Epic Crafted Items, Blizzcon Contests, Concept Arts

It looks like the official news are calming down, it can only mean one thing: We're back to datamining!

Epic crafted items in Cataclysm - Updated
The first batch of crafted epic items was released when the NDA was lifted, due to some technical issues it was ... difficult to get the new ones. This is now fixed and I should have a couple of interesting previews for you in the next few days. (or you can spoil my fun and lurk on the latest additions but not everything is listed there)

Alchemy
Apparently, Alchemists will finally get another epic stone in Cataclysm. That's also where you realize how useful Mastery Bonus is, the item is just great for everyone.

ilvl Type Spec Slot Item
359TrinketAllTrinketLifebound Alchemist Stone


Blacksmithing
Blacksmith get all the happy-fun-stuff again and will create the weapons that a lot of people will use when they start raiding. Don't expect them to be easy to craft.

ilvl Type Spec Slot Item
359PlateTankChestHardened Elementium Hauberk
359PlateTankWaistHardened Elementium Girdle
359PlateMeleeChestElementium Deathplate
359PlateMeleeWaistElementium Girdle of Pain
359PlateSpellChestLight Elementium Chestguard
359PlateSpellWaistLight Elementium Belt
359DaggerSpellMain HandElementium Spellblade
359MaceHealMain HandElementium Hammer
359PolearmPhysicalTwo-HandElementium Poleaxe
359AxeMeleeOne-HandElementium Bonesplitter
359DaggerPhysicalOne-HandElementium Shank
359ShieldTankOff HandElementium Earthguard
359ShieldSpellOff HandElementium Stormshield



Engineering
All 3 types of ranged weapons are craftable and your epic helms ... are actually even more epic than we thought in the first place, they are socketable with Cogwheels and Hydraulic Pumps, engineer-only gems.



Engineers are definitely getting some love in Cataclysm ... an updated preview of the profession will be up soon, with all your new toys. (Assuming they reach the live servers ...)

ilvl Type Spec Slot Item
359BowPhysicalRangedOverpowered Chicken Splitter
359CrossbowPhysicalRangedFinely-Tuned Throat Needler
359GunPhysicalRangedKickback 5000
359PlateMelee,TankHeadReinforced Bio-Optic Killshades
359PlateSpellHeadSpecialized Bio-Optic Killshades
359ClothSpellHeadLightweight Bio-Optic Killshades
359LeatherSpellHeadCamoflauge Bio-Optic Killshades
359LeatherPhysicalHeadAgile Bio-Optic Killshades
359MailPhysicalHeadDeadly Bio-Optic Killshades
359MailSpellHeadEnergized Bio-Optic Killshades


Jewelcrafting
Your epic gems are back.

ilvl Type Spec Slot Item
85RedN/AGemBrilliant Chimera's Eye
85RedN/AGemDelicate Chimera's Eye
85RedN/AGemFlashing Chimera's Eye
85RedN/AGemPrecise Chimera's Eye
85BlueN/AGemSolid Chimera's Eye
85BlueN/AGemSparkling Chimera's Eye
85BlueN/AGemStormy Chimera's Eye
85BlueN/AGemRigid Chimera's Eye
85YellowN/AGemSubtle Chimera's Eye
85YellowN/AGemSmooth Chimera's Eye
85YellowN/AGemMystic Chimera's Eye
85YellowN/AGemQuick Chimera's Eye
85YellowN/AGemFractured Chimera's Eye


Leatherworking
The Mail/Leather gear is back, you also get the Tanking and Physical DPS cloak just like in Wrath of the Lich King.

ilvl Type Spec Slot Item
359MailSpellWaistStormleather Sash
359MailPhysicalWaistCorded Viper Belt
359MailSpellChestTwilight Scale Chestguard
359MailPhysicalChestDragonkiller Tunic
359LeatherSpellWaistLightning Lash
359LeatherPhysicalWaistBelt of Nefarious Whispers
359LeatherSpellChestChestguard of Nature's Fury
359LeatherPhysicalChestAssassin's Chestplate
359CloakPhysicalBackRazor-Edged Cloak
359CloakTankBackTwilight Dragonscale Cloak


Tailoring
Your epic items aren't in-game yet, don't hate me!


