Cataclysm Talent System - Completely Changed
Cataclysm Talent System - Completely Changed
I just saw it on mmo-champion. Blizzard reducing each tree to 31-point talents!
Very interesting. Dont know what to think about that.
Reason: Adding link to Blizzard post.
- Saturo
- Posts: 18809
- Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:21 pm
- Gender: Mortally impaired geekgirl
- Location: My secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain.
Re: 31 talent tree
I also exist on DeviantArt.
"I'll probably be some kind of scientist, building inventions in my space lab in space!"
Moderation note: Saturo is banned from all forums except the RP forum, and only allowed there until the current RP thread ends.
- Vephriel
- Illustrious Master Hunter
- Posts: 16357
- Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:07 pm
- Realm: Wyrmrest Accord US
- Gender: Female
- Location: Canada
Re: 31 talent tree
•You choose one tree at level 10 and then can only add talents to that tree until you have put 31 points in it. Then the other trees open up.
•At level 78 and above, items will start dropping with Mastery as a stat. Once Mastery is learned from your class trainer, the stat will give bonuses based on the tree specialized in.
- Senna-Umbreon
- Illustrious Master Hunter
- Posts: 5821
- Joined: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:21 am
- Realm: Eonar, Nesingwary, Windrunner and the Venture Co.
- Gender: Feather-Buddy
- Location: Drowning in Legendary Pokemon OCs
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
- Vephriel
- Illustrious Master Hunter
- Posts: 16357
- Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:07 pm
- Realm: Wyrmrest Accord US
- Gender: Female
- Location: Canada
Re: 31 talent tree
Also, I like the sound of this. It's true, you don't necessarily feel like your chosen talent tree until much later on.The idea isn't to give players fewer choices, but to make those choices feel more meaningful. Your rotations won't change and you won't lose any cool talents. What will change are all of the filler talents you had to pick up to get to the next fun talent, as well as most talents that required 5 of your hard-earned points.
We want to focus the talent trees towards your chosen style of gameplay right away. That first point you spend in a tree should be very meaningful. If you choose Enhancement, we want you to feel like an Enhancement shaman right away, not thirty talent points later. When talent trees are unlocked at level 10, you will be asked to choose your specialization (e.g. whether you want to be an Arms, Fury or Protection warrior) before spending that first point. Making this choice comes with certain benefits, including whatever passive bonuses you need to be effective in that role, and a signature ability that used to be buried deeper in the talent trees. These abilities and bonuses are only available by specializing in a specific tree. Each tree awards its own unique active ability and passives when chosen.
- Nevar
- Grand Master Hunter
- Posts: 1597
- Joined: Sat Mar 06, 2010 10:32 pm
- Realm: Hellscream
- Gender: Female
Re: 31 talent tree
Foxy and Wiley! <3
Siggy credit to Erwil! and Avatar credit to Erwil as well!!
- Saturo
- Posts: 18809
- Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:21 pm
- Gender: Mortally impaired geekgirl
- Location: My secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain.
Re: 31 talent tree
RealID, aka in-game facebook was too much for me. Then we get our names all over the forums.
Now they're removing our talents.
I seriously doubt I'll be able to play this game much longer.
I also exist on DeviantArt.
"I'll probably be some kind of scientist, building inventions in my space lab in space!"
Moderation note: Saturo is banned from all forums except the RP forum, and only allowed there until the current RP thread ends.
-
- Master Hunter
- Posts: 1467
- Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:56 am
- Realm: Scarlet Monastary, Sentinels
- Gender: Male
- Location: Huh, never seen THAT before....
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
- Senna-Umbreon
- Illustrious Master Hunter
- Posts: 5821
- Joined: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:21 am
- Realm: Eonar, Nesingwary, Windrunner and the Venture Co.
- Gender: Feather-Buddy
- Location: Drowning in Legendary Pokemon OCs
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
I'm currently on the fence about this, I'll have to get a bit more info on it before I decide whether I like it or not.. Then again, I did skim over the blue post about it.. Maybe I should go read it fully ^^;
- Kaleos
- Expert Hunter
- Posts: 398
- Joined: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:40 pm
- Realm: Ner'zhul/Nesingwary
- Gender: Male
- Location: FL
Re: 31 talent tree
- Saturo
- Posts: 18809
- Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:21 pm
- Gender: Mortally impaired geekgirl
- Location: My secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain.
