** Official WoW Catalysm Alpha/Beta Thread **

Voltage said:
4.0.3 drops this week, a blizz employee said 4.0.3a (the shattering) will occur very shortly after, as soon as next week :)

decided to roll a human hunter and orc mage until the worgen/goblins are available :)
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New class combos are now available? Hearing conflicting stories about this. Will end up trying cata though hoping nit to get sucked in again :) can you digitally upgrade to cata through blizz site on launch or will you need to buy a hard copy?
 
no they wont.......4.0.3a will make them available

4.0.3 is just the content patch......4.0.3a will make it active

lol, id level my huntard and opmagi to 85.....eventually rofl
 
Just a heads up, the next phase of the invasion is starting imminently across all realms, Orgrimmar is going to be set on fire etc :(
 
How do you guys cope with the number of skills the classes have? I simply don't have enough keys to bind them to. I can only really use 1-4 on the numbers and then every possible key around WASD but I still have loads of core abilities unbound. I'm tempted to get one of those multi-button mice, my MX-518 isn't enough. :o
 
Parsifal said:
How do you guys cope with the number of skills the classes have? I simply don't have enough keys to bind them to. I can only really use 1-4 on the numbers and then every possible key around WASD but I still have loads of core abilities unbound. I'm tempted to get one of those multi-button mice, my MX-518 isn't enough. :o
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I play with about 30 keybinds for combat, and 3 or 4 of them are on the mouse.

You just have to get used to it :p
 
can you digitally upgrade to cata through blizz site on launch or will you need to buy a hard copy?
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You can digitally pre-order the upgrade via your Bnet account now. Won't get any media but you will be able to play the second servers go live. Seems the best option.
 
Sin_Chase said:
You can digitally pre-order the upgrade via your Bnet account now. Won't get any media but you will be able to play the second servers go live. Seems the best option.
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What do you mean you wont get any media? Are you referring to the cinematics that Blizzard since confirmed WOULD be part of the download?
 
utajoker said:
picked up my mage as arcane, is there more to it than just spam AB? or is that it?
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That is the main jist of it, it depends on how long the fight is, if its a raid boss or 5 man instance boss for example.

Below is taken from EJ - http://elitistjerks.com/f75/t106141-arcane_cataclysm_updated_4_01_a/

* The Burn Phase
Optimal Cycle: ABspam+
Usage requirements: All cooldowns popped (AP, Mana Gem), Evocation available.
Duration: 15 to 25 seconds (scales up with gear), however long it takes to get from 100% to 40% mana using the optimal cycle.
Explanation: The 'burn' phase is activated when all cooldowns are popped and evocation is available. Use ABspam to burn mana from 100% to ~40% mana.

* The Regen Phase
Optimal Cycle: - none -, use evocation or fight specific mechanic to bring mana back up to 100% as quickly as possible
Usage requirement: Successfully completed burn phase, evocation available.
Duration: 6 seconds
Explanation: This short phase must be used directly after a burn phase to bring your mana back up to near 100%. Arcane mages must strive to keep their mana as high as possible for as long as possible.

* The Conserve Phase
Optimal Cycle: ~variable~, whichever cycle is mana neutral in your gear. A 'mana neutral' cycle is defined as the highest DPS cycle with which you can maintain relatively the same mana % point for some extended period of time. This cycle, naturally, is totally defined by gear and will increase in AB usage as gear increases. e.g. For Cataclysm pre-heroic gear, this cycle was found to be AB2 ABr/AM.
Usage requirement: Whenever you are not 'burning' or 'regenning'.
Duration: as long as it takes for your cooldowns to come back up for another burn phase.
Explanation: This is the core phase for Arcane. Due to this, I will describe how you can optimize this phase in more detail below.
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Sin_Chase said:
Context assessment required.

Digital product download and referral to media clearly means installation media.
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Ah yes, I know that now :p

However, media was the term used by many folks when there was the uproar about some blue poster saying the Cataclysm cinematics wouldn't be included in the digital download so people would have to watch them on youtube!

I thought you may have been talking about that.
 
Tute said:
The downloader seems to be preloading something... 4.0.3 due soon?

On a side note, me and the missus decided to just purchase Cataclysm through the Blizzard store. Sure, it's an extra fiver, but it's a good twenty mile round trip at midnight to get the sodding copies anyway.

I've decided to go with a Worgen Druid on an RP realm to be decided closer to the time.
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When you link your game with a cata enabled account it precaches the data ready for the 7th.

Also wednesday is 4.03. this is just some bug changes. No extra classes, no new race/class combos.

4.03a is cata release on the 7th. This is just a prepatch ready.

Nothing will change on wednesday.
 
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