BlizzCon 2010 Online Contests Begin
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker)
The BlizzCon 2010 Fan Art, Original Song, and Movie contests have begun! To enter, simply submit your original Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo-themed work before September 27. We have over $25,000 worth of prizes to give away between these and our Dance and Costume contests on Friday night at BlizzCon, and winning entries will be showcased live at this year's show.

Head over to the Fan Art, Original Song, and Movie contest pages to see the submission requirements, read the official rules, and check out the prizes. Information and online sign-ups for the BlizzCon 2010 Dance and Costume contests will be coming soon, so keep an eye on BlizzCon.com for details.

Blue Posts
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Additional raids before Cataclysm
There are no plans for any additional raids before Cataclysm ships. With that said, there will be at least one major patch leading up to Cataclysm with a lot of core features and framework being added for the new expansion for players to explore. There will also be various limited-time events to set the tone for the release of Cataclysm. (Source)

Warlock (Forums / 3.3.5 Talent Calculator / Cataclysm Talent Calculator / Beta Skills/Talents)
Making Soul Shards "exciting"
That is still the goal, but we don't think just hooking up a big +damage buff or spell is going to feel that way. It will just be done on cooldown without some kind of situational requirement for doing so. We haven't given up on the idea at all, but it's not a trivial one to resolve. (Source)

Concept Art
The Concept Art Gallery has been updated but if you're addicted to artworks, you probably saw a lot of them before.

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This article was originally published in forum thread: Epic Crafted Items, Blizzcon Contests, Concept Arts started by Boubouille View original post
Published on 2010-08-13 08:16 AM
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  1. Shadowisp's Avatar
    they are socketable with Cogwheels and Hydraulic Pumps, engineer-only gems.
    Can you please stop referring to Cogwheels and Hydralic Pumps as "gems"... it confuses the poor noobs who think they can fit those in normal gem sockets.

    "they are socketable with Cogwheels and Hydralic Pumps, that appear on engineered item speciality sockets." would be much better wording.


    The pumps and wheels are meant to allow engineers flexibility in choosing secondary stats for their craftable items.
  1. The Last DJ's Avatar
    Engineering doohickies
    I'm on the verge of breaking into lolcat retardation here. GEIF. GEIF NAO.
  1. Syronius's Avatar
    Inflated stats are inflated!!

    This has to be the last expac.
  1. mmocd80e8fd6e6's Avatar
    Dang cant wait to pew pew in cata
  1. GravityDK's Avatar
    Great mining work there, Boub, thanks! Awesome tank items.
  1. MrShadowBG's Avatar
    Where is enchanting and inscription stuff? Any news? Will enchanters get the ability to craft wands?
  1. LanceDH's Avatar
    Engineering
    Overpowered Chicken Splitter

    *facepalms*
  1. Saphothere's Avatar
    No spell / attack power on any items? Are these both being done through +mastery now?
  1. Charo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Saphothere View Post
    No spell / attack power on any items? Are these both being done through +mastery now?
    Int = Spell Power
    Str = Attack Power
    Agi = Attack Power
  1. Zaerix's Avatar
    I think the main reason there is hit on the healing plate is because blizzard is REALLY trying to jam the whole "Healers can DPS too sometimes!" thing down our throats.

    I don't want to dps, if I did I'd be ret, and we get hit through talents from spirit. Change that hit to crit right now, dammit!
  1. Blur's Avatar
    Goal:gold cap before cata. Reason: as soon as i hit 85, i can be imba. And what the hell is mastery?
  1. NotValidAnymore's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Blur View Post
    Goal:gold cap before cata. Reason: as soon as i hit 85, i can be imba. And what the hell is mastery?
    It's a stat that improves your talent bonuses. For example, Beast Mastery Hunters get a bonus that makes their pets do a certain +% more damage. That % is increased through Mastery rating. Or so they say anyway.

    At least that's what I've heard.
  1. mmoc3179a8fc2e's Avatar
    I can already see tanks rolling Alchemy, just to get their hands on the Lifebound Alchemist Stone.
  1. EndGame's Avatar
    The engineering helms are not as OP as they seem.

    They're simply "generic" helms that allow customization through the cogwheel and hydraulic pump.

