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Um, I will get up, we'll get into all that in a second. Dude, I need to"}, {"start": 862.28, "end": 868.2, "text": " go easy on my voice. I lost my voice yesterday. I actually didn't stream yesterday. Dude, there's"}, {"start": 868.2, "end": 873.88, "text": " so much to talk about. Gotta take some deep breaths here. I need to go easy on my voice"}, {"start": 873.88, "end": 880.3199999999999, "text": " today. Guys, I lost my voice yesterday. 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It turns into a five-hour flight"}, {"start": 980.04, "end": 987.36, "text": " Holy crap. Anyway, we got home last night and I was so happy to get home and sleep in my own bed."}, {"start": 987.36, "end": 994.1999999999999, "text": " Holy crap, my chair is so comfortable. Dude, my stream set, dude, it's good to be home. Oh my gosh,"}, {"start": 994.1999999999999, "end": 1001.76, "text": " yeah, it feels really nice. Okay, we have some stuff to talk about. Holy crap. Jeff Bezos of"}, {"start": 1001.76, "end": 1005.8399999999999, "text": " the $5 tip. Thank you. Pluto with the Prime. Star with the Prime. Oz with the Tier 1. Kenny"}, {"start": 1005.84, "end": 1008.6, "text": " with the T1, drafts with a prime."}, {"start": 1008.6, "end": 1009.1, "text": " OK."}, {"start": 1011.84, "end": 1015.0, "text": " OK, a couple things to talk about first."}, {"start": 1015.0, "end": 1016.88, "text": " I don't even know what to talk about first."}, {"start": 1016.88, "end": 1018.6, "text": " What do I talk about first?"}, {"start": 1018.6, "end": 1019.32, "text": " You knew everything."}, {"start": 1019.32, "end": 1020.6800000000001, "text": " OK, let's talk about that first."}, {"start": 1020.6800000000001, "end": 1022.6, "text": " One, I did not know everything."}, {"start": 1022.6, "end": 1024.68, "text": " I probably know less than you guys."}, {"start": 1024.68, "end": 1027.68, "text": " I knew less than you guys probably think."}, {"start": 1027.68, "end": 1030.1200000000001, "text": " We cannot get into the specifics of the trip,"}, {"start": 1030.1200000000001, "end": 1034.64, "text": " but I can say Blizzard, yes, did invite us out there"}, {"start": 1034.64, "end": 1038.0800000000002, "text": " to check out the game."}, {"start": 1038.0800000000002, "end": 1041.76, "text": " We did, we could give them feedback and stuff like that."}, {"start": 1041.76, "end": 1049.0400000000002, "text": " Obviously, there's some stuff that they could say yes to,"}, {"start": 1049.0400000000002, "end": 1051.0400000000002, "text": " or some stuff they could just say absolutely no to."}, {"start": 1051.0400000000002, "end": 1053.6000000000001, "text": " So let's just leave it there."}, {"start": 1053.6000000000001, "end": 1055.24, "text": " But yeah, we had a chance to play the game"}, {"start": 1055.24, "end": 1056.5600000000002, "text": " and give them feedback."}, {"start": 1056.5600000000002, "end": 1059.68, "text": " The game that we played was different, of course."}, {"start": 1059.68, "end": 1061.6000000000001, "text": " Like, obviously, they worked on it."}, {"start": 1061.6000000000001, "end": 1063.16, "text": " In terms of specifics, I can't really"}, {"start": 1063.16, "end": 1064.16, "text": " say much more than that."}, {"start": 1064.16, "end": 1069.0400000000002, "text": " think. But yes, that is true. What is also true is we didn't know it was called Wow Forever."}, {"start": 1069.0400000000002, "end": 1073.8400000000001, "text": " I we have never seen the cinematic. So that cinematic when it was playing was the first time"}, {"start": 1073.8400000000001, "end": 1082.4, "text": " we saw it. And in terms of a lot of the specifics, like every a lot of stuff change. So a lot of"}, {"start": 1082.4, "end": 1095.68, "text": " for really cool stuff. So, trying to think what else. Trying to think what else. Trying"}, {"start": 1095.68, "end": 1102.2800000000002, "text": " to think what else. Okay. Gosh. All right. So we're going to go into what I like, what"}, {"start": 1102.28, "end": 1109.72, "text": " I don't like what I don't know if I like all these different things um holy crap"}, {"start": 1112.36, "end": 1121.8799999999999, "text": " holy crap holy crap that crazy dual pc setup dual pc streaming sucks it's awful one pc setup"}, {"start": 1121.8799999999999, "end": 1130.12, "text": " way better way better um what do you know about pvp okay I actually can say some stuff about pvp"}, {"start": 1130.1200000000001, "end": 1132.5600000000002, "text": " I made sure I could."}, {"start": 1132.5600000000002, "end": 1134.6000000000001, "text": " There is no arenas."}, {"start": 1134.6000000000001, "end": 1135.72, "text": " We know that."}, {"start": 1135.72, "end": 1138.6000000000001, "text": " So no arenas in WoW forever."}, {"start": 1138.6000000000001, "end": 1140.0000000000002, "text": " They want to keep a classic feeling."}, {"start": 1140.0000000000002, "end": 1142.24, "text": " They don't 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1247.16, "end": 1248.16, "text": " So happy about."}, {"start": 1248.16, "end": 1249.16, "text": " Did I meet Shiba?"}, {"start": 1249.16, "end": 1255.2, "text": " Yes, it was awesome, man."}, {"start": 1255.2, "end": 1259.0, "text": " Sweet sweet sweet."}, {"start": 1259.0, "end": 1260.88, "text": " Sweet sweet sweet."}, {"start": 1260.88, "end": 1261.88, "text": " What else?"}, {"start": 1261.88, "end": 1263.8400000000001, "text": " Did he mention the UI yet?"}, {"start": 1263.8400000000001, "end": 1268.3600000000001, "text": " No, but I think you guys know how I feel about the UI."}, {"start": 1268.3600000000001, "end": 1275.1200000000001, "text": " It is no secret that I do not like the retail UI."}, {"start": 1275.1200000000001, "end": 1279.16, "text": " If nothing changes, I am going to use an add-on."}, {"start": 1279.16, "end": 1283.4, "text": " The UI is not my favorite."}, {"start": 1283.4, "end": 1284.72, "text": " I don't like it."}, {"start": 1284.72, "end": 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1321.5600000000002, "text": " There's no arena."}, {"start": 1321.56, "end": 1340.56, "text": " What else? What else? What else? Oh my gosh. Any info on what happens to TBC servers?"}, {"start": 1340.56, "end": 1346.36, "text": " No, but we should be getting that info soon. I don't know. I don't know either. I actually"}, {"start": 1346.3600000000001, "end": 1354.3600000000001, "text": " asked, uh, actually, I actually asked John Blizzard himself. Um, I was like, so what's"}, {"start": 1354.3600000000001, "end": 1358.8000000000002, "text": " happening to TBC and mop because we never heard anything. And I know a lot of people"}, {"start": 1358.8000000000002, "end": 1365.0000000000002, "text": " are wondering. So what's going on? And they said, you guys will find out soon. So they're"}, {"start": 1365.0000000000002, "end": 1374.1000000000001, "text": " going to let us know soon. So we'll see. That's, that's all I know. Ah, dual spec. Yes, dual"}, {"start": 1374.1000000000001, "end": 1376.1000000000001, "text": " Specs in the game."}, {"start": 1376.1000000000001, "end": 1381.3400000000001, "text": " Mage spec, um, Mage spec, I think Arcane's fun and Frost is fun, Fire needs to rework,"}, {"start": 1381.3400000000001, "end": 1384.66, "text": " straight up, needs some work."}, {"start": 1384.66, "end": 1387.0600000000002, "text": " Mage is there in a path spot of Frost's Fire Pulse in the game, I actually like Frost's"}, {"start": 1387.0600000000002, "end": 1391.0200000000002, "text": " Fire Bolt, but it sucks, it needs buffs or something."}, {"start": 1391.0200000000002, "end": 1393.0200000000002, "text": " Arcane's too strong though, Arcane needs nerfs."}, {"start": 1393.0200000000002, "end": 1395.8600000000001, "text": " Okay, I want to talk about the pricing."}, {"start": 1395.8600000000001, "end": 1399.22, "text": " I actually have a bone to pick with some of you guys."}, {"start": 1399.22, "end": 1401.9, "text": " Alright, let's use some logic here."}, {"start": 1401.9, "end": 1406.3400000000001, "text": " on this game, we talked about the monetization model. By the way, I didn't know about the"}, {"start": 1406.3400000000001, "end": 1412.0600000000002, "text": " pricing until this, I didn't know what it was going to be. Okay, so people using their"}, {"start": 1412.0600000000002, "end": 1416.18, "text": " brains are saying W pricing. Okay, there's a lot of people that are upset about the"}, {"start": 1416.18, "end": 1421.5800000000002, "text": " pricing. And it's really because you haven't thought about it, I think the game itself"}, {"start": 1421.5800000000002, "end": 1427.22, "text": " has no box price. It's just a sub. None of us thought that would happen. The way they're"}, {"start": 1427.22, "end": 1435.98, "text": " funding it is with the $30 addition to then get the sky born race. Now I will say this,"}, {"start": 1435.98, "end": 1441.7, "text": " it's way cheaper than any of us thought. We all thought $59.99 bucks price, right? It's"}, {"start": 1441.7, "end": 1447.34, "text": " free with a sub, which is way cheaper than any of us predicted, including myself. I thought"}, {"start": 1447.34, "end": 1456.3, "text": " for sure they'd go more. And please don't defend it. It's way, way, way cheaper than"}, {"start": 1456.3, "end": 1463.74, "text": " any of us thought. So it's not defending it. It's it's objectively cheaper than any of us thought."}, {"start": 1463.74, "end": 1470.3, "text": " The optics are bad. If the box price was $29.99, would the optics be better?"}, {"start": 1472.22, "end": 1476.86, "text": " I almost feel like they would. I feel like less people would be mad if it was just a $30 box price"}, {"start": 1476.86, "end": 1483.1, "text": " even though it's a worse deal. So it's just bad optics. I swear it's just bad optics. I"}, {"start": 1483.1000000000001, "end": 1485.0000000000002, "text": " I swear it's actually the best deal ever."}, {"start": 1485.0000000000002, "end": 1487.38, "text": " You can literally play for 15 bucks,"}, {"start": 1488.38, "end": 1491.0400000000002, "text": " but people are complaining because they don't get it."}, {"start": 1491.0400000000002, "end": 1493.0400000000002, "text": " It's just people are stupid, kinda."}, {"start": 1493.0400000000002, "end": 1494.96, "text": " Yeah, I mean, it's not even that people are stupid,"}, {"start": 1494.96, "end": 1496.4, "text": " it's just that people haven't thought about it"}, {"start": 1496.4, "end": 1497.5800000000002, "text": " and it's bad optics."}, {"start": 1498.96, "end": 1500.8000000000002, "text": " Cause I'm gonna be honest,"}, {"start": 1500.8000000000002, "end": 1503.3600000000001, "text": " when I first heard the race was 30 bucks,"}, {"start": 1503.3600000000001, "end": 1505.72, "text": " my knee jerk reaction was, what?"}, {"start": 1505.72, "end": 1506.72, "text": " That sucks."}, {"start": 1506.72, "end": 1508.7400000000002, "text": " And then I was like, well, how much is the box price?"}, {"start": 1508.7400000000002, "end": 1510.2400000000002, "text": " And people were like, oh, it's free with a sub."}, {"start": 1510.24, "end": 1513.44, "text": " And I'm like, oh, oh, that changes everything."}, {"start": 1513.44, "end": 1518.24, "text": " So anyway, the pricing is way better than any of us thought."}, {"start": 1518.24, "end": 1519.48, "text": " Way better than any of us thought."}, {"start": 1519.48, "end": 1521.8, "text": " I thought for sure 60 bucks box price."}, {"start": 1523.72, "end": 1525.04, "text": " Okay, so there's that."}, {"start": 1526.52, "end": 1529.04, "text": " Oh, I can also say this."}, {"start": 1529.04, "end": 1531.7, "text": " Let me get my wording right here, one second."}, {"start": 1532.88, "end": 1534.2, "text": " Let me get my wording right."}, {"start": 1535.24, "end": 1536.88, "text": " Let me get my wording right."}, {"start": 1540.24, "end": 1542.24, "text": " Let me get my wording right"}, {"start": 1543.24, "end": 1545.24, "text": " Let me get my wording right"}, {"start": 1548.52, "end": 1552.74, "text": " Blizzard has confirmed there is no plans"}, {"start": 1554.48, "end": 1561.46, "text": " For a wow token or level boosts in wow forever"}, {"start": 1561.46, "end": 1569.02, "text": " there we go there we go I thought like you got I was like for sure thinking"}, {"start": 1569.02, "end": 1573.6200000000001, "text": " they're doing a wow token there's gonna be level boost this and that I'm so"}, {"start": 1573.6200000000001, "end": 1579.58, "text": " happy with that that is awesome do they do it down the road hopefully not but"}, {"start": 1579.58, "end": 1583.78, "text": " like like for now no token level boost and wow like that's the plan that's the"}, {"start": 1583.78, "end": 1592.22, "text": " plan. So that's cool. That's cool. I like that. Um, okay, we covered world buffs, we"}, {"start": 1592.22, "end": 1599.46, "text": " covered a wow token, we covered level boosts, we covered the pricing. Okay, let's talk"}, {"start": 1599.46, "end": 1607.26, "text": " Skyborne. Um, I want this to be more of an open discussion. Skyborne is interesting."}, {"start": 1607.26, "end": 1612.26, "text": " Skyborne is one of those things that a lot of people dislike."}, {"start": 1612.62, "end": 1616.06, "text": " And I wanna understand more as to why,"}, {"start": 1616.06, "end": 1618.62, "text": " because I actually don't care that much."}, {"start": 1618.62, "end": 1621.22, "text": " Okay, let me first preface this by saying,"}, {"start": 1621.22, "end": 1623.58, "text": " my preference is high elf."}, {"start": 1623.58, "end": 1628.22, "text": " If I was in charge, the one race I would add is high elf."}, {"start": 1628.22, "end": 1630.42, "text": " And I was reading a bunch of forums,"}, {"start": 1630.42, "end": 1633.1, "text": " high elf to alliance and forsaken elf to horde,"}, {"start": 1633.1, "end": 1637.24, "text": " like Sylvanas, that would be absolute perfection."}, {"start": 1637.24, "end": 1640.72, "text": " That would be sick, like that would be my preference."}, {"start": 1640.72, "end": 1642.68, "text": " Okay, that would be dope."}, {"start": 1642.68, "end": 1644.92, "text": " Okay, having said that,"}, {"start": 1647.2, "end": 1648.92, "text": " I don't hate Skyborne."}, {"start": 1648.92, "end": 1652.58, "text": " Skyborne is a high elf variant in the lore."}, {"start": 1652.58, "end": 1654.2, "text": " Now people might cringe and say,"}, {"start": 1654.2, "end": 1656.48, "text": " well, they just made up the lore."}, {"start": 1656.48, "end": 1659.96, "text": " To that I have to say, I'm a little confused."}, {"start": 1659.96, "end": 1661.6, "text": " All of the lore is made up."}, {"start": 1661.6, "end": 1664.2, "text": " Actually, let's bring out the notepad here."}, {"start": 1664.2, "end": 1665.04, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 1665.04, "end": 1668.04, "text": " All lures made up."}, {"start": 1670.04, "end": 1674.04, "text": " So let me first start off by saying this."}, {"start": 1674.04, "end": 1682.04, "text": " They told us that the world does not affect."}, {"start": 1682.04, "end": 1684.04, "text": " Is it effect or affect?"}, {"start": 1684.04, "end": 1686.04, "text": " Gosh, I'm so bad at this one."}, {"start": 1686.04, "end": 1689.04, "text": " The world does not change."}, {"start": 1689.04, "end": 1691.04, "text": " Let's just use the word change."}, {"start": 1691.04, "end": 1693.04, "text": " The retail lore."}, {"start": 1693.04, "end": 1700.84, "text": " So, in other words, retconning does not exist."}, {"start": 1700.84, "end": 1707.2, "text": " If something happens in this world, it does not change what already happened outside of this world."}, {"start": 1707.2, "end": 1712.84, "text": " Retconning does not exist. So there seems to be some confusion here."}, {"start": 1712.84, "end": 1715.44, "text": " This is the first and foremost part of this."}, {"start": 1715.44, "end": 1718.74, "text": " Retconning does not exist yet. No, there's no yet."}, {"start": 1718.74, "end": 1724.5, "text": " Permanently, this world is a different timeline, it's a different, it's based on"}, {"start": 1725.38, "end": 1730.34, "text": " a certain point in wow history, but it's going in its own direction. So retconning does anything"}, {"start": 1730.34, "end": 1737.94, "text": " that happens here, does not affect warcraft lore. Are we all on the same page there?"}, {"start": 1737.94, "end": 1742.42, "text": " Can everyone just type one if you understand what I just said? Because this is the, is very"}, {"start": 1742.42, "end": 1750.14, "text": " important. This is very important for the lore nerds out there. Okay, so I heard people"}, {"start": 1750.14, "end": 1755.9, "text": " complaining on random posts, this and that, that, oh, they're retconning, and it's like,"}, {"start": 1755.9, "end": 1761.02, "text": " you don't understand what you're saying. There's retconning doesn't exist in this world at"}, {"start": 1761.02, "end": 1768.8200000000002, "text": " all. It's not canon, that's right. Okay, so, cool. This is very important to understand."}, {"start": 1768.82, "end": 1777.0, "text": " important to understand. Okay. Since this is a world that that exists"}, {"start": 1777.0, "end": 1781.96, "text": " alongside the Warcraft floor, it's not actually the Warcraft floor. It gives them creative"}, {"start": 1781.96, "end": 1792.56, "text": " freedom to then do stuff. Right. That was one of the pillars of like that was one of"}, {"start": 1792.56, "end": 1795.8, "text": " the big conversations in one of those panels, right? It's like, okay, now we can actually"}, {"start": 1795.8, "end": 1803.32, "text": " have creative freedom. Since they have creative freedom, they had Metz and draw up the high"}, {"start": 1803.32, "end": 1812.36, "text": " elf into Sky Elf, not Sky Elf, Skyborn lore. Since the world doesn't change the retail"}, {"start": 1812.36, "end": 1817.6, "text": " lore and since they have creative freedom to do stuff, Metz and himself then said, let's"}, {"start": 1817.6000000000001, "end": 1824.72, "text": " do stuff, which is what originally World of Warcraft was."}, {"start": 1824.72, "end": 1826.2800000000002, "text": " You built the lore."}, {"start": 1826.2800000000002, "end": 1830.5200000000002, "text": " Are we also following this?"}, {"start": 1830.5200000000002, "end": 1833.1200000000001, "text": " You built the lore."}, {"start": 1833.1200000000001, "end": 1838.96, "text": " So Metzen now builds the Skyborne lore from Hylds."}, {"start": 1838.96, "end": 1846.2800000000002, "text": " So from there, now you have the Skyborne."}, {"start": 1846.28, "end": 1851.52, "text": " So in my mind, my preference is high-elf and forsaken-elf, because that would have just"}, {"start": 1851.52, "end": 1853.36, "text": " been cooler."}, {"start": 1853.36, "end": 1862.32, "text": " But I guess I'm struggling to understand the complete hatred for Skyborne, versus, oh, it"}, {"start": 1862.32, "end": 1863.32, "text": " could have been cooler."}, {"start": 1863.32, "end": 1864.92, "text": " Because I think, yes, it could have been cooler."}, {"start": 1864.92, "end": 1866.82, "text": " It could have been high-elf, forsaken-elf."}, {"start": 1866.82, "end": 1868.32, "text": " That would have been sick."}, {"start": 1868.32, "end": 1870.6, "text": " But for me, Skyborne is fine."}, {"start": 1870.6, "end": 1873.36, "text": " And so everyone seems to think that the blue sucks."}, {"start": 1873.3600000000001, "end": 1877.7600000000002, "text": " Are we all kind of on the same page that the blue is the thing that a lot of people just"}, {"start": 1877.7600000000002, "end": 1879.96, "text": " they just don't like blue?"}, {"start": 1879.96, "end": 1882.96, "text": " Okay, interesting."}, {"start": 1882.96, "end": 1885.96, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 1885.96, "end": 1890.72, "text": " Um, I am very biased here because I just really like elves."}, {"start": 1890.72, "end": 1893.3200000000002, "text": " So for me, it's like, I'm just happy we got a new elf."}, {"start": 1893.3200000000002, "end": 1898.3600000000001, "text": " Like I think it's sick, but I will say, I think that that high elf would have been would"}, {"start": 1898.3600000000001, "end": 1900.3600000000001, "text": " have been even sicker."}, {"start": 1900.3600000000001, "end": 1905.48, "text": " And Forsaken Elf would have been really, really, really, really sick too."}, {"start": 1905.48, "end": 1909.0800000000002, "text": " Okay, so we talked about pricing."}, {"start": 1909.0800000000002, "end": 1911.48, "text": " We talked about Skyborne a little bit."}, {"start": 1911.48, "end": 1915.3200000000002, "text": " We talked about tokens, level boosts."}, {"start": 1915.3200000000002, "end": 1917.3200000000002, "text": " We talked about the name."}, {"start": 1917.3200000000002, "end": 1921.7600000000002, "text": " Oh gosh, there's so much to talk about guys."}, {"start": 1921.7600000000002, "end": 1923.96, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 1923.96, "end": 1928.7600000000002, "text": " There's a pay to win mount."}, {"start": 1928.76, "end": 1940.54, "text": " Okay, so pay to win is buying character progression."}, {"start": 1940.54, "end": 1943.2, "text": " Is there actual, is it like a mount that you can get early?"}, {"start": 1943.2, "end": 1946.98, "text": " Is it, you know, Gildren thinks with a Prime?"}, {"start": 1946.98, "end": 1949.62, "text": " I'm confused on what you guys mean by how is that pay to win?"}, {"start": 1949.62, "end": 1951.86, "text": " Yeah, that's what I'm trying to understand."}, {"start": 1951.86, "end": 1953.66, "text": " No there isn't."}, {"start": 1953.66, "end": 1957.46, "text": " So pay to win a pay to win mount would basically be if you pay, you could get a mount at level"}, {"start": 1957.46, "end": 1962.66, "text": " Whereas if you don't pay you'd have to wait till 40 or something like that, or I guess it's free if it's free"}, {"start": 1963.82, "end": 1966.06, "text": " It saves ADG not really pay to win"}, {"start": 1968.6200000000001, "end": 1972.18, "text": " Okay, and that's for like a heroic condition I would assume I actually haven't seen that"}, {"start": 1974.38, "end": 1977.94, "text": " Cosmetics only yeah, it saves saves ADG"}, {"start": 1979.5, "end": 1983.18, "text": " So it's kind of like buying ADG at 40 or something that's why people are upset. Oh"}, {"start": 1983.18, "end": 1993.5800000000002, "text": " Oh, gosh. There's a lot of stuff I like. And there are things that I don't like. There"}, {"start": 1993.5800000000002, "end": 2000.5800000000002, "text": " really are. Talk servers, please. Okay, servers. Let's talk servers. Let's talk servers. It's"}, {"start": 2000.5800000000002, "end": 2007.66, "text": " 20G, not 80. Oh, that's true, because you still need the skill, maybe. Okay, that's fair"}, {"start": 2007.66, "end": 2016.52, "text": " enough. Okay, let's talk servers. The way servers are working is there's no more servers."}, {"start": 2016.52, "end": 2022.1000000000001, "text": " There's rule sets. It's actually pretty cool. It's actually pretty cool. So right now, the"}, {"start": 2022.1000000000001, "end": 2027.8200000000002, "text": " way it works is you kind of just, you try to pick a server, but if your friends aren't"}, {"start": 2027.8200000000002, "end": 2034.38, "text": " on that server, gg's. There's rule sets. So you can, you log in. Everyone's, there's"}, {"start": 2034.38, "end": 2036.3000000000002, "text": " just one big, there's no more servers,"}, {"start": 2036.3000000000002, "end": 2037.92, "text": " just one big wow, okay, wow forever."}, {"start": 2037.92, "end": 2039.8200000000002, "text": " You just, you play, you pick wow forever."}, {"start": 2039.8200000000002, "end": 2042.66, "text": " Less choices of like, okay, this server, this and that,"}, {"start": 2042.66, "end": 2044.6200000000001, "text": " it's just wow forever, you play."}, {"start": 2044.6200000000001, "end": 2046.98, "text": " And but it's gonna ask you on a character creation,"}, {"start": 2046.98, "end": 2051.38, "text": " do you want PvE, PvP, RP or hardcore?"}, {"start": 2051.38, "end": 2054.46, "text": " Boom, you pick one and then you log in."}, {"start": 2054.46, "end": 2059.1600000000003, "text": " From there, I believe that people that you can interact with"}, {"start": 2059.1600000000003, "end": 2062.6600000000003, "text": " will be, like if you want to do a dungeon or a raid,"}, {"start": 2062.66, "end": 2065.58, "text": " You're playing with people on your same rule set."}, {"start": 2065.58, "end": 2068.8999999999996, "text": " So, so there we go."}, {"start": 2068.8999999999996, "end": 2069.74, "text": " What am I picking?"}, {"start": 2069.74, "end": 2070.58, "text": " PvP."}, {"start": 2071.42, "end": 2072.62, "text": " Got my sod peeled back together?"}, {"start": 2072.62, "end": 2073.94, "text": " W."}, {"start": 2073.94, "end": 2075.14, "text": " No hardcore on release?"}, {"start": 2075.14, "end": 2076.44, "text": " Yeah, that'll be later."}, {"start": 2077.58, "end": 2078.5, "text": " Can you ever change it?"}, {"start": 2078.5, "end": 2080.18, "text": " I don't think you can."}, {"start": 2083.06, "end": 2085.22, "text": " Regions, yes, there are still regions."}, {"start": 2085.22, "end": 2087.48, "text": " Well, I try hardcore eventually later, yes."}, {"start": 2088.8599999999997, "end": 2089.7, "text": " What about camping?"}, {"start": 2089.7, "end": 2091.22, "text": " Camping is a bit confusing,"}, {"start": 2091.2200000000003, "end": 2094.0600000000004, "text": " But from what I understand, it basically gives a way"}, {"start": 2094.0600000000004, "end": 2096.0200000000004, "text": " for people to come together and get some buffs"}, {"start": 2096.0200000000004, "end": 2097.34, "text": " similar to a food buff."}, {"start": 2099.3, "end": 2101.1600000000003, "text": " Horde, I'll probably main Alliance."}, {"start": 2102.46, "end": 2105.1000000000004, "text": " No server sucks, I think it's great."}, {"start": 2106.1400000000003, "end": 2110.6600000000003, "text": " But I wanna see how it feels in practice."}, {"start": 2110.6600000000003, "end": 2112.7000000000003, "text": " Cause you have theory and then you have"}, {"start": 2112.7000000000003, "end": 2114.1200000000003, "text": " how it actually feels."}, {"start": 2115.3, "end": 2119.2400000000002, "text": " What they've told us is there's new technology"}, {"start": 2119.2400000000002, "end": 2122.2000000000003, "text": " that makes it to where you're gonna see the same people"}, {"start": 2122.2000000000003, "end": 2124.1200000000003, "text": " time and time again."}, {"start": 2124.1200000000003, "end": 2125.96, "text": " We'll see how that feels."}, {"start": 2125.96, "end": 2127.5600000000004, "text": " It's, yeah, you can tell us that,"}, {"start": 2127.5600000000004, "end": 2129.9, "text": " but how is it gonna feel when you're playing the game?"}, {"start": 2129.9, "end": 2133.1200000000003, "text": " Is it gonna feel like a small server experience"}, {"start": 2133.1200000000003, "end": 2135.84, "text": " or can it feel like this nice,"}, {"start": 2135.84, "end": 2137.5200000000004, "text": " this nice tight-knit group or not?"}, {"start": 2138.5200000000004, "end": 2139.88, "text": " We'll see, I don't know."}, {"start": 2139.88, "end": 2142.28, "text": " It's something we'll have to figure it out."}, {"start": 2142.28, "end": 2143.48, "text": " I'll feel it out rather."}, {"start": 2143.48, "end": 2153.88, "text": " What's up, sorry, what up, Jay?"}, {"start": 2153.88, "end": 2154.88, "text": " Self-found?"}, {"start": 2154.88, "end": 2158.32, "text": " Uh, there's no self-found that I know of, but I would like a self-found button, that'd"}, {"start": 2158.32, "end": 2160.48, "text": " be sick."}, {"start": 2160.48, "end": 2166.48, "text": " Juan, thanks for the prune."}, {"start": 2166.48, "end": 2167.48, "text": " Mm-mm."}, {"start": 2167.48, "end": 2169.48, "text": " All right."}, {"start": 2169.48, "end": 2172.68, "text": " Um, goodness gracious, brother."}, {"start": 2175.84, "end": 2179.72, "text": " I feel like I feel like I want to just get into stuff that I like and don't like."}, {"start": 2180.12, "end": 2181.32, "text": " You know what I mean?"}, {"start": 2181.32, "end": 2185.84, "text": " Like that like right up there's just so much to just so much to get down and talk about."}, {"start": 2186.44, "end": 2190.56, "text": " Um, there's things that I like."}, {"start": 2192.2400000000002, "end": 2194.08, "text": " What I like."}, {"start": 2194.08, "end": 2196.0, "text": " What I don't like, like just right away."}, {"start": 2196.0, "end": 2198.36, "text": " There's there's things that I that I like and don't like."}, {"start": 2199.48, "end": 2202.12, "text": " a lot of good decisions were made."}, {"start": 2202.12, "end": 2203.88, "text": " There's some stuff that it's like, all right,"}, {"start": 2203.88, "end": 2207.64, "text": " like we still need some work, of course, you know,"}, {"start": 2207.64, "end": 2209.4, "text": " legacy points."}, {"start": 2209.4, "end": 2210.84, "text": " Legacy points are interesting."}, {"start": 2210.84, "end": 2212.64, "text": " We'll get more into that in a little bit."}, {"start": 2212.64, "end": 2217.64, "text": " I actually think they're kind of a cool idea."}, {"start": 2217.8, "end": 2219.92, "text": " There's some points that I think are too strong"}, {"start": 2219.92, "end": 2222.68, "text": " and should be reworked or removed."}, {"start": 2222.68, "end": 2225.16, "text": " The big one that I don't like"}, {"start": 2225.16, "end": 2227.38, "text": " is the talent points starting at level five."}, {"start": 2227.38, "end": 2229.08, "text": " That's too strong for a legacy point."}, {"start": 2229.08, "end": 2231.3199999999997, "text": " that needs to be changed or cutted."}, {"start": 2231.3199999999997, "end": 2234.16, "text": " Like, yeah, I'll probably just straight up, yeah."}, {"start": 2234.16, "end": 2235.36, "text": " Just remove that one."}, {"start": 2235.36, "end": 2236.44, "text": " I think that one's bad."}, {"start": 2237.7999999999997, "end": 2240.56, "text": " Other ones that are more like Flavor"}, {"start": 2240.56, "end": 2242.36, "text": " or a central small difference,"}, {"start": 2242.36, "end": 2243.92, "text": " but it feels good to unlock,"}, {"start": 2243.92, "end": 2246.22, "text": " or a reasons to level alts, awesome, cool."}, {"start": 2246.22, "end": 2248.7599999999998, "text": " Challenge modes for hardcore, cool."}, {"start": 2248.7599999999998, "end": 2250.3199999999997, "text": " Reasons to level alts, cool."}, {"start": 2250.3199999999997, "end": 2252.0, "text": " Like, I like the idea,"}, {"start": 2252.0, "end": 2253.7599999999998, "text": " but I don't like talent points being at five."}, {"start": 2253.7599999999998, "end": 2255.0, "text": " Like, that's too strong."}, {"start": 2255.0, "end": 2262.92, "text": " Can you have both factions on a PvP world?"}, {"start": 2262.92, "end": 2267.44, "text": " I don't want to confirm anything because I actually don't know."}, {"start": 2267.44, "end": 2274.92, "text": " But my guess is that if there's no surfers, the question then becomes can you have both"}, {"start": 2274.92, "end": 2278.72, "text": " factions on an account because there's no surfers?"}, {"start": 2278.7200000000003, "end": 2288.84, "text": " And the answer to that would probably be yes, you can have a undead mage on a PvP ruleset"}, {"start": 2288.84, "end": 2296.6800000000003, "text": " because there's no servers and then an alliance hunter on the same PvP ruleset."}, {"start": 2296.6800000000003, "end": 2300.0800000000004, "text": " I actually don't know, so don't quote me on that."}, {"start": 2300.0800000000004, "end": 2304.0000000000005, "text": " But from how I'm understanding it, since there's no realms, it would only make sense."}, {"start": 2304.0000000000005, "end": 2307.4, "text": " The question becomes, can I have Alliance Nord on the same accounts?"}, {"start": 2307.4, "end": 2308.5200000000004, "text": " And I would assume yes."}, {"start": 2308.52, "end": 2310.52, "text": " I would assume yes, to be honest."}, {"start": 2310.52, "end": 2312.24, "text": " So don't quote me on that, but I would assume yes."}, {"start": 2312.24, "end": 2315.12, "text": " Ask, I can't actually ask."}, {"start": 2315.12, "end": 2315.96, "text": " Give me a sec."}, {"start": 2318.2, "end": 2320.6, "text": " That is a, that actually is a very good question."}, {"start": 2328.56, "end": 2329.96, "text": " I would assume yes though."}, {"start": 2338.52, "end": 2346.0, "text": " Give me a second here guys. I'm trying to figure out the person to ask here"}, {"start": 2368.52, "end": 2373.88, "text": " Okay, I'll see if I get an answer on that."}, {"start": 2373.88, "end": 2374.88, "text": " Called John Blizzard."}, {"start": 2374.88, "end": 2379.0, "text": " Yo, guys, actually I have some shout outs."}, {"start": 2379.0, "end": 2384.0, "text": " First of all, massive shout out to John from Blizzard."}, {"start": 2384.0, "end": 2387.8, "text": " No troll, his name is actually John, he's John Blizzard."}, {"start": 2387.8, "end": 2391.92, "text": " Kyle from Blizzard, actually I don't know if Kyle works at Blizzard or if he works just"}, {"start": 2391.92, "end": 2392.92, "text": " the event."}, {"start": 2392.92, "end": 2397.8, "text": " I think he was at Blizzard, I don't know."}, {"start": 2397.8, "end": 2404.8, "text": " Kyle and Alex holy crap they carry my weekend Alex John and Kyle were like my guys um"}, {"start": 2406.2000000000003, "end": 2412.6400000000003, "text": " Additionally shout out to all of you guys that I met holy crap. Thanks for coming up and saying hi. That was wild"}, {"start": 2413.0, "end": 2421.2400000000002, "text": " Guys, that was wild guys. That was wild. I cannot believe how many people were there saying I actually couldn't believe it"}, {"start": 2421.2400000000002, "end": 2424.0800000000004, "text": " I legit couldn't believe it. It was it was nuts. I"}, {"start": 2424.08, "end": 2429.24, "text": " I met Pops guys. I met everyone that I wanted to see besides grace for days"}, {"start": 2430.68, "end": 2434.68, "text": " Grace for days. I had a list of people I wanted to say hi to grace for days was the only person"}, {"start": 2434.68, "end": 2436.56, "text": " I didn't get to set say hi to"}, {"start": 2436.56, "end": 2439.68, "text": " She bait yeah, everyone everyone literally everyone except"}, {"start": 2440.92, "end": 2442.36, "text": " Grace"}, {"start": 2442.36, "end": 2445.2799999999997, "text": " Swiftie yes, literally yes to everyone except grace. I"}, {"start": 2446.56, "end": 2452.2799999999997, "text": " Saw I saw every single person that you guys are saying. Yeah bean choker then pika"}, {"start": 2454.08, "end": 2455.52, "text": " Like everyone, yes."}, {"start": 2458.44, "end": 2460.46, "text": " Tyler won, Soda, yes."}, {"start": 2461.84, "end": 2465.9, "text": " Cargos, Max, yes, Ziko, yes, Ben, yes, everyone."}, {"start": 2465.9, "end": 2467.7999999999997, "text": " I saw everyone except Grace."}, {"start": 2469.7999999999997, "end": 2472.04, "text": " So it was good, it's good."}, {"start": 2472.04, "end": 2473.48, "text": " Shroud, I actually met Shroud on the stream,"}, {"start": 2473.48, "end": 2476.2, "text": " you guys saw that as my first time getting shrouded."}, {"start": 2476.2, "end": 2477.88, "text": " And then Fritz, Fritz was there."}, {"start": 2479.3199999999997, "end": 2480.96, "text": " Sony didn't go, Pashir didn't go."}, {"start": 2480.96, "end": 2482.7999999999997, "text": " I was kind of sad about that."}, {"start": 2484.08, "end": 2493.24, "text": " Show back. Yeah. Um, okay. Okay. Okay. I know a lot of you are classic"}, {"start": 2493.24, "end": 2500.84, "text": " Gandy's and well forever and ease. I've got to say, can we just talk a WC for a second?"}, {"start": 2500.84, "end": 2505.2, "text": " If you guys watched the watch party we did on the couch with peekaboo and we were kind"}, {"start": 2505.2, "end": 2513.24, "text": " of casting it there or like reacting to it there. Oh my gosh. Congratulations to Calvish"}, {"start": 2513.2400000000002, "end": 2521.0400000000004, "text": " man and team gators back they did it. All right quick story time quick quick"}, {"start": 2521.0400000000004, "end": 2527.6400000000003, "text": " story time quick story time quick story time quick story time I talked to"}, {"start": 2527.6400000000003, "end": 2534.44, "text": " Calvish after he won and I was just chatting with him and he said did you"}, {"start": 2534.44, "end": 2541.88, "text": " know how I got into PvP and I was like no what's up and he said he watched one of"}, {"start": 2541.88, "end": 2548.1800000000003, "text": " my videos in Legion on YouTube it came up on his recommended and he thought it"}, {"start": 2548.1800000000003, "end": 2554.06, "text": " looked fun so he started playing because of my video and I was like trying to not"}, {"start": 2554.06, "end": 2557.96, "text": " cry like break down I was like oh my gosh this guy like literally on the BlizzCon"}, {"start": 2557.96, "end": 2564.88, "text": " champion stage was inspired to play from a video we put out ten years ago what"}, {"start": 2564.88, "end": 2571.58, "text": " the heck it was nuts so we log in or you know he logs in starts playing"}, {"start": 2571.58, "end": 2578.06, "text": " whatever. And he's like 12, like 10, 11, 12, like he's very young. And he ends up getting gladiator"}, {"start": 2578.06, "end": 2586.18, "text": " when he's like 12. Um, and one of his friends sends me a message saying, Hey, I have a friend. His name"}, {"start": 2586.18, "end": 2592.38, "text": " is Calvish. He's a gladiator. He's not ranked one yet. But when you play with him, he's really good."}, {"start": 2592.98, "end": 2597.94, "text": " And I don't know why I saw this message. He said he's like a big fan. He wants to play. And I was like,"}, {"start": 2597.94, "end": 2602.1, "text": " Of course, yeah, let's let's hit it up. I was streaming one day and I played with him on stream and"}, {"start": 2604.3, "end": 2608.9, "text": " He was a rank one player back then he was just a glad and I we played one session"}, {"start": 2608.9, "end": 2612.78, "text": " And I was like holy crap man, and he was telling me this story"}, {"start": 2612.78, "end": 2618.66, "text": " This was how Calvish telling me the story and he goes like and he goes you told me something"}, {"start": 2619.3, "end": 2621.3, "text": " he said"}, {"start": 2622.14, "end": 2625.42, "text": " You told me I had a lot of promise and if I stuck to it I"}, {"start": 2625.42, "end": 2631.86, "text": " I would you know I could go very far. I told him that I guess like 10 years ago or something like eight years"}, {"start": 2631.86, "end": 2637.26, "text": " He I don't know and I guess it stuck with him and he kept playing and he ended up getting ranked one"}, {"start": 2637.36, "end": 2640.3, "text": " He ended up making a team and they didn't do very well for a while"}, {"start": 2640.46, "end": 2641.7000000000003, "text": " And he stuck with it"}, {"start": 2641.7000000000003, "end": 2646.5, "text": " He made another team another team and then he played with Cubsie literal Cubsie as his healer"}, {"start": 2646.5, "end": 2651.44, "text": " And then they want everything this year and they went all the way and they took it and to see him on that stage"}, {"start": 2652.42, "end": 2654.42, "text": " after all of that"}, {"start": 2654.42, "end": 2664.42, "text": " was the coolest thing, man, to see him on that stage holding the trophy after this entire story was just like,"}, {"start": 2664.42, "end": 2671.42, "text": " it was so cool. It was so cool. Like, the feeling was just so cool, man."}, {"start": 2671.42, "end": 2677.42, "text": " So anyway, it was a cool story. Congratulations to Calvish and team."}, {"start": 2677.42, "end": 2679.42, "text": " Cubsie days whiz K"}, {"start": 2680.46, "end": 2682.14, "text": " It was uh"}, {"start": 2682.14, "end": 2685.88, "text": " Yeah, an absolute awesome awesome moment"}, {"start": 2688.02, "end": 2692.1800000000003, "text": " Okay, that's that story that's that story"}, {"start": 2697.82, "end": 2699.82, "text": " Um"}, {"start": 2701.78, "end": 2705.26, "text": " Are the SD models actually the old models yes from what I can tell yeah"}, {"start": 2707.42, "end": 2715.3, "text": " Likes and dislikes now. Okay. Um, I mean, I honestly haven't flushed all of this out."}, {"start": 2715.3, "end": 2719.82, "text": " So I'm going to be kind of thinking about this live as I'm typing these things out."}, {"start": 2719.82, "end": 2727.94, "text": " Okay. What I like, what I don't like, uh, what I, what, what, what's like the, it's"}, {"start": 2727.94, "end": 2733.3, "text": " like, I don't know. It's like, I'm, I'm, I don't know, like so, so about, you know,"}, {"start": 2733.3, "end": 2738.9, "text": " It's like, eh, eh, eh, you know, like it could have been better,"}, {"start": 2738.9, "end": 2743.02, "text": " it could have been worse, you know, indifferent, sure."}, {"start": 2743.1400000000003, "end": 2745.3, "text": " That's a much better word than so-so, fine."}, {"start": 2746.82, "end": 2747.34, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 2747.54, "end": 2752.78, "text": " Um, should we start negative first or did we start positive first?"}, {"start": 2752.82, "end": 2754.0600000000004, "text": " Or did we start indifferent first?"}, {"start": 2754.1400000000003, "end": 2754.9, "text": " Goodness gracious."}, {"start": 2754.9, "end": 2756.6600000000003, "text": " There's a lot, there's a lot here."}, {"start": 2757.98, "end": 2758.34, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 2758.34, "end": 2760.98, "text": " What I like, the big stuff, they got right."}, {"start": 2760.98, "end": 2770.26, "text": " No flying, um, you know, plastic wow universe, right? Um, you know, level 60 cap forever."}, {"start": 2772.18, "end": 2784.18, "text": " Um, you know, it's, it's not ending, right? Like it's giving us content, uh, continual content"}, {"start": 2784.18, "end": 2790.26, "text": " updates. It's what we wanted, right? Continual content updates. Like the game, the structure"}, {"start": 2790.26, "end": 2795.0200000000004, "text": " The structure of the game itself is what I like."}, {"start": 2795.0200000000004, "end": 2797.0200000000004, "text": " I'm going to add more to that for a second."}, {"start": 2797.0200000000004, "end": 2800.1400000000003, "text": " Like I said, I'm thinking through this as I'm typing."}, {"start": 2800.1400000000003, "end": 2804.0600000000004, "text": " What I don't like, I'm just going to straight up say it, guys."}, {"start": 2804.0600000000004, "end": 2804.6600000000003, "text": " Retail UI."}, {"start": 2809.3, "end": 2811.5, "text": " Please, Blizzard, give us a toggle to go to classic."}, {"start": 2815.2200000000003, "end": 2818.1800000000003, "text": " Like, yeah, that's the biggest one for me."}, {"start": 2818.18, "end": 2821.62, "text": " The second biggest one that I don't like is energy manatecks."}, {"start": 2822.66, "end": 2823.7799999999997, "text": " Need to return."}, {"start": 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price."}, {"start": 2859.28, "end": 2862.2200000000003, "text": " It's literally a sub to play, 30 bucks"}, {"start": 2862.2200000000003, "end": 2864.9, "text": " if you wanna get the new raise, but you don't have to."}, {"start": 2864.9, "end": 2866.2000000000003, "text": " That is crazy."}, {"start": 2866.2000000000003, "end": 2867.98, "text": " That is actually crazy."}, {"start": 2867.98, "end": 2871.04, "text": " I thought for sure it would be more than that."}, {"start": 2871.04, "end": 2876.04, "text": " And then no WoW token plus boosts is insane as well."}, {"start": 2877.82, "end": 2882.36, "text": " No WoW token, no boosts, like they could have been"}, {"start": 2882.36, "end": 2885.44, "text": " so much greedier with this, I'm shocked, I'm shocked."}, {"start": 2887.82, "end": 2890.1600000000003, "text": " Okay, what else?"}, {"start": 2890.1600000000003, "end": 2893.06, "text": " What I'm indifferent about, let's start adding to this list."}, {"start": 2894.1800000000003, "end": 2897.2000000000003, "text": " Like Skyborne, like I already covered this in depth"}, {"start": 2897.2000000000003, "end": 2900.0, "text": " on another notepad, but Skyborne,"}, {"start": 2900.0, "end": 2904.46, "text": " I would have preferred High Elf"}, {"start": 2904.46, "end": 2908.18, "text": " plus Forsaken Hylph, or yeah, Forsaken Hylph."}, {"start": 2908.18, "end": 2910.2200000000003, "text": " Like that, or just Forsaken Elf, I guess."}, {"start": 2910.2200000000003, "end": 2911.54, "text": " That would have been so cool."}, {"start": 2911.54, "end": 2912.78, "text": " It would have been even cooler,"}, {"start": 2912.78, "end": 2914.2200000000003, "text": " but I actually don't hate Skyborne,"}, {"start": 2914.2200000000003, "end": 2915.7, "text": " and I know a lot of you guys do,"}, {"start": 2915.7, "end": 2917.7, "text": " but I'm more indifferent."}, {"start": 2917.7, "end": 2920.82, "text": " Having said that, I do just love elves."}, {"start": 2920.82, "end": 2924.54, "text": " Like, so I'm really happy that it's an elf."}, {"start": 2924.54, "end": 2925.82, "text": " Like, I think they're cool,"}, {"start": 2925.82, "end": 2927.94, "text": " but it could have been even cooler."}, {"start": 2927.94, "end": 2930.14, "text": " So I'm a little indifferent about that."}, {"start": 2930.14, "end": 2937.06, "text": " Okay, what else what else I need some ideas here"}, {"start": 2941.9, "end": 2947.14, "text": " Transmog, okay, I'm indifferent like I trans mug toggleable"}, {"start": 2949.3399999999997, "end": 2953.8599999999997, "text": " Personally, I think it's better out all together"}, {"start": 2955.98, "end": 2957.98, "text": " But at least I can toggle off I"}, {"start": 2957.98, "end": 2965.62, "text": " I don't think Transmog should exist period, but I appreciate the toggle."}, {"start": 2965.62, "end": 2970.62, "text": " Once again, I don't think the retail UI should exist period, but I would be fine with the"}, {"start": 2970.62, "end": 2971.62, "text": " toggle."}, {"start": 2971.62, "end": 2972.62, "text": " The toggle helps me."}, {"start": 2972.62, "end": 2973.62, "text": " Oh, what I like."}, {"start": 2973.62, "end": 2974.62, "text": " Goodness gracious."}, {"start": 2974.62, "end": 2975.62, "text": " SD character models."}, {"start": 2975.62, "end": 2976.62, "text": " Are you kidding me?"}, {"start": 2976.62, "end": 2977.62, "text": " Are you kidding me?"}, {"start": 2977.62, "end": 2978.62, "text": " That's amazing."}, {"start": 2978.62, "end": 2980.62, "text": " SD character model toggle, W."}, {"start": 2980.62, "end": 2987.62, "text": " Um, realm-less, yeah, no realms is a massive W."}, {"start": 2987.62, "end": 2998.54, "text": " Um, Barber, if there actually is a Barber, that's, I don't like that."}, {"start": 2998.54, "end": 3004.98, "text": " I haven't seen that, but if that it actually is, why, um, yeah, I can explain why."}, {"start": 3004.98, "end": 3011.82, "text": " So back in older versions of WoW, I always really enjoyed when you're running around"}, {"start": 3011.82, "end": 3017.18, "text": " like Iron Forge and you saw, I don't know, like a little gnome run by with the green"}, {"start": 3017.18, "end": 3022.7400000000002, "text": " pigtails and you knew that guy based on his name and his style of what his character looks"}, {"start": 3022.7400000000002, "end": 3026.26, "text": " like and you would see him time and time again and be like, that's the little guy with the"}, {"start": 3026.26, "end": 3033.3, "text": " green pigtails and you became this character in this world, right?"}, {"start": 3033.3, "end": 3037.7400000000002, "text": " Once you can start changing all of these things, it kind of starts to lose that identity."}, {"start": 3037.7400000000002, "end": 3048.78, "text": " Now, Barber is worse if you can change, worse if you can change gender and like, I guess"}, {"start": 3048.78, "end": 3049.78, "text": " that's the big one."}, {"start": 3049.78, "end": 3054.78, "text": " Like if once you go male-female and you start changing like more and more, and better if"}, {"start": 3054.78, "end": 3059.6200000000003, "text": " it's just like haircuts, if it's just haircuts."}, {"start": 3059.62, "end": 3064.5, "text": " But still, I don't like it in general, right?"}, {"start": 3064.5, "end": 3069.38, "text": " So yeah, it's pretty much that."}, {"start": 3069.38, "end": 3074.94, "text": " What I'm indifferent about, what I like, okay, we need more ideas here."}, {"start": 3074.94, "end": 3077.9, "text": " Camping, okay, hold on, legacy system."}, {"start": 3077.9, "end": 3084.2599999999998, "text": " Okay, so I like the legacy system, but there's things that I would change."}, {"start": 3084.2599999999998, "end": 3087.98, "text": " So legacy system in general, I like."}, {"start": 3087.98, "end": 3098.62, "text": " The legacy system gives you reasons to level alts, and it gives you something to kind of"}, {"start": 3098.62, "end": 3100.22, "text": " look forward to unlock."}, {"start": 3100.22, "end": 3110.7400000000002, "text": " But what I don't like is the legacy system talent point at level five."}, {"start": 3110.7400000000002, "end": 3116.98, "text": " It's just two OP, and it's going to make like if you have five alts and you have talent"}, {"start": 3116.98, "end": 3121.6, "text": " points at level five when you're in the deadlines, you're going to be way stronger with five extra"}, {"start": 3121.6, "end": 3127.32, "text": " talent points than someone who hasn't done that. To such a degree that if you're playing"}, {"start": 3127.32, "end": 3131.04, "text": " DPS, the tank might not be able to keep threat on you. It just kind of breaks the game. I"}, {"start": 3131.04, "end": 3135.92, "text": " don't think it's necessary. It's just too much. I would honestly just say, remove it."}, {"start": 3135.92, "end": 3139.72, "text": " Just remove it. I actually will probably give them that feedback. Like just remove it. Like"}, {"start": 3139.7200000000003, "end": 3141.8, "text": " I just, it's just too good."}, {"start": 3145.36, "end": 3146.2000000000003, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 3147.4, "end": 3148.6400000000003, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 3148.6400000000003, "end": 3149.4800000000005, "text": " What else?"}, {"start": 3150.5600000000004, "end": 3151.4, "text": " What else?"}, {"start": 3152.92, "end": 3154.1800000000003, "text": " First, last name?"}, {"start": 3155.4800000000005, "end": 3156.8, "text": " I'm in, like, okay."}, {"start": 3156.8, "end": 3158.88, "text": " The first, last name is, I'm indifferent."}, {"start": 3158.88, "end": 3159.96, "text": " I don't hate it."}, {"start": 3159.96, "end": 3163.44, "text": " The problem is it makes things a little weird and awkward,"}, {"start": 3163.44, "end": 3165.5200000000004, "text": " but the upside is you need this"}, {"start": 3165.5200000000004, "end": 3168.4, "text": " because there's no realms and there's only rule sets."}, {"start": 3168.4, "end": 3176.4, "text": " So you need necessary because of rule sets instead of realms."}, {"start": 3176.4, "end": 3183.2000000000003, "text": " Like, so in other words, we would run out of names like, like you kind of need this if there's no realms."}, {"start": 3183.2000000000003, "end": 3185.4, "text": " So it's fine. I'm indifferent about it."}, {"start": 3185.4, "end": 3188.5, "text": " It feels a little weird, but it's like, that's necessary, whatever."}, {"start": 3188.5, "end": 3191.4, "text": " It's necessary for something that is really cool."}, {"start": 3191.4, "end": 3200.36, "text": " Um, updated graphics."}, {"start": 3200.36, "end": 3209.2400000000002, "text": " So I like OG graphics a lot, but I like, ugh, I hate to say this, but after watching that"}, {"start": 3209.2400000000002, "end": 3213.52, "text": " graphic panel they looked really good."}, {"start": 3213.52, "end": 3217.56, "text": " I almost would still like a toggle."}, {"start": 3217.56, "end": 3218.56, "text": " I'm indifferent."}, {"start": 3218.56, "end": 3220.2400000000002, "text": " Like I actually don't just love it."}, {"start": 3220.2400000000002, "end": 3226.7400000000002, "text": " I mean, I do love it, but I'm also in diff- like, the updated grap- I would be fine with the old ones, but I'd get it, like..."}, {"start": 3228.2400000000002, "end": 3230.0400000000004, "text": " Okay, fine, they look nice."}, {"start": 3231.44, "end": 3232.7400000000002, "text": " Okay, really nice."}, {"start": 3235.6400000000003, "end": 3236.6400000000003, "text": " But I still want to toggle."}, {"start": 3236.94, "end": 3246.6400000000003, "text": " I think I toggle to OG graphics, similar to Warcraft 3 Reforged, um, similar to a lot of other, um, classic games that are relaunched."}, {"start": 3246.64, "end": 3251.48, "text": " Sure, give us the updated graphics, but a toggle to go back to how it looked before would be cool."}, {"start": 3251.48, "end": 3253.98, "text": " But they look pretty darn good."}, {"start": 3267.98, "end": 3268.98, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 3270.98, "end": 3273.48, "text": " Sorry, you, the toggle-o. Yeah."}, {"start": 3273.48, "end": 3275.48, "text": " Uh, racials..."}, {"start": 3275.48, "end": 3280.48, "text": " From what I saw of Racial's, they seem fine."}, {"start": 3280.48, "end": 3285.48, "text": " Racial's seem okay."}, {"start": 3285.48, "end": 3288.48, "text": " Um, what else?"}, {"start": 3288.48, "end": 3289.48, "text": " The name?"}, {"start": 3289.48, "end": 3292.48, "text": " I'm pretty indifferent about the name."}, {"start": 3292.48, "end": 3295.48, "text": " Like the name forever."}, {"start": 3295.48, "end": 3297.48, "text": " I don't love it."}, {"start": 3297.48, "end": 3302.48, "text": " I think there was probably better options, but I will say this."}, {"start": 3302.48, "end": 3304.48, "text": " Names are hard."}, {"start": 3304.48, "end": 3309.0, "text": " If I was in charge, I probably would have called it classic plus, which is like way worse probably."}, {"start": 3309.0, "end": 3311.84, "text": " So I don't know. I don't have a better suggestion."}, {"start": 3311.84, "end": 3315.84, "text": " Eternal maybe would have been cooler, but I don't care. It's whatever."}, {"start": 3320.34, "end": 3322.34, "text": " New talents in reworks."}, {"start": 3322.92, "end": 3325.36, "text": " In general, I like them."}, {"start": 3326.82, "end": 3331.36, "text": " But there needs to be way more cooking in the kitchen."}, {"start": 3331.64, "end": 3334.02, "text": " New talents in general are solid."}, {"start": 3334.48, "end": 3338.08, "text": " But it depends. Some need work."}, {"start": 3338.58, "end": 3344.88, "text": " Like for example, the Paladin talents are so good."}, {"start": 3344.88, "end": 3347.58, "text": " As a mage, I'm jealous."}, {"start": 3347.58, "end": 3351.68, "text": " But mages didn't need as much love as Paladins, so I get it."}, {"start": 3352.18, "end": 3355.58, "text": " But like, Paladins are so cool that I just want to make one."}, {"start": 3355.58, "end": 3359.58, "text": " I am an OG Palimane as well, but they just look amazing."}, {"start": 3359.58, "end": 3363.78, "text": " Whereas mage is like little lackluster, but..."}, {"start": 3364.48, "end": 3369.2, "text": " They didn't need as much love, so I get it. You know what I mean they like mage mages"}, {"start": 3369.2, "end": 3371.2, "text": " I think have four changes in total"}, {"start": 3371.96, "end": 3373.8, "text": " four"}, {"start": 3373.8, "end": 3375.48, "text": " but"}, {"start": 3375.48, "end": 3380.2, "text": " They didn't need more than that in a sense, right? They didn't need more so like I get it"}, {"start": 3383.08, "end": 3385.08, "text": " Mages were already good exactly"}, {"start": 3385.08, "end": 3400.68, "text": " I've been telling you guys this for a while. I love that they did on that paladin. I know"}, {"start": 3400.68, "end": 3407.56, "text": " Savik's loves that one too. I'm so happy with that. Very happy with that. That's an ochi"}, {"start": 3407.56, "end": 3408.88, "text": " P. Pally main from the start."}, {"start": 3408.88, "end": 3409.88, "text": " I love it."}, {"start": 3409.88, "end": 3414.48, "text": " Looks awesome."}, {"start": 3414.48, "end": 3418.2999999999997, "text": " Raid sizes remind me what they said on Raid sizes."}, {"start": 3418.2999999999997, "end": 3419.56, "text": " Is it 10 and 20 man?"}, {"start": 3419.56, "end": 3423.44, "text": " Is that what they said?"}, {"start": 3423.44, "end": 3424.92, "text": " It's 10 20."}, {"start": 3424.92, "end": 3426.36, "text": " So that's my preference."}, {"start": 3426.36, "end": 3427.36, "text": " That's literally my preference."}, {"start": 3427.36, "end": 3429.52, "text": " So I'm going to say I like it."}, {"start": 3429.52, "end": 3432.64, "text": " But I understand that people why people don't like this."}, {"start": 3432.64, "end": 3434.7599999999998, "text": " And I actually, I actually get it."}, {"start": 3434.7599999999998, "end": 3437.52, "text": " Oh, there's going to be 10, there's going to be 40s."}, {"start": 3437.52, "end": 3439.6, "text": " Oh, Ani is 40."}, {"start": 3439.6, "end": 3440.28, "text": " Oh, interesting."}, {"start": 3440.28, "end": 3442.96, "text": " So this just has to be a W. Yeah, I like that, then."}, {"start": 3455.44, "end": 3456.56, "text": " Did leveling seem faster?"}, {"start": 3456.56, "end": 3457.48, "text": " I think it's the same."}, {"start": 3463.44, "end": 3464.72, "text": " Early spell power gear."}, {"start": 3467.52, "end": 3474.2, "text": " Um, okay."}, {"start": 3474.2, "end": 3483.2, "text": " In terms of the early spell power gear, the itemization, they want to change a little"}, {"start": 3483.2, "end": 3490.02, "text": " bit because I was very, I actually am, okay, I'm concerned about this."}, {"start": 3490.02, "end": 3491.56, "text": " I actually am concerned."}, {"start": 3491.56, "end": 3494.72, "text": " I already kind of told them this."}, {"start": 3494.7200000000003, "end": 3504.32, "text": " What you don't want to happen is you have very strong early gear, like in sod BFD, and"}, {"start": 3504.32, "end": 3509.46, "text": " then what needs to happen is Nomur needs to give you better gear, and then Sunken Temple"}, {"start": 3509.46, "end": 3512.5600000000004, "text": " needs to give you better gear, and each patch needs to give you better, and then you have"}, {"start": 3512.5600000000004, "end": 3517.2400000000002, "text": " this insanely inflated damage number by the end of it to where like you're hitting billions"}, {"start": 3517.2400000000002, "end": 3518.2400000000002, "text": " before you know it."}, {"start": 3518.2400000000002, "end": 3519.2400000000002, "text": " That's bad."}, {"start": 3519.2400000000002, "end": 3523.8, "text": " So what I'm concerned about is when I saw something like Staff of the Westfall with 50"}, {"start": 3523.8, "end": 3530.7000000000003, "text": " power like or yeah like that it's just a wait wait like way too good I'll say"}, {"start": 3530.7000000000003, "end": 3536.34, "text": " what the heck so so I told them that I was like what the heck and like that's"}, {"start": 3536.34, "end": 3540.1000000000004, "text": " gonna be bad down the road like we got to make sure that power creep doesn't"}, {"start": 3540.1000000000004, "end": 3546.3, "text": " just ruin the game instantly um and what they said was this and I thought it was"}, {"start": 3546.3, "end": 3552.9, "text": " actually quite fascinating when you get a weapon on a rogue or a warrior or any"}, {"start": 3552.9, "end": 3559.78, "text": " type of melee user that weapon chunks, right? It chunks. Like the weapon upgrades on a warrior"}, {"start": 3559.78, "end": 3567.1, "text": " are a big deal. In classic WoW, weapon upgrades for casters aren't as big of a deal while"}, {"start": 3567.1, "end": 3572.62, "text": " you're leveling. You just kind of get more intellect. It's like, okay, nice. Right? But"}, {"start": 3572.62, "end": 3578.3, "text": " for a melee, they're everything. So what they did is moved more power into spell caster"}, {"start": 3578.3, "end": 3586.78, "text": " weapons specifically and remove that same amount of power from, um, I don't know, like"}, {"start": 3586.78, "end": 3592.98, "text": " the spell, the, like the spell itself, I suppose, and make it feel like when you get a weapon"}, {"start": 3592.98, "end": 3594.5, "text": " upgrade, it's a big deal."}, {"start": 3594.5, "end": 3601.54, "text": " So in other words, weapon upgrades on casters should feel like weapon upgrades on melees."}, {"start": 3601.54, "end": 3603.02, "text": " That's the goal."}, {"start": 3603.02, "end": 3604.34, "text": " They just move the power."}, {"start": 3604.34, "end": 3606.2200000000003, "text": " It's not extra power."}, {"start": 3606.2200000000003, "end": 3611.1000000000004, "text": " So the upgrade on the weapon should feel sick on a caster or a healer, just like it does"}, {"start": 3611.1000000000004, "end": 3612.1000000000004, "text": " on a melee."}, {"start": 3612.1000000000004, "end": 3613.7400000000002, "text": " That's the idea."}, {"start": 3613.7400000000002, "end": 3619.6600000000003, "text": " Anyway, so that kind of answers the weapon situation."}, {"start": 3619.6600000000003, "end": 3622.6200000000003, "text": " Now, still though, power creep is a problem."}, {"start": 3622.6200000000003, "end": 3628.2200000000003, "text": " You do not want to give too many stats early on, or you kind of screw yourself later on."}, {"start": 3628.2200000000003, "end": 3633.5000000000005, "text": " So I am a little concerned about that, still, to be honest."}, {"start": 3633.5000000000005, "end": 3635.2200000000003, "text": " You see the new priest racial spells?"}, {"start": 3635.2200000000003, "end": 3658.34, "text": " in general. Bubble, thanks for the prime, man. Aja, thanks for the two of them. Camping,"}, {"start": 3658.34, "end": 3664.82, "text": " Okay, uh, camping I'm kind of indifferent about."}, {"start": 3664.82, "end": 3669.3, "text": " Camping is something that like, it's a little confusing."}, {"start": 3669.3, "end": 3675.06, "text": " From what I understand, it gives you a reason to make a campfire and for people to come up"}, {"start": 3675.06, "end": 3680.94, "text": " to that campfire and utilize the profession in order to give a buff to more people."}, {"start": 3680.94, "end": 3682.58, "text": " It's social."}, {"start": 3682.58, "end": 3684.78, "text": " It's not like world buffs."}, {"start": 3684.78, "end": 3687.9, "text": " It's more like a food buff, like a small buff,"}, {"start": 3687.9, "end": 3690.7000000000003, "text": " but it's something that you could help someone else out."}, {"start": 3690.7000000000003, "end": 3693.7400000000002, "text": " It gives more versatility to professions"}, {"start": 3693.7400000000002, "end": 3697.6200000000003, "text": " and it's a small buff."}, {"start": 3697.6200000000003, "end": 3700.6600000000003, "text": " I don't love it, to be honest, but I don't hate it."}, {"start": 3700.6600000000003, "end": 3703.82, "text": " It's just like, oh, okay, cool."}, {"start": 3703.82, "end": 3706.46, "text": " All right, so yeah."}, {"start": 3714.78, "end": 3718.78, "text": " XP buff from food? Crazy."}, {"start": 3718.78, "end": 3723.28, "text": " Alright, what other stuff can I put on this list?"}, {"start": 3723.28, "end": 3728.28, "text": " World buffs, so world buffs"}, {"start": 3728.28, "end": 3732.28, "text": " are gone in raids."}, {"start": 3732.28, "end": 3736.48, "text": " Massive W. Love it."}, {"start": 3736.48, "end": 3740.0800000000004, "text": " Love, love, love, love, love, love this."}, {"start": 3740.0800000000004, "end": 3743.28, "text": " Love it. Insanely good."}, {"start": 3743.28, "end": 3753.92, "text": " new zones I mean we don't really like haven't seen too much of them but they look okay so"}, {"start": 3753.92, "end": 3758.0400000000004, "text": " far I mean like obviously I like that there's new zones if that's what you guys are asking"}, {"start": 3758.0400000000004, "end": 3766.44, "text": " like of course there's gonna be new zones though yeah new zones sure rated arenas there"}, {"start": 3766.44, "end": 3767.88, "text": " There is no rated arenas."}, {"start": 3767.88, "end": 3770.52, "text": " Ping system, cool, yeah, fine."}, {"start": 3770.52, "end": 3773.7000000000003, "text": " Add-ons, add-ons are about the same."}, {"start": 3779.68, "end": 3782.96, "text": " Animations look good if you play with the SD models."}, {"start": 3782.96, "end": 3784.96, "text": " And even the HD one, oh, okay,"}, {"start": 3784.96, "end": 3788.48, "text": " let's talk about animations for a second, right?"}, {"start": 3788.48, "end": 3792.04, "text": " I'll put that under here on SD character models"}, {"start": 3792.04, "end": 3793.84, "text": " plus animations."}, {"start": 3793.84, "end": 3796.28, "text": " So this was a little confusing."}, {"start": 3796.28, "end": 3798.2400000000002, "text": " They did two things."}, {"start": 3798.2400000000002, "end": 3803.2400000000002, "text": " On the updated models, AKA the retail models,"}, {"start": 3803.28, "end": 3805.96, "text": " they made the animations not bouncy,"}, {"start": 3807.36, "end": 3811.28, "text": " but more just as you would know them."}, {"start": 3811.28, "end": 3815.8, "text": " On the new models, I actually hate the new models,"}, {"start": 3815.8, "end": 3820.48, "text": " but love and appreciate that they removed the bounciness."}, {"start": 3820.48, "end": 3823.84, "text": " Additionally, I would go so far as to say,"}, {"start": 3823.84, "end": 3825.36, "text": " just bring that to retail."}, {"start": 3825.36, "end": 3826.92, "text": " No one likes the bounciness."}, {"start": 3826.92, "end": 3828.96, "text": " Okay, I gotta not scream, because my voice,"}, {"start": 3828.96, "end": 3830.36, "text": " I lost my voice this weekend."}, {"start": 3831.44, "end": 3834.1600000000003, "text": " Do we have any retail players in here?"}, {"start": 3834.1600000000003, "end": 3836.88, "text": " Do you guys want the bounce out on retail as well?"}, {"start": 3836.88, "end": 3838.44, "text": " Hashtag bounce out, bro."}, {"start": 3838.44, "end": 3840.0, "text": " Like, are you kidding me?"}, {"start": 3840.0, "end": 3844.04, "text": " Like, get rid of the bounciness on retail, man."}, {"start": 3844.04, "end": 3845.6, "text": " It would be, so many people would be happy"}, {"start": 3845.6, "end": 3846.44, "text": " with this on retail."}, {"start": 3846.44, "end": 3848.6, "text": " Anyway, anyway, that's whatever."}, {"start": 3848.6, "end": 3857.68, "text": " The SD character models are exactly what we know them as, and it's pretty cool."}, {"start": 3857.68, "end": 3860.36, "text": " So I'm just going to play with SD no matter what."}, {"start": 3860.36, "end": 3865.8399999999997, "text": " Okay, water, water, I mean, dude, the water looks amazing."}, {"start": 3865.8399999999997, "end": 3868.92, "text": " The water looks amazing."}, {"start": 3868.92, "end": 3875.96, "text": " Boats, oh, mobility through boats is awesome."}, {"start": 3875.96, "end": 3878.58, "text": " What they could have done is just added a bunch more ports."}, {"start": 3878.58, "end": 3880.46, "text": " What they could have done is added flying."}, {"start": 3880.46, "end": 3883.26, "text": " Boats are great because you have to run there."