Ko'ragh Solo Kill, Tweets, Americas Arena Regionals, 3D Printed Blackhand's Hammer

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Ko'ragh Solo Kill
Wannoob has managed a solo kill of Normal Ko'ragh. It took over 100 attempts and an item level of 713 to get the kill. You can see more details in the video description.



Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Timewalking
is Ironbound Wraithcharger a WoD exclusive? or will it be obtainable a long while from now? should i be rushing to get asap?
The Timewalking rewards aren’t tied to this expansion – no need to rush! (WarcraftDevs)

Game Design
could either of you clarify the difference between creative and technical design from your perspectives?
Good question. I can't fit a good answer in a twitter post, so I wrote a quick blog on it: https://t.co/sao6zGnWPk (craig_amai)

Ghostcrawler Tweets
Ghostcrawler still occasionally talks about WoW. Remember that he no longer works for or speaks for Blizzard.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
but why did so many feel the need to server transfer? Cause playerbase dropped with cata overtuning. Servers healthy in wotlk
Not my recollection. In NA, PvP players move to Tich and raiders to Mal'ganis. That's where the action was. (OccupyGStreet)
In my memory, my server still had an identity (i.e. I knew individual players) in BC but not beyond. YMMV. (OccupyGStreet)

Were you consulted on things that had a dollar or pound/euro value behind them like server transfers, you know what I mean.
Yes. (OccupyGStreet)



Road to BlizzCon – Watch the Americas Regionals Live September 12–13
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
Eight teams have qualified for the 2015 World of Warcraft Arena Americas Regionals tournament—one from Latin America, one from Australia and New Zealand, and six from North America. On September 12 and 13, three of those teams will advance to the WoW Arena World Championship at BlizzCon 2015 . . . and five will be heading back home.

You’ll be able to watch the carnage unfold live on Twitch.tv/Warcraft on September 12 and 13 at 12 p.m. PT—but in the meantime, let’s meet the contenders who’ve risen through the ranks over the past few months.

The Teams

Method
Under their original moniker "Is Butter a Carb," this was the first North American team to qualify, beating out Luminosity in the Grand Finals of the first North American Online Qualifier Cup back in July. Since then, the group has reunited under the Method banner to prove that their run in Cup 1 was no coincidence and that they deserve a spot in the World Championships at BlizzCon.
  • Team Captain: Chanimal – Affliction/Demonology Warlock
  • Gorecki – Restoration Shaman, Balance Druid, Beast Mastery Hunter, Affliction Warlock
  • Rositajonez – Frost Mage
  • Psytrix – Holy Paladin

Juveniles
This team claimed victory under the name "Rise of le Sock" in the second North American Online Qualifier Cup, and eliminated many well-known players to get here. As the only team in the Regionals with only three players on their roster—and only one playable composition—they must prove that numbers don’t make might if they want to advance to BlizzCon.
  • Team Captain: Roastyz – Subtlety Rogue
  • Wealthysockx – Frost Mage
  • Kubzy – Restoration Druid

Tempo Storm
The name Tempo Storm has inspired fear in opponents in many eSports events, and the World of Warcraft Arena is no different. Tempo Storm has proven time and again that they’re a force to be reckoned with in online tournaments, but can they hold up under pressure at the Americas Regionals?
  • Team Captain: Elite – Holy Paladin
  • Pikaboo – Subtlety Rogue, Arms Warrior
  • Jahmilli – Frost Mage, Subtlety/Combat Rogue, Shadow Priest, Enhancement Shaman
  • Starship – Restoration Druid, Survival/Beast Mastery Hunter

Luminosity
Luminosity had a very competitive showing in NA Online Qualifier Cups 1 and 2, but it wasn’t until Cup 3 that they secured their position at Regionals. Now they’re out to prove that those defeats were merely a setback and that they’re destined for the Arena stage at BlizzCon.
  • Team Captain: Vanguards – Enhancement Shaman, Retribution Paladin, Mistweaver Monk
  • Maldiva – Affliction Warlock
  • Smexxin – Arms/Fury Warrior
  • Dannycarry – Restoration Druid, Mistweaver Monk