    Compare the engineering plate helm to the BS plate chest. (There's going to be a difference in stats due to the different slots; but thats ok).

    Both have the same stats (341 STR, 512 STAM) while the BS chest has 228 CRIT and 228 MAST. The engineering helm has a meta (as all helms of that level should) but the extra engineering slots are just to allow engineers to fine-tune the item to their specific needs. It's a little bit more flexibility... but I bet they are giving up rare power when compared to a helm drop of a similar level.

    Also; where is the STR based cloak? No love?

    ---------- Post added 2010-08-13 at 02:32 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Torp View Post
    I can already see tanks rolling Alchemy, just to get their hands on the Lifebound Alchemist Stone.
    There will be better trinkets for tanks; I assume. Though that stone looks downright nasty... 400+ stam and 233 mastery? Seems overkill for entry level...
  1. Delia's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Vasz View Post
    Those epic gems don't look very epic to me.

    3 Prismatic gems ATM give 102 AGI, that's 42 more than non-JC's.

    The new gems only give 67 agi each, that's still only 201 AGI total. About 140 more than using WoTLK's normal blue gems.

    Engineers get TWO 132 of the same stat weight (like mastery and hit)

    Seems like these are normal epic gems and not JC only gems
    Look at the goggles, now at your helm, now back at the goggles... your helm is not the goggles, but it could smell like the goggles... wait... I mean, the goggles don't have any stats other than str/agi/int and stam, the 132 cogs/hydraulics are NOT 100% added stats, they likely end up being better than the average helm, but not by 264 itemization points... the goggles are basically a blank slate, and the engineering sockets let you customize the extra stats you want, one size fits all.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bregtann View Post
    That's a good observation. Generally, Cata stats are 250% the size of WotLK stats. Blue gems which gave 16 stats in wotlk will have their equivalents give 40 stats (16x2.5 = 40) and so on. This goes across the board and makes sense also in that the starting epic iLevel used to be 200 in WotLK and seems to be 359 in Cata, an increase of roughly 160 iLevels is in the same ballpark of meaning "stats are about 2.5 times bigger".

    In that logic, the new JC only epic gems "should" be 2.5 times 34 (=85) (the stats of the Dragon's Eye gems), but they turn out to be only 67. We can expect the "normal" epic gems to be 2.5x20 = 50, so the total JC bonus in Cata seems to end up, for 3 Chimera Eye JC only gems:

    3 x (67 - 50) = 51

    Which is only marginally smaller than the current 42. Certainly not the expected 2.5 x 42 = 105 that we would have expected if JC bonus grew proportinally to alkl other stats.s
    If you think back to WotLK launch, there were no "regular purple gems" just blues, and purple JC gems. Later (during Ulduar) when epic regular gems were introduced, JC gems were boosted to compensate (as well as all other professions), it wouldn't surprise me if they did the same thing again.

    Quote Originally Posted by Shadowisp View Post
    Can you please stop referring to Cogwheels and Hydralic Pumps as "gems"... it confuses the poor noobs who think they can fit those in normal gem sockets.

    "they are socketable with Cogwheels and Hydralic Pumps, that appear on engineered item speciality sockets." would be much better wording.


    The pumps and wheels are meant to allow engineers flexibility in choosing secondary stats for their craftable items.
    ^ QFT - Exactly this
  1. Daedius's Avatar
    Engineer and Jewelcrafting together is even more prominent now seemingly...
  1. Blur's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Swiftero View Post
    It's a stat that improves your talent bonuses. For example, Beast Mastery Hunters get a bonus that makes their pets do a certain +% more damage. That % is increased through Mastery rating. Or so they say anyway.

    At least that's what I've heard.
    thanks, but does mastery improves all talents or jurt one for example mangle?
  1. Fowl's Avatar
    That rock giant concept art is precious. =D
  1. Kosic's Avatar
    I'm hoping that not just the helm will have the new cog socket, because it'll probably be replaceable shortly after the first tier of raiding like the helms before were.

    Hopefully we'll be able to add a gem socket to something else later down the line.
  1. kewz's Avatar
    engineering helms suck tbh plz give em secondery stats.. so i can actuly stay engineer without feeling silly -;D cuse atm i would rather wear a blue helm with the same item lvl
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