WoW Alpha shots

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 23, 2003, 7:24 pm

http://www.go2wow.de/
All kinds of shots, including char. creation shots.

they wont be up long...

Post by **Xouqoa** » September 23, 2003, 7:47 pm

spiffy =)

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » September 23, 2003, 9:18 pm

notice they only have the same custom char features as EQ, but im sure theres a larger selection

murr · Post by **murr** » September 23, 2003, 9:36 pm

There's some non german links over on the thread on Fohguild.org, if anyone wants.

Anyway..jizm.

Quote from a PM I got from Tigole on FoH boards..

Hope you're still having fun. Hang in there for WoW. We're not too far out now. And we have <<<GNOMES>>>!!! Woot?

Tigole is going to be a gnome.... shhhhhh.

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » September 23, 2003, 10:07 pm

butter!

Pilsburry · Post by **Pilsburry** » September 24, 2003, 2:16 am

On a related note...in the video game section here there is a thread called <a href="http://www.veeshanvault.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5623" Target="Blank">EQ2 Slippage</a>. If you want to know about that game, I've been compiling everything I find about EQ2 there, often with a link to the source (interview or post by a SoE employee).

If you want screenshots of EQ2 you need to go <a href="http://www.eqii.com/phpbb/modules.php?s ... _album.php" target="blank">HERE</a>

But here is something from EQ2 to wet your appetite.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » September 24, 2003, 8:19 am

Doesn't matter what EQ2 looks like, it's still going to be UOv2. Therefore it will suck huge festering donkey balls.

WoW looks very promising, not holding my breath though. Little stuff makes all the difference in the world.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » September 24, 2003, 11:10 am

Someone on the FoH boards called the toons "creepy mannaquins" and that sums up my feelings very well. I have no desire to play with Real Dolls(TM).

IMO, the only thing that could ruin WoW is the Blizzard fanbois. Hopefully the montly fee will scare most of them away.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » September 24, 2003, 11:44 am

masteen wrote:Someone on the FoH boards called the toons "creepy mannaquins" and that sums up my feelings very well. I have no desire to play with Real Dolls(TM).

Which game are you referring to? EQ? I agree with you there... very creepy.

IMO, the only thing that could ruin WoW is the Blizzard fanbois. Hopefully the montly fee will scare most of them away

I had visited one of the Blizzard MB's about a year ago, and a lot of the Blizzard gamers were bitching about paying a monthly fee. So, hopefully most of them just won't play.

Pils, this is a WoW thread. Keep the EQ2 stuff out. Thanks.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » September 24, 2003, 12:00 pm

Legenae wrote:
masteen wrote:Someone on the FoH boards called the toons "creepy mannaquins" and that sums up my feelings very well. I have no desire to play with Real Dolls(TM).
Which game are you referring to? EQ? I agree with you there... very creepy.

EQ2 actually. Apparently nobody at SoE has learned that more polys != better graphics.

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » September 24, 2003, 12:14 pm

Is it just me or is this a bong?

Post by **Sylvus** » September 24, 2003, 12:20 pm

It's quite obviously a hookah, silly.

Marbus · Post by **Marbus** » September 24, 2003, 12:26 pm

I agree with Sylvus

Pilsburry · Post by **Pilsburry** » September 24, 2003, 12:27 pm

I don't think a quick blurb about a related product is too out of line.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » September 24, 2003, 12:27 pm

masteen wrote:
Legenae wrote:
masteen wrote:Someone on the FoH boards called the toons "creepy mannaquins" and that sums up my feelings very well. I have no desire to play with Real Dolls(TM).
Which game are you referring to? EQ? I agree with you there... very creepy.
EQ2 actually. Apparently nobody at SoE has learned that more polys != better graphics.

Yeah, I meant EQ2.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » September 24, 2003, 2:39 pm

We need a Waterworld Massive Online game. Water zones own...

Forthe · Post by **Forthe** » September 24, 2003, 2:47 pm

Die Winnow.

Ennia · Post by **Ennia** » September 24, 2003, 3:09 pm

He should die for supporting torturing Pikachu!

Deneve · Post by **Deneve** » September 24, 2003, 4:07 pm

Winnow wrote:We need a Waterworld Massive Online game. Water zones own...

h8

masteen · Post by **masteen** » September 26, 2003, 6:35 pm

They're not 1337 unauthorized shots, but they're pretty sweet anyway:

http://www.4gamer.net/store/shots/wow/wow_01.html

Roagz get teh Martian Arts... Blizzard understands who the real ultimate power is!

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » September 26, 2003, 7:34 pm

masteen wrote:They're not 1337 unauthorized shots, but they're pretty sweet anyway:

http://www.4gamer.net/store/shots/wow/wow_01.html

Roagz get teh Martian Arts... Blizzard understands who the real ultimate power is!

Those are dope!!

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » September 26, 2003, 8:57 pm

The exp bar at the bottom is the win.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » September 29, 2003, 6:07 pm

Skogen wrote:
masteen wrote:They're not 1337 unauthorized shots, but they're pretty sweet anyway:

http://www.4gamer.net/store/shots/wow/wow_01.html

Roagz get teh Martian Arts... Blizzard understands who the real ultimate power is!
Those are dope!!

There's also 2 more pages that I missed:

http://www.4gamer.net/store/shots/wow/wow_02.html
http://www.4gamer.net/store/shots/wow/wow_03.html

Kwonryu DragonFist · September 30, 2003, 8:27 am

DAMN!

Lookin good!

Cotto · Post by **Cotto** » September 30, 2003, 4:21 pm

Im so going to that game

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » October 1, 2003, 3:59 am

Orcs look superb!

They can ride wolves too!

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 2, 2003, 3:38 pm

The site I visit regularly for WoW info is:

http://www.world-of-warcraft.org/index.php

Has a lot of screenshots as well as the Warcraft History (which I am reading... I never played any of the Warcraft games before).

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » October 2, 2003, 6:36 pm

Legenae wrote:I never played any of the Warcraft games before).

blasphemy

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 2, 2003, 6:43 pm

But but but... I've played Diablo and Star Craft (which I suck at). Does that count for something? lol

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » October 2, 2003, 8:15 pm

Legenae wrote:But but but... I've played Diablo and Star Craft (which I suck at). Does that count for something? lol

definitely.

Xzion · Post by **Xzion** » October 9, 2003, 8:11 pm

looks like im likeling a troll rogue for this...
notice there most likely going to be the only class that gets duel wield, as its listed in special abilitya nd isnt for any other class, or shown in there SS's

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 9, 2003, 9:35 pm

Xzion wrote:looks like im likeling a troll rogue for this...
notice there most likely going to be the only class that gets duel wield, as its listed in special abilitya nd isnt for any other class, or shown in there SS's

Dual wield is for Warriors, Hunters and Rogues.

Sartori · Post by **Sartori** » October 9, 2003, 9:38 pm

i still can't decide what i want to play....no bards

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 9, 2003, 10:01 pm

Here are my combos:

Human Mage
Dwarf Priest
Undead Warlock
Night Elf Hunter

I wonder what classes the gnomes will have.

Sartori · Post by **Sartori** » October 9, 2003, 10:15 pm

the one thing i don't know if i will like is good/evil not being able to group or communicate in-game (if this isn't the case, please say so - I read it in a dev Q&A). I'd like to group w/my friends whenever I want, but I see this really getting in the way. Of course I have no experience with games like Anarchy Online, DAOC, or SWG so I don't know how much it will really matter.

Avestan · Post by **Avestan** » October 10, 2003, 2:48 am

I know I do not have time to play, but I will anyway. . .joy.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 10, 2003, 2:53 am

Sartori wrote:the one thing i don't know if i will like is good/evil not being able to group or communicate in-game (if this isn't the case, please say so - I read it in a dev Q&A). I'd like to group w/my friends whenever I want, but I see this really getting in the way. Of course I have no experience with games like Anarchy Online, DAOC, or SWG so I don't know how much it will really matter.

From what I understand, you will be able to group, but you won't be able to communicate very well. I guess until you learn each other's language. That's what I thought anyways.

If someone know different, let us know!

I'm more for the Alliance races, but I think my fiance and his friends would most likely go the Horde route

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » October 10, 2003, 6:28 am

Ive read all three warcraft books and Ive been a fan since warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans. I am playing this game no matter what. I love the style of the graphics, the environments are just amazing and the lore of the world is really awesome too. I...need...this...game...

Kwonryu DragonFist · October 10, 2003, 12:26 pm

Orcs! Orcs! Orcs!

WolfRiders! WolfPacks!

Orcs!

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 10, 2003, 3:32 pm

Keverian FireCry wrote:Ive read all three warcraft books and Ive been a fan since warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans. I am playing this game no matter what. I love the style of the graphics, the environments are just amazing and the lore of the world is really awesome too. I...need...this...game...

Beta is supposed to start the 4th quarter of 2003... and well... we are in 4th quarter 2003. I hope we hear something soon!!

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » October 10, 2003, 3:49 pm

Legenae wrote:
Keverian FireCry wrote:Ive read all three warcraft books and Ive been a fan since warcraft: Orcs vs. Humans. I am playing this game no matter what. I love the style of the graphics, the environments are just amazing and the lore of the world is really awesome too. I...need...this...game...
Beta is supposed to start the 4th quarter of 2003... and well... we are in 4th quarter 2003. I hope we hear something soon!!

This is Blizzard we are talking about here! Automatically tack on 6 months - 1 year to all dates they give.

EDIT: My wife is going to kill me once this game hits the shelf.

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » October 10, 2003, 4:27 pm

As far as I've understood, no, you cannot group cross-alliances.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 10, 2003, 7:25 pm

Dregor Thule wrote:As far as I've understood, no, you cannot group cross-alliances.

Well that just sucks.

I hope they change that.

masteen · Post by **masteen** » October 14, 2003, 3:08 pm

Legenae wrote:
Dregor Thule wrote:As far as I've understood, no, you cannot group cross-alliances.
Well that just sucks. I hope they change that.

Don't count on it. Blizzard is very big on the whole Horde vs. Alliance thing.

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 14, 2003, 3:39 pm

masteen wrote:
Legenae wrote:
Dregor Thule wrote:As far as I've understood, no, you cannot group cross-alliances.
Well that just sucks. I hope they change that.
Don't count on it. Blizzard is very big on the whole Horde vs. Alliance thing.

Are they going to do this the way of DAoC where you try to get points for your "team" and set it up so that it's basically a PvP game? From the Blizzard faq, the info that they have so far doesn't suggest this, yet people seem to think that's what the game will be.

I understand that Horde can't group with Alliance, but will they make us have to create a new character of the opposite faction on a different server a-la DAoC?

masteen · Post by **masteen** » October 14, 2003, 4:43 pm

Well, since there aren't Relic keeps in designated frontier areas, I don't see Blizzard doing anything stupid like DAoC did. In fact, in some of the vids from E3 and other fansites, the character select screen has orcs, night elfs, tauren, humans all on the same account. I know it's beta, but as the magic 8-ball sez: Probably not!

Legenae · Post by **Legenae** » October 14, 2003, 5:13 pm

I hope you're right!