Re: 31 talent tree
Aye. I mean, we can fill out two and a half trees. You won't need a brain to spec properly. -.-Palladiamorsdeus wrote:I don't like it. It feels like they are getting rid of our options, and funneling us into being 'good'. It seems like a form of anti-stupid to me, and it honestly just pisses me the hell off. I didn't think there was anything wrong with the old system. This just means less work in designing and balancing talents for them, and fewer nobs for them to turn, as they put it.
I also exist on DeviantArt.
"I'll probably be some kind of scientist, building inventions in my space lab in space!"
Moderation note: Saturo is banned from all forums except the RP forum, and only allowed there until the current RP thread ends.
- Ungoro
- Expert Hunter
- Posts: 426
- Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:03 am
- Realm: Shattered Halls PVP EU
- Gender: Male
- Location: England
Re: 31 talent tree
- Chrizesu
- Community Resource
- Posts: 1089
- Joined: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:14 am
- Realm: Sisters of Elune (US RP)
- Gender: Female Dragonkin
- Location: Albany Oregon USA
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
Mains: [Burninrain|Zirconium|Ivoress|Nantosuelta|Sunrain]
Alts: [Emuishéré|Cynderlilly|Runicated|Marcell]
- Senna-Umbreon
- Illustrious Master Hunter
- Posts: 5821
- Joined: Thu Jan 07, 2010 2:21 am
- Realm: Eonar, Nesingwary, Windrunner and the Venture Co.
- Gender: Feather-Buddy
- Location: Drowning in Legendary Pokemon OCs
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
Re: 31 talent tree
Its back like pre-tbc with 31 talent tree but now whey have more points to spend.
- Chrizesu
- Community Resource
- Posts: 1089
- Joined: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:14 am
- Realm: Sisters of Elune (US RP)
- Gender: Female Dragonkin
- Location: Albany Oregon USA
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
Mains: [Burninrain|Zirconium|Ivoress|Nantosuelta|Sunrain]
Alts: [Emuishéré|Cynderlilly|Runicated|Marcell]
Re: 31 talent tree
Why not?There is Dual Talent Specialization.Chrizesu wrote:You know that this means that while leveling we probably won't be able to find any healers at all.
- Chrizesu
- Community Resource
- Posts: 1089
- Joined: Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:14 am
- Realm: Sisters of Elune (US RP)
- Gender: Female Dragonkin
- Location: Albany Oregon USA
- Contact:
Re: 31 talent tree
Not until level 40 and some healers actually used a few talents out of their trees to boost survivability as solo.Loridon wrote:Why not?There is Dual Talent Specialization.Chrizesu wrote:You know that this means that while leveling we probably won't be able to find any healers at all.
Mains: [Burninrain|Zirconium|Ivoress|Nantosuelta|Sunrain]
Alts: [Emuishéré|Cynderlilly|Runicated|Marcell]
- Saturo
- Posts: 18809
- Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:21 pm
- Gender: Mortally impaired geekgirl
- Location: My secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain.
Re: 31 talent tree
I also exist on DeviantArt.
"I'll probably be some kind of scientist, building inventions in my space lab in space!"
Moderation note: Saturo is banned from all forums except the RP forum, and only allowed there until the current RP thread ends.
- Sarayana
- Illustrious Master Hunter
- Posts: 4685
- Joined: Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:34 am
- Realm: Ysera-US, Nesingwary-US
Re: 31 talent tree
I disagree. I've looked at the shaman and druid resto trees as they were up until this change, and both have lots of offensive boosts in there. It's very clear to me that the new resto talents are geared towards 1) making it easier to solo as resto, and 2) making it easier to pvp as resto.Chrizesu wrote:You know that this means that while leveling we probably won't be able to find any healers at all.
As for this change... I dunno. I honestly don't understand why they're overhauling things to such a degree, but it looks to me like they're taking this (Cata) as an opportunity to "fix" things they consider bugged or broken. Whether we agree with that assessment or not, I mean.
Much gratitude to Spiritbinder for the signature and Vephriel for the avatar! <3