}, {"start": 3883.26, "end": 3888.94, "text": " You can move quicker through the world, but you still have to be on a boat with other"}, {"start": 3888.94, "end": 3893.6, "text": " players and interact with those players, run to the harbor, wait for the boat, duel someone"}, {"start": 3893.6, "end": 3894.6, "text": " while you're waiting."}, {"start": 3894.6, "end": 3896.38, "text": " It's a good way to add mobility."}, {"start": 3896.38, "end": 3901.02, "text": " Very happy."}, {"start": 3901.02, "end": 3904.36, "text": " Skyborn does not have an SDHE toggle."}, {"start": 3905.36, "end": 3907.54, "text": " Fair enough, I guess."}, {"start": 3907.54, "end": 3909.38, "text": " Yeah, because it's new."}, {"start": 3909.38, "end": 3913.04, "text": " It kind of makes sense, I guess, but yeah, fair enough."}, {"start": 3913.04, "end": 3914.7, "text": " Flight times, are they changed?"}, {"start": 3914.7, "end": 3916.54, "text": " I actually don't know."}, {"start": 3923.24, "end": 3924.74, "text": " Dungeon XP nerf."}, {"start": 3927.72, "end": 3928.9, "text": " Can someone link to,"}, {"start": 3928.9, "end": 3930.6, "text": " where did they talk about Dungeon XP nerf?"}, {"start": 3930.6, "end": 3932.6, "text": " I actually might have missed that."}, {"start": 3932.6, "end": 3935.68, "text": " Um, I might have missed what they said there."}, {"start": 3935.68, "end": 3940.68, "text": " In general, I like the idea in a perfect world of this."}, {"start": 3943.8399999999997, "end": 3946.0, "text": " If you run a dungeon with your friends"}, {"start": 3946.0, "end": 3950.7599999999998, "text": " with all of the quests, it's very good XP."}, {"start": 3952.02, "end": 3957.02, "text": " If you do the dungeon again after that, it's okay XP,"}, {"start": 3957.02, "end": 3962.22, "text": " XP, but it would be better to continue questing in the world."}, {"start": 3962.22, "end": 3969.66, "text": " In other words, I do not want the optimal leveling strategy to be spamming dungeons only, like"}, {"start": 3969.66, "end": 3975.02, "text": " it is currently, because if that's the case, people will only just spam dungeons over and"}, {"start": 3975.02, "end": 3977.74, "text": " over and that just sucks."}, {"start": 3977.74, "end": 3980.78, "text": " Let me say, let me actually go in more depth here."}, {"start": 3980.78, "end": 3985.78, "text": " I believe that it's a game designer's job"}, {"start": 3986.7000000000003, "end": 3988.6600000000003, "text": " to create the optimal leveling route"}, {"start": 3988.6600000000003, "end": 3993.6600000000003, "text": " to be fun and engaging, not repetitive and boring."}, {"start": 3993.82, "end": 3996.42, "text": " Like Season of Discovery, the quickest way to level"}, {"start": 3996.42, "end": 3998.5400000000004, "text": " was to spam the same quest over and over."}, {"start": 3998.5400000000004, "end": 4000.5600000000004, "text": " That is a design failure."}, {"start": 4001.6200000000003, "end": 4006.02, "text": " The optimal leveling route should be versatile and fun."}, {"start": 4006.02, "end": 4007.9, "text": " Like the optimal leveling route should be,"}, {"start": 4007.9, "end": 4010.1400000000003, "text": " do you do some quests and some dungeon quests"}, {"start": 4010.14, "end": 4011.92, "text": " and get in there and then go back out in the world."}, {"start": 4011.92, "end": 4014.8399999999997, "text": " It shouldn't be, I'm gonna reset this dungeon five times an hour"}, {"start": 4014.8399999999997, "end": 4018.96, "text": " and just spam it until a hundred times in a row."}, {"start": 4018.96, "end": 4023.44, "text": " So if that's what the dungeon XP nerf solves, I love it."}, {"start": 4025.24, "end": 4029.12, "text": " But I might be misunderstanding if that's not what it is."}, {"start": 4029.12, "end": 4031.4, "text": " If that's what it is, I love it."}, {"start": 4031.4, "end": 4033.12, "text": " That's what it's solving, I love it."}, {"start": 4033.12, "end": 4040.3199999999997, "text": " It is, if that's essentially what it is, cool."}, {"start": 4040.3199999999997, "end": 4044.52, "text": " So basically, the first dungeon run, very, very, very worth it."}, {"start": 4044.52, "end": 4049.12, "text": " If you want to spam dungeons, it's fine, but it won't be the optimal way to level."}, {"start": 4049.12, "end": 4050.12, "text": " to W in my book."}, {"start": 4064.96, "end": 4066.04, "text": " Nerfed AOE."}, {"start": 4066.04, "end": 4068.16, "text": " OK, so I missed nerfed AOE."}, {"start": 4068.16, "end": 4069.64, "text": " What is that?"}, {"start": 4069.64, "end": 4070.4, "text": " Talk to me."}, {"start": 4070.4, "end": 4071.3199999999997, "text": " Tell me about it."}, {"start": 4071.3199999999997, "end": 4073.3599999999997, "text": " What does nerfed AOE mean?"}, {"start": 4073.3599999999997, "end": 4076.9, "text": " I saw actually a little bit with Paladin Consecration only"}, {"start": 4076.9, "end": 4078.3599999999997, "text": " hitting four targets."}, {"start": 4078.36, "end": 4080.36, "text": " Is that the same thing for all AWEs?"}, {"start": 4083.1200000000003, "end": 4085.0, "text": " It's four targets, period."}, {"start": 4090.02, "end": 4090.86, "text": " Wait, actually hold on,"}, {"start": 4090.86, "end": 4093.9, "text": " before we get there, someone linked to this."}, {"start": 4095.36, "end": 4096.9400000000005, "text": " This is an article on IC Veins,"}, {"start": 4096.9400000000005, "end": 4098.58, "text": " wow, forever cuts Dungeon Kill XP"}, {"start": 4098.58, "end": 4101.32, "text": " but makes Dungeon Quest more rewarding."}, {"start": 4101.32, "end": 4104.2, "text": " Less Kill XP, bigger Dungeon Quest rewards."}, {"start": 4104.2, "end": 4105.64, "text": " The intended payoff behind this change"}, {"start": 4105.64, "end": 4106.6, "text": " from Blizzard's eyes is clear."}, {"start": 4106.6, "end": 4111.240000000001, "text": " Repeated dungeons clearing should not be the optimal leveling route instead"}, {"start": 4111.64, "end": 4114.620000000001, "text": " Exploring new dungeons in a while forever should be rewarded accordingly"}, {"start": 4115.400000000001, "end": 4121.360000000001, "text": " That is exactly what I'm talking about. That is a big W. Either way Chris. I met this guy"}, {"start": 4121.360000000001, "end": 4123.360000000001, "text": " He's been on the team like the whole time"}, {"start": 4125.04, "end": 4131.56, "text": " This guy knows his stuff. He's a true OG classic player. He's a this Chris is a true OG"}, {"start": 4131.8, "end": 4134.240000000001, "text": " He's a veteran this guy knows what he's talking about"}, {"start": 4134.24, "end": 4141.24, "text": " Yes, now one place experience did change. We made a big change for Dungeons. That amount of XP you get from killing monsters in Dungeons"}, {"start": 4141.24, "end": 4146.24, "text": " We brought way down. We made the amount of XP for completing Dungeon Quest much, much, much higher."}, {"start": 4146.24, "end": 4152.24, "text": " So your first run through with Dungeons amazing, you get tons of XP, you get great rewards. Amazing. Amazing."}, {"start": 4156.24, "end": 4161.24, "text": " L, policing up people, choose to play the game. So I think you're misunderstanding."}, {"start": 4161.24, "end": 4165.96, "text": " Yeah, okay, you are misunderstanding."}, {"start": 4165.96, "end": 4170.12, "text": " So what they're not doing is policing how you want to play the game."}, {"start": 4170.12, "end": 4171.76, "text": " That's not what they're doing."}, {"start": 4171.76, "end": 4173.44, "text": " That they're not doing that."}, {"start": 4173.44, "end": 4175.2, "text": " They are not doing that."}, {"start": 4175.2, "end": 4182.32, "text": " What they are doing is making the optimal way to play the game, exploring the world."}, {"start": 4182.32, "end": 4183.88, "text": " You can still run dungeons."}, {"start": 4183.88, "end": 4188.84, "text": " So what they could have done is say, okay, guys, you can only do one dungeon an hour."}, {"start": 4188.84, "end": 4190.4, "text": " That would have been policing how you play."}, {"start": 4190.4, "end": 4197.839999999999, "text": " not doing that. Does that make sense? They are not policing how you play the game. You"}, {"start": 4197.839999999999, "end": 4203.86, "text": " can still play how you wanted, but the optimal way isn't going to be spam repeating dungeons,"}, {"start": 4203.86, "end": 4216.0599999999995, "text": " so they're not policing how you play. You can play however you want. Cool. There we go."}, {"start": 4216.0599999999995, "end": 4220.36, "text": " I think a lot of this is very subtle. That's why I want to clarify a lot of this stuff."}, {"start": 4220.36, "end": 4228.0, "text": " It's like, it's kind of like the sky-born thing, like optics on it are like, oh, they're"}, {"start": 4228.0, "end": 4235.24, "text": " charging 30 bucks for a race, but the reality is, is the game itself is free with a sub"}, {"start": 4235.24, "end": 4237.44, "text": " when we all thought it was going to be 60 bucks."}, {"start": 4237.44, "end": 4241.24, "text": " So we all got off like way, way, way, way, way cheaper than before, although it does"}, {"start": 4241.24, "end": 4243.599999999999, "text": " kind of look bad."}, {"start": 4243.6, "end": 4245.6, "text": " It's still a massive win, right?"}, {"start": 4252.400000000001, "end": 4257.160000000001, "text": " I actually talked to Blizzard on why they chose to do that"}, {"start": 4257.160000000001, "end": 4258.68, "text": " because it actually looks kind of bad"}, {"start": 4258.68, "end": 4260.72, "text": " instead of just, because what they could have done"}, {"start": 4260.72, "end": 4262.56, "text": " is just a $30 box price."}, {"start": 4262.56, "end": 4264.160000000001, "text": " And if they did a $30 box price,"}, {"start": 4264.160000000001, "end": 4265.96, "text": " I don't think people would have blinked twice."}, {"start": 4265.96, "end": 4267.68, "text": " Everyone would have been like, okay,"}, {"start": 4267.68, "end": 4271.96, "text": " but it would have basically made way more money"}, {"start": 4271.96, "end": 4274.96, "text": " the $30 box price, but people would have complained less too."}, {"start": 4274.96, "end": 4276.2, "text": " So maybe they actually should have,"}, {"start": 4276.2, "end": 4278.88, "text": " they actually should have, funny."}, {"start": 4278.88, "end": 4283.76, "text": " But the reason they did it is because they wanted more people"}, {"start": 4283.76, "end": 4286.76, "text": " to be able to just pay 15 bucks and play right away"}, {"start": 4286.76, "end": 4288.76, "text": " because they want to hit this thing to critical mass."}, {"start": 4288.76, "end": 4292.56, "text": " They want to get like, they want like 15 bucks"}, {"start": 4292.56, "end": 4296.12, "text": " to be able to try it versus 30 is a big difference, right?"}, {"start": 4296.12, "end": 4298.12, "text": " They want everyone to try this thing."}, {"start": 4299.56, "end": 4301.04, "text": " Cash doors lower exactly."}, {"start": 4301.04, "end": 4301.54, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 4303.34, "end": 4304.94, "text": " PvP, there's no arenas."}, {"start": 4306.94, "end": 4310.54, "text": " They're, hopefully, will be some fun world stuff, though."}, {"start": 4313.34, "end": 4313.84, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 4318.84, "end": 4321.94, "text": " Debuff limit removed as far as I know. Yeah, I mean, it's, yeah."}, {"start": 4326.14, "end": 4328.34, "text": " I mean, there's so many things."}, {"start": 4328.34, "end": 4330.900000000001, "text": " T-Buff limit removed."}, {"start": 4333.54, "end": 4334.7, "text": " I don't know, like tool spec."}, {"start": 4334.7, "end": 4337.900000000001, "text": " Obviously, like these are like no-brainer ones."}, {"start": 4337.900000000001, "end": 4341.42, "text": " 60-minute buffs, obviously crate."}, {"start": 4343.34, "end": 4346.08, "text": " Gosh, no world buffs."}, {"start": 4352.42, "end": 4354.02, "text": " I'm gonna run out of space here."}, {"start": 4354.02, "end": 4365.34, "text": " Dot's critting, that's cool."}, {"start": 4365.34, "end": 4367.34, "text": " Class balance, class balance is going to be awful."}, {"start": 4367.34, "end": 4370.96, "text": " There's going to need to be a lot of changes, but that's what you would expect on any new"}, {"start": 4370.96, "end": 4374.9400000000005, "text": " content, so it's how it is."}, {"start": 4374.9400000000005, "end": 4377.1, "text": " AOE camp, I need to read more about the AOE camp."}, {"start": 4377.1, "end": 4382.5, "text": " I actually don't fully understand it, so I can't give you my opinion yet."}, {"start": 4382.5, "end": 4404.58, "text": " I think it's cool. I don't mind it. 40 quest cap. Cool. Up from 20. Your microphone stand"}, {"start": 4404.58, "end": 4409.7, "text": " is reflecting the chat. Yeah, it actually is. If you guys look right here. Yeah, I'll"}, {"start": 4409.7, "end": 4418.26, "text": " a full cam. This is the chat. See that? That's what I'm reading right there. That's you guys."}, {"start": 4418.98, "end": 4424.26, "text": " See that? Is that kind of cool or what? It's always like that. Now you can't unsee it."}, {"start": 4426.98, "end": 4427.22, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 4433.22, "end": 4436.5, "text": " We got five gifts from hispanica. Thank you five dollar super chat saying did they remove"}, {"start": 4436.5, "end": 4441.62, "text": " leeway. I actually don't know if they removed leeway. It almost feels like they did, but I don't know."}, {"start": 4443.3, "end": 4446.5, "text": " Okay, Piero, thanks for the tier one. How much do you think they're trying to get completely new"}, {"start": 4446.5, "end": 4452.82, "text": " players to wow versus only getting, I would assume, all of the above? Forever fangs? Yeah,"}, {"start": 4452.82, "end": 4457.14, "text": " only fangs three will be in a while forever, pretty much surely. Jack, thanks for the tip. He says,"}, {"start": 4457.14, "end": 4460.9, "text": " people forgetting to talk about the new boats and sepulons in new locations. Yeah, we just talked"}, {"start": 4460.900000000001, "end": 4468.3, "text": " talked about it. Ability through boats, it's awesome, very good. Shu Fan says, do you think"}, {"start": 4468.3, "end": 4472.660000000001, "text": " they put more attention to hybrid classes for redesign than peer classes? What results"}, {"start": 4472.660000000001, "end": 4479.3, "text": " into everyone playing hybrids? No, I think they're putting more attention in the hybrids"}, {"start": 4479.3, "end": 4485.580000000001, "text": " because they needed it. Not that they're putting more attention in the hybrids, just in general."}, {"start": 4485.580000000001, "end": 4489.14, "text": " They're putting more attention in the hybrids because those were the classes that needed"}, {"start": 4489.14, "end": 4500.9800000000005, "text": " more love. So Blizzard slow went from 75 to 54 and the duration went from 4.5 to 2. Interesting."}, {"start": 4500.9800000000005, "end": 4505.38, "text": " You probably still AOE grind with that unless there's something else I'm missing. I need to"}, {"start": 4505.38, "end": 4510.9400000000005, "text": " understand the AOE stuff more. What do you think about the logos color? Don't mind it."}, {"start": 4510.9400000000005, "end": 4517.9400000000005, "text": " Shared mob tags, no. New class possibility, hopefully not for like a long time."}, {"start": 4517.9400000000005, "end": 4525.9400000000005, "text": " Achievements, there's no achievements, there's legacy system which is like kinda similar."}, {"start": 4525.9400000000005, "end": 4529.9400000000005, "text": " Did they update name plate distance from classic? Yeah, it's 40 yards now."}, {"start": 4529.9400000000005, "end": 4532.9400000000005, "text": " 40 yard name plate distance."}, {"start": 4532.9400000000005, "end": 4539.9400000000005, "text": " I just think overall it's a win. I can see like some pushback there but I think overall it's fine."}, {"start": 4539.9400000000005, "end": 4546.9400000000005, "text": " What do you think of a horizontal prog it's amazing."}, {"start": 4546.9400000000005, "end": 4554.9400000000005, "text": " It's amazing."}, {"start": 4554.9400000000005, "end": 4558.900000000001, "text": " Yeah we saw now that the NDA is up is there anything you know that wasn't revealed at"}, {"start": 4558.900000000001, "end": 4560.14, "text": " BlizzCon."}, {"start": 4560.14, "end": 4562.26, "text": " Pretty much everything I know is out."}, {"start": 4562.26, "end": 4567.26, "text": " There might be some small details that we'll be learning in like the next couple of days"}, {"start": 4567.26, "end": 4574.14, "text": " through interviews, um, but yeah, 99% and there's a lot of stuff that I didn't know"}, {"start": 4574.14, "end": 4579.42, "text": " that was released at BlizzCon. Okay, I have a quick bone to pick with you guys. Actually,"}, {"start": 4579.42, "end": 4584.06, "text": " yeah, even my, even my YouTube editor, I think, uh, this one wrong. So you guys and my YouTube"}, {"start": 4584.06, "end": 4592.780000000001, "text": " editor, uh, anyway, I'll talk, talk to him later. Guys, on the announcement, there's so much that"}, {"start": 4592.78, "end": 4597.84, "text": " I didn't know that I was freaking out for two reasons one. I'm freaking out"}, {"start": 4598.5599999999995, "end": 4603.0, "text": " Because it's actually announced and I can talk and say stuff, but two"}, {"start": 4603.4, "end": 4608.92, "text": " Half this stuff. I didn't know yet like the name. I never saw the trailer. That's my first time seeing it"}, {"start": 4609.12, "end": 4613.5599999999995, "text": " So I was cringing so hard when people in the chat were like"}, {"start": 4614.36, "end": 4616.36, "text": " acting"}, {"start": 4617.32, "end": 4623.5199999999995, "text": " What kind of like bro, I've yeah definite bone pick what are you guys talking about? I haven't seen the trailer"}, {"start": 4623.5199999999995, "end": 4625.599999999999, "text": " I don't know the name. There's so much stuff. I like what do you?"}, {"start": 4627.04, "end": 4631.639999999999, "text": " Cringe I was cringing. I was like guys. How is this even a take unbelievable?"}, {"start": 4632.2, "end": 4634.2, "text": " So that's my bone pig with you guys"}, {"start": 4635.16, "end": 4637.16, "text": " Very very troll very troll"}, {"start": 4638.08, "end": 4640.5599999999995, "text": " All right rant over actually my YouTube editor"}, {"start": 4641.639999999999, "end": 4644.32, "text": " one of the videos you put out the title was"}, {"start": 4644.32, "end": 4649.32, "text": " Zaryu gets his Emmy, or gets his Grammy."}, {"start": 4652.759999999999, "end": 4654.36, "text": " Might have to change that YouTube title."}, {"start": 4654.36, "end": 4656.96, "text": " A complete troll on my YouTube editor too."}, {"start": 4656.96, "end": 4658.92, "text": " It's like, what?"}, {"start": 4660.44, "end": 4661.84, "text": " Or is it Emmy?"}, {"start": 4661.84, "end": 4662.679999999999, "text": " Oscar?"}, {"start": 4662.679999999999, "end": 4663.5199999999995, "text": " Oh, it's Oscar."}, {"start": 4663.5199999999995, "end": 4664.88, "text": " Zaryu collects his Oscar."}, {"start": 4664.88, "end": 4666.639999999999, "text": " Whatever the title was, I don't know."}, {"start": 4666.639999999999, "end": 4671.12, "text": " I was like, you guys think I need to act for the first time?"}, {"start": 4671.12, "end": 4672.88, "text": " I'm seeing this stuff live on stage."}, {"start": 4672.88, "end": 4674.04, "text": " Are you kidding me?"}, {"start": 4674.04, "end": 4676.18, "text": " I thought it was funny. Oh, Taylor's in the chat. Taylor."}, {"start": 4677.38, "end": 4678.1, "text": " Unbelievable."}, {"start": 4679.14, "end": 4682.38, "text": " Taylor's in the chat. Unbelievable. I saw that. I was like,"}, {"start": 4683.18, "end": 4685.1, "text": " I don't need to act. I'm so excited."}, {"start": 4687.58, "end": 4688.42, "text": " Goodness gracious."}, {"start": 4693.9, "end": 4695.74, "text": " Anyway, rant over,"}, {"start": 4696.5, "end": 4699.66, "text": " but I was cringing pretty hard at those comments. So I will say that."}, {"start": 4700.34, "end": 4704.0199999999995, "text": " I will say that like I'm not going to be excited on the announcement."}, {"start": 4704.04, "end": 4706.64, "text": " Are you okay now rant over?"}, {"start": 4710.76, "end": 4713.1, "text": " Okay, classic UI is trash, I love it bro"}, {"start": 4718.56, "end": 4721.96, "text": " What are your thoughts on a week after four monsters I"}, {"start": 4724.64, "end": 4729.0, "text": " Want to read about the specifics is there an article that covers the specifics here"}, {"start": 4729.8, "end": 4731.8, "text": " Manitics. Yeah, I already have that on what I don't like"}, {"start": 4734.04, "end": 4741.92, "text": " I might change barber instead of worse if you can change genderpeter to seracuts instead of"}, {"start": 4741.92, "end": 4746.48, "text": " I don't know maybe I'll keep it there. I maybe it may be indifferent towards this one"}, {"start": 4753.92, "end": 4761.42, "text": " Consecration a we deal same much more than four targets only max damage to the first four the rest will get hit for less damage"}, {"start": 4764.04, "end": 4776.4, "text": " So, for Blizzard, for Arcane Explosion, for Kona Cold, you can basically still hit four"}, {"start": 4776.4, "end": 4782.36, "text": " targets with full damage, but anything beyond four will be lower."}, {"start": 4782.36, "end": 4784.4, "text": " How much lower?"}, {"start": 4784.4, "end": 4786.4, "text": " Eight?"}, {"start": 4786.4, "end": 4789.2, "text": " Wait, what do you mean, eight?"}, {"start": 4789.2, "end": 4790.4, "text": " I thought it was four."}, {"start": 4790.4, "end": 4792.28, "text": " Like I said, I want to read about it."}, {"start": 4792.28, "end": 4796.9, "text": " I want to read the specifics, because the specifics matter."}, {"start": 4796.9, "end": 4801.8, "text": " Wait, it's only 10% less or 10% of the original damage."}, {"start": 4808.88, "end": 4810.04, "text": " So it's 19."}, {"start": 4810.04, "end": 4813.28, "text": " Wait, 10% of original."}, {"start": 4813.28, "end": 4816.84, "text": " OK, I'm really trying to form my opinion here"}, {"start": 4816.84, "end": 4819.32, "text": " from an unbiased perspective."}, {"start": 4819.32, "end": 4821.36, "text": " The reason I'm trying to think about this one"}, {"start": 4821.36, "end": 4825.92, "text": " is because I'm a mage main, so obviously I'm biased, right?"}, {"start": 4825.92, "end": 4830.92, "text": " I also leveled in 2000 and five or six by AOE grinding,"}, {"start": 4832.66, "end": 4835.4, "text": " and so that was a core part of my classic experience"}, {"start": 4835.4, "end": 4836.24, "text": " back in the day."}, {"start": 4837.4, "end": 4839.88, "text": " I thought it was really cool, but I have to admit,"}, {"start": 4839.88, "end": 4843.679999999999, "text": " it's come a long way, and gold farmers and botting"}, {"start": 4843.679999999999, "end": 4846.799999999999, "text": " and boosting is all from like major AOE grinding,"}, {"start": 4846.799999999999, "end": 4848.719999999999, "text": " and like I get that it is kind of OP,"}, {"start": 4848.719999999999, "end": 4850.719999999999, "text": " but it is also a core way that mages"}, {"start": 4850.72, "end": 4853.240000000001, "text": " have played the game since the start of time."}, {"start": 4853.240000000001, "end": 4855.320000000001, "text": " So I'm like, I'm kind of torn on it a little bit,"}, {"start": 4855.320000000001, "end": 4856.62, "text": " to be honest with you guys."}, {"start": 4865.280000000001, "end": 4866.4400000000005, "text": " New boats, I love."}, {"start": 4869.2, "end": 4872.4400000000005, "text": " Thoughts on the leveling pace, it's the same as far as I know."}, {"start": 4873.76, "end": 4878.02, "text": " Bro Mage is not capped, it's only a Pally, I don't know."}, {"start": 4878.02, "end": 4879.320000000001, "text": " Not from what I'm hearing."}, {"start": 4879.32, "end": 4881.4, "text": " Like I said, I would love to read about the specifics."}, {"start": 4881.4, "end": 4883.4, "text": " I would love to read about it."}, {"start": 4883.4, "end": 4886.24, "text": " Arcane Blast doesn't belong in classic."}, {"start": 4886.24, "end": 4887.92, "text": " I like Arcane Blast."}, {"start": 4889.719999999999, "end": 4894.12, "text": " RBG News don't think there's any type of ratings."}, {"start": 4894.12, "end": 4897.12, "text": " As far as I know about PvP, this is the philosophy."}, {"start": 4898.759999999999, "end": 4902.5199999999995, "text": " Ratings automatically make the game not feel like classic"}, {"start": 4902.5199999999995, "end": 4905.759999999999, "text": " because once you have anything with a rating associated,"}, {"start": 4905.759999999999, "end": 4907.44, "text": " it becomes way more sweaty"}, {"start": 4907.4400000000005, "end": 4909.92, "text": " and way more focused on just grinding a rating system"}, {"start": 4909.92, "end": 4912.280000000001, "text": " and less about interacting with the world"}, {"start": 4912.280000000001, "end": 4913.84, "text": " as the primary character,"}, {"start": 4913.84, "end": 4916.68, "text": " interacting with other players out in that world"}, {"start": 4916.68, "end": 4919.8, "text": " and leaving the town to go and do something."}, {"start": 4919.8, "end": 4921.120000000001, "text": " Once you add a rating system,"}, {"start": 4921.120000000001, "end": 4923.52, "text": " people are stuck to towns queuing it all day."}, {"start": 4926.76, "end": 4929.56, "text": " So yeah, as far as I know, no arenas, no RBGs,"}, {"start": 4929.56, "end": 4931.960000000001, "text": " no rating at all in anything."}, {"start": 4931.960000000001, "end": 4935.000000000001, "text": " Casual, like classic, wow."}, {"start": 4935.000000000001, "end": 4936.8, "text": " And I think they want to keep it that way."}, 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I see mainly Ws"}, {"start": 4941.72, "end": 4945.200000000001, "text": " I see a lot of Ellis as well might be like a 5050 split. I"}, {"start": 4945.88, "end": 4947.88, "text": " Don't even know"}, {"start": 4950.72, "end": 4954.76, "text": " We need a dual arena, I want the dual arena the Makara arena"}, {"start": 4954.76, "end": 4958.52, "text": " I want reasons to go out in the world and PvP world PvP events"}, {"start": 4958.52, "end": 4964.120000000001, "text": " I want reasons to like PvP, but I don't want reasons to just sit in a city in queue. So I"}, {"start": 4964.12, "end": 4969.12, "text": " I've been saying that for like a year."}, {"start": 4969.12, "end": 4970.12, "text": " Mudkit, thanks for the prime."}, {"start": 4970.12, "end": 4972.28, "text": " Alex says, do you think Wrath annuals will happen?"}, {"start": 4972.28, "end": 4974.12, "text": " I think it probably will."}, {"start": 4974.12, "end": 4981.46, "text": " I'm curious on the timeline though, if WoW forever drops in November and Wrath drops"}, {"start": 4981.46, "end": 4989.24, "text": " in January or February or March or April, like the timeline is going to be so weird."}, {"start": 4989.24, "end": 4990.24, "text": " It should not happen."}, {"start": 4990.24, "end": 4991.24, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 4991.24, "end": 4993.24, "text": " I literally don't know what they're going to do."}, {"start": 4993.24, "end": 5000.719999999999, "text": " I actually asked Blizzard because I was like, uh, guys, uh, you never told us about, uh, what's happening. And they said"}, {"start": 5001.599999999999, "end": 5003.599999999999, "text": " We'll find out soon"}, {"start": 5004.44, "end": 5006.44, "text": " So that's what I know"}, {"start": 5011.28, "end": 5013.639999999999, "text": " What about GDPs, I don't know about GDPs"}, {"start": 5017.48, "end": 5021.44, "text": " On the roadmap it says PVP season refresh in the spring, what do you think that means?"}, {"start": 5021.4400000000005, "end": 5026.4400000000005, "text": " essentially, we'll learn more about it."}, {"start": 5027.52, "end": 5030.000000000001, "text": " The system essentially is gonna be like,"}, {"start": 5032.280000000001, "end": 5033.88, "text": " trying to think like how to say this,"}, {"start": 5033.88, "end": 5035.8, "text": " like I hinted at it earlier."}, {"start": 5036.8, "end": 5041.72, "text": " You'll grind your ranking, which is not rating."}, {"start": 5041.72, "end": 5043.92, "text": " There's a difference between ranking and rating."}, {"start": 5043.92, "end": 5048.080000000001, "text": " Ranking is time spent equals progression."}, {"start": 5048.08, "end": 5051.64, "text": " That is classic design philosophy at its core."}, {"start": 5053.4, "end": 5055.36, "text": " Retail philosophy is not that."}, {"start": 5055.36, "end": 5060.36, "text": " Retail is skill equals rating equals go up in rating, right?"}, {"start": 5061.68, "end": 5064.16, "text": " Classic WoW is fundamentally not that."}, {"start": 5064.16, "end": 5069.16, "text": " Classic WoW is fundamentally time spent equals preparation"}, {"start": 5070.68, "end": 5072.32, "text": " equals progress."}, {"start": 5072.32, "end": 5073.72, "text": " That's classic philosophy."}, {"start": 5073.72, "end": 5076.68, "text": " So they're going with a classic philosophy on this one"}, {"start": 5076.68, "end": 5081.68, "text": " and doing some type of seasons with that, okay?"}, {"start": 5088.64, "end": 5089.56, "text": " Time is money, friend."}, {"start": 5089.56, "end": 5091.740000000001, "text": " Yeah, that's always how Classic WoW has been."}, {"start": 5091.740000000001, "end": 5093.400000000001, "text": " If you spend a lot of time,"}, {"start": 5093.400000000001, "end": 5095.96, "text": " you can prepare and expect to do well."}, {"start": 5095.96, "end": 5099.08, "text": " That is Classic WoW philosophy at its core."}, {"start": 5099.08, "end": 5101.96, "text": " Preparation equals performance."}, {"start": 5101.96, "end": 5106.66, "text": " L for people saying L"}, {"start": 5110.1, "end": 5115.68, "text": " This might not be your game, but there's another game for you. It's called a retail"}, {"start": 5115.68, "end": 5133.320000000001, "text": " bro speaking of like looking in the mic like this you know how you know Tyler"}, {"start": 5133.320000000001, "end": 5137.8, "text": " one does this thing on stream where he's like yeah I kind of like gets in your"}, {"start": 5137.8, "end": 5142.360000000001, "text": " face and like like like look does this and like yells at the mic I thought it"}, {"start": 5142.36, "end": 5149.42, "text": " was like a bit that he did on stream but I was talking to Tyler one and he did the same"}, {"start": 5149.42, "end": 5154.339999999999, "text": " thing to me IRL where he got in my face and like looked me in the eyes like this close"}, {"start": 5154.339999999999, "end": 5163.299999999999, "text": " like IRL not even on stream I was like bro this is not a bit he actually does that I was"}, {"start": 5163.299999999999, "end": 5172.12, "text": " dying bro oh my gosh yeah he's a legend bro oh he's a legend I was like okay that is"}, {"start": 5172.12, "end": 5178.44, "text": " actually legendary. Bro, I need to chill on talking my voice. Bro, I lost my voice."}, {"start": 5178.44, "end": 5185.08, "text": " I was doing fine until I went to the Hilton and on that last night and I was just, the"}, {"start": 5185.08, "end": 5195.5199999999995, "text": " music was so loud. I don't know why they put the music that loud, bro."}, {"start": 5195.5199999999995, "end": 5201.44, "text": " But yeah, let me let me just reiterate what I was just saying. There are certain design"}, {"start": 5201.4400000000005, "end": 5212.8, "text": " philosophy that's based on classic WoW and I think there's a really big point to this"}, {"start": 5212.8, "end": 5223.000000000001, "text": " game can't make everyone happy. It can't. But it can make a lot of people very happy,"}, {"start": 5223.000000000001, "end": 5228.120000000001, "text": " but it can't make everyone happy. And if you're the guy that wants complex rotations, like"}, {"start": 5228.12, "end": 5230.76, "text": " Like I talked to Max and I said, Max, are you going to play?"}, {"start": 5230.76, "end": 5235.04, "text": " And he goes, well, I really like the complexity of the rotations and retail."}, {"start": 5235.04, "end": 5238.04, "text": " And you know what Max said?"}, {"start": 5238.04, "end": 5242.5199999999995, "text": " So I'll probably stick to retail because they have what I want."}, {"start": 5242.5199999999995, "end": 5245.76, "text": " It's a great take from Max."}, {"start": 5245.76, "end": 5249.5199999999995, "text": " It doesn't need to have everything that pleases everyone."}, {"start": 5249.5199999999995, "end": 5255.28, "text": " If you want rating systems instead of ranking, if you want the whole like, oh, time spent"}, {"start": 5255.28, "end": 5261.599999999999, "text": " thing to respect your time, like then go play retail because it exists. But turning this into"}, {"start": 5262.5599999999995, "end": 5266.8, "text": " the modernity that we already have and the modernity that we're trying to avoid"}, {"start": 5266.8, "end": 5272.719999999999, "text": " is the biggest possible mistake, right? That's the biggest possible thing that we need to avoid."}, {"start": 5273.759999999999, "end": 5280.88, "text": " So, so, so just to reiterate, like, if there's things that, like, that you want from retail like"}, {"start": 5280.88, "end": 5285.0, "text": " that, that are just gonna break the entire fabric of why we're doing this in the first"}, {"start": 5285.0, "end": 5287.76, "text": " place, then go play retail, because it already exists."}, {"start": 5287.76, "end": 5292.04, "text": " Like, I just want to be very clear about this, okay?"}, {"start": 5292.04, "end": 5293.04, "text": " Very clear."}, {"start": 5293.04, "end": 5317.98, "text": " I don't know, I'm worried about shop mounts."}, {"start": 5317.98, "end": 5319.44, "text": " Shop mounts would suck."}, {"start": 5319.44, "end": 5322.94, "text": " I would not like that."}, {"start": 5322.9400000000005, "end": 5329.620000000001, "text": " What we do know is there's no WoW token and no boosts, and to me those are the 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5375.62, "end": 5376.82, "text": " Am I going to play the beta?"}, {"start": 5376.82, "end": 5378.179999999999, "text": " uh no i'll probably skip it"}, {"start": 5382.5, "end": 5383.94, "text": " dude obviously i'm playing the beta"}, {"start": 5389.139999999999, "end": 5390.179999999999, "text": " oh my gosh"}, {"start": 5395.78, "end": 5396.98, "text": " oh my goodness"}, {"start": 5403.38, "end": 5404.34, "text": " okay um"}, {"start": 5404.34, "end": 5406.82, "text": " Um, what else?"}, {"start": 5408.82, "end": 5409.26, "text": " What else?"}, {"start": 5409.26, "end": 5409.78, "text": " What else?"}, {"start": 5410.26, "end": 5410.46, "text": " Wow."}, {"start": 5410.46, "end": 5411.74, "text": " Forever talents.com."}, {"start": 5411.78, "end": 5412.900000000001, "text": " Dude, this website is sick."}, {"start": 5412.900000000001, "end": 5414.66, "text": " How did someone build this so fast?"}, {"start": 5415.62, "end": 5418.02, "text": " Like actually, how did someone build this this fast?"}, {"start": 5419.12, "end": 5422.8, "text": " Uh, guys, do you want cookies or no to list hot builds?"}, {"start": 5422.8, "end": 5425.66, "text": " We save public talents, links, people open and cookies."}, {"start": 5425.66, "end": 5426.82, "text": " We don't count the same visit."}, {"start": 5427.26, "end": 5428.58, "text": " The calculator works either way."}, {"start": 5428.74, "end": 5429.54, "text": " Take private building."}, {"start": 5429.54, "end": 5430.62, "text": " That link is never saved."}, {"start": 5434.34, "end": 5442.860000000001, "text": " It's an AI website is how they did it so fast like that is crazy"}, {"start": 5442.860000000001, "end": 5446.42, "text": " This is my first full this kind of favorite memories watching the announcement a while"}, {"start": 5446.42, "end": 5449.18, "text": " forever and hearing someone screaming to the right of me."}, {"start": 5449.18, "end": 5457.82, "text": " I thought to myself man that person is really excited then I realized it was you."}, {"start": 5457.82, "end": 5458.98, "text": " I was very excited."}, {"start": 5458.98, "end": 5460.74, "text": " Ha, ha, ha, ha."}, {"start": 5461.66, "end": 5462.679999999999, "text": " Bro."}, {"start": 5462.679999999999, "end": 5465.88, "text": " Ha, ha, that's actually good."}, {"start": 5465.88, "end": 5468.04, "text": " I might have been, yeah, I might have been"}, {"start": 5468.04, "end": 5469.5199999999995, "text": " the most excited one there."}, {"start": 5469.5199999999995, "end": 5470.639999999999, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 5470.639999999999, "end": 5471.54, "text": " I was so excited."}, {"start": 5471.54, "end": 5473.08, "text": " I think for me, I was even more excited"}, {"start": 5473.08, "end": 5474.74, "text": " because there is some stuff I knew"}, {"start": 5474.74, "end": 5477.4, "text": " and it's like I couldn't wait to like"}, {"start": 5477.4, "end": 5479.719999999999, "text": " be able to like say stuff and like talk about it."}, {"start": 5479.719999999999, "end": 5481.92, "text": " And it's like just killing me for like months."}, {"start": 5481.92, "end": 5484.5599999999995, "text": " So I might have been the most excited one there."}, {"start": 5484.5599999999995, "end": 5486.08, "text": " Got a massive SuperShap from Tru."}, {"start": 5486.08, "end": 5486.92, "text": " Thank you, he says that."}, {"start": 5486.92, "end": 5490.8, "text": " To level 38, you play to feel the same power level as a classic 38."}, {"start": 5490.8, "end": 5492.4, "text": " The stats on some items seem high."}, {"start": 5492.4, "end": 5493.8, "text": " The stats on some items seem high."}, {"start": 5493.8, "end": 5495.08, "text": " I'm a little concerned about it."}, {"start": 5495.08, "end": 5500.96, "text": " But I actually did tell Blizzard to keep an eye on the itemization"}, {"start": 5500.96, "end": 5505.4400000000005, "text": " and the power creep from that itemization at such a low level,"}, 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much."}, {"start": 5580.96, "end": 5583.360000000001, "text": " So I think set bonuses are probably like one of the better ways to do it."}, {"start": 5586.84, "end": 5591.12, "text": " The big problem with that, if you're paying attention is after a long time,"}, {"start": 5591.16, "end": 5595.52, "text": " you're going to have like so many items that you're going to need to store them"}, {"start": 5595.52, "end": 5597.56, "text": " all and the banks are small right now."}, {"start": 5597.84, "end": 5602.6, "text": " So if they go with a system where you truly want to save a lot of your gear"}, {"start": 5602.6, "end": 5605.240000000001, "text": " Over time, what's gonna need to happen"}, {"start": 5605.240000000001, "end": 5608.120000000001, "text": " is a much, much, much, much, much larger bank."}, {"start": 5608.120000000001, "end": 5612.200000000001, "text": " Like, not even double or triple, like 10X or something."}, {"start": 5612.200000000001, "end": 5614.72, "text": " Like it's gonna, you need like a massive bank,"}, {"start": 5614.72, "end": 5616.8, "text": " bigger bags, like we're gonna need more storage"}, {"start": 5616.8, "end": 5618.860000000001, "text": " if that is truly what they're doing."}, {"start": 5618.86, "end": 5637.94, "text": " If you're curious about horizontal progression means to check out Guild Wars 2 Endgame System,"}, {"start": 5637.94, "end": 5639.78, "text": " the Master of the Horizontal thing, it's very fun."}, {"start": 5639.78, "end": 5642.98, "text": " I actually haven't played Guild Wars 2, but I would be curious to learn more about like"}, {"start": 5642.98, "end": 5644.94, "text": " the specifics."}, {"start": 5644.9400000000005, "end": 5650.06, "text": " But I have played other games with horizontal progression like Runescape or Sod, and some"}, {"start": 5650.06, "end": 5652.820000000001, "text": " things are more successful than others, like there's a lot, there's not just one way to"}, {"start": 5652.820000000001, "end": 5653.820000000001, "text": " do it."}, {"start": 5653.820000000001, "end": 5658.820000000001, "text": " Plyly, thanks for the prime."}, {"start": 5658.82, "end": 5676.86, "text": " Oh man, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, there's so many things to shout about when it comes to"}, {"start": 5676.86, "end": 5682.9, "text": " these trees."}, {"start": 5682.9, "end": 5686.46, "text": " I guess we can go, we can go over Mage since I played Mage first."}, {"start": 5686.46, "end": 5689.9, "text": " I play Mage, Rogue, Priest, Pali, Warrior the most."}, {"start": 5689.9, "end": 5693.06, "text": " I don't play as much true with Locke, Hunter, Shaman."}, {"start": 5693.06, "end": 5695.06, "text": " But I played a lot of Mage, Priest, Rogue, Pali, Warrior,"}, {"start": 5695.06, "end": 5698.34, "text": " so I can cover those like really, probably really in depth,"}, {"start": 5698.34, "end": 5699.74, "text": " or at least more in depth."}, {"start": 5700.9800000000005, "end": 5702.46, "text": " Any opinion on Water Ellie?"}, {"start": 5702.46, "end": 5703.7, "text": " I don't like Water Ellie."}, {"start": 5705.3, "end": 5706.66, "text": " Imperial, thanks for the super chat, man."}, {"start": 5706.66, "end": 5708.94, "text": " Raps says, I don't know, we got that one."}, {"start": 5708.94, "end": 5710.42, "text": " It was great seeing you at BlizzCon."}, {"start": 5710.42, "end": 5712.02, "text": " Yeah, well thanks for saying hi, man."}, {"start": 5712.02, "end": 5717.02, "text": " I cannot believe at how many people said hi this weekend."}, {"start": 5717.360000000001, "end": 5719.34, "text": " I actually cannot believe it."}, {"start": 5719.34, "end": 5721.160000000001, "text": " It was ridiculous, man."}, {"start": 5724.0, "end": 5725.700000000001, "text": " Well, forever kill TBC."}, {"start": 5729.200000000001, "end": 5733.0, "text": " If it doesn't, then we have a problem."}, {"start": 5735.38, "end": 5740.38, "text": " If forever doesn't kill Classic WoW, then it failed."}, {"start": 5742.02, "end": 5754.780000000001, "text": " It should and if it doesn't, that is not good."}, {"start": 5754.780000000001, "end": 5756.5, "text": " It already did."}, {"start": 5756.5, "end": 5763.580000000001, "text": " How many people have guilds in TBC that are fully shifting to forever now?"}, {"start": 5763.580000000001, "end": 5766.06, "text": " Is that happening as we speak?"}, {"start": 5766.06, "end": 5768.700000000001, "text": " Me, me, me, it already has."}, {"start": 5768.700000000001, "end": 5770.740000000001, "text": " Me, me, me, me on here."}, {"start": 5770.740000000001, "end": 5771.740000000001, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 5771.74, "end": 5778.34, "text": " So, TBC is already taking a hit because of the November 4th timeline."}, {"start": 5778.34, "end": 5781.139999999999, "text": " Oh, I guess we can talk timeline for a second."}, {"start": 5784.94, "end": 5786.34, "text": " November 4th."}, {"start": 5797.34, "end": 5798.54, "text": " Kind of works."}, {"start": 5799.34, "end": 5800.54, "text": " Kind of works, I guess."}, {"start": 5801.74, "end": 5807.88, "text": " That's a little, I was thinking they would maybe shadow drop it, but shadow dropping"}, {"start": 5807.88, "end": 5813.16, "text": " beta does make sense and then November 4th, yeah I mean that makes sense, yeah that makes"}, {"start": 5813.16, "end": 5814.24, "text": " sense."}, {"start": 5814.24, "end": 5818.44, "text": " I was thinking they would maybe wait till after Wrath too, I'm curious where the whole"}, {"start": 5818.44, "end": 5822.5599999999995, "text": " Wrath situation, maybe they don't launch Wrath, maybe they don't do Wrath, maybe they just"}, {"start": 5822.5599999999995, "end": 5827.0, "text": " say GGs we're focusing on this now, I don't know, well no soon is what they said, well"}, {"start": 5827.0, "end": 5842.4, "text": " no soon. Is this the forever road map here? Okay, it's actually good to look at real quick."}, {"start": 5842.4, "end": 5853.48, "text": " So play up to level 30 happens. September 17 to the 22 of October. Early name reservation."}, {"start": 5853.4800000000005, "end": 5856.4800000000005, "text": " Oh, wait, so the beta ends October 22nd?"}, {"start": 5861.4800000000005, "end": 5864.4800000000005, "text": " Hmm, what are we going to do for like two weeks here?"}, {"start": 5865.4800000000005, "end": 5867.4800000000005, "text": " Goodness gracious, what are we going to do?"}, {"start": 5868.4800000000005, "end": 5870.4800000000005, "text": " That is going to be a rough two weeks."}, {"start": 5871.4800000000005, "end": 5872.4800000000005, "text": " Oh, Warcraft 3."}, {"start": 5872.4800000000005, "end": 5875.4800000000005, "text": " Okay, maybe I'll plan to play Warcraft 3 in this time."}, {"start": 5876.4800000000005, "end": 5878.4800000000005, "text": " Yeah, that's what I was actually thinking."}, {"start": 5878.4800000000005, "end": 5885.280000000001, "text": " actually thinking okay so warcraft 3 has a new um what is it called a new uh"}, {"start": 5887.040000000001, "end": 5893.4400000000005, "text": " mission new mission new campaign new campaign um i want to play really bad but i don't think"}, {"start": 5893.4400000000005, "end": 5897.4400000000005, "text": " we're gonna have time to play it like today tomorrow and then of course not thursday so i'll"}, {"start": 5897.4400000000005, "end": 5904.4800000000005, "text": " play it that this week i'll play this yeah i'll play it if the beta ends the 22nd i'll play it"}, {"start": 5904.4800000000005, "end": 5910.84, "text": " like this. Hopefully I can play through it in one week. There's no old graphics on the"}, {"start": 5910.84, "end": 5922.200000000001, "text": " new campaign. Oh really? I want to play no matter what though. It's 30 hours. Okay, so"}, {"start": 5922.200000000001, "end": 5927.84, "text": " I can easily do it. Probably just in like a couple days. Are we going to be locked"}, {"start": 5927.84, "end": 5938.7, "text": " either Alliance or Horde and PvP rule sets. I asked Blizzard, he said they're gonna answer"}, {"start": 5938.7, "end": 5952.860000000001, "text": " that on a Q&A soon, essentially. So, I think that's what's happened. I would assume he"}, {"start": 5952.86, "end": 5957.0199999999995, "text": " you would be able to, but like I said, I don't know the answer to that."}, {"start": 5957.0199999999995, "end": 5963.259999999999, "text": " Since there's no realms, why could you, like, why would they lock you to one faction per"}, {"start": 5963.259999999999, "end": 5964.88, "text": " account?"}, {"start": 5964.88, "end": 5969.54, "text": " Why could you only make Alliance PV, like, I'm sure you could make both."}, {"start": 5969.54, "end": 5970.54, "text": " I'm sure."}, {"start": 5970.54, "end": 5974.48, "text": " I'd like, don't, don't quote me on that, but like, it would make no sense if it was one"}, {"start": 5974.48, "end": 5975.98, "text": " faction per account."}, {"start": 5975.9800000000005, "end": 5991.540000000001, "text": " would be so weird. I'm gonna play PvP realm. PvP ruleset rather. I'm gonna make an undead"}, {"start": 5991.540000000001, "end": 5996.26, "text": " Paladin alt. Maybe on that one I'll do PvE. But on my mage, I'm gonna do mage first of"}, {"start": 5996.26, "end": 6004.34, "text": " course. That'll be on PvP. Bro, I was gonna make a Skyborn mage because I just love elves"}, {"start": 6004.34, "end": 6008.56, "text": " And I think they look sick, but the gnome racial is so good."}, {"start": 6009.26, "end": 6011.8, "text": " Eureka and I already like gnomes, too."}, {"start": 6011.8, "end": 6015.26, "text": " And I always play a nomage that I feel like I should just go gnome."}, {"start": 6017.06, "end": 6019.400000000001, "text": " I feel like I have to go gnome."}, {"start": 6030.34, "end": 6032.6, "text": " I grandposted there's going to be a Q&A on Thursday."}, {"start": 6032.6, "end": 6033.76, "text": " Cool. All watch."}, {"start": 6033.76, "end": 6038.08, "text": " I don't know if it's going to be live or if it's going to, if it's live, I'll definitely watch that."}, {"start": 6049.68, "end": 6050.280000000001, "text": " No more."}, {"start": 6051.52, "end": 6052.96, "text": " All right, I'll just keep reading this."}, {"start": 6053.0, "end": 6056.72, "text": " Early name reservation and character creation is October 27th."}, {"start": 6059.76, "end": 6060.16, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 6060.72, "end": 6062.320000000001, "text": " So the beta ends the 22nd."}, {"start": 6062.32, "end": 6066.219999999999, "text": " The 27th will get names and in the fourth will be launch"}, {"start": 6067.719999999999, "end": 6069.719999999999, "text": " Raids unlock will be December 9th"}, {"start": 6072.04, "end": 6073.759999999999, "text": " Okay"}, {"start": 6073.759999999999, "end": 6081.08, "text": " That's borrow deeps hyzol in a nixia. Oh, we're starting with hyzol. Are you kidding me? That's sick"}, {"start": 6081.84, "end": 6082.96, "text": " What?"}, {"start": 6082.96, "end": 6085.799999999999, "text": " Okay, so I guys I was at BlizzCon"}, {"start": 6086.4, "end": 6088.4, "text": " Okay, okay. I haven't said this"}, {"start": 6088.400000000001, "end": 6097.240000000001, "text": " I mean, this isn't like big news, but I was at BlizzCon, um, two things, one, I was so"}, {"start": 6097.240000000001, "end": 6100.240000000001, "text": " busy that I did not get to actually see BlizzCon."}, {"start": 6100.240000000001, "end": 6102.740000000001, "text": " I never walked around the event and like saw anything."}, {"start": 6102.740000000001, "end": 6104.18, "text": " I was just live the entire time."}, {"start": 6104.18, "end": 6106.160000000001, "text": " So, so there's that."}, {"start": 6106.160000000001, "end": 6110.160000000001, "text": " The second thing is it is really hard."}, {"start": 6110.160000000001, "end": 6115.76, "text": " It like this weekend to understand what was actually being announced when I'm sitting"}, {"start": 6115.76, "end": 6126.16, "text": " there and the the the event in the crowd are so loud because everyone's cheering and clapping"}, {"start": 6126.72, "end": 6131.52, "text": " that like I couldn't like hear what was being announced properly so there's what I'm trying"}, {"start": 6131.52, "end": 6138.24, "text": " to say is like there's a lot of stuff that I need to react to and rewatch because when I was there"}, {"start": 6138.24, "end": 6145.4400000000005, "text": " I literally I was like I was on the AWC stage or like right next to the AWC stage and there was a"}, {"start": 6145.4400000000005, "end": 6150.56, "text": " MDI behind me the MDI was right there and everyone's screaming which is awesome"}, {"start": 6150.56, "end": 6155.320000000001, "text": " But there's a panel going on and I can't hear anything and all of you guys in the chat were like"}, {"start": 6156.080000000001, "end": 6159.4800000000005, "text": " Cool, that's exciting and I was like I didn't hear any of that"}, {"start": 6159.72, "end": 6162.88, "text": " But I didn't say that at the time because I was trying my best"}, {"start": 6162.88, "end": 6167.160000000001, "text": " But like I guys I didn't hear any of I didn't hear half of this stuff because I was literally honest"}, {"start": 6167.160000000001, "end": 6172.000000000001, "text": " I didn't hear at all is that MDI was right behind me and everyone's screaming so I'll have to rewatch some of it"}, {"start": 6175.4400000000005, "end": 6178.400000000001, "text": " Oh, and there was the first panel I missed."}, {"start": 6180.080000000001, "end": 6182.080000000001, "text": " The first panel I missed."}, {"start": 6185.68, "end": 6187.68, "text": " Lol, I thought you were kind of quiet during the panels."}, {"start": 6187.68, "end": 6189.84, "text": " Yeah, it was hard to react to the panel."}, {"start": 6189.84, "end": 6193.040000000001, "text": " So what I did during the panels, guys, is I just muted my mic."}, {"start": 6195.040000000001, "end": 6200.960000000001, "text": " Because if I didn't, all you would hear is the MDI crowd sharing."}, {"start": 6200.96, "end": 6205.82, "text": " Like if I didn't mute my mic all you guys would like you wouldn't even have heard anything"}, {"start": 6206.66, "end": 6213.08, "text": " So I just muted my mic and kind of try my best to listen anyway because people were like what's wrong with czar"}, {"start": 6213.08, "end": 6215.38, "text": " I'm like dude. It is loud right now"}, {"start": 6222.38, "end": 6227.62, "text": " Watch the first panel right now. Yeah, I would love to is there a link for that. I'm sure it's on the Warcraft YouTube"}, {"start": 6230.96, "end": 6232.96, "text": " I"}, {"start": 6237.76, "end": 6241.8, "text": " Crap which one was the first one the creator showcase. Oh"}, {"start": 6243.16, "end": 6245.16, "text": " Nice, okay"}, {"start": 6246.76, "end": 6252.58, "text": " Reforged midnight. What's next is it this one? No, I watched this one"}, {"start": 6252.58, "end": 6254.58, "text": " Hmm"}, {"start": 6258.1, "end": 6265.7, "text": " Is it this one this one I didn't see this one. Well, I actually saw the second half that's the one yeah, I"}, {"start": 6268.62, "end": 6273.78, "text": " Actually only saw the second half of this so this will this is this will actually be really really really good to watch"}, {"start": 6274.46, "end": 6278.5199999999995, "text": " World of Warcraft what's next panel one? Okay, so the reason I didn't watch this"}, {"start": 6278.52, "end": 6286.360000000001, "text": " um live when I was there is because this happened right after they announced the game and"}, {"start": 6286.860000000001, "end": 6291.56, "text": " Like literally right after and the game was unlocked for us to play"}, {"start": 6291.56, "end": 6297.120000000001, "text": " So I was like should I watch this or play the game and I asked you guys and everyone is like just play the game"}, {"start": 6297.120000000001, "end": 6299.120000000001, "text": " Bro, so I just play the game"}, {"start": 6301.200000000001, "end": 6306.4400000000005, "text": " So to watch it yeah, I just I just started playing bro. I was like I can't I can't hold back"}, {"start": 6306.4400000000005, "end": 6311.6, "text": " Anyway, so that's why I haven't seen this yet, so let's watch it. It's 47 minutes,"}, {"start": 6311.6, "end": 6315.88, "text": " probably a lot of info in here that I haven't seen yet. I think I saw the last"}, {"start": 6315.88, "end": 6319.000000000001, "text": " like five minutes or something, but besides that I haven't seen it. Let's check it out."}, {"start": 6319.000000000001, "end": 6324.320000000001, "text": " Join the World of Warcraft team for a first look at the next chapter of Azorah."}, {"start": 6324.320000000001, "end": 6335.92, "text": " Hello again, Longtime No See. It is amazing to be up here, actually able to at last talk about"}, {"start": 6335.92, "end": 6339.46, "text": " what's somehow both the best kept and worst kept secret of the summer?"}, {"start": 6341.08, "end": 6346.36, "text": " Shout out the classic while subreddit. No, it's not too late to start. We're the Warcraft forever. True"}, {"start": 6347.52, "end": 6352.56, "text": " Bro, one of the things is on these stages. It is so hard to talk. I"}, {"start": 6353.64, "end": 6356.04, "text": " Actually didn't realize when you're on stage trying to talk"}, {"start": 6357.08, "end": 6360.84, "text": " It's so weird because you're you can't hear anything like that"}, {"start": 6360.92, "end": 6363.4, "text": " Everything is so loud that you like can't hear yourself talk"}, {"start": 6363.400000000001, "end": 6368.06, "text": " And when someone asks you a question, you can't hear them ask the question either the crowd can hear you"}, {"start": 6368.06, "end": 6371.620000000001, "text": " But you can't hear you and you can't hear anyone else. It's really weird"}, {"start": 6371.620000000001, "end": 6376.540000000001, "text": " It's like so I was up there and I asked me a question and I was like I can't hear what you said"}, {"start": 6376.540000000001, "end": 6383.76, "text": " So I just I just said something else hopefully it made sense and then I couldn't hear what I was it was very hard to talk very hard to talk"}, {"start": 6385.280000000001, "end": 6393.18, "text": " This is a story that really began nine years ago in these halls when we announced wow classic to the world"}, {"start": 6393.400000000001, "end": 6398.18, "text": " And then a couple of years after that, of course, we welcomed you in to dive back into"}, {"start": 6398.18, "end": 6402.84, "text": " Azeroth to experience it as it was in the beginning."}, {"start": 6402.84, "end": 6407.240000000001, "text": " And millions came in and settled in and began tackling Nixia and Ragnaros, leveling up"}, {"start": 6407.240000000001, "end": 6410.320000000001, "text": " to 60, really re-experiencing that journey."}, {"start": 6410.320000000001, "end": 6415.52, "text": " But the conversations naturally started to emerge around what would come next."}, {"start": 6415.52, "end": 6418.320000000001, "text": " And those conversations grew louder."}, {"start": 6418.320000000001, "end": 6422.68, "text": " Many people, of course, hoped to continue on into the Burning Crusade and a chance to"}, {"start": 6422.68, "end": 6426.360000000001, "text": " to go back through the Dark Portal and show Illidan just how prepared we've all become"}, {"start": 6426.360000000001, "end": 6433.56, "text": " after 20 years, the min-maxing next level, and of course that is what came to pass."}, {"start": 6433.56, "end": 6439.88, "text": " But there was another group, even back then, in 2020 or so, a group of dreamers, people"}, {"start": 6439.88, "end": 6445.400000000001, "text": " for whom the vanilla game was just about the perfect MMO, if not for already being solved"}, {"start": 6445.400000000001, "end": 6447.0, "text": " and already being experienced."}, {"start": 6447.0, "end": 6452.0, "text": " They didn't want to leave behind that world grounded in the immediate aftermath of Warcraft"}, {"start": 6452.0, "end": 6455.0, "text": " three and begin a journey forward through the timeline."}, {"start": 6455.56, "end": 6459.32, "text": " They didn't want to replace their hard one rate epics with greens from Zangarmarsh."}, {"start": 6460.08, "end": 6463.04, "text": " They didn't want to go from the sprawling advance of Eastern kingdoms and"}, {"start": 6463.04, "end": 6467.2, "text": " Kalimdor to an Outland that you could fly across in just a few minutes on an"}, {"start": 6467.2, "end": 6467.72, "text": " epic mount."}, {"start": 6468.12, "end": 6474.0, "text": " Like this is what we say as good as TBC was, it's like, it also just like,"}, {"start": 6474.4, "end": 6476.56, "text": " just like fragmented the world."}, {"start": 6476.6, "end": 6478.04, "text": " You're just flying everywhere."}, {"start": 6478.12, "end": 6479.44, "text": " You leave the old world behind."}, {"start": 6479.44, "end": 6481.16, "text": " You replace all your insane items."}, {"start": 6481.16, "end": 6490.16, "text": " Like, if you had full tier 2.5 Thunder Fury, like, like, Prop Paladin, Gigachat, hard earned, by yourself, with no handouts, like..."}, {"start": 6490.16, "end": 6498.16, "text": " Now, all of that is just completely gone, and you start over, you know, obviously, TVC's amazing, but yeah, that's exactly right."}, {"start": 6499.16, "end": 6502.16, "text": " What if we could stay at level 60, they asked."}, {"start": 6502.16, "end": 6508.16, "text": " And so did we. What if we could build some new content and tell new stories in that immersive world?"}, {"start": 6508.16, "end": 6512.96, "text": " And what if we could make mean specs even just a tiny bit viable?"}, {"start": 6512.96, "end": 6516.599999999999, "text": " Paladin's talking to you here."}, {"start": 6516.599999999999, "end": 6521.28, "text": " But this was 2020, and the reality is that the team that we had at the time, the development"}, {"start": 6521.28, "end": 6525.44, "text": " pipeline that we had at the time, were something that had been purpose-built to restore and"}, {"start": 6525.44, "end": 6531.48, "text": " curate an old version of the game, not to add to it, not to build new things."}, {"start": 6531.48, "end": 6534.5599999999995, "text": " And so for a time, that dream stayed a dream."}, {"start": 6534.56, "end": 6540.580000000001, "text": " But that ember of an idea smoldered over the months and years to follow."}, {"start": 6540.580000000001, "end": 6543.26, "text": " And it took hold within the classic team as well."}, {"start": 6543.26, "end": 6547.3, "text": " People on the team would come forward left and right, pitching versions of what it might"}, {"start": 6547.3, "end": 6552.26, "text": " look like to add content to change that vanilla game."}, {"start": 6552.26, "end": 6558.580000000001, "text": " And that led us to 2023 when we decided to test the waters with a certain experiment,"}, {"start": 6558.580000000001, "end": 6560.780000000001, "text": " also announced right here."}, {"start": 6560.78, "end": 6564.38, "text": " of discovery was an experiment on many levels."}, {"start": 6564.38, "end": 6565.38, "text": " Right?"}, {"start": 6565.38, "end": 6569.0599999999995, "text": " So, it was awesome."}, {"start": 6569.0599999999995, "end": 6571.62, "text": " But it was deliberately pushing boundaries."}, {"start": 6571.62, "end": 6575.38, "text": " And we pretty much said that outright at the time, because it was a time-limited seasonal"}, 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"end": 6614.820000000001, "text": " we were certain that it was not only possible, but compelling to pursue this vision."}, {"start": 6614.82, "end": 6618.94, "text": " For Season of Discovery, we learned what worked and what didn't."}, {"start": 6618.94, "end": 6622.82, "text": " We learned how to build content 20 years later that felt like it belonged alongside"}, {"start": 6622.82, "end": 6628.78, "text": " the original stuff, and in the meantime, we'd absorbed years of experience of how players"}, {"start": 6628.78, "end": 6633.46, "text": " today approach the classic game, which is different in many ways from how it was back"}, {"start": 6633.46, "end": 6638.94, "text": " in 2005 when the internet was a different place and knowledge was a different thing."}, {"start": 6638.94, "end": 6643.46, "text": " But most of all, we heard loud and clear from everyone in Season of Discovery that they didn't"}, {"start": 6643.46, "end": 6648.86, "text": " want just a temporary season, but instead a forever home where their investments would"}, {"start": 6648.86, "end": 6651.54, "text": " be meaningful, where their journey could continue forward."}, {"start": 6651.54, "end": 6657.02, "text": " Yeah, I think that's the big thing that classic enjoyers have been wanting, not just in season"}, {"start": 6657.02, "end": 6663.54, "text": " of discovery because it ends, but the same thing was true or is true in current TBC."}, {"start": 6663.54, "end": 6667.3, "text": " We don't know what TBC is going to be, so as cool as getting stuff is, it's like, well,"}, {"start": 6667.3, "end": 6669.5, "text": " it might just be gone."}, {"start": 6669.5, "end": 6671.0, "text": " We don't know where MOP is going."}, {"start": 6671.0, "end": 6674.12, "text": " Hopefully we know soon, but it's cool,"}, {"start": 6674.12, "end": 6675.64, "text": " but it could just be gone."}, {"start": 6675.64, "end": 6678.36, "text": " Like, so, I mean, I don't really like the name forever"}, {"start": 6678.36, "end": 6680.84, "text": " in a sense, but like, wow, forever is so cool."}, {"start": 6680.84, "end": 6684.24, "text": " Cause it's just like, okay, we have a wow again"}, {"start": 6684.24, "end": 6686.84, "text": " to just like grind and your progression"}, {"start": 6686.84, "end": 6689.92, "text": " isn't just going to be deleted from another expansion."}, {"start": 6689.92, "end": 6691.6, "text": " Your progression is going to be deleted"}, {"start": 6691.6, "end": 6694.96, "text": " from literally just, you know, deleting the servers"}, {"start": 6694.96, "end": 6696.56, "text": " or your progression isn't going to be deleted"}, {"start": 6696.56, "end": 6698.04, "text": " in the sense like in Season of Discovery"}, {"start": 6698.04, "end": 6701.48, "text": " everyone quitting because there's no new content updates. We're gonna get"}, {"start": 6701.48, "end": 6705.36, "text": " continual content updates where it's gonna be like cool this is my account"}, {"start": 6705.36, "end": 6710.16, "text": " this is my world of Warcraft account. I personally haven't felt that way since I"}, {"start": 6710.16, "end": 6715.64, "text": " stopped playing retail you know as my primary game many many years ago so I've"}, {"start": 6715.64, "end": 6720.92, "text": " been craving having just like a wow account again on hardcore I mean I love"}, {"start": 6720.92, "end": 6723.76, "text": " hardcore but I look at all of my characters is very temporary because"}, {"start": 6723.76, "end": 6725.84, "text": " one day you'll die on them, right?"}, {"start": 6725.84, "end": 6728.0, "text": " On Season of Discovery, we knew it would end."}, {"start": 6728.0, "end": 6731.0, "text": " On TBC, it's amazing, but you don't really know"}, {"start": 6731.0, "end": 6732.400000000001, "text": " where it's going, right?"}, {"start": 6732.400000000001, "end": 6734.64, "text": " So, it's like for the first time,"}, {"start": 6734.64, "end": 6736.08, "text": " we actually have a classic wow,"}, {"start": 6736.08, "end": 6738.64, "text": " that's like, all right, let's grind it,"}, {"start": 6738.64, "end": 6739.92, "text": " and we're not just gonna get an expansion,"}, {"start": 6739.92, "end": 6741.92, "text": " that's just gonna delete all this stuff"}, {"start": 6741.92, "end": 6743.280000000001, "text": " and replace it with greens."}, {"start": 6743.280000000001, "end": 6745.8, "text": " So, just on that alone,"}, {"start": 6745.8, "end": 6748.320000000001, "text": " I feel like it's just such a massive W."}, {"start": 6748.320000000001, "end": 6749.56, "text": " We've already made the list"}, {"start": 6749.56, "end": 6752.88, "text": " on all of the things that I like and don't like, right?"}, {"start": 6752.88, "end": 6758.64, "text": " But I feel like just that alone gets me so darn excited, you know?"}, {"start": 6759.52, "end": 6760.32, "text": " And so here we are."}, {"start": 6761.56, "end": 6765.96, "text": " Thank you to all those dreamers along the way who kept this idea alive and gave"}, {"start": 6765.96, "end": 6768.0, "text": " the team inspiration over the years."}, {"start": 6768.84, "end": 6772.42, "text": " It's been a lot of fun over the last year, reading and watching all the online"}, {"start": 6772.42, "end": 6777.0, "text": " discourse about what Classic Plus could be, should be, and definitely shouldn't be."}, {"start": 6778.0, "end": 6782.6, "text": " But now let me turn it over to the team so they can tell you exactly what it is."}, {"start": 6782.88, "end": 6784.88, "text": " Say"}, {"start": 6803.56, "end": 6805.56, "text": " Hello BlizzCon"}, {"start": 6805.56, "end": 6813.06, "text": " So, what exactly is WoW forever?"}, {"start": 6813.06, "end": 6815.780000000001, "text": " For us, it begins with a simple belief."}, {"start": 6815.780000000001, "end": 6821.46, "text": " There are still a message worth telling in the original world of Azeroth."}, {"start": 6821.46, "end": 6824.64, "text": " We're not looking beyond Azeroth for the next chapter."