stangmeister 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Wtf! The lockout dealy woulda been very usefull back when the content was hard! And, should I switch to a BE Stangmeister of Skullcrusher? =D We wanted to give everyone a very early heads-up that, in response to player requests, we’re developing a new service for World of Warcraft that will allow players to change their faction from Alliance to Horde or Horde to Alliance. There’s still much work to do and many details to iron out, but the basic idea is that players will be able to use the service to transform an existing character into a roughly equivalent character of the opposing faction on the same realm. Players who ended up creating and leveling up characters on the opposite factions from their friends have been asking for this type of functionality for some time, and we’re pleased to be getting closer to being able to deliver it. As with all of the features and services we offer, we intend to incorporate the faction-change service in a way that won’t disrupt the gameplay experience on the realms, and there will be some rules involved with when and how the service can be used. The number of variables involved increases the complexity of implementing this service, but we plan to take the time needed to ensure that it lives up to expectations before officially rolling it out. We’ll go into much more detail on all of this here at http://www.WorldofWarcraft.com as development progresses. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know that because this type of functionality requires extensive internal testing well in advance of release, you may be seeing bits and pieces of the service in the test builds we use for the public test realms moving forward. Lockout: A new feature has been introduced in this build, you can now extend your raid lockout to make them last one more week. This is probably very useful if your guild is trying to get a specific boss down and doesn't really need any other loot in the instance, you can just get one more weeks of tries without having to clean everything in the way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrende 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 WTF mate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangmeister 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Oh and this: This new PTR build had its share of Tier 9 updates, the models for the Leather_ArgentHorde are available and we now have the prices for each piece. The biggest change here is the introduction of a common token for all armor parts, you can buy the Head/Hands/Chest/Legs/Shoulders of your set with a single item. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erlin 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 lol thats so funny to me, first you can transgender now you can transfaction. i mean thats cool and all i guess, i assume it's going to be a pay service. i can imagine a lot of people who get annoyed at someone on their faction, paying to change sides, probably have to wait a few days or few hours, gank that person, and then pay to go back to their faction. (this scenario doesnt apply to PvE servers, but who plays on those) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
honki 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 we should all go horde. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 I gotta say.. it'd be nice to just pay for one account rather than have a second one for my cow.. >.> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sploit 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Honestly, paid faction change is one of the worst things they could do to this game. It would pretty much ruin BGs and any other PvP that isn't arenas. Not one self respecting pvper would stay alliance, there is no reason to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangmeister 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 I think you may be being overly excited about it, bob. Peeps will stay w/e faction their friends are on. If they are so concerned about racials, they'll go on the tournament realms. Really, though, the human/draenei racials are as good as UD/Tauren and what not. Not a game changer imo, but then again I dont arena as much, so w/e! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gryph 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 Seriously, my pally would kill to have Arcane Torrent in the Arena. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coeus 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 I think you may be being overly excited about it, bob. Peeps will stay w/e faction their friends are on. If they are so concerned about racials, they'll go on the tournament realms. Really, though, the human/draenei racials are as good as UD/Tauren and what not. Not a game changer imo, but then again I dont arena as much, so w/e! Dwarf racials are crap, compared to... everyone else Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tji3380 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2009 I'd switch factions for the near constant WG buff and overwhelming horde numbers out there with the apparent willingness to help you gank... but then again... this could balance the load the other way just as easilly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 Do I hear a horde Forgotten Prophets? Hmm? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghostmaker 0 Report post Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) There already is one... but its on Smolderthorn. I know there is at least 1 more BE pally and 1 more BE rogue coming up on SC. Recruit a friend is awesome. 10 levels in about an hour. Edited July 1, 2009 by Daghostmaker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenheart 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 BE Pally? WHO IS THIS GUY I'm gonna kill him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerstripe 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 My question is... On a PvP server, you can only be one faction... I have 3 toons at 60 or over on Skullcrusher, if I change factions on one, would it change em all? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghostmaker 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 Not a whole lot more info but: Due to the many questions that have come up with the announcement of this new service, we wanted to take the time to answer the ones we can at this point in time. Q. Will we be able to switch between the races on our own faction? A. No. Players will only be able to switch to a race of the opposite faction. Q. Will I be able to choose the race on the opposite faction that I want to change to? A. Yes, but you will only be able to switch to a race that has your class type available to it. So if you play a human paladin, you’d only be able to change to a blood elf paladin. Q. How much will it cost? A. We do not have further information on this at this point in time. Q. Will I be able to switch back to my original faction but a different race? A. No. You will only be able to switch back to your originally chosen race. Q. How will the switch between reputation, gear, mounts, etc be handled? A. We’ll have more details for you at a later point in time, though we plan to keep these as close to a reflection of the other faction as much as possible. Q. How often can you change your faction? A. We do not have any information to share on this at this point in time, however we will have restrictions on the frequency by which players can change their faction. Q. How will this affect the balance of Horde and Alliance on the realms? A. We are taking great care in how we implement this new service in order to maintain balance between the factions on the realms but do not have any further details to share. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tji3380 0 Report post Posted July 2, 2009 My question is... On a PvP server, you can only be one faction... I have 3 toons at 60 or over on Skullcrusher, if I change factions on one, would it change em all? My guess would be yes, for a PvP server you'd have to move them all. It's that or it'll make you choose a new server as well for your toon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyssa 0 Report post Posted July 8, 2009 lol thats so funny to me, first you can transgender You rang? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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