Dream Deferred
In the third NA Online Qualifier Cup, this team (previously named "World of Warcats") showed just how much of a threat they can be right out of the gates, scoring two wins in under 60 seconds. Are the other teams prepared for Dream Deferred’s opening onslaught?
  • Team Captain: Blackjeff – Frost/Unholy Death Knight
  • Beatsbydrake – Affliction/Demonology Warlock
  • Sychzy – Feral Druid
  • Vincentwong – Holy Paladin

FolloweSports.com
Formerly known as "Carlos’ Bandidos", this team fought to the bitter end to secure their spot, beating out Dream Team 3–2 in the third-place match at NA Online Cup 3. They’re going to need to keep that same determination and tenacity to fight through the other teams in the Americas Regionals.
  • Team Captain: Absterge – Restoration Shaman
  • Jellybeans – Beast Mastery Hunter
  • Vosil – Affliction/Demonology Warlock
  • Walterbare – Feral Druid

Hype
Hype (previously "Bang Bang AU") emerged victorious as the winners of the Australia & New Zealand qualifying tournament in July. Although these players are relatively unknown, they had an extremely solid showing in the qualifiers. How will they stack up against the best teams from the Americas?
  • Team Captain: Nyz – Unholy Death Knight
  • Oyx – Arms Warrior
  • Ymcmshred – Restoration Druid
  • Creepinbrah – Restoration Druid

Santos Dexterity
Santos Dexterity, originally known as "This is Brasil", dominated the Copa America, winning four out of five play days and not dropping a single game in the finals stage. Consistency was the name of their game, as they won every single game with their preferred composition of Enhancement Shaman, Affliction Warlock, and Restoration Druid.
  • Team Captain: Rynd – Restoration Druid, Restoration Shaman, Holy Paladin
  • Shapis – Affliction Warlock
  • Murmindz – Enhancement Shaman, Shadow Priest
  • Xadin – Arms Warrior

The Prizes
The teams at the Americas Regionals will be competing for their share of a massive $100,000 prize pool—the largest of any regional event in World of Warcraft history. Every team will receive a portion of that money, but the amount increases dramatically the further the teams advance through the tournament.
  • 1st place team: $50,000
  • 2nd place team: $20,000
  • 3rd place team: $10,000
  • 4th place team: $8,000
  • 5th–6th place teams: $4,000
  • 7th–8th place teams: $2,000

Of course, that’s not the only prize at stake. The top three teams will also advance to the WoW Arena World Championship at BlizzCon 2015, where they’ll join five more teams from around the world to compete for $250,000 in prize money.

The Event
The World of Warcraft Arena Americas Regionals will be broadcast live on Twitch.tv/Warcraft starting at 12 p.m. PT on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13. You won’t want to miss a second of the action.

Of course, an epic event needs an epic crew, and we’re pulling out all the stops with a collection of some of the best shoutcasters and analysts in the World of Warcraft Arena scene:
  • Sid ’Supatease’ Compston
  • Elliott ‘Venruki’ Venczel
  • Jared ‘vhell’ Coulston
  • Josh ‘Lore’ Allen
  • Jackson ‘Bajheera’ Bliton

These guys will be talking spectators through every match, ensuring that you don’t miss any of the high-level strategic play we know we can expect from these amazing teams. We’ll see you there!

3D Printed Weapon - Blackhand's Hammer
Ceravyn shared a 3D Printer Blackhand's Hammer, similar to The Black Hand's model.