}, {"start": 6824.64, "end": 6827.700000000001, "text": " We're not moving forward to Outland and beyond."}, {"start": 6827.700000000001, "end": 6833.34, "text": " Instead, we're looking deeper into the world players already fell in love with."}, {"start": 6833.34, "end": 6836.24, "text": " The Eastern Kingdoms, Kalimdor."}, {"start": 6836.24, "end": 6839.54, "text": " The places we've traveled through for decades."}, {"start": 6839.54, "end": 6842.7, "text": " We're revisiting mysteries that were never fully explored,"}, {"start": 6842.7, "end": 6844.7, "text": " stories that were never fully told,"}, {"start": 6844.7, "end": 6846.9400000000005, "text": " regions that existed on the map,"}, {"start": 6846.9400000000005, "end": 6850.54, "text": " but never had the chance to become adventures of their own."}, {"start": 6850.54, "end": 6855.02, "text": " We believe Azeroth still has secrets worth uncovering."}, {"start": 6855.02, "end": 6857.900000000001, "text": " And that's what WoW Forever is."}, {"start": 6857.900000000001, "end": 6860.18, "text": " Not expanding away from Azeroth,"}, {"start": 6860.18, "end": 6862.9800000000005, "text": " but expanding deeper inside of it."}, {"start": 6862.9800000000005, "end": 6865.06, "text": " I mean, like, do we, like, that, I mean,"}, {"start": 6865.06, "end": 6867.02, "text": " that is the biggest W, right?"}, {"start": 6867.02, "end": 6870.620000000001, "text": " That is what we wanted at a fundamental level."}, {"start": 6870.620000000001, "end": 6871.46, "text": " That is what we wanted."}, {"start": 6871.46, "end": 6872.3, "text": " So I love this."}, {"start": 6872.3, "end": 6874.500000000001, "text": " I mean, like I said, there's things I don't like"}, {"start": 6874.500000000001, "end": 6875.9400000000005, "text": " or things that I'm unsure about"}, {"start": 6875.9400000000005, "end": 6877.860000000001, "text": " or things that I'm like, eh, right?"}, {"start": 6877.860000000001, "end": 6881.500000000001, "text": " Especially that darn UI, especially that darn UI."}, {"start": 6881.500000000001, "end": 6884.18, "text": " But like that right there is what we've been wanting"}, {"start": 6884.18, "end": 6885.580000000001, "text": " at a fundamental level."}, {"start": 6885.580000000001, "end": 6886.740000000001, "text": " So that's cool."}, {"start": 6886.740000000001, "end": 6889.1, "text": " I'll go things with 20 gifts bro, you're legend."}, {"start": 6889.1, "end": 6893.18, "text": " So before we show you exactly where that journey begins,"}, {"start": 6893.18, "end": 6895.780000000001, "text": " I want to talk briefly about the principles guiding"}, {"start": 6895.780000000001, "end": 6898.620000000001, "text": " every decision that we've made."}, {"start": 6898.620000000001, "end": 6903.820000000001, "text": " First, let me get my slides here, sorry there."}, {"start": 6903.820000000001, "end": 6906.38, "text": " First, approachable and familiar."}, {"start": 6906.38, "end": 6910.14, "text": " We believe the world should still feel like classic."}, {"start": 6910.14, "end": 6912.06, "text": " Every addition we make is measured"}, {"start": 6912.06, "end": 6914.780000000001, "text": " against the spirit of the original game."}, {"start": 6914.780000000001, "end": 6917.820000000001, "text": " Not whether it's new, not whether it's flashy,"}, {"start": 6917.82, "end": 6920.54, "text": " but whether it feels like it belongs."}, {"start": 6920.54, "end": 6923.62, "text": " That's why you won't find flying mounts."}, {"start": 6923.62, "end": 6924.46, "text": " Yeah?"}, {"start": 6924.46, "end": 6925.299999999999, "text": " Yeah?"}, {"start": 6925.299999999999, "end": 6926.139999999999, "text": " Yeah?"}, {"start": 6928.139999999999, "end": 6930.66, "text": " You won't find level scaling."}, {"start": 6930.66, "end": 6935.66, "text": " And Azeroth should remain a dangerous world"}, {"start": 6936.0599999999995, "end": 6939.74, "text": " where preparation matters, communication matters,"}, {"start": 6939.74, "end": 6941.94, "text": " and working together matters."}, {"start": 6943.259999999999, "end": 6944.099999999999, "text": " Yes."}, {"start": 6945.94, "end": 6947.219999999999, "text": " Thank you."}, {"start": 6947.22, "end": 6951.14, "text": " We're not interested in making the game difficult simply for difficulty's sake."}, {"start": 6951.740000000001, "end": 6955.46, "text": " When challenges are overcome, we want it to be because players prepared,"}, {"start": 6955.900000000001, "end": 6958.900000000001, "text": " learned, cooperated and succeeded together."}, {"start": 6960.1, "end": 6964.06, "text": " Right there. We literally said this like, like an hour ago or 30 minutes ago."}, {"start": 6964.3, "end": 6968.860000000001, "text": " Classic WoW is about preparing. It's not about difficulty."}, {"start": 6969.1, "end": 6973.54, "text": " It's not about, oh, I need to not stand in the fire and move at like 0.5,"}, {"start": 6973.54, "end": 6977.5199999999995, "text": " Like, bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu-bu, like retail, like all of this crazy stuff."}, {"start": 6977.5199999999995, "end": 6979.14, "text": " It's not about that."}, {"start": 6979.14, "end": 6983.1, "text": " It's about coming together, preparing, and owning that raid."}, {"start": 6983.1, "end": 6989.46, "text": " And of course, you might wipe 3 to 5, 10 times, but it's not gonna be like this like 100 boss"}, {"start": 6989.46, "end": 6993.48, "text": " kill progression mythic rating sweating frustrating experience."}, {"start": 6993.48, "end": 6994.48, "text": " It's not that."}, {"start": 6994.48, "end": 6995.48, "text": " It just isn't, right?"}, {"start": 6995.48, "end": 6997.04, "text": " And you don't wanna make it into that."}, {"start": 6997.04, "end": 6998.04, "text": " So I love this."}, {"start": 6998.04, "end": 6999.56, "text": " I love this, man."}, {"start": 6999.56, "end": 7004.56, "text": " Now second, world as the main character, yes."}, {"start": 7004.56, "end": 7006.56, "text": " Yes, love this too. Love this too."}, {"start": 7006.56, "end": 7011.56, "text": " We believe Azeroth itself should be one of the most important characters in the game."}, {"start": 7011.56, "end": 7015.56, "text": " Leveling is just as important as endgame."}, {"start": 7015.56, "end": 7017.56, "text": " Alright, I gotta pause again."}, {"start": 7017.56, "end": 7023.56, "text": " Yes, yes, yes, that is right baby, I love that."}, {"start": 7023.56, "end": 7024.56, "text": " Yes."}, {"start": 7024.56, "end": 7031.280000000001, "text": " And we want to keep investing in the world itself through new zones, new quests, new rewards,"}, {"start": 7031.280000000001, "end": 7034.780000000001, "text": " and new adventures across all levels of play."}, {"start": 7034.780000000001, "end": 7038.0, "text": " Not every story needs to be about saving the world."}, {"start": 7038.0, "end": 7043.52, "text": " Sometimes the most memorable stories happen in a remote village along a forgotten road"}, {"start": 7043.52, "end": 7046.04, "text": " or a corner of the map that you never expected to revisit."}, {"start": 7046.04, "end": 7047.72, "text": " I can't believe I missed this."}, {"start": 7047.72, "end": 7052.04, "text": " This is just like every sentence is like golden, right?"}, {"start": 7052.04, "end": 7057.56, "text": " You don't have to be saving the world of requests or modern MMOs."}, {"start": 7057.56, "end": 7063.2, "text": " You don't have to be just this main guy that's like, you're the guy that's just making it"}, {"start": 7063.2, "end": 7065.32, "text": " so that we all don't die every quest."}, {"start": 7065.32, "end": 7066.32, "text": " It's like, no, bro."}, {"start": 7066.32, "end": 7067.76, "text": " That's not what it's about, right?"}, {"start": 7067.76, "end": 7070.36, "text": " The pacing, the nice little quest here and there."}, {"start": 7070.36, "end": 7071.92, "text": " It's fantastic, man."}, {"start": 7071.92, "end": 7073.4, "text": " I love it."}, {"start": 7073.4, "end": 7077.22, "text": " Now third, journey before destination."}, {"start": 7077.22, "end": 7080.68, "text": " We believe your effort should matter."}, {"start": 7080.68, "end": 7082.8, "text": " that should continue to matter,"}, {"start": 7082.820000000001, "end": 7087.02, "text": " while forever is designed as a long-term home."}, {"start": 7087.04, "end": 7089.900000000001, "text": " We're not planning around future-level cap increases"}, {"start": 7089.92, "end": 7092.320000000001, "text": " that invalidate your accomplishments,"}, {"start": 7092.34, "end": 7094.6, "text": " the professions you invest in matter,"}, {"start": 7094.62, "end": 7096.52, "text": " the routes you choose matter,"}, {"start": 7096.54, "end": 7099.08, "text": " and the gear you earn matters."}, {"start": 7099.1, "end": 7102.08, "text": " The experiences that you have with friends matter."}, {"start": 7102.1, "end": 7105.14, "text": " Our catch-up system is quite simple."}, {"start": 7105.16, "end": 7106.280000000001, "text": " Play the game!"}, {"start": 7106.28, "end": 7111.5599999999995, "text": " Oh my gosh! Let's go!"}, {"start": 7111.5599999999995, "end": 7118.5599999999995, "text": " Bro, when all of us went to RuneScape last year, this was the one thing that we all came back asking for."}, {"start": 7118.5599999999995, "end": 7125.08, "text": " Like, we want our progress to matter, not just getting wiped or reset every expansion."}, {"start": 7125.08, "end": 7130.0, "text": " Like, it's just like, oh my gosh, I can't believe I missed this panel, bro. Holy crap."}, {"start": 7130.0, "end": 7141.92, "text": " Level up, run dungeons, make friends, explore the world, earn your rewards."}, {"start": 7141.92, "end": 7146.58, "text": " And finally, protect and nurture social experiences."}, {"start": 7146.58, "end": 7151.26, "text": " Many of our favorite memories from classic happened because of other players, because"}, {"start": 7151.26, "end": 7157.18, "text": " someone helped us complete a quest, because a stranger joined our group, because a dungeon"}, {"start": 7157.18, "end": 7159.9, "text": " run turned into a friendship."}, {"start": 7159.900000000001, "end": 7163.900000000001, "text": " We've had to be disciplined when adding convenience to the game"}, {"start": 7163.900000000001, "end": 7169.400000000001, "text": " because every quality of life decision affects how players interact with one another."}, {"start": 7169.400000000001, "end": 7173.400000000001, "text": " Now, we want to create reasons for people to explore an adventure together,"}, {"start": 7173.400000000001, "end": 7177.900000000001, "text": " and that's part of the philosophy behind new systems like camping."}, {"start": 7178.900000000001, "end": 7183.400000000001, "text": " And it's why every patch will include content for different kinds of players,"}, {"start": 7183.400000000001, "end": 7190.160000000001, "text": " Where you enjoy solo adventures, dungeons, raids, PVP, or something in between."}, {"start": 7190.160000000001, "end": 7195.360000000001, "text": " Because the best adventures are the ones that we share."}, {"start": 7195.360000000001, "end": 7198.72, "text": " So those pillars guide every decision that we make."}, {"start": 7198.72, "end": 7201.280000000001, "text": " But what do they actually mean in practice?"}, {"start": 7201.280000000001, "end": 7202.4400000000005, "text": " For us, it starts..."}, {"start": 7202.4400000000005, "end": 7206.360000000001, "text": " So those are some pretty darn good pillars."}, {"start": 7206.360000000001, "end": 7212.76, "text": " If they actually stay true to those pillars, I have a lot of faith in this game, right?"}, {"start": 7212.76, "end": 7215.08, "text": " that they stray from those obviously not good."}, {"start": 7215.08, "end": 7217.280000000001, "text": " Those are some really good foundations."}, {"start": 7217.280000000001, "end": 7218.12, "text": " I love them."}, {"start": 7218.12, "end": 7222.24, "text": " With Azeroth itself, people often talk about vanilla Azeroth"}, {"start": 7222.24, "end": 7225.400000000001, "text": " as though it's a solved game, as though every mystery"}, {"start": 7225.400000000001, "end": 7228.04, "text": " has been answered, every story has been told,"}, {"start": 7228.04, "end": 7230.4400000000005, "text": " every corner of the world explored."}, {"start": 7230.4400000000005, "end": 7233.8, "text": " But when we look at Azeroth, we see something very different."}, {"start": 7233.8, "end": 7236.76, "text": " We see potential, we see unfinished stories,"}, {"start": 7236.76, "end": 7239.96, "text": " we see unexplored places, we see regions players"}, {"start": 7239.96, "end": 7245.04, "text": " have been wondering about for decades, the Gilneas, Mount"}, {"start": 7245.04, "end": 7248.68, "text": " Hygel, Uldum, the mountains north of Angora."}, {"start": 7248.68, "end": 7250.04, "text": " I wonder what's up there?"}, {"start": 7250.04, "end": 7253.32, "text": " The spaces that exist between the familiar parts"}, {"start": 7253.32, "end": 7255.44, "text": " of the world and the possibilities"}, {"start": 7255.44, "end": 7256.8, "text": " don't stop there."}, {"start": 7256.8, "end": 7258.72, "text": " Forgotten kingdoms, Titan."}, {"start": 7258.72, "end": 7259.76, "text": " This is so sick."}, {"start": 7259.76, "end": 7262.64, "text": " They circled on the map like all of these spots."}, {"start": 7262.64, "end": 7263.88, "text": " I love this."}, {"start": 7263.88, "end": 7266.16, "text": " In the future, they're going to need"}, {"start": 7266.16, "end": 7268.68, "text": " to add some new stuff eventually,"}, {"start": 7268.68, "end": 7270.84, "text": " especially for staying in Azeroth."}, {"start": 7270.84, "end": 7274.72, "text": " We're gonna need maybe something on here, here,"}, {"start": 7274.72, "end": 7277.280000000001, "text": " or we're gonna need like a boat to another island,"}, {"start": 7277.280000000001, "end": 7278.280000000001, "text": " like here or something."}, {"start": 7278.280000000001, "end": 7282.360000000001, "text": " But right now, there is so much undiscovered content"}, {"start": 7282.360000000001, "end": 7284.68, "text": " for years or, I don't know,"}, {"start": 7284.68, "end": 7287.8, "text": " at least maybe a year or two or three"}, {"start": 7287.8, "end": 7290.72, "text": " to where just build the world out, right?"}, {"start": 7290.72, "end": 7293.64, "text": " You wanna see players taking flight paths and boats"}, {"start": 7293.64, "end": 7296.0, "text": " across these pre-existing places"}, {"start": 7296.0, "end": 7298.66, "text": " and run around on your mounts and explore them, right?"}, {"start": 7298.66, "end": 7300.46, "text": " You want to see that for a long, long time."}, {"start": 7300.46, "end": 7303.42, "text": " Eventually, yeah, you might have to add things here and there,"}, {"start": 7303.42, "end": 7305.5, "text": " but like there's so much here."}, {"start": 7305.5, "end": 7309.96, "text": " Mysteries, the Emerald Dream, the Caverns of Time,"}, {"start": 7309.96, "end": 7312.78, "text": " countless adventures still waiting to be told"}, {"start": 7312.78, "end": 7314.34, "text": " in the vanilla world."}, {"start": 7314.34, "end": 7317.0199999999995, "text": " But every journey has to begin somewhere."}, {"start": 7317.0199999999995, "end": 7319.0599999999995, "text": " And when we started planning LOW Forever,"}, {"start": 7319.0599999999995, "end": 7322.42, "text": " we wanted to begin with places deeply rooted in the world,"}, {"start": 7322.42, "end": 7324.82, "text": " players already know and love."}, {"start": 7324.82, "end": 7328.42, "text": " So let's take a look at where our adventure begins."}, {"start": 7330.0599999999995, "end": 7334.38, "text": " So today we're introducing four new regions to Azeroth."}, {"start": 7334.38, "end": 7339.38, "text": " Yes, four new adventurers built directly into the world"}, {"start": 7340.0599999999995, "end": 7341.94, "text": " of the Eastern kingdoms in Kalimdor"}, {"start": 7341.94, "end": 7344.38, "text": " because Azeroth is not finished growing"}, {"start": 7344.38, "end": 7346.82, "text": " and this is how that growth begins."}, {"start": 7346.82, "end": 7348.86, "text": " Bro, I like, I'm so torn,"}, {"start": 7348.86, "end": 7351.98, "text": " like I absolutely love classic graphics"}, {"start": 7351.9800000000005, "end": 7355.860000000001, "text": " but at the same time, I can't sit here and say"}, {"start": 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7383.18, "end": 7387.68, "text": " So let's start with a place many of us have wondered about for more than 20 years."}, {"start": 7387.68, "end": 7388.78, "text": " Mount Hygel!"}, {"start": 7388.78, "end": 7393.9800000000005, "text": " We all know the story."}, {"start": 7393.9800000000005, "end": 7395.88, "text": " We know the story of Archimonde's defeat."}, {"start": 7395.88, "end": 7398.28, "text": " But what happened afterwards?"}, {"start": 7398.28, "end": 7400.58, "text": " How did Hygel recover?"}, {"start": 7400.58, "end": 7402.4800000000005, "text": " How are the forests healing from the corruption?"}, {"start": 7402.4800000000005, "end": 7406.18, "text": " How are the wild gods affected by the events atop the mountain?"}, {"start": 7406.18, "end": 7408.58, "text": " And what dangers still remain?"}, {"start": 7408.58, "end": 7414.66, "text": " Mt. Hygel is a new end game leveling zone where players can finally journey through the dark whisper gorge"}, {"start": 7414.66, "end": 7421.62, "text": " and explore one of Warcraft's most important locations during a period of history that we've never really experienced before."}, {"start": 7422.0199999999995, "end": 7427.62, "text": " Didn't they also say it was going to be a 20-man raid on the roadmap?"}, {"start": 7427.62, "end": 7433.3, "text": " I was almost certain because he just said it's an end game leveling zone, but this says, oh, Hygel's summit is different than Mt. Hygel."}, {"start": 7433.3, "end": 7435.14, "text": " Okay, Hygel's summit is going to be a 20-man."}, {"start": 7435.14, "end": 7438.700000000001, "text": " Now, you'll encounter new stories, rewards,"}, {"start": 7438.700000000001, "end": 7442.780000000001, "text": " new reputations, and both solo and group content"}, {"start": 7442.780000000001, "end": 7446.02, "text": " as you help shape the future of this recovering land."}, {"start": 7446.02, "end": 7449.820000000001, "text": " And for players seeking a greater challenge,"}, {"start": 7449.820000000001, "end": 7452.42, "text": " Hydral also serves as the home of"}, {"start": 7452.42, "end": 7455.22, "text": " one of our launch raids, Hydral Summit."}, {"start": 7455.22, "end": 7460.58, "text": " And it serves as one of"}, {"start": 7460.58, "end": 7463.860000000001, "text": " three entrances into one of our other raids,"}, {"start": 7463.860000000001, "end": 7465.120000000001, "text": " the Barrow-Deeps."}, {"start": 7467.500000000001, "end": 7470.1, "text": " Because some of Azeroth's greatest victories"}, {"start": 7470.120000000001, "end": 7471.960000000001, "text": " still have stories yet to tell."}, {"start": 7473.120000000001, "end": 7477.360000000001, "text": " But not every adventure begins with a famous landmark."}, {"start": 7477.380000000001, "end": 7480.420000000001, "text": " Some begin in places we've barely noticed at all."}, {"start": 7480.4400000000005, "end": 7483.960000000001, "text": " If you've ever flown between Morgor and Desilis,"}, {"start": 7483.9800000000005, "end": 7487.56, "text": " you've probably seen a set of ancient ruins passing far below."}, {"start": 7487.580000000001, "end": 7491.8, "text": " A small detail in the world, a mystery hiding in plain sight."}, {"start": 7491.8, "end": 7494.8, "text": " Welcome to Shendralar."}, {"start": 7494.8, "end": 7498.8, "text": " Here you'll meet Mordent Evenshade and learn more about the Shendralar."}, {"start": 7498.8, "end": 7502.8, "text": " The people who, like, this is the stuff we want to see, right?"}, {"start": 7502.8, "end": 7504.8, "text": " It's already there and they're building it out."}, {"start": 7504.8, "end": 7507.8, "text": " Like, that is so darn cool, then."}, {"start": 7507.8, "end": 7513.8, "text": " History is deeply connected to Elctrophilus, Dire Maul, and Prince Tortheldrin himself."}, {"start": 7513.8, "end": 7518.8, "text": " The players will also continue storylines involving the Galchis and the Magrum Centaur tribes,"}, {"start": 7518.8, "end": 7523.8, "text": " while discovering new reasons to visit dungeons like Maradon and Razorfen Downs."}, {"start": 7523.8, "end": 7527.8, "text": " That's a great example of one of the things we love most about Azeroth."}, {"start": 7527.8, "end": 7532.8, "text": " Even the smallest corner of the world can become a truly memorable adventure."}, {"start": 7532.8, "end": 7537.8, "text": " If they continue building out all of these small corners month after month,"}, {"start": 7537.8, "end": 7543.8, "text": " year after year, and content updates, imagine how rich this world is going to be."}, {"start": 7543.8, "end": 7546.8, "text": " Right? Like, every, like it already is, right?"}, {"start": 7546.8, "end": 7551.1, "text": " Right classic era already is but imagine they keep doing stuff like this"}, {"start": 7551.6, "end": 7557.12, "text": " It's gonna be like bro. Everything is just magical like everywhere you go. There is just something to do like oh"}, {"start": 7557.72, "end": 7559.72, "text": " my gosh now"}, {"start": 7559.96, "end": 7567.76, "text": " One of our core beliefs is that the journey matters and nowhere embodies that philosophy better than our new zone the River Glades"}, {"start": 7569.2, "end": 7572.96, "text": " Located along the eastern coast of eastern kingdoms between Red Ridge"}, {"start": 7572.96, "end": 7577.76, "text": " burning steps, the badlands, and swamp of sorrow, this place is big, the river"}, {"start": 7577.76, "end": 7581.76, "text": " blades is a major new leveling zone inspired by stories that stretch all"}, {"start": 7581.76, "end": 7586.64, "text": " the way back to the earliest Warcraft games. Years ago human forces pursued"}, {"start": 7586.64, "end": 7591.16, "text": " retreating orcs to this region and when help never came many of those settlers"}, {"start": 7591.16, "end": 7595.88, "text": " were forced to remain behind and build lives of their own on the frontier."}, {"start": 7595.88, "end": 7602.32, "text": " Generation later the descendants still endure. This is a rugged land of rivers,"}, {"start": 7602.32, "end": 7607.12, "text": " grasslands, trade routes, struggling communities, old grudges, and new"}, {"start": 7607.12, "end": 7612.32, "text": " opportunities. Humans and orcs, ogres and gnolls, goblins and murlocs, all"}, {"start": 7612.32, "end": 7617.679999999999, "text": " competing to survive in a region where no one has it easy. And that's what makes"}, {"start": 7617.679999999999, "end": 7622.84, "text": " the River Blades special. This isn't a story about saving Azeroth. It's a story"}, {"start": 7622.84, "end": 7628.28, "text": " about living in Azeroth. A spanning from the mid-30s to the mid-40s, River"}, {"start": 7628.28, "end": 7632.08, "text": " blades introduces more than 150 new quests."}, {"start": 7632.08, "end": 7634.28, "text": " Mid 30s to the mid 40s."}, {"start": 7634.28, "end": 7638.92, "text": " I think that's actually kind of exactly the level"}, {"start": 7638.92, "end": 7640.16, "text": " of where it should be, because there's"}, {"start": 7640.16, "end": 7643.48, "text": " like a weird level between like 40 and 44,"}, {"start": 7643.48, "end": 7647.08, "text": " like before you go to Teneris, that like oftentimes it's"}, {"start": 7647.08, "end": 7649.96, "text": " like, oh, you just have to keep doing Scarlet"}, {"start": 7649.96, "end": 7652.0, "text": " monastery over and over."}, {"start": 7652.0, "end": 7654.24, "text": " Or I mean, you can kind of bridge the gap"}, {"start": 7654.24, "end": 7655.639999999999, "text": " if you like every quest."}, {"start": 7655.639999999999, "end": 7657.04, "text": " But sometimes it gets a little rough."}, {"start": 7657.04, "end": 7664.04, "text": " It's like the exact level band that like an extra zone with more quests is gonna like smooth over."}, {"start": 7664.54, "end": 7671.28, "text": " Um, I don't know if we're gonna add a dungeon, but a new dungeon at level 42 or 43 would be awesome."}, {"start": 7671.28, "end": 7675.98, "text": " So like in between Scarlet Monastery and RFD, but before Zulfarok."}, {"start": 7676.32, "end": 7682.9, "text": " Cause if you've done, if you've ever leveled a character in Classic WoW, there's this moment where like you've done Scarlet Monastery five times."}, {"start": 7682.900000000001, "end": 7687.780000000001, "text": " You don't really want to do R of D again, but you're too low to go to Zul'fer'ak, right?"}, {"start": 7687.780000000001, "end": 7691.460000000001, "text": " You can do like the first half of Old A Man, but like that's kind of weird sometimes"}, {"start": 7693.860000000001, "end": 7696.1, "text": " because you can't complete Old A Man at that level either."}, {"start": 7697.38, "end": 7702.18, "text": " Content for both Horde and Alliance players, new reputations, new rewards,"}, {"start": 7702.18, "end": 7706.1, "text": " and entirely new ways to progress through your leveling journey."}, {"start": 7706.740000000001, "end": 7711.22, "text": " The players will also discover a neutral goblin port that expands trade routes throughout the"}, {"start": 7711.22, "end": 7717.38, "text": " Eastern kingdoms and beyond so is calling and for those of you looking for trouble you'll find"}, {"start": 7717.38, "end": 7720.9800000000005, "text": " pro doc strong uh yeah once i'm gonna call i'll answer this"}, {"start": 7723.7, "end": 7727.14, "text": " yeah what's going on gamer i i know you're watching a panel and i'm gonna let you get"}, {"start": 7727.14, "end": 7734.58, "text": " back to it i just someone told me this and it's i i have to ask you okay are you do you want to"}, {"start": 7734.58, "end": 7742.0199999999995, "text": " Toggle off the new like art and the god rays and the fog you would prefer that toggled off"}, {"start": 7742.0199999999995, "end": 7746.0199999999995, "text": " I would prefer a toggle so it's up to the user whether they want it on or off"}, {"start": 7746.46, "end": 7750.0599999999995, "text": " Just a toggle just the option for if you want like an og"}, {"start": 7750.62, "end": 7752.38, "text": " Warcraft 3"}, {"start": 7752.38, "end": 7756.36, "text": " Experience, you know like you know in Warcraft 3 you can go to the new graphics of the og"}, {"start": 7756.36, "end": 7758.36, "text": " So what would you what would you play as?"}, {"start": 7759.14, "end": 7761.98, "text": " To be honest, I'd probably play with the new one for a little bit"}, {"start": 7761.9800000000005, "end": 7768.620000000001, "text": " until a bug until I found a little bit and then if I found something that bugged me enough or I was like crap"}, {"start": 7768.620000000001, "end": 7772.06, "text": " I want more nostalgia or like I want to just go back then maybe I would turn them off"}, {"start": 7772.06, "end": 7777.780000000001, "text": " But I would probably start with them on yeah, okay. This makes sense people obviously people were misunderstanding and my excited"}, {"start": 7777.900000000001, "end": 7782.8, "text": " Sorry took you away from your panel. No, it's a little it's a little new was off like here's the thing"}, {"start": 7782.8, "end": 7788.860000000001, "text": " I'm such a classic graphics guy like when I played Warcraft 3. I just love like the low-poly art when I played runescape"}, {"start": 7788.860000000001, "end": 7796.06, "text": " I thought it was sick like so I love like the low poly stuff, but even me. I'm like, okay fine. It looks really good"}, {"start": 7797.02, "end": 7800.700000000001, "text": " It's like, okay. Would you how would you prefer here? Would you prefer?"}, {"start": 7801.420000000001, "end": 7807.740000000001, "text": " Like if they if it's impossible for them to add a toggle, let's say it somehow affects the world and it the way something"}, {"start": 7808.22, "end": 7812.9400000000005, "text": " It fucks things up. You can't do it toggle because everyone needs to be in line. Yeah. Yeah. What would you want?"}, {"start": 7813.420000000001, "end": 7815.420000000001, "text": " classic or the new update"}, {"start": 7815.42, "end": 7821.06, "text": " for the world I guess then the guest then it's the new one"}, {"start": 7822.06, "end": 7826.58, "text": " Kills me to say that. Why does that kill you? Have you guys I like all these stuff?"}, {"start": 7827.1, "end": 7831.32, "text": " Now it looks amazing and look like look I hate to say it but it looks amazing, okay?"}, {"start": 7831.32, "end": 7834.9800000000005, "text": " I love I love all the sick. Okay. It looks good. It looks really good, okay?"}, {"start": 7834.9800000000005, "end": 7838.74, "text": " If I can only have one I guess the new one, but like okay, yeah"}, {"start": 7838.74, "end": 7843.02, "text": " I agree okay now that I know your take is you just want to toggle that makes more sense"}, {"start": 7843.02, "end": 7845.820000000001, "text": " I just had to clarify, sorry, it's all that you get back to it."}, {"start": 7845.820000000001, "end": 7847.820000000001, "text": " Thanks, bro, GG's."}, {"start": 7847.820000000001, "end": 7849.320000000001, "text": " All right, sorry."}, {"start": 7849.320000000001, "end": 7852.320000000001, "text": " That is some good questions from Soda,"}, {"start": 7852.320000000001, "end": 7854.52, "text": " because my take on this is nuanced."}, {"start": 7854.52, "end": 7858.02, "text": " I want the toggle just to give the player the choice,"}, {"start": 7858.02, "end": 7861.02, "text": " but the new ones look really darn good, okay?"}, {"start": 7861.02, "end": 7865.42, "text": " You know, the new ones look really darn good."}, {"start": 7865.42, "end": 7866.820000000001, "text": " Like, really good."}, {"start": 7866.820000000001, "end": 7871.42, "text": " Like, the new water that, like, it just looks like, guys,"}, {"start": 7871.42, "end": 7872.72, "text": " it looks better than retail, right?"}, {"start": 7872.72, "end": 7876.400000000001, "text": " Right? Like it looks like it looks insane, looks ridiculous."}, {"start": 7876.400000000001, "end": 7880.320000000001, "text": " Anyway, I would like the toggle, but that's the nuance take of this."}, {"start": 7880.320000000001, "end": 7881.4800000000005, "text": " Anyway, let's get back to the panel."}, {"start": 7881.4800000000005, "end": 7887.9800000000005, "text": " And hold an enormous outdoor dungeon where a powerful ogre civilization is conducting some very questionable business."}, {"start": 7888.4800000000005, "end": 7894.88, "text": " And yes, we thought it might be nice to have another option besides running Scarlet Monastery for the 25th time."}, {"start": 7894.88, "end": 7896.88, "text": " Yeah!"}, {"start": 7896.88, "end": 7898.38, "text": " True, true, true."}, {"start": 7898.38, "end": 7904.02, "text": " So far, we've explored places tied to the familiar parts of Warcraft's history."}, {"start": 7904.02, "end": 7907.78, "text": " But Azeroth should still be able to surprise us."}, {"start": 7907.78, "end": 7911.06, "text": " Sometimes the greatest mystery isn't beyond the horizon."}, {"start": 7911.06, "end": 7913.3, "text": " Sometimes it's above us."}, {"start": 7913.3, "end": 7915.9800000000005, "text": " Welcome to Zephyr's Isle."}, {"start": 7915.9800000000005, "end": 7920.36, "text": " Thousands of years ago, a group of high-born exiles forged a pact with the elemental wind"}, {"start": 7920.36, "end": 7924.74, "text": " spirits and they built a civilization in the realm of Skywall."}, {"start": 7924.74, "end": 7927.38, "text": " This wasn't entirely without precedent."}, {"start": 7927.38, "end": 7932.24, "text": " players may remember stories like Thunderfury and Prince Thundaren, where we first caught"}, {"start": 7932.24, "end": 7936.32, "text": " glimpses of the elemental powers beyond Azeroth itself."}, {"start": 7936.32, "end": 7941.400000000001, "text": " Now Zephyrus gives us an opportunity to expand on some of those ideas while still 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The Horde-aligned Skyborne embrace stronger ties to elemental traditions and work closely"}, {"start": 8008.58, "end": 8013.06, "text": " alongside the Earthen Ring, granting access to the Shaman class."}, {"start": 8013.06, "end": 8017.26, "text": " Now, Alliance Skyborne pursue the arcane legacy of their ancestors"}, {"start": 8017.26, "end": 8021.740000000001, "text": " and work alongside the Kirin Tor, granting access to the mage class."}, {"start": 8021.740000000001, "end": 8026.5, "text": " Now, both factions can play warriors, hunters, robes, and druids,"}, {"start": 8026.5, "end": 8030.820000000001, "text": " including some brand new Skyborne druid forms created specifically for the race."}, {"start": 8030.820000000001, "end": 8032.38, "text": " And the name came on."}, {"start": 8032.38, "end": 8033.780000000001, "text": " Sick."}, {"start": 8033.780000000001, "end": 8038.9800000000005, "text": " And the Skyborne also feature new ratios, customizations, voices, dances,"}, 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"text": " building a future on the river-glazed frontier,"}, {"start": 8247.019999999999, "end": 8250.14, "text": " or taking your first steps through the skies of Zephyrus."}, {"start": 8250.16, "end": 8254.74, "text": " These are only the first chapters of Wow Forever."}, {"start": 8254.76, "end": 8257.06, "text": " This isn't a seasonal experiment."}, {"start": 8257.08, "end": 8259.56, "text": " This isn't a one-time expansion,"}, {"start": 8259.58, "end": 8262.619999999999, "text": " and it isn't the end of Azeroth's story."}, {"start": 8262.64, "end": 8264.84, "text": " It's a commitment, a promise,"}, {"start": 8264.859999999999, "end": 8267.74, "text": " to keep growing this world with new regions,"}, {"start": 8267.74, "end": 8270.22, "text": " new mysteries, new adventures,"}, {"start": 8270.24, "end": 8273.82, "text": " and new stories for years and years to come."}, {"start": 8273.84, "end": 8276.72, "text": " But a living world needs challenges,"}, {"start": 8276.74, "end": 8279.96, "text": " new dungeons, new raids, new battlegrounds,"}, {"start": 8279.98, "end": 8282.66, "text": " new rewards, and to show you"}, {"start": 8282.68, "end": 8286.1, "text": " what's waiting for adventurers brave enough to answer that call,"}, {"start": 8286.119999999999, "end": 8288.4, "text": " I would like to hand things over to Nora."}, {"start": 8289.66, "end": 8290.76, "text": " Thank you."}, {"start": 8290.78, "end": 8291.68, "text": " Nice."}, {"start": 8291.699999999999, "end": 8295.34, "text": " I mean, that's the basis of what we wanted, right?"}, {"start": 8295.34, "end": 8298.94, "text": " I think Skyborn might have been a little..."}, {"start": 8299.74, "end": 8302.34, "text": " Not quite that, but a lot of this understaffed. Absolutely."}, {"start": 8302.34, "end": 8303.34, "text": " Absolutely."}, {"start": 8307.14, "end": 8309.34, "text": " Greetings, adventurers!"}, {"start": 8313.34, "end": 8319.14, "text": " I'd like to start by expressing just how proud I am of the team for making this dream a reality."}, {"start": 8319.74, "end": 8324.94, "text": " Like many of you watching right now, we've poured our hearts into World of Warcraft."}, {"start": 8325.34, "end": 8328.5, "text": " And it's an honor to be entrusted with this beloved world"}, {"start": 8328.52, "end": 8330.28, "text": " and this incredible legacy."}, {"start": 8330.92, "end": 8331.68, "text": " Ah!"}, {"start": 8331.7, "end": 8333.72, "text": " Look at me!"}, {"start": 8334.32, "end": 8337.4, "text": " Getting all sentimental when there are matters"}, {"start": 8337.42, "end": 8339.2, "text": " that require our attention."}, {"start": 8340.24, "end": 8343.0, "text": " There's adventure to be had all across Azeroth,"}, {"start": 8343.02, "end": 8345.64, "text": " and, well, let me just show you."}, {"start": 8346.52, "end": 8348.78, "text": " In the Alterac Mountains,"}, {"start": 8348.8, "end": 8352.86, "text": " a disruption has thrown the magical city of Dalaran into chaos."}, {"start": 8352.86, "end": 8359.1, "text": " The mages of the Curentor have erected a magical barrier over the city to conceal the"}, {"start": 8359.1, "end": 8365.18, "text": " restoration efforts after the events of Warcraft 3, but as you can see, the"}, {"start": 8365.18, "end": 8369.7, "text": " barrier seems to be down. Furthermore, I'm hearing all sorts of strange reports."}, {"start": 8369.7, "end": 8373.74, "text": " Enchantments backfiring, arcane constructs going haywire, demonic energy"}, {"start": 8373.74, "end": 8378.7, "text": " has been running rampant, there are cats everywhere up. I guess that part's normal."}, {"start": 8378.7, "end": 8386.7, "text": " Anyway, far be it from me to imply that the all-powerful mages of the Cure and Tord don't have the situation under control,"}, {"start": 8386.7, "end": 8392.7, "text": " but perhaps if you're willing to brave the dangers, you could lend them a hand."}, {"start": 8392.7, "end": 8398.7, "text": " Especially if you're around levels 28, 33, there might be some magical artifacts in it for you."}, {"start": 8398.7, "end": 8401.7, "text": " So, yeah, we did this dungeon with Tyler1."}, {"start": 8401.7, "end": 8406.7, "text": " Despite Tyler1 griefing and not really tanking anything at all, this was a pretty sick experience."}, {"start": 8406.7, "end": 8410.460000000001, "text": " We only got to see a glimpse of it. It's on my YouTube channel if you missed it."}, {"start": 8410.460000000001, "end": 8413.5, "text": " We only got to see a glimpse of it because we were hard stuck on the first part,"}, {"start": 8413.5, "end": 8415.66, "text": " but you like start in the sewers and work your way up."}, {"start": 8417.18, "end": 8419.980000000001, "text": " And if we had a better tank, we probably would have seen more of it, but that's not the point."}, {"start": 8419.980000000001, "end": 8424.300000000001, "text": " The point is we got through a lot of the, like a little bit of the content from what we did see."}, {"start": 8424.300000000001, "end": 8425.980000000001, "text": " It was pretty cool. It was pretty cool."}, {"start": 8425.980000000001, "end": 8431.26, "text": " And besides, there's a whole city to explore. So no, this isn't just a dungeon. Of course,"}, {"start": 8431.26, "end": 8437.86, "text": " the optics of some rag-tag group of adventurers helping out these powerful"}, {"start": 8437.86, "end": 8442.300000000001, "text": " mages would not go over well but I'm sure we can find some roundabout way to get"}, {"start": 8442.300000000001, "end": 8446.14, "text": " you into the city. Anyway that's just scratching the surface. Let's turn our"}, {"start": 8446.14, "end": 8449.380000000001, "text": " sights closer to home."}, {"start": 8451.06, "end": 8455.78, "text": " The once great city of Lordaeron was devastated by Arthas and his scourge."}, {"start": 8455.78, "end": 8461.460000000001, "text": " The Forsaken have been hard at work trying to restore the city."}, {"start": 8461.460000000001, "end": 8466.460000000001, "text": " There are memories here, old family heirlooms, keepsakes from loved ones who never made it"}, {"start": 8466.460000000001, "end": 8468.34, "text": " out of the city in time."}, {"start": 8468.34, "end": 8472.5, "text": " The ruins of Lororan are treacherous, a scourge still lurked in its darkest corners."}, {"start": 8472.5, "end": 8477.900000000001, "text": " But to make matters worse, we've heard reports that Necromancer has moved in, and all signs"}, {"start": 8477.900000000001, "end": 8481.220000000001, "text": " point to an attack on another city."}, {"start": 8481.22, "end": 8485.76, "text": " While members of the board may choose to take up arms and assist the Forsaken in reclaiming"}, {"start": 8485.76, "end": 8490.82, "text": " these ruins, ideally in the level 15 to 20-ish range, while members of the Alliance\u2014"}, {"start": 8490.82, "end": 8491.82, "text": " Jack!"}, {"start": 8491.82, "end": 8496.5, "text": " Well, I can't remember if you imagined the Forsaken taking kindly to your presence here,"}, {"start": 8496.5, "end": 8498.42, "text": " so you may need to find a way to sneak in."}, {"start": 8498.42, "end": 8503.96, "text": " But don't worry, Alliance, we have something close to home for you too."}, {"start": 8503.96, "end": 8508.859999999999, "text": " The Dwarven Capital City of Ironforge is carved within the mountains of Denmerrow, and its"}, {"start": 8508.859999999999, "end": 8511.14, "text": " mighty halls run deep."}, {"start": 8511.14, "end": 8516.019999999999, "text": " the city proper lies the Hall of Thames a final resting place for the dwarven monarchs of old"}, {"start": 8516.66, "end": 8522.42, "text": " this is a place that has been well tended and for the most part left undisturbed but if you"}, {"start": 8522.42, "end": 8528.82, "text": " guys can't believe it someone's broken into the place is this like old iron forge like this is"}, {"start": 8528.82, "end": 8533.14, "text": " really cool like so um Wubby actually linked me this"}, {"start": 8535.94, "end": 8545.539999999999, "text": " Hall of Thames level 13 where did that go like we have we have rfc obviously for horde"}, {"start": 8545.539999999999, "end": 8550.34, "text": " but alliance never really had that now we have Hall of Thames lower level 13 upper level 18 that is"}, {"start": 8550.34, "end": 8558.42, "text": " so cool that's so cool i suspect the dark irons and perhaps if you're a member of the alliance"}, {"start": 8558.42, "end": 8564.62, "text": " You might feel inspired to uproot these intruders, although I'll warn you, ghostly whispers echo these corridors."}, {"start": 8564.62, "end": 8569.42, "text": " It's probably best to make sure you're at least somewhere in the 13-18 level range."}, {"start": 8569.42, "end": 8572.62, "text": " As for Horde, one thing's for certain."}, {"start": 8572.62, "end": 8578.52, "text": " The dwarves, I know, would never let some Horde waltz fright into their sacred burial chamber."}, {"start": 8578.52, "end": 8585.02, "text": " I suppose if you're curious, you'll need to find a way to sneak in or perhaps carve your way through."}, {"start": 8585.02, "end": 8587.52, "text": " But enough about hauling here for a venture."}, {"start": 8587.52, "end": 8589.0, "text": " Huh, okay."}, {"start": 8589.0, "end": 8591.4, "text": " Azeroth holds many secrets, and it's no surprise-"}, {"start": 8591.4, "end": 8593.92, "text": " I wonder if they're gonna make a way for a lion's"}, {"start": 8593.92, "end": 8596.66, "text": " to be able to carve their way through to RFC,"}, {"start": 8596.66, "end": 8598.54, "text": " or sneak into RFC."}, {"start": 8598.54, "end": 8601.640000000001, "text": " I mean, I guess you technically already can just run in."}, {"start": 8601.640000000001, "end": 8604.04, "text": " But that would be kind of, you know what I mean?"}, {"start": 8604.960000000001, "end": 8606.800000000001, "text": " Surprised that there would be no,"}, {"start": 8606.800000000001, "end": 8608.640000000001, "text": " so many archeological dig sites"}, {"start": 8608.640000000001, "end": 8610.36, "text": " through it's scattered throughout the land."}, {"start": 8610.36, "end": 8614.12, "text": " These courageous enough to brave errant titan constructs"}, {"start": 8614.12, "end": 8617.880000000001, "text": " may set their sights on one dig site in particular."}, {"start": 8617.880000000001, "end": 8620.92, "text": " Located in the wetlands, just about well-darned excavation,"}, {"start": 8620.92, "end": 8622.880000000001, "text": " you'll find a place trapped in time."}, {"start": 8622.880000000001, "end": 8626.320000000002, "text": " Although we don't know much about it, but that's the point."}, {"start": 8626.320000000002, "end": 8628.76, "text": " A strange mist has been floating down from the mountains,"}, {"start": 8628.76, "end": 8631.160000000002, "text": " and flashing lights have been spotted on the horizon."}, {"start": 8631.160000000002, "end": 8633.240000000002, "text": " So there must be something up there."}, {"start": 8633.240000000002, "end": 8636.160000000002, "text": " You'll check it out, won't you?"}, {"start": 8636.160000000002, "end": 8640.08, "text": " I would make sure that you're in the levels 29 to 29."}, {"start": 8640.08, "end": 8642.240000000002, "text": " There are 24 to 29 range, I'd say,"}, {"start": 8642.240000000002, "end": 8644.08, "text": " so you're prepared for what you might find."}, {"start": 8644.08, "end": 8647.6, "text": " I'm sure the explorers league might be interested in those findings."}, 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dungeon"}, {"start": 8680.9, "end": 8689.460000000001, "text": " and have an experience that is new again versus just resetting the dungeon 16 times in a row,"}, {"start": 8689.460000000001, "end": 8694.42, "text": " like Scarlet Monastery, and never leaving your same group, never going out in the world,"}, {"start": 8694.42, "end": 8699.140000000001, "text": " never meeting new people, right? You're just stuck there. It's actually,"}, {"start": 8699.14, "end": 8702.74, "text": " it makes more sense because we have so many dungeons now in these level ranges."}, {"start": 8702.74, "end": 8706.82, "text": " It's like do all of them once, maybe twice, do all the quests, get a ton of experience,"}, {"start": 8706.82, "end": 8711.539999999999, "text": " but then like prepare yourself for that next one, you know? I really like that."}, {"start": 8711.539999999999, "end": 8716.5, "text": " These ancient troll ruins located off the coast of Stranglethorne Vale have been submerged in"}, {"start": 8716.5, "end": 8722.42, "text": " waves and inhabited by sea creatures for as long as I can remember. And I don't mean to alarm you,"}, {"start": 8723.46, "end": 8728.099999999999, "text": " but those ruins have suddenly risen out of the ocean. You can see it just off the coast."}, {"start": 8728.1, "end": 8730.7, "text": " It appears to be some sort of city?"}, {"start": 8730.7, "end": 8735.62, "text": " Well, one thing's for certain, we're going to need somebody to go in and make sure nothing"}, {"start": 8735.62, "end": 8737.460000000001, "text": " to Therias is going on in there."}, {"start": 8737.460000000001, "end": 8741.94, "text": " I've heard reports that trolls and Naga have been spotted there, and I thought I saw a"}, {"start": 8741.94, "end": 8743.460000000001, "text": " pirate ship crash into the place."}, {"start": 8743.460000000001, "end": 8744.460000000001, "text": " And a shark."}, {"start": 8744.460000000001, "end": 8745.460000000001, "text": " You know how they're doing."}, {"start": 8745.460000000001, "end": 8746.460000000001, "text": " Big shark."}, {"start": 8746.460000000001, "end": 8750.380000000001, "text": " Could be pretty dangerous, so I'd make sure you're at least around levels 35 to 40 before"}, {"start": 8750.380000000001, "end": 8755.7, "text": " venturing into that place."}, {"start": 8755.7, "end": 8759.300000000001, "text": " I'm looking around the room and y'all look pretty tough."}, {"start": 8759.300000000001, "end": 8762.900000000001, "text": " So if you want to head over to the World of Warcraft demo area,"}, {"start": 8762.900000000001, "end": 8766.26, "text": " you can check out the Drown City today right here on the show floor."}, {"start": 8767.380000000001, "end": 8769.060000000001, "text": " Yep, that was fun. Very fun."}, {"start": 8769.94, "end": 8776.740000000002, "text": " We were level 38 on the demo and it was tough."}, {"start": 8776.740000000002, "end": 8777.7, "text": " Like you guys watched it."}, {"start": 8777.7, "end": 8782.980000000001, "text": " If you pulled two packs, you're probably going to die, right?"}, {"start": 8782.98, "end": 8785.06, "text": " Keep in mind, it's a demo."}, {"start": 8785.06, "end": 8786.38, "text": " So no one really had add-ons."}, {"start": 8786.38, "end": 8787.38, "text": " No one had keybinds."}, {"start": 8787.38, "end": 8788.58, "text": " No one had macros."}, {"start": 8788.58, "end": 8790.58, "text": " You kind of hop into the demo, drag all your stuff"}, {"start": 8790.58, "end": 8791.82, "text": " to your bars, and go."}, {"start": 8791.82, "end": 8793.779999999999, "text": " And you have a 30-minute timer, and that expires."}, {"start": 8793.779999999999, "end": 8794.74, "text": " You're off."}, {"start": 8794.74, "end": 8796.5, "text": " So that's why it was so hard to."}, {"start": 8796.5, "end": 8800.38, "text": " Like, imagine you try to set up a character in four minutes"}, {"start": 8800.38, "end": 8801.74, "text": " and go."}, {"start": 8801.74, "end": 8803.26, "text": " You don't know your new talents."}, {"start": 8803.26, "end": 8805.42, "text": " You don't know all your keybinds set up."}, {"start": 8805.42, "end": 8807.619999999999, "text": " You kind of just go."}, {"start": 8807.619999999999, "end": 8809.58, "text": " Like, so yeah, a lot of wiping."}, {"start": 8809.58, "end": 8811.5, "text": " But like, yeah, if you pull two or three packs,"}, {"start": 8811.5, "end": 8814.5, "text": " like you'll probably just die, which means CC is good,"}, {"start": 8814.5, "end": 8817.02, "text": " which is awesome, which means going slow"}, {"start": 8817.02, "end": 8818.98, "text": " and like pulling them off back,"}, {"start": 8818.98, "end": 8820.54, "text": " which is how it should feel."}, {"start": 8820.54, 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{"start": 8851.18, "end": 8856.82, "text": " Although, there may be a few devilish rogues among you, but no, this prison is famous because"}, {"start": 8856.82, "end": 8861.5, "text": " it's rumored to be the place where the Defias once held high-ranking nobles for ransom."}, {"start": 8861.5, "end": 8866.26, "text": " It was at one point even rumored to have held King Varian Rin himself."}, {"start": 8866.26, "end": 8870.34, "text": " In the past, we were able to go visit this location, but we couldn't actually go inside."}, {"start": 8870.34, "end": 8872.54, "text": " In forever, of course, now you can."}, {"start": 8872.54, "end": 8876.94, "text": " I don't even know if you consider going down there to clear the place out."}, {"start": 8876.94, "end": 8880.94, "text": " There seemed to be some sort of conflict happening between the Defias and the Naga inside, so"}, {"start": 8880.94, "end": 8883.34, "text": " now would be an opportune time to move."}, {"start": 8883.34, "end": 8887.26, "text": " You'll want to make sure you're ready to pull up a fight though, so a group's around"}, {"start": 8887.26, "end": 8889.86, "text": " level 48 to 53 should do it."}, {"start": 8889.86, "end": 8896.22, "text": " Okay, so currently on Al-Qa'z Island, there's level 60 elites there, if I'm not mistaken."}, {"start": 8896.22, "end": 8898.38, "text": " Someone correct me if I'm wrong."}, {"start": 8898.38, "end": 8902.179999999998, "text": " There's definitely like high level elites, right?"}, {"start": 8902.179999999998, "end": 8905.179999999998, "text": " So I wonder what their doctor weevils there"}, {"start": 8905.179999999998, "end": 8906.439999999999, "text": " and there's like 60 elites."}, {"start": 8906.439999999999, "end": 8908.48, "text": " So I would assume they're removing those"}, {"start": 8908.48, "end": 8910.859999999999, "text": " if the dungeons for like 30s and 40s."}, {"start": 8913.359999999999, "end": 8914.98, "text": " There's an AQ quest that goes 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8940.66, "text": " I recall there was an old Titan facility."}, {"start": 8940.66, "end": 8943.1, "text": " Dude, is, was anyone expecting,"}, {"start": 8943.1, "end": 8944.7, "text": " how many dungeons is there?"}, {"start": 8944.7, "end": 8949.7, "text": " One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine."}, {"start": 8950.86, "end": 8952.38, "text": " Is there nine new dungeons?"}, {"start": 8952.380000000001, "end": 8956.380000000001, "text": " Nine? Was anyone expecting nine new dungeons?"}, {"start": 8957.580000000002, "end": 8959.080000000002, "text": " I was expecting like..."}, {"start": 8962.480000000001, "end": 8964.080000000002, "text": " Three, four?"}, {"start": 8965.480000000001, "end": 8966.78, "text": " Nine is crazy."}, {"start": 8967.78, "end": 8969.28, "text": " Within a show was our basin."}, {"start": 8969.68, "end": 8970.78, "text": " But were there others?"}, {"start": 8971.18, "end": 8972.18, "text": " What happened to them?"}, {"start": 8973.080000000002, "end": 8976.480000000001, "text": " Anyway, perhaps one of our most treacherous locations yet,"}, {"start": 8976.580000000002, "end": 8980.880000000001, "text": " in the hills of Unboro Crater, lies a place seemingly untouched by time."}, {"start": 8980.880000000001, "end": 8983.52, "text": " I've heard it described as, I quote,"}, {"start": 8983.52, "end": 8987.84, "text": " a whole lot like Jurassic Park, whatever that means."}, {"start": 8987.84, "end": 8991.160000000002, "text": " There are old Titan buildings scattered throughout the area,"}, {"start": 8991.160000000002, "end": 8992.36, "text": " wildlife running amok,"}, {"start": 8992.36, "end": 8994.720000000001, "text": " beautiful power crystals scattered throughout,"}, {"start": 8994.720000000001, "end": 8996.480000000001, "text": " and you guessed it,"}, {"start": 8996.480000000001, "end": 8999.52, "text": " there must be some source of power here, right?"}, {"start": 8999.52, "end": 9001.320000000002, "text": " Well, if you're interested,"}, {"start": 9001.320000000002, "end": 9006.480000000001, "text": " perhaps you can go in and investigate if your levels 58 to 60 maybe."}, {"start": 9006.48, "end": 9012.64, "text": " I love I don't know why you would want to venture into a stronghold crawling with ogres"}, {"start": 9012.64, "end": 9013.88, "text": " But if you're into that sort of thing"}, {"start": 9013.88, "end": 9016.58, "text": " I've got the opportunity for you in the river glades"}, {"start": 9016.92, "end": 9022.16, "text": " Outrunners have been kidnapping folks and I've heard several ran faffings have occurred within the region"}, {"start": 9022.52, "end": 9028.96, "text": " Sturdy adventurers in the level 40 to 55 range could potentially put up a fight and and the ogres"}, {"start": 9029.4, "end": 9035.359999999999, "text": " mischief in the region, but the war so 40 to 45 for this one is a perfect level range"}, {"start": 9035.36, "end": 9043.6, "text": " in between we were just talking about, SM and RFD kind of end at 40, 42, and you're just like,"}, {"start": 9043.6, "end": 9047.400000000001, "text": " okay, I don't want to do it again. But an old man, you don't really want to be like that first half"}, {"start": 9047.400000000001, "end": 9058.08, "text": " run and SM isn't, sorry, Zulfurok isn't until like 45 ish. So 40 to 45 is great. It's, yeah,"}, {"start": 9058.08, "end": 9062.52, "text": " Yeah, it's 45, 40 to 45, she misspoke, yeah."}, {"start": 9062.52, "end": 9065.8, "text": " So 40 to 45, so it'll help you bridge that gap"}, {"start": 9065.8, "end": 9068.0, "text": " between SM and Zulfurok."}, {"start": 9068.0, "end": 9070.44, "text": " So this is a key one, this is really good."}, {"start": 9070.44, "end": 9073.76, "text": " Born in the twilight hours of the night,"}, {"start": 9073.76, "end": 9076.6, "text": " I've heard weird chanting coming from the place."}, {"start": 9076.6, "end": 9077.96, "text": " Could it be cultists?"}, {"start": 9079.68, "end": 9084.44, "text": " But back to nature, in times past I could have sworn,"}, {"start": 9084.44, "end": 9087.76, "text": " I remember standing before a gate in Azhara"}, {"start": 9087.76, "end": 9090.42, "text": " and wonder what was on the other side."}, {"start": 9090.42, "end": 9093.12, "text": " I tell you, but if you're around levels 55 to 60,"}, {"start": 9093.12, "end": 9095.16, "text": " you might as well go check it out for yourself."}, {"start": 9095.16, "end": 9097.56, "text": " A great furbolg city lies within,"}, {"start": 9097.56, "end": 9100.2, "text": " but if you're familiar with the furbolg's plight,"}, {"start": 9100.2, "end": 9102.76, "text": " well, I suspect they might be struggling"}, {"start": 9102.76, "end": 9104.36, "text": " to stave off some sort of corruption."}, {"start": 9104.36, "end": 9106.16, "text": " It could be very dangerous."}, {"start": 9106.16, "end": 9108.04, "text": " The tunnels leading into Black Maw Hold"}, {"start": 9108.04, "end": 9110.880000000001, "text": " run deep and wind far into the mountain."}, {"start": 9110.880000000001, "end": 9113.06, "text": " In fact, should you decide to explore these tunnels,"}, {"start": 9113.06, "end": 9115.880000000001, "text": " you might find yourself in an entirely different"}, {"start": 9115.880000000001, "end": 9117.36, "text": " kind of danger."}, {"start": 9117.36, "end": 9121.04, "text": " Which brings us to our first raid."}, {"start": 9121.04, "end": 9126.28, "text": " To the night elves, the Barrow Deep is a sacred place."}, {"start": 9126.28, "end": 9129.12, "text": " While there may be a variety of barrow dens scattered"}, {"start": 9129.12, "end": 9133.04, "text": " throughout the land, it is said that the winding tunnels"}, {"start": 9133.04, "end": 9137.84, "text": " lead to one pivotal location we call the Barrow Deep."}, {"start": 9137.84, "end": 9142.400000000001, "text": " None truly know how far or how deep these tunnels run,"}, {"start": 9142.400000000001, "end": 9144.720000000001, "text": " but it must be massive."}, {"start": 9144.720000000001, "end": 9147.32, "text": " The night elves hold some of their most dangerous prisoners"}, {"start": 9147.32, "end": 9153.16, "text": " in this location. In fact, Rimmer has it. An infamous demon hunter was once kept here."}, {"start": 9154.44, "end": 9160.36, "text": " Perhaps he'll get to see his prison. The night elves are hesitant to let anyone in,"}, {"start": 9160.36, "end": 9166.6, "text": " including allies. But I've heard that, like the furbolves of Black Maw Hold, they may be dealing"}, {"start": 9166.6, "end": 9173.24, "text": " with some sort of corruption. But these dangers are no joke. In fact, if I were you, I'd send no"}, {"start": 9173.24, "end": 9177.24, "text": " less than 10 of my greatest adventurers."}, {"start": 9177.24, "end": 9180.14, "text": " But we've got more danger in store."}, {"start": 9180.14, "end": 9183.44, "text": " At the Battle for Mount Hygel, Malfurion Stormrage"}, {"start": 9183.44, "end": 9186.44, "text": " chose to sacrifice the power sustaining the Night Elves"}, {"start": 9186.44, "end": 9189.52, "text": " immortality for a chance to defeat Legion Commander"}, {"start": 9189.52, "end": 9190.84, "text": " Archimonde."}, {"start": 9190.84, "end": 9193.76, "text": " It worked, but I mean, holy smokes."}, {"start": 9193.76, "end": 9195.92, "text": " Coming to terms with losing one's immortality"}, {"start": 9195.92, "end": 9196.88, "text": " mustn't be easy."}, {"start": 9196.88, "end": 9199.68, "text": " And there must be some who disagree with his decision,"}, {"start": 9199.68, "end": 9200.96, "text": " right?"}, {"start": 9200.96, "end": 9202.56, "text": " Anyway, fast forward to today."}, {"start": 9202.56, "end": 9204.88, "text": " and we're hearing reports that someone or something"}, {"start": 9204.88, "end": 9206.8, "text": " has been draining the power from the land surrounding"}, {"start": 9206.8, "end": 9208.279999999999, "text": " the Paijil summit."}, {"start": 9208.279999999999, "end": 9211.24, "text": " Now, like the Barrow Deepes, you'll want to be prepared."}, {"start": 9211.24, "end": 9214.84, "text": " If you were to send, say, 20 of your finest,"}, {"start": 9214.84, "end": 9219.0, "text": " I'd say you'd have a reasonable chance of surviving."}, {"start": 9219.0, "end": 9221.4, "text": " This is by far our largest raid in Wau-Forever."}, {"start": 9221.4, "end": 9223.88, "text": " Beautiful snowy peaks tower over the area."}, {"start": 9223.88, "end": 9228.08, "text": " A raging river carves a path through ancient elven ruins."}, {"start": 9228.08, "end": 9231.84, "text": " The whispering of ghosts from the Third War can be heard."}, {"start": 9231.84, "end": 9239.42, "text": " Wow. There's plenty of adventure to be had and perhaps plenty of power to be had as well."}, {"start": 9239.42, "end": 9241.92, "text": " Legendary power."}, {"start": 9241.92, "end": 9244.12, "text": " Legendary quest."}, {"start": 9244.12, "end": 9245.12, "text": " This is..."}, {"start": 9245.12, "end": 9246.12, "text": " Tier set."}, {"start": 9246.12, "end": 9248.12, "text": " Wait, I haven't seen these."}, {"start": 9248.12, "end": 9249.12, "text": " Craft and..."}, {"start": 9249.12, "end": 9250.24, "text": " That hunter one looks cool."}, {"start": 9250.24, "end": 9255.36, "text": " That version is at an all time high between the horde and the alliance. Rest assured,"}, {"start": 9255.36, "end": 9256.36, "text": " you'll get to..."}, {"start": 9256.36, "end": 9261.0, "text": " Oh, is this the mage one? Shoot, I don't know if I like the mage one. Is that Druid?"}, {"start": 9261.0, "end": 9263.0, "text": " That one looks kinda cool. I don't feel like the major one at all."}, {"start": 9263.0, "end": 9268.0, "text": " Do get out in the classic battlegrounds you've always known and loved, but we have something more for you."}, {"start": 9269.0, "end": 9272.0, "text": " Off the coast of Kalimdor lies the Darkspear Islands."}, {"start": 9272.0, "end": 9277.0, "text": " A strategic location for those seeking to gain an upper hand in the conflict."}, {"start": 9277.0, "end": 9282.0, "text": " This is a 15 versus 15 battleground that follows the same rule set as Eye of the Storm."}, {"start": 9282.0, "end": 9286.0, "text": " If you want to win, you'll need to control strategic positions throughout the islands."}, {"start": 9286.0, "end": 9291.0, "text": " The catch is that this battleground features a rapy basin style capture points."}, {"start": 9291.0, "end": 9295.0, "text": " You'll need to interact with a flag, then stand to defend it to secure that location."}, {"start": 9295.0, "end": 9302.0, "text": " Or, you guessed it, you'll be joining the Dark Spear Trolls as they fight to eradicate the alliance from their islands."}, {"start": 9302.0, "end": 9308.0, "text": " An alliance you are to report to the Theramore Expeditionary Force for deployment."}, {"start": 9308.0, "end": 9310.0, "text": " We've also spent a lot of time-"}, {"start": 9310.0, "end": 9312.0, "text": " Wait, wait, wait, can someone-"}, {"start": 9312.0, "end": 9314.0, "text": " Wait, you're gonna get-"}, {"start": 9314.0, "end": 9316.76, "text": " Is there PvE mobs like a MOBA?"}, {"start": 9318.04, "end": 9319.68, "text": " So you're gonna be like PvPing,"}, {"start": 9319.68, "end": 9322.68, "text": " but there's also gonna be mobs coming through."}, {"start": 9322.68, "end": 9323.98, "text": " Did I hear that right?"}, {"start": 9323.98, "end": 9325.26, "text": " It's like eye of the storm,"}, {"start": 9325.26, "end": 9328.34, "text": " but there's gonna be help from the trolls."}, {"start": 9328.34, "end": 9330.12, "text": " Oh no, okay, okay, no, no."}, {"start": 9330.12, "end": 9332.4, "text": " It's just like eats, okay."}, {"start": 9332.4, "end": 9334.36, "text": " It's just like more like eats."}, {"start": 9334.36, "end": 9335.44, "text": " Okay, I misunderstood."}, {"start": 9335.44, "end": 9338.3, "text": " I thought you were gonna get like help from like trolls."}, {"start": 9338.3, "end": 9341.64, "text": " Once you got the flag, then it would be harder to, okay."}, {"start": 9341.64, "end": 9342.92, "text": " They get about classes."}, {"start": 9342.92, "end": 9343.76, "text": " It's just a lore."}, {"start": 9343.76, "end": 9347.0, "text": " Back in 2005 and 2006, the class team"}, {"start": 9347.0, "end": 9349.68, "text": " modestly redesigned several of the talent trees,"}, {"start": 9349.68, "end": 9352.48, "text": " such as priests, mage, hunter, druid."}, {"start": 9352.48, "end": 9355.359999999999, "text": " They made, the changes they made back then"}, {"start": 9355.359999999999, "end": 9357.76, "text": " weren't really about making every class equally good"}, {"start": 9357.76, "end": 9358.599999999999, "text": " at everything."}, {"start": 9358.599999999999, "end": 9361.699999999999, "text": " Rather, they wanted each class to feel unique."}, {"start": 9361.699999999999, "end": 9364.92, "text": " They wanted to give us a reason to bring each class"}, {"start": 9364.92, "end": 9366.359999999999, "text": " on our next adventure."}, {"start": 9366.359999999999, "end": 9371.0, "text": " Oh my gosh, I just, oh my gosh, that is so good."}, {"start": 9371.0, "end": 9373.8, "text": " Classic philosophy is so good."}, {"start": 9373.8, "end": 9377.56, "text": " Like, here's what happened somewhere along the lines."}, {"start": 9377.56, "end": 9378.32, "text": " Right?"}, {"start": 9378.32, "end": 9384.92, "text": " Back in the day, if you wanted strong AOE and you were a rogue,"}, {"start": 9384.92, "end": 9387.84, "text": " you would re-roll to a class with strong AOE,"}, {"start": 9387.84, "end": 9389.04, "text": " if that's what you wanted."}, {"start": 9389.04, "end": 9390.52, "text": " Because rogues were the best at, like,"}, {"start": 9390.52, "end": 9393.12, "text": " stealthing and ganking people and, like, world PVP."}, {"start": 9393.12, "end": 9393.84, "text": " And that was cool."}, {"start": 9393.84, "end": 9396.56, "text": " And they were great at, like, single-target DPS on a boss"}, {"start": 9396.56, "end": 9397.76, "text": " and PVE."}, {"start": 9397.76, "end": 9399.88, "text": " But, like, you couldn't have it all."}, {"start": 9399.880000000001, "end": 9403.28, "text": " So if you don't like your class, go to one that you do."}, {"start": 9403.28, "end": 9407.52, "text": " But somewhere along the lines, I don't know exactly, but it was like the slow trickle,"}, {"start": 9407.52, "end": 9412.800000000001, "text": " especially in Legion when Mythic Plus came out, and afterwards, it was like, well, we"}, 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{"start": 9462.6, "end": 9466.16, "text": " which also means this is what I don't do well,"}, {"start": 9466.16, "end": 9467.880000000001, "text": " which is so critical."}, {"start": 9467.880000000001, "end": 9469.16, "text": " And it's like, if you don't like your class,"}, {"start": 9469.16, "end": 9470.7, "text": " then play the class you do like,"}, {"start": 9470.7, "end": 9472.800000000001, "text": " instead of let's give everything to everyone."}, {"start": 9472.800000000001, "end": 9475.92, "text": " It's such a critical point, right?"}, {"start": 9475.92, "end": 9477.460000000001, "text": " It's such a critical point."}, {"start": 9479.2, "end": 9481.800000000001, "text": " The changes we've made in classes and WoW forever,"}, {"start": 9481.800000000001, "end": 9483.4, "text": " follow that same spirit."}, {"start": 9483.4, "end": 9486.84, "text": " We want to cover gaps where they exist, but we don't want..."}, {"start": 9486.84, "end": 9488.96, "text": " What do mages not do well?"}, {"start": 9488.96, "end": 9490.96, "text": " That's not the point."}, {"start": 9490.96, "end": 9493.96, "text": " To erase what makes each class unique."}, {"start": 9493.96, "end": 9503.52, "text": " For example, Paladins, there's a new seal that allows you to tank a bit more effectively."}, {"start": 9503.52, "end": 9509.4, "text": " If healings your jam, you might find talents that enable you to do a bit, just a bit, of"}, {"start": 9509.4, "end": 9511.76, "text": " group healing."