellect
[ ]Red Socket
[ ]Yellow Socket
[ ]Blue Socket
Socket Bonus: +11 Spell Power
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 80
Item Level 238

Equip: Improves Hit rating by 101
Equip: Improves Critical Strike Rating by 92
Equip: Provides the perfect support for your Epic Gems

Sell Price: 20g, 70s




Edit: Colourz!

HE MIENZ UR TESTEES!

[z932074]

And, o course, the normal version:

[Boxers of Arthas]


Boxers of Arthas
Binds when Picked Up
Legs Cloth
290 Armor
+80 Stamina
+100 Intellect
+90 Spirit
[ ]Yellow Socket
[ ]Blue Socket
Socket Bonus: +11 Spell Power
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 80
Item Level 219
Equip: Improves Hit rating by 80
Equip: You gain 37 mana per 5 seconds
Equip: 2-slot Jewelcrafting Bag
"Careful, it might start hanging crooked...."
Sell Price: 11g, 70s


EDIT: item level nerf... I'm a copy/paste n00b :P

[notasgudasyou]

lol... wierd equip combo on the 2nd piece tho... hehe

[Deleted]

Lich King in 5 man?

Wont we see him in 10-25man raid?

[Tjaffe]

Fighting Arthas in a 5 man? that's so lame =|

[Deleted]

Fighting Arthas in a 5 man? that's so lame =|

Agree - Wheres the epicness battle in that?

[Deleted]

I wonder if Bronjahm will drop a brand new bag.

He doesn't but his Pappa does ;D

[Deleted]

It most certainly isn't disgusting.

Casual players have Naxx. Sartharion. Malygos. Ulduar. Onyxia. VOA. And Trial of the Crusader all gift wrapped and ready for them.

So all Icecrown should be on the same level as all those, in the current state of the game? (average ilevels, etc.)

No. No it should not.
This is an MMO, not a single player rpg.
You play MMOs over a longer period of time than any single player game could offer.
Icecrown Citadel is the coup de grâce of WOTLK raids.
I'm sorry you self-entitled whiners only have x hours a week to play.
Icecrown Citadel is the last raid of the expansion. This is an MMO.
Your constant cries for all content's accessibility (including the last and most 'epic' raid of the expansion) to be based on your available playtime per week is a goddamn joke.

But putting the endgame of endgame raid for the current expansion on the same difficulty level as the rest of the piss-poor easy (non heroic/hard mode) raids?
That's just absolutely retarded.
I'm sure it will happen, which will be a real disappointment.
Not because of the casual playerbase's pathetic argument of epeen (awful word btw), showing off shiny purples, etc etc.

Everyone should have access to raids and equipment. Almost all parties involved in WoW now agree.

But the casual playerbase continues to lack the understanding that there needs to be a goddamn CURVE.

A curve that is based first and foremost on your GEAR.

You take away such a curve, and you further the destruction of a persistent world with a endgame progression.

Why can't you people understand this?
It's not about showing off. But that is a plus. It should be.
If the difference between player's gear didn't matter, then gear should be removed from the game.
Oh look. You take away gear, there isn't a progression curve left.
As now all raids are tuned to be immediately accessible once players hit maximum level.
We don't gain stats once we reach max level.
There aren't attunements to put raids in any order of progression.

So with that in mind. If we took the FINAL and PENULTIMATE raid(and it's very high ilevel instance hub) in this expansion and handed it out on the same silver platter as all other raids/instances.. then wow... how utterly embarrassing.

Gear progression is already a pretty laughable experience in the current game.
3.2 made sure of that. Now everyone has a very easy way to gear up and be on par with everyone else.

Such a process has absolutely no reason to repeat itself in 3.3

You prick - you don't even know what the raid is going to be like yet lol.

[Culnar]

Fighting Arthas in a 5 man? that's so lame =|

The letter on my keyboard that is left of W started to glow draining awesome power from this post!

Blizz was clear that killing Arthas will be a raids job.

As I can see this 5 man is more like a recon and quick strategic blows (spec ops style). The encounter with Arthas will add flavor and saspens but it is highly possible to end with an tactical (or not) retreat. Defeated but with precious data from inside the citadel.

I find these instances very exciting. I really can't wait the next patch.

P.S. QQ: patch 3.1 - No 5 man, we are bored!
QQ: patch 3.2 - ToC (5 man) Too small and easy!
QQ: patch 3.3 - We fight Arthas, lame!

[Azshira]

Looks impressive and I'm suprised we fight Arthas in the 5man, didn't think that at all. I guess it's Blizzards way of letting players say Kael back in TBC, just kinda reversed somehow... lol, well I think its good we can see him in a 5man, cuz we'll see him in the 10man and the 25man, just much harder let the players that like 5mans see him, I like 5mans too, especially my alts!!! 8) ;D

[Hdk]

You people are missing the important questions here like :
Will we be able at some point to see Jaina or Sylvanas’s boob?
Will we get to know how big the lich king dick is ?
...etc
That’s all I think about …I’m a perv :<