This article was originally published in forum thread: Ko'ragh Solo Kill, Tweets, Americas Arena Regionals, 3D Printed Blackhand's Hammer started by chaud View original post
Published on 2015-09-12 10:32 AM
61 Comments
Comments 61 Comments
  1. Snes's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Wannoob View Post
    Sorry for not playing with a DPS interface, I mean, it would be so much useful for tanking in so many ways...
    That anime shit is an addon displaying different warnings regarding Damage Taken and calculating the...
    But yay, no reason to explain it, it's an anime shit after all. I'm just playing with it because it's useless.

    The whole point of this response is pointless in that way of thinking.
    I'm not big into anime but if the UI suits you it suits you, and if you like anime that's cool too. People need to grow up. At least you're passionate about something.
  1. leetsushi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aelanna View Post
    People who instinctively lash out and attack others for their taste in art or music are often ones so insecure about their own that they have to demean others to prop themselves up.

    Wannoob: Haters gonna hate. Congratulations on your accomplishment, and don't let the rabble get to you.
    Or you know, it could be solid criticism.
  1. Aelanna's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by leetsushi View Post
    Or you know, it could be solid criticism.
    Solid would imply that you have a basis for objectivity. Criticism of someone's personal tastes when it neither harms or affects others is completely and absolutely baseless. Even saying that the UI is distracting is kind of pointless considering that this is someone's personalized UI and obviously they are okay with it.

    Don't be rude.
  1. guardian_titan's Avatar
    Solid (or constructive) criticism is meant to help something get better. You make some chocolate chip cookies and someone suggests to to use a different brand of butter or chocolate chips or to even add some peanut butter chips or drop/raise the cooking temperature is constructive. Telling the person they used a crappy baking sheet that didn't relate at all to the taste of the cookies isn't constructive.

    Everyone plays with their own UI. What works for one person won't work for another. You go into someone's house and compare it to your own. Will they be identical? No. Even if you go into a cookie cutter built house, it won't be identical to the one next to it with furniture alone. Just because something doesn't work for you doesn't mean it doesn't work for others. Not everything has to appeal to you. Not everything should appeal to you. Some players play fine with the default UI. Others can play with minimal (or even no) UI. Others have to have a cluttered one. I like chocolate ice cream. Doesn't mean those who like vanilla are wrong. We just have different tastes.

    The point of the video was to show a solo kill of Ko'ragh (which was quite impressive), not the UI. If you can't get beyond the UI, you have other issues. Learn to look at what's being presented and not focus on things that ultimately don't matter. If you can't look beyond the surface of the video, then I suspect you also judge people based upon something arbitrary like their clothes rather than upon their actions. Don't judge a book by its cover. You have to open the book to read the story.
  1. Kazuchika's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by leetsushi View Post
    Or you know, it could be solid criticism.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rioo View Post
    That anime shit really ruined the video.
    Quote Originally Posted by Zephre View Post
    I know right, can't understand why they have ridiculous anime crap plastered over their videos.
    Quote Originally Posted by Brewhan View Post
    le virgin king is real
    Yeah look at all that solid criticism. *eyeroll*
  1. leetsushi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kektonic View Post
    Yeah look at all that solid criticism. *eyeroll*
    When you're making, in our example, a video that is supposed to appeal to the masses, you need to go to the common denominator.
    Whether you think it's justified or not, it seems that quite a few people have issues with how it's presented. You can't expect people not commenting on such a bold thing, and it completely derails the video to "anime sucks/rocks". It completely misses the intention to show a world first kill.
    If the author wants to present his taste in anime above making the video more "mass-friendly", then he should expect these comments.
  1. Maduk's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Wannoob View Post
    anime
    Is that fanart actually based on an anime/manga?
    Name?

    GJ on the Kill!
  1. mmocfe2a18639c's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Maduk View Post
    Is that fanart actually based on an anime/manga?
    Name?

    GJ on the Kill!
    It's not an anime (that makes me laugh to read it's an anime everywhere ).

    This is fanart based on the character of Flandre Scarlet from the video game Touhou6 (The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil - extra boss).