}, {"start": 9511.76, "end": 9515.56, "text": " The threat paladins, I don't know."}, {"start": 9515.56, "end": 9516.92, "text": " Maybe now's your time to shine."}, {"start": 9520.04, "end": 9522.44, "text": " We've moved away from talents that simply give you"}, {"start": 9522.44, "end": 9524.52, "text": " small incremental improvements, and have instead"}, {"start": 9524.52, "end": 9526.84, "text": " tried to give you talents that you'd notice."}, {"start": 9526.84, "end": 9528.4, "text": " You may find yourself in situations"}, {"start": 9528.4, "end": 9531.2, "text": " where you're making real, meaningful trade-offs,"}, {"start": 9531.2, "end": 9533.960000000001, "text": " depending on how you want to build your character."}, {"start": 9533.960000000001, "end": 9535.4, "text": " But that's not all."}, {"start": 9535.4, "end": 9536.4, "text": " Waffle River is huge."}, {"start": 9536.4, "end": 9538.56, "text": " And you've got hundreds of brand new items"}, {"start": 9538.56, "end": 9541.32, "text": " to look forward to, including all sorts of really fun"}, {"start": 9541.32, "end": 9543.98, "text": " an exciting on use and on equip effects."}, {"start": 9543.98, "end": 9544.82, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 9546.68, "end": 9548.06, "text": " I want to pause here."}, {"start": 9548.06, "end": 9550.92, "text": " I'm a little nervous about Power Creep."}, {"start": 9550.92, "end": 9552.38, "text": " I've told Blizzard this,"}, {"start": 9552.38, "end": 9555.4, "text": " but like something like White Mane's Chappelle,"}, {"start": 9555.4, "end": 9556.36, "text": " I'm saying that wrong,"}, {"start": 9557.619999999999, "end": 9560.16, "text": " 20 healing power, seven damage done,"}, {"start": 9560.16, "end": 9562.0, "text": " reduces the cast time of spells and effects"}, {"start": 9562.0, "end": 9564.8, "text": " that were five targets by 20, that's fine."}, {"start": 9564.8, "end": 9569.34, "text": " I'm a little nervous about Power Creep"}, {"start": 9569.34, "end": 9573.7, "text": " If items at this level are gonna be this strong,"}, {"start": 9573.7, "end": 9575.04, "text": " like in Season of Discovery,"}, {"start": 9575.04, "end": 9578.54, "text": " they kind of made items in BFD so good"}, {"start": 9578.54, "end": 9580.54, "text": " that like they just had to keep making them stronger"}, {"start": 9580.54, "end": 9582.380000000001, "text": " and stronger and like that's scary."}, {"start": 9582.380000000001, "end": 9584.98, "text": " I'm a little nervous about Power Creep."}, {"start": 9587.98, "end": 9590.02, "text": " Little nervous about it, definitely."}, {"start": 9591.26, "end": 9596.26, "text": " Crave for Robert's shovel, 3.7 speed, one or two top end,"}, {"start": 9596.3, "end": 9599.18, "text": " attack power, attack power against Undead."}, {"start": 9599.18, "end": 9601.460000000001, "text": " dig up a grave usable at Ravenhill Cemetery"}, {"start": 9601.460000000001, "end": 9604.98, "text": " in Scarlet Monastery graveyard, 20 charges."}, {"start": 9606.380000000001, "end": 9609.34, "text": " So I don't know exactly what that does,"}, {"start": 9609.34, "end": 9612.74, "text": " but what I do really like about this"}, {"start": 9612.74, "end": 9614.62, "text": " is that you're giving an item,"}, {"start": 9614.62, "end": 9619.1, "text": " a specific unique use that's like kind of cool"}, {"start": 9619.1, "end": 9622.84, "text": " in a specific area of the world."}, {"start": 9622.84, "end": 9627.14, "text": " This is an example of horizontal progression, in fact."}, {"start": 9627.14, "end": 9632.539999999999, "text": " For example, you might replace this shovel, it's a level 23,"}, {"start": 9632.539999999999, "end": 9636.46, "text": " you might replace the shovel at 27, but whatever this does,"}, {"start": 9636.46, "end": 9642.14, "text": " might be pretty darn good if you happen to be in SMGY at level 29,"}, {"start": 9642.3, "end": 9646.18, "text": " so you could keep it to use the on use even though you replace the item."}, {"start": 9647.699999999999, "end": 9649.14, "text": " This kind of stuff is awesome."}, {"start": 9650.18, "end": 9653.18, "text": " This kind of stuff is very, very, very cool."}, {"start": 9653.779999999999, "end": 9654.539999999999, "text": " Need bank space?"}, {"start": 9654.539999999999, "end": 9655.58, "text": " Yeah, that'll be the big problem."}, {"start": 9655.58, "end": 9657.099999999999, "text": " We definitely need much larger banks."}, {"start": 9657.14, "end": 9660.74, "text": " but like horizontal progression style stuff is very cool. I like that."}, {"start": 9661.46, "end": 9664.66, "text": " Touch of the Grave. Your spells and attacks. So this is just the retail one."}, {"start": 9664.66, "end": 9669.539999999999, "text": " I don't know if I'm a big fan of this for Classic. This is just the copy pasted"}, {"start": 9669.539999999999, "end": 9671.699999999999, "text": " Touch of the Grave from Retail. I don't know if I love this."}, {"start": 9673.539999999999, "end": 9679.46, "text": " It's an unnoticeable thing. It's like 4% of your damage, 3%. I don't know. I don't know if I love it."}, {"start": 9679.460000000001, "end": 9684.1, "text": " Big game hunter damage dealt versus beast increased by five"}, {"start": 9684.820000000002, "end": 9691.36, "text": " Like that's okay. That's kind of whatever title charm stuns targets for three Naga are sent for five and are fun 80% of the cooldown"}, {"start": 9691.54, "end": 9693.44, "text": " Huh?"}, {"start": 9693.44, "end": 9695.44, "text": " interesting, okay, and"}, {"start": 9695.980000000001, "end": 9700.2, "text": " Then a throwing weapon okay for example check out this short from cutlery"}, {"start": 9700.2, "end": 9706.800000000001, "text": " I found backstage which you could equip as your farm weapon and possibly related we have this grave robbers shovel for"}, {"start": 9706.800000000001, "end": 9711.800000000001, "text": " you know, when you want to dig a grave."}, {"start": 9711.800000000001, "end": 9714.800000000001, "text": " Anyway, we've gone through and made a variety of updates"}, {"start": 9714.800000000001, "end": 9717.800000000001, "text": " and existing items and rewards throughout the games."}, {"start": 9717.800000000001, "end": 9720.800000000001, "text": " Check out the title charm, now super effective against certain sea dwellers,"}, {"start": 9720.800000000001, "end": 9725.800000000001, "text": " and White Mane's Chippewa, which has increased the healing and damage done"}, {"start": 9725.800000000001, "end": 9729.800000000001, "text": " alongside a reduction in the past time of resurrection spells."}, {"start": 9729.800000000001, "end": 9732.800000000001, "text": " Now, let me touch on race abilities in WoW Forever."}, {"start": 9732.800000000001, "end": 9735.800000000001, "text": " We want to give you reasons to want to spin up a new character"}, {"start": 9735.800000000001, "end": 9739.560000000001, "text": " character and embark on a new journey, which is why we've done a pass over"}, {"start": 9739.560000000001, "end": 9744.160000000002, "text": " race abilities to make them feel more distinct, more unique, such that each race"}, {"start": 9744.160000000002, "end": 9749.76, "text": " has something special to bring that other races do not. You can see a sneak"}, {"start": 9749.76, "end": 9753.920000000002, "text": " peek of a few of our upcoming racial passives, a 5% increase of damage dealt"}, {"start": 9753.920000000002, "end": 9757.560000000001, "text": " against beasts if you're a dwarf, and a 5% chance to drain health from your"}, {"start": 9757.560000000001, "end": 9761.28, "text": " target if you're undead, but I highly encourage you to check out tomorrow's"}, {"start": 9761.28, "end": 9765.960000000001, "text": " wow forever deep dive panel where my friends will go into a lot more detail"}, {"start": 9765.960000000001, "end": 9773.0, "text": " on what I've teased today but I'm an introvert and it's time for me to call"}, {"start": 9773.0, "end": 9777.0, "text": " back into the shadows from whence I came so I'm gonna go ahead and hand things"}, {"start": 9777.0, "end": 9781.04, "text": " off to our wonderful production director playstone who'll share even more fun"}, {"start": 9781.04, "end": 9783.04, "text": " an exciting WoW Forever updates."}, {"start": 9783.04, "end": 9785.04, "text": " Play hard!"}, {"start": 9785.04, "end": 9786.04, "text": " Nora, crush it!"}, {"start": 9786.04, "end": 9787.04, "text": " Obviously, shit!"}, {"start": 9787.04, "end": 9788.04, "text": " Bye!"}, {"start": 9789.04, "end": 9790.04, "text": " Alright, and here we go!"}, {"start": 9790.04, "end": 9791.04, "text": " I missed this panel!"}, {"start": 9791.04, "end": 9794.04, "text": " This is actually the most important, biggest panel I missed it!"}, {"start": 9794.04, "end": 9795.04, "text": " This is crazy!"}, {"start": 9795.04, "end": 9797.04, "text": " There's a lot here!"}, {"start": 9801.04, "end": 9803.04, "text": " How did I miss this one?"}, {"start": 9803.04, "end": 9805.04, "text": " I hit everything at BlizzCon besides this."}, {"start": 9805.04, "end": 9808.04, "text": " The reason I missed this one is I was playing the demo."}, {"start": 9808.04, "end": 9813.54, "text": " Like, they said, oh, you can play the demo right when this panel went live."}, {"start": 9813.54, "end": 9816.160000000002, "text": " And I was like, should I watch the panel or play and everyone wanted me to play."}, {"start": 9816.160000000002, "end": 9817.68, "text": " So I was playing the demo."}, {"start": 9817.68, "end": 9818.68, "text": " Thanks, Nora."}, {"start": 9818.68, "end": 9824.68, "text": " And hello, BlizzCon!"}, {"start": 9824.68, "end": 9828.080000000002, "text": " My name is Clay Stone, and I'm the Associate Production Director."}, {"start": 9828.080000000002, "end": 9830.28, "text": " Someone in the chat goes, dude has two minerals."}, {"start": 9830.28, "end": 9831.28, "text": " That's a name."}, {"start": 9831.28, "end": 9832.78, "text": " What a Chad."}, {"start": 9832.78, "end": 9834.28, "text": " Clay Stone."}, {"start": 9834.28, "end": 9835.28, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 9835.28, "end": 9836.28, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 9836.28, "end": 9839.560000000001, "text": " On the WoW Classic and WoW Forever team."}, {"start": 9839.560000000001, "end": 9846.720000000001, "text": " So we've talked a lot about things you might be expecting, but let's take a minute and"}, {"start": 9846.720000000001, "end": 9851.320000000002, "text": " talk about some things perhaps you weren't expecting."}, {"start": 9851.320000000002, "end": 9855.52, "text": " Let's start with our rendering updates."}, {"start": 9855.52, "end": 9859.92, "text": " You have to see a bit of this in our gameplay trailer during the opening ceremony, and admittedly"}, {"start": 9859.92, "end": 9861.84, "text": " we went pretty hard."}, {"start": 9861.84, "end": 9866.4, "text": " That every zone is going to be set at sunrise or sunset all the time."}, {"start": 9866.4, "end": 9870.2, "text": " But I want to make a bold, controversial statement."}, {"start": 9870.2, "end": 9875.24, "text": " We believe WoW Classics art style is timeless."}, {"start": 9875.24, "end": 9881.32, "text": " Which is why our focus was not on changing the game art, but on small ways we could push"}, {"start": 9881.32, "end": 9886.6, "text": " specifically things like the environmental effects."}, {"start": 9886.6, "end": 9890.72, "text": " Such as the way rivers now flow in Elwynn Forest."}, {"start": 9890.72, "end": 9896.099999999999, "text": " pretty cool. I can't believe the crowd didn't cheer there. That's like sick."}, {"start": 9896.099999999999, "end": 9906.24, "text": " Or the way the fog rolls into duskwood at night. Or the way the moonlight now"}, {"start": 9906.24, "end": 9916.22, "text": " breaks through the leaves of the trees in Ashenvale. It's the same original"}, {"start": 9916.22, "end": 9923.58, "text": " Asroth that players fell in love with all those years ago with just a few small but powerful"}, {"start": 9923.58, "end": 9930.939999999999, "text": " effects updates to make it more immersive than ever. Next, let's talk. I wonder what kind of"}, {"start": 9931.5, "end": 9937.82, "text": " customization options are in the game. Like for example with lighting, if you turn everything"}, {"start": 9937.82, "end": 9945.26, "text": " down to like one or zero or off or whatever if there's like on off, I wonder if the game almost"}, {"start": 9945.26, "end": 9949.1, "text": " looks like the original game, and if you just start turning this up, if it just starts to"}, {"start": 9949.1, "end": 9955.42, "text": " feel more lively. For example, fog. Is there a fog slider? Is there a fog on off? Is there"}, {"start": 9955.42, "end": 9962.460000000001, "text": " a fog 1 through 10? Like, because that's interesting. I don't know. Right? A foggle,"}, {"start": 9962.460000000001, "end": 9967.58, "text": " a foggle, so to speak. Yeah, a toggle for the fog. That's right. If there is, that's pretty cool."}, {"start": 9967.58, "end": 9972.16, "text": " You know because then you can kind of customize these things"}, {"start": 9974.16, "end": 9976.16, "text": " Camping"}, {"start": 9976.76, "end": 9983.88, "text": " So in addition to the new professions content arriving elsewhere in while forever with camp. Oh you guys are all linking this"}, {"start": 9986.4, "end": 9988.4, "text": " Graphics slider, this is Savics"}, {"start": 9989.92, "end": 9991.92, "text": " Oh, we try everything"}, {"start": 9992.039999999999, "end": 9994.039999999999, "text": " Yeah, I'll show you like"}, {"start": 9994.08, "end": 9996.08, "text": " Wait a minute my game"}, {"start": 9997.58, "end": 10002.32, "text": " wait a minute how is he here my game doesn't didn't have the options to change"}, {"start": 10002.32, "end": 10016.56, "text": " the graphics oh so no graphic actually looks very similar to how it did oh my"}, {"start": 10016.56, "end": 10020.64, "text": " god this looks like a private server yeah yeah no graphics actually looks very"}, {"start": 10020.64, "end": 10026.32, "text": " similar to how it did so my my game client I try to do this this was all"}, {"start": 10026.32, "end": 10032.16, "text": " great out. I couldn't do this. So if you want to just turn off all of the graphics, it is kind of"}, {"start": 10032.16, "end": 10039.039999999999, "text": " like OG. It looks worse. Well, right. Yeah, it looks worse. Okay, so let's take a look at these"}, {"start": 10039.039999999999, "end": 10045.6, "text": " options. Secondary lighting. Oh, you see, you can change secondary lighting. Few distance,"}, {"start": 10046.96, "end": 10052.8, "text": " projection textures, spell density, texture, outline depth, SS AO Park, let's say liquid,"}, {"start": 10052.800000000001, "end": 10057.76, "text": " detail shadow. I wonder about Fog. I wonder where Fog kind of plays in here. Pretty cool though."}, {"start": 10059.12, "end": 10062.000000000002, "text": " Pretty cool that you can actually mess around with some of those. Anyway, I'll keep watching."}, {"start": 10082.800000000001, "end": 10085.400000000001, "text": " nurturing and protecting social experiences,"}, {"start": 10085.400000000001, "end": 10088.44, "text": " this is one of those things we're talking about."}, {"start": 10088.44, "end": 10090.640000000001, "text": " And because players need to sit there for a moment"}, {"start": 10090.640000000001, "end": 10092.68, "text": " before they gain any buffs,"}, {"start": 10092.68, "end": 10097.68, "text": " maybe, just maybe, they just might talk to each other."}, {"start": 10098.44, "end": 10100.28, "text": " True."}, {"start": 10100.28, "end": 10102.240000000002, "text": " Like, so this is one of the reasons"}, {"start": 10102.240000000002, "end": 10104.12, "text": " I really liked boats being added,"}, {"start": 10104.12, "end": 10105.68, "text": " I like more boats being added,"}, {"start": 10105.68, "end": 10107.560000000001, "text": " because boats are one of the features of the game"}, {"start": 10107.560000000001, "end": 10109.52, "text": " where like you have to run up and wait for a boat"}, {"start": 10109.52, "end": 10111.400000000001, "text": " for like 30 seconds or a minute or two minutes"}, {"start": 10111.4, "end": 10113.119999999999, "text": " if you're unlucky even longer."}, {"start": 10113.119999999999, "end": 10116.72, "text": " And like, that's when you might inspect someone's gear"}, {"start": 10116.72, "end": 10121.02, "text": " or send a duel out or just chat for a second"}, {"start": 10121.02, "end": 10122.88, "text": " where you headed or whatever."}, {"start": 10122.88, "end": 10124.8, "text": " Like creating moments where you actually have to just"}, {"start": 10124.8, "end": 10126.44, "text": " sit there for a second is sick."}, {"start": 10126.44, "end": 10128.279999999999, "text": " It slows the pace down."}, {"start": 10128.279999999999, "end": 10131.4, "text": " Contrast this to retail where there's ports everywhere,"}, {"start": 10131.4, "end": 10136.4, "text": " flying mounts go 300%, actually 700% now, 600,"}, {"start": 10137.16, "end": 10139.84, "text": " like it goes so fast that there's never any downtime"}, {"start": 10139.84, "end": 10141.68, "text": " actually just sit there and chat."}, {"start": 10141.68, "end": 10145.24, "text": " I really, really enjoy things like this"}, {"start": 10145.24, "end": 10147.44, "text": " or things like waiting for a boat"}, {"start": 10147.44, "end": 10148.960000000001, "text": " or waiting for a Zeppelin"}, {"start": 10150.28, "end": 10153.0, "text": " instead of just teleporting everywhere."}, {"start": 10153.0, "end": 10155.56, "text": " Dude, I also really appreciate the fact"}, {"start": 10155.56, "end": 10160.56, "text": " that we have some SD characters here"}, {"start": 10161.52, "end": 10164.7, "text": " instead of the HD retail models."}, {"start": 10165.72, "end": 10166.84, "text": " Looking very fine."}, {"start": 10166.84, "end": 10181.44, "text": " legacy system. If camping is us doubling down on trade skills and community, WoW Forever's"}, {"start": 10181.44, "end": 10188.04, "text": " new legacy system will see us tripling down on an element of classic that is only found"}, {"start": 10188.04, "end": 10194.84, "text": " in classic, the one to 60 leveling journey. For as epic as Endgame is, and I promise"}, {"start": 10194.84, "end": 10202.36, "text": " you while forever's endgame is epic. We know that there are some players who just love the"}, {"start": 10202.36, "end": 10214.960000000001, "text": " classic leveling journey. It's actually crazy. The majority of players in classic era, just"}, {"start": 10214.960000000001, "end": 10221.2, "text": " like level hit 60, they might attune for a raid, get their pre-biss, hit a raid or two,"}, {"start": 10221.2, "end": 10227.84, "text": " and quit. That is the majority of people. It's not actually a subset. It is the game"}, {"start": 10227.84, "end": 10235.16, "text": " for most. Obviously a lot of people raid too and that's awesome. So many people do this."}, {"start": 10235.16, "end": 10241.04, "text": " It's crazy. So building the game around this is huge."}, {"start": 10241.04, "end": 10246.6, "text": " Although the legacy system benefits everyone, it very much aids players who love to run"}, {"start": 10246.6, "end": 10254.36, "text": " alts as they unlock new perks across their alts by achieving new goals on each new leveling journey."}, {"start": 10255.32, "end": 10261.0, "text": " We are really excited about this one and how well it fits in the classic wild design philosophy."}, {"start": 10262.36, "end": 10267.0, "text": " Now, I'd like to switch gears and talk about the community."}, {"start": 10267.720000000001, "end": 10272.2, "text": " The legacy system we already covered, there's things I like and don't like."}, {"start": 10272.2, "end": 10276.92, "text": " Like the big one that I don't like is talent points starting at level five."}, {"start": 10276.92, "end": 10281.480000000001, "text": " I think that's too impactful, especially at a low level, especially for like 19 twink"}, 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happened."}, {"start": 10360.359999999999, "end": 10363.84, "text": " Okay, that's kind of crazy."}, {"start": 10363.84, "end": 10366.64, "text": " They, that was on my mind about big stage."}, {"start": 10366.64, "end": 10369.199999999999, "text": " Okay, yeah, that makes me a little nervous."}, {"start": 10370.199999999999, "end": 10371.48, "text": " Kind of sick though too."}, {"start": 10371.48, "end": 10372.48, "text": " Same shirt."}, {"start": 10373.52, "end": 10374.439999999999, "text": " Let me see."}, {"start": 10374.44, "end": 10375.92, "text": " You know, it's actually a different shirt."}, {"start": 10375.92, "end": 10376.76, "text": " See the color?"}, {"start": 10376.76, "end": 10378.28, "text": " This one's a bit wider."}, {"start": 10378.28, "end": 10381.08, "text": " That color is actually kind of more like that."}, {"start": 10381.08, "end": 10381.92, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 10381.92, "end": 10385.0, "text": " It's also, this shirt's a slightly different color, too."}, {"start": 10385.0, "end": 10388.76, "text": " If you look at the color, that's a little different."}, {"start": 10388.76, "end": 10390.560000000001, "text": " But I see what you guys are trying to say."}, {"start": 10390.560000000001, "end": 10391.4, "text": " What do they want?"}, {"start": 10391.4, "end": 10392.880000000001, "text": " Like, that's hilarious, bro."}, {"start": 10396.880000000001, "end": 10400.880000000001, "text": " So, since we're all in agreement on what we want,"}, {"start": 10400.880000000001, "end": 10409.800000000001, "text": " Let's talk TRANSMog!"}, {"start": 10409.800000000001, "end": 10415.560000000001, "text": " So they use that clip to basically be like, look guys, you're pretty split on this one."}, {"start": 10415.560000000001, "end": 10421.04, "text": " Like, okay."}, {"start": 10421.04, "end": 10426.28, "text": " Now some of you are saying, yes, finally."}, {"start": 10426.28, "end": 10427.28, "text": " This is my moment."}, {"start": 10427.28, "end": 10428.78, "text": " I feel seen."}, {"start": 10428.78, "end": 10434.28, "text": " But we know, some of you are saying Transmog?"}, {"start": 10434.28, "end": 10436.820000000002, "text": " Not in my classic plus."}, {"start": 10436.820000000002, "end": 10439.7, "text": " True. That's me, yeah."}, {"start": 10439.7, "end": 10444.140000000001, "text": " We say, is it too much to ask for both?"}, {"start": 10444.5, "end": 10448.86, "text": " In WoW Forever, Transmog is entirely opt-in."}, {"start": 10448.86, "end": 10450.86, "text": " If you want to turn it on, it's on,"}, {"start": 10450.86, "end": 10454.1, "text": " and everyone you see in the world can look their very best."}, {"start": 10454.1, "end": 10456.380000000001, "text": " But for classic players,"}, {"start": 10456.380000000001, "end": 10460.380000000001, "text": " Especially those of us who enjoy world PVP."}, {"start": 10460.380000000001, "end": 10465.380000000001, "text": " Many of us want to see other players for who they truly are and what they've accomplished."}, {"start": 10465.380000000001, "end": 10467.380000000001, "text": " So, turn it off."}, {"start": 10468.380000000001, "end": 10470.380000000001, "text": " And it's clown suits for everyone."}, {"start": 10470.380000000001, "end": 10472.380000000001, "text": " Yeah! Okay, okay."}, {"start": 10472.380000000001, "end": 10478.380000000001, "text": " Like, look, bro, I like, I respect the toggle, bro."}, {"start": 10478.380000000001, "end": 10480.380000000001, "text": " Like, I think this is smart."}, {"start": 10480.380000000001, "end": 10483.380000000001, "text": " Look, I'm the guy that's like, I would rather just have it out completely,"}, {"start": 10483.380000000001, "end": 10485.300000000001, "text": " but for people that like only play the game"}, {"start": 10485.300000000001, "end": 10487.420000000002, "text": " for like fashion or whatever, like whatever."}, {"start": 10487.420000000002, "end": 10491.740000000002, "text": " But like, dude, the toggle is sick."}, {"start": 10491.740000000002, "end": 10494.54, "text": " For any of these decisions Blizzard is facing,"}, {"start": 10494.54, "end": 10496.740000000002, "text": " where it's like this 50-50 split"}, {"start": 10496.740000000002, "end": 10497.94, "text": " and you don't know what to do,"}, {"start": 10497.94, "end": 10500.300000000001, "text": " the toggle is the key thing here."}, {"start": 10500.300000000001, "end": 10502.94, "text": " You just do both and you give the player the choice."}, {"start": 10502.94, "end": 10506.060000000001, "text": " Like it's so nice, so, so, so sick."}, {"start": 10509.980000000001, "end": 10512.6, "text": " Yeah, we have Transmog."}, {"start": 10513.380000000001, "end": 10516.52, "text": " The toggle for that the fog, you know, this and that"}, {"start": 10518.220000000001, "end": 10523.580000000002, "text": " Could be nice could be who knows top position though"}, {"start": 10530.420000000002, "end": 10536.18, "text": " Throughout the world you decide there is a lot more to learn about the classic"}, {"start": 10536.460000000001, "end": 10540.400000000001, "text": " Modifications we've made to this system for those who choose to use it"}, {"start": 10540.4, "end": 10549.4, "text": " Stop by tomorrow's deep dive panel to learn a lot more about this as well as the camping and legacy systems and much more."}, {"start": 10549.4, "end": 10557.4, "text": " So the big two toggles that we have right now are Transmog toggle on off and SDHD character models toggle on off."}, {"start": 10557.4, "end": 10561.4, "text": " Is there anything I'm missing? Are those the big two?"}, {"start": 10561.4, "end": 10564.4, "text": " With graphics, of course, you can turn them up and down, but that's pretty standard."}, {"start": 10564.4, "end": 10566.4, "text": " I think those are the big two."}, {"start": 10566.4, "end": 10570.56, "text": " I think that they should add a third one, a UI toggle."}, {"start": 10572.039999999999, "end": 10575.24, "text": " If they had a UI toggle, SDHD and transmog toggles,"}, {"start": 10575.24, "end": 10576.72, "text": " those are the big three, I think."}, {"start": 10576.72, "end": 10579.359999999999, "text": " The UI toggle, I think is,"}, {"start": 10579.359999999999, "end": 10581.64, "text": " like am I blowing this out of proportion?"}, {"start": 10581.64, "end": 10582.88, "text": " I think a UI toggle is sick."}, {"start": 10582.88, "end": 10584.56, "text": " Yes, you can get an add-on."}, {"start": 10584.56, "end": 10587.56, "text": " But like the baseline experience, if you log in"}, {"start": 10587.56, "end": 10589.88, "text": " and right away you're hit with the retail UI,"}, {"start": 10589.88, "end": 10591.8, "text": " oh, it's not really the retail UI,"}, {"start": 10591.8, "end": 10594.88, "text": " but a lot of elements of the retail UI, let's be honest,"}, {"start": 10594.880000000001, "end": 10597.800000000001, "text": " Like, it's quite painful, right?"}, {"start": 10597.800000000001, "end": 10601.6, "text": " I think having that toggle would be sick."}, {"start": 10601.6, "end": 10604.12, "text": " I would love a toggle for a classic UI."}, {"start": 10604.12, "end": 10606.060000000001, "text": " That would be dope."}, {"start": 10606.060000000001, "end": 10607.12, "text": " Then you have a both."}, {"start": 10607.12, "end": 10609.44, "text": " Like, for the people that want the modern one, you have it."}, {"start": 10609.44, "end": 10611.320000000002, "text": " For the people that like the classic one, you have it."}, {"start": 10611.320000000002, "end": 10612.84, "text": " That would be great."}, {"start": 10612.84, "end": 10615.960000000001, "text": " For now, let me move on to another absolutely not"}, {"start": 10615.960000000001, "end": 10620.240000000002, "text": " at all controversial topic, character models."}, {"start": 10620.240000000002, "end": 10622.960000000001, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 10622.960000000001, "end": 10626.720000000001, "text": " Now, many players enjoy WoW's newer HD character models,"}, {"start": 10626.720000000001, "end": 10629.580000000002, "text": " but many of us also feel that Classic's art style"}, {"start": 10629.580000000002, "end": 10633.880000000001, "text": " is timeless, as I said before, and deserves to be preserved,"}, {"start": 10633.880000000001, "end": 10637.000000000002, "text": " which is why we've made it completely toggleable, game-wide."}, {"start": 10637.000000000002, "end": 10642.640000000001, "text": " Your character, the NPCs, other player characters, together,"}, {"start": 10642.640000000001, "end": 10645.36, "text": " unified in either HD or SD."}, {"start": 10645.36, "end": 10647.44, "text": " For fellow Classic players, that means"}, {"start": 10647.44, "end": 10650.52, "text": " you get to see all the beloved original races rendered"}, {"start": 10650.52, "end": 10653.560000000001, "text": " in their glorious original SD designs."}, {"start": 10653.560000000001, "end": 10656.1, "text": " And for those of you who prefer a more modern aesthetic,"}, {"start": 10656.1, "end": 10658.720000000001, "text": " you can go with the modern HD designs."}, {"start": 10658.720000000001, "end": 10660.24, "text": " You choose what you see."}, {"start": 10661.460000000001, "end": 10665.52, "text": " Oh, and there is one more thing."}, {"start": 10667.92, "end": 10669.76, "text": " We feel like classics animations"}, {"start": 10669.76, "end": 10672.48, "text": " are just as important as its art style."}, {"start": 10672.48, "end": 10676.2, "text": " Here, you will see a newer modern HD dwarf"}, {"start": 10676.2, "end": 10678.68, "text": " running with its modern animation sets."}, {"start": 10678.68, "end": 10686.2, "text": " Now, let me show you that same HD dwarf running while attached to the classic animation sets."}, {"start": 10686.2, "end": 10687.2, "text": " So good."}, {"start": 10687.2, "end": 10688.2, "text": " So good."}, {"start": 10688.2, "end": 10694.880000000001, "text": " Dude, I want to pull this, but I swear they should just take this one and push it to retail."}, {"start": 10694.880000000001, "end": 10699.68, "text": " Like, I don't want to speak for all retail players here, but I feel like this just is"}, {"start": 10699.68, "end": 10702.16, "text": " objectively better, man."}, {"start": 10702.16, "end": 10706.56, "text": " Like just, just bring this one to, no one likes the bounce, bounce, bounce, bro."}, {"start": 10706.56, "end": 10708.6, "text": " Like, just bring this one to retail."}, {"start": 10708.6, "end": 10713.640000000001, "text": " this one out completely from read like this one is just so much better. I am so proud"}, {"start": 10713.640000000001, "end": 10720.6, "text": " to announce that we have gone back and painstakingly restored the classic animations you know and"}, {"start": 10720.6, "end": 10731.0, "text": " love across the game's HD character models. That is awesome. That is a massive W man."}, {"start": 10731.0, "end": 10734.0, "text": " No bouncy dwarves in the skin."}, {"start": 10734.0, "end": 10735.0, "text": " Nice."}, {"start": 10735.0, "end": 10736.0, "text": " So let's see."}, {"start": 10736.0, "end": 10742.0, "text": " We talked about a few new zones, the new race, nine new dungeons, two new raids, classes,"}, {"start": 10742.0, "end": 10743.0, "text": " systems."}, {"start": 10743.0, "end": 10747.0, "text": " But friends, this is only a glimpse of WoW forever."}, {"start": 10747.0, "end": 10754.0, "text": " We simply don't have enough time to talk about new professions content, new reputations,"}, {"start": 10754.0, "end": 10760.0, "text": " all the new itemization rewards updates blowing up much of the old meta, the new piece of"}, {"start": 10760.0, "end": 10763.0, "text": " the new PVP system,"}, {"start": 10764.0, "end": 10766.0, "text": " our first new legendary,"}, {"start": 10768.0, "end": 10773.0, "text": " our change to riding skill to preserve that classic, classic moment"}, {"start": 10773.0, "end": 10776.0, "text": " when you finally earn your right to ride your first mount,"}, {"start": 10777.0, "end": 10783.0, "text": " our official support of game pads for players who prefer to play using controllers,"}, {"start": 10784.0, "end": 10787.0, "text": " playable this weekend on the show floor in an in-development state by the way,"}, {"start": 10787.0, "end": 10800.24, "text": " way. And of course, the integration of previously unfinished and unused vanilla wow content."}, {"start": 10800.24, "end": 10805.68, "text": " So good. So good. I can't believe I missed this panel. This is all just amazing. But"}, {"start": 10805.68, "end": 10814.56, "text": " that's all now. I want to take a second to talk about where we're going. We have learned"}, {"start": 10814.56, "end": 10820.88, "text": " a lot since season of discovery, including the benefits of a strong roadmap, which is"}, {"start": 10820.88, "end": 10824.96, "text": " why we are building WALF Forever in the way it was originally conceived back in the early"}, {"start": 10824.96, "end": 10833.16, "text": " 2000s, but with everything we've learned for the past 25 years. A fast-paced production"}, {"start": 10833.16, "end": 10842.32, "text": " for a slow-paced game, which will allow us to deliver where we go from here. We have"}, {"start": 10842.32, "end": 10844.3, "text": " big plans for the coming months."}, {"start": 10844.3, "end": 10847.0, "text": " You will see new raids unlock on December 9th,"}, {"start": 10847.0, "end": 10850.119999999999, "text": " followed by even more new raids, new dungeons,"}, {"start": 10850.119999999999, "end": 10854.279999999999, "text": " PvP updates, world content, and so much more."}, {"start": 10854.279999999999, "end": 10859.279999999999, "text": " All in addition to the original Vanilla WoW content."}, {"start": 10860.36, "end": 10863.52, "text": " And this includes new quests throughout the leveling"}, {"start": 10863.52, "end": 10866.64, "text": " one through 60 journey, as we add"}, {"start": 10866.64, "end": 10869.8, "text": " to this horizontally expanding"}, {"start": 10869.800000000001, "end": 10872.6, "text": " Evergreen Classic Azeroth."}, {"start": 10872.6, "end": 10875.080000000002, "text": " Oh my God, bro."}, {"start": 10875.080000000002, "end": 10876.44, "text": " I like that."}, {"start": 10876.44, "end": 10877.840000000002, "text": " Yeah, I'm going to have him say that again,"}, {"start": 10877.840000000002, "end": 10880.560000000001, "text": " because that was the perfect sentence right there."}, {"start": 10880.560000000001, "end": 10887.160000000002, "text": " So this horizontally expanding Evergreen Classic Azeroth."}, {"start": 10887.160000000002, "end": 10890.920000000002, "text": " Horizontally expanded Evergreen Classic Azeroth."}, {"start": 10890.920000000002, "end": 10894.000000000002, "text": " I mean, that is the perfect sentence."}, {"start": 10894.000000000002, "end": 10895.920000000002, "text": " That's exactly what we wanted, man."}, {"start": 10895.920000000002, "end": 10898.320000000002, "text": " Holy crap."}, {"start": 10898.32, "end": 10901.92, "text": " Yes. What a great sentence."}, {"start": 10904.52, "end": 10909.92, "text": " And I want to take a second to briefly point to that major updates box right"}, {"start": 10909.92, "end": 10911.52, "text": " there in summer at the far end."}, {"start": 10912.22, "end": 10915.72, "text": " It's a few words there that say revamped iconic raid."}, {"start": 10916.72, "end": 10919.52, "text": " There's been a lot of speculation about when this game could take place,"}, {"start": 10919.52, "end": 10922.92, "text": " which is why I want to reiterate that this game takes place at the beginning"}, {"start": 10922.92, "end": 10924.52, "text": " of World of Warcraft until."}, {"start": 10924.52, "end": 10931.52, "text": " Oh yeah, by the way, I'm sure Soda already touched on this, but this being the hardcore flag,"}, {"start": 10933.52, "end": 10942.52, "text": " probably means hardcore drops in summer. I think they talked about that at some point, right? Hardcore's coming out later. Summer hardcore flag, right? Summer?"}, {"start": 10943.52, "end": 10950.52, "text": " No, wrong. Oh, it's in winter. Oh, why would this, does this not look like the hardcore flag? All right, we'll keep watching then."}, {"start": 10950.52, "end": 10957.24, "text": " men. The story is authentic to that time period. The original iconic raids that you know and love"}, {"start": 10957.24, "end": 10961.4, "text": " have not opened yet and we're excited for you to rediscover them in the future."}, {"start": 10963.16, "end": 10967.880000000001, "text": " But friends this is just a taste of the year of the year ahead and not even a peak at where"}, {"start": 10967.880000000001, "end": 10973.960000000001, "text": " we're planning to go beyond this. However big you think this game is based on what you've seen so"}, {"start": 10973.960000000001, "end": 10980.12, "text": " far I promise you it is so much bigger than that. Our ambition is mighty but most importantly"}, {"start": 10980.12, "end": 10984.12, "text": " We have room to pivot based on community feedback."}, {"start": 10984.12, "end": 10998.12, "text": " We are building this game with you, and we are not just building for today,"}, {"start": 10998.12, "end": 11001.12, "text": " but for something that lasts."}, {"start": 11001.12, "end": 11006.12, "text": " And nothing is off the table, not even a new class."}, {"start": 11006.12, "end": 11015.720000000001, "text": " Going back to this road map, you may have noticed there's a big gap right there, right"}, {"start": 11015.720000000001, "end": 11017.76, "text": " around the winter time frame."}, {"start": 11017.76, "end": 11019.36, "text": " Let's discuss that."}, {"start": 11019.36, "end": 11022.400000000001, "text": " But first, I want to take a second to talk about a picture."}, {"start": 11022.400000000001, "end": 11028.400000000001, "text": " A picture that was framed and has hung on my wall at Blizzard since 2023."}, {"start": 11028.400000000001, "end": 11034.94, "text": " Our core represented a turning point for us as a team."}, {"start": 11034.94, "end": 11038.7, "text": " We had tried a few things before it, and as Ian covered, we've absolutely tried new things"}, {"start": 11038.7, "end": 11039.7, "text": " since."}, {"start": 11039.7, "end": 11044.1, "text": " But Hardcore represented the moment when Blizzard and the community came together and showed"}, {"start": 11044.1, "end": 11048.62, "text": " not only why World of Warcraft is one of the greatest games ever made, but why that"}, {"start": 11048.62, "end": 11054.86, "text": " original adventure still holds so much promise for where we could go in the future."}, {"start": 11054.86, "end": 11063.58, "text": " Which is why I'm also so proud to announce that Hardcore will be coming too loud forever."}, {"start": 11063.58, "end": 11065.58, "text": " Oh my god."}, {"start": 11065.58, "end": 11069.26, "text": " Alright guys, yeah."}, {"start": 11069.26, "end": 11070.94, "text": " Content lineup is going to be insane."}, {"start": 11070.94, "end": 11076.58, "text": " We're going to play WoW Forever until Hardcore WoW Forever and then we're going to play Hardcore"}, {"start": 11076.58, "end": 11077.58, "text": " WoW Forever."}, {"start": 11077.58, "end": 11079.58, "text": " We're going to play Forever Hardcore WoW Forever."}, {"start": 11079.58, "end": 11084.82, "text": " So we're going to play Forever Forever then Forever Hardcore WoW Forever."}, {"start": 11084.82, "end": 11085.82, "text": " Back and forth."}, {"start": 11085.82, "end": 11090.34, "text": " And when there's new content updates, I'll play it normal first on normal WoW Forever"}, {"start": 11090.34, "end": 11097.06, "text": " first and play with my guild and clear it and then once we get bored we'll do it on hardcore"}, {"start": 11097.06, "end": 11101.3, "text": " and then we'll just do it on normal on the next one and then do it on hardcore again and we'll just"}, {"start": 11101.3, "end": 11106.98, "text": " be bouncing back between hardcore and normal forever forever. There it is."}, {"start": 11106.98, "end": 11121.939999999999, "text": " Please check out the Hardcore panel tomorrow for a look at Wow Forever Hardcore."}, {"start": 11121.939999999999, "end": 11125.82, "text": " To me, Hardcore was the start of a promise."}, {"start": 11125.82, "end": 11128.82, "text": " And Wow Forever is not some experimental c-"}, {"start": 11128.82, "end": 11131.82, "text": " Wait, okay, so this is vague."}, {"start": 11131.82, "end": 11136.74, "text": " Okay, does this flag not look like hardcore to you guys?"}, {"start": 11137.699999999999, "end": 11140.1, "text": " Okay, I guess this one looks way more like hardcore,"}, {"start": 11140.1, "end": 11141.619999999999, "text": " but this one's also black."}, {"start": 11143.619999999999, "end": 11146.02, "text": " No, okay, whatever, whatever, that's not the point."}, {"start": 11146.02, "end": 11149.58, "text": " The point is, between winter and spring, what is this?"}, {"start": 11149.58, "end": 11152.38, "text": " So this is December 9th, it's after December 9th,"}, {"start": 11152.38, "end": 11157.38, "text": " but before spring, it's like January?"}, {"start": 11160.98, "end": 11163.699999999999, "text": " January, February?"}, {"start": 11163.699999999999, "end": 11166.22, "text": " So this is only things three."}, {"start": 11166.74, "end": 11169.02, "text": " Right, this is only things three."}, {"start": 11170.22, "end": 11171.06, "text": " I would assume."}, {"start": 11171.06, "end": 11172.619999999999, "text": " I mean, I'm sure SOTA has talked about it,"}, {"start": 11172.619999999999, "end": 11175.699999999999, "text": " but like that's gonna be insane."}, {"start": 11175.699999999999, "end": 11177.86, "text": " That is going to be absolutely,"}, {"start": 11177.86, "end": 11179.34, "text": " like right when this launches,"}, {"start": 11179.34, "end": 11183.58, "text": " it will probably be only things three, day one, right?"}, {"start": 11185.42, "end": 11187.58, "text": " Leaked, I'm sure SOTA has talked about that."}, {"start": 11187.58, "end": 11189.06, "text": " There's no way."}, {"start": 11189.06, "end": 11191.38, "text": " There's no way SOTA hasn't talked about that."}, {"start": 11191.38, "end": 11195.1, "text": " We've literally said we're waiting for Classic Plus,"}, {"start": 11195.1, "end": 11198.58, "text": " because remember only things three was supposed to be in TBC and we pushed it."}, {"start": 11201.7, "end": 11202.2, "text": " There we go."}, {"start": 11202.9, "end": 11203.6, "text": " He hasn't."}, {"start": 11203.6, "end": 11209.0, "text": " Dude, there's a 0% chance, so it hasn't said only things three is with Classic Plus."}, {"start": 11209.0, "end": 11212.6, "text": " Come on, guarantee you trolls."}, {"start": 11212.6, "end": 11214.0, "text": " I'm not leaking anything."}, {"start": 11214.0, "end": 11215.7, "text": " It was the start of a promise."}, {"start": 11216.6, "end": 11221.1, "text": " And WoW Forever is not some experimental seasonal realm nor some recreation of"}, {"start": 11221.1, "end": 11222.2, "text": " where we've already been."}, {"start": 11222.2, "end": 11227.2, "text": " Wow Forever as a name and a logo represents a promise."}, {"start": 11227.2, "end": 11233.2, "text": " And if you happen to pick up the collector's edition, we hope you love the logo on the box."}, {"start": 11233.2, "end": 11238.2, "text": " And when you open that box, we hope you love it on the game box."}, {"start": 11238.2, "end": 11242.2, "text": " And when you see what else is inside that box, we hope you love..."}, {"start": 11242.2, "end": 11244.2, "text": " That's sick."}, {"start": 11244.2, "end": 11251.2, "text": " We hope you love your very own dwarf and bear statue, which signifies where this all began."}, {"start": 11251.2, "end": 11257.2, "text": " not just with hardcore, but also way back in November of 2004."}, {"start": 11258.880000000001, "end": 11262.480000000001, "text": " Bro, that, I've never bought a collections edition before."}, {"start": 11263.6, "end": 11265.52, "text": " This one kind of makes me want to."}, {"start": 11265.52, "end": 11267.28, "text": " Like, I wonder the scale of that."}, {"start": 11267.28, "end": 11269.52, "text": " Like, that is so cool, bro."}, {"start": 11270.320000000002, "end": 11271.6, "text": " That is so cool."}, {"start": 11271.6, "end": 11272.320000000002, "text": " It's sold out."}, {"start": 11275.52, "end": 11276.960000000001, "text": " Yellow me send some DMs here."}, {"start": 11276.960000000001, "end": 11279.04, "text": " Blizzard, we gotta save one of these, man."}, {"start": 11279.04, "end": 11280.400000000001, "text": " We gotta send some DMs here."}, {"start": 11280.4, "end": 11289.68, "text": " like blizzard I might need one of these are you kidding me yo yo because that that is sick"}, {"start": 11291.44, "end": 11292.96, "text": " that is really cool"}, {"start": 11296.08, "end": 11302.88, "text": " on behalf of the wild classic team and the entire world of warcraft team thank you"}, {"start": 11302.880000000001, "end": 11312.480000000001, "text": " you. When I started on Classic, our dream was to get here. We are here because of you."}, {"start": 11312.480000000001, "end": 11316.160000000002, "text": " Thank you for being here. Thank you for your feedback. Thank you for believing in this"}, {"start": 11316.160000000002, "end": 11322.04, "text": " dream. I'll see you in-game on November 4th. Beta starts this Thursday and you can play"}, {"start": 11322.04, "end": 11328.160000000002, "text": " the demo here today. Have a great rest of your day everyone."}, {"start": 11328.16, "end": 11333.76, "text": " Bro, I can't believe I missed that."}, {"start": 11333.76, "end": 11336.119999999999, "text": " Are you kidding me?"}, {"start": 11336.119999999999, "end": 11338.76, "text": " I actually can't believe I missed that."}, {"start": 11338.76, "end": 11340.88, "text": " That panel was legendary."}, {"start": 11340.88, "end": 11342.08, "text": " That gave us like all the info."}, {"start": 11342.08, "end": 11344.72, "text": " Okay, now I feel like we can even talk about more."}, {"start": 11344.72, "end": 11345.72, "text": " Very good panel."}, {"start": 11345.72, "end": 11346.72, "text": " Very, very good panel."}, {"start": 11346.72, "end": 11348.52, "text": " Did I watch the hardcore panel?"}, {"start": 11348.52, "end": 11349.88, "text": " Yeah, I watched everything else."}, {"start": 11349.88, "end": 11351.28, "text": " This is the only one I missed."}, {"start": 11351.28, "end": 11356.68, "text": " The reason I missed it is because I was playing the game on the floor."}, {"start": 11356.68, "end": 11357.84, "text": " Very, very safe panel."}, {"start": 11357.84, "end": 11359.22, "text": " I need that statue of my life."}, {"start": 11359.22, "end": 11361.380000000001, "text": " Yeah, I kind of need that one too."}, {"start": 11361.380000000001, "end": 11364.18, "text": " Am I going to do a PvP server or a normal PvP?"}, {"start": 11364.18, "end": 11365.58, "text": " Have you seen this fog trailer?"}, {"start": 11365.58, "end": 11367.14, "text": " I think I probably have."}, {"start": 11370.62, "end": 11375.22, "text": " Between the well-worn pages of the history we know,"}, {"start": 11375.22, "end": 11378.06, "text": " lie the stories we haven't heard."}, {"start": 11383.380000000001, "end": 11387.3, "text": " Countless adventures, untold."}, {"start": 11387.300000000001, "end": 11389.460000000001, "text": " Wait a minute, is this?"}, {"start": 11389.460000000001, "end": 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11421.26, "text": " Let the drum use of the war."}, {"start": 11421.26, "end": 11422.74, "text": " I can't see anything!"}, {"start": 11422.74, "end": 11424.74, "text": " And I can't see anything!"}, {"start": 11425.619999999999, "end": 11426.619999999999, "text": " Forever."}, {"start": 11431.14, "end": 11432.619999999999, "text": " Wow, fuck, Amber."}, {"start": 11433.9, "end": 11436.06, "text": " Is there any fuck in the layer?"}, {"start": 11437.06, "end": 11439.34, "text": " Distance, for very particular purpose."}, {"start": 11439.34, "end": 11441.34, "text": " Related to game of war."}, {"start": 11441.34, "end": 11443.34, "text": " HAHAHAHAHA"}, {"start": 11443.34, "end": 11445.34, "text": " Bro, that is legendary"}, {"start": 11445.34, "end": 11447.34, "text": " Oh my gosh"}, {"start": 11449.34, "end": 11451.34, "text": " Bro, that is so good"}, {"start": 11451.34, "end": 11452.34, "text": " Holy crap"}, {"start": 11452.34, "end": 11454.34, "text": " Oh man, guys, I lost my voice"}, {"start": 11454.34, "end": 11456.34, "text": " and then it came back and I feel like I'm losing it again"}, {"start": 11456.34, "end": 11458.34, "text": " Oh no"}, {"start": 11458.34, "end": 11460.34, "text": " Oh gosh"}, {"start": 11460.34, "end": 11462.34, "text": " Yeah, I totally thought that was legit"}, {"start": 11462.34, "end": 11464.34, "text": " When you said have I seen this, I was like, yeah, I mean if it's"}, {"start": 11464.34, "end": 11466.34, "text": " it was at BlizzCon, I probably saw it"}, {"start": 11466.34, "end": 11475.62, "text": " between the well-worn page you just can't see anything ally or horde in the"}, {"start": 11475.62, "end": 11480.74, "text": " beta I actually don't know for the beta I'll see whatever one wants to do I"}, {"start": 11480.74, "end": 11483.54, "text": " actually wouldn't mind doing horde for the beta since I'm gonna play ally at"}, {"start": 11483.54, "end": 11488.86, "text": " launch yeah I don't know I don't know I wouldn't mind I don't care about the"}, {"start": 11488.86, "end": 11492.78, "text": " beta man like we'll just play play both play whatever"}, {"start": 11492.78, "end": 11499.74, "text": " Yeah, thanks for the prime and can we see your mage filled on forever talents calm. Yeah, can you say"}, {"start": 11502.820000000002, "end": 11504.820000000002, "text": " Dude"}, {"start": 11505.300000000001, "end": 11510.54, "text": " How hype is that? Wow forever. Oh"}, {"start": 11512.62, "end": 11516.66, "text": " My gosh, it's just separate from classic"}, {"start": 11516.66, "end": 11524.5, "text": " Retail you just have this forever button. Oh main game. Yeah, this will be the main game for for for forever"}, {"start": 11526.14, "end": 11529.32, "text": " Yeah, let's take a look at these talents. So I haven't covered these yet"}, {"start": 11531.46, "end": 11533.46, "text": " Starter edition yeah, I haven't bought it yet"}, {"start": 11536.14, "end": 11538.14, "text": " And I kind of kind of get that"}, {"start": 11541.18, "end": 11543.18, "text": " All right, I"}, {"start": 11543.18, "end": 11549.5, "text": " I don't like they put HC too early. What do you mean? I think like having it to latest kind of nice"}, {"start": 11551.66, "end": 11553.66, "text": " Change gender at the hairdresser"}, {"start": 11554.98, "end": 11558.58, "text": " And I don't think we're supposed to change the body type to"}, {"start": 11561.18, "end": 11564.78, "text": " And I don't think we're supposed to change the body type to"}, {"start": 11568.7, "end": 11571.82, "text": " Like it's one thing if there's a oh skin cut oh"}, {"start": 11573.18, "end": 11579.380000000001, "text": " Okay, I don't like that from the barber. You could change everything like maybe just you know how in catta"}, {"start": 11579.380000000001, "end": 11584.34, "text": " I think it was catta where it was only hair color and style like that's one thing"}, {"start": 11585.460000000001, "end": 11587.56, "text": " Yeah, I don't I don't like that"}, {"start": 11589.0, "end": 11593.78, "text": " Why not the reason it's important and I covered this a bit ago, but we'll say it again"}, {"start": 11595.02, "end": 11599.720000000001, "text": " The reason it's a point of conversation is like when you're playing classic Wow"}, {"start": 11599.72, "end": 11602.8, "text": " and you see someone run by and they're that little gnome"}, {"start": 11603.76, "end": 11607.599999999999, "text": " with green pigtails with a certain name you can like"}, {"start": 11608.119999999999, "end": 11612.439999999999, "text": " Point them out and be like oh, that's that guy I ran the dungeon with it's the gnome with the green pigtails"}, {"start": 11612.439999999999, "end": 11615.84, "text": " Right and you can continue to see these like familiar faces"}, {"start": 11615.84, "end": 11617.84, "text": " And I think as soon as you can start changing"}, {"start": 11618.56, "end": 11624.98, "text": " Gender hair style color face features job you get to just change your whole character whenever you want"}, {"start": 11624.98, "end": 11627.72, "text": " it just kind of gets a little troll."}, {"start": 11627.72, "end": 11629.3, "text": " So I don't like that."}, {"start": 11629.3, "end": 11632.16, "text": " Now, if they just did the hairstyle,"}, {"start": 11632.16, "end": 11635.0, "text": " kind of like the catabarber, I think that's like okay."}, {"start": 11635.0, "end": 11638.18, "text": " But doing everything, I mean, I wouldn't vote for it."}, {"start": 11639.98, "end": 11641.88, "text": " Joma, thanks for the tier one, man."}, {"start": 11641.88, "end": 11643.539999999999, "text": " Two days, thanks for the bit saying,"}, {"start": 11643.539999999999, "end": 11646.199999999999, "text": " wrong calculator, use talentsforever.com."}, {"start": 11647.279999999999, "end": 11650.88, "text": " So instead of wow forever talents, it's talentsforever."}, {"start": 11650.88, "end": 11653.92, "text": " Is there better, are these ones wrong?"}, {"start": 11653.92, "end": 11655.12, "text": " I'm already on this site."}, {"start": 11662.72, "end": 11664.16, "text": " It's less broken."}, {"start": 11667.04, "end": 11668.68, "text": " Talents forever."}, {"start": 11670.16, "end": 11671.6, "text": " You guys want this one?"}, {"start": 11671.6, "end": 11673.2, "text": " Oh wow, dude, wow."}, {"start": 11673.2, "end": 11675.04, "text": " This website is really well made."}, {"start": 11675.04, "end": 11676.06, "text": " Geez."}, {"start": 11677.2, "end": 11679.16, "text": " This looks like very legit."}, {"start": 11679.16, "end": 11680.84, "text": " Holy crap."}, {"start": 11680.84, "end": 11681.68, "text": " All right."}, {"start": 11681.68, "end": 11686.720000000001, "text": " I think it's it's made by AI. I mean it's it looks"}, {"start": 11688.82, "end": 11693.08, "text": " Looks a lot better than the other side this one looks very clean. I will say that all right, um"}, {"start": 11695.92, "end": 11698.86, "text": " Let me turn my audio down just a tad"}, {"start": 11699.98, "end": 11705.5, "text": " Okay, so let's take a look at Mage talents. Um, I've already seen them"}, {"start": 11705.5, "end": 11713.14, "text": " add BlizzCon, but it's hard to like think when there's like so much noise and this and that."}, {"start": 11713.14, "end": 11718.9, "text": " So now that we're home, let's take a look at the Mage talents. I've looked at,"}, {"start": 11718.9, "end": 11724.1, "text": " I actually looked at all the talents across the board, and there's some like Paladin that"}, {"start": 11724.1, "end": 11728.7, "text": " have like completely reworked like so many changes, like I don't want, I don't know,"}, {"start": 11728.7, "end": 11733.94, "text": " of 10 or 20 changes, like almost everything is a little different, like new, different,"}, {"start": 11733.94, "end": 11741.18, "text": " new, like, like almost everything, whereas Mage is one of those where there's a handful"}, {"start": 11741.18, "end": 11751.380000000001, "text": " of changes, almost like, like four changes, like Iceland's fingers, a frost, missile Parage,"}, {"start": 11751.380000000001, "end": 11756.42, "text": " hot streak, like four changes, like across the entire, like all the trees."}, {"start": 11756.42, "end": 11764.1, "text": " said that majors were already in a great spot and they don't need a lot of changes, right?"}, {"start": 11764.1, "end": 11768.960000000001, "text": " Arcane blast dudes, maybe like five, like they don't need as much love. But let's let's"}, {"start": 11768.960000000001, "end": 11777.82, "text": " take a look anyway. Do a compare button. Oh, there's a compare button compared to classic."}, {"start": 11777.82, "end": 11786.34, "text": " Oh, cool. Oh my gosh, whoever made this website crush it. Moved same effect. Classic is that"}, {"start": 11786.34, "end": 11787.44, "text": " and forever is that."}, {"start": 11787.44, "end": 11789.44, "text": " Oh wow, this website is incredible."}, {"start": 11789.44, "end": 11791.1, "text": " Holy crap."}, {"start": 11791.1, "end": 11792.14, "text": " Thanks, Cloud."}, {"start": 11792.14, "end": 11792.98, "text": " Wow."}, {"start": 11794.9, "end": 11796.62, "text": " Wait, is it Cloud or Claude?"}, {"start": 11796.62, "end": 11798.42, "text": " Claude, Cloud, Claude?"}, {"start": 11798.42, "end": 11799.78, "text": " Claude, it's probably Claude."}, {"start": 11801.7, "end": 11802.54, "text": " Whoa."}, {"start": 11805.22, "end": 11806.06, "text": " Anyway."}, {"start": 11807.7, "end": 11809.380000000001, "text": " That's not the point."}, {"start": 11809.380000000001, "end": 11812.98, "text": " The point is there's not that many changes here on Mage."}, {"start": 11812.98, "end": 11814.02, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 11814.02, "end": 11815.98, "text": " Maybe I will actually just keep this up."}, {"start": 11816.34, "end": 11823.380000000001, "text": " Okay, increases your damage with wands hit chance with arcane and improve channeling gives you chance to interrupt"}, {"start": 11825.22, "end": 11830.14, "text": " Um, this also now extends to arcane blast whereas before was just missiles. I think that's good"}, {"start": 11830.34, "end": 11833.22, "text": " So like in terms of arcane, I'm actually"}, {"start": 11833.9, "end": 11837.82, "text": " Like generally happy with the arcane flow. Why?"}, {"start": 11838.62, "end": 11841.9, "text": " You have arcane blast which procs arcane"}, {"start": 11841.9, "end": 11849.14, "text": " barrage, which gives you a really compelling reason to then use arcane missiles. You have"}, {"start": 11849.14, "end": 11858.699999999999, "text": " arcane explosion for AOE. You have presence of mind and arcane power as like these big"}, {"start": 11858.699999999999, "end": 11866.38, "text": " damage burst cooldowns, right? So you have cooldowns, you have procs and you have a rotation"}, {"start": 11866.38, "end": 11871.199999999999, "text": " and the rotation is not one button and it's also not 10 buttons, it's going to be maybe"}, {"start": 11871.2, "end": 11876.08, "text": " two or three, right? For classic, well, this makes a lot of sense. I actually quite like it."}, {"start": 11877.04, "end": 11885.52, "text": " I don't have much criticism here. It's very basic. It's very bland. It's not like crazy"}, {"start": 11885.52, "end": 11891.6, "text": " complicated. It's just like, cool, okay, we're just going to be sending out arcane blasts."}, {"start": 11891.6, "end": 11898.0, "text": " It stacks up. We're going to be sending missiles. When we get these barrage procs,"}, {"start": 11898.0, "end": 11905.96, "text": " There's no arcane barrage, by the way, yeah, I don't, I don't, I don't mind it."}, {"start": 11905.96, "end": 11911.76, "text": " Fire, wake a fire, reduces the cooldown of your fire blast by one second, two"}, {"start": 11911.76, "end": 11915.88, "text": " seconds, and killing a non-trivial target increases the critical strike"}, {"start": 11915.88, "end": 11921.56, "text": " chance of your next fire blast and then 20 seconds by 50%. Okay, so let me just"}, {"start": 11921.56, "end": 11927.92, "text": " start by saying fire is one of the trees that I think needs some work. Fire, when"}, {"start": 11927.92, "end": 11934.1, "text": " I played it is literally just spam fireball. You're not really going to use scorch in a"}, {"start": 11934.1, "end": 11939.8, "text": " dungeon or while leveling. You would use it like end game PvE, but not really while leveling."}, {"start": 11939.8, "end": 11943.64, "text": " Pyro Blast, you never really got a chance to use while leveling because you never really"}, {"start": 11943.64, "end": 11948.64, "text": " got procs, which we'll talk about in a second. So it's literally one button still. That's"}, {"start": 11948.64, "end": 11953.36, "text": " problematic. It should probably be at least two, maybe three, maybe four, but like, you"}, {"start": 11953.36, "end": 11959.44, "text": " not 10 and not 1, right? 1 is not good enough. So that's fire is problematic. Let's talk about"}, {"start": 11959.44, "end": 11969.36, "text": " this first talent. This talent is problematic. Why? This is essentially the same talent as rogues have."}, {"start": 11969.36, "end": 11975.52, "text": " This is essentially remorseless attacks. After killing a non-trivial enemy, it gives you an"}, {"start": 11975.52, "end": 11981.68, "text": " increased crit chance. Why does this work for rogue? This works for rogue because they aren't mana users."}, {"start": 11981.68, "end": 11984.18, "text": " This works for Rogue because they're energy users."}, {"start": 11984.18, "end": 11988.28, "text": " After you get a kill, you can stealth and get crit on your next ambush. That's huge."}, {"start": 11988.28, "end": 11990.48, "text": " With Mage, this talent doesn't work."}, {"start": 11991.68, "end": 11993.880000000001, "text": " You need to drink in between pulls."}, {"start": 11993.880000000001, "end": 11996.78, "text": " Fire Blast is a very high mana spell ability."}, {"start": 11996.78, "end": 11999.28, "text": " You can't use Fire Blast on cooldown or else you're um."}, {"start": 11999.28, "end": 12002.380000000001, "text": " And after you kill a mob, you need to drink, so it's gonna be off."}, {"start": 12002.380000000001, "end": 12005.48, "text": " This needs to be either removed or reworked. It's not good."}, {"start": 12006.58, "end": 12010.18, "text": " It's completely removed, honestly. Just rework the whole thing."}, {"start": 12010.18, "end": 12012.02, "text": " This should just be replaced."}, {"start": 12012.02, "end": 12015.06, "text": " Incineration, don't mind it."}, {"start": 12015.06, "end": 12017.78, "text": " Good, early crit."}, {"start": 12017.78, "end": 12020.1, "text": " Fireball, cast time."}, {"start": 12020.1, "end": 12021.18, "text": " Frostfirebolt, cast time."}, {"start": 12021.18, "end": 12024.300000000001, "text": " So if they bring a Frostfirebolt spec in, I'm very happy."}, {"start": 12024.300000000001, "end": 12028.58, "text": " I'm one of those players that always enjoyed using Frostfirebolt"}, {"start": 12028.58, "end": 12031.300000000001, "text": " because it was a really, really cool thing"}, {"start": 12031.300000000001, "end": 12035.98, "text": " to double dip with ice shards and ignite."}, {"start": 12040.18, "end": 12042.82, "text": " Where is Ignite?"}, {"start": 12042.82, "end": 12047.1, "text": " Now that I have like time to actually sit here, oh here it is."}, {"start": 12047.1, "end": 12051.94, "text": " So yeah, double dipping ice shards and Ignite is just a really cool thing."}, {"start": 12051.94, "end": 12058.78, "text": " So for me, the Frost Firebolt build with ice shards, with piercing ice, with frost channeling,"}, {"start": 12058.78, "end": 12064.58, "text": " but also benefiting from Ignite, improved fireball, hot streak, just cool."}, {"start": 12064.58, "end": 12069.7, "text": " So I hope, I really hope we can do a build like this."}, {"start": 12069.7, "end": 12076.7, "text": " I'm just theory-crafting."}, {"start": 12076.7, "end": 12082.7, "text": " Okay, so you would get fingers of frost."}, {"start": 12082.7, "end": 12085.7, "text": " So your frosts, fire bolts can proc fingers of frost."}, {"start": 12085.7, "end": 12088.7, "text": " That could benefit from shatter on fingers of frost."}, {"start": 12088.7, "end": 12092.7, "text": " That could benefit from piercing ice, frost, channeling and ice shards, and elemental precision."}, {"start": 12092.7, "end": 12094.7, "text": " So that's what you would get in frost."}, {"start": 12094.7, "end": 12098.7, "text": " And then fire, you would go fireball, increase crit, ignite."}, {"start": 12098.7, "end": 12104.7, "text": " and then pyro and hot streak."}, {"start": 12104.7, "end": 12112.7, "text": " I'm just kind of spitballing here, but like something and then master of elements and critical mass"}, {"start": 12112.7, "end": 12116.7, "text": " and probably improve scorch and probably firepower."}, {"start": 12116.7, "end": 12121.7, "text": " Yeah, this build would be so fun."}, {"start": 12121.7, "end": 12124.7, "text": " This build would be so fun to play."}, {"start": 12124.7, "end": 12126.7, "text": " So basically you're spamming"}, {"start": 12127.34, "end": 12130.02, "text": " Frost fire bolt the frost fire bolts gonna crit"}, {"start": 12130.7, "end": 12134.720000000001, "text": " It's gonna proc ignite. You have your ice lance with your fingers of frost"}, {"start": 12135.5, "end": 12141.52, "text": " You have your stacking hot streaks for pyro blast you send the pyro which is gonna get ignite and crit"}, {"start": 12141.52, "end": 12145.380000000001, "text": " I would love that anyway. Um, that's not what we're talking about right now"}, {"start": 12145.380000000001, "end": 12150.76, "text": " We're talking about the fire tree. So I don't like wake of fire. I do so incineration improved fireball"}, {"start": 12150.76, "end": 12156.48, "text": " impact, flame throwing, ignite. Not a lot has changed here. Hot streak. You're"}, {"start": 12156.48, "end": 12159.800000000001, "text": " non-periodic critical strikes with fireball, frost fireball, fire blasts,"}, {"start": 12159.800000000001, "end": 12163.84, "text": " and scorch grant hot streak. Hot streakers the cast mark pyro by 25 stacking up to"}, {"start": 12163.84, "end": 12171.92, "text": " three times. Okay, so let's talk about the redesigned hot streak. 25 up to three"}, {"start": 12171.92, "end": 12176.92, "text": " times is not an instant pyroblast."}, {"start": 12180.76, "end": 12185.42, "text": " Oh, it doesn't get consumed."}, {"start": 12185.42, "end": 12188.22, "text": " I didn't realize it didn't get consumed."}, {"start": 12188.22, "end": 12194.18, "text": " So when you get hot streak, it's 15 seconds period."}, {"start": 12194.18, "end": 12197.34, "text": " So you just start spamming pyros over and over."}, {"start": 12197.34, "end": 12198.34, "text": " It's not meant to be."}, {"start": 12198.34, "end": 12200.1, "text": " Do you guys think it's one pyro?"}, {"start": 12200.1, "end": 12201.62, "text": " And they typoed this?"}, {"start": 12201.62, "end": 12206.86, "text": " Or do you think it's just 15 seconds of spamming pyro?"}, {"start": 12206.86, "end": 12208.02, "text": " It's probably one."