Earned the achievement Master of Warsong Gulch for 25 points.
Day: May 29, 2010
Ruby Sanctum Loot, Cataclysm Screenshots, Blue posts
It's Saturday, and bunnies are going hop hop hop!
Ruby Sanctum Loot Table Update
There was another wave of PTR testing at the end of the week and new items have been discovered, no heroic items yet but it looks like everyone will get something from the 25-man loot table! Baltharus' Gift, Scion's Treads, Twilight Scale Shoulders, Saviana's Tribute, Surrogate Belt, Umbrage Armbands, Returning Footfalls have been added to the lists.
25-Man Loot Table
| lvl | Type | Spec | Slot | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271 | Plate | Melee.DPS | Feet | Apocalypse’s Advance | |
| 271 | Plate | Spell | Feet | Foreshadow Steps | |
| 271 | Plate | Tanking | Feet | Treads of Impending Resurrection | |
| 271 | Phys.DPS | Feet | Returning Footfalls | ||
| 271 | Spell | Waist | Split Shape Belt | ||
| 271 | Leather | Phys.DPS | Wrist | Umbrage Armbands | |
| 271 | Leather | Spell | Wrist | Phaseshifter’s Bracers | |
| 271 | Cloth | Spell | Wrist | Bracers of Fiery Night | |
| 271 | Cloak | Spell | Back | Cloak of Burning Dusk | |
| 271 | Neck | Melee.DPS | Neck | Penumbra Pendant | |
| 271 | Finger | Phys.DPS | Finger | Signet of Twilight | |
| 271 | Finger | Spell MP5 | Finger | Ring of Phased Regeneration | |
| 271 | Trinket | Phys.DPS | Trinket | Sharpened Twilight Scale | |
| 271 | Trinket | Tanking | Trinket | Petrified Twilight Scale | |
| 271 | Trinket | Spell DPS | Trinket | Charred Twilight Scale | |
| 271 | Trinket | Healing | Trinket | Glowing Twilight Scale |
10-Man Loot Table
| lvl | Type | Spec | Slot | Item | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258 | Plate | Melee.DPS | Wrist | Bracers of the Heir | |
| 258 | Plate | Tanking | Feet | Scion’s Treads | |
| 258 | Plate | Spell | Waist | Surrogate Belt | |
| 258 | Phys.DPS | Shoulder | Twilight Scale Shoulders | ||
| 258 | Leather | Phys.DPS | Chest | Gloaming Sark | |
| 258 | Leather | Spell | Hands | Changeling Gloves | |
| 258 | Cloth | Spell Hit | Waist | Misbegotten Belt | |
| 258 | Cloak | Spell MP5 | Back | Abduction’s Cover | |
| 258 | Finger | Melee.DPS | Finger | Zarithrian’s Offering | |
| 258 | Finger | Spell Hit | Finger | Saviana’s Tribute | |
| 258 | Neck | Phys.DPS | Neck | Baltharus’ Gift |
Cataclysm Screenshots of the Day
4 screenshots of the day (Friday / Saturday / Sunday / Monday) have been added to the Official Site!
 Tanaris – Gadgetzan |
 Thousand Needles – Speed Barge |
 Blasted Lands – Tainted Forest |
 Stonetalon Mountains – The Charred Vale |
Blue posts
Quote from Blizzard staff
Lowering the GCD
Lowering the GCD is as close to anything on the never list. We will possibly do it for hunters, but that is because their resource system is going to prevent them from ever spamming multiple buttons at once (in the same way rogues have a lower GCD). Even with rage normalization there are going to be times when a warrior is at 100 rage and can unload with multiple attacks at once. The GCD is there for a reason, partially for game balance and partially to keep the server – client communication from getting gummed up. (Source)
Lowering the GCD is as close to anything on the never list. We will possibly do it for hunters, but that is because their resource system is going to prevent them from ever spamming multiple buttons at once (in the same way rogues have a lower GCD). Even with rage normalization there are going to be times when a warrior is at 100 rage and can unload with multiple attacks at once. The GCD is there for a reason, partially for game balance and partially to keep the server – client communication from getting gummed up. (Source)
Mandatory Talents
If talents aren't mandatory (for PvE or PvP) then they are considered marginal. If your talent decisions don't actually matter, then that feature becomes a lot less compelling. You could advocate I suppose a design where each individual talent point is even with every other, but given the enormou…