|  |
| | 
08-07-2007, 03:52 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
| BANNED
Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,782
| If you missed Nax the first time around, fear not!
Quote: |
Originally Posted by MMOGamer The MMO Gamer: On the subject of raids, I obviously don’t know the exact numbers, but there are rumors floating around on the internet that only something like under two percent of players in WoW actually make use of the end-game raiding content. How do you respond to the notion that you are catering to a small, vocal minority, while ignoring the large majority of casual players?
Jeffrey Kaplan: I think that's kind of a misconception that we're only creating content for a small group of players. First of all, our statistics show that our most popular instance is Karazhan, that's getting done by more players right now each day we get statistics that show what our most popular instances are, and each day it comes back Karazhan, so a lot of people are doing that. We're coming out with Zul Aman in direct response to the popularity of Karazhan.
Now, in regards to some of the more difficult raid content, like Naxxramas, or like Black Temple, I think there is some validity to what you're saying, that not enough people are getting to see the content. In direct response to that, we want to take Naxxramas, what we felt was possibly one of our best dungeons in terms of game design, in terms of cool encounters, great art, it had some of the best music out of any of our zones, and a lot of people missed it, and I think they missed it for a couple reasons: One, it was super hardcore, it was our hardest dungeon of original World of Warcraft, the other reason is that it came only a few months before The Burning Crusade. I think a lot more people would have gotten the chance to experience it if they had the time to progress, but since they didn't, they missed it.
So what I want to do in Northrend is to take Naxxramas in all of its glory, scale it down to the 25 man raid size, and then take the difficulty and retune it obviously we'd tune for level 80, it would no longer be tuned for level 60, since that would be a little silly and it wouldn't be a lot of fun for people at that point, but I want to put rewards in there that are very exciting to level 80 players, but make it the entry-level raid, very accessible, tune the encounters so that there's something for everybody to do, and let the majority get a chance to see that content that they hadn't seen before. | People are speculating that Arthas is going to revive Kel (wait what?) and the entire Naxxaramas instance and make that his "stronghold" (ala Black Temple being Illidans). Could be cool, but again, how many people have stepped foot against Illidan? | 
|  | |
08-07-2007, 06:37 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
| Respected Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Zanarkand Age: 21 Posts: 6,995
| It can't be his stronghold because they just said that it's the entry-level raid for level 80's. Besides, it'd be silly to have Naxx be Arthas' stronghold because it's just rehashed content. I'm sure they're going to think up something more awesome for Arthas' lair.
__________________
Last edited by Renzokuken; 08-07-2007 at 10:34 PM.
| 
| | |
08-07-2007, 06:58 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
| BANNED
Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,782
| From what I got out of it was that they're going to redo most of the encounters. Same bosses and such, but a different style. I dunno, if it wasn't an entry level it could be kind of cool. Have Arthas overtake Nax from Kel, taking his place and moving Nax to Northrend.
Could be cool. But yeah, making it an entry level I suppose is a way to get more people to see it.
Though I love how Blizzard keeps going "LOL KARAZHAN IS THE MOST RAIDED PLACE IN THE GAME!" like it's some big accomplishment. You can ****ing PUG the place by now, in one night, not to mention if you want to do anything 'endgame' you HAVE to do it. | |
| | |
08-07-2007, 10:35 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
| Respected Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Zanarkand Age: 21 Posts: 6,995
| Karazhan is the most raided place because it's a 10man. 'Nuff said.
__________________
| |
| | |
08-07-2007, 10:53 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
| BANNED
Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,782
| Yeah, that and it's incredibly easy to get into. | |
| | |
08-08-2007, 01:36 AM
|
#6 (permalink)
| Certified PROGUE
Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Everywhere Posts: 679
| Why would Arthas take Naxx? He already sits atop the frozen throne in Icecrown Glacier. And as you're fighting Kel, you hear a conversation between them through the fight, so obviously, Kel is a minion of the Lich King.
__________________  | |
| | |
08-08-2007, 02:08 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
| BANNED
Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,782
| For the same reason that any class can unlock a death know. Lolore ftw. | |
| | |
08-10-2007, 08:50 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
| Global Moderator
Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: My Sanctuary Age: 22 Posts: 5,827
| Kara = UBRS. 'Nuff said.
__________________
Our secret's safe and sound
Solid now unless it breaks in two
Faithfully unbound
None of this was ever built to last
| |
| | |
08-10-2007, 01:28 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
| BattleForums Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004 Age: 17 Posts: 4,033
| Naxx was the bomb and alot of people dident get to experience it, im glad there putting it back into the game.
__________________  | |
| | |
08-10-2007, 03:00 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
| Grumpy Old Grandpa
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Portugal Age: 23 Posts: 9,884
| Naxx will probably be still Kel'Thusad's dungeon. But it's weird. I mean, people will no longer be able to do the 40-men level 60 Naxxramas? | |
| | |
08-11-2007, 09:43 PM
|
#11 (permalink)
| Respected Member
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Zanarkand Age: 21 Posts: 6,995
| Who would want to do the old 40man Lv60 Naxx? It'd be a waste of your time.
__________________
| |
| | |
08-11-2007, 09:47 PM
|
#12 (permalink)
| BANNED
Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,782
| I dunno, I used to mess around with my guild and do **** like Ony and AQ and ZG for ****s and giggles when I was 70 | |
| | |
08-12-2007, 01:51 AM
|
#13 (permalink)
| BattleForums Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Arcanum Age: 17 Posts: 1,901
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Renzokuken  Who would want to do the old 40man Lv60 Naxx? It'd be a waste of your time. | I'd actually like to do it lol. It looks fun =/
__________________ (\_/)
(O.o)
(> <) Bunnies rule the world. Paste him in your sig for world domination! Married to §tar§oft
:heart Krobelus :heart Quote: |
Originally Posted by §tar§oft don't make me smother your face in my thousand year old pussy | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Trojan Because Jenny is like an unfiltered bottle of water. You want it, but once you see whats on the bottom, you go ewww. | Thanks to Hellwolf_36 for my avatars  . | |
| | |
08-12-2007, 02:52 AM
|
#14 (permalink)
| I still play games
Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,692
| Even though the loot from Naxx is now obsolete, I still like going in with some 70's and doing the bosses. The fights are still relatively difficult if you only do it with a few people. | |
| | |
08-25-2007, 03:47 AM
|
#15 (permalink)
| Scarlet Crusader
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Frederick Age: 19 Posts: 1,058
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Morningstar I dunno, I used to mess around with my guild and do **** like Ony and AQ and ZG for ****s and giggles when I was 70 |
im trying to get the turtle poly atm also 
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by x42bn6 I'm afraid that on these forums, the very first thing I look at are the breasts and vagina because I need to figure out whether it is porn or not.* | Quote:
Originally Posted by The Ugly One We here at Battleforums would like thank you for posting your grade in your English 201 class. We will be sending you a gigantic "WE DON'T GIVE A ****" letter in the mail to show our appreciation. |
Watercooler @ Area 52 http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/bo...Id=78408&sid=1 http://www.wowarmory.com/character-s...&n=Watercooler | |
| | | |
Anthem
Linear Mode