}, {"start": 12208.02, "end": 12214.1, "text": " probably supposed to be one. Okay, so let's assume it's one and it's a typo. I"}, {"start": 12214.1, "end": 12220.66, "text": " can't imagine it's more than one. Okay, so basically it's only one Pyroblast"}, {"start": 12220.66, "end": 12231.18, "text": " that you cast quickly. But to get there you need three crits. In low-level"}, {"start": 12231.18, "end": 12240.5, "text": " level dungeons effectively, what this means is nothing. Three crits at low level is pretty"}, {"start": 12240.5, "end": 12245.58, "text": " much not happening before the mob is going to die unless it's on a boss. This is a dead"}, {"start": 12245.58, "end": 12251.94, "text": " talent in a dungeon while leveling. So you're one to 60 experience. This is also kind of"}, {"start": 12251.94, "end": 12258.34, "text": " a dead talent in killing one mob for a quest, a non elite mob for a quest, getting three"}, {"start": 12258.34, "end": 12263.380000000001, "text": " crits is a dead talent. It's a dead talent. You're not going to get three crits before"}, {"start": 12263.380000000001, "end": 12268.14, "text": " the mob said. Maybe if you did three, four, five mobs in a row, you would get a chance"}, {"start": 12268.14, "end": 12275.14, "text": " to do one pyro at a quick cast. That doesn't feel good. I think fire needs work. This as"}, {"start": 12275.14, "end": 12281.62, "text": " this currently is, this is, this is not good. This is a one button spec and this chance to"}, {"start": 12281.62, "end": 12286.34, "text": " press that second button almost never happens outside of end game rating. This needs work."}, {"start": 12286.34, "end": 12293.22, "text": " is not good how it currently is. So hot streak needs changed again. I think this is not good as"}, {"start": 12293.22, "end": 12301.22, "text": " is and wake of fire needs changed. Everything else is how it is in classic. So the two new things"}, {"start": 12301.22, "end": 12310.42, "text": " they added wake of fire and hot streak need changed. So we're going to need to think about"}, {"start": 12310.42, "end": 12312.58, "text": " how this changed, like what do we actually do here?"}, {"start": 12314.9, "end": 12315.7, "text": " What do we actually do here?"}, {"start": 12317.14, "end": 12319.54, "text": " Wake of fire as fine as is, I completely disagree."}, {"start": 12319.54, "end": 12321.14, "text": " I covered that about two minutes ago."}, {"start": 12321.7, "end": 12323.86, "text": " I definitely do not like wake of fire."}, {"start": 12326.66, "end": 12328.58, "text": " Okay, let's keep reading down the tree."}, {"start": 12331.460000000001, "end": 12332.26, "text": " Improve fire board."}, {"start": 12333.06, "end": 12335.3, "text": " Okay, improve scorch."}, {"start": 12338.42, "end": 12339.94, "text": " Okay, critical mass."}, {"start": 12339.94, "end": 12341.62, "text": " Okay. Blast wave."}, {"start": 12349.460000000001, "end": 12358.82, "text": " Okay. Everything's about the same. Firepower. Okay. Combust. When activated, this spell causes each"}, {"start": 12358.82, "end": 12364.58, "text": " of your fire damage spell hits to increase your critical strike chance with fire spells by 10%."}, {"start": 12364.58, "end": 12371.68, "text": " 10% and this effect lasts until you have caused four non periodic crits with fire spells so from three to four, okay"}, {"start": 12372.78, "end": 12376.14, "text": " Wow, this website's amazing. Holy crap. This website is so good"}, {"start": 12378.7, "end": 12381.9, "text": " reread that one which one combust from three to four yeah"}, {"start": 12384.98, "end": 12390.62, "text": " Fire plus damage and mana cost reduce which one's that I'm wake a fire"}, {"start": 12394.58, "end": 12401.64, "text": " Ignite man this website is goaded holy moly dude"}, {"start": 12406.2, "end": 12411.6, "text": " People are spamming like reread it, but I don't know if like there's a specific talent you want me to reread out loud for you guys"}, {"start": 12413.18, "end": 12416.14, "text": " Thoughts can crit now. Yeah, true true"}, {"start": 12416.14, "end": 12425.64, "text": " Everyone just keeps trying to re-read it, but I don't know if there's like one that that you guys want me to re-read out loud"}, {"start": 12428.06, "end": 12430.06, "text": " Okay"}, {"start": 12432.5, "end": 12436.06, "text": " Yep, that looks good this one's a dish 10% threat to"}, {"start": 12436.06, "end": 12446.58, "text": " Hot streak, not three crits, you're non periodic critical strikes with fireball, frost fireball,"}, {"start": 12446.58, "end": 12450.779999999999, "text": " fire blast and scorch grant hot streak. Hot streak reduces the cast time of pyro by 25,"}, {"start": 12450.779999999999, "end": 12457.22, "text": " stacking up to three times. Yeah, got it. Yep, exactly what we thought it was when"}, {"start": 12457.22, "end": 12461.9, "text": " we read it the first time. But if you guys miss it, I can read it a third time if you want."}, {"start": 12461.9, "end": 12463.46, "text": " Oh, that's, okay."}, {"start": 12466.9, "end": 12468.26, "text": " So fire needs some love."}, {"start": 12468.26, "end": 12470.02, "text": " I think Hot Shriek needs another redesign."}, {"start": 12470.02, "end": 12471.699999999999, "text": " Wake a fire, don't like it."}, {"start": 12471.699999999999, "end": 12474.22, "text": " For the reasons we already talked about,"}, {"start": 12474.22, "end": 12475.26, "text": " Nuke and Bust is fine."}, {"start": 12475.26, "end": 12476.1, "text": " Fire needs a lot of love."}, {"start": 12476.1, "end": 12477.779999999999, "text": " Arcane like it, fire needs love."}, {"start": 12477.779999999999, "end": 12479.18, "text": " Let's go to Frost."}, {"start": 12479.18, "end": 12480.02, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 12483.02, "end": 12485.74, "text": " Frost Warding increases the armor and resistance"}, {"start": 12485.74, "end": 12489.699999999999, "text": " given by your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30%."}, {"start": 12489.699999999999, "end": 12490.74, "text": " In addition, it gives your Frost Ward"}, {"start": 12490.74, "end": 12492.26, "text": " 20% chance to reflect spells."}, {"start": 12492.26, "end": 12493.92, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 12493.92, "end": 12495.84, "text": " Improved Frostbolt, got it."}, {"start": 12495.84, "end": 12496.98, "text": " Cast faster."}, {"start": 12498.199999999999, "end": 12500.38, "text": " Hit chance, it just says hit now."}, {"start": 12500.38, "end": 12503.119999999999, "text": " Cool, easy, got it, five points."}, {"start": 12504.32, "end": 12508.38, "text": " It is 5% now, versus three,"}, {"start": 12508.38, "end": 12511.039999999999, "text": " it was three points at 2% before something."}, {"start": 12511.039999999999, "end": 12513.22, "text": " Okay, fine enough, fair enough."}, {"start": 12514.86, "end": 12517.18, "text": " Orisa the Cool on a Nova, got it."}, {"start": 12517.18, "end": 12519.82, "text": " Frostbite unchanged, permafrost."}, {"start": 12520.74, "end": 12522.74, "text": " Releases the target speed by national three"}, {"start": 12524.619999999999, "end": 12529.48, "text": " So it's just percentage based now I wonder how that like plays out but very similar crit chance got it"}, {"start": 12530.42, "end": 12532.619999999999, "text": " same frost channeling same"}, {"start": 12534.18, "end": 12539.699999999999, "text": " Ice lance, okay, so let's talk about ice lance for a second. It's it's what we expected"}, {"start": 12540.18, "end": 12547.039999999999, "text": " It's boring, but it's ice lance. I like it. I don't mind it. I think ice lance is cool"}, {"start": 12547.04, "end": 12555.6, "text": " Um, they could have done something way different. I don't mind this. Yeah. Frost is one of those"}, {"start": 12555.6, "end": 12560.84, "text": " specs, you know, it's like Iceland's is just so, it's almost hard to design frost without it. Like"}, {"start": 12560.84, "end": 12565.960000000001, "text": " it almost, I don't know, it makes a lot of sense. It's just very good. I like, I like it. I don't"}, {"start": 12565.960000000001, "end": 12571.2, "text": " mind it. Shatter fingers of frost. There's no deep freeze, which I like. I think there's no"}, {"start": 12571.2, "end": 12574.6, "text": " No water elemental, which I like."}, {"start": 12574.6, "end": 12575.6, "text": " Fingers of frost, shatter."}, {"start": 12575.6, "end": 12578.320000000002, "text": " I like all of this, really."}, {"start": 12578.320000000002, "end": 12579.320000000002, "text": " Improved conicold."}, {"start": 12579.320000000002, "end": 12582.2, "text": " So improved conicold actually got nerfed."}, {"start": 12582.2, "end": 12587.2, "text": " Interesting."}, {"start": 12587.2, "end": 12589.400000000001, "text": " Or maybe they just changed how much."}, {"start": 12589.400000000001, "end": 12591.2, "text": " Now it's 35 total still."}, {"start": 12591.2, "end": 12593.12, "text": " Maybe they changed how much each rank did."}, {"start": 12593.12, "end": 12595.92, "text": " The first one's 12, 12, 12."}, {"start": 12595.92, "end": 12599.900000000001, "text": " Okay, no, they just flattened the curve, maybe."}, {"start": 12599.9, "end": 12605.94, "text": " Kona Cold, this should maybe get buffed because there might not be a reason to ever use Kona"}, {"start": 12605.94, "end": 12607.9, "text": " Cold if you have Ice Lance."}, {"start": 12607.9, "end": 12612.02, "text": " So the reason you use Top Rank Kona Cold in Classic is because you don't have Ice"}, {"start": 12612.02, "end": 12613.02, "text": " Lance."}, {"start": 12613.02, "end": 12616.18, "text": " You want to use Kona Cold to do damage because there's no Ice Lance."}, {"start": 12616.18, "end": 12621.38, "text": " But now that there's Ice Lance, it's more damage, single target, and less mana cost."}, {"start": 12621.38, "end": 12624.34, "text": " So why would you ever use Kona Cold Top Rank?"}, {"start": 12624.34, "end": 12628.02, "text": " Of course, we'll still use the rank one conical for slows, right?"}, {"start": 12631.9, "end": 12633.380000000001, "text": " Might need the buff conical a little bit,"}, {"start": 12633.380000000001, "end": 12635.58, "text": " not the E of Icelands, but I don't know,"}, {"start": 12635.58, "end": 12638.0, "text": " maybe Winner's Chill looks about the same."}, {"start": 12639.86, "end": 12642.460000000001, "text": " But it also works in Icelands, which is nice."}, {"start": 12642.460000000001, "end": 12643.3, "text": " Ice barrier."}, {"start": 12643.3, "end": 12648.3, "text": " So Frost is very, very, very unchanged."}, {"start": 12648.3, "end": 12650.380000000001, "text": " You get fingers of Frost, you get Icelands,"}, {"start": 12650.380000000001, "end": 12651.78, "text": " but you know what?"}, {"start": 12651.78, "end": 12654.02, "text": " I think it'll play well."}, {"start": 12654.02, "end": 12657.220000000001, "text": " It's a little boring, but I kind of like it."}, {"start": 12657.220000000001, "end": 12658.9, "text": " Okay, so TLDR."}, {"start": 12658.9, "end": 12661.960000000001, "text": " Arcane, I like frost, little boring,"}, {"start": 12661.960000000001, "end": 12665.380000000001, "text": " but I like fire, needs a rework."}, {"start": 12665.380000000001, "end": 12667.5, "text": " So let's start the conversation."}, {"start": 12667.5, "end": 12669.34, "text": " How are we gonna rework fire"}, {"start": 12670.460000000001, "end": 12673.42, "text": " for it to actually perform well in work?"}, {"start": 12673.42, "end": 12675.92, "text": " Improved blizzard, gut nerf, let me take a quick look."}, {"start": 12678.2, "end": 12681.26, "text": " So it's 15 instead of 30, up to 27,"}, {"start": 12681.26, "end": 12684.18, "text": " up to, oh, it's only 40."}, {"start": 12685.9, "end": 12688.300000000001, "text": " How much was it total before in this one talent?"}, {"start": 12688.300000000001, "end": 12690.86, "text": " It was definitely like, wasn't it like 60 from this?"}, {"start": 12693.42, "end": 12694.24, "text": " 50."}, {"start": 12695.66, "end": 12700.66, "text": " It was 75, or 65 total, then it got buffed by permafrost"}, {"start": 12702.460000000001, "end": 12703.78, "text": " to like 75."}, {"start": 12705.12, "end": 12707.7, "text": " So I think this talent got nerfed from 65 to 40."}, {"start": 12711.26, "end": 12721.26, "text": " Is it crazy to say I actually kind of don't mind this."}, {"start": 12721.26, "end": 12728.380000000001, "text": " I actually kind of like it and I'm a mage saying that why why do I think this is kind"}, {"start": 12728.380000000001, "end": 12738.380000000001, "text": " of okay in PVP it is completely annoying to just not move and be 75% slower in Alteric"}, {"start": 12738.380000000001, "end": 12743.820000000002, "text": " Valley in World PUP in Black Rock Mountain. Completely just not being able to move your"}, {"start": 12743.820000000002, "end": 12749.1, "text": " character isn't fun for anyone. I'm looking at 100 traps too. 100 traps you can leave on the"}, {"start": 12749.1, "end": 12753.740000000002, "text": " ground, at least with Mage you have to channel it, but still. Improved Blizzard being 40,"}, {"start": 12753.740000000002, "end": 12758.460000000001, "text": " I think means you can still AoE grind. And AoE grinding with like Kona Cold and like Flame"}, {"start": 12758.460000000001, "end": 12762.380000000001, "text": " Strike will probably still be a thing. And you can still use it. I don't know. I'll have to see"}, {"start": 12762.380000000001, "end": 12766.94, "text": " how this feels. I don't know if I hate this. And I'm a Mage saying that. We'll see how it feels."}, {"start": 12766.94, "end": 12771.18, "text": " But I don't think I immediately hate it, to be honest."}, {"start": 12771.18, "end": 12778.220000000001, "text": " So this is an additional 9% slow, or an 11% slow."}, {"start": 12778.220000000001, "end": 12781.140000000001, "text": " It says 9 up top, 11 down bottom."}, {"start": 12781.140000000001, "end": 12783.060000000001, "text": " So it's going to be 51% slow."}, {"start": 12783.060000000001, "end": 12786.66, "text": " I mean, that's still pretty fine to AOE grind."}, {"start": 12786.66, "end": 12790.26, "text": " Blizzard's slow not only lasts for a second and a half,"}, {"start": 12790.26, "end": 12792.980000000001, "text": " but it's channeled, so it keeps getting reapplied."}, {"start": 12792.980000000001, "end": 12796.34, "text": " So you can still AOE with that, but it's"}, {"start": 12796.34, "end": 12798.18, "text": " It's going to be a little more strategic."}, {"start": 12798.18, "end": 12800.74, "text": " You might have to like do a pull on a mount,"}, {"start": 12800.74, "end": 12804.34, "text": " NOFA, Blizzard, no, read it."}, {"start": 12806.460000000001, "end": 12807.78, "text": " It's effect lowers the target's movement speed"}, {"start": 12807.78, "end": 12810.14, "text": " by 40% for 1.5 seconds."}, {"start": 12811.78, "end": 12813.3, "text": " Why would it not reapply?"}, {"start": 12814.62, "end": 12816.02, "text": " I'm sure it would reapply."}, {"start": 12817.460000000001, "end": 12818.3, "text": " Re-read it?"}, {"start": 12818.3, "end": 12819.14, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 12820.9, "end": 12822.9, "text": " It does reapply, it doesn't reapply."}, {"start": 12822.9, "end": 12824.880000000001, "text": " How would this not reapply?"}, {"start": 12826.34, "end": 12838.86, "text": " I'm sure it re classic talent says the same thing adds a chill effect to your blizzard"}, {"start": 12838.86, "end": 12844.5, "text": " this effect lowers the targets movements you by 30% last yeah I'm sure it would reapply"}, {"start": 12844.5, "end": 12849.460000000001, "text": " what you guys are trolling shadow is just dumb okay guys I mean hey maybe I'm wrong"}, {"start": 12849.460000000001, "end": 12852.34, "text": " here I don't know I haven't tried it but like based on how it reads it would reapply"}, {"start": 12852.34, "end": 12856.06, "text": " every tick which means a we grinding is fine it's just a little harder you're not going"}, {"start": 12856.06, "end": 12861.26, "text": " be able to just like blizzard an afk you might have to strategically blizzard once or twice"}, {"start": 12861.26, "end": 12868.06, "text": " let the mobs come to you kona cold wait frost nova flame strike re kona cold it's it's going to be"}, {"start": 12868.06, "end": 12874.859999999999, "text": " more strategic but i think it's still doable perma frost has changed to 33 instead of three seconds"}, {"start": 12874.86, "end": 12887.220000000001, "text": " Okay, hold on."}, {"start": 12887.220000000001, "end": 12889.1, "text": " We need to do some math here."}, {"start": 12889.1, "end": 12893.78, "text": " How long is cone of cold?"}, {"start": 12893.78, "end": 12904.7, "text": " Okay, so cone of cold right now is a 10 second cool down and it lasts for 8 seconds."}, {"start": 12904.7, "end": 12905.980000000001, "text": " for eight seconds for the slow."}, {"start": 12905.980000000001, "end": 12907.980000000001, "text": " I don't know if this is gonna be the same."}, {"start": 12914.140000000001, "end": 12914.980000000001, "text": " This is classic, right?"}, {"start": 12914.980000000001, "end": 12915.820000000002, "text": " Yeah, it is."}, {"start": 12915.820000000002, "end": 12917.54, "text": " Oh, look, forever, it's already here."}, {"start": 12919.18, "end": 12921.86, "text": " Wow, they already have a wow forever, wow head, that's sick."}, {"start": 12921.86, "end": 12923.58, "text": " Okay, so assuming that's the same,"}, {"start": 12923.58, "end": 12925.220000000001, "text": " it's eight seconds of the 10 second cooldown,"}, {"start": 12925.220000000001, "end": 12926.300000000001, "text": " it's not 100% uptime,"}, {"start": 12926.300000000001, "end": 12930.54, "text": " but Permafrost gives you an additional 33% duration"}, {"start": 12930.54, "end": 12931.7, "text": " on chill effects."}, {"start": 12931.7, "end": 12935.7, "text": " What's 33% of 8?"}, {"start": 12935.7, "end": 12939.7, "text": " 2.64."}, {"start": 12939.7, "end": 12943.7, "text": " Perfect. That's fine. As long as you can have 100% uptime on KonaCold,"}, {"start": 12943.7, "end": 12947.7, "text": " that's fine. So that works. It's slightly nerfed."}, {"start": 12947.7, "end": 12951.7, "text": " It's going to be 10.4 seconds slow with a 10 second cooldown."}, {"start": 12951.7, "end": 12955.7, "text": " That's fine."}, {"start": 12955.7, "end": 12959.7, "text": " It's completely fine."}, {"start": 12959.7, "end": 12962.7, "text": " Tactics link to this website."}, {"start": 12966.7, "end": 12968.7, "text": " Oh man, there's so many websites."}, {"start": 12973.7, "end": 12974.7, "text": " Wow."}, {"start": 12979.7, "end": 12982.7, "text": " Not yet verified. Wow, that's crazy."}, {"start": 12982.7, "end": 12983.7, "text": " Anyway."}, {"start": 12985.7, "end": 12986.7, "text": " Anyway."}, {"start": 12989.7, "end": 12996.820000000002, "text": " Any thoughts on the icy veins um I see what you're saying so like they have combustion they have arcane power"}, {"start": 12996.820000000002, "end": 12998.820000000002, "text": " Maybe for us to get icy veins"}, {"start": 13002.740000000002, "end": 13004.740000000002, "text": " Let me think about it for a second before I answer"}, {"start": 13006.66, "end": 13014.86, "text": " Right now the frost PvE rotation is frost bolt frost bolt okay you get a crit ice lance ice lance frost bolt frost bolt frost bolt frost bolt"}, {"start": 13014.86, "end": 13016.86, "text": " Okay, you get a crit ice lance ice lance"}, {"start": 13016.86, "end": 13021.26, "text": " It's a little on the boring end, but, you know, it's better than one button, at least you have two."}, {"start": 13021.26, "end": 13026.26, "text": " Having a button to press to icy veins, cold snappery icy veins might make it interesting."}, {"start": 13028.76, "end": 13032.76, "text": " Yeah, I think I wouldn't mind icy veins. Yeah, I think I wouldn't mind it."}, {"start": 13032.76, "end": 13041.26, "text": " It's hard to have this conversation without everyone thinking I'm just a complete, like, like, mage bias, which I do have mage bias, but, like,"}, {"start": 13041.26, "end": 13046.26, "text": " My priority is, I want the rotation in PvE to be fun,"}, {"start": 13046.26, "end": 13048.6, "text": " and I also want the rotation while leveling"}, {"start": 13048.6, "end": 13051.12, "text": " to not be just one button, I want it to be like two or three,"}, {"start": 13051.12, "end": 13053.44, "text": " and I want the dungeon rotation to be not one button,"}, {"start": 13053.44, "end": 13054.76, "text": " I want it to be two or three,"}, {"start": 13054.76, "end": 13058.52, "text": " and I want the PvP to operate in a way that makes sense."}, {"start": 13058.52, "end": 13059.960000000001, "text": " So like those are like the pillars, right?"}, {"start": 13059.960000000001, "end": 13062.36, "text": " The single target leveling,"}, {"start": 13062.36, "end": 13064.08, "text": " the dungeon leveling experience,"}, {"start": 13064.08, "end": 13067.800000000001, "text": " the end game PvE experience, and the PvP experience."}, {"start": 13067.800000000001, "end": 13069.800000000001, "text": " I think I see veins probably add to all of those"}, {"start": 13069.800000000001, "end": 13071.400000000001, "text": " without being 2-0-P."}, {"start": 13071.400000000001, "end": 13073.960000000001, "text": " So yeah, I think they probably should have IC Vins."}, {"start": 13076.2, "end": 13078.240000000002, "text": " Fire, let's talk about fire."}, {"start": 13078.240000000002, "end": 13079.840000000002, "text": " Okay, let's talk about fire."}, {"start": 13079.840000000002, "end": 13084.36, "text": " Fire doesn't hit any of these things except end game PvE."}, {"start": 13084.36, "end": 13087.76, "text": " Fire doesn't hit like PvP as fire as this spec"}, {"start": 13087.76, "end": 13088.960000000001, "text": " would just suck."}, {"start": 13088.960000000001, "end": 13089.960000000001, "text": " What are you gonna do?"}, {"start": 13089.960000000001, "end": 13093.560000000001, "text": " Fish for crits forever to then cast a 1.5 second pyro?"}, {"start": 13093.560000000001, "end": 13096.000000000002, "text": " No, fire would be awful."}, {"start": 13096.000000000002, "end": 13097.880000000001, "text": " Fire needs love and PvP."}, {"start": 13097.880000000001, "end": 13099.6, "text": " Okay, fire for leveling."}, {"start": 13099.6, "end": 13105.32, "text": " single target. Oof, awful again. Needs leveling love. Needs PvP love. The end game PvE, it"}, {"start": 13105.32, "end": 13109.6, "text": " kind of works as is because you have Scorch, you have Fire Blast, you have Fire Ball, and"}, {"start": 13109.6, "end": 13114.0, "text": " you have Pyro. So the end game PvE kind of works, but Dungeon's awful again. What are"}, {"start": 13114.0, "end": 13118.24, "text": " you going to do? Spam Fire Ball, mob's dead, don't get a crit, never get to use Hot Streak."}, {"start": 13118.24, "end": 13121.56, "text": " You're not going to get the killing blows for Wake of Fire, Wake of Fire is dead, Hot"}, {"start": 13121.56, "end": 13132.56, "text": " streak is dead, the whole tree is dead, right? So how do you fix fire? And I'm not talking"}, {"start": 13132.56, "end": 13137.64, "text": " about frostfireable, like hybrid frostfire, because that already seems cool. How do you"}, {"start": 13137.64, "end": 13144.32, "text": " fix fire? Spreading ignite with fire blast, that's an idea. Spreading ignite, that could"}, {"start": 13144.32, "end": 13149.279999999999, "text": " totally work. You get a crit, you press fire blast, it spreads, that's the catamodal. It's"}, {"start": 13149.28, "end": 13150.28, "text": " It's not broken."}, {"start": 13150.28, "end": 13151.52, "text": " It's fundamentally broken."}, {"start": 13151.52, "end": 13157.44, "text": " Like I'm saying, this is a lifelong mage, classic, long time classic Andy."}, {"start": 13157.44, "end": 13160.76, "text": " Yeah, it's fundamentally broken and it needs work."}, {"start": 13160.76, "end": 13161.76, "text": " Absolutely."}, {"start": 13161.76, "end": 13162.76, "text": " Living bombs."}, {"start": 13162.76, "end": 13174.720000000001, "text": " So living bombs an option, spreading, spreading nights and option, living bombs an option."}, {"start": 13174.720000000001, "end": 13181.140000000001, "text": " What do you guys think about a consecutive crit talent on Fireball?"}, {"start": 13181.140000000001, "end": 13182.94, "text": " Was this added at some point?"}, {"start": 13182.94, "end": 13187.54, "text": " Hold on, let me think."}, {"start": 13187.54, "end": 13189.260000000002, "text": " I think this was added at some point."}, {"start": 13189.260000000002, "end": 13195.260000000002, "text": " I can't remember what expansion, Kata maybe, where every Fireball you press that doesn't"}, {"start": 13195.260000000002, "end": 13199.300000000001, "text": " crit gives you stacking crit until one does."}, {"start": 13199.300000000001, "end": 13206.500000000002, "text": " in a dungeon, you could at some point be like, okay, I can work my way towards an eventual crit."}, {"start": 13208.660000000002, "end": 13212.420000000002, "text": " It's kind of like a bust. It's kind of like a bust, but baked into a fireball."}, {"start": 13213.140000000001, "end": 13216.18, "text": " This wouldn't be very good on PVP because you can't cast fireball on PVP"}, {"start": 13216.820000000002, "end": 13221.220000000001, "text": " by and large most of the time. This is to be like a PvE thing."}, {"start": 13221.220000000001, "end": 13230.94, "text": " I'm thinking, I'm literally just thinking out loud here, how to make the spec viable."}, {"start": 13230.94, "end": 13235.820000000002, "text": " Not for end game, but for like dungeons, for questing, for leveling, how to make the spec"}, {"start": 13235.820000000002, "end": 13236.820000000002, "text": " interactive."}, {"start": 13236.820000000002, "end": 13240.62, "text": " Because right now it lacks all of that."}, {"start": 13240.62, "end": 13243.340000000002, "text": " Oh, thanks, babe."}, {"start": 13243.340000000002, "end": 13246.94, "text": " Guys, we got some lunch here."}, {"start": 13246.94, "end": 13253.94, "text": " Ah, guys, I'm so happy to be home eating home cooked meals."}, {"start": 13253.94, "end": 13259.26, "text": " Last night, I had some food at home for the first time in a while."}, {"start": 13259.26, "end": 13262.460000000001, "text": " Very nice breakfast this morning, eggs."}, {"start": 13262.460000000001, "end": 13264.140000000001, "text": " Haven't had eggs in a few days."}, {"start": 13264.140000000001, "end": 13265.58, "text": " Oh, so nice."}, {"start": 13265.58, "end": 13266.74, "text": " Oh, it's so nice."}, {"start": 13266.74, "end": 13280.18, "text": " Okay, let's put the fireball consecutive crit thing on hold for a second."}, {"start": 13280.18, "end": 13286.18, "text": " How are we going to decide hot streak to where it's not OP, but it's usable when you're"}, {"start": 13286.18, "end": 13288.06, "text": " farming mobs."}, {"start": 13288.06, "end": 13293.02, "text": " It's usable outside of end game PvE."}, {"start": 13293.02, "end": 13295.14, "text": " It's usable on Van Cleef."}, {"start": 13295.14, "end": 13300.14, "text": " It's usable on a mob that you're gonna kill in Duskwood."}, {"start": 13300.14, "end": 13302.38, "text": " How do you, like, because right now it doesn't, right?"}, {"start": 13302.38, "end": 13303.58, "text": " It doesn't actually work."}, {"start": 13307.82, "end": 13310.06, "text": " If it doesn't consume stacks, it's usable."}, {"start": 13310.06, "end": 13311.38, "text": " True, that's actually true."}, {"start": 13313.82, "end": 13315.619999999999, "text": " Assuming it does consume it, though."}, {"start": 13321.58, "end": 13322.779999999999, "text": " Wake of Fire should be reworked"}, {"start": 13322.78, "end": 13325.460000000001, "text": " to reduce the fire blast cooldown and quick chance"}, {"start": 13325.460000000001, "end": 13328.880000000001, "text": " at two out of two, making hot shrieks easier."}, {"start": 13329.980000000001, "end": 13332.02, "text": " Okay, so maybe we start here."}, {"start": 13332.02, "end": 13334.1, "text": " Wake a fire, this doesn't work,"}, {"start": 13334.1, "end": 13335.900000000001, "text": " the reason it doesn't work is because between mobs"}, {"start": 13335.900000000001, "end": 13337.34, "text": " is a mage, you have to drink."}, {"start": 13337.34, "end": 13339.640000000001, "text": " So if you get a killing blow and you get the wake of fire,"}, {"start": 13339.640000000001, "end": 13341.060000000001, "text": " you can't actually use it because you have to drink"}, {"start": 13341.060000000001, "end": 13343.300000000001, "text": " and if you spam fire blast, you're gonna go out of mana."}, {"start": 13343.300000000001, "end": 13344.78, "text": " So it doesn't actually work in the mage kit,"}, {"start": 13344.78, "end": 13346.02, "text": " so it needs to be removed."}, {"start": 13346.02, "end": 13348.66, "text": " So what do you redesign it to?"}, {"start": 13348.66, "end": 13350.02, "text": " I like that."}, {"start": 13350.02, "end": 13353.82, "text": " Fire Blast having lower cooldown, higher crit."}, {"start": 13353.82, "end": 13355.62, "text": " The mana cost is still an issue."}, {"start": 13355.62, "end": 13358.74, "text": " If you have Fire Blast on a low cooldown and you spam it,"}, {"start": 13358.74, "end": 13361.94, "text": " you will just go, um, very, very, very fast."}, {"start": 13361.94, "end": 13366.220000000001, "text": " Like so it doesn't, maybe you keep the cooldown"}, {"start": 13367.300000000001, "end": 13370.060000000001, "text": " of Fire Blast, but you make it,"}, {"start": 13370.060000000001, "end": 13372.220000000001, "text": " this talent reduce the mana cost"}, {"start": 13372.220000000001, "end": 13373.960000000001, "text": " and increase the crit chance."}, {"start": 13374.86, "end": 13375.9, "text": " Maybe that's what you do."}, {"start": 13375.9, "end": 13377.9, "text": " Reduce mana cost, increase crit"}, {"start": 13377.9, "end": 13381.539999999999, "text": " to give yourself more of a chance to get the crit."}, {"start": 13381.539999999999, "end": 13383.88, "text": " Maybe that's the fix."}, {"start": 13389.46, "end": 13390.82, "text": " And if it crits, it's free."}, {"start": 13393.58, "end": 13395.619999999999, "text": " Maybe Master of Elements should get buffed"}, {"start": 13396.52, "end": 13400.66, "text": " to where your crits refund instead of 30%."}, {"start": 13402.1, "end": 13404.42, "text": " Because like the problem with Firewall leveling"}, {"start": 13404.42, "end": 13407.619999999999, "text": " is kind of similar to Destro, you just go oom instantly."}, {"start": 13407.62, "end": 13410.34, "text": " if you're going to use Fire Blast at all."}, {"start": 13410.34, "end": 13414.220000000001, "text": " Maybe Master of Elements needs to be buffed."}, {"start": 13414.220000000001, "end": 13416.54, "text": " How about Master of Elements buffed specifically"}, {"start": 13416.54, "end": 13420.54, "text": " for Fire Blast to get 100% of your mana back"}, {"start": 13420.54, "end": 13422.220000000001, "text": " if Fire Blast crits?"}, {"start": 13422.220000000001, "end": 13425.220000000001, "text": " That way, you're incentivized to actually use Fire Blast"}, {"start": 13425.220000000001, "end": 13427.460000000001, "text": " without just perma-oom or something."}, {"start": 13427.460000000001, "end": 13428.02, "text": " That might work."}, {"start": 13431.34, "end": 13433.300000000001, "text": " I mean, I would need to sit here for like hours"}, {"start": 13433.300000000001, "end": 13434.86, "text": " to think about how to build this."}, {"start": 13437.62, "end": 13452.94, "text": " Mages are the OP AF just stop this okay I'm assuming you don't speak English as your primary"}, {"start": 13452.94, "end": 13460.460000000001, "text": " language but I'll explain this anyway we're not talking about Mages viability in terms"}, {"start": 13460.460000000001, "end": 13466.62, "text": " of their strength Mages are very good that's not the conversation we're having once again"}, {"start": 13466.62, "end": 13469.1, "text": " I'll assume you're not an English speaker."}, {"start": 13469.1, "end": 13470.5, "text": " The conversation we're having is,"}, {"start": 13470.5, "end": 13473.86, "text": " how do we make this spec feel fun to play?"}, {"start": 13473.86, "end": 13475.34, "text": " Instead of pressing one button,"}, {"start": 13475.34, "end": 13478.18, "text": " how can we press two or three in an interesting"}, {"start": 13478.18, "end": 13479.460000000001, "text": " and an interactive way?"}, {"start": 13480.62, "end": 13482.02, "text": " Welcome to the conversation."}, {"start": 13496.62, "end": 13508.140000000001, "text": " All right, Scorch, your Scorch spell has a 100% chance to cast your next target."}, {"start": 13508.140000000001, "end": 13512.0, "text": " So Scorch looks very, very similar here."}, {"start": 13512.0, "end": 13515.5, "text": " Am I crazy to think?"}, {"start": 13515.5, "end": 13523.220000000001, "text": " We need some type of combustion mechanic baked in or something, like increasing crit."}, {"start": 13523.220000000001, "end": 13528.220000000001, "text": " The problem is, if you make fire good too good early,"}, {"start": 13528.660000000002, "end": 13530.580000000002, "text": " it's gonna be super OP late."}, {"start": 13530.580000000002, "end": 13533.060000000001, "text": " So you want like a talent that's gonna help leveling,"}, {"start": 13534.140000000001, "end": 13537.86, "text": " that's not gonna just make the end game broken, right?"}, {"start": 13537.86, "end": 13539.660000000002, "text": " I like the idea of stacking crit."}, {"start": 13540.500000000002, "end": 13543.420000000002, "text": " I like the idea of mana back on fire blasts,"}, {"start": 13543.420000000002, "end": 13546.18, "text": " and I like the idea of increased crit on fire blast."}, {"start": 13547.140000000001, "end": 13549.900000000001, "text": " In season of discovery, fire blasts at 100% crit."}, {"start": 13549.9, "end": 13553.82, "text": " on retail fire blasts is 100% crit."}, {"start": 13553.82, "end": 13556.06, "text": " I don't think that fits in WoW forever."}, {"start": 13556.06, "end": 13557.24, "text": " It's too strong."}, {"start": 13561.859999999999, "end": 13563.38, "text": " Ah man, I don't know."}, {"start": 13564.9, "end": 13565.74, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 13572.859999999999, "end": 13575.1, "text": " It's just something I could think about for weeks I think."}, {"start": 13575.1, "end": 13577.9, "text": " Balefire bolt, I don't think balefire."}, {"start": 13577.9, "end": 13579.619999999999, "text": " Theory crafting is exhausting, it really is."}, {"start": 13579.62, "end": 13581.42, "text": " It's like, man, how do you, how do you fix fire?"}, {"start": 13593.5, "end": 13596.58, "text": " Someone said use fire, fire ball with missile barrage."}, {"start": 13596.58, "end": 13598.54, "text": " Mmm."}, {"start": 13598.54, "end": 13599.380000000001, "text": " Okay. Let me say this."}, {"start": 13599.380000000001, "end": 13601.02, "text": " Let me just pause the conversation"}, {"start": 13601.02, "end": 13602.62, "text": " with the fire theory crafting."}, {"start": 13604.54, "end": 13606.54, "text": " Fire could be awesome."}, {"start": 13606.54, "end": 13621.980000000001, "text": " If you build it, like, if you build it with Arcane to utilize Missile Barrage, awesome."}, {"start": 13621.980000000001, "end": 13624.54, "text": " Like Fire Arcane, cool spec."}, {"start": 13624.54, "end": 13628.5, "text": " Spam Fireballs till you get Missiles then use Fireball and Missiles, so cool."}, {"start": 13628.5, "end": 13630.7, "text": " Love it, love it, love it."}, {"start": 13630.7, "end": 13634.220000000001, "text": " Fire Frost, also very cool spec."}, {"start": 13634.220000000001, "end": 13645.340000000002, "text": " frost fire bolt and you double tip with frost buffs right and fire also awesome"}, {"start": 13645.340000000002, "end": 13650.340000000002, "text": " love it so maybe fire but then but then you have the problem the fire is more"}, {"start": 13650.340000000002, "end": 13654.460000000001, "text": " of a utility tree you can play fire frost or fire arcane and they're"}, {"start": 13654.460000000001, "end": 13657.94, "text": " interesting but fire fire is just one button I still don't like it like fire"}, {"start": 13657.94, "end": 13660.58, "text": " Fire needs to be fixed right still"}, {"start": 13661.380000000001, "end": 13662.78, "text": " still"}, {"start": 13662.78, "end": 13666.02, "text": " Is this assuming the hot streak tooltip is a typo? Yes"}, {"start": 13668.26, "end": 13671.78, "text": " Yes, it is assuming the hot streak is consumed"}, {"start": 13672.18, "end": 13677.34, "text": " Okay, let's let's assume for a second that there is no typo here and if you get hot streak"}, {"start": 13678.140000000001, "end": 13683.140000000001, "text": " You get 15 seconds of reduced pyroblast cast time in other words"}, {"start": 13683.14, "end": 13689.14, "text": " You can just spam Pyro. 1.5 second pyros over and over. Pyro, Pyro, Pyro, Pyro, Pyro."}, {"start": 13689.14, "end": 13697.14, "text": " Well, one, that would be really OP. But two, is that even fun? I don't know if I even like that."}, {"start": 13697.14, "end": 13708.14, "text": " It's not even that fun. You're just spamming Pyro. It's still one button. You're spamming it only for 15 seconds."}, {"start": 13708.14, "end": 13716.539999999999, "text": " 15 seconds. I still don't like it. Either way. I don't like it either way, to be honest."}, {"start": 13716.539999999999, "end": 13722.5, "text": " It's still just one button. Maybe a living bomb."}, {"start": 13722.5, "end": 13723.5, "text": " Hmm."}, {"start": 13723.5, "end": 13724.5, "text": " Hmm."}, {"start": 13724.5, "end": 13725.5, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 13725.5, "end": 13736.36, "text": " Theory Crafting, just open ideas here."}, {"start": 13736.36, "end": 13746.0, "text": " This talent reads, Fire Blast has a 100% chance to crit if an enemy is already burning"}, {"start": 13746.0, "end": 13748.04, "text": " with ignite."}, {"start": 13748.04, "end": 13751.82, "text": " So if you get a crit, you Fire Blast to get a second crit."}, {"start": 13751.82, "end": 13755.039999999999, "text": " You've saved your Fire Blast for when you get a crit."}, {"start": 13755.039999999999, "end": 13757.1, "text": " When you have something burning, it's a guaranteed crit."}, {"start": 13757.1, "end": 13759.3, "text": " It's kind of like brand or something."}, {"start": 13759.3, "end": 13761.3, "text": " Thinking out loud here, just thinking out loud."}, {"start": 13768.539999999999, "end": 13771.86, "text": " Yeah, right, nice one, I like it."}, {"start": 13771.86, "end": 13773.46, "text": " Bro, I typed that three times, sorry,"}, {"start": 13773.46, "end": 13775.3, "text": " I'm not reading every line of chat."}, {"start": 13778.1, "end": 13779.82, "text": " Seems kind of strong."}, {"start": 13779.82, "end": 13782.58, "text": " So kind of like a shatter, kinda."}, {"start": 13782.58, "end": 13783.699999999999, "text": " I kinda,"}, {"start": 13786.14, "end": 13788.779999999999, "text": " there's, I don't think that's ever been in the game before."}, {"start": 13790.5, "end": 13793.14, "text": " Fire Blast has a 100% chance to crit on retail always,"}, {"start": 13793.14, "end": 13794.1, "text": " not when it's burning."}, {"start": 13794.1, "end": 13795.619999999999, "text": " I don't think it's been in the game"}, {"start": 13795.619999999999, "end": 13797.02, "text": " where when you're burning, you get a crit."}, {"start": 13797.02, "end": 13798.82, "text": " I don't think that's ever been in the game."}, {"start": 13809.82, "end": 13815.48, "text": " Hmm seems like we're making fire way too good. Oh gosh, how do I?"}, {"start": 13815.98, "end": 13820.98, "text": " We're designing the rotation not the viability things can be tuned. We're designing the rotation"}, {"start": 13822.9, "end": 13824.9, "text": " That makes sense"}, {"start": 13826.38, "end": 13828.38, "text": " Truly"}, {"start": 13828.66, "end": 13833.26, "text": " Truly needing that I don't know I need to say that guys. This is not the viability at all"}, {"start": 13833.26, "end": 13837.0, "text": " This is the rotation we want the rotation and I'll be one button. We want to be a couple"}, {"start": 13839.82, "end": 13857.18, "text": " Okay, rework hot streak to work after casting different spells and short winners of time."}, {"start": 13857.18, "end": 13875.02, "text": " I don't know, I could sit here for hours and think."}, {"start": 13875.02, "end": 13879.26, "text": " I think this is the best thing for a rotation that I could think of."}, {"start": 13879.26, "end": 13886.66, "text": " For a rotation, not the viability, the numbers can be tweaked."}, {"start": 13886.66, "end": 13890.86, "text": " All consecutive non-crits give you a higher chance to crit."}, {"start": 13890.86, "end": 13894.78, "text": " So if you just keep not critting, eventually you'll get a crit."}, {"start": 13894.78, "end": 13898.46, "text": " Once you get a crit, you get ignite up."}, {"start": 13898.46, "end": 13903.9, "text": " This wake of fire talent gives you a 100% chance to crit with fire blast when something"}, {"start": 13903.9, "end": 13905.22, "text": " is burning with ignite."}, {"start": 13905.22, "end": 13908.22, "text": " So you'll fire ball until you and that will be get a crit."}, {"start": 13908.22, "end": 13911.42, "text": " Then you'll fire blast, which would then proc pyro."}, {"start": 13911.42, "end": 13913.98, "text": " This should, instead of three stacks, it should be two."}, {"start": 13913.98, "end": 13916.9, "text": " You can still make it not instant if you want."}, {"start": 13916.9, "end": 13919.539999999999, "text": " So the rotation is fireball, fireball, fireball, fireball,"}, {"start": 13919.539999999999, "end": 13924.3, "text": " fireblast, pyro, fireball, fireball, fireball."}, {"start": 13924.3, "end": 13926.699999999999, "text": " Like at least that's three buttons instead of one."}, {"start": 13926.699999999999, "end": 13928.699999999999, "text": " And on a longer fight, of course, you use scorch."}, {"start": 13928.699999999999, "end": 13932.22, "text": " So it'd be scorch, scorch, scorch, fireball, fireball,"}, {"start": 13932.22, "end": 13935.779999999999, "text": " fireball, fireball, fireblast, pyro, fireball, fireball,"}, {"start": 13935.779999999999, "end": 13939.619999999999, "text": " fireball, scorch, maybe, fireball, fireball, pyro,"}, {"start": 13939.619999999999, "end": 13941.02, "text": " or fireblast, pyro."}, {"start": 13941.02, "end": 13942.82, "text": " Like something like that would be one,"}, {"start": 13942.82, "end": 13944.42, "text": " Instead of one button, at least you have a couple."}, {"start": 13944.42, "end": 13945.58, "text": " Maybe that would help."}, {"start": 13947.42, "end": 13948.619999999999, "text": " I still don't love it."}, {"start": 13948.619999999999, "end": 13951.58, "text": " I still don't love it."}, {"start": 13951.58, "end": 13953.66, "text": " But that's better than how it currently is, I think."}, {"start": 13953.66, "end": 13955.46, "text": " That's better than how it currently is."}, {"start": 13955.46, "end": 13957.619999999999, "text": " You fix PvE but not PvP, correct."}, {"start": 13957.619999999999, "end": 13959.26, "text": " So that would suck in PvP."}, {"start": 13960.9, "end": 13962.34, "text": " Here's another question."}, {"start": 13962.34, "end": 13966.58, "text": " Does every spec need to be viable in PvP?"}, {"start": 13966.58, "end": 13970.94, "text": " Or can you just say if you want a PvP, play a different build?"}, {"start": 13970.94, "end": 13978.58, "text": " No, I agree with you guys, like I don't know if fire needs to be a PvP build period."}, {"start": 13978.58, "end": 13982.28, "text": " You could play Frost, you could play Frost Fire, you could play Fire Arcane, you could"}, {"start": 13982.28, "end": 13988.720000000001, "text": " play Fire Frost, maybe it just doesn't need to solve the PvP equation at all."}, {"start": 13988.720000000001, "end": 13995.300000000001, "text": " But fire should at least have a somewhat interesting rotation in the end game and a somewhat interesting"}, {"start": 13995.300000000001, "end": 13998.08, "text": " rotation while leveling."}, {"start": 13998.08, "end": 14007.36, "text": " already does. Frost already does. Fire doesn't. I'll think about it more. I don't know if"}, {"start": 14007.36, "end": 14012.24, "text": " I want to just sit here forever thinking about it, but if you guys have any ideas, you could"}, {"start": 14012.24, "end": 14015.96, "text": " write it in my discord, maybe something."}, {"start": 14015.96, "end": 14018.199999999999, "text": " But as of right now, it's not in a good spot."}, {"start": 14033.48, "end": 14036.76, "text": " Frost has no rotation in the end game."}, {"start": 14036.76, "end": 14040.44, "text": " So Frost has two buttons in the end game."}, {"start": 14040.44, "end": 14042.16, "text": " Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt,"}, {"start": 14042.16, "end": 14043.0, "text": " Well, oh, I crit."}, {"start": 14043.0, "end": 14044.6, "text": " Ice lands, ice lands."}, {"start": 14044.6, "end": 14046.36, "text": " Frost bolt, frost bolt, frost bolt, frost bolt."}, {"start": 14046.36, "end": 14047.2, "text": " Oh, I crit."}, {"start": 14047.2, "end": 14049.2, "text": " Ice lands, ice lands."}, {"start": 14049.2, "end": 14051.4, "text": " Unless you can double dip ice lands,"}, {"start": 14051.4, "end": 14053.48, "text": " which you might be able to, I don't know how it's gonna work."}, {"start": 14053.48, "end": 14054.76, "text": " There are fingers of frost."}, {"start": 14054.76, "end": 14056.68, "text": " If fingers of frost is double dippable,"}, {"start": 14058.039999999999, "end": 14059.48, "text": " you could, what you could then do is"}, {"start": 14059.48, "end": 14061.16, "text": " frost bolt, frost bolt, frost bolt, frost bolt."}, {"start": 14061.16, "end": 14062.0, "text": " Oh, I crit."}, {"start": 14062.0, "end": 14063.56, "text": " Ice lands, frost bolt, ice lands."}, {"start": 14063.56, "end": 14064.64, "text": " Which is probably the case."}, {"start": 14064.64, "end": 14066.48, "text": " That's probably what the rotation would be."}, {"start": 14068.68, "end": 14070.4, "text": " It's pretty basic."}, {"start": 14070.4, "end": 14071.96, "text": " It's pretty basic."}, {"start": 14071.960000000001, "end": 14078.320000000002, "text": " When I played Paladin, there was like so many buttons to press."}, {"start": 14078.320000000002, "end": 14081.960000000001, "text": " I only played Prott, but it's holy."}, {"start": 14081.960000000001, "end": 14085.480000000001, "text": " You have like holy shock, flash of light, and holy light."}, {"start": 14085.480000000001, "end": 14087.000000000002, "text": " So let's look at Paladin for a second."}, {"start": 14089.52, "end": 14090.52, "text": " There's a talent."}, {"start": 14092.28, "end": 14094.2, "text": " It's really cool, this one."}, {"start": 14094.2, "end": 14096.640000000001, "text": " Your holy shock and flash of light crits,"}, {"start": 14096.640000000001, "end": 14098.800000000001, "text": " or it is the cast time of your next holy light."}, {"start": 14098.800000000001, "end": 14101.560000000001, "text": " This is what I'm talking about."}, {"start": 14101.56, "end": 14103.16, "text": " when it comes to class design."}, {"start": 14104.88, "end": 14109.38, "text": " Right here, you have an ability that incentivizes you"}, {"start": 14109.38, "end": 14111.939999999999, "text": " to use other abilities."}, {"start": 14111.939999999999, "end": 14114.48, "text": " It's like, okay, say Flash of Light's your best button."}, {"start": 14114.48, "end": 14119.08, "text": " So use it until you get an Infusion of Light proc,"}, {"start": 14119.08, "end": 14120.88, "text": " then use Holy Light."}, {"start": 14120.88, "end": 14122.92, "text": " So you're using Flash of Light, Holy Shock,"}, {"start": 14122.92, "end": 14124.8, "text": " and Holy Light as a Paladin."}, {"start": 14124.8, "end": 14125.859999999999, "text": " In addition, the light's virtual."}, {"start": 14125.859999999999, "end": 14127.3, "text": " That's four buttons."}, {"start": 14127.300000000001, "end": 14132.300000000001, "text": " Mage is using like one or two."}, {"start": 14132.86, "end": 14134.94, "text": " I like, like holy design is cool."}, {"start": 14134.94, "end": 14136.060000000001, "text": " Prots, I was playing Prot."}, {"start": 14136.060000000001, "end": 14137.820000000002, "text": " You have Templars, Bulwark."}, {"start": 14137.820000000002, "end": 14140.2, "text": " You have Holy Shield, right?"}, {"start": 14140.2, "end": 14145.2, "text": " You have Holy Strike, right?"}, {"start": 14145.820000000002, "end": 14147.18, "text": " Judgment, Swift Judgment."}, {"start": 14147.18, "end": 14149.500000000002, "text": " Once again, four or five buttons."}, {"start": 14149.500000000002, "end": 14151.660000000002, "text": " Paladin design, awesome, right?"}, {"start": 14151.660000000002, "end": 14153.02, "text": " So now we go back to Mage."}, {"start": 14153.02, "end": 14155.660000000002, "text": " How do we make Mage, not just Frostbolt, Frostbolt,"}, {"start": 14155.66, "end": 14157.42, "text": " frostbilt, frostbilt, frostbilt, frostbilt,"}, {"start": 14157.42, "end": 14161.6, "text": " ice lands, and instead, you have more abilities"}, {"start": 14161.6, "end": 14162.58, "text": " interacting with each other."}, {"start": 14162.58, "end": 14164.98, "text": " So it's, you know, two, three, four buttons"}, {"start": 14164.98, "end": 14166.26, "text": " you're using in sequence."}, {"start": 14166.26, "end": 14169.38, "text": " We're just talking rotation here, just rotation."}, {"start": 14169.38, "end": 14172.18, "text": " Maybe fire does need living bomb."}, {"start": 14172.18, "end": 14173.36, "text": " Maybe that's what it is."}, {"start": 14173.36, "end": 14174.76, "text": " You have to keep up living bomb."}, {"start": 14174.76, "end": 14176.26, "text": " You have to keep up scorch."}, {"start": 14176.26, "end": 14177.82, "text": " Then you're using fireball."}, {"start": 14177.82, "end": 14179.58, "text": " And then the crit thing we talked about"}, {"start": 14179.58, "end": 14181.94, "text": " with fire blast and the pyros or something."}, {"start": 14181.94, "end": 14184.02, "text": " Frost and orb, maybe frost needs frost and orb."}, {"start": 14184.02, "end": 14186.9, "text": " Like, it's probably something, right?"}, {"start": 14186.9, "end": 14187.94, "text": " But it's tough."}, {"start": 14187.94, "end": 14190.66, "text": " Another good example of what we're talking about,"}, {"start": 14190.66, "end": 14192.42, "text": " this talent right here."}, {"start": 14192.42, "end": 14196.58, "text": " Your backstab has a 3% chance to cause your next ambush"}, {"start": 14196.58, "end": 14197.7, "text": " to not require self."}, {"start": 14197.7, "end": 14200.98, "text": " This is the type of talent that mages need."}, {"start": 14201.92, "end": 14204.66, "text": " Without this talent, it's backstab, backstab, backstab,"}, {"start": 14204.66, "end": 14205.78, "text": " backstab, you know?"}, {"start": 14205.78, "end": 14207.460000000001, "text": " With this talent, it's backstab."}, {"start": 14207.460000000001, "end": 14209.5, "text": " Ooh, I got an ambush proc."}, {"start": 14209.5, "end": 14213.1, "text": " Let me do backstab, ambush into another backstab."}, {"start": 14213.1, "end": 14216.7, "text": " Variability, not one button, now we're doing two."}, {"start": 14216.7, "end": 14218.34, "text": " Improvement, right?"}, {"start": 14218.34, "end": 14221.66, "text": " Mage, think you need something like that for fire."}, {"start": 14226.98, "end": 14228.26, "text": " Brain freeze maybe?"}, {"start": 14229.34, "end": 14230.74, "text": " Yeah, brain freeze might just,"}, {"start": 14230.74, "end": 14233.42, "text": " I mean, that's a very simple basic solution,"}, {"start": 14233.42, "end": 14236.82, "text": " but brain freeze, yeah, could probably be something."}, {"start": 14243.1, "end": 14260.5, "text": " Hot streak is literally that the problem with hot streak guys is you need three crits to"}, {"start": 14260.5, "end": 14270.86, "text": " get a 1.5 second pyro three crits while leveling in a dungeon will like I will like never happen"}, {"start": 14270.86, "end": 14275.34, "text": " when you're level like 10 through like level like 50,"}, {"start": 14275.34, "end": 14277.140000000001, "text": " like you'll never actually get all three"}, {"start": 14277.140000000001, "end": 14278.300000000001, "text": " before it falls off."}, {"start": 14279.34, "end": 14281.18, "text": " Right now the talent doesn't work."}, {"start": 14282.78, "end": 14283.94, "text": " Right?"}, {"start": 14283.94, "end": 14285.34, "text": " Three is too much, maybe two."}, {"start": 14285.34, "end": 14286.18, "text": " That's what I'm saying."}, {"start": 14286.18, "end": 14288.74, "text": " Like maybe two, but like three,"}, {"start": 14288.74, "end": 14292.26, "text": " it like doesn't actually work."}, {"start": 14299.800000000001, "end": 14300.640000000001, "text": " Need to rework."}, {"start": 14300.86, "end": 14307.2, "text": " Fingers of Frost is one spell, not two."}, {"start": 14307.2, "end": 14309.0, "text": " Let me double check."}, {"start": 14309.0, "end": 14316.560000000001, "text": " Fingers of Frost is only one spell."}, {"start": 14316.560000000001, "end": 14321.880000000001, "text": " Unless that's a typo."}, {"start": 14321.880000000001, "end": 14326.880000000001, "text": " Your rotation will be Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt."}, {"start": 14326.880000000001, "end": 14330.2, "text": " Ooh, I got a fingers of frost, frostbilled ice lance."}, {"start": 14330.2, "end": 14332.880000000001, "text": " Frostbilled frostbilled frostbilled frostbilled frostbilled frostbilled frostbilled frostbilled."}, {"start": 14332.880000000001, "end": 14335.04, "text": " Ooh, I got a fingers of frost, frostbilled ice lance."}, {"start": 14335.04, "end": 14338.000000000002, "text": " I mean, that is very, a very basic rotation."}, {"start": 14340.320000000002, "end": 14345.400000000001, "text": " Ah, man, class design is hard. Good thing I'm not, good thing I'm not designing mage."}, {"start": 14345.400000000001, "end": 14348.000000000002, "text": " Oh my gosh, it's a tough one."}, {"start": 14349.240000000002, "end": 14350.28, "text": " I like it."}, {"start": 14351.2, "end": 14354.6, "text": " It's 2-1, wowhead. Okay, so that might be a bug then. That might be a bug."}, {"start": 14356.880000000001, "end": 14358.880000000001, "text": " Maybe it's supposed to stay two, I don't know."}, {"start": 14374.12, "end": 14376.080000000002, "text": " Get missile brush and fingers of frost,"}, {"start": 14377.12, "end": 14379.2, "text": " and then you can spam both."}, {"start": 14379.2, "end": 14382.080000000002, "text": " Yeah, so I think like, that's a fair point."}, {"start": 14382.080000000002, "end": 14386.12, "text": " You bring up like frost can have an interesting rotation."}, {"start": 14386.12, "end": 14391.12, "text": " if you play frost arcane, right?"}, {"start": 14391.2, "end": 14392.720000000001, "text": " Fire can have an interesting rotation"}, {"start": 14392.720000000001, "end": 14397.6, "text": " if you play fire arcane, right?"}, {"start": 14397.6, "end": 14398.960000000001, "text": " Frost can have an interesting rotation"}, {"start": 14398.960000000001, "end": 14400.560000000001, "text": " if you play frost fire."}, {"start": 14400.560000000001, "end": 14401.84, "text": " So a lot of these hybrid specs"}, {"start": 14401.84, "end": 14403.68, "text": " actually do have interesting rotations,"}, {"start": 14403.68, "end": 14405.92, "text": " but if you just play frost or if you just play fire"}, {"start": 14405.92, "end": 14409.6, "text": " or if you just play arcane, they're kind of two buttons."}, {"start": 14409.6, "end": 14413.04, "text": " Arcane right now is two buttons, frost is two buttons,"}, {"start": 14413.04, "end": 14417.560000000001, "text": " and fire, fire is technically actually three,"}, {"start": 14417.560000000001, "end": 14419.800000000001, "text": " but you don't press those three very often."}, {"start": 14419.800000000001, "end": 14422.320000000002, "text": " It's mainly one, one most of the time."}, {"start": 14424.640000000001, "end": 14425.800000000001, "text": " That sounds fine."}, {"start": 14425.800000000001, "end": 14428.0, "text": " So I guess a question then could be,"}, {"start": 14428.0, "end": 14430.140000000001, "text": " what's the ideal amount of buttons you want"}, {"start": 14430.140000000001, "end": 14434.400000000001, "text": " in your rotation in classic forever?"}, {"start": 14434.400000000001, "end": 14435.480000000001, "text": " That's a good question."}, {"start": 14435.480000000001, "end": 14439.2, "text": " Cause like if you ask me, I think I like like,"}, {"start": 14439.2, "end": 14442.080000000002, "text": " like one is too little, two I think is even too little."}, {"start": 14442.08, "end": 14444.52, "text": " I think like three to five is a really nice spot."}, {"start": 14444.52, "end": 14446.88, "text": " Like three would be like the low end,"}, {"start": 14446.88, "end": 14449.44, "text": " five would be a much higher end."}, {"start": 14449.44, "end": 14454.44, "text": " Like I said with Paladin, you have, you know, at least four."}, {"start": 14455.08, "end": 14457.16, "text": " Like that feels good."}, {"start": 14457.16, "end": 14459.84, "text": " Mage having two, I think it's just,"}, {"start": 14459.84, "end": 14462.36, "text": " can we all agree two is too little?"}, {"start": 14462.36, "end": 14464.12, "text": " Can we all agree two is too little?"}, {"start": 14466.96, "end": 14470.68, "text": " Like I think two is, yeah, so if we agree two is,"}, {"start": 14470.68, "end": 14472.2, "text": " two buttons is too little,"}, {"start": 14472.2, "end": 14473.64, "text": " and three should be more of the minimum,"}, {"start": 14473.64, "end": 14476.94, "text": " then Frost does need a third button, right?"}, {"start": 14478.24, "end": 14479.84, "text": " Five is too much, hot take."}, {"start": 14482.720000000001, "end": 14486.220000000001, "text": " So four, like three or four would maybe be a sweet spot"}, {"start": 14486.220000000001, "end": 14487.220000000001, "text": " for a lot of people."}, {"start": 14488.16, "end": 14490.880000000001, "text": " But one or two is too little."}, {"start": 14490.880000000001, "end": 14492.880000000001, "text": " I think three or four would be like really fun."}, {"start": 14492.880000000001, "end": 14495.0, "text": " So in season of discovery,"}, {"start": 14495.0, "end": 14499.0, "text": " a lot of classes were closer to that five range."}, {"start": 14499.0, "end": 14500.2, "text": " Let me think from age."}, {"start": 14500.2, "end": 14503.800000000001, "text": " And Season of Discovery use Fire Blast, Living Bomb,"}, {"start": 14503.800000000001, "end": 14511.300000000001, "text": " Frost Firebolt, Bale Firebolt, and Pyro, so five, you had five."}, {"start": 14513.800000000001, "end": 14516.800000000001, "text": " Season of Discovery use five, for Mage."}, {"start": 14516.800000000001, "end": 14519.400000000001, "text": " And that's not counting like Icy Veins, Cold Snap,"}, {"start": 14519.400000000001, "end": 14521.400000000001, "text": " like Utility, Blink, all of that."}, {"start": 14521.400000000001, "end": 14525.0, "text": " That's just counting like damaging rotational abilities."}, {"start": 14525.0, "end": 14532.08, "text": " So, if we all agree, season of discovery was maybe a bit on the high end, and that was,"}, {"start": 14532.08, "end": 14534.24, "text": " I mean, the class that I played was five."}, {"start": 14534.24, "end": 14537.24, "text": " Yeah, maybe we aim for that three to four."}, {"start": 14537.24, "end": 14542.44, "text": " If that's the case, Arcane actually does need some work, and Frost does need some work as"}, {"start": 14542.44, "end": 14545.12, "text": " well, which would mean all the Mage Specs need some work."}, {"start": 14545.12, "end": 14546.76, "text": " Oh, gosh."}, {"start": 14546.76, "end": 14548.56, "text": " The sad thing is, I don't know how to do it."}, {"start": 14548.56, "end": 14553.68, "text": " I actually don't know."}, {"start": 14553.68, "end": 14559.0, "text": " But I will say though, it's a lot of the hybrid specs look really fun."}, {"start": 14559.0, "end": 14563.04, "text": " A lot of the hybrid ones look really cool."}, {"start": 14563.04, "end": 14565.44, "text": " Every class except Paladin, you mean XD."}, {"start": 14565.44, "end": 14567.800000000001, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 14567.800000000001, "end": 14570.08, "text": " So yeah, I haven't looked at a lot of these classes."}, {"start": 14570.08, "end": 14576.16, "text": " So Warrior is actually, since I've played a lot of Warrior, is actually in the spot"}, {"start": 14576.16, "end": 14579.12, "text": " where it already has three or four buttons, right?"}, {"start": 14579.12, "end": 14589.960000000001, "text": " Whirlwind, Bloodthirst, Execute, Mortal Strike, you have four buns."}, {"start": 14589.960000000001, "end": 14593.84, "text": " Oh, and Thunder, but I'm not pressing that, so let's say four."}, {"start": 14593.84, "end": 14596.1, "text": " Warrior, I think, is in the perfect spot."}, {"start": 14596.1, "end": 14604.54, "text": " You start the fight, you Thunder Armor, maybe Bloodthirst, Whirlwind."}, {"start": 14604.54, "end": 14608.2, "text": " If you're on Horde, maybe you spam Hamstring, but let's not even talk about that."}, {"start": 14608.2, "end": 14611.400000000001, "text": " and like, you know, when the fight's fitting close to an end,"}, {"start": 14611.400000000001, "end": 14612.84, "text": " you can spam execute."}, {"start": 14612.84, "end": 14614.08, "text": " But besides that, if you have extra rates,"}, {"start": 14614.08, "end": 14615.480000000001, "text": " you heroic strike."}, {"start": 14615.480000000001, "end": 14617.36, "text": " Warrior has the perfect number."}, {"start": 14617.36, "end": 14620.12, "text": " Like, can we agree that warrior has like a really,"}, {"start": 14620.12, "end": 14621.640000000001, "text": " I don't wanna, maybe I don't use the word perfect,"}, {"start": 14621.640000000001, "end": 14623.36, "text": " but like a really good rotation for classic."}, {"start": 14623.36, "end": 14625.480000000001, "text": " It's, there's a lot to think about and do,"}, {"start": 14625.480000000001, "end": 14630.480000000001, "text": " but it's not like crazy, like overwhelming retail complicated."}, {"start": 14631.480000000001, "end": 14634.16, "text": " So warrior is in a good spot with the rotation."}, {"start": 14634.16, "end": 14636.92, "text": " Pally, I think, is in a good spot with the rotation."}, {"start": 14636.92, "end": 14638.7, "text": " Someone said none of the other ones are though."}, {"start": 14638.7, "end": 14640.0, "text": " Is that true?"}, {"start": 14640.0, "end": 14642.2, "text": " I actually don't have the knowledge base"}, {"start": 14642.2, "end": 14643.44, "text": " to chat about Hunter."}, {"start": 14643.44, "end": 14645.24, "text": " Let's chat about Rogue for a second."}, {"start": 14646.72, "end": 14648.16, "text": " Chat about Rogue for a second."}, {"start": 14648.16, "end": 14652.76, "text": " So Rogues are gonna have mutilate."}, {"start": 14654.12, "end": 14656.08, "text": " Rogues are gonna have a subspec,"}, {"start": 14656.08, "end": 14659.12, "text": " presumably with backstab, ambush, and finishers."}, {"start": 14659.12, "end": 14661.84, "text": " So let's talk about sub, since I have played sub."}, {"start": 14662.72, "end": 14665.26, "text": " The rotation would be you'd go daggers,"}, {"start": 14665.26, "end": 14666.88, "text": " you would backstab a lot,"}, {"start": 14666.880000000001, "end": 14673.240000000002, "text": " You would use combo points on probably Slice or something."}, {"start": 14673.240000000002, "end": 14678.76, "text": " You'd Hemo because you want the Hemoprox from, let me double check what talent gives you"}, {"start": 14678.76, "end": 14679.76, "text": " the Hemoprox."}, {"start": 14679.76, "end": 14684.240000000002, "text": " Cost of the target take 50% increase or rupture damage from the Rogue."}, {"start": 14684.240000000002, "end": 14687.28, "text": " I thought there was a Hemoproc."}, {"start": 14687.28, "end": 14689.36, "text": " Did I misread that?"}, {"start": 14689.36, "end": 14695.28, "text": " Let me quickly see what I was thinking about."}, {"start": 14695.28, "end": 14705.560000000001, "text": " Maybe I was just thinking that HEMO buffs rupture."}, {"start": 14705.560000000001, "end": 14706.560000000001, "text": " Ruptures your spender."}, {"start": 14706.560000000001, "end": 14715.28, "text": " Okay, so if for sub the rotation is I'm not open with an ambush, I'm going to spend on"}, {"start": 14715.28, "end": 14719.28, "text": " rupture but keep up HEMO so that a buff rupture and ambush proc."}, {"start": 14719.28, "end": 14722.92, "text": " So you're going to use backstabs, you're going to use ambushes, you're going to use HEMOs"}, {"start": 14722.92, "end": 14724.2, "text": " and you're going to use ruptures."}, {"start": 14724.2, "end": 14726.240000000002, "text": " That's four."}, {"start": 14726.240000000002, "end": 14730.560000000001, "text": " That's four."}, {"start": 14730.560000000001, "end": 14731.84, "text": " If you use Slice, that's going to be five."}, {"start": 14731.84, "end": 14733.720000000001, "text": " I don't know if you use Slice."}, {"start": 14733.720000000001, "end": 14734.720000000001, "text": " That's five."}, {"start": 14734.720000000001, "end": 14739.560000000001, "text": " So Rogue, Sub-Rogue, we haven't looked at Combat or Assas, is a five-button spec, four"}, {"start": 14739.560000000001, "end": 14740.68, "text": " or five."}, {"start": 14740.68, "end": 14745.320000000002, "text": " We already talked about how that's on the high end of like, okay, right?"}, {"start": 14745.320000000002, "end": 14748.240000000002, "text": " 100% you keep up Slice."}, {"start": 14748.240000000002, "end": 14751.16, "text": " Okay, so Warrior, it's in a good rotational spot."}, {"start": 14751.16, "end": 14753.2, "text": " Pally's in a great rotational spot."}, {"start": 14753.2, "end": 14755.240000000002, "text": " is in a pretty good rotational spot for sub."}, {"start": 14755.240000000002, "end": 14757.2, "text": " Let's think about combat just for a sec."}, {"start": 14758.400000000001, "end": 14762.320000000002, "text": " Combat you have to keep up slice."}, {"start": 14762.320000000002, "end": 14763.92, "text": " You're gonna use sinister on cooldown"}, {"start": 14763.92, "end": 14766.320000000002, "text": " and you're gonna spend with presumably a vis"}, {"start": 14766.320000000002, "end": 14768.240000000002, "text": " after slice a nice uptime."}, {"start": 14768.240000000002, "end": 14770.08, "text": " That's three."}, {"start": 14770.08, "end": 14772.28, "text": " Slice, a vis, sinister."}, {"start": 14772.28, "end": 14773.320000000002, "text": " Is there a fourth?"}, {"start": 14774.400000000001, "end": 14775.68, "text": " Blade flurry is a cooldown,"}, {"start": 14775.68, "end": 14776.76, "text": " adrenaline rush is a cooldown,"}, {"start": 14776.76, "end": 14777.6, "text": " so let's not count those."}, {"start": 14777.6, "end": 14779.0, "text": " Like I'm talking rotational."}, {"start": 14781.5, "end": 14782.820000000002, "text": " Exposed as well."}, {"start": 14783.2, "end": 14790.2, "text": " That's still another, that's like another spender though, you know, slice, evis, expose."}, {"start": 14790.2, "end": 14799.2, "text": " Okay, so like, on, if you're playing combat, you're using sinister, slice, evis, and expose."}, {"start": 14799.2, "end": 14802.960000000001, "text": " That's four buttons, but, you know, three of them are interchangeable."}, {"start": 14802.960000000001, "end": 14806.84, "text": " So little, combat's a little on the boring end, but that's something, you know."