Topic (Locked) Ask the Devs #1 - Questions
Bashiok
Bashiok
Community Manager
Edited by Bashiok on 3/8/11 11:03 AM (PST)
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Forshard
Burning Blade
Forshard
90 Troll Hunter
7400
Edited by Forshard on 3/7/11 9:09 AM (PST)
What happened to the other thread like this? Are the answers on there way?


Also: Why did you remove Eyes of the Beast when it was an actually situationally pretty cool ability

But you kept eagle eye in...?
Judgesyou
Dalvengyr
Judgesyou
85 Blood Elf Paladin
3300
Is the Holy Paladin mastery going to remain as is, or will it see a change in the future?
Severran
Undermine
Severran
85 Blood Elf Paladin
5905
Will the "Heroic" 5 man versions of ZG and ZA have epic drops from every boss on a daily reset or only the final boss like WOTLK heroics?
Quazzoq
Whisperwind
Quazzoq
85 Goblin Mage
3115
Will you merge the Ghostlands and Eversong Woods to the actual azeroth?
Pup
Laughing Skull
Pup
87 Worgen Druid
8540
With the upcoming change to cyclone duration, it's becoming less and less worth using predatory strikes instant cyclones on any target with diminishing returns. This is revealing the high cost of global cooldowns of shifting for feral druids. A second cyclone would CC a target for 2.5 seconds, but require 3 seconds of GCD for the feral.

Is there a possibility of receiving reduced global cooldowns for shapeshifting (or any other changes along those lines), or is it not a concern at this moment?
Pekti
Executus
Pekti
90 Blood Elf Priest
16420
Concerning game atmosphere, what do you think can be done (or is there anything you plan on doing) in boosting overall game morale, attitudes, etc, in attempt to repair what many consider to be a poor community?
Smertrius
Zul'jin
Smertrius
85 Orc Warlock
12795
Is there any plans to change some of the warlocks clunky mechanics like shadow embrace in the affliction tree?
Guineapig
Eonar
Guineapig
85 Night Elf Druid
3070
Where is the Shendralar exalted Feat of Strength we were promised? 4.1 is on the PTR and there is no sign of it.
Kamikrazee
Spirestone
Kamikrazee
85 Goblin Warrior
2570
Are you guys comfortable with Feral Druids mobility after the shapeshifting change?

Gwarph
Bonechewer
Gwarph
90 Tauren Druid
3370
As a Boomkin who likes to PvP a lot, I have always had difficulty with casting my spells, especially in a lunar eclipse, due to long cast times. Thus, shooting stars was a blessing that gave me a rare chance to be quite useful, and now Starsurge is being nerfed. I can actually understand and see why Starsurge is being nerfed, but it really hurts one of the few benefits the spec has.

So my question is really, are there any plans to compensate for this nerf elsewhere? Very much like the aimed shot nerf on hunters also having the Aspect of the Hawk compensation, and so on. Boomkin really is struggling and we're taking nerfs also as a result of Feral previously being good, and Resto remaining one of the best PvP specs, so I'm just hoping we might get compensation.
Joel
Thrall
Joel
85 Tauren Paladin
13010
Are there any plans on updating character casting animations say different animation for different spells and possible attack animations aswell?
Also, is there any plans on making it more noticeable when you you catch a fish when fishing, rather then just a (really low)sound and bobble dipping?
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