    Thank you
  1. Baneleaf's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Wannoob View Post
    Sorry for not playing with a DPS interface, I mean, it would be so much useful for tanking in so many ways...
    That anime shit is an addon displaying different warnings regarding Damage Taken and calculating the...
    But yay, no reason to explain it, it's an anime shit after all. I'm just playing with it because it's useless.

    The whole point of this response is pointless in that way of thinking.
    Mad respect for the solo but your UI makes me want to punch kittens. However, I do realize that if it works for you then it is doing the job. BUT when you produce a video to show the world you may consider a more standard UI.
  1. Korru's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Wannoob View Post
    Sorry for not playing with a DPS interface, I mean, it would be so much useful for tanking in so many ways...
    That anime shit is an addon displaying different warnings regarding Damage Taken and calculating the...
    But yay, no reason to explain it, it's an anime shit after all. I'm just playing with it because it's useless.

    The whole point of this response is pointless in that way of thinking.
    Don't worry about it, it's an amazing kill, looking forward to your future achievements.
  1. Planeshaper's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by leetsushi View Post
    When you're making, in our example, a video that is supposed to appeal to the masses
    The UI is for the benefit of the person playing, in order for them to succeed at the challenge set in the way they decide they're best suited.

    Now get your "I'm so insecure I have to defend the people who are so insecure that they have to criticize anime" attitude out of here.

    I think Wannoob should consider putting MLP images in their next video, just to fuck with people like you.

    Grats on the kill!
  1. leetsushi's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Planeshaper View Post
    The UI is for the benefit of the person playing, in order for them to succeed at the challenge set in the way they decide they're best suited.

    Now get your "I'm so insecure I have to defend the people who are so insecure that they have to criticize anime" attitude out of here.

    I think Wannoob should consider putting MLP images in their next video, just to fuck with people like you.

    Grats on the kill!
    Never have I said his UI shouldn't suit his needs, but if he wants his video to appeal to the masses, then using something less obvious is the better choice, which would easily be possible using video editing. De facto it deterred quite a bit of people, pointing it out is criticism.

    No need to get aggressive about it, I'm just trying to make a solid discussion. calling out people being "insecure" sure as hell doesn't make your opinion stronger.
  1. Gadzooks's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Aelanna View Post
    Solid would imply that you have a basis for objectivity. Criticism of someone's personal tastes when it neither harms or affects others is completely and absolutely baseless. Even saying that the UI is distracting is kind of pointless considering that this is someone's personalized UI and obviously they are okay with it.

    Don't be rude.
    When their choices are put on display, that's all the excuse or rationalization for having an opinion. Your comments are just as rude as the ones you're accusing.
  1. morphosys's Avatar
    wannoob are you the DK that solo'd Naj'entus back in wrath?
  1. Mask's Avatar
    I really liked the music!! Good job on the kill
  1. Laylriana's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Garfurion View Post
    Here's the link to the video Hunter Solo; Shoot vs Tectus.
    Thank you for posting that link.
  1. Frumpy Frumpy Frak's Avatar
    I like anime and even I think that has to be the ugliest UI I've ever seen.
  1. Maduk's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Wannoob View Post
    It's not an anime (that makes me laugh to read it's an anime everywhere ).
    Thats why I asked
    TH6? Ah, thats why it looked somewhat familiar
  1. Lolsteak's Avatar
    Holy shit watching that video is like having your eyes scratched out with a rusty spoon
  1. Will's Avatar
    The main thing a UI needs to be is functional, and I'm glad it's functional for you. It's a shame some players don't prioritise good looks in the UI though. It is possible to be functional AND presentable. I'm a bit of a neat freak on my UI so everything is themed, matching, and tidy. This is just... all over the place. Why even bother having all that scrolling text when it's going too fast, and far too frequently to be able to read anyway, whilst also focusing on the fight?

    I've seen many ugly UIs in my time, and yep, this one takes the cake :P
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