}, {"start": 14806.84, "end": 14808.52, "text": " Let's look at a sass just real quick."}, {"start": 14808.52, "end": 14820.960000000001, "text": " of mutilate. You'll keep up slice. So too, is it just mutilate and slice? What's the"}, {"start": 14820.960000000001, "end": 14833.6, "text": " secondary spender here? Oh, venom. Venom is your spender. Okay, so mutilate, keep up"}, {"start": 14833.6, "end": 14840.48, "text": " slice I would assume into Venoms. That's three. Little more on the boring end still though,"}, {"start": 14840.48, "end": 14853.36, "text": " but that's still three. Okay, so I feel like Rogue is in an okay-ish spot. Sub is actually"}, {"start": 14853.36, "end": 14856.76, "text": " going to be the most variable spec in the sense that you have to keep up Himo, Rupture,"}, {"start": 14856.76, "end": 14861.640000000001, "text": " Slice, Pac-7, Ambush. Like, that's actually- Sub will actually be the most interesting"}, {"start": 14861.64, "end": 14863.34, "text": " expect to play in terms of rotation."}, {"start": 14864.64, "end": 14865.34, "text": " Priest."}, {"start": 14865.939999999999, "end": 14869.039999999999, "text": " I mean, disc is going to have penance, renew, shield."}, {"start": 14870.34, "end": 14872.539999999999, "text": " Of course, you'll have flash, greater, lesser."}, {"start": 14872.539999999999, "end": 14874.84, "text": " I mean, yeah, disc and holy."}, {"start": 14874.939999999999, "end": 14879.939999999999, "text": " Holy as prayer, amending, renew, binding."}, {"start": 14880.14, "end": 14883.439999999999, "text": " So holy and disc instantly pass the check, right?"}, {"start": 14883.439999999999, "end": 14884.539999999999, "text": " Is there enough complexity?"}, {"start": 14884.539999999999, "end": 14885.939999999999, "text": " Yes for disc, yes for holy."}, {"start": 14885.939999999999, "end": 14886.939999999999, "text": " Do we all agree there?"}, {"start": 14887.539999999999, "end": 14890.84, "text": " Like, there's going to be a lot to press, like on the upper end,"}, {"start": 14890.84, "end": 14892.34, "text": " Honestly, Shadow."}, {"start": 14892.34, "end": 14893.34, "text": " Let's think about Shadow."}, {"start": 14896.64, "end": 14898.84, "text": " Shadow, you're gonna have Shadow or Pain."}, {"start": 14899.84, "end": 14902.04, "text": " You have Shadow or Death when they get low."}, {"start": 14902.04, "end": 14904.0, "text": " You have Mind Blast, he's on cooldown,"}, {"start": 14904.0, "end": 14905.68, "text": " and Mind Flay as a filler."}, {"start": 14908.0, "end": 14908.84, "text": " That's four."}, {"start": 14910.5, "end": 14912.08, "text": " You also have the Vowering Plague,"}, {"start": 14912.08, "end": 14913.64, "text": " that's a longer cooldown though."}, {"start": 14915.0, "end": 14917.44, "text": " So Shadow is gonna have like five."}, {"start": 14917.44, "end": 14919.12, "text": " You can even use Vampiric and Brace,"}, {"start": 14919.12, "end": 14922.160000000002, "text": " Well, that's not a damage, you know, it's more utility."}, {"start": 14922.160000000002, "end": 14923.6, "text": " So let's call it five for shadow."}, {"start": 14923.6, "end": 14925.480000000001, "text": " So, so Priest is in a great spot."}, {"start": 14925.480000000001, "end": 14927.68, "text": " So the guy that critiqued about five minutes ago"}, {"start": 14927.68, "end": 14931.640000000001, "text": " and said, every class is in a bad spot besides Paladin."}, {"start": 14931.640000000001, "end": 14933.04, "text": " So far, you're wrong, right?"}, {"start": 14933.04, "end": 14934.980000000001, "text": " Like warriors in a good rotational spot,"}, {"start": 14934.980000000001, "end": 14937.400000000001, "text": " Pali's in a good one, Rogue is in a good one, and Priest."}, {"start": 14937.400000000001, "end": 14939.640000000001, "text": " I'm not talking viability, just rotation,"}, {"start": 14939.640000000001, "end": 14941.28, "text": " that you at least have a few buttons to press."}, {"start": 14941.28, "end": 14943.68, "text": " So, so far, Mage is the sore thumb here."}, {"start": 14943.68, "end": 14945.84, "text": " Mage is really like one or two buttons a lot."}, {"start": 14945.84, "end": 14948.2, "text": " So let's keep looking."}, {"start": 14948.2, "end": 14951.0, "text": " I'm gonna need your guys's help on Hunter and Shaman,"}, {"start": 14951.0, "end": 14952.2, "text": " Locke and Truid,"}, {"start": 14952.2, "end": 14954.900000000001, "text": " because I haven't played a lot of these."}, {"start": 14954.900000000001, "end": 14956.6, "text": " I'm gonna need your help here, Chap."}, {"start": 14964.0, "end": 14964.900000000001, "text": " And Truid, yeah."}, {"start": 14966.76, "end": 14967.960000000001, "text": " Let's start with Truid,"}, {"start": 14967.960000000001, "end": 14970.6, "text": " because at least I've played a little bit of Truid."}, {"start": 14970.6, "end": 14974.640000000001, "text": " Okay, so the reduces of the cast time are Wrath."}, {"start": 14974.64, "end": 14978.599999999999, "text": " There's Moonfire, Wrath, Starfire."}, {"start": 14978.599999999999, "end": 14983.24, "text": " This, this is the type of button"}, {"start": 14983.24, "end": 14985.98, "text": " I think mages could benefit from, right?"}, {"start": 14987.0, "end": 14988.88, "text": " Each time you cast a nature spell,"}, {"start": 14988.88, "end": 14992.519999999999, "text": " your next arcane damage spell has increased damage."}, {"start": 14992.519999999999, "end": 14995.56, "text": " This is a type of ability that incentivizes"}, {"start": 14995.56, "end": 14996.8, "text": " different buttons to be pressed."}, {"start": 14996.8, "end": 15000.8, "text": " It's the same ability design as Infusion of Light."}, {"start": 15000.8, "end": 15003.939999999999, "text": " It's the same ability design as Cutthroat."}, {"start": 15004.64, "end": 15014.8, "text": " right? It's the same ability design as, as a lot, uh, I suppose as something like fingers of frost"}, {"start": 15015.519999999999, "end": 15021.439999999999, "text": " or hot streak, right? Or missile brush in a sense, kind of."}, {"start": 15023.84, "end": 15028.72, "text": " So you're going to use moonfire to keep up the dot, presumably. You'll use wrath,"}, {"start": 15028.72, "end": 15032.0, "text": " but once you wrath enough, you'll start fires. That's three buttons."}, {"start": 15034.64, "end": 15037.8, "text": " I assume you would also press insects warm. That's four"}, {"start": 15040.16, "end": 15046.4, "text": " So four you'll do like moon you'll pull with like a star fire and the moon fire and then insects warm and"}, {"start": 15047.3, "end": 15052.68, "text": " Then keep star firing until you get rats and a wrath until you start fire. So that's four. That's four"}, {"start": 15058.0, "end": 15059.76, "text": " And your room"}, {"start": 15059.76, "end": 15061.56, "text": " One of the things"}, {"start": 15061.56, "end": 15065.119999999999, "text": " About moon kin. Oh, no, I was thinking about shadow form"}, {"start": 15065.279999999999, "end": 15071.6, "text": " So let me go to priest real quick one of the things cool about shadow form is it reduces the mana cost of all shadow spells by 50%"}, {"start": 15072.4, "end": 15075.9, "text": " So shadow priests won't go many more because of that or at least a lot less"}, {"start": 15076.6, "end": 15080.519999999999, "text": " Crazy crazy insane moonkins. I thought might have had something similar"}, {"start": 15081.199999999999, "end": 15083.199999999999, "text": " Hopefully moonkins don't just go. Oh, that would suck"}, {"start": 15083.2, "end": 15094.240000000002, "text": " Farrell. I actually haven't looked at Farrell. So as far as I know, Farrell's helmet is going"}, {"start": 15094.240000000002, "end": 15104.240000000002, "text": " to get nerfed. Top left. Ruins system mana cost by 50% or half. Huge. Read Eclipse on"}, {"start": 15104.24, "end": 15116.96, "text": " the top right. Your wrath spells reduce the cast time of your next starfire by 0.5. Stores"}, {"start": 15116.96, "end": 15123.199999999999, "text": " up to 4 charges last 15 seconds. Once again, another ability that incentivizes more buttons"}, {"start": 15123.199999999999, "end": 15131.199999999999, "text": " to be pressed. Eclipse, balance of nature, like make the spec more than one button. It's"}, {"start": 15131.2, "end": 15132.720000000001, "text": " It's about four, right?"}, {"start": 15132.720000000001, "end": 15133.68, "text": " It's about four."}, {"start": 15135.76, "end": 15137.960000000001, "text": " Okay, let's think about Farrell for a second."}, {"start": 15139.84, "end": 15141.36, "text": " Mangle."}, {"start": 15141.36, "end": 15142.720000000001, "text": " Mangle's only bear form it looks like."}, {"start": 15142.720000000001, "end": 15144.68, "text": " So let's talk about like just DPS."}, {"start": 15149.6, "end": 15151.0, "text": " Cause your Mangle."}, {"start": 15151.0, "end": 15153.800000000001, "text": " Just strike up to three targets, which is cool."}, {"start": 15153.800000000001, "end": 15155.480000000001, "text": " Wait, is Mangle only?"}, {"start": 15156.960000000001, "end": 15159.240000000002, "text": " Is Berserk only gonna be bear form?"}, {"start": 15159.24, "end": 15161.88, "text": " Ooh, are you gonna go to bear in Berserk"}, {"start": 15161.88, "end": 15163.92, "text": " and when you're DPSing?"}, {"start": 15163.92, "end": 15165.44, "text": " I'm trying to think about this."}, {"start": 15165.44, "end": 15166.88, "text": " Causes your mingle ability to strike up"}, {"start": 15166.88, "end": 15168.28, "text": " to three times who's going."}, {"start": 15169.32, "end": 15170.88, "text": " It, oh, is it cat two?"}, {"start": 15173.16, "end": 15176.08, "text": " It says requires bear form or dire bear form"}, {"start": 15176.08, "end": 15177.68, "text": " unless there's something else."}, {"start": 15189.24, "end": 15196.08, "text": " You can use Berserk in cat form. Yeah, or acquire his cat form, but it says it"}, {"start": 15196.08, "end": 15198.84, "text": " causes your Mangle to strike up the three and Mangle's only as well in bear or"}, {"start": 15198.84, "end": 15202.88, "text": " dire bear unless that's a typo."}, {"start": 15206.0, "end": 15210.08, "text": " Hmm, you'll probably just use Berserk and keep shredding, right? You'll probably"}, {"start": 15210.08, "end": 15214.68, "text": " just use Berserk and keep shredding. It increases crit to 100% in cat. Yeah,"}, {"start": 15214.68, "end": 15217.24, "text": " Yeah, but I'm talking about Mangle, guys."}, {"start": 15221.0, "end": 15221.84, "text": " Row read."}, {"start": 15227.6, "end": 15231.28, "text": " Guys, we're talking about rotations here."}, {"start": 15231.28, "end": 15232.960000000001, "text": " We're trying to understand a Berserk."}, {"start": 15234.36, "end": 15235.84, "text": " If we're gonna use Mangle as an ability,"}, {"start": 15235.84, "end": 15238.44, "text": " we're talking about if we're counting Mangle"}, {"start": 15238.44, "end": 15239.68, "text": " as a button to press, guys."}, {"start": 15239.68, "end": 15241.48, "text": " That's what we're talking about, okay?"}, {"start": 15241.48, "end": 15248.48, "text": " Guys, guys, guys, read this if it doesn't."}, {"start": 15248.48, "end": 15254.0, "text": " Chat has seven second intention span?"}, {"start": 15254.0, "end": 15256.199999999999, "text": " Yeah, maybe, something like that."}, {"start": 15256.199999999999, "end": 15265.8, "text": " Okay, so you're going to use presumably no mangle in the DPS rotation, I think."}, {"start": 15265.800000000001, "end": 15278.2, "text": " You can probably use rip, probably use shred, probably use rake."}, {"start": 15278.2, "end": 15281.560000000001, "text": " Rip is an opener though, right?"}, {"start": 15281.560000000001, "end": 15288.2, "text": " There's Tiger's Fury as well, and that grants you energy, so it's going to be Tiger's Fury,"}, {"start": 15288.2, "end": 15295.86, "text": " and a rake if we're not counting the opener."}, {"start": 15295.86, "end": 15297.58, "text": " Oh, Anna Spender and a ferocious bite."}, {"start": 15297.58, "end": 15299.62, "text": " So four."}, {"start": 15299.62, "end": 15300.380000000001, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 15300.380000000001, "end": 15304.060000000001, "text": " I think four is a really nice sweet spot, you know?"}, {"start": 15311.1, "end": 15312.58, "text": " OK."}, {"start": 15312.58, "end": 15314.42, "text": " That looks like, like I'm organized."}, {"start": 15314.42, "end": 15316.5, "text": " We're going to every single class right now"}, {"start": 15316.5, "end": 15318.18, "text": " and trying to figure out what the rotation would"}, {"start": 15318.18, "end": 15323.78, "text": " look like. And so far, all the ones we've covered are in that like three to five range, right? Three"}, {"start": 15323.78, "end": 15328.82, "text": " to five button range. Rest assured, I would assume this would have a lot because you have swift mend,"}, {"start": 15329.380000000001, "end": 15336.26, "text": " wild growth, regrowth, rejuve, and a healing touch. I mean, healers just have more buttons"}, {"start": 15336.26, "end": 15340.5, "text": " to press. Every healer we've looked at has so many buttons. At least five."}, {"start": 15347.460000000001, "end": 15353.22, "text": " There's no life bloom, right? Someone said life bloom. So that's fine. Yeah, that's good. That's"}, {"start": 15353.22, "end": 15358.34, "text": " fine. Okay, let's look at lock. Actually, let's do lock before hunter because I'm more familiar with lock."}, {"start": 15366.26, "end": 15376.26, "text": " Yo, Streetpaw, thanks for the super chat."}, {"start": 15376.26, "end": 15377.26, "text": " Finally catching you live."}, {"start": 15377.26, "end": 15378.26, "text": " Thank you, man."}, {"start": 15378.26, "end": 15379.26, "text": " Smooth brain to the super chat."}, {"start": 15379.26, "end": 15382.26, "text": " After watching the deep dive, it seems to me forever raiding will be much more about"}, {"start": 15382.26, "end": 15383.94, "text": " utility versus parsing."}, {"start": 15383.94, "end": 15384.94, "text": " That's awesome."}, {"start": 15384.94, "end": 15386.14, "text": " Jindale, thanks for the 5."}, {"start": 15386.14, "end": 15387.14, "text": " You missed that freeze."}, {"start": 15387.14, "end": 15388.14, "text": " Can have holy damage spec."}, {"start": 15388.14, "end": 15389.74, "text": " A holy damage spec."}, {"start": 15389.74, "end": 15391.26, "text": " Now check disc and holy talents."}, {"start": 15391.26, "end": 15392.26, "text": " Yeah, that's cool."}, {"start": 15392.26, "end": 15393.26, "text": " Super cool."}, {"start": 15393.26, "end": 15394.26, "text": " Sketch, thanks for the prime."}, {"start": 15394.26, "end": 15395.26, "text": " Appreciate you, man."}, {"start": 15395.26, "end": 15398.54, "text": " Thanks for the T1."}, {"start": 15398.54, "end": 15400.380000000001, "text": " OK, DESTRO."}, {"start": 15400.380000000001, "end": 15404.54, "text": " So right now, the DESTRO rotation,"}, {"start": 15404.54, "end": 15408.02, "text": " or the LOCK rotation in general, is one button."}, {"start": 15408.02, "end": 15409.34, "text": " You press Shadow Bolt."}, {"start": 15409.34, "end": 15411.5, "text": " I guess technically you put up Curse of Elements"}, {"start": 15411.5, "end": 15412.54, "text": " and then Shadow Bolt."}, {"start": 15414.94, "end": 15416.34, "text": " Let's see what they've done."}, {"start": 15425.26, "end": 15441.22, "text": " Um, you have a shout out burn aftermath, cataclysm."}, {"start": 15441.22, "end": 15444.42, "text": " Increase the crit chance of searing pain and the damage on our destruction ignites a target"}, {"start": 15444.42, "end": 15449.78, "text": " is already inflicted by your emulate dealing more damage by the emulate, okay."}, {"start": 15449.78, "end": 15453.78, "text": " Constance the crit."}, {"start": 15453.78, "end": 15456.74, "text": " Dude, I hope there's a fire, Destro build that's sick."}, {"start": 15459.26, "end": 15461.320000000002, "text": " Okay, Bane of Havoc, got it."}, {"start": 15466.060000000001, "end": 15468.460000000001, "text": " Deals 125 to 140 fire damage to your target"}, {"start": 15468.460000000001, "end": 15470.78, "text": " and an additional 25% damage if the target's afflicted"}, {"start": 15470.78, "end": 15471.62, "text": " by MLA."}, {"start": 15474.18, "end": 15476.820000000002, "text": " Okay, so if the fire build works,"}, {"start": 15476.820000000002, "end": 15478.820000000002, "text": " what you would do is like keep up,"}, {"start": 15478.82, "end": 15483.82, "text": " You would like Imelay, Ensign, Can Flag,"}, {"start": 15485.3, "end": 15486.8, "text": " and then fill with,"}, {"start": 15493.1, "end": 15495.06, "text": " wait, is Ensign in a cooldown?"}, {"start": 15495.06, "end": 15497.82, "text": " I would assume there's a cooldown on Ensign, right?"}, {"start": 15497.82, "end": 15499.18, "text": " Bre-read, Shadow and Flame."}, {"start": 15499.18, "end": 15500.58, "text": " Hitting an enemy with Can Flag"}, {"start": 15504.699999999999, "end": 15507.779999999999, "text": " increases all shadow damage you deal by 10 for 20 seconds"}, {"start": 15507.78, "end": 15508.94, "text": " and hitting an enemy with Shadowburn,"}, {"start": 15508.94, "end": 15510.380000000001, "text": " increase all fire damage you deal."}, {"start": 15510.380000000001, "end": 15513.5, "text": " This is the kind of stuff we're looking for, man."}, {"start": 15513.5, "end": 15517.18, "text": " This is what builds our rotation, right?"}, {"start": 15517.18, "end": 15518.5, "text": " Yes, okay."}, {"start": 15518.5, "end": 15522.18, "text": " In addition, can flag has a 100% chance"}, {"start": 15523.060000000001, "end": 15524.78, "text": " to not consume Immolate,"}, {"start": 15524.78, "end": 15526.900000000001, "text": " and Shadowburn has a 100% chance"}, {"start": 15526.900000000001, "end": 15528.62, "text": " to instantly refund a Soul Shard."}, {"start": 15528.62, "end": 15531.26, "text": " Oh, so this builds the whole spec."}, {"start": 15531.26, "end": 15533.220000000001, "text": " So this is the type of talent Mage needs."}, {"start": 15533.220000000001, "end": 15534.26, "text": " They need something like this,"}, {"start": 15534.26, "end": 15536.86, "text": " because right now they don't have that."}, {"start": 15536.86, "end": 15539.54, "text": " Man, I feel like I'm not smart enough to like build it."}, {"start": 15539.54, "end": 15541.54, "text": " Like I want, I want to, like, okay,"}, {"start": 15541.54, "end": 15544.26, "text": " maybe I just haven't thought about it long enough."}, {"start": 15544.26, "end": 15547.58, "text": " I want Mage to have something to make it"}, {"start": 15547.58, "end": 15549.44, "text": " to where the rotation is interesting,"}, {"start": 15549.44, "end": 15553.04, "text": " like every other spec in the game is so far,"}, {"start": 15553.04, "end": 15555.380000000001, "text": " besides Mage, but we're not done with all of them."}, {"start": 15555.380000000001, "end": 15557.380000000001, "text": " So maybe there's another weak link here."}, {"start": 15560.54, "end": 15563.140000000001, "text": " Wow, that's interesting."}, {"start": 15563.140000000001, "end": 15564.7, "text": " I don't even know if I'm good enough at Warlock"}, {"start": 15564.7, "end": 15566.960000000001, "text": " to think about how this rotation would play out."}, {"start": 15569.26, "end": 15571.800000000001, "text": " But it sounds like it's similar to like a moonken."}, {"start": 15575.04, "end": 15577.92, "text": " To where you would emulate and can flag,"}, {"start": 15577.92, "end": 15580.36, "text": " then swap to using shadow for a while"}, {"start": 15582.16, "end": 15585.720000000001, "text": " until you shadow burn and then move back"}, {"start": 15585.720000000001, "end": 15586.720000000001, "text": " to emulate and can flags."}, {"start": 15586.720000000001, "end": 15589.460000000001, "text": " You're either playing off emulate and can flag"}, {"start": 15589.460000000001, "end": 15592.76, "text": " or shadow bolt and shadow burn."}, {"start": 15592.76, "end": 15595.1, "text": " That's so cool, that's so cool."}, {"start": 15596.460000000001, "end": 15598.42, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 15598.42, "end": 15600.300000000001, "text": " Like I said, I haven't played much lock,"}, {"start": 15600.300000000001, "end": 15602.02, "text": " like at least in the end game setting,"}, {"start": 15602.02, "end": 15604.84, "text": " to like know enough, but like that is so cool."}, {"start": 15612.26, "end": 15616.86, "text": " Okay, like demonology, I haven't looked at this too much."}, {"start": 15619.86, "end": 15620.7, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 15620.7, "end": 15625.7, "text": " Okay, okay."}, {"start": 15644.7, "end": 15648.7, "text": " Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa."}, {"start": 15648.7, "end": 15666.94, "text": " Whoa. So you can sack a pet and get the benefit from MD on something and then bring out another"}, {"start": 15666.94, "end": 15672.76, "text": " pet. Your steering pain generates less threat and your pet's next two attacks against the"}, {"start": 15672.76, "end": 15682.84, "text": " target, generate high threat, and deal 39 to 42 fire shot damage based on the pet."}, {"start": 15682.84, "end": 15686.56, "text": " So you use searing pain to generate a debuff."}, {"start": 15686.56, "end": 15692.04, "text": " So it'll be like searing pain, and then something else, and then something else, and then researing"}, {"start": 15692.04, "end": 15693.04, "text": " pain."}, {"start": 15693.04, "end": 15700.800000000001, "text": " So you want to keep searing pain so your pet pumps, unless there's a longer cooldown."}, {"start": 15700.800000000001, "end": 15701.800000000001, "text": " Interesting."}, {"start": 15701.800000000001, "end": 15707.240000000002, "text": " Reaches the cooldown of Soulfire by 45 when your cast Shadowbolt or Shearing Pain on an enemy below 35, they deal"}, {"start": 15707.920000000002, "end": 15713.380000000001, "text": " 3% increased damage for the next 10 seconds or Soulfires will have its cast time reduced by 20 and cause no Soul Shards"}, {"start": 15713.44, "end": 15716.080000000002, "text": " So they want Soulfire in your rotation"}, {"start": 15716.920000000002, "end": 15718.920000000002, "text": " presumably Shearing Pain in your rotation"}, {"start": 15719.720000000001, "end": 15723.500000000002, "text": " And I would assume you would go improve Shadowbolt anyway. So you do like Shadowbolt"}, {"start": 15724.640000000001, "end": 15726.04, "text": " Soulfire"}, {"start": 15726.04, "end": 15729.960000000001, "text": " Shearing Pain and then maybe even a daughter to in a curse"}, {"start": 15731.800000000001, "end": 15736.980000000001, "text": " Okay, so we can all agree Warlock is probably on the higher end as well for Destro and for"}, {"start": 15736.980000000001, "end": 15738.140000000001, "text": " Demonology."}, {"start": 15738.140000000001, "end": 15739.140000000001, "text": " That's a lot."}, {"start": 15739.140000000001, "end": 15745.62, "text": " Well, I would even maybe say too, like maybe even too much, but let's just, maybe it's"}, {"start": 15745.62, "end": 15748.62, "text": " fine."}, {"start": 15748.62, "end": 15749.62, "text": " Affliction is wild, isn't it?"}, {"start": 15749.62, "end": 15750.62, "text": " Let's see."}, {"start": 15750.62, "end": 15752.740000000002, "text": " Oh yeah, I remember reading this."}, {"start": 15752.740000000002, "end": 15754.18, "text": " So you have something called Drain Hope."}, {"start": 15754.18, "end": 15757.1, "text": " Dude, Affliction looks so fun."}, {"start": 15757.1, "end": 15762.54, "text": " all hope dealing damage every one second and increases all other shadow damage over timed"}, {"start": 15762.54, "end": 15763.54, "text": " dots."}, {"start": 15763.54, "end": 15767.18, "text": " So they want a fliction playable and end game presumably and you're going to like drain"}, {"start": 15767.18, "end": 15771.94, "text": " with this new talent called drain hope which is kind of like Malefic Grasp or like Drain"}, {"start": 15771.94, "end": 15777.82, "text": " Soul except it's just a brand new ability is a channel which is going to like bump up"}, {"start": 15777.82, "end": 15782.66, "text": " all your dots."}, {"start": 15782.66, "end": 15791.2, "text": " Siphon life is worth pressing. Agony, siphon life, corruption, drain life, and then you"}, {"start": 15791.2, "end": 15798.22, "text": " feel like shadowball, I would assume. So that's like five. Okay. I don't want to go too deep"}, {"start": 15798.22, "end": 15802.18, "text": " into every class, especially the ones that I'm less comfortable with, because it's just"}, {"start": 15802.18, "end": 15808.26, "text": " me yapping for no reason. But so far, if you're just tuning in, warrior has a complex enough"}, {"start": 15808.26, "end": 15812.36, "text": " rotation, Pali does, Rogue does, Priest does, Locke does, and Druid does."}, {"start": 15813.800000000001, "end": 15816.86, "text": " Let's take a look at Shaman and Hunter. Those are the last two."}, {"start": 15816.960000000001, "end": 15821.82, "text": " I'm gonna need your help here guys because I haven't played any Shaman. Shaman is my least played class,"}, {"start": 15821.82, "end": 15823.82, "text": " so I'm gonna need a lot of help here."}, {"start": 15825.58, "end": 15829.380000000001, "text": " Check discord, fire has a 4-button rotation. Let me see if I can..."}, {"start": 15830.28, "end": 15832.28, "text": " Crap, hold on."}, {"start": 15838.26, "end": 15855.26, "text": " Oh, right, yeah, yeah, no, exactly, Gabby, yeah."}, {"start": 15855.26, "end": 15860.32, "text": " I'm talking about like also while leveling, I'm talking about like while just interacting"}, {"start": 15860.32, "end": 15866.74, "text": " with the world, a quest, I'm not always just talking about like, like, okay, so we'll get"}, {"start": 15866.74, "end": 15867.74, "text": " to that in a second."}, {"start": 15867.74, "end": 15872.86, "text": " that Gabby, maybe you already, maybe you just tuned in. So with fire, technically there are buttons"}, {"start": 15872.86, "end": 15878.38, "text": " to press, but effectively you never press them, especially while leveling. Effectively you'll"}, {"start": 15878.38, "end": 15882.38, "text": " never actually get a hot streak and a dungeon while leveling. That's the problem, but we covered"}, {"start": 15882.38, "end": 15891.34, "text": " that. But let's, let's get back to Shaman. Okay, let's start with Ellie because this is the first"}, {"start": 15891.34, "end": 15892.54, "text": " First one on the left."}, {"start": 15901.380000000001, "end": 15904.380000000001, "text": " Okay, so I mean, you have lava burst, which is sick."}, {"start": 15906.42, "end": 15909.880000000001, "text": " You have lighting overload, which I think is really sick."}, {"start": 15909.880000000001, "end": 15910.78, "text": " Really sick."}, {"start": 15921.34, "end": 15932.26, "text": " Um, reduces the cool down of your shock spells is the damage done."}, {"start": 15932.26, "end": 15937.68, "text": " So, so Ellie, am I missing something here?"}, {"start": 15937.68, "end": 15943.62, "text": " Is it is it just going to be lightning pole filled with flame shock and lava burst?"}, {"start": 15943.62, "end": 15948.22, "text": " Is that is that I mean, so that's pretty on the light end."}, {"start": 15948.22, "end": 15949.5, "text": " That's pretty on the light end."}, {"start": 15949.5, "end": 15950.5, "text": " Yes."}, {"start": 15950.5, "end": 15952.66, "text": " I mean, that's the lightest spec besides mage"}, {"start": 15952.66, "end": 15954.04, "text": " that we've seen."}, {"start": 15954.04, "end": 15955.3, "text": " Chain lightning as well."}, {"start": 15956.46, "end": 15957.5, "text": " Mm, I forgot about chain lightning."}, {"start": 15957.5, "end": 15960.14, "text": " Chain lightning in classic is a cool-down, right?"}, {"start": 15960.14, "end": 15962.66, "text": " So you use like chain lightning for the cool-down,"}, {"start": 15962.66, "end": 15965.98, "text": " flame shock, lava burst, I would assume as a cool-down,"}, {"start": 15965.98, "end": 15967.66, "text": " and then fill with lightning bolts."}, {"start": 15967.66, "end": 15969.3, "text": " And so another chain lightning,"}, {"start": 15969.3, "end": 15971.18, "text": " flame shock or lava burst and lightning bolt."}, {"start": 15971.18, "end": 15973.9, "text": " And you guys are saying fire nova too."}, {"start": 15973.9, "end": 15975.62, "text": " But are you gonna use fire nova single target?"}, {"start": 15975.62, "end": 15976.82, "text": " I would assume not."}, {"start": 15976.82, "end": 15979.619999999999, "text": " Maybe."}, {"start": 15979.619999999999, "end": 15988.18, "text": " No, no, yes, no."}, {"start": 15988.18, "end": 15989.18, "text": " I mean, maybe."}, {"start": 15989.18, "end": 15994.98, "text": " Maybe it's a single target."}, {"start": 15994.98, "end": 16009.619999999999, "text": " It depends on how much damage it does for the mana cost and for the global."}, {"start": 16009.619999999999, "end": 16011.5, "text": " I guess we don't know."}, {"start": 16011.5, "end": 16013.5, "text": " We'll see."}, {"start": 16013.5, "end": 16016.46, "text": " Anyway, Ellie is a little on the lighter end."}, {"start": 16016.46, "end": 16020.22, "text": " Shane lightning, lightning bolt, lava burst and flame shock."}, {"start": 16020.22, "end": 16023.5, "text": " Once again, while you're leveling, you're doing a quest, you're not just gonna go lightning"}, {"start": 16023.5, "end": 16025.42, "text": " lightning bolt, lightning bolt, lightning bolt, lightning bolt."}, {"start": 16025.42, "end": 16028.7, "text": " You might do like lightning bolt, flame shock,"}, {"start": 16028.7, "end": 16031.66, "text": " lava burst, lightning bolt, right?"}, {"start": 16031.66, "end": 16034.38, "text": " Like you have a couple different 1, 2, 3s to press."}, {"start": 16034.38, "end": 16036.48, "text": " It's not just one, right?"}, {"start": 16037.98, "end": 16039.62, "text": " Read fire nova change below."}, {"start": 16041.7, "end": 16043.74, "text": " A spell now, not a totem, got it."}, {"start": 16043.74, "end": 16045.14, "text": " 10 second cooldown, lost everything."}, {"start": 16045.14, "end": 16046.34, "text": " Yeah, got it."}, {"start": 16046.34, "end": 16049.52, "text": " Yeah, it really just depends."}, {"start": 16049.52, "end": 16051.1, "text": " How much damage it does for the global"}, {"start": 16051.1, "end": 16053.1, "text": " if you're gonna use it or not, single target."}, {"start": 16053.5, "end": 16062.7, "text": " Okay, let's let's chat in hands for a second, and I'm so happy we're actually taking the"}, {"start": 16062.7, "end": 16065.54, "text": " time to do this because when I was on the stage there, we did not have enough time to"}, {"start": 16065.54, "end": 16070.18, "text": " read all these."}, {"start": 16070.18, "end": 16079.22, "text": " Okay, so you're going to have storm strike."}, {"start": 16079.220000000001, "end": 16095.980000000001, "text": " Strike is a 12 second cooldown. Storm Strike can reset on Dodgers or Parries. It's a it"}, {"start": 16095.98, "end": 16099.66, "text": " It says 12 here, but maybe it's wrong."}, {"start": 16105.779999999999, "end": 16108.82, "text": " It seems a little on the lighter end."}, {"start": 16108.82, "end": 16111.1, "text": " All right, so in-hands, I'm going to need your help here."}, {"start": 16111.1, "end": 16114.1, "text": " Are you really just storm-striking and using a shock,"}, {"start": 16114.1, "end": 16116.34, "text": " and then storm-striking and using a shock,"}, {"start": 16116.34, "end": 16118.02, "text": " and then storm-striking and reading a shock?"}, {"start": 16121.46, "end": 16122.98, "text": " Yeah, I mean, is that really it?"}, {"start": 16122.98, "end": 16125.46, "text": " OK, so oh, it's the lightning bolts,"}, {"start": 16125.460000000001, "end": 16126.580000000002, "text": " Because that would be cool, let's see."}, {"start": 16126.580000000002, "end": 16127.900000000001, "text": " When you deal damage with a melee attack,"}, {"start": 16127.900000000001, "end": 16129.78, "text": " you have a chance to reduce the cast time in mana cost"}, {"start": 16129.78, "end": 16131.820000000002, "text": " of your next lightning bullet by four,"}, {"start": 16131.820000000002, "end": 16133.460000000001, "text": " stacks up to five times."}, {"start": 16134.300000000001, "end": 16135.980000000001, "text": " So you're gonna get a..."}, {"start": 16135.980000000001, "end": 16138.78, "text": " Here, let's just fill this out to see how it stacks up."}, {"start": 16143.54, "end": 16146.300000000001, "text": " So it's gonna be a 20% quicker lightning pull."}, {"start": 16146.300000000001, "end": 16148.42, "text": " Is that even worth casting?"}, {"start": 16148.42, "end": 16150.820000000002, "text": " 20 at five?"}, {"start": 16151.7, "end": 16152.660000000002, "text": " Huh?"}, {"start": 16152.660000000002, "end": 16155.380000000001, "text": " Wait, is that even worth casting?"}, {"start": 16155.380000000001, "end": 16156.94, "text": " You know it's a hundred?"}, {"start": 16156.94, "end": 16158.86, "text": " Oh, okay, I'm seeing, I see."}, {"start": 16158.86, "end": 16160.380000000001, "text": " It's 20, but it stacks up to five,"}, {"start": 16160.380000000001, "end": 16162.18, "text": " so it's gonna be an instant."}, {"start": 16162.18, "end": 16163.02, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 16164.54, "end": 16165.420000000002, "text": " I wonder what the chance is."}, {"start": 16165.420000000002, "end": 16166.980000000001, "text": " It just says you have a chance."}, {"start": 16166.980000000001, "end": 16167.86, "text": " What's a chance?"}, {"start": 16167.86, "end": 16170.7, "text": " Is it 1%, 5%?"}, {"start": 16170.7, "end": 16171.86, "text": " Weird."}, {"start": 16171.86, "end": 16173.820000000002, "text": " You have a chance to reduce the cast time."}, {"start": 16173.820000000002, "end": 16175.980000000001, "text": " Okay, so storm strike, storm strike,"}, {"start": 16175.980000000001, "end": 16178.500000000002, "text": " or storm strike, shock,"}, {"start": 16178.500000000002, "end": 16179.660000000002, "text": " whatever shock you're gonna use,"}, {"start": 16179.660000000002, "end": 16181.02, "text": " storm strike, shock,"}, {"start": 16181.02, "end": 16184.900000000001, "text": " and then eventually you get an instant lightning bolt."}, {"start": 16184.9, "end": 16192.4, "text": " Okay, can we all agree, Inhanced might be a little on the lighter end in terms of rotation and then Fire Nova totem."}, {"start": 16206.6, "end": 16209.199999999999, "text": " Oh wait, so Fire Nova is just going to be a spell anyway."}, {"start": 16209.2, "end": 16220.6, "text": " So you'll probably weave in firenovas, maybe."}, {"start": 16220.6, "end": 16227.84, "text": " Totem twisting as well."}, {"start": 16227.84, "end": 16233.92, "text": " I'm kind of, I've never played a shaman, I might be missing this, but it seems very"}, {"start": 16233.92, "end": 16234.92, "text": " light."}, {"start": 16234.92, "end": 16238.8, "text": " Storm Shrike, a shock."}, {"start": 16238.8, "end": 16241.2, "text": " Every now and then you'll press a lightning bolt."}, {"start": 16243.960000000001, "end": 16246.2, "text": " It is simple, it's mid, simple."}, {"start": 16248.48, "end": 16249.64, "text": " Light but fun."}, {"start": 16250.48, "end": 16252.32, "text": " That's, I mean, that's three buttons."}, {"start": 16256.64, "end": 16259.32, "text": " Okay, I mean, it seems a little on the lighter end,"}, {"start": 16259.32, "end": 16262.72, "text": " especially compared to every other thing we've seen so far,"}, {"start": 16262.72, "end": 16264.4, "text": " but maybe it's fine."}, {"start": 16264.4, "end": 16266.16, "text": " Maybe three is, maybe three is fine."}, {"start": 16266.16, "end": 16267.359999999999, "text": " Like we said, it doesn't have to,"}, {"start": 16267.359999999999, "end": 16269.4, "text": " it's not like every class has to have the same amount"}, {"start": 16269.4, "end": 16270.619999999999, "text": " of buttons to press."}, {"start": 16270.619999999999, "end": 16272.119999999999, "text": " It can be, it can range."}, {"start": 16272.119999999999, "end": 16274.199999999999, "text": " Some can have three, some can have five."}, {"start": 16274.199999999999, "end": 16275.52, "text": " That's fine."}, {"start": 16275.52, "end": 16276.72, "text": " This one seems to be in the lighter end,"}, {"start": 16276.72, "end": 16277.96, "text": " which is probably fine."}, {"start": 16282.039999999999, "end": 16284.16, "text": " Rester, Shaman, say I've ripped tight now."}, {"start": 16288.359999999999, "end": 16289.96, "text": " You have Lesser and Corater."}, {"start": 16292.279999999999, "end": 16293.64, "text": " Do they have Chainheal?"}, {"start": 16294.4, "end": 16296.4, "text": " Or it's that TBC"}, {"start": 16300.24, "end": 16308.119999999999, "text": " They also have Shane say of Shane lesser crater riptide that feels like all the healers have way like way more buttons to press through the DPS"}, {"start": 16308.359999999999, "end": 16310.359999999999, "text": " Holy crap"}, {"start": 16314.32, "end": 16316.32, "text": " Shane riptide lesser crater"}, {"start": 16318.56, "end": 16320.08, "text": " Okay"}, {"start": 16320.08, "end": 16326.94, "text": " Whatever it feels like healers all past this instantly just because they healers is a more bunse press maybe healing is just way harder than deeps"}, {"start": 16330.52, "end": 16335.7, "text": " Okay, true it so what what have we missed hunter hunters like the one that we haven't guys. I'm gonna need help here, too"}, {"start": 16335.7, "end": 16337.7, "text": " I haven't played too much honor"}, {"start": 16339.76, "end": 16341.76, "text": " We'll do BM first"}, {"start": 16341.76, "end": 16350.12, "text": " Ooh, Hunter seems, what, what do you actually press, Summon Hawk, Command Hawk to Dive?"}, {"start": 16350.12, "end": 16352.6, "text": " Okay, so you have Summon Hawk, that's one."}, {"start": 16352.6, "end": 16356.12, "text": " Obviously like pet attack and auto attack."}, {"start": 16356.12, "end": 16363.08, "text": " Um, what, what do you, what do you actually press in here?"}, {"start": 16363.08, "end": 16366.84, "text": " You have a Sting."}, {"start": 16366.84, "end": 16371.28, "text": " You have a Sting, you have Arcane Shot, you have Summon Hawk and then your pet is attacking."}, {"start": 16371.28, "end": 16373.36, "text": " I mean, BM seemed like if you're going to use Summon Hawk,"}, {"start": 16373.36, "end": 16375.2, "text": " Sting, and Arcane Shot, is that three?"}, {"start": 16378.800000000001, "end": 16380.12, "text": " You'll also multi."}, {"start": 16381.880000000001, "end": 16383.880000000001, "text": " I don't think you're going to aimed, right?"}, {"start": 16386.16, "end": 16387.0, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 16388.96, "end": 16391.04, "text": " You, oh, you can't Arcane because it replaces it."}, {"start": 16391.04, "end": 16391.88, "text": " Let's see."}, {"start": 16391.88, "end": 16393.28, "text": " Oh, you're right."}, {"start": 16393.28, "end": 16396.04, "text": " Summon Hawk shares its cooldown with Arcane Shot."}, {"start": 16396.04, "end": 16399.68, "text": " Okay, so you'll use a Sting, Summon Hawk,"}, {"start": 16399.68, "end": 16402.24, "text": " presumably if it's tuned correctly."}, {"start": 16402.24, "end": 16403.08, "text": " Multi."}, {"start": 16404.84, "end": 16405.68, "text": " And"}, {"start": 16407.52, "end": 16408.68, "text": " that's three."}, {"start": 16412.2, "end": 16414.04, "text": " Oh, aimed his baseline shared CD."}, {"start": 16416.8, "end": 16418.12, "text": " It's a quicker two second cast,"}, {"start": 16418.12, "end": 16420.44, "text": " six second cooldown shared with multi shot."}, {"start": 16420.44, "end": 16421.48, "text": " Classic was three."}, {"start": 16422.8, "end": 16425.84, "text": " The reader caught this cast time on Zaru stream."}, {"start": 16425.84, "end": 16429.8, "text": " Spotted by a reader on Zaryu's stream."}, {"start": 16429.8, "end": 16431.920000000002, "text": " Guys, I knew that because it was on my stream."}, {"start": 16431.920000000002, "end": 16435.04, "text": " I read everything when I was there in person."}, {"start": 16435.04, "end": 16437.64, "text": " That's why I was going to tell you guys, aim shot is across the board,"}, {"start": 16437.64, "end": 16439.08, "text": " and it does share with multi-shot."}, {"start": 16444.08, "end": 16454.6, "text": " OK, so aim shot, aim shot, summon hawk and a sting, that's still three."}, {"start": 16456.56, "end": 16458.56, "text": " Still kind of three"}, {"start": 16461.08, "end": 16463.08, "text": " Okay"}, {"start": 16463.08, "end": 16465.08, "text": " Kill command did I miss kill command?"}, {"start": 16466.88, "end": 16470.68, "text": " Maybe kill command just like a hunter talent here"}, {"start": 16475.76, "end": 16479.52, "text": " Doesn't look like there's kill command unless I'm tripping which I might be totally might be"}, {"start": 16485.84, "end": 16493.4, "text": " No kill command. No kill command. Okay. Okay. So Beast Mastery might be a little on the"}, {"start": 16493.4, "end": 16511.920000000002, "text": " lighter end, but I feel like that's kind of how Beast Mastery usually looks. Okay."}, {"start": 16511.920000000002, "end": 16514.620000000003, "text": " your pet into a rage. You have B.C. O'Rath. That's like a cool gun."}, {"start": 16518.620000000003, "end": 16521.02, "text": " The M is going to be S tier with pets disarming."}, {"start": 16524.02, "end": 16525.22, "text": " Aiming his baseline cool."}, {"start": 16525.820000000003, "end": 16526.320000000003, "text": " All right."}, {"start": 16527.420000000002, "end": 16530.320000000003, "text": " Mark's man you have aimed shot baseline."}, {"start": 16533.02, "end": 16534.22, "text": " Sniper shot."}, {"start": 16534.820000000003, "end": 16538.72, "text": " Four second cast. Holy crap. So, so now Mark sounds like a new"}, {"start": 16538.72, "end": 16541.72, "text": " aim shot called sniper shot because everyone has aim shot"}, {"start": 16541.72, "end": 16543.52, "text": " Now sniper shot is going to be even sicker."}, {"start": 16543.52, "end": 16547.64, "text": " OK, so you have sniper shot and aim shot and lone wolf."}, {"start": 16547.64, "end": 16549.48, "text": " Bro, Marx is going to be so cool."}, {"start": 16549.48, "end": 16551.24, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 16551.24, "end": 16553.440000000002, "text": " Are you going to bring for Nomargon back in forever?"}, {"start": 16553.440000000002, "end": 16555.08, "text": " And we're not going to do for Nomargon,"}, {"start": 16555.08, "end": 16556.08, "text": " but we will have a guild."}, {"start": 16556.08, "end": 16556.58, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 16560.920000000002, "end": 16569.0, "text": " OK, so sniper shot, aim shot, arcane shot, and a sting."}, {"start": 16569.0, "end": 16577.08, "text": " So four, okay, and then survival is going to be the weirdest one to think about because"}, {"start": 16578.92, "end": 16583.48, "text": " it's a melee spec, strider kick, like no one's actually played this. It's a powerful kick that"}, {"start": 16583.48, "end": 16589.32, "text": " deals damage, it has an eight second cooldown, you have counter attack, you have"}, {"start": 16589.32, "end": 16600.52, "text": " traps. You'll probably use traps like on cooldown as a spec. You can use them in combat, I think, as well."}, {"start": 16600.52, "end": 16616.92, "text": " Yeah, so traps. Mongoosebite is raptor strike still a thing, I would assume. Mongoosebite, raptor strike,"}, {"start": 16616.920000000002, "end": 16619.620000000003, "text": " like Strider Kick and Traps."}, {"start": 16619.620000000003, "end": 16621.72, "text": " For counting all Traps is one, it's four,"}, {"start": 16621.72, "end": 16626.56, "text": " and that's not even counting Counter Attack."}, {"start": 16626.56, "end": 16628.04, "text": " Okay, so service like in a great spot."}, {"start": 16628.04, "end": 16629.08, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 16629.08, "end": 16631.920000000002, "text": " Okay, so we've covered every class in the game."}, {"start": 16631.920000000002, "end": 16635.160000000003, "text": " Now let's go back to Mage and think about Frost."}, {"start": 16635.160000000003, "end": 16638.08, "text": " Frost has Frostbolt and Ice Lance."}, {"start": 16638.08, "end": 16639.4, "text": " That is two."}, {"start": 16639.4, "end": 16642.960000000003, "text": " There is no other spec in the game with only two buttons."}, {"start": 16642.960000000003, "end": 16646.52, "text": " So now after that knowledge,"}, {"start": 16646.52, "end": 16650.2, "text": " We do need at least minimum a third button"}, {"start": 16650.2, "end": 16651.96, "text": " to press for Frost, minimum."}, {"start": 16652.96, "end": 16654.4, "text": " One more, don't forget KonaCold."}, {"start": 16654.4, "end": 16656.760000000002, "text": " You don't use KonaCold in PvE, single target."}, {"start": 16656.760000000002, "end": 16659.72, "text": " Like, I'm not talking AoE grinding."}, {"start": 16659.72, "end": 16662.64, "text": " I'm talking like, you know, in a rotation."}, {"start": 16662.64, "end": 16664.86, "text": " How does a rotation feel, right?"}, {"start": 16666.4, "end": 16669.16, "text": " You're not gonna use Arcane Explosion, Frost Nova,"}, {"start": 16669.16, "end": 16670.0, "text": " none of that."}, {"start": 16670.0, "end": 16672.24, "text": " Frost while leveling is already fine."}, {"start": 16672.24, "end": 16674.96, "text": " I'm just talking about like, when we're on a fight."}, {"start": 16676.52, "end": 16692.84, "text": " What what third spec what should we use?"}, {"start": 16692.84, "end": 16695.760000000002, "text": " Without making a hybrid build of course you can make hybrid builds but you can make a"}, {"start": 16695.760000000002, "end": 16699.52, "text": " hybrid build with warlock you can make a hybrid build with rope you can make a hybrid build"}, {"start": 16699.52, "end": 16702.24, "text": " with any of these."}, {"start": 16702.24, "end": 16705.760000000002, "text": " Mage has cool hybrid builds, I'll give it that."}, {"start": 16705.760000000002, "end": 16709.84, "text": " So maybe Mage, you just can't play Frost, you have to play a hybrid, and maybe that's"}, {"start": 16709.84, "end": 16711.22, "text": " okay."}, {"start": 16711.22, "end": 16712.22, "text": " Maybe that's okay."}, {"start": 16712.22, "end": 16719.2, "text": " But right now, Frost is a build and PvE has two buttons."}, {"start": 16719.2, "end": 16720.2, "text": " I don't know if that's okay."}, {"start": 16720.2, "end": 16721.280000000002, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 16721.280000000002, "end": 16726.320000000003, "text": " I think it would probably need minimum a third, but realistically, probably a fourth, because"}, {"start": 16726.320000000003, "end": 16731.120000000003, "text": " that's what most, you know, hmm."}, {"start": 16731.12, "end": 16751.2, "text": " I'm thinking. Fire blast. You don't use fire blast in PvE as frost. It's not enough damage"}, {"start": 16751.2, "end": 16759.76, "text": " for the global cooldown. Orb. Orb could work. You probably want at least one more"}, {"start": 16759.760000000002, "end": 16763.04, "text": " and maybe two is Frost, but I don't know."}, {"start": 16763.04, "end": 16766.72, "text": " Flurry, Ebenbull, I don't want it to just stray from retail."}, {"start": 16767.920000000002, "end": 16771.160000000003, "text": " Let's put Frost on the bench for now,"}, {"start": 16771.160000000003, "end": 16772.52, "text": " and talk about Arcane."}, {"start": 16773.600000000002, "end": 16777.600000000002, "text": " Cause after looking at every other spec in the game,"}, {"start": 16777.600000000002, "end": 16780.72, "text": " I do think Frost needs more than two buttons in a rotation."}, {"start": 16782.000000000004, "end": 16783.320000000003, "text": " I think it would."}, {"start": 16783.320000000003, "end": 16785.88, "text": " Something like Glacial Spike would work."}, {"start": 16785.88, "end": 16788.760000000002, "text": " I don't want to just take from retail, like, whatever."}, {"start": 16788.760000000002, "end": 16790.52, "text": " Okay, let's look at Arcane for a second."}, {"start": 16791.68, "end": 16793.960000000003, "text": " Arcane has stacking Arcane blasts,"}, {"start": 16795.08, "end": 16797.58, "text": " and Missile Barrage is a spender for missiles."}, {"start": 16797.58, "end": 16799.120000000003, "text": " Sick, I actually like it."}, {"start": 16800.2, "end": 16801.68, "text": " What else are you pressing as Arcane"}, {"start": 16801.68, "end": 16803.24, "text": " besides blast and missiles?"}, {"start": 16810.640000000003, "end": 16811.480000000003, "text": " Nothing."}, {"start": 16815.320000000003, "end": 16818.100000000002, "text": " So two buttons again for two of the Mage Specs."}, {"start": 16818.1, "end": 16820.26, "text": " We just covered every spec in the game."}, {"start": 16820.26, "end": 16822.62, "text": " They all have three to five."}, {"start": 16822.62, "end": 16824.98, "text": " No other spec in the game has only two,"}, {"start": 16824.98, "end": 16826.44, "text": " besides Arcane and Frost."}, {"start": 16828.059999999998, "end": 16828.899999999998, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 16830.019999999997, "end": 16831.94, "text": " I don't know the answer to this yet,"}, {"start": 16831.94, "end": 16833.579999999998, "text": " but it gives us some perspective."}, {"start": 16837.219999999998, "end": 16838.059999999998, "text": " Fire."}, {"start": 16840.379999999997, "end": 16841.82, "text": " So as Gabby pointed out,"}, {"start": 16841.82, "end": 16844.539999999997, "text": " the fire rotation on an end game boss"}, {"start": 16844.54, "end": 16853.8, "text": " We'll be using Scorch to put up Scorch stocks, you will be using Fireball as your main generator,"}, {"start": 16853.8, "end": 16858.2, "text": " you will be using Fireblast on cooldown presumably because it's, you know, going to give you"}, {"start": 16858.2, "end": 16864.04, "text": " a knight worth using as Fire, Crit, Chance is higher, and HotStrike will give you Pyro."}, {"start": 16864.04, "end": 16870.64, "text": " So Fire has four, four buttons you'll actually press in a rotation at Endgame."}, {"start": 16870.64, "end": 16879.04, "text": " So leveling, that's a whole different story, but endgame 4 on fire."}, {"start": 16879.04, "end": 16886.76, "text": " So in that sense, the conversation shifts to how does Arcane and Frost work as a spec"}, {"start": 16886.76, "end": 16889.28, "text": " in the endgame?"}, {"start": 16889.28, "end": 16892.12, "text": " And maybe for now you could just say, well, don't play Frost, and maybe that's an acceptable"}, {"start": 16892.12, "end": 16894.32, "text": " answer, but let's think about Arcane."}, {"start": 16894.32, "end": 16897.559999999998, "text": " Arcane I don't think is an acceptable answer to say, well, just don't play Arcane, it's"}, {"start": 16897.559999999998, "end": 16898.559999999998, "text": " Arcane."}, {"start": 16898.56, "end": 16900.56, "text": " Two buttons currently, how do you add a third?"}, {"start": 16902.48, "end": 16905.36, "text": " You currently never plus Fire Blast as is."}, {"start": 16905.36, "end": 16907.4, "text": " Really, and PDU never use Fire Blast?"}, {"start": 16907.4, "end": 16909.16, "text": " Well, hopefully it's good enough."}, {"start": 16909.16, "end": 16910.2, "text": " Read Arcane Blast again."}, {"start": 16910.2, "end": 16912.08, "text": " Okay, blast the target to link damage."}, {"start": 16912.08, "end": 16913.800000000003, "text": " Each time you cast Arcane Blast,"}, {"start": 16913.800000000003, "end": 16915.48, "text": " the damage of all your other Arcane spells"}, {"start": 16915.48, "end": 16919.800000000003, "text": " increased by 10, and the mana cost of Arcane Blast"}, {"start": 16919.800000000003, "end": 16921.88, "text": " increased by 175,"}, {"start": 16921.88, "end": 16925.36, "text": " affect stacks up to four times and lasts eight seconds,"}, {"start": 16925.36, "end": 16927.280000000002, "text": " or until any other spells cast."}, {"start": 16927.28, "end": 16930.239999999998, "text": " That's about what we thought it did, cool."}, {"start": 16930.239999999998, "end": 16934.76, "text": " All other spells, yeah, that's about what we thought it did."}, {"start": 16934.76, "end": 16939.1, "text": " Oh, oh, oh!"}, {"start": 16939.1, "end": 16945.68, "text": " I read it as all other arcane spells, not all other spells."}, {"start": 16945.68, "end": 16946.18, "text": " Oh!"}, {"start": 16949.8, "end": 16955.52, "text": " So they want you to use arcane blast in every mage build."}, {"start": 16955.52, "end": 16957.78, "text": " Ooh, I don't know if I even like that."}, {"start": 16957.78, "end": 16959.08, "text": " Hmm, let me think about this now."}, {"start": 16959.08, "end": 16961.48, "text": " Okay, I actually did read it as all other arcane."}, {"start": 16970.600000000002, "end": 16973.0, "text": " So like a, uh, ooh, okay,"}, {"start": 16973.0, "end": 16975.28, "text": " so this does change my opinion a little bit."}, {"start": 16975.28, "end": 16977.06, "text": " I did read that one wrong."}, {"start": 16977.06, "end": 16987.100000000002, "text": " I'm just brainstorming on the spot here."}, {"start": 16987.100000000002, "end": 16993.420000000002, "text": " You could then do like an Arcane Frost build, which once again is a hybrid build, but you"}, {"start": 16993.420000000002, "end": 17010.74, "text": " could do something like this. You don't need ice barrier to raid. I mean, this, this bill"}, {"start": 17010.74, "end": 17021.260000000002, "text": " would be really good. I mean, really, really good, right? Like this, this would be like"}, {"start": 17021.260000000002, "end": 17033.66, "text": " really good. Frostbolt gives you missiles. Arcane Blast gives you extra damage on all"}, {"start": 17033.66, "end": 17037.300000000003, "text": " your other spells. It could be like Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane Blast, Arcane"}, {"start": 17037.3, "end": 17042.3, "text": " Arcane Blast, Missle, ah, but when do you even, hmm."}, {"start": 17045.18, "end": 17046.42, "text": " Yeah, I don't know how this would actually work"}, {"start": 17046.42, "end": 17047.86, "text": " as a route, I wonder if Arcane Blast,"}, {"start": 17047.86, "end": 17050.46, "text": " oh yeah, I don't know how that would work on a rotation."}, {"start": 17054.26, "end": 17055.82, "text": " Maybe you wouldn't play Arcane Blast"}, {"start": 17055.82, "end": 17058.579999999998, "text": " and you would just go Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt,"}, {"start": 17058.579999999998, "end": 17060.82, "text": " Missles, and say you got a proc,"}, {"start": 17060.82, "end": 17063.82, "text": " and then fingers to Frost, Frostbolt, Ice Lance,"}, {"start": 17063.82, "end": 17065.3, "text": " Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Missles."}, {"start": 17065.3, "end": 17067.14, "text": " So at least this is three buttons."}, {"start": 17067.14, "end": 17069.3, "text": " Frostbolt, Ice Lance, and Missiles, that's three."}, {"start": 17072.42, "end": 17074.22, "text": " But here's the thing,"}, {"start": 17074.22, "end": 17076.94, "text": " is it acceptable to have a two button spec"}, {"start": 17076.94, "end": 17079.5, "text": " that only gets its third when you go halfway into Arcane?"}, {"start": 17079.5, "end": 17080.34, "text": " Is that acceptable?"}, {"start": 17080.34, "end": 17082.42, "text": " That's a question, I don't know."}, {"start": 17082.42, "end": 17084.26, "text": " Like every other spec we've looked at"}, {"start": 17084.26, "end": 17087.739999999998, "text": " has five, like three to five alone in their tree,"}, {"start": 17087.739999999998, "end": 17090.66, "text": " alone without double dipping, right?"}, {"start": 17090.66, "end": 17093.82, "text": " Rogue, Hunter, Pally, Warrior, Preach, Shaman,"}, {"start": 17093.82, "end": 17098.7, "text": " Locked through everything except Mage has three to five alone without double dipping."}, {"start": 17099.7, "end": 17101.7, "text": " Oh, you guys seem to think it's fine though."}, {"start": 17104.579999999998, "end": 17106.579999999998, "text": " Maybe it's fine."}, {"start": 17107.94, "end": 17115.34, "text": " It's three, it's two normally and three with double dipping an acceptable rotation for Frost."}, {"start": 17116.1, "end": 17118.26, "text": " Assuming the Frost build would look something like this."}, {"start": 17120.42, "end": 17122.42, "text": " Frostbilt, Frostbilt, Missiles,"}, {"start": 17122.420000000002, "end": 17129.02, "text": " Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Ice Lance, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt,"}, {"start": 17129.02, "end": 17135.86, "text": " Ice Lance, Frostbolt, Missiles, Frostbolt, Missiles, Frostbolt, Frost, I don't know."}, {"start": 17135.86, "end": 17141.940000000002, "text": " It's a little on the light end to say the least."}, {"start": 17141.940000000002, "end": 17144.420000000002, "text": " I still agree that Mages need another looking into."}, {"start": 17144.420000000002, "end": 17149.22, "text": " I would say Mages might be the top priority spec to look into in terms of rotational design"}, {"start": 17149.22, "end": 17151.780000000002, "text": " right now though."}, {"start": 17151.78, "end": 17154.039999999997, "text": " When you compare it to every other one, I think mage is,"}, {"start": 17154.039999999997, "end": 17155.66, "text": " I just don't know what to do about it."}, {"start": 17155.66, "end": 17157.039999999997, "text": " I wish I had answers."}, {"start": 17161.379999999997, "end": 17163.539999999997, "text": " Yeah, it's a tough conversation to have"}, {"start": 17163.539999999997, "end": 17165.739999999998, "text": " because everyone will instantly say mage bias,"}, {"start": 17165.739999999998, "end": 17167.42, "text": " but once again, I'll keep repeating."}, {"start": 17167.42, "end": 17168.879999999997, "text": " We're not talking about viability,"}, {"start": 17168.879999999997, "end": 17170.14, "text": " we're not talking about DPS,"}, {"start": 17170.14, "end": 17172.699999999997, "text": " and we're not talking about strength."}, {"start": 17172.699999999997, "end": 17177.699999999997, "text": " The conversation is just rotation complexity."}, {"start": 17178.14, "end": 17180.34, "text": " What buttons, how many buttons are you pressing,"}, {"start": 17180.34, "end": 17182.54, "text": " which buttons is it interesting to play?"}, {"start": 17182.54, "end": 17184.420000000002, "text": " That is the conversation we're having."}, {"start": 17184.420000000002, "end": 17186.420000000002, "text": " Not how much damage."}, {"start": 17186.420000000002, "end": 17190.16, "text": " Just, is it fun to press the buttons in this order?"}, {"start": 17191.0, "end": 17195.22, "text": " So far, Frost, Arcane seem to be the lightest two"}, {"start": 17195.22, "end": 17196.72, "text": " out of any spec in the game."}, {"start": 17199.82, "end": 17201.9, "text": " Okay, let's take another look."}, {"start": 17201.9, "end": 17204.94, "text": " So Frost kind of works if you go Missile Barrage."}, {"start": 17204.94, "end": 17207.04, "text": " Let's take a look at Arcane now."}, {"start": 17208.22, "end": 17210.14, "text": " Let's take a quick look at just like Arcane."}, {"start": 17210.14, "end": 17211.46, "text": " You wanna be an Arcane Mage, right?"}, {"start": 17211.46, "end": 17213.1, "text": " You wanna fulfill that class fantasy."}, {"start": 17213.1, "end": 17216.26, "text": " I wanna, you know, do a lot of damage as Arcane."}, {"start": 17217.34, "end": 17220.38, "text": " So of course, you know, you'll get Arcane Power."}, {"start": 17220.38, "end": 17224.14, "text": " Of course, you're gonna get, you know, Missile Barrage."}, {"start": 17224.14, "end": 17227.059999999998, "text": " It's gonna be Blast, Blast, Blast, Blast Barrage."}, {"start": 17228.5, "end": 17230.3, "text": " Blast, Blast, Blast, Blast Barrage."}, {"start": 17230.3, "end": 17231.46, "text": " Blast, Blast, Blast, Blast, Blast Barrage."}, {"start": 17231.46, "end": 17236.38, "text": " Okay, so how would we then give it a third ability?"}, {"start": 17236.38, "end": 17237.22, "text": " Very, hold on."}, {"start": 17237.22, "end": 17239.52, "text": " But before we add a third ability, like make one up,"}, {"start": 17239.52, "end": 17241.68, "text": " Is there something we can double dip in first?"}, {"start": 17244.16, "end": 17247.2, "text": " Like, it wouldn't make any sense to play like Fireball."}, {"start": 17247.2, "end": 17249.84, "text": " I don't think Fireball should be worth using."}, {"start": 17250.68, "end": 17251.68, "text": " Pyro."}, {"start": 17255.2, "end": 17257.44, "text": " Don't think it would be worth using a Pyro in this build."}, {"start": 17257.44, "end": 17259.32, "text": " Let's just entertain the idea, though,"}, {"start": 17259.32, "end": 17262.78, "text": " for a second and see maybe there's a way."}, {"start": 17263.72, "end": 17265.920000000002, "text": " Say you wanna ignite with Pyro."}, {"start": 17269.52, "end": 17272.68, "text": " And it's something like this. Okay. Let's just think about this"}, {"start": 17273.54, "end": 17279.16, "text": " Could you build a rotation around this? Yeah, these are crits from fireball frost fireball fire blast and scorch so arcane"}, {"start": 17279.72, "end": 17283.22, "text": " Blast won't proc it missile barrage won't proc it. I"}, {"start": 17284.24, "end": 17286.24, "text": " Don't think this works"}, {"start": 17290.84, "end": 17296.8, "text": " No, you would just use arcane blast that's what I'm saying I wanted to think about it, but I don't think this would work as a spec"}, {"start": 17296.8, "end": 17302.16, "text": " Frostfire Bolt, yeah, we'll have that Frostfire Bolt conversation in a sec, which not actually"}, {"start": 17302.16, "end": 17306.04, "text": " does look like a sick build."}, {"start": 17306.04, "end": 17313.12, "text": " You have Palm though, so every three minutes you could Palm Pyro instead of Palm Arcane"}, {"start": 17313.12, "end": 17314.12, "text": " Blast."}, {"start": 17314.12, "end": 17324.079999999998, "text": " I don't even know if that'd be better."}, {"start": 17324.08, "end": 17328.84, "text": " stack Arcane Blast might do more than a Pyro. I actually don't even know. Okay, so let's"}, {"start": 17328.84, "end": 17332.2, "text": " take that off the table. What if you went like Arcane Frost? Is there anything that"}, {"start": 17332.2, "end": 17349.36, "text": " can double dip his Arcane Frost? I don't think so. Actually, you could do a Frost Firebolt"}, {"start": 17349.36, "end": 17361.48, "text": " build. But then you wouldn't cast Arcane Blast. Pause this conversation. We'll go back to"}, {"start": 17361.48, "end": 17366.28, "text": " it in just a sec. This build would be sick. You have five points here for shorter Frostfire"}, {"start": 17366.28, "end": 17371.32, "text": " Bolt. You get rid of Arcane Blast because you don't even need it. You're not even going"}, {"start": 17371.32, "end": 17377.72, "text": " to use Arcane Blast. Okay. You're going to spam Frostfire Bolt, Missile Barrage to give"}, {"start": 17377.72, "end": 17381.88, "text": " you procs and it's quicker because of this and then Frostfirebolt is going to give you"}, {"start": 17381.88, "end": 17385.88, "text": " crit here."}, {"start": 17385.88, "end": 17390.960000000003, "text": " You can't get shatter with this."}, {"start": 17390.960000000003, "end": 17397.920000000002, "text": " Nah, okay, no that's not going to work."}, {"start": 17397.920000000002, "end": 17401.760000000002, "text": " So there is a Frostfirebolt build but you go Frost and fire, Frostfirebolt."}, {"start": 17401.760000000002, "end": 17407.340000000004, "text": " Um, yeah, that's fine."}, {"start": 17407.600000000002, "end": 17407.760000000002, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 17407.760000000002, "end": 17410.88, "text": " Going back to the conversation of arcane, how do you make arcane more"}, {"start": 17410.88, "end": 17412.160000000003, "text": " complex than two buttons?"}, {"start": 17412.280000000002, "end": 17413.840000000004, "text": " That's the question on the table."}, {"start": 17414.600000000002, "end": 17415.920000000002, "text": " That's the question on the table."}, {"start": 17415.960000000003, "end": 17418.2, "text": " You can't go anything in fire to give it a third."}, {"start": 17418.320000000003, "end": 17419.88, "text": " You can't go anything in frost to give it a third."}, {"start": 17419.88, "end": 17424.56, "text": " So as of right now, arcane has two buttons to hit arcane blast and arcane"}, {"start": 17424.56, "end": 17424.960000000003, "text": " missiles."}, {"start": 17424.960000000003, "end": 17427.4, "text": " Those are the only two you need."}, {"start": 17427.4, "end": 17428.4, "text": " You can't have two."}, {"start": 17428.460000000003, "end": 17429.04, "text": " Do we all agree?"}, {"start": 17429.04, "end": 17429.960000000003, "text": " We can't have only two."}, {"start": 17429.96, "end": 17431.96, "text": " No other spec in the game as to"}, {"start": 17432.84, "end": 17435.92, "text": " Arcane is the only one frost also is another but"}, {"start": 17437.84, "end": 17440.879999999997, "text": " Every other spec has three to five sometimes some six. I"}, {"start": 17442.239999999998, "end": 17444.239999999998, "text": " Don't think I don't think you can have a speck with you"}, {"start": 17450.96, "end": 17455.48, "text": " Is it just is it just arcane barrage, that's just the obvious boring answer though"}, {"start": 17456.8, "end": 17459.68, "text": " Arcane barrage is just an obvious boring answer"}, {"start": 17459.96, "end": 17467.52, "text": " Okay, let's bench arching barrage just for a second and try to think more creatively"}, {"start": 17467.52, "end": 17478.32, "text": " because arching barrage is like, yeah, you could, but like"}, {"start": 17478.32, "end": 17488.48, "text": " Hellfire, stop complicating classic."}, {"start": 17488.48, "end": 17493.04, "text": " So like what I'm doing is bringing, I'm trying to theorycraft and how we would bring Mage"}, {"start": 17493.04, "end": 17495.579999999998, "text": " in line with every other spec in the game."}, {"start": 17495.579999999998, "end": 17502.52, "text": " So not to complicate it more than any other spec, but to bring it up to every other spec."}, {"start": 17502.52, "end": 17503.76, "text": " Obvious rage bait ban that guy."}, {"start": 17503.76, "end": 17504.76, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 17504.76, "end": 17505.76, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 17505.76, "end": 17506.76, "text": " Just for people tuning in though."}, {"start": 17506.760000000002, "end": 17511.760000000002, "text": " Um, there's a third button to press."}, {"start": 17515.760000000002, "end": 17517.760000000002, "text": " I hate to say it. Maybe it's just barrage."}, {"start": 17517.760000000002, "end": 17518.760000000002, "text": " Oh, gosh."}, {"start": 17518.760000000002, "end": 17524.760000000002, "text": " And if you just do barrage, though, it just feels like a copy pace from any other arcane spec ever."}, {"start": 17524.760000000002, "end": 17526.760000000002, "text": " I want something more interesting."