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Blizzard Recaps 'Restoring History: Creating WoW Classic' Panel from Blizzcon - MMORPG.com

SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
edited November 2018 in News & Features Discussion

imageBlizzard Recaps 'Restoring History: Creating WoW Classic' Panel from Blizzcon - MMORPG.com

The World of Warcraft: Classic panel has wrapped up and the Blizzard team has updated the official site with a lengthy recap of all that was discussed during the hour-long presentation. Readers will learn about the search for the databases, art assets and source code for vanilla and how they used those as the basis for a prototype before turning it into the demo that players have had a chance to try out over this past weekend.

Read the full story here



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  • GeezerGamerGeezerGamer Member EpicPosts: 8,857
    edited November 2018
    Umm, OK. I mean, it's not much of an update.
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    GeezerGamer said:
    Umm, OK. I mean, it's not much of an update.
    Wow....what did you want to hear? It's coming in Summer 2019. It will roll out content. We know that Classic is accessed through a monthly subscription. The process for making sure it's the right experience for those who want it have been laid out....what other info were you looking for?
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  • Soki123Soki123 Member RarePosts: 2,558
    edited November 2018
    Cannot wait for this along with Live ,WC3 , yes Diablo mobile and OW , I m set for a long long long time.
  • GeezerGamerGeezerGamer Member EpicPosts: 8,857
    SBFord said:
    GeezerGamer said:
    Umm, OK. I mean, it's not much of an update.
    Wow....what did you want to hear? It's coming in Summer 2019. It will roll out content. We know that Classic is accessed through a monthly subscription. The process for making sure it's the right experience for those who want it have been laid out....what other info were you looking for?
    Something new? I guess? Maybe?

  • GeezerGamerGeezerGamer Member EpicPosts: 8,857
    You can only report what Blizz releases. I get that. 
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    GeezerGamer said:
    SBFord said:
    GeezerGamer said:
    Umm, OK. I mean, it's not much of an update.
    Wow....what did you want to hear? It's coming in Summer 2019. It will roll out content. We know that Classic is accessed through a monthly subscription. The process for making sure it's the right experience for those who want it have been laid out....what other info were you looking for?
    Something new? I guess? Maybe?

    Every bit of the stuff I mentioned IS new! Did you watch it? Besides, what's "new" about the first iteration of a 14 year old game? :D
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  • Soki123Soki123 Member RarePosts: 2,558
    Lol Geezer, shes right , give it up.
  • GeezerGamerGeezerGamer Member EpicPosts: 8,857
    SBFord said:
    GeezerGamer said:
    SBFord said:
    GeezerGamer said:
    Umm, OK. I mean, it's not much of an update.
    Wow....what did you want to hear? It's coming in Summer 2019. It will roll out content. We know that Classic is accessed through a monthly subscription. The process for making sure it's the right experience for those who want it have been laid out....what other info were you looking for?
    Something new? I guess? Maybe?

    Every bit of the stuff I mentioned IS new! Did you watch it? Besides, what's "new" about the first iteration of a 14 year old game? :D
    There's actually plenty of stuff that is new about this, since it's not actually the 14 y/o game but a reboot. This both excites me and concerns me at the same time.
  • ThupliThupli Member RarePosts: 1,318
    Here is the actual link. Well worth the read. Very much reaffirms to me that they are going to get this dialed in to behave very closely to classic.

    I was also interested to read that they are going to closely watch API and make sure that no add-ons ruin the feel of classic...that was great to hear.

    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22646759

  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    Thupli said:
    Here is the actual link. Well worth the read. Very much reaffirms to me that they are going to get this dialed in to behave very closely to classic.

    I was also interested to read that they are going to closely watch API and make sure that no add-ons ruin the feel of classic...that was great to hear.

    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22646759
    That link is actually IN the article. What is in the first post in this thread is the "teaser" with a link to the full article. Just FYI. :P
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  • Ecthelion29Ecthelion29 Member UncommonPosts: 8
    They are thinking of using sharding in wow classic...fuck blizz
    itchmon
  • SBFordSBFord Former Associate EditorMember LegendaryPosts: 33,129
    Ecthelion29 said:
    They are thinking of using sharding in wow classic...fuck blizz
    Situationally and only at the beginning. It makes a great deal of sense. They do this on RP servers as it is and it works well during very select and limited times.
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  • ThupliThupli Member RarePosts: 1,318
    edited November 2018

    SBFord said:


    Thupli said:

    Here is the actual link. Well worth the read. Very much reaffirms to me that they are going to get this dialed in to behave very closely to classic.



    I was also interested to read that they are going to closely watch API and make sure that no add-ons ruin the feel of classic...that was great to hear.



    https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/news/22646759


    That link is actually IN the article. What is in the first post in this thread is the "teaser" with a link to the full article. Just FYI. :P



    I did read the whole article, I think my kindle doesn't read those links. I kept tapping it, but no link underline or connection. I just assumed it was forgotten... Doh. My bad! Still, just want to reiterate that it is well worth the read.

  • ThupliThupli Member RarePosts: 1,318

    Ecthelion29 said:

    They are thinking of using sharding in wow classic...fuck blizz



    They are literally only using it for the launch on only the beginner zones.

    How would you solve this problem? Just let 1500 horde start in valley of trials?
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  • ThupliThupli Member RarePosts: 1,318
    edited November 2018
    Regarding API
    What add-ons can do has changed over the years and have become much more sophisticated as authors have gained years of experience and savvy. We’re not 100% on a concrete solution to what this means for WoW Classic yet, but one thing we know is that we’re not going to roll all the way back to the 1.12 add-on API. Doing so would open the way for nearly complete automation of combat decision making allowing for “bot” behavior that is counter to the core WoW gameplay experience. This is one thing we know we don’t want. On the other end of the spectrum, the modern API offers some additional functionality for creating social features that could also undermine the authentic classic experience. We’re still figuring out the details and looking for a good middle ground. We’ll be keeping a close eye on feedback from the community and add-on authors on where we should be setting those boundaries.
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  • UtinniUtinni Member EpicPosts: 2,209

    Ecthelion29 said:

    They are thinking of using sharding in wow classic...fuck blizz



    Have fun fighting 1-2k people for the same 5 mobs without shared tagging at launch man.

    Lets go ahead and cap fps at 20(5 in raids) , ms at 500 while we're at it for the classic experience.
    itchmon
  • ThaneThane Member EpicPosts: 3,534

    GeezerGamer said:


    SBFord said:


    GeezerGamer said:

    Umm, OK. I mean, it's not much of an update.


    Wow....what did you want to hear? It's coming in Summer 2019. It will roll out content. We know that Classic is accessed through a monthly subscription. The process for making sure it's the right experience for those who want it have been laid out....what other info were you looking for?


    Something new? I guess? Maybe?




    durr. this is about classic, if you want classic news, go back to 2004 :P
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  • GaladournGaladourn Member RarePosts: 1,813
    If the timeline of release of content is the one described, that means that PvP armor will have the "original" stats and not put to shame the T0.5 armor. I hope so, because the updated PvP armor sets were imba.
  • BobVaBobVa Member UncommonPosts: 125
    I am against .. shards. Yes, even at the beginning. WoW Classic is not going anywhere since we will not have 'progression servers' ( except the ones stated in this article ).

    Classic is about journey, and yes, trying to kill 5 boars with lots of other players around you, is part of the Classic feeling. Imagine the chat and the Social aspect here.

    Enabling shardings, will also be bad for "making friends" on the same server in the beginning.
    Steelhelm
  • advokat666advokat666 Member UncommonPosts: 93
    I agree sharding contradicts their views of social interaction. You start making friends early in the level phase and leveling with people i never see in my life, meh, does not make sense to me.
    Steelhelm
  • XingbairongXingbairong Member RarePosts: 927
    edited November 2018
    Yeah you definitely make friends early in the game when you and 50 others are trying to tag the same boar. You say such sweet words to each other that it's hard not to become friends... Don't forget this isn't the current WoW. Whoever deals damage first tags the mob and no one else gets count for the kill and by deal damage we are talking about actual damage, so for example a priest or a warlock can't tag a mob with a dot because they do damage after a while, so their best bet is smite/shadowbolt, but with a hunter or any melee class nearby you can imagine your chances.

    Seriously sharding is crap I personally dislike it, but it might not be a bad solution to the shitfest that's going to be the first 5 levels. Of course I hope they don't do it for any other zones but the starting zones. Also while crossrealm wasn't a feature till the end of Classic I still think that maybe they should've made and exception for this one for no other reason other than the fact that queues for BGs will be fairly unbalanced. I'm sure that there will be more horde than alliance for sure if not for anything else just for the undead and orc racials which were just... no comment.
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  • GaladournGaladourn Member RarePosts: 1,813
    the alternative to this is dynamic spawn rates... no sharding please, it's against the core design principles that made classic WoW the game it was...
  • IselinIselin Member LegendaryPosts: 18,719
    That was an interesting under the hood look at Classic development. I like the sharding idea too since the competition for quest mobs that can only be tagged by one player will be fierce even with sharding - without it it would be a shit show until the population spreads out.
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  • ScellowScellow Member RarePosts: 398
    They missed the opportunity to refresh their engine, i doubt it'll last more than 5 years
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  • SeelinnikoiSeelinnikoi Member RarePosts: 1,360
    I just hope I can pvp again in Tarren Mill and Southshore. Oh, those were the days!
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