}, {"start": 17526.760000000002, "end": 17529.760000000002, "text": " Wand, like a wand proc or something."}, {"start": 17531.760000000002, "end": 17535.760000000002, "text": " Talk to the mad shy, maybe, maybe."}, {"start": 17535.760000000002, "end": 17537.760000000002, "text": " But that already exists on retail."}, {"start": 17545.760000000002, "end": 17547.760000000002, "text": " Look at Turtle Wow Talons. What did they do on Turtle Wow?"}, {"start": 17552.760000000002, "end": 17553.760000000002, "text": " That's actually a good idea."}, {"start": 17555.760000000002, "end": 17558.760000000002, "text": " That's actually a great idea. Is this Turtle Wow right here?"}, {"start": 17560.760000000002, "end": 17561.760000000002, "text": " Crap."}, {"start": 17565.760000000002, "end": 17578.960000000003, "text": " It's actually not a bad idea."}, {"start": 17578.960000000003, "end": 17583.480000000003, "text": " Is this turtle well?"}, {"start": 17583.480000000003, "end": 17585.480000000003, "text": " Is this Octo well?"}, {"start": 17585.480000000003, "end": 17587.480000000003, "text": " Yes?"}, {"start": 17587.480000000003, "end": 17591.88, "text": " Okay, okay."}, {"start": 17591.88, "end": 17597.32, "text": " So they gave the arcane missiles a chance to reset the cooldown of arcane rupture and"}, {"start": 17597.32, "end": 17599.16, "text": " cause it to return to its base."}, {"start": 17599.16, "end": 17600.52, "text": " It's arcane rupture."}, {"start": 17600.52, "end": 17605.58, "text": " Your successful damaging arcane spells have a chance to duplicate for 50% of the damage"}, {"start": 17605.58, "end": 17608.4, "text": " effect and trigger off itself and duplicate arcane missiles that are found in tandem with"}, {"start": 17608.4, "end": 17609.4, "text": " the original cast."}, {"start": 17609.4, "end": 17613.36, "text": " That's interesting, but it doesn't give you another button."}, {"start": 17613.36, "end": 17614.36, "text": " Arcane rupture."}, {"start": 17614.36, "end": 17617.88, "text": " Rupture, target, but the force of contrainted arcane energy dealing arcane damage, so it's"}, {"start": 17617.88, "end": 17618.88, "text": " just arcane blast."}, {"start": 17618.88, "end": 17619.88, "text": " Well, kinda."}, {"start": 17619.88, "end": 17628.960000000003, "text": " wait no not really kind of not really looks like the tooltip"}, {"start": 17641.960000000003, "end": 17648.120000000003, "text": " so it's turtle wow arcane mage also two buttons is that what I'm seeing here oh"}, {"start": 17648.12, "end": 17651.6, "text": " Oh my gosh, I think I'm losing my voice"}, {"start": 17659.64, "end": 17661.64, "text": " Guys, I don't know if I'm smart enough"}, {"start": 17662.44, "end": 17668.76, "text": " Maybe this is what the mage designer is running into. How do you design mage?"}, {"start": 17669.559999999998, "end": 17673.84, "text": " To have that third button Frost has to arcane as to"}, {"start": 17678.12, "end": 17695.68, "text": " Can you clear cast a pyro clear cast is just mana cost though."}, {"start": 17695.68, "end": 17702.0, "text": " That's always what mage has been buddy."}, {"start": 17702.0, "end": 17705.32, "text": " Mage looks so boring to play compared to all the other classes well that's why we're having"}, {"start": 17705.32, "end": 17706.879999999997, "text": " this conversation."}, {"start": 17706.88, "end": 17708.98, "text": " It's easy to complain."}, {"start": 17708.98, "end": 17713.0, "text": " It's harder to come up with solutions to the things that you're complaining about."}, {"start": 17713.0, "end": 17716.84, "text": " I can sit here all day and say, oh, mages are boring to play."}, {"start": 17716.84, "end": 17719.48, "text": " That's why I'm trying to come up with what would I do?"}, {"start": 17719.48, "end": 17721.48, "text": " And I don't know."}, {"start": 17721.48, "end": 17722.48, "text": " Dang it."}, {"start": 17722.48, "end": 17728.0, "text": " I don't know how to add a third button, man."}, {"start": 17728.0, "end": 17730.0, "text": " Ask chat GPT."}, {"start": 17730.0, "end": 17733.16, "text": " Okay, let's pause the conversation."}, {"start": 17733.16, "end": 17734.36, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 17734.36, "end": 17736.48, "text": " What I will say is this."}, {"start": 17736.48, "end": 17739.72, "text": " If I'm a mage, what spec do I want to play?"}, {"start": 17739.72, "end": 17763.42, "text": " Right away the most interesting, fascinating build to me is this."}, {"start": 17763.420000000002, "end": 17771.140000000003, "text": " right there. You spam Frost Firebolt. You're benefiting from Ignite. Improved Scorch, Firepower,"}, {"start": 17771.140000000003, "end": 17776.54, "text": " Critical Mass, Master of Elements, and Piercing Ice, Ice Shards, Fingers of Frost, and Shatter."}, {"start": 17776.54, "end": 17782.780000000002, "text": " As an MMO gamer, as an RPG gamer, it is so cool when you have one ability that gets benefited"}, {"start": 17782.780000000002, "end": 17791.72, "text": " from all these things and you're like, oh, like it feels sick, right? Then, if you get"}, {"start": 17791.72, "end": 17797.4, "text": " Frostfirebolt proc'ing, you can spend on Ice Lance, if you get Crit you can spend on Pyro."}, {"start": 17800.2, "end": 17806.52, "text": " So you have Pyro, Ice Lance, Frostfirebolt, and I think Scorch."}, {"start": 17808.440000000002, "end": 17814.2, "text": " So that's like four. I think this would be fun to play. I think this would be fun to play. I like"}, {"start": 17814.2, "end": 17823.24, "text": " this build. I think it's sick. That's fine. Four is enough for me, bro. Like, that's good."}, {"start": 17823.24, "end": 17830.2, "text": " That's a fun spec. I would play that. I would play that. So problem solved. Kinda. Kinda"}, {"start": 17830.2, "end": 17836.64, "text": " problem solved. When we look at something like Rogue, assassination is a viable build"}, {"start": 17836.64, "end": 17841.16, "text": " with a few buttons. Combat's a viable build with a few buttons and sub. When you look at"}, {"start": 17841.16, "end": 17843.24, "text": " respect like Hunter, Beast Mastery has a few buttons,"}, {"start": 17843.24, "end": 17844.68, "text": " Marks and Survival."}, {"start": 17844.68, "end": 17847.46, "text": " When you look at Warrior, Arms Fury and Prott,"}, {"start": 17848.32, "end": 17851.0, "text": " when you look at Truid, Balance, Feral and Restless,"}, {"start": 17851.0, "end": 17853.36, "text": " all of them have three to five buttons to press."}, {"start": 17853.36, "end": 17856.2, "text": " Mage, the only way to get to that four button range"}, {"start": 17856.2, "end": 17858.079999999998, "text": " is by making a hybrid build."}, {"start": 17858.079999999998, "end": 17859.28, "text": " So maybe the answer is,"}, {"start": 17859.28, "end": 17861.28, "text": " mages have to play a hybrid build."}, {"start": 17862.36, "end": 17864.44, "text": " You either play hybrid arcane fire,"}, {"start": 17864.44, "end": 17867.72, "text": " hybrid arcane frost, hybrid fire frost,"}, {"start": 17867.72, "end": 17870.16, "text": " maybe that's just it."}, {"start": 17870.16, "end": 17874.52, "text": " Mages are a hybrid build in PV,"}, {"start": 17874.52, "end": 17876.2, "text": " like you have to go frost arcane,"}, {"start": 17876.2, "end": 17880.62, "text": " fire frost, or you could go deep arcane,"}, {"start": 17880.62, "end": 17882.12, "text": " but then that's two buttons."}, {"start": 17885.16, "end": 17886.2, "text": " I miss hybrid spec-ing."}, {"start": 17886.2, "end": 17888.62, "text": " Yeah, I mean, maybe that's the answer."}, {"start": 17888.62, "end": 17890.42, "text": " Mages always kind of go hybrid."}, {"start": 17897.12, "end": 17899.44, "text": " Most DPS is gonna be deep arcane though."}, {"start": 17899.44, "end": 17903.92, "text": " Okay, so once again, if we return to Deep Arcane,"}, {"start": 17905.879999999997, "end": 17909.699999999997, "text": " in your Blizzard, your John Blizzard, your name is John,"}, {"start": 17911.76, "end": 17916.239999999998, "text": " what do you do assuming, we all agree Deep Arcane"}, {"start": 17916.239999999998, "end": 17917.44, "text": " should be a spec, right?"}, {"start": 17918.68, "end": 17921.12, "text": " Assuming you want to play Deep Arcane,"}, {"start": 17921.12, "end": 17923.76, "text": " right now it's two buttons only, only two buttons,"}, {"start": 17923.76, "end": 17926.199999999997, "text": " Arcane Blast of Missiles, what is the third one"}, {"start": 17926.199999999997, "end": 17928.039999999997, "text": " you would add if you're John Blizzard?"}, {"start": 17929.44, "end": 17932.199999999997, "text": " Nothing hybrid is going to fix this, right?"}, {"start": 17932.199999999997, "end": 17933.52, "text": " Going into fire doesn't fix this."}, {"start": 17933.52, "end": 17934.68, "text": " Going into frost doesn't fix it."}, {"start": 17934.68, "end": 17936.48, "text": " What do you add?"}, {"start": 17936.48, "end": 17946.12, "text": " Orb, Barrage, Nether Tempest."}, {"start": 17952.719999999998, "end": 17954.32, "text": " Nothing, it's fine."}, {"start": 17954.32, "end": 17955.16, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 17955.16, "end": 17959.16, "text": " I think I'll just call that one out and just say,"}, {"start": 17959.16, "end": 17962.48, "text": " I guess I'll just say I respectfully disagree with you."}, {"start": 17962.48, "end": 17964.96, "text": " I don't think a two-button rotation is OK."}, {"start": 17964.96, "end": 17968.84, "text": " Like, when every other class has three to five,"}, {"start": 17968.84, "end": 17970.28, "text": " I think two is unacceptable."}, {"start": 17970.28, "end": 17974.2, "text": " I think more thought needs to go into it."}, {"start": 17974.2, "end": 17974.84, "text": " Thank you."}, {"start": 17974.84, "end": 17977.12, "text": " Yeah, I just don't think that's acceptable."}, {"start": 17977.12, "end": 17979.36, "text": " I don't think that's like, oh, we did a good job."}, {"start": 17979.36, "end": 17983.12, "text": " That's no, there's room to be more creative here."}, {"start": 17983.12, "end": 17984.68, "text": " Two buttons is not an acceptable thing."}, {"start": 17989.16, "end": 18004.4, "text": " Yeah, the cop-out answer is Barrage."}, {"start": 18004.4, "end": 18008.0, "text": " People are saying Prismatic Bolt, so I actually haven't played Retail since they added this"}, {"start": 18008.0, "end": 18011.0, "text": " new ability called Prismatic Bolt."}, {"start": 18011.0, "end": 18018.04, "text": " I don't like the idea of copying from Retail, but I want to see what this does because I"}, {"start": 18018.04, "end": 18023.88, "text": " actually haven't played it. Arcane Brash is the one percentage percent... okay,"}, {"start": 18023.88, "end": 18029.4, "text": " it's not equal. Devastates the target with overwhelming energy, dealing a bunch of"}, {"start": 18029.4, "end": 18035.120000000003, "text": " spell power and arcane damage to them, and arcane damage other nearby enemies"}, {"start": 18035.120000000003, "end": 18040.84, "text": " damage reduced beyond five targets. Oh, wait, didn't they just rename Arcane Pulse?"}, {"start": 18040.84, "end": 18042.84, "text": " Wasn't this called Arcane Pulse?"}, {"start": 18044.68, "end": 18046.68, "text": " Am I tripping?"}, {"start": 18050.62, "end": 18052.78, "text": " No? Wait what? I thought totally."}, {"start": 18057.58, "end": 18063.4, "text": " Arcane Pulse erupts from underneath your target dealing spell power damage to all enemies in the 8 yards, damage is beyond 5."}, {"start": 18064.48, "end": 18066.48, "text": " This generates an Arcane Stack."}, {"start": 18068.0, "end": 18070.32, "text": " This generates forced charges."}, {"start": 18070.84, "end": 18074.36, "text": " This generates one shard is very similar. Am I trippin?"}, {"start": 18076.68, "end": 18080.34, "text": " 2.5 second cast 40 yard range 2 second cast"}, {"start": 18083.34, "end": 18086.46, "text": " Very similar it's a big cast proc though"}, {"start": 18086.46, "end": 18090.76, "text": " Oh because of the arcane barrage stuff arcane brush has a 1% chance per stack of"}, {"start": 18091.420000000002, "end": 18094.5, "text": " Arcane salvo consume to replace your next arcane blast"}, {"start": 18095.32, "end": 18098.32, "text": " With prismatic bolt. Oh it auto replaces it with you"}, {"start": 18098.32, "end": 18105.96, "text": " It just made it just replaces your button for you"}, {"start": 18105.96, "end": 18114.36, "text": " That's actually funny, okay, so you keep spamming the same button though"}, {"start": 18114.36, "end": 18119.28, "text": " You don't actually have to use a different key bind. That's hilarious. I don't know why I think it's so funny"}, {"start": 18119.28, "end": 18120.28, "text": " That's funny."}, {"start": 18120.28, "end": 18125.98, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 18125.98, "end": 18136.199999999997, "text": " Something like whenever a stack of blast is removed, you have a chance to proc a fat"}, {"start": 18136.199999999997, "end": 18137.199999999997, "text": " spell."}, {"start": 18137.199999999997, "end": 18138.199999999997, "text": " Rune of power."}, {"start": 18138.199999999997, "end": 18139.559999999998, "text": " I never liked Rune of Power."}, {"start": 18139.559999999998, "end": 18140.559999999998, "text": " Make Fire Blast useful."}, {"start": 18140.559999999998, "end": 18145.84, "text": " 100% crit chance to keep fast pyro buffs, scorch for T-Buff, fireball."}, {"start": 18145.84, "end": 18148.24, "text": " I think it's the main cool on a presence of mind."}, {"start": 18151.88, "end": 18152.920000000002, "text": " It's not a bad idea."}, {"start": 18154.12, "end": 18155.76, "text": " What does Comprehense Skrull do?"}, {"start": 18155.76, "end": 18158.68, "text": " Nothing, I think it's leftover from like sod or something."}, {"start": 18158.68, "end": 18159.52, "text": " Does he not read YouTube?"}, {"start": 18159.52, "end": 18161.32, "text": " Yeah, I do with seven, what do I have J?"}, {"start": 18163.4, "end": 18166.08, "text": " Arcane Crystal, I never liked Crystal."}, {"start": 18166.08, "end": 18168.12, "text": " Fire Blast for increased damage"}, {"start": 18168.12, "end": 18170.04, "text": " and to reset Arcane Blast mana cost"}, {"start": 18170.04, "end": 18171.52, "text": " and can also proc Ignite."}, {"start": 18175.84, "end": 18184.0, "text": " Are you saying as is see you're saying as is you want to do something like just use fire blast on cool down"}, {"start": 18185.84, "end": 18189.64, "text": " Like some like some you're just saying like oh you could just do this"}, {"start": 18192.88, "end": 18199.8, "text": " And like use arcane blast and fire blast on cool down just to like I don't know if that would even be worth the global"}, {"start": 18199.8, "end": 18202.420000000002, "text": " I'm gonna be honest. I don't know how that would be worth the global"}, {"start": 18205.84, "end": 18211.4, "text": " I'm not sold that arcane is a two-button spec for anyone that's not sold that it's a two-button spec currently"}, {"start": 18211.4, "end": 18216.2, "text": " I would love to hear what the third button is. Please. Please tell me"}, {"start": 18229.28, "end": 18232.0, "text": " Yeah, I've seen it conjure water true"}, {"start": 18232.0, "end": 18234.2, "text": " Whoo-hoo-hoo, true."}, {"start": 18234.2, "end": 18235.8, "text": " Make your food, Mage."}, {"start": 18238.96, "end": 18240.12, "text": " I'm gonna go to the restroom guys."}, {"start": 18240.12, "end": 18242.04, "text": " I've been live for five hours, haven't left once."}, {"start": 18242.04, "end": 18242.88, "text": " I'm gonna go to the restroom,"}, {"start": 18242.88, "end": 18244.12, "text": " I'm gonna keep thinking about this."}, {"start": 18244.12, "end": 18247.44, "text": " Please guys, we need to fix Arcane."}, {"start": 18248.56, "end": 18249.8, "text": " Guys if we have a good enough idea,"}, {"start": 18249.8, "end": 18253.12, "text": " maybe we'll even send it to Blizzard's direction to see,"}, {"start": 18253.12, "end": 18255.24, "text": " but right now I'm not thinking of anything good"}, {"start": 18255.24, "end": 18257.28, "text": " and all of your guys' suggestions,"}, {"start": 18257.28, "end": 18258.68, "text": " we haven't thought of anything yet,"}, {"start": 18258.68, "end": 18260.76, "text": " so we gotta think of something, we're back."}, {"start": 18412.0, "end": 18430.0, "text": " I think it's going to be a"}, {"start": 18430.0, "end": 18435.96, "text": " Dang it after going to the bathroom. Maybe it is just arcane barrage. Maybe maybe made this just need that. Maybe it's just barrage"}, {"start": 18436.52, "end": 18439.56, "text": " It's boring. I can't come up with anything better"}, {"start": 18440.4, "end": 18445.78, "text": " Can any can anyone else arcane barrage? That's the only thing I can think of you guys actually have some suggestions and shallots read these"}, {"start": 18446.64, "end": 18448.64, "text": " wand"}, {"start": 18449.32, "end": 18455.98, "text": " Arcane integration of beam it can hit more targets. I don't like channeled stuff like beam is kind of one missile stacks increase"}, {"start": 18455.98, "end": 18461.82, "text": " Wand, Missile, Stacks, Buff, increases 1 Wand, Auto Damage, so like Wand and"}, {"start": 18461.82, "end": 18465.18, "text": " Irrotation, I don't know how fun that sounds, Arcane Roon, that doesn't sound"}, {"start": 18465.18, "end": 18470.14, "text": " good, Arcane Shock, what would that be? Channeled Arcane Siphon, Teal Damage,"}, {"start": 18470.14, "end": 18475.739999999998, "text": " Trains, Energy, Elemental Exchange, buffs the next cast or spell from other"}, {"start": 18475.739999999998, "end": 18481.54, "text": " schools of magic by using a spell from a different school of magic. So the more"}, {"start": 18481.54, "end": 18483.100000000002, "text": " Or you cast Arcane Blast."}, {"start": 18485.54, "end": 18487.14, "text": " Ooh, that's interesting."}, {"start": 18487.14, "end": 18489.86, "text": " That's actually a good idea, maybe."}, {"start": 18489.86, "end": 18492.66, "text": " Cause you could buff up Arcane Blast to four stack"}, {"start": 18492.66, "end": 18496.14, "text": " and then like Palma Pyro or something."}, {"start": 18496.14, "end": 18497.18, "text": " That might be cool."}, {"start": 18497.18, "end": 18498.36, "text": " Like something like that."}, {"start": 18498.36, "end": 18500.54, "text": " Like the more you cast Arcane,"}, {"start": 18500.54, "end": 18504.5, "text": " it's gonna give you a benefit to do something else."}, {"start": 18504.5, "end": 18506.3, "text": " Like that's the kind of stuff we're looking for."}, {"start": 18506.3, "end": 18509.100000000002, "text": " That idea already could, that could be kind of cool."}, {"start": 18509.100000000002, "end": 18514.620000000003, "text": " It already kind of does do that, yeah, but you wouldn't be incentivized to use it in"}, {"start": 18514.620000000003, "end": 18527.140000000003, "text": " any like unique way right now."}, {"start": 18527.140000000003, "end": 18528.7, "text": " What are you, what doesn't it already do that?"}, {"start": 18528.7, "end": 18533.22, "text": " Yeah, but it needs to be like, like right now it's like, okay, each time you cast Arcane"}, {"start": 18533.22, "end": 18542.82, "text": " And last you get 10% extra damage on all other spells, so 40%."}, {"start": 18542.82, "end": 18548.780000000002, "text": " What spell do you want to use when you have four stacks of this?"}, {"start": 18548.780000000002, "end": 18556.34, "text": " Probably another Arcane Blast, or you spend with missiles to reset if you're going, um."}, {"start": 18556.34, "end": 18557.34, "text": " Palm Pyro, exactly."}, {"start": 18557.34, "end": 18561.420000000002, "text": " Yeah, like Palm Pyro, but that's every three minutes."}, {"start": 18561.420000000002, "end": 18563.420000000002, "text": " You're not going to hard cast a pyro."}, {"start": 18563.420000000002, "end": 18565.620000000003, "text": " A palm pyro every three minutes could work."}, {"start": 18570.420000000002, "end": 18573.300000000003, "text": " Yeah, so I mean, I guess you could do this."}, {"start": 18576.460000000003, "end": 18576.820000000003, "text": " Right."}, {"start": 18576.820000000003, "end": 18579.74, "text": " And every three minutes, you'll like you can pre-pull the pyro"}, {"start": 18579.940000000002, "end": 18582.300000000003, "text": " and then every three minutes, palm pyro."}, {"start": 18582.300000000003, "end": 18584.38, "text": " But like, you know."}, {"start": 18591.420000000002, "end": 18601.420000000002, "text": " Arcane Echo, here's how it would work. A quick 1.5 second cast spell that can only be used immediately after your Arcane Missile finishes channeling."}, {"start": 18601.420000000002, "end": 18611.420000000002, "text": " Okay, it deals damage equal to a portion of the total damage dealt by that channel. You clip a missile, it runs the spell."}, {"start": 18611.420000000002, "end": 18622.54, "text": " So in a spell called Arcane Echo, and you can only use it while casting missiles, you"}, {"start": 18622.54, "end": 18630.18, "text": " have to like missile and then like echo, huh, that's interesting, I don't know, it's creative,"}, {"start": 18630.18, "end": 18633.820000000003, "text": " I don't know if I like it, but it's very creative."}, {"start": 18633.82, "end": 18641.3, "text": " Man, being a class designer would be so hard."}, {"start": 18641.3, "end": 18643.34, "text": " It would be so hard, man."}, {"start": 18643.34, "end": 18647.9, "text": " Goodness gracious."}, {"start": 18647.9, "end": 18654.48, "text": " New skill arcane eruption per crit build charges on target, explode natural resistances for"}, {"start": 18654.48, "end": 18657.54, "text": " negative to resist."}, {"start": 18657.54, "end": 18658.38, "text": " Hmm."}, {"start": 18660.98, "end": 18664.9, "text": " Isn't a 40% buffed fireball worth the lingering dot?"}, {"start": 18664.9, "end": 18666.3, "text": " I don't think so."}, {"start": 18666.3, "end": 18667.8, "text": " Maybe I'm wrong, let me check."}, {"start": 18681.46, "end": 18684.100000000002, "text": " The thought like a max range fireball"}, {"start": 18684.100000000002, "end": 18686.56, "text": " would leave a 76 damage dot."}, {"start": 18687.54, "end": 18693.74, "text": " So like I assume your question is like what if you just got like improved fireball and you go like arcane bus arcane bus arcane play"}, {"start": 18693.780000000002, "end": 18696.02, "text": " Blast arcane blast and then fireball I"}, {"start": 18698.38, "end": 18701.9, "text": " Don't think that would be worth, but maybe I'm wrong"}, {"start": 18703.7, "end": 18705.7, "text": " Doesn't seem like it would be worth"}, {"start": 18705.7, "end": 18717.86, "text": " Why is mage so hard to design when they did a great job with all the other ones or at least"}, {"start": 18717.86, "end": 18721.02, "text": " I don't want to say great with all of them but like they did a pretty good job with all"}, {"start": 18721.02, "end": 18728.12, "text": " the other ones like how is mage so hard to get right like what the heck like they did"}, {"start": 18728.12, "end": 18734.54, "text": " it so easily with paladin warrior rogue hunter priest shaman log druid why are we struggling"}, {"start": 18734.54, "end": 18761.9, "text": " so hard. Is it because mate? Yeah, mate. It's just, yeah, okay. Just thinking out loud here,"}, {"start": 18761.9, "end": 18781.34, "text": " out here. You know how hunters have Summon Hawk that effectively replaces Arcane Shot"}, {"start": 18781.34, "end": 18788.100000000002, "text": " if you're Beast Mastery? And Summon Hawk fits the Beast Mastery lore better than Arcane"}, {"start": 18788.100000000002, "end": 18793.940000000002, "text": " shot. It's effectively the same button. What if for mages you did something with fireball"}, {"start": 18793.940000000002, "end": 18803.460000000003, "text": " fire blast for arcane you gave a replacement to fire blast under arcane that did like a"}, {"start": 18804.980000000003, "end": 18810.100000000002, "text": " I don't know arcane arcane blast and I already exist crap. I don't know what you name it."}, {"start": 18810.100000000002, "end": 18815.100000000002, "text": " that was a third button to press, right?"}, {"start": 18815.88, "end": 18819.140000000003, "text": " That was a filler spell that you could consume"}, {"start": 18819.140000000003, "end": 18820.140000000003, "text": " Arcane Blast with."}, {"start": 18820.140000000003, "end": 18822.100000000002, "text": " I guess that's just barrage."}, {"start": 18822.100000000002, "end": 18824.440000000002, "text": " I guess that's just barrage."}, {"start": 18824.440000000002, "end": 18826.140000000003, "text": " I guess that's just what barrage is."}, {"start": 18827.480000000003, "end": 18828.9, "text": " But maybe you could rename it a little bit."}, {"start": 18828.9, "end": 18830.54, "text": " Maybe it's Arcane Burn."}, {"start": 18830.54, "end": 18831.940000000002, "text": " Maybe it's Arcane Brand."}, {"start": 18831.940000000002, "end": 18833.74, "text": " Yeah, Arcane something."}, {"start": 18833.74, "end": 18835.100000000002, "text": " But you guys see what I'm saying, right?"}, {"start": 18835.100000000002, "end": 18837.38, "text": " Like it's not just a new spell."}, {"start": 18837.38, "end": 18839.100000000002, "text": " It's a spell like Summit Hawk"}, {"start": 18839.100000000002, "end": 18843.54, "text": " that replaces an existing spell that makes it thematically"}, {"start": 18843.54, "end": 18846.820000000003, "text": " more arcane, but also gives you that third button"}, {"start": 18846.820000000003, "end": 18848.460000000003, "text": " to press that makes sense."}, {"start": 18848.460000000003, "end": 18849.420000000002, "text": " You know what I mean?"}, {"start": 18849.420000000002, "end": 18850.300000000003, "text": " You guys following that?"}, {"start": 18850.300000000003, "end": 18852.500000000004, "text": " I think that actually would be good."}, {"start": 18852.500000000004, "end": 18853.9, "text": " Why is Broso against Barrage?"}, {"start": 18853.9, "end": 18854.820000000003, "text": " I actually like Barrage."}, {"start": 18854.820000000003, "end": 18856.86, "text": " It's more that I want to be more creative"}, {"start": 18856.86, "end": 18859.620000000003, "text": " than just copy-pasting a spec that already exists."}, {"start": 18869.100000000002, "end": 18871.100000000002, "text": " Why?"}, {"start": 18886.100000000002, "end": 18891.100000000002, "text": " Maybe you're right. Maybe we're thinking too hard. Maybe you just bring over..."}, {"start": 18895.100000000002, "end": 18897.100000000002, "text": " Yeah, maybe you just copy paste our wrath."}, {"start": 18899.100000000002, "end": 18903.820000000003, "text": " Maybe maybe it's just rat dark in guys. Maybe you just said maybe you just give a barrage"}, {"start": 18911.38, "end": 18919.04, "text": " What if it's a what if it's barrage, but it's a little different than the wrath one what if it's instead of like"}, {"start": 18929.100000000002, "end": 18942.22, "text": " like I don't know you can only use it when you have four stack arcane blasts so it's"}, {"start": 18942.22, "end": 18945.940000000002, "text": " like effectively like a button that's grayed out when you have four stack arcane blasts"}, {"start": 18945.940000000002, "end": 18950.54, "text": " you press it and it's big damage I'm just trying to think of like how to not how to"}, {"start": 18950.54, "end": 18954.420000000002, "text": " prevent the play style like you just spam barrage over and over in PvP to which is annoying"}, {"start": 18954.420000000002, "end": 18966.660000000003, "text": " for everyone. Yeah, maybe it's some barrage variant that replaces Fire Blast in some capacity."}, {"start": 18966.660000000003, "end": 18971.980000000003, "text": " And that's your that's your third button. And then that's still three, which is very"}, {"start": 18971.980000000003, "end": 18981.38, "text": " on the low end, but at least it'd be three. Spell Bolt. Spell that is equal parts, three"}, {"start": 18981.38, "end": 18985.74, "text": " magic type. So like Balefire comes from a proc or has a 20 second cooldown and the spell"}, {"start": 18985.74, "end": 18991.460000000003, "text": " that follows gives increased damage to that type of spell for 10 seconds. Okay, I kind"}, {"start": 18991.46, "end": 18999.86, "text": " Kind of like how you're thinking."}, {"start": 18999.86, "end": 19012.579999999998, "text": " A new spell that uses all forms of magic."}, {"start": 19012.579999999998, "end": 19014.5, "text": " You know what it should be."}, {"start": 19014.5, "end": 19020.34, "text": " The spell that is added to Arcane needs to be the ultimate Arcane Blast Spender."}, {"start": 19020.34, "end": 19021.82, "text": " You guys agree?"}, {"start": 19021.82, "end": 19024.62, "text": " It needs to be like, okay, I stack up for Arcane Blast,"}, {"start": 19024.62, "end": 19026.46, "text": " I'm gonna send this."}, {"start": 19027.86, "end": 19029.9, "text": " Like a Triune Blast, like a Balefire,"}, {"start": 19029.9, "end": 19033.34, "text": " like something that's just like fat, you know?"}, {"start": 19036.02, "end": 19037.02, "text": " Like Barrage."}, {"start": 19037.02, "end": 19039.36, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 19042.18, "end": 19043.02, "text": " Why?"}, {"start": 19044.02, "end": 19045.78, "text": " Just so it's interesting, right?"}, {"start": 19045.78, "end": 19053.379999999997, "text": " New spell, Arcane Devastation, crap that went away, I was reading it and then the chat moved"}, {"start": 19053.379999999997, "end": 19055.02, "text": " too fast."}, {"start": 19055.02, "end": 19061.1, "text": " Okay, cast time that consumes 4 stacks of Arcane Blast do good damage and refund mana."}, {"start": 19061.1, "end": 19062.98, "text": " Yeah, I think I kind of like that."}, {"start": 19062.98, "end": 19068.52, "text": " It's like this big cast that is going to utilize the 4 stacks more than they would with any"}, {"start": 19068.52, "end": 19069.52, "text": " other spell."}, {"start": 19069.52, "end": 19073.78, "text": " So it could read like Arcane Blast stacks are twice as effective or something."}, {"start": 19073.78, "end": 19076.02, "text": " It's like the spell that you want to consume with,"}, {"start": 19076.02, "end": 19078.539999999997, "text": " and it's just fat damage, but it kind of sucks to spam,"}, {"start": 19078.539999999997, "end": 19080.46, "text": " like, or maybe it has a cooldown,"}, {"start": 19080.46, "end": 19082.82, "text": " but when you arcane blast, arcane blast, arcane blast,"}, {"start": 19082.82, "end": 19084.34, "text": " arcane blast, then a spender,"}, {"start": 19084.34, "end": 19085.539999999997, "text": " and then you go back to arcane blast,"}, {"start": 19085.539999999997, "end": 19088.739999999998, "text": " and of course, you missile barrage along the way."}, {"start": 19088.739999999998, "end": 19090.18, "text": " And maybe you'd have to make missile barrage"}, {"start": 19090.18, "end": 19092.76, "text": " not consume arcane blast stacks or something,"}, {"start": 19095.219999999998, "end": 19096.62, "text": " so that you could spend it with the thing"}, {"start": 19096.62, "end": 19098.579999999998, "text": " you're supposed to spend it with, I don't know."}, {"start": 19098.579999999998, "end": 19100.82, "text": " Gosh, that sounds boring."}, {"start": 19100.82, "end": 19104.94, "text": " So it would be more interesting than what we currently have, just two buttons to be"}, {"start": 19104.94, "end": 19115.62, "text": " a third at least."}, {"start": 19115.62, "end": 19120.579999999998, "text": " Blink Strike consumes four stacks of Arcane Blast to deal heavy magic damage and melee"}, {"start": 19120.579999999998, "end": 19124.739999999998, "text": " range, knocking up your target and it restets the cooldown of Blink."}, {"start": 19124.739999999998, "end": 19126.9, "text": " Okay, one, that's creative."}, {"start": 19126.9, "end": 19130.06, "text": " Two, that would be really fun on PVP."}, {"start": 19130.06, "end": 19139.38, "text": " for PvP that's 2 OP and for PvE that's probably too annoying. But like, it's very creative,"}, {"start": 19139.38, "end": 19154.620000000003, "text": " very cool. Okay, I have an idea. What if you made Arcane"}, {"start": 19154.62, "end": 19160.94, "text": " Arcane Blast increase in mana each stack, but then it resets the mana cost when you"}, {"start": 19160.94, "end": 19161.94, "text": " use the new spell."}, {"start": 19161.94, "end": 19165.62, "text": " And a new spell, more damage equals more stacks."}, {"start": 19165.62, "end": 19169.3, "text": " Then the skill is perfect mana, manage mana on each boss, since you know when to do three"}, {"start": 19169.3, "end": 19171.02, "text": " blasts into a new spell or four."}, {"start": 19171.02, "end": 19173.86, "text": " Well, that's what Barrage is, Tactics."}, {"start": 19173.86, "end": 19178.34, "text": " Like Barrage, the way, okay, so if you guys have never played Arcane Mage, the way Barrage"}, {"start": 19178.34, "end": 19181.7, "text": " has worked, works is you manage your mana with it."}, {"start": 19181.7, "end": 19187.14, "text": " You want to spam Arcane Blast as much as you can at 4 stacks because it's fat damage."}, {"start": 19187.14, "end": 19189.54, "text": " But if you go Oom, you're not doing any damage."}, {"start": 19189.54, "end": 19194.14, "text": " So you use Barrage as little as you can to sustain enough mana to actually continue doing"}, {"start": 19194.14, "end": 19195.74, "text": " as many Blast as possible."}, {"start": 19195.74, "end": 19196.74, "text": " Like that's Arcane."}, {"start": 19196.74, "end": 19200.74, "text": " So maybe you just give it Barrage."}, {"start": 19200.74, "end": 19204.74, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 19204.74, "end": 19207.260000000002, "text": " I think we should move on."}, {"start": 19207.260000000002, "end": 19209.58, "text": " I think we should move on."}, {"start": 19209.58, "end": 19213.68, "text": " It's definitely something that is hard to solve."}, {"start": 19213.68, "end": 19223.660000000003, "text": " But the conversations like this are very fun because it gives you insight on, like, like,"}, {"start": 19223.660000000003, "end": 19224.760000000002, "text": " Blizzard's job."}, {"start": 19224.760000000002, "end": 19225.920000000002, "text": " It's easy to complain."}, {"start": 19225.920000000002, "end": 19228.940000000002, "text": " It's hard to come up with a solution that would be awesome."}, {"start": 19228.940000000002, "end": 19232.4, "text": " Like I can sit here and be like, oh, Mages only have two buttons whereas everyone else"}, {"start": 19232.4, "end": 19234.7, "text": " has three to five."}, {"start": 19234.7, "end": 19236.06, "text": " Blizzard you suck."}, {"start": 19236.06, "end": 19238.660000000003, "text": " Or I could sit here and think, crap."}, {"start": 19238.66, "end": 19239.66, "text": " What's the third button?"}, {"start": 19239.66, "end": 19242.06, "text": " I don't know, you know?"}, {"start": 19242.06, "end": 19258.1, "text": " It gives you some appreciation for it."}, {"start": 19258.1, "end": 19261.66, "text": " This Arcane Blast doesn't increase its own damage, only other spells?"}, {"start": 19261.66, "end": 19262.66, "text": " Really?"}, {"start": 19262.66, "end": 19264.66, "text": " Am I reading it wrong?"}, {"start": 19264.66, "end": 19268.18, "text": " Oh, you're right!"}, {"start": 19268.18, "end": 19277.46, "text": " Wow. I actually read that wrong again. Each time you cast Arcane Blast, the damage of all your other spells increased by 10, so it's not Arcane Blast itself."}, {"start": 19279.14, "end": 19284.9, "text": " I thought it was all spells by 10, including itself, but it doesn't include itself, all other spells."}, {"start": 19286.02, "end": 19288.02, "text": " Wow, I've read this wrong like so many times."}, {"start": 19290.9, "end": 19292.9, "text": " I thought it was all spells."}, {"start": 19298.18, "end": 19317.260000000002, "text": " Then the question becomes, you want to spend it at four stacks, probably, what would you"}, {"start": 19317.260000000002, "end": 19318.260000000002, "text": " spend it on?"}, {"start": 19318.260000000002, "end": 19322.38, "text": " And missiles is the obvious answer, especially if you have missile barrage, but assuming"}, {"start": 19322.38, "end": 19325.5, "text": " you do not have a missile barrage. What would you spend it on?"}, {"start": 19330.54, "end": 19333.02, "text": " Probably just send another arcane blast until you get a missile"}, {"start": 19333.02, "end": 19334.34, "text": " barrage and send it on a missile barrage."}, {"start": 19338.260000000002, "end": 19339.940000000002, "text": " Because it's a 40% chance."}, {"start": 19341.260000000002, "end": 19342.82, "text": " You'll always have a missile barrage."}, {"start": 19344.58, "end": 19350.34, "text": " Hold on, is that a bad take? It's a 40% chance. You need four of"}, {"start": 19350.34, "end": 19359.34, "text": " them you have four stacks if you don't get one you just cast another in another"}, {"start": 19359.34, "end": 19362.62, "text": " and another like you 40% chance you have four tries to get it and if you don't"}, {"start": 19362.62, "end": 19367.98, "text": " you drive five or six you pretty much always have it you'd spend with"}, {"start": 19367.98, "end": 19374.9, "text": " missile brush nearly every time under very rare circumstances like very rare"}, {"start": 19374.9, "end": 19377.460000000003, "text": " that you don't get it off their five or six casts."}, {"start": 19379.300000000003, "end": 19380.7, "text": " What would you spend it on?"}, {"start": 19382.780000000002, "end": 19384.54, "text": " Probably just an unpropped missile."}, {"start": 19387.86, "end": 19391.08, "text": " I can't imagine Fireball being worth the cast."}, {"start": 19391.08, "end": 19392.0, "text": " I really can't."}, {"start": 19398.100000000002, "end": 19400.7, "text": " Maybe you just had a Fireblast and keep going, yeah."}, {"start": 19404.9, "end": 19409.9, "text": " Pompyro with Bad RNG. Right, right, right. Yeah."}, {"start": 19409.9, "end": 19417.9, "text": " Arcane Crest and a 4 stacks of Arcane Blast sent out a wave of 10 yards to the fastest enemies up to 40 yards and leaves behind a pulse."}, {"start": 19417.9, "end": 19423.9, "text": " Interesting. That reminds me of like the lead champion, Huai."}, {"start": 19423.9, "end": 19431.9, "text": " Just changed HotStrike to also stack up from Arcane Blast. That's just thematically weird."}, {"start": 19431.9, "end": 19438.86, "text": " You guys agree with me hot streak needs to proc off of fire spells."}, {"start": 19438.86, "end": 19451.34, "text": " You can't just say oh hot streak also can like that's just weird."}, {"start": 19451.34, "end": 19455.74, "text": " Elemental bombs and every spec like so if you have living bomb frost bomb and nether"}, {"start": 19455.74, "end": 19456.74, "text": " tempest."}, {"start": 19456.74, "end": 19462.74, "text": " Yeah, but it's been done and it's kind of boring, but yeah."}, {"start": 19471.74, "end": 19476.74, "text": " Yeah, I don't know. RK needs a third one. I think that still stands."}, {"start": 19476.74, "end": 19487.460000000003, "text": " Can we stop min-maxing already sad face?"}, {"start": 19487.460000000003, "end": 19495.02, "text": " Let's just play when it's here and enjoy it."}, {"start": 19495.02, "end": 19500.460000000003, "text": " The beta comes out Thursday."}, {"start": 19500.460000000003, "end": 19503.22, "text": " We're not min-maxing to try to like 99 parts."}, {"start": 19503.22, "end": 19506.620000000003, "text": " We're reading the talents to make sure that there's no changes that should be done before"}, {"start": 19506.62, "end": 19515.5, "text": " actual game comes out. In other words, this is not min-maxing. This is making sure that"}, {"start": 19515.5, "end": 19525.3, "text": " classes have enough buttons or not too many buttons. Oh, okay. Yeah. Here we go. Wander."}, {"start": 19525.3, "end": 19529.96, "text": " Thanks for the prime burns. Thanks for the super chat. Crazy idea, but what about offensive"}, {"start": 19529.96, "end": 19534.96, "text": " of charges of mere images that will repeat a spell cast"}, {"start": 19535.64, "end": 19538.6, "text": " and strategically use it for building blast charges"}, {"start": 19538.6, "end": 19539.96, "text": " or extra missiles."}, {"start": 19542.76, "end": 19544.2, "text": " Maybe, maybe."}, {"start": 19544.2, "end": 19545.64, "text": " Yo, nice meeting you, man."}, {"start": 19545.64, "end": 19547.2, "text": " Bubble Barn, thanks for the five."}, {"start": 19547.2, "end": 19549.079999999998, "text": " He says, hey, Zahra, I know you probably won't see this,"}, {"start": 19549.079999999998, "end": 19550.76, "text": " but thank you so much for signing my poster"}, {"start": 19550.76, "end": 19552.52, "text": " and my wife's Toronto poster."}, {"start": 19552.52, "end": 19555.52, "text": " Legend, legend."}, {"start": 19555.52, "end": 19557.92, "text": " Thank you so much for saying hi, I appreciate you."}, {"start": 19559.96, "end": 19571.8, "text": " Arcane Siphon and Arcane Spell that deals less damage than a Proct Missile, but restores"}, {"start": 19571.8, "end": 19580.399999999998, "text": " like 2% mana per Arcane Blast that consumed."}, {"start": 19580.399999999998, "end": 19583.719999999998, "text": " So it's like a way to reach in mana."}, {"start": 19583.719999999998, "end": 19589.0, "text": " That would work if Arcane Blast worked on itself, because then you could spam as many"}, {"start": 19589.0, "end": 19593.24, "text": " arcane blast is possible then like restore mana or something but since arcane blast doesn't work"}, {"start": 19593.24, "end": 19598.52, "text": " on itself you actually want to use the proc at four stacks so that ability wouldn't make much sense"}, {"start": 19599.96, "end": 19607.24, "text": " arcane salvo similar to missiles but less and more damage including fire bazooka style"}, {"start": 19612.68, "end": 19618.68, "text": " make a spell called zarkane bang generate stacks arcane energy when blasting empowering your"}, {"start": 19618.68, "end": 19622.760000000002, "text": " your arcane explosion by 200% and resetting your blink cooldown."}, {"start": 19622.760000000002, "end": 19626.52, "text": " Give you two stacks of blink, but blink mana cost has increased."}, {"start": 19626.52, "end": 19629.6, "text": " Is arcane bang?"}, {"start": 19629.6, "end": 19630.72, "text": " OK."}, {"start": 19630.72, "end": 19633.2, "text": " I'll think about this arcane bang."}, {"start": 19633.2, "end": 19634.28, "text": " See what happens there."}, {"start": 19639.6, "end": 19644.72, "text": " Can someone ask ChatGPT, what would you do to add a third button?"}, {"start": 19644.72, "end": 19646.44, "text": " We need some actual ideas here, man."}, {"start": 19646.44, "end": 19648.08, "text": " Better than this arcane bang."}, {"start": 19648.08, "end": 19649.88, "text": " because I mean, she's Louise."}, {"start": 19655.320000000003, "end": 19656.24, "text": " A talent."}, {"start": 19658.760000000002, "end": 19659.600000000002, "text": " Oh, crap."}, {"start": 19659.600000000002, "end": 19662.0, "text": " A talent that gives you a small damage buff"}, {"start": 19662.0, "end": 19664.72, "text": " for each school of magic you use,"}, {"start": 19666.280000000002, "end": 19667.68, "text": " which you have to keep up."}, {"start": 19667.68, "end": 19669.7, "text": " That could also fix frost as well."}, {"start": 19669.7, "end": 19684.22, "text": " The thing is, is like how fun is it to press a button that does like no damage?"}, {"start": 19684.22, "end": 19689.280000000002, "text": " Like say you wanted to keep up frost, fire, and arcane spells all the time."}, {"start": 19689.280000000002, "end": 19692.72, "text": " So that would mean like you're fire blasting on cooldown theoretically, and then maybe"}, {"start": 19692.72, "end": 19698.420000000002, "text": " sending like a rank 1 frost bolt or like an ice lance on cooldown, or like a frost nova"}, {"start": 19698.420000000002, "end": 19699.420000000002, "text": " on cooldown."}, {"start": 19699.420000000002, "end": 19706.420000000002, "text": " So retail actually had an ability like this, it was called, it was a legendary item in BFA."}, {"start": 19706.420000000002, "end": 19713.420000000002, "text": " Oh crap, it was if you used three schools of magic simultaneously, you got a buff for 15 seconds that increased your damage."}, {"start": 19713.420000000002, "end": 19717.420000000002, "text": " What was that called? It was a legendary in Shadowlands actually, I think."}, {"start": 19719.420000000002, "end": 19722.420000000002, "text": " Someone knows. What was that called?"}, {"start": 19729.420000000002, "end": 19734.300000000003, "text": " I don't know, whatever, it doesn't matter what it was called."}, {"start": 19734.300000000003, "end": 19741.660000000003, "text": " But like, what you would do is if you ever wanted the burst, you would just like, sheep,"}, {"start": 19741.660000000003, "end": 19746.420000000002, "text": " frost nova fireblast, and you were online, because sheep gave you the arcane, fireblast"}, {"start": 19746.420000000002, "end": 19750.58, "text": " gave you the fire, nova gave, like, you would just frost nova nothing, and then it would"}, {"start": 19750.58, "end": 19754.940000000002, "text": " give you your damage to where you could then pump, you know?"}, {"start": 19754.940000000002, "end": 19757.7, "text": " I think it was called disciplinary command."}, {"start": 19757.7, "end": 19760.22, "text": " But they removed it because it felt weird."}, {"start": 19760.22, "end": 19762.86, "text": " I actually thought it was okay."}, {"start": 19762.86, "end": 19768.46, "text": " But they removed it because it felt weird to literally just cast a Frost Nerva for no"}, {"start": 19768.46, "end": 19770.16, "text": " reason other than the Proctus."}, {"start": 19770.16, "end": 19775.06, "text": " So it was casting Frost, Fire, and Arcane spells within 10 seconds of each other increases"}, {"start": 19775.06, "end": 19778.420000000002, "text": " your critical strike damage of all your spells by 20%."}, {"start": 19778.420000000002, "end": 19779.82, "text": " So this is what it was."}, {"start": 19779.82, "end": 19780.82, "text": " Right?"}, {"start": 19780.82, "end": 19785.98, "text": " So you could add this in, but it is kind of weird in the sense that like, say you're just"}, {"start": 19785.98, "end": 19789.739999999998, "text": " like arcane what it would mean is you're like arcane arcane arcane and whenever it's up you would"}, {"start": 19789.739999999998, "end": 19795.82, "text": " just do like frost nova fire blast that's what it would be you frost nova air fire blast and then"}, {"start": 19795.82, "end": 19800.62, "text": " you get this up and you keep streaming arcane is that fun is it is that interesting not really"}, {"start": 19801.34, "end": 19805.579999999998, "text": " frost nova air fire blast and you get a buff and you just keep doing your normal rotation right"}, {"start": 19806.86, "end": 19811.1, "text": " feels too gamey yeah so they ended up getting rid of it for that reason it wasn't like a long"}, {"start": 19811.100000000002, "end": 19816.980000000003, "text": " long live spell. People were like, oh, this is kind of silly. So anyway, it's a decent"}, {"start": 19816.980000000003, "end": 19819.660000000003, "text": " idea, but I don't think so."}, {"start": 19819.660000000003, "end": 19826.660000000003, "text": " So our four stack AB idea, new spell that consumes all of your charges, arcane shatter"}, {"start": 19826.660000000003, "end": 19830.920000000002, "text": " or fracture or something. Okay, shatter the arcane energies surrounding your target,"}, {"start": 19830.920000000002, "end": 19838.420000000002, "text": " dealing moderate arcane damage, and consuming arcane charges to empower your next arcane"}, {"start": 19838.420000000002, "end": 19841.260000000002, "text": " Missile, consuming all arcane charges."}, {"start": 19841.260000000002, "end": 19842.34, "text": " For each arcane charge consumed,"}, {"start": 19842.34, "end": 19846.06, "text": " your next arcane missile deals 10% increased damage."}, {"start": 19847.58, "end": 19850.58, "text": " How does that work with Missile Barrage?"}, {"start": 19853.140000000003, "end": 19854.660000000003, "text": " It doesn't really play in well."}, {"start": 19856.300000000003, "end": 19859.100000000002, "text": " However, you gave me an idea."}, {"start": 19859.100000000002, "end": 19862.420000000002, "text": " What if they gave arcane an execute to some degree?"}, {"start": 19862.420000000002, "end": 19871.980000000003, "text": " I was going to troll for a second, but let's say serious."}, {"start": 19871.980000000003, "end": 19872.980000000003, "text": " That like..."}, {"start": 19872.980000000003, "end": 19876.660000000003, "text": " Dude, I can't make any suggestions, because you guys are going to think I'm just trying"}, {"start": 19876.660000000003, "end": 19880.38, "text": " to make Majors OP."}, {"start": 19880.38, "end": 19882.980000000003, "text": " You guys are going to think I'm just trying to make them OP, but that's not what I'm trying"}, {"start": 19882.980000000003, "end": 19883.980000000003, "text": " to do."}, {"start": 19883.980000000003, "end": 19886.620000000003, "text": " I'm trying to make them fun, okay?"}, {"start": 19886.62, "end": 19895.02, "text": " But yeah, what if you just made a button that, like, you know, increased damage under 35%"}, {"start": 19895.02, "end": 19900.219999999998, "text": " life, so like, you have the two button rotation, but it changes to more of a three once they're"}, {"start": 19900.219999999998, "end": 19902.34, "text": " low, kind of execute for Warrior."}, {"start": 19902.34, "end": 19908.219999999998, "text": " Warrior has your bloodthirst, your whirlwind, and your heroic strike, but once the target"}, {"start": 19908.219999999998, "end": 19913.059999999998, "text": " gets low, you get opened up to execute as well as a fourth button."}, {"start": 19913.06, "end": 19917.260000000002, "text": " But if you only had to, but under a certain percentage of boss life, you get introduced"}, {"start": 19917.260000000002, "end": 19920.02, "text": " to a third."}, {"start": 19920.02, "end": 19925.74, "text": " Exactly, just make Arcane Blast a 15-second buff and not one charge, so you can dump on"}, {"start": 19925.74, "end": 19932.5, "text": " pyros and play around Frostfire Bolt to fish for Hot Shrieks, and that's just fire, like"}, {"start": 19932.5, "end": 19939.5, "text": " that would be fire Arcane, which is fine, but we're talking about a deep Arcane build."}, {"start": 19939.5, "end": 19948.1, "text": " I hate to say it, but it's probably this barrage."}, {"start": 19948.1, "end": 19953.62, "text": " It's probably just the most simple, proper answer to this."}, {"start": 19953.62, "end": 19965.18, "text": " Oh my gosh, I just want to play already, man."}, {"start": 19965.18, "end": 19972.18, "text": " I asked ChatGPT about the Arcane rotation, and the answer was add Arcane Barrage."}, {"start": 19972.18, "end": 19985.14, "text": " Nice."}, {"start": 19985.14, "end": 19989.38, "text": " Arcane Rupture Finishing Spell, 3-second cast, tears-opening Arcane energies accumulated"}, {"start": 19989.38, "end": 19994.38, "text": " within the target, dealing 300 to 375 Arcane Damage, plus 75% additional damage for each"}, {"start": 19994.38, "end": 20000.32, "text": " stack of Arcane Blast on the caster. Consumes all Arcane Blast stacks. If casted and forced"}, {"start": 20000.32, "end": 20004.84, "text": " stacks Arcane Rupture refunds 20% of mana generating those stacks and grants you Missile"}, {"start": 20004.84, "end": 20011.68, "text": " Barrage. If you did something like that then Missile Barrage has to be changed a bit to"}, {"start": 20011.68, "end": 20014.88, "text": " to not consume stacks."}, {"start": 20019.48, "end": 20020.8, "text": " Arcane orb."}, {"start": 20020.8, "end": 20024.24, "text": " Okay, guys, my brain, we need a new conversation."}, {"start": 20024.24, "end": 20025.24, "text": " My brain is cooked."}, {"start": 20025.24, "end": 20027.12, "text": " Like, I can't keep reading these."}, {"start": 20027.12, "end": 20028.920000000002, "text": " There might be some good solutions in there,"}, {"start": 20028.920000000002, "end": 20031.4, "text": " but guys, we've been on this for like two hours."}, {"start": 20031.4, "end": 20033.24, "text": " I would like to go, but my brain's cooked."}, {"start": 20033.24, "end": 20035.0, "text": " We have to do something different."}, {"start": 20035.0, "end": 20037.7, "text": " My brain is like, I can't, there's no way."}, {"start": 20037.7, "end": 20038.66, "text": " There's no way."}, {"start": 20041.68, "end": 20047.68, "text": " Um, okay. There's gotta be something. Um, we've covered every single talent."}, {"start": 20048.88, "end": 20053.36, "text": " I've talked about what I like, what I don't like, and what I'm indifferent about."}, {"start": 20054.56, "end": 20060.96, "text": " Um, there's gotta be a video we haven't seen, I'm trying to think."}, {"start": 20062.24, "end": 20064.56, "text": " We've looked at every class. Oh, the Professions tab."}, {"start": 20071.68, "end": 20072.68, "text": " Hmm."}, {"start": 20072.68, "end": 20079.04, "text": " I haven't seen this, oh okay, wait is this, is this real?"}, {"start": 20079.04, "end": 20080.68, "text": " I haven't seen this."}, {"start": 20080.68, "end": 20084.96, "text": " Is this all like real or is this like some fake news?"}, {"start": 20084.96, "end": 20085.96, "text": " Yeah?"}, {"start": 20085.96, "end": 20090.48, "text": " Okay, okay, okay, I haven't seen any of this, let's cover this."}, {"start": 20090.48, "end": 20091.48, "text": " Alk."}, {"start": 20091.48, "end": 20092.48, "text": " Mixology."}, {"start": 20092.48, "end": 20095.36, "text": " You make, elixir is in flasks."}, {"start": 20095.36, "end": 20097.760000000002, "text": " Philosopher's stone for alchemy."}, {"start": 20097.760000000002, "end": 20100.68, "text": " Craft an upgradeable trinket that grows with your Alk skill."}, {"start": 20100.68, "end": 20110.52, "text": " real? Whoa, you get a philosopher stone if you're Alk. Okay, upgrade. I wonder how it's"}, {"start": 20110.52, "end": 20125.56, "text": " going to compare with other trinkets. Those aren't confirmed not real. Hmm. I didn't see"}, {"start": 20125.56, "end": 20129.52, "text": " this up. BlizzCon, neither did I. Hold on. Where is this? Where is this new? How can we"}, {"start": 20129.52, "end": 20137.84, "text": " confirm this is real. I feel like this might be fake. Belt buckles on blacksmith. I mean"}, {"start": 20137.84, "end": 20156.64, "text": " it's cool. Transcribe from BlizzCon 2026 demo footage rather than the live client. So treat"}, {"start": 20156.64, "end": 20159.68, "text": " exact running as provisional until the beta ships."}, {"start": 20173.84, "end": 20175.72, "text": " Could you even get professions on the beta?"}, {"start": 20175.72, "end": 20177.8, "text": " I never tried, or on the demo."}, {"start": 20179.28, "end": 20180.96, "text": " I don't know how real this is."}, {"start": 20180.96, "end": 20192.96, "text": " Can someone send me a like video of any type of proof that like someone actually went and like try like I don't want to cover stuff is if it's just fake"}, {"start": 20195.96, "end": 20203.96, "text": " You can see the trainer seems fake like none of this stuff has been talked about or announced as far as I know it seems kind of legit to be honest"}, {"start": 20210.96, "end": 20213.54, "text": " No stream, no video, nothing on stream or on stage."}, {"start": 20213.54, "end": 20215.379999999997, "text": " Okay, so I don't cover this, then."}, {"start": 20216.12, "end": 20217.739999999998, "text": " At least for now, I'll assume it's fake."}, {"start": 20218.04, "end": 20219.04, "text": " Could be real, but..."}, {"start": 20227.46, "end": 20228.66, "text": " Yeah, so we saw this."}, {"start": 20228.66, "end": 20245.06, "text": " So, on the topic of trade skills, this is an area that has been given a massive amount"}, {"start": 20245.06, "end": 20247.74, "text": " of love in a while forever."}, {"start": 20247.74, "end": 20250.94, "text": " Even outside of what I just described with the camping additions."}, {"start": 20250.94, "end": 20255.86, "text": " There are over 600 new recipes."}, {"start": 20255.86, "end": 20262.86, "text": " So what I just said, new recipes across all professions and level ranges in a while forever."}, {"start": 20262.86, "end": 20267.86, "text": " Thank you."}, {"start": 20267.86, "end": 20273.86, "text": " In addition, many existing recipes have been overhauled in some way."}, {"start": 20273.86, "end": 20279.86, "text": " Even at low levels, you will feel the impact of your profession choice in a meaningful way"}, {"start": 20279.86, "end": 20284.86, "text": " and you'll be excited to continue to level your professions as you go."}, {"start": 20284.86, "end": 20291.98, "text": " Compliment to camping cooking and food have also received a substantial overhaul. Okay, almost all so yeah"}, {"start": 20291.98, "end": 20294.62, "text": " I mean we watch this I like none of this stuff has"}, {"start": 20296.22, "end": 20299.22, "text": " Like anything to do with that link, right so"}, {"start": 20300.18, "end": 20303.74, "text": " It's a demo footage. I played the demo. I didn't see any of that"}, {"start": 20303.82, "end": 20306.82, "text": " But maybe I didn't see it so if we're gonna get footage of"}, {"start": 20307.7, "end": 20310.36, "text": " Where this was from then I'll cover it but"}, {"start": 20314.86, "end": 20319.74, "text": " It doesn't say where it's from either."}, {"start": 20321.9, "end": 20325.22, "text": " MMORPG had an interview with a friend."}, {"start": 20325.22, "end": 20327.940000000002, "text": " Oh, there actually were some other interviews."}, {"start": 20327.940000000002, "end": 20331.260000000002, "text": " Okay. There was this."}, {"start": 20332.86, "end": 20335.02, "text": " Everybody is going to start from level one,"}, {"start": 20335.02, "end": 20336.14, "text": " and that's when the journey,"}, {"start": 20336.14, "end": 20338.78, "text": " the real journey all the way up to level 60 will occur,"}, {"start": 20338.78, "end": 20341.62, "text": " which means all the content that we've added from level 30 to"}, {"start": 20341.62, "end": 20343.82, "text": " level 60 will not have been experienced yet."}, {"start": 20343.82, "end": 20348.22, "text": " Okay, and in the store, you know, if I start my second character, how do I catch up?"}, {"start": 20348.22, "end": 20350.78, "text": " Can I buy a token or something?"}, {"start": 20350.78, "end": 20355.739999999998, "text": " So no plans for anything like a wild token or a man's store?"}, {"start": 20357.739999999998, "end": 20363.66, "text": " I mean, the journey really is what the game is. I mean, the end game is amazing."}, {"start": 20363.66, "end": 20366.94, "text": " As we said on stage, the end game is epic. It's awesome."}, {"start": 20366.94, "end": 20372.54, "text": " And all the stuff we've done at end game is amazing, but the journey is so important."}, {"start": 20372.54, "end": 20377.9, "text": " and you play the game or you get better at the game by playing the game and it's all about that"}, {"start": 20377.9, "end": 20382.780000000002, "text": " level 160 journey and the people you meet along the way and that's why as Nora said we've implemented"}, {"start": 20382.780000000002, "end": 20386.620000000003, "text": " these systems to really reinforce that because there's some players who just love that journey"}, {"start": 20387.34, "end": 20390.38, "text": " and the experiences they have and all the new content that we've added."}, {"start": 20390.38, "end": 20395.34, "text": " Some players that's like the majority of players man so this is a massive W man this is massive"}, {"start": 20395.34, "end": 20401.66, "text": " no tokens no boosts you should be leveling and getting out there and doing the journey that's"}, {"start": 20401.66, "end": 20403.0, "text": " That's what the game is about."}, {"start": 20403.0, "end": 20406.18, "text": " That's quite literally what the game is about, right?"}, {"start": 20406.18, "end": 20409.18, "text": " It's not just get to end game and raid log."}, {"start": 20409.18, "end": 20411.02, "text": " It's about the journey."}, {"start": 20413.62, "end": 20415.62, "text": " I think there was"}, {"start": 20420.26, "end": 20421.66, "text": " a full interview."}, {"start": 20421.66, "end": 20422.78, "text": " Let's watch this."}, {"start": 20425.579999999998, "end": 20427.14, "text": " So I missed."}, {"start": 20427.14, "end": 20430.74, "text": " So that little snippet from Twitter"}, {"start": 20430.74, "end": 20432.18, "text": " was from this full interview."}, {"start": 20432.18, "end": 20433.58, "text": " I haven't seen this interview."}, {"start": 20433.58, "end": 20434.420000000002, "text": " Let's check this out."}, 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20484.82, "text": " oh, you're paying for a race that sucks."}, {"start": 20484.82, "end": 20487.38, "text": " It's paid a win, but it's free."}, {"start": 20487.38, "end": 20489.22, "text": " So anyway,"}, {"start": 20489.22, "end": 20492.100000000002, "text": " as we're in combos about GDP, not that I know of."}, {"start": 20492.100000000002, "end": 20494.18, "text": " All right, let's take a look at this video."}, {"start": 20494.18, "end": 20496.7, "text": " Guys, this is an interview we haven't seen"}, {"start": 20498.06, "end": 20503.06, "text": " from Destin, and he sat down with Clay and Nora,"}, {"start": 20503.06, "end": 20505.16, "text": " it looks like, so let's take a look."}, {"start": 20505.16, "end": 20507.88, "text": " The entire reason I headed down to BlizzCon yesterday"}, {"start": 20507.88, "end": 20511.82, "text": " was because I wanted to play World of Warcraft forever."}, {"start": 20511.82, "end": 20513.86, "text": " But in a surprise turn of events,"}, {"start": 20513.86, "end": 20517.38, "text": " I also got to talk directly with the WoW Classic"}, {"start": 20517.38, "end": 20520.18, "text": " and WoW Forever team, including software engineer,"}, {"start": 20520.18, "end": 20522.82, "text": " Noor Mills, you might remember her from being on stage,"}, {"start": 20522.82, "end": 20525.08, "text": " and associate production director, Clay Stone,"}, {"start": 20525.08, "end": 20526.66, "text": " who was also on stage."}, {"start": 20526.66, "end": 20529.82, "text": " And I got to talk to them all about bringing this game"}, {"start": 20529.82, "end": 20533.14, "text": " to players like myself who feel like they missed out,"}, {"start": 20533.14, "end": 20535.18, "text": " but now have an opportunity to jump in"}, {"start": 20535.18, "end": 20537.9, "text": " as early as next week when the beta drops."}, {"start": 20537.9, "end": 20539.9, "text": " I'll see you in-game on November 4th,"}, {"start": 20539.9, "end": 20541.260000000002, "text": " beta starts this Thursday,"}, {"start": 20541.260000000002, "end": 20543.06, "text": " and you can play the demo here today."}, {"start": 20543.06, "end": 20544.7, "text": " Have a great rest of your day."}, {"start": 20544.7, "end": 20547.260000000002, "text": " Bro, that was such an insane moment,"}, {"start": 20547.260000000002, "end": 20549.58, "text": " like all of these blizzcon announcements"}, {"start": 20549.58, "end": 20551.58, "text": " and they're saying a bunch of nothing forever"}, {"start": 20551.58, "end": 20553.18, "text": " and then they drop this."}, {"start": 20553.18, "end": 20556.74, "text": " And it's like classic plus November 4th,"}, {"start": 20556.74, "end": 20559.100000000002, "text": " beta five base demo now go."}, {"start": 20559.100000000002, "end": 20560.620000000003, "text": " It's just like, oh shoot."}, {"start": 20560.620000000003, "end": 20562.18, "text": " It's like, oh my gosh."}, {"start": 20562.18, "end": 20563.780000000002, "text": " You can play the demo here today."}, {"start": 20563.780000000002, "end": 20564.980000000003, "text": " Have a great first time everyone."}, {"start": 20564.980000000003, "end": 20569.780000000002, "text": " And of course in November, World of Warcraft Forever"}, {"start": 20569.780000000002, "end": 20573.420000000002, "text": " will be there for everyone to start at level one."}, {"start": 20573.420000000002, "end": 20578.420000000002, "text": " World of Warcraft Forever launches in seven weeks."}, {"start": 20578.420000000002, "end": 20580.420000000002, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 20580.420000000002, "end": 20582.420000000002, "text": " On November 4th."}, {"start": 20582.420000000002, "end": 20584.420000000002, "text": " There is no catch-up mechanic."}, {"start": 20584.420000000002, "end": 20586.420000000002, "text": " There's a level cap at 60."}, {"start": 20586.420000000002, "end": 20588.420000000002, "text": " And it really feels like a new game"}, {"start": 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"end": 20609.34, "text": " First, let's-"}, {"start": 20609.34, "end": 20613.54, "text": " I love that this is such a foundational pillar"}, {"start": 20613.54, "end": 20616.300000000003, "text": " because, yes, rating is fun."}, {"start": 20616.300000000003, "end": 20618.18, "text": " You know, yes, the pre-bis grind is fun"}, {"start": 20618.18, "end": 20620.18, "text": " and getting in there, but so much a classic wow"}, {"start": 20620.18, "end": 20624.02, "text": " for most players is leveling."}, {"start": 20624.02, "end": 20626.54, "text": " We've already covered that, but what I was gonna say is"}, {"start": 20626.54, "end": 20628.980000000003, "text": " like nine new dungeons."}, {"start": 20628.980000000003, "end": 20631.300000000003, "text": " It's not that they're just adding a raid at end game"}, {"start": 20631.3, "end": 20634.96, "text": " and more stuff to do at Endgame to continue Classic Era."}, {"start": 20634.96, "end": 20637.739999999998, "text": " But instead, 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experience."}, {"start": 20659.32, "end": 20660.559999999998, "text": " It's very nice."}, {"start": 20660.56, "end": 20664.460000000003, "text": " Let's talk about the interview and then we'll talk a little bit about what I learned during"}, {"start": 20664.460000000003, "end": 20666.5, "text": " my hands on session."}, {"start": 20666.5, "end": 20671.66, "text": " The big takeaway for me from my conversation is that this game will specifically make you"}, {"start": 20671.66, "end": 20673.82, "text": " earn your way up."}, {"start": 20673.82, "end": 20679.4, "text": " Every player starting at level one, even after the beta sets a nice even playing field, given"}, {"start": 20679.4, "end": 20685.34, "text": " the crazy good players an opportunity to grind their face off in the beta, hit level 20 quickly,"}, {"start": 20685.34, "end": 20689.02, "text": " then grind to 30 once that level cap is increased."}, {"start": 20689.02, "end": 20691.420000000002, "text": " And it sounds like 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"end": 20849.3, "text": " visual options, a quick look at the different."}, {"start": 20849.3, "end": 20851.379999999997, "text": " I think he said a week or two"}, {"start": 20851.379999999997, "end": 20854.46, "text": " because there's a lot of players,"}, {"start": 20854.46, "end": 20857.539999999997, "text": " I'm sure a lot of people listening that do that, right?"}, {"start": 20857.539999999997, "end": 20860.66, "text": " They don't play WoW for a while."}, {"start": 20860.66, "end": 20862.68, "text": " They have real life stuff they would like to,"}, {"start": 20862.68, "end": 20863.88, "text": " but they don't have the time."}, {"start": 20863.88, "end": 20866.04, "text": " And then they want to come in and just like full send"}, {"start": 20866.04, "end": 20869.84, "text": " for a week or two, and then get back to real life for a while"}, {"start": 20869.84, "end": 20871.2, "text": " and then full send for a week or two,"}, {"start": 20871.2, "end": 20872.48, "text": " and 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" this is a good chance to hop in if you've never played"}, {"start": 21022.82, "end": 21023.82, "text": " in the sense that like,"}, {"start": 21023.82, "end": 21025.86, "text": " it's not crazy complicated to pick up"}, {"start": 21025.86, "end": 21028.98, "text": " in terms of like this like retail complexity, right?"}, {"start": 21028.98, "end": 21030.22, "text": " It's kind of like classic,"}, {"start": 21030.22, "end": 21032.780000000002, "text": " But, and everyone's starting on the same playing field, right?"}, {"start": 21032.780000000002, "end": 21035.38, "text": " It's actually the perfect time to start WoW if you never have."}, {"start": 21035.38, "end": 21037.38, "text": " It's also a really good time if you're a classic enjoyer"}, {"start": 21037.38, "end": 21039.34, "text": " to play what we've wanted for a long time."}, {"start": 21039.34, "end": 21040.7, "text": " It's also a good time for a re-tune."}, {"start": 21040.7, "end": 21044.86, "text": " It's a good time to play forever."}, {"start": 21044.86, "end": 21046.66, "text": " Okay, it's very good."}, {"start": 21046.66, "end": 21048.22, "text": " Not wait for next week."}, {"start": 21048.22, "end": 21049.74, "text": " All right, here's the full interview."}, {"start": 21049.74, "end": 21051.06, "text": " Let me know how I did."}, {"start": 21051.06, "end": 21054.9, "text": " And if I missed any juicy tidbits in the comments below."}, {"start": 21054.9, "end": 21057.58, "text": " I am so excited about WoW forever."}, {"start": 21057.58, "end": 21060.780000000002, "text": " So I missed World of Warcraft original,"}, {"start": 21060.780000000002, "end": 21062.420000000002, "text": " like back in the day, right?"}, {"start": 21062.420000000002, "end": 21064.780000000002, "text": " I was dumb when I played Final Fantasy XI"}, {"start": 21064.780000000002, "end": 21066.620000000003, "text": " because I wanted to keep a difference."}, {"start": 21066.620000000003, "end": 21067.460000000003, "text": " That's another great game, that's another great game."}, {"start": 21067.460000000003, "end": 21069.660000000003, "text": " I wanted to be different and edgy,"}, {"start": 21069.660000000003, "end": 21071.260000000002, "text": " but I missed out on World of Warcraft."}, {"start": 21071.260000000002, "end": 21072.100000000002, "text": " Then my classic-"}, {"start": 21072.100000000002, "end": 21072.940000000002, "text": " And Cleveland State."}, {"start": 21072.940000000002, "end": 21075.18, "text": " And, you know, the past Wrath of the Lich King,"}, {"start": 21075.18, "end": 21077.74, "text": " the iconic moments and Burning Crusade"}, {"start": 21077.74, "end": 21079.22, "text": " and all the moments happen."}, {"start": 21080.100000000002, "end": 21082.5, "text": " What do you feel like is, with Wild Forever,"}, {"start": 21082.5, "end": 21084.02, "text": " what is really gonna set it apart"}, {"start": 21084.02, "end": 21086.34, "text": " and give people like me who are super excited"}, {"start": 21086.34, "end": 21089.34, "text": " to be there at the start, that fresh beginning."}, {"start": 21090.420000000002, "end": 21094.1, "text": " I would say it, I mean, already kind of,"}, {"start": 21094.1, "end": 21097.58, "text": " it's sheer existence, it's freshness of its launch,"}, {"start": 21097.58, "end": 21099.46, "text": " like it's already a fresh beginning, right?"}, {"start": 21099.46, "end": 21102.74, "text": " But also, I think the way that we're trying"}, {"start": 21102.74, "end": 21105.3, "text": " to communicate what it is, right?"}, {"start": 21105.3, "end": 21106.7, "text": " It is a third pillar."}, {"start": 21106.7, "end": 21110.14, "text": " So there's classic, wow forever, and modern, right?"}, {"start": 21110.14, "end": 21112.7, "text": " And so you don't have to have played classic,"}, {"start": 21112.7, "end": 21113.86, "text": " you don't have to have played modern,"}, {"start": 21113.86, "end": 21117.78, "text": " You don't have to have played any version of World of Warcraft to be able to kind of"}, {"start": 21117.78, "end": 21120.66, "text": " jump in and embark on a journey."}, {"start": 21120.66, "end": 21128.5, "text": " And many of the changes, systems, the stuff that has gone into WoW Forever has gone in"}, {"start": 21128.5, "end": 21134.66, "text": " with Player Agency and the journey in mind, such that like we have, you know, we thought"}, {"start": 21134.66, "end": 21139.22, "text": " about ratios, we thought about the, like we implemented the legacy system, which allows"}, {"start": 21139.22, "end": 21141.620000000003, "text": " is you to spend points and gain perks"}, {"start": 21141.620000000003, "end": 21144.22, "text": " in ways that will influence your next play through."}, {"start": 21144.22, "end": 21146.82, "text": " So you're being rewarded for spinning up new characters"}, {"start": 21146.82, "end": 21149.420000000002, "text": " and embarking on new journeys from fresh, right?"}, {"start": 21149.420000000002, "end": 21150.74, "text": " What are racials?"}, {"start": 21150.74, "end": 21152.54, "text": " Oh, there we go, there we go, there we go."}, {"start": 21152.54, "end": 21153.54, "text": " That's actually, we should probably say that."}, {"start": 21153.54, "end": 21155.38, "text": " Each, but yeah, do you want to?"}, {"start": 21155.38, "end": 21157.86, "text": " I saw it in the presentation, I'm like, well, wait."}, {"start": 21157.86, "end": 21160.780000000002, "text": " Yeah, so each race and world of Warcraft"}, {"start": 21160.780000000002, "end": 21164.02, "text": " tends to have like unique things that they're good at."}, {"start": 21164.02, "end": 21166.14, "text": " So like, I tend to play Night Elves"}, {"start": 21166.14, "end": 21168.420000000002, "text": " and like, you know, they have like shadow melds."}, {"start": 21168.420000000002, "end": 21172.300000000003, "text": " you can kind of like, like I'm running around through the world and I'm like, oh, well,"}, {"start": 21172.300000000003, "end": 21176.06, "text": " I'm going to, you know, maybe I want to go to the restroom, but I don't want to like"}, {"start": 21176.06, "end": 21177.06, "text": " log off or something."}, {"start": 21177.06, "end": 21180.420000000002, "text": " I'm going to go up against like a tree or something and I'm going to hit shadow meld,"}, {"start": 21180.420000000002, "end": 21182.420000000002, "text": " which causes me to stealth."}, {"start": 21182.420000000002, "end": 21183.420000000002, "text": " Right."}, {"start": 21183.420000000002, "end": 21184.420000000002, "text": " So you don't get AFK."}, {"start": 21184.420000000002, "end": 21185.420000000002, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 21185.420000000002, "end": 21188.420000000002, "text": " I do that a lot."}, {"start": 21188.420000000002, "end": 21191.74, "text": " Or you know, like if I'm in an environment where there's enemy players, like I might"}, {"start": 21191.74, "end": 21193.140000000003, "text": " be like, oh, I'm going to."}, {"start": 21193.140000000003, "end": 21194.140000000003, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 21194.14, "end": 21201.98, "text": " I think I think a lot of us might know what ratios are but with the third pillar point is it's a good one to chat about right you have"}, {"start": 21203.22, "end": 21204.62, "text": " Modern Wow"}, {"start": 21204.62, "end": 21206.62, "text": " You have classic Wow"}, {"start": 21206.72, "end": 21214.22, "text": " Now we they're they're they're committing themselves to having forever as this third thing. It's not quite"}, {"start": 21214.98, "end": 21222.54, "text": " Classic obviously it's a different timeline and it's not modern. So I made the the copium take, right?"}, {"start": 21222.54, "end": 21227.54, "text": " like, maybe it has only been one or two years ago,"}, {"start": 21229.100000000002, "end": 21231.66, "text": " that I think if done right,"}, {"start": 21231.66, "end": 21233.58, "text": " Classic Plus could be bigger than retail."}, {"start": 21233.58, "end": 21235.06, "text": " And everyone laughed me out of the room,"}, {"start": 21235.06, "end": 21237.8, "text": " like I'm the biggest idiot they've ever seen."}, {"start": 21237.8, "end": 21239.120000000003, "text": " Am I still an idiot?"}, {"start": 21240.280000000002, "end": 21241.7, "text": " Be honest, you could say yes."}, {"start": 21244.14, "end": 21246.9, "text": " I'm, no, yes, no, I mean,"}, {"start": 21246.9, "end": 21248.54, "text": " it seems a little more split now."}, {"start": 21248.54, "end": 21250.760000000002, "text": " Like, maybe I'm still wrong,"}, {"start": 21250.760000000002, "end": 21254.760000000002, "text": " But I think a product like this really might just appeal"}, {"start": 21254.760000000002, "end": 21257.320000000003, "text": " to way more people in the long run"}, {"start": 21257.320000000003, "end": 21258.840000000004, "text": " to where like five years from now,"}, {"start": 21258.840000000004, "end": 21263.960000000003, "text": " like forever could be the main thing that people are playing."}, {"start": 21263.960000000003, "end": 21266.36, "text": " For someone like this who's never played WoW,"}, {"start": 21266.36, "end": 21269.440000000002, "text": " do you think he has a higher chance of playing forever"}, {"start": 21269.440000000002, "end": 21272.56, "text": " or retail?"}, {"start": 21272.56, "end": 21275.760000000002, "text": " For people that are long time WoW players that quit retail,"}, {"start": 21275.760000000002, "end": 21277.640000000003, "text": " do you think they have a higher chance of going back"}, {"start": 21277.640000000003, "end": 21280.4, "text": " to retail or trying forever?"}, {"start": 21280.4, "end": 21283.4, "text": " That's my point, that's my point."}, {"start": 21283.4, "end": 21285.440000000002, "text": " That's why I'm saying in the long run,"}, {"start": 21286.72, "end": 21289.32, "text": " I really think it could do insane."}, {"start": 21289.32, "end": 21291.24, "text": " I think it could literally be bigger than retail."}, {"start": 21291.24, "end": 21292.08, "text": " I'm not kidding."}, {"start": 21293.24, "end": 21296.68, "text": " With poor decisions, with wow tokens, with boosts,"}, {"start": 21296.68, "end": 21299.88, "text": " with bugs, with bots, with, you know, this and that,"}, {"start": 21299.88, "end": 21302.36, "text": " maybe it sucks, like so."}, {"start": 21302.36, "end": 21304.72, "text": " But what I'm saying is the potential is there"}, {"start": 21304.72, "end": 21307.68, "text": " for this thing to be massive, right?"}, {"start": 21307.68, "end": 21308.84, "text": " And I said that a year or two ago"}, {"start": 21308.84, "end": 21312.04, "text": " and I got completely laughed out of the room by everyone."}, {"start": 21312.04, "end": 21314.44, "text": " But it's like, well, I don't know, man."}, {"start": 21314.44, "end": 21316.0, "text": " I don't know how crazy that is."}, {"start": 21316.0, "end": 21319.48, "text": " It has more potential for the returning player."}, {"start": 21319.48, "end": 21322.48, "text": " It has more potential for the player that's never played."}, {"start": 21325.920000000002, "end": 21329.16, "text": " Hi, you know, or hide and ambush them."}, {"start": 21329.16, "end": 21333.88, "text": " And so like the racial abilities that each race"}, {"start": 21333.88, "end": 21336.12, "text": " in World of Warcraft has,"}, {"start": 21336.12, "end": 21338.4, "text": " has kind of like, it's evolved over time"}, {"start": 21338.4, "end": 21341.920000000002, "text": " throughout the years up and leading up and through like modern, right."}, {"start": 21342.800000000003, "end": 21346.640000000003, "text": " And in classic, they're quite distinct."}, {"start": 21347.0, "end": 21350.08, "text": " There, there've been a lot of chatter about like, oh, what if, you know, we,"}, {"start": 21350.08, "end": 21354.120000000003, "text": " we tried to even the playing field and like give, you know, you can pick and"}, {"start": 21354.120000000003, "end": 21355.440000000002, "text": " choose which racials you have."}, {"start": 21355.440000000002, "end": 21360.08, "text": " But like in forever, we want to reward that, like give you a reason to bring a"}, {"start": 21360.08, "end": 21362.4, "text": " different race with you to your journey, right?"}, {"start": 21362.640000000003, "end": 21367.800000000003, "text": " We want to reward you for, uh, or like encourage you to want to try the racial"}, {"start": 21367.8, "end": 21395.8, "text": " parks for a different race, but you know what, I'm going to try undead, right? I'm going to try, which undead can cannibalize corpses, kind of creepy, but, you know, it is awesome. So it's, it's one of those things that like it's, it's, it's giving you sort of more options to influence what kind of journey you have. And we want players to want to embark on those journeys, because along those journeys are the opportunities"}, {"start": 21395.8, "end": 21401.86, "text": " you'll have to meet your next best friend or like a bunch of my long time while"}, {"start": 21401.86, "end": 21403.54, "text": " friends attended my wedding last year."}, {"start": 21403.54, "end": 21404.02, "text": " You know what I mean?"}, {"start": 21404.02, "end": 21408.7, "text": " The connections are just so true and so genuine and we want to encourage"}, {"start": 21408.7, "end": 21409.82, "text": " that through what we build."}, {"start": 21410.02, "end": 21410.34, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 21410.62, "end": 21411.38, "text": " That's a lot of words."}, {"start": 21411.38, "end": 21411.62, "text": " I'm sorry."}, {"start": 21412.02, "end": 21415.26, "text": " Sorry, I kind of threw it off, but if, if you want to tell me more about why"}, {"start": 21415.26, "end": 21419.02, "text": " you're excited, you know, it really represents, it's a fresh start."}, {"start": 21419.38, "end": 21421.059999999998, "text": " I mean, at the end of the day, it's a fresh start."}, {"start": 21421.06, "end": 21424.34, "text": " It's taking this game, this beloved game,"}, {"start": 21424.34, "end": 21427.06, "text": " that many people know and love,"}, {"start": 21427.06, "end": 21430.18, "text": " and a return to being the humble adventurer."}, {"start": 21430.18, "end": 21433.22, "text": " You know, the classic series of games that we've worked on"}, {"start": 21433.22, "end": 21434.66, "text": " has gone in a direction,"}, {"start": 21434.66, "end": 21436.460000000003, "text": " and the modern game has gone in a direction,"}, {"start": 21436.460000000003, "end": 21439.620000000003, "text": " and there's world ending threats and a ton of lore."}, {"start": 21439.620000000003, "end": 21440.780000000002, "text": " And where we're starting from"}, {"start": 21440.780000000002, "end": 21442.22, "text": " is where we 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"text": " You guys know the drill, but these guys."}, {"start": 21473.38, "end": 21478.38, "text": " Josh Greenfield, Clay Stone, Tim Jones, Nora, Anna."}, {"start": 21478.38, "end": 21482.74, "text": " These got like, it's such a great little team, right?"}, {"start": 21482.74, "end": 21485.100000000002, "text": " It almost feels like a little micro company"}, {"start": 21485.100000000002, "end": 21486.82, "text": " within a larger company."}, {"start": 21486.82, "end": 21488.84, "text": " They have just done a good job."}, {"start": 21490.38, "end": 21492.440000000002, "text": " All right, a quick little glaze."}, {"start": 21492.440000000002, "end": 21495.74, "text": " All right, I mean, these guys, I feel like our,"}, {"start": 21495.74, "end": 21498.06, "text": " you know, classic players,"}, {"start": 21498.06, "end": 21501.06, "text": " feel like they have like a little like,"}, {"start": 21501.06, "end": 21503.06, "text": " they're trying to just get us what we want."}, {"start": 21503.06, "end": 21505.06, "text": " And it clearly shows, right?"}, {"start": 21505.06, "end": 21506.74, "text": " They're like, they're trying to do these things."}, {"start": 21506.74, "end": 21509.140000000003, "text": " Of course, not everything comes through,"}, {"start": 21509.140000000003, "end": 21511.74, "text": " but they're trying to do these things with the journey,"}, {"start": 21511.74, "end": 21513.06, "text": " with the horizontal progression."}, {"start": 21513.06, "end": 21514.940000000002, "text": " Like they're clearly listening."}, {"start": 21514.940000000002, "end": 21516.420000000002, "text": " We'll see if it like works."}, {"start": 21516.420000000002, "end": 21518.620000000003, "text": " We'll see if we, you know, hopefully the game is good,"}, {"start": 21518.620000000003, "end": 21520.780000000002, "text": " but it's a quick glaze."}, {"start": 21520.780000000002, "end": 21521.620000000003, "text": " I just had to, man."}, {"start": 21521.620000000003, "end": 21522.7, "text": " It's like, it's been cool."}, {"start": 21522.7, "end": 21525.18, "text": " It's been cool following it since son, you know?"}, {"start": 21525.18, "end": 21526.460000000003, "text": " More important than the destination"}, {"start": 21526.460000000003, "end": 21528.18, "text": " than the world is the main character."}, {"start": 21528.18, "end": 21530.22, "text": " And it looked like on the roadmap,"}, {"start": 21530.22, "end": 21532.7, "text": " beta will take you to level 30,"}, {"start": 21532.7, "end": 21534.460000000003, "text": " and then we can go all the way to 60 after that."}, {"start": 21534.460000000003, "end": 21535.300000000003, "text": " Is that right?"}, {"start": 21535.300000000003, "end": 21536.58, "text": " Yes, so when we start beta,"}, {"start": 21536.58, "end": 21539.940000000002, "text": " we will actually be starting with a level 20 cap."}, {"start": 21539.940000000002, "end": 21542.460000000003, "text": " And then a couple of weeks in, we're gonna raise that,"}, {"start": 21542.460000000003, "end": 21544.780000000002, "text": " that'll go up to 30, but we're gonna stay at 30"}, {"start": 21544.780000000002, "end": 21546.260000000002, "text": " for the rest of beta."}, {"start": 21546.260000000002, "end": 21548.38, "text": " And then when we hit launch day,"}, {"start": 21548.38, "end": 21551.58, "text": " that's when everybody's gonna start fresh."}, {"start": 21551.58, "end": 21552.820000000003, "text": " Everybody's gonna start from level one,"}, {"start": 21552.820000000003, "end": 21554.620000000003, "text": " and that's when the journey, the real journey,"}, {"start": 21554.620000000003, "end": 21556.7, "text": " all the way up to level 60 will occur,"}, {"start": 21556.7, "end": 21558.660000000003, "text": " which means all the content that we've added"}, {"start": 21558.660000000003, "end": 21560.02, "text": " from level 30 to level 60"}, {"start": 21560.02, "end": 21561.7, "text": " will not have been experienced yet."}, {"start": 21561.7, "end": 21563.58, "text": " Okay, and in the store,"}, {"start": 21563.58, "end": 21566.140000000003, "text": " if I start my second character, how do I catch up?"}, {"start": 21566.14, "end": 21568.5, "text": " Can I buy a token or something?"}, {"start": 21568.5, "end": 21572.5, "text": " So no plans for anything like a wild token or a boost?"}, {"start": 21572.5, "end": 21573.5, "text": " Oh, man, sorry."}, {"start": 21573.5, "end": 21574.5, "text": " Or anything like that."}, {"start": 21574.5, "end": 21575.5, "text": " I don't like that."}, {"start": 21575.5, "end": 21577.18, "text": " I mean, the journey."}, {"start": 21577.18, "end": 21580.18, "text": " I hope they stick to this in the long run, man."}, {"start": 21580.18, "end": 21583.02, "text": " Never a boost, never a token."}, {"start": 21583.02, "end": 21584.66, "text": " No plans for it, OK?"}, {"start": 21584.66, "end": 21586.739999999998, "text": " Like, there's going to be no token, no boost."}, {"start": 21586.739999999998, "end": 21588.14, "text": " I love it."}, {"start": 21588.14, "end": 21589.42, "text": " I hope they stick to that."}, {"start": 21589.42, "end": 21593.26, "text": " Like, yeah."}, {"start": 21593.26, "end": 21594.54, "text": " What's the monetization model?"}, {"start": 21594.54, "end": 21595.04, "text": " Right?"}, {"start": 21595.04, "end": 21601.24, "text": " $15 a month for a membership fee if you want the new race 30 bucks down the line"}, {"start": 21602.72, "end": 21604.84, "text": " You know the level cap saying 60"}, {"start": 21604.84, "end": 21606.56, "text": " I don't know if they're gonna sell expansions"}, {"start": 21606.56, "end": 21611.52, "text": " maybe the monetization model is continuing to do more races for $30 each and"}, {"start": 21612.56, "end": 21614.56, "text": " $15 a month for sub I"}, {"start": 21615.04, "end": 21618.08, "text": " Hope it stays like that and nothing else no shop"}, {"start": 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I would like no mounts. I would like no cosmetics"}, {"start": 21624.36, "end": 21625.920000000002, "text": " and we'll see what happens."}, {"start": 21625.920000000002, "end": 21628.84, "text": " He really is, is what the game is."}, {"start": 21628.84, "end": 21630.36, "text": " I mean, the end game is amazing."}, {"start": 21630.36, "end": 21632.920000000002, "text": " As we said on stage, the end game is epic."}, {"start": 21632.920000000002, "end": 21633.760000000002, "text": " It's awesome."}, {"start": 21633.760000000002, "end": 21635.920000000002, "text": " And all the stuff we've done at end game is amazing,"}, {"start": 21635.920000000002, "end": 21639.12, "text": " but the journey is so important."}, {"start": 21639.12, "end": 21642.22, "text": " And you play the game, or you get better at the game"}, {"start": 21642.22, "end": 21643.64, "text": " by playing the game."}, {"start": 21643.64, "end": 21645.48, "text": " And it's all about that level 160 journey"}, {"start": 21645.48, "end": 21647.52, "text": " and the people you meet along the way."}, {"start": 21647.52, "end": 21648.8, "text": " And that's why, as Nora said,"}, {"start": 21648.8, "end": 21651.36, "text": " we've implemented these systems to really reinforce that."}, {"start": 21651.36, "end": 21653.760000000002, "text": " Because there's some players who just love that journey."}, {"start": 21653.760000000002, "end": 21655.280000000002, "text": " and the experiences that they have"}, {"start": 21655.280000000002, "end": 21656.640000000003, "text": " and all the new content that we've added"}, {"start": 21656.640000000003, "end": 21658.980000000003, "text": " from the fine new places on that on the drone."}, {"start": 21658.980000000003, "end": 21660.000000000004, "text": " So, yeah."}, {"start": 21660.000000000004, "end": 21661.08, "text": " Nora, in your presentation."}, {"start": 21661.08, "end": 21664.480000000003, "text": " I feel like the legacy system is a really good idea,"}, {"start": 21664.480000000003, "end": 21666.800000000003, "text": " but I feel like it needs work."}, {"start": 21666.800000000003, "end": 21670.72, "text": " Like, I love the idea of incentivizing leveling alts,"}, {"start": 21670.72, "end": 21673.440000000002, "text": " but the talent starting at five instead of 10"}, {"start": 21673.440000000002, "end": 21675.600000000002, "text": " just feels like way too strong."}, {"start": 21675.600000000002, "end": 21677.120000000003, "text": " And I feel like some of the challenges"}, {"start": 21677.120000000003, "end": 21678.640000000003, "text": " aren't like unique enough."}, {"start": 21678.640000000003, "end": 21681.2, "text": " I think what I want is like a way to level in,"}, {"start": 21681.2, "end": 21692.08, "text": " reason to level an alt in a new way. For some tiny little thing that just shows that I did it,"}, {"start": 21693.12, "end": 21700.08, "text": " some tiny little token of like, I did this little unique challenge and it was cool."}, {"start": 21701.600000000002, "end": 21705.84, "text": " And that's all I feel like the legacy system needs to be. I don't know if it needs to have"}, {"start": 21705.84, "end": 21709.440000000002, "text": " like an incredible amount of character power or make you feel like, oh, I need to level a bunch"}, {"start": 21709.44, "end": 21713.579999999998, "text": " to get more of these points to to make sure that I'm up to date on all these"}, {"start": 21713.579999999998, "end": 21718.559999999998, "text": " things I don't want to be that right so hopefully there's some fine-tuning on the"}, {"start": 21718.559999999998, "end": 21723.96, "text": " legacy system like I said I like the concept a lot but it's implementation"}, {"start": 21723.96, "end": 21727.02, "text": " that needs to be kind of fine-tuned here and you took us through the different"}, {"start": 21727.02, "end": 21731.28, "text": " zones what level are appropriate for those zones and how to level up there as"}, {"start": 21731.28, "end": 21736.16, "text": " somebody who's not as familiar with why they're important or noted tell me a"}, {"start": 21736.16, "end": 21738.96, "text": " a little bit more about why those zones were chosen"}, {"start": 21738.96, "end": 21741.0, "text": " and how you landed on them as different areas,"}, {"start": 21741.0, "end": 21742.079999999998, "text": " and the new areas."}, {"start": 21742.079999999998, "end": 21744.44, "text": " Yeah, so one of the things we tried to do"}, {"start": 21744.44, "end": 21748.12, "text": " with Wild Forever is like, there's sort of like,"}, {"start": 21748.12, "end": 21749.84, "text": " you know, we have a classic audience"}, {"start": 21749.84, "end": 21752.4, "text": " who's deeply familiar with the classic ethos,"}, {"start": 21752.4, "end": 21755.56, "text": " the lore, sort of what areas of the world"}, {"start": 21755.56, "end": 21758.04, "text": " have not yet been explored and what's, you know, kind of,"}, {"start": 21758.04, "end": 21760.96, "text": " and everyone's kind of had their own hypothesis"}, {"start": 21760.96, "end": 21763.64, "text": " as to what they expect us to do, right?"}, {"start": 21763.64, "end": 21765.64, "text": " And so we talk about kind of like, okay,"}, {"start": 21765.64, "end": 21769.64, "text": " Well, what are the things we are super expected to do?"}, {"start": 21769.64, "end": 21771.32, "text": " What are the things that we're maybe,"}, {"start": 21771.32, "end": 21772.16, "text": " a little bit expected,"}, {"start": 21772.16, "end": 21775.04, "text": " but maybe we add our own little twist,"}, {"start": 21775.04, "end": 21776.16, "text": " and then what are the things"}, {"start": 21776.16, "end": 21778.96, "text": " that we add that are potentially unexpected, right?"}, {"start": 21778.96, "end": 21780.76, "text": " When the unexpected maybe would have been"}, {"start": 21780.76, "end": 21783.399999999998, "text": " the Sky Elves race, right?"}, {"start": 21783.399999999998, "end": 21787.32, "text": " As an example, the River Glades, I feel,"}, {"start": 21787.32, "end": 21789.44, "text": " is one of those things that there was that,"}, {"start": 21789.44, "end": 21792.12, "text": " kind of a piece, a chunk of map"}, {"start": 21792.12, "end": 21793.8, "text": " that hadn't really been filled out."}, {"start": 21793.8, "end": 21803.32, "text": " There was room there and there was an opportunities to sort of like give you something to do other than, you know, spam, you know, go spam Scarlet Monastery, really."}, {"start": 21803.84, "end": 21818.219999999998, "text": " But like something that allows you to kind of explore more of that classic world deeply rooted in like I remember folks internally playing through the riverglades and giving us the feedback like"}, {"start": 21818.22, "end": 21821.38, "text": " Holy smokes, it feels like it was in Classic the whole time, right?"}, {"start": 21821.38, "end": 21825.9, "text": " And so like, we want to make sure that what we build makes,"}, {"start": 21825.9, "end": 21829.940000000002, "text": " it's congruent with what should belong in Classic,"}, {"start": 21829.940000000002, "end": 21831.7, "text": " what would make sense, what people would expect,"}, {"start": 21831.7, "end": 21834.54, "text": " but we also want to surprise and delight in certain cases."}, {"start": 21834.54, "end": 21837.86, "text": " Like, yeah, I think the Chendor was probably the biggest surprise."}, {"start": 21837.86, "end": 21839.100000000002, "text": " Yeah, definitely."}, {"start": 21839.100000000002, "end": 21840.5, "text": " Am I saying it right? Chendor?"}, {"start": 21840.5, "end": 21842.100000000002, "text": " Chendor, yeah, Chendor, yeah, Chendor, yeah, okay."}, {"start": 21842.100000000002, "end": 21843.100000000002, "text": " Yeah, Chendor, yeah."}, {"start": 21843.100000000002, "end": 21844.100000000002, "text": " The only other thing that I would add to that too,"}, {"start": 21844.100000000002, "end": 21846.460000000003, "text": " for folks who have played the original version back then,"}, {"start": 21846.46, "end": 21848.66, "text": " there were certain points where that original team"}, {"start": 21848.66, "end": 21850.18, "text": " kind of ran out of time."}, {"start": 21850.18, "end": 21851.02, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 21851.02, "end": 21851.86, "text": " And so in the leveling journey,"}, {"start": 21851.86, "end": 21854.02, "text": " there's gaps in contents that would happen."}, {"start": 21854.02, "end": 21855.94, "text": " And this was really an opportunity for us to build things"}, {"start": 21855.94, "end": 21859.059999999998, "text": " that felt authentically classic and authentically vanilla"}, {"start": 21859.059999999998, "end": 21860.98, "text": " and fill out the spaces."}, {"start": 21860.98, "end": 21863.219999999998, "text": " People in my chat were saying that some of the areas"}, {"start": 21863.219999999998, "end": 21865.54, "text": " people would glitch into and they would like have theories"}, {"start": 21865.54, "end": 21866.379999999997, "text": " about them."}, {"start": 21866.379999999997, "end": 21867.219999999998, "text": " Is that true?"}, {"start": 21867.219999999998, "end": 21870.219999999998, "text": " Like in the day, like way back."}, {"start": 21870.219999999998, "end": 21871.26, "text": " They would glitch in a certain."}, {"start": 21871.26, "end": 21875.14, "text": " Like old iron forge underneath stormwind."}, {"start": 21875.14, "end": 21883.54, "text": " um, like glitching, I don't know, like above or like under Orgammar or like above the auction house,"}, {"start": 21883.54, "end": 21894.899999999998, "text": " like all these different spots, Hyshal, GM Island, um, yeah, the STV Tiger area, there's a place,"}, {"start": 21894.899999999998, "end": 21898.66, "text": " I don't know if you guys remember, it's like in between Barrens, like you get to like these"}, {"start": 21898.66, "end": 21902.34, "text": " zones in the mountains where there's like a bunch of nothing and you can just hang out there and"}, {"start": 21902.34, "end": 21906.74, "text": " and duel your friends. I remember I spent countless hours there, just like climbing up mountains"}, {"start": 21906.74, "end": 21912.58, "text": " and glitching in these areas and then just hanging out all day. But yeah. Oh, Iron Forge Airstrip."}, {"start": 21912.58, "end": 21919.38, "text": " Oh, top of Iron Forge, the Airstrip, but on the top too. Yeah, so many of them. So there's so much"}, {"start": 21919.38, "end": 21924.1, "text": " to build out. Yeah. Areas and the chemical theories about. Yeah, like, hi, Joel was one of them mentioned."}, {"start": 21925.46, "end": 21930.98, "text": " Yeah, I was certainly gonna, I was certainly blanching at against as a player back in the"}, {"start": 21930.98, "end": 21934.899999999998, "text": " the day trying to find, you know, like, I think there was a time when I was trying to"}, {"start": 21934.899999999998, "end": 21937.579999999998, "text": " like get to GM Island and, you know, explore that."}, {"start": 21937.579999999998, "end": 21944.86, "text": " Like there's always, our players are so incredibly creative and they historically have been so"}, {"start": 21944.86, "end": 21948.86, "text": " rewarded by our game for exploration, right?"}, {"start": 21948.86, "end": 21954.22, "text": " Like, and not in the sense that like you're going to find, oh my gosh, I explored a certain"}, {"start": 21954.22, "end": 21959.48, "text": " area of the map and somehow I found this incredible ax on the ground that is best in slot or something."}, {"start": 21959.48, "end": 21964.239999999998, "text": " It's more of a like you're getting rewarded through little lower tidbits and things that"}, {"start": 21964.239999999998, "end": 21970.32, "text": " sort of make the world feel more alive and more like something that is lived in versus"}, {"start": 21970.32, "end": 21975.88, "text": " you know like kind of you know smoke and mirrors sort of like fake I don't know what you would"}, {"start": 21975.88, "end": 21980.44, "text": " call it like cropped up like a facade almost right it feels like a living world where world"}, {"start": 21980.44, "end": 21986.48, "text": " is main character right yeah trans mod you often to have a toggle I really like that"}, {"start": 21986.48, "end": 21990.76, "text": " as a middle ground. Some people feel like you should have drawn a line in the sand and"}, {"start": 21990.76, "end": 21994.44, "text": " either picked on or off. How do you feel about you gave the presentation on Transmog, didn't"}, {"start": 21994.44, "end": 21997.52, "text": " you? Yeah. Yeah. Gosh, I mean, you know, I really"}, {"start": 21997.52, "end": 22001.32, "text": " meant to when I said, I know I was humorous there on stage about it, but you asked 50"}, {"start": 22001.32, "end": 22004.0, "text": " different classic players what the Envision Classic Plus to be, and you're going to get"}, {"start": 22004.0, "end": 22010.16, "text": " 70 answers to 100 different answers. I mean, you name it. And Transmog, we found is one"}, {"start": 22010.16, "end": 22015.68, "text": " of those topics that players love the debate over for sure. 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Guys, for Transmog, just a quick show of hands. How many of you are so excited"}, {"start": 22056.08, "end": 22061.36, "text": " that they're adding an option to play with Transmog and you can't wait to make your character look"}, {"start": 22061.36, "end": 22069.600000000002, "text": " cool and farm Transmog? Is there a lot of you? Me, yes, me, okay. Okay, so there are people."}, {"start": 22069.600000000002, "end": 22076.680000000004, "text": " I just wanted to confirm that because I am not that person I'm very excited to turn that off"}, {"start": 22076.680000000004, "end": 22082.08, "text": " so maybe the toggle was the right choice because like to me what I probably would have done is"}, {"start": 22082.08, "end": 22087.72, "text": " just said no transmog sorry guys go play retail to be honest but maybe there's enough of you"}, {"start": 22087.72, "end": 22092.72, "text": " where the toggle was actually a better choice than just saying no I don't see any world where you"}, {"start": 22092.72, "end": 22097.500000000004, "text": " would have just said only transmog like yes allow it like that would have been the worst but"}, {"start": 22097.5, "end": 22102.9, "text": " But yeah, maybe toggle is the appropriate middle ground here then if so many of you"}, {"start": 22102.9, "end": 22105.58, "text": " guys like can't wait to farm that."}, {"start": 22105.58, "end": 22114.02, "text": " So my big reason as to why I think I would have just said no transmog across the board"}, {"start": 22114.02, "end": 22121.34, "text": " is something along the lines of like say you go up to someone and they have transmog on"}, {"start": 22121.34, "end": 22123.22, "text": " and you have transmog off."}, {"start": 22124.38, "end": 22126.5, "text": " And you go up to them and you say like,"}, {"start": 22126.5, "end": 22129.34, "text": " haha, nice sword, I remember getting that one or something."}, {"start": 22129.34, "end": 22134.34, "text": " Or like, you say like something along those lines."}, {"start": 22134.34, "end": 22137.34, "text": " And what you see on your screen is different"}, {"start": 22137.34, "end": 22139.86, "text": " from what they see on their screen."}, {"start": 22139.86, "end": 22143.3, "text": " What happens is it fragments the world."}, {"start": 22143.3, "end": 22144.74, "text": " You're seeing different things"}, {"start": 22144.74, "end": 22145.78, "text": " on your two different screens."}, {"start": 22145.78, "end": 22147.5, "text": " I'm scared of that a little bit."}, {"start": 22147.5, "end": 22153.66, "text": " Having said that, I think it's a trade off that might be worth taking because so many"}, {"start": 22153.66, "end": 22155.62, "text": " people like the idea of transmog."}, {"start": 22155.62, "end": 22157.18, "text": " So I think I'm fine with it."}, {"start": 22157.18, "end": 22160.02, "text": " But that is a negative, right?"}, {"start": 22160.02, "end": 22165.54, "text": " I think it's a small negative, but it does exist."}, {"start": 22165.54, "end": 22168.54, "text": " With every design decision, there's going to be positives and there's going to be negatives."}, {"start": 22168.54, "end": 22173.58, "text": " And the question isn't, is there positives or negatives?"}, {"start": 22173.58, "end": 22179.06, "text": " question is, is there a net positive or is there a net negative? That's a much"}, {"start": 22179.06, "end": 22187.86, "text": " different question, right? And I think in the case of Transmog, the toggle is"}, {"start": 22187.86, "end": 22193.620000000003, "text": " probably a net positive. It does fracture the world slightly, but in return, you have"}, {"start": 22193.620000000003, "end": 22197.9, "text": " a massive amount of players that are now going to be excited to farm Transmog to"}, {"start": 22197.9, "end": 22201.660000000003, "text": " old content and play the game way, way, way longer and more than they would have"}, {"start": 22201.66, "end": 22208.14, "text": " if it didn't exist. So even though there's negative aspects that I don't like, I might concede and say"}, {"start": 22209.1, "end": 22214.38, "text": " yeah, that's a net positive. Sure, that's a net positive even though it does bring some negative."}, {"start": 22216.14, "end": 22224.14, "text": " So we think it is the best of both worlds. We think that it reaches both of the audiences"}, {"start": 22224.14, "end": 22227.9, "text": " on any other direction. One of the cool things about our team too is that we're"}, {"start": 22227.9, "end": 22233.100000000002, "text": " the classic team, we are staffed with passionate players, right?"}, {"start": 22233.100000000002, "end": 22238.54, "text": " And like, as you know, right, the classic audience has a variety of completely different opinions"}, {"start": 22238.54, "end": 22239.54, "text": " a lot of the time."}, {"start": 22239.54, "end": 22240.54, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 22240.54, "end": 22243.780000000002, "text": " So do we sometimes, you know, and we have to have these discussions and like, I'll own"}, {"start": 22243.780000000002, "end": 22244.780000000002, "text": " up to it."}, {"start": 22244.780000000002, "end": 22246.300000000003, "text": " Like I was somewhat of a naysayer."}, {"start": 22246.300000000003, "end": 22250.780000000002, "text": " Like I was, you know, I was like, I don't want transmog, you know, in my classic plus"}, {"start": 22250.780000000002, "end": 22253.420000000002, "text": " type of mindset."}, {"start": 22253.420000000002, "end": 22257.18, "text": " And what through our discussions and through our kind of like planning, like, what if, okay,"}, {"start": 22257.18, "end": 22260.94, "text": " well, what if when you turn it off, it turns it off for like, for everyone for you, you know what I mean?"}, {"start": 22260.94, "end": 22269.54, "text": " Like, what we ultimately landed on, for those on the team who weren't, you know, interested in having it on,"}, {"start": 22269.94, "end": 22278.94, "text": " we, when, when we were like, okay, actually, given that this isn't going to disrupt my experience, I'm still going to be able to like, glance at you, see what you're wearing and like,"}, {"start": 22278.94, "end": 22285.5, "text": " Okay, you've got some scale you've never you know these these certain armor pieces. It's it's one of those things that we sort of"}, {"start": 22287.1, "end": 22292.42, "text": " I'm gonna continue playing that this is the pull from the wow classic dot plus website"}, {"start": 22293.46, "end": 22295.14, "text": " 51% bad"}, {"start": 22295.14, "end": 22300.739999999998, "text": " 28% good 17% I don't care and no opinion. I guess it's similar"}, {"start": 22301.539999999997, "end": 22304.3, "text": " So if you add in the I don't care and the good"}, {"start": 22304.3, "end": 22310.54, "text": " good. Yeah, so they probably made the right choice here. Of course, this poll is not fully"}, {"start": 22310.54, "end": 22315.14, "text": " representative, but still warmed up to it and decided, you know what, where we landed"}, {"start": 22315.14, "end": 22320.7, "text": " hits the sweet spot and allows, gives us the agency to have it off if we want to. I also"}, {"start": 22320.7, "end": 22325.26, "text": " like I like to collect things. So I may just collect appearances, but not use it anyway,"}, {"start": 22325.26, "end": 22329.1, "text": " just because I like to collect things. And so giving people the options comes back to"}, {"start": 22329.1, "end": 22332.62, "text": " that agency, right? We want to be able to give players the agency to choose the experience"}, {"start": 22332.62, "end": 22336.7, "text": " they want. And you've definitely changed the game. You've made something. That's actually a fair point"}, {"start": 22336.7, "end": 22342.46, "text": " that Nora just said. I don't want to do the whole appearances because I think it breaks part of the"}, {"start": 22342.46, "end": 22349.42, "text": " fabric of the spirit of the game, right? Like transmog that is. If you have certain shoulders,"}, {"start": 22349.42, "end": 22353.42, "text": " they should be those certain shoulders. Like I don't like the idea of transmog, but collecting is"}, {"start": 22353.42, "end": 22359.18, "text": " kind of fun. So being able, I wonder if you have transmog off, if you still collect appearances as"}, {"start": 22359.18, "end": 22362.260000000002, "text": " has like a, you know, something to do,"}, {"start": 22362.260000000002, "end": 22363.24, "text": " you never actually use them,"}, {"start": 22363.24, "end": 22365.5, "text": " but you're like a collector in that sense."}, {"start": 22365.5, "end": 22368.58, "text": " Like completionist content, exactly."}, {"start": 22368.58, "end": 22370.86, "text": " So like that actually is a good point that Noah wrote up."}, {"start": 22370.86, "end": 22373.1, "text": " You can do the completionist content."}, {"start": 22373.1, "end": 22375.5, "text": " You know that, that add-on Aspen Gold used to use,"}, {"start": 22375.5, "end": 22376.920000000002, "text": " it was like all the things,"}, {"start": 22376.920000000002, "end": 22380.54, "text": " you just collected things just for the sake of collecting them."}, {"start": 22380.54, "end": 22381.66, 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22689.899999999998, "text": " out of time."}, {"start": 22689.899999999998, "end": 22693.739999999998, "text": " It would be something you visit and leave no auction house there, maybe no mailbox even"}, {"start": 22693.739999999998, "end": 22694.739999999998, "text": " there."}, {"start": 22694.74, "end": 22700.02, "text": " maybe there's reasons to visit, but not a place to just stay only there for forever."}, {"start": 22700.02, "end": 22704.06, "text": " It would be more like a place to go explore and then leave, but you would still need to"}, {"start": 22704.06, "end": 22706.06, "text": " go back to Stormwind City."}, {"start": 22706.06, "end": 22711.940000000002, "text": " You still need to go back to Orgammar, and then you still have the players crossing paths,"}, {"start": 22711.940000000002, "end": 22714.620000000003, "text": " right?"}, {"start": 22714.620000000003, "end": 22720.54, "text": " So but it sounds like for a long time it's this Kalimdorn Eastern Kingdoms guys."}, {"start": 22720.54, "end": 22721.54, "text": " That was one of my biggest."}, {"start": 22721.54, "end": 22730.02, "text": " almost like almost my biggest want for this game. No flying level 60 cap staying on Azeroth."}, {"start": 22730.02, "end": 22732.98, "text": " I mean, those were really like top three in a sense, right?"}, {"start": 22733.86, "end": 22737.38, "text": " So much room for us to play with. And you'll hear about this more in the found photographs"}, {"start": 22737.38, "end": 22743.22, "text": " panel tomorrow or approach to storytelling and how we start from a place of canon and tell stories"}, {"start": 22743.22, "end": 22748.02, "text": " that could have happened during that time period. We intend to stay in that vanilla time period"}, {"start": 22748.02, "end": 22752.94, "text": " forever. How do you tackle that from a storytelling perspective because you know"}, {"start": 22752.94, "end": 22756.3, "text": " you have writers at the time and I know you have people that are super like"}, {"start": 22756.3, "end": 22761.28, "text": " intro to lore and everything like that. How do you strike the same tone you had"}, {"start": 22761.28, "end": 22764.58, "text": " in that original? Because it was a little bit more I want to say this role or"}, {"start": 22764.58, "end": 22768.02, "text": " there was a lot more conflict I would say in the original. How do you stay"}, {"start": 22768.02, "end": 22771.5, "text": " within that idea? Well I mean it starts with having developers who are"}, {"start": 22771.5, "end": 22775.98, "text": " incredibly passionate about the source material. Yeah. I mean incredibly. We have"}, {"start": 22775.98, "end": 22780.22, "text": " you know, our quest designers are also the same people who write their own quest dialogue and are"}, {"start": 22780.22, "end": 22787.1, "text": " able to write for all the different races that are in the game. And they love classic. And I mean,"}, {"start": 22787.1, "end": 22793.02, "text": " I can't stress that enough. 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it's ridiculous."}, {"start": 22869.94, "end": 22870.78, "text": " It's ridiculous."}, {"start": 22870.78, "end": 22873.22, "text": " And then of course there's Mets in two,"}, {"start": 22873.22, "end": 22874.58, "text": " which same thing, right?"}, {"start": 22874.58, "end": 22876.46, "text": " It's like, oh my gosh,"}, {"start": 22876.46, "end": 22878.54, "text": " like some of these guys are absolute vets."}, {"start": 22878.54, "end": 22880.74, "text": " And there's newer people too, and that's fine."}, {"start": 22880.74, "end": 22883.66, "text": " But like, guys, we have a good teamwork on this"}, {"start": 22883.66, "end": 22886.1, "text": " in that it's a good feeling."}, {"start": 22886.1, "end": 22887.98, "text": " It's a good feeling to be like, okay,"}, {"start": 22887.98, "end": 22890.62, "text": " We have some people on the inside"}, {"start": 22890.62, "end": 22892.22, "text": " that know what they're talking about,"}, {"start": 22892.22, "end": 22894.54, "text": " 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there's so much, I think,"}, {"start": 22942.54, "end": 22943.58, "text": " I mean, lore, right?"}, {"start": 22943.58, "end": 22945.06, "text": " In world of Warcraft in general."}, {"start": 22945.06, "end": 22948.22, "text": " And so like, one of the boons that we have is that"}, {"start": 22948.22, "end": 22949.98, "text": " if we're just kind of sticking with vanilla,"}, {"start": 22949.98, "end": 22952.34, "text": " then we don't have to worry too much about like,"}, {"start": 22952.34, "end": 22955.620000000003, "text": " okay, well, in the future, where are we going from here?"}, {"start": 22955.620000000003, "end": 22958.420000000002, "text": " Cause we're staying grounded and we're not like trying to do"}, {"start": 22958.420000000002, "end": 22961.600000000002, "text": " any kind of grand, you know, oh my gosh,"}, {"start": 22961.600000000002, "end": 22965.38, "text": " this really big thing, like the divergent thing happened"}, {"start": 22965.38, "end": 22968.86, "text": " that would be like super, like does not at all make sense"}, {"start": 22968.86, "end": 22970.22, "text": " for like some future, you know what I mean?"}, {"start": 22970.22, "end": 22972.7, "text": " Like it's really, we're really staying grounded in like,"}, {"start": 22972.7, "end": 22976.06, "text": " You know what, what are the people who are living"}, {"start": 22976.06, "end": 22978.02, "text": " in vanilla world of Warcraft?"}, {"start": 22978.02, "end": 22979.06, "text": " Like what are they thinking?"}, {"start": 22979.06, "end": 22979.9, "text": " What are they doing?"}, {"start": 22979.9, "end": 22982.62, "text": " What are their opinions on what has happened around them"}, {"start": 22982.62, "end": 22985.38, "text": " and to their family members and to their friends and-"}, {"start": 22985.38, "end": 22989.22, "text": " Oh, I just love that answer so much, dude."}, {"start": 22989.22, "end": 22992.34, "text": " Oh, it's so good, it's so good."}, {"start": 22992.34, "end": 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is, in terms of all the response,"}, {"start": 23043.58, "end": 23045.06, "text": " have you even had a chance to look online?"}, {"start": 23045.06, "end": 23046.660000000003, "text": " Have you seen the response to it?"}, {"start": 23046.660000000003, "end": 23049.58, "text": " I've pulled up like, you know, forums, Twitter, Reddit,"}, {"start": 23049.58, "end": 23052.18, "text": " stuff like that, like just occasionally"}, {"start": 23052.18, "end": 23053.74, "text": " and glancing at it on occasion,"}, {"start": 23053.74, "end": 23056.260000000002, "text": " but like that's, we do that routinely anyways."}, {"start": 23056.260000000002, "end": 23057.300000000003, "text": " It's not even just a like,"}, {"start": 23057.300000000003, "end": 23059.58, "text": " blizzcon date announcement type thing."}, {"start": 23059.58, "end": 23073.74, "text": " It's, you know, our team routinely looks at a variety of like, what are the players saying online and, you know, I applaud that because 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We get you know, we see YouTube videos, right?"}, {"start": 23094.02, "end": 23097.44, "text": " I usually I usually watch creator videos on my my lunch breaks"}, {"start": 23097.7, "end": 23102.38, "text": " Just to kind of like stay up with what what players are asking for expecting, you know"}, {"start": 23103.18, "end": 23105.5, "text": " And what's the response been like? What have you seen?"}, {"start": 23106.7, "end": 23112.78, "text": " Honestly, I'm really excited. I think folks are really delighted like there's all sorts of opinions out there, right?"}, {"start": 23112.78, "end": 23116.66, "text": " like some culture kind of just like, you know, they're like some"}, {"start": 23116.66, "end": 23119.18, "text": " simple because I one of the popular things I'm seeing are"}, {"start": 23119.18, "end": 23122.98, "text": " like, why blue elves and like, we've got great answers for that,"}, {"start": 23122.98, "end": 23125.379999999997, "text": " but I'm not like going on Reddit and like, well, here's what"}, {"start": 23125.379999999997, "end": 23127.34, "text": " you know what I mean? It's it's those are the things that come"}, {"start": 23127.34, "end": 23131.059999999998, "text": " through in the interviews. Well, here's why you should do this."}, {"start": 23131.66, "end": 23134.86, "text": " Things that come through the panels, especially. And I like,"}, {"start": 23134.98, "end": 23137.82, "text": " again, want to plug the found photographs panel that clay"}, {"start": 23137.82, "end": 23141.579999999998, "text": " mentioned, that goes way deeper into the story and more."}, {"start": 23142.78, "end": 23155.78, "text": " And it's one of those things that like as long as we keep a pulse on the community, we collaborate with them and we stay open to pivoting based on kind of what we agree with the community is the right approach, right?"}, {"start": 23155.78, "end": 23162.78, "text": " I feel very confident that we're going to absolutely delight our players with Well Forever."}, {"start": 23162.78, "end": 23164.78, "text": " How about you? Have you got a chance to see the reaction?"}, {"start": 23164.78, "end": 23165.78, "text": " Oh, barely."}, {"start": 23165.78, "end": 23167.78, "text": " I've been in interviews all day."}, {"start": 23167.78, "end": 23173.539999999997, "text": " I am so excited to, you know, once the day is done, actually spend a little bit of time"}, {"start": 23173.539999999997, "end": 23176.18, "text": " listening to the community response to it and everything."}, {"start": 23176.18, "end": 23179.62, "text": " Bro, when I was at the event, I had the same answer as Clay. I was like,"}, {"start": 23180.18, "end": 23185.699999999997, "text": " I didn't know what people were saying because I was just live all day trying to get to all the"}, {"start": 23185.699999999997, "end": 23191.78, "text": " panels, the AWC meet and greet. I literally didn't even look at my phone until I got to the airport"}, {"start": 23191.78, "end": 23195.699999999997, "text": " on Monday, and I had a lot of time at the airport"}, {"start": 23195.699999999997, "end": 23198.739999999998, "text": " because my flight was delayed twice,"}, {"start": 23198.739999999998, "end": 23201.059999999998, "text": " and then we were on the airplane,"}, {"start": 23201.059999999998, "end": 23204.46, "text": " and then we ran out of fuel mid-ride,"}, {"start": 23204.46, "end": 23206.219999999998, "text": " and we had to go back to another airport"}, {"start": 23206.219999999998, "end": 23207.82, "text": " and sit there for another two hours"}, {"start": 23207.82, "end": 23209.579999999998, "text": " because our plane ran out of fuel,"}, {"start": 23209.579999999998, "end": 23211.34, "text": " we had to refuel, and there was technical problems,"}, {"start": 23211.34, "end": 23212.5, "text": " and we had to fix the airplane,"}, {"start": 23212.5, "end": 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"text": " I'm not a big Ogre fan, sorry guys."}, {"start": 23256.86, "end": 23259.66, "text": " But like I think, I don't hate them, I don't love them,"}, {"start": 23259.66, "end": 23262.379999999997, "text": " but people are pretty upset about Skyborne."}, {"start": 23262.379999999997, "end": 23265.82, "text": " And then two is the UI."}, {"start": 23265.82, "end": 23267.7, "text": " And I do care about the UI."}, {"start": 23269.26, "end": 23271.399999999998, "text": " I understand where that hate's coming from."}, {"start": 23271.399999999998, "end": 23274.1, "text": " In fact, I don't like it."}, {"start": 23274.1, "end": 23275.62, "text": " I'm gonna have to download it out on."}, {"start": 23275.62, "end": 23278.7, "text": " That's probably my biggest complaint myself is I don't,"}, {"start": 23278.7, "end": 23281.82, "text": " I don't know why the unit frames of retail,"}, {"start": 23281.82, "end": 23284.58, "text": " the nameplates retail, I don't get it, man."}, {"start": 23284.58, "end": 23285.9, "text": " I don't like it."}, {"start": 23285.9, "end": 23288.780000000002, "text": " I would love a toggle to go to the classic UI personally."}, {"start": 23288.780000000002, "end": 23290.260000000002, "text": " That would be amazing."}, {"start": 23290.260000000002, "end": 23292.14, "text": " But yeah, that's my biggest personal complaint."}, {"start": 23292.14, "end": 23293.54, "text": " I've said that a few times."}, {"start": 23294.5, "end": 23296.3, "text": " Anyway, between Skyborne and the UI,"}, {"start": 23296.3, "end": 23298.780000000002, "text": " those are like the two biggest negatives I've seen, I think."}, {"start": 23298.780000000002, "end": 23299.98, "text": " Let me think of a third."}, {"start": 23304.66, "end": 23305.66, "text": " Those are the big two."}, {"start": 23305.66, "end": 23308.100000000002, "text": " What's the big, is there a third?"}, {"start": 23308.7, "end": 23316.9, "text": " People are saying arenas, but I think that's 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"end": 23342.22, "text": " Oh, another good one is the server ticks."}, {"start": 23342.22, "end": 23343.140000000003, "text": " I agree with that."}, {"start": 23343.140000000003, "end": 23344.660000000003, "text": " I actually care about that myself."}, {"start": 23344.660000000003, "end": 23345.780000000002, "text": " Server ticks."}, {"start": 23345.780000000002, "end": 23348.58, "text": " I actually did a notepad of what I don't like."}, {"start": 23348.58, "end": 23351.420000000002, "text": " The retail UI, the ticks."}, {"start": 23351.420000000002, "end": 23354.100000000002, "text": " I didn't like the barber and I think some of the legacy system"}, {"start": 23354.100000000002, "end": 23357.100000000002, "text": " talent points are two OP, but yeah, the server ticks."}, {"start": 23357.100000000002, "end": 23358.5, "text": " So let's go with those three."}, {"start": 23358.5, "end": 23360.980000000003, "text": " Skyborne server ticks and UI."}, {"start": 23360.980000000003, "end": 23363.7, "text": " Those are three very valid criticisms"}, {"start": 23363.7, "end": 23365.54, "text": " from the community, I think, for sure."}, {"start": 23366.5, "end": 23367.54, "text": " Can you explain server ticks?"}, {"start": 23367.54, "end": 23368.66, "text": " I don't get it."}, {"start": 23368.66, "end": 23371.74, "text": " Okay, so on retail, when you regenerate energy,"}, {"start": 23371.74, "end": 23372.68, "text": " it's like this."}, {"start": 23374.34, "end": 23377.14, "text": " And then you use energy and then you reach in like this."}, {"start": 23377.14, "end": 23378.940000000002, "text": " On classic, wow, it goes like this."}, {"start": 23385.260000000002, "end": 23386.7, "text": " Okay, same with mana."}, {"start": 23386.7, "end": 23389.82, "text": " Every five seconds of mana on classic, wow, it goes."}, {"start": 23389.82, "end": 23401.5, "text": " On retail, Manage is steady, server ticks."}, {"start": 23401.5, "end": 23402.5, "text": " You are not getting that."}, {"start": 23402.5, "end": 23403.66, "text": " Oh, they need to add that."}, {"start": 23403.66, "end": 23404.98, "text": " That's like, that's very important."}, {"start": 23404.98, "end": 23407.42, "text": " I think for sure they need that tick."}, {"start": 23407.42, "end": 23409.42, "text": " The tick system is amazing."}, {"start": 23409.42, "end": 23410.42, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 23410.42, "end": 23412.42, "text": " I said, it's a big deal."}, {"start": 23412.42, "end": 23415.5, "text": " Why is it good?"}, {"start": 23415.5, "end": 23417.54, "text": " It is part of how you play Classic WoW."}, {"start": 23417.54, "end": 23422.7, "text": " So say you're a rogue and you open up with Ambush, a newbie rogue will open up with Ambush."}, {"start": 23422.7, "end": 23425.86, "text": " A good rogue will think, okay, when is the next server tick?"}, {"start": 23425.86, "end": 23429.3, "text": " I'm going to open up with Ambush right before the server tick, so right as I use 60 energy"}, {"start": 23429.3, "end": 23432.260000000002, "text": " to Ambush, I'm going to get more energy back and a big leap."}, {"start": 23432.260000000002, "end": 23435.06, "text": " So you can think ahead of when you're getting these ticks."}, {"start": 23435.06, "end": 23436.06, "text": " Same with mana."}, {"start": 23436.06, "end": 23439.780000000002, "text": " You can time your evo-k as a mage with a server tick of mana so you get more mana out of your"}, {"start": 23439.780000000002, "end": 23442.34, "text": " evo-k quicker, right?"}, {"start": 23442.34, "end": 23443.34, "text": " It's a skill gap thing."}, {"start": 23443.34, "end": 23444.34, "text": " It's very fun."}, {"start": 23444.34, "end": 23445.34, "text": " It's very cool."}, {"start": 23445.34, "end": 23446.34, "text": " Same with drinking."}, {"start": 23446.34, "end": 23449.04, "text": " and water on the server ticks."}, {"start": 23449.04, "end": 23452.8, "text": " It's a really cool thing, very, very cool thing."}, {"start": 23454.96, "end": 23457.4, "text": " Certainly being there in the room here at BlizzCon"}, {"start": 23457.4, "end": 23459.48, "text": " and just being a part of the passion"}, {"start": 23459.48, "end": 23460.52, "text": " and the community and stuff."}, {"start": 23460.52, "end": 23461.6, "text": " I mean, it was incredible."}, {"start": 23461.6, "end": 23463.2, "text": " Even just getting the name out there"}, {"start": 23463.2, "end": 23466.920000000002, "text": " and having the cinematic be shown was, oh my gosh,"}, {"start": 23466.920000000002, "end": 23467.76, "text": " it's in-"}, {"start": 23467.76, "end": 23470.72, "text": " Okay, a lot of people complained about the name as well."}, {"start": 23471.8, "end": 23474.920000000002, "text": " I don't really like the name forever either, to be honest,"}, {"start": 23474.920000000002, "end": 23476.04, "text": " but names are hard."}, {"start": 23476.04, "end": 23478.08, "text": " I don't really have a 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really know of anything"}, {"start": 23528.32, "end": 23530.96, "text": " I like that much better, so it's kind of whatever."}, {"start": 23530.96, "end": 23531.72, "text": " It's indescribable."}, {"start": 23531.72, "end": 23533.24, "text": " I'm just so happy it's out there now,"}, {"start": 23533.24, "end": 23535.640000000003, "text": " and you weren't able to talk about it."}, {"start": 23535.640000000003, "end": 23539.08, "text": " So yeah, I'm excited to see what the response is."}, {"start": 23539.08, "end": 23541.140000000003, "text": " I would say, you know, as we mentioned before,"}, {"start": 23541.140000000003, "end": 23542.800000000003, "text": " you ask 50 different players,"}, {"start": 23542.800000000003, "end": 23544.480000000003, "text": " you're gonna get over 50 different answers"}, {"start": 23544.480000000003, "end": 23545.4, "text": " for what's supposed to mean to them."}, {"start": 23545.4, "end": 23549.300000000003, "text": " And as Nora mentioned, we're 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And like checking it."}, {"start": 23595.16, "end": 23597.04, "text": " I love the little voices."}, {"start": 23597.04, "end": 23599.72, "text": " Ha ha ha, Nora W."}, {"start": 23599.72, "end": 23600.64, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 23600.64, "end": 23603.0, "text": " Like checking socials today,"}, {"start": 23603.0, "end": 23604.84, "text": " just sporadically in between,"}, {"start": 23604.84, "end": 23606.96, "text": " frenetically in between the interviews."}, {"start": 23606.96, "end": 23610.2, "text": " I got to see a lot of like shock and awe of people being like,"}, {"start": 23610.2, "end": 23611.88, "text": " holy smokes, is this real?"}, {"start": 23611.88, "end": 23613.56, "text": " Like holy smoke, I'm delighted."}, {"start": 23613.56, "end": 23615.16, "text": " I wonder what they're gonna, where they're gonna take this."}, {"start": 23615.16, "end": 23617.36, "text": " You know, it's incredible to see."}, {"start": 23617.36, "end": 23619.2, "text": " How does she 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23641.48, "end": 23644.56, "text": " It's bigger than I expected."}, {"start": 23644.56, "end": 23646.36, "text": " And I knew a lot of what was coming."}, {"start": 23646.36, "end": 23650.12, "text": " So that's saying something like nine."}, {"start": 23650.12, "end": 23651.12, "text": " It's like, all right."}, {"start": 23651.12, "end": 23653.88, "text": " To this within, let's say a few weeks ago,"}, {"start": 23653.88, "end": 23656.56, "text": " before the hype really started building."}, {"start": 23656.56, "end": 23657.68, "text": " I mean, the expectation was,"}, {"start": 23657.68, "end": 23659.2, "text": " oh, they'll start from vanilla"}, {"start": 23659.2, "end": 23660.16, "text": " and they'll add a couple of things."}, {"start": 23660.16, "end": 23662.0, "text": " And that's basically it, and they'll go from there."}, {"start": 23662.0, "end": 23664.04, "text": " I had a player walk up to me after the,"}, {"start": 23664.04, "end": 23664.88, "text": " what's next?"}, {"start": 23664.88, "end": 23665.72, "text": " Nine dungeons guys."}, {"start": 23665.72, "end": 23667.440000000002, "text": " And they were like, you know,"}, {"start": 23667.440000000002, "end": 23669.56, "text": " I thought there'd be a few dungeons,"}, {"start": 23669.56, "end": 23671.28, "text": " but then you just kept talking"}, {"start": 23671.28, "end": 23674.04, "text": " and you just kept listing off dungeon names."}, {"start": 23674.04, "end": 23675.2, "text": " It was like, yeah."}, {"start": 23675.2, "end": 23677.24, "text": " Wait, do you guys actually think it's too many?"}, {"start": 23677.24, "end": 23678.600000000002, "text": " Do you guys think it's too much content?"}, {"start": 23678.600000000002, "end": 23681.16, "text": " Like maybe they should have released four or five,"}, {"start": 23681.16, "end": 23684.08, "text": " saved the other ones for later patches."}, {"start": 23684.08, "end": 23685.36, "text": " No?"}, {"start": 23685.36, "end": 23688.16, "text": " Dude, it is so much content we're getting."}, {"start": 23688.16, "end": 23691.88, "text": " A thousand new quests, 600 new,"}, {"start": 23691.88, "end": 23694.4, "text": " what was it, prof items or something?"}, {"start": 23694.4, "end": 23697.54, "text": " Nine new dungeons, I mean, that is so much content."}, {"start": 23698.48, "end": 23699.780000000002, "text": " That is insane."}, {"start": 23701.600000000002, "end": 23704.36, "text": " Holy crap, my steak is too juicy."}, {"start": 23704.36, "end": 23706.28, "text": " I mean, you don't want your steak too rare."}, {"start": 23706.28, "end": 23708.2, "text": " If it's like bleeding all over the place, you know,"}, {"start": 23708.2, "end": 23710.68, "text": " you want like, I like my steaks about medium."}, {"start": 23710.68, "end": 23713.12, "text": " I actually liked, I used to like medium rare."}, {"start": 23714.34, "end": 23715.18, "text": " I don't know what happened."}, {"start": 23715.18, "end": 23717.3, "text": " I 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23742.079999999998, "text": " I'm gonna get mine cooked."}, {"start": 23742.079999999998, "end": 23745.36, "text": " But whatever, and anyway, that's not the point."}, {"start": 23745.36, "end": 23747.46, "text": " Point is that's a lot of content, man."}, {"start": 23748.68, "end": 23750.44, "text": " You know, our team is small,"}, {"start": 23750.44, "end": 23751.56, "text": " but our ambition is mighty"}, {"start": 23751.56, "end": 23753.2, "text": " that just from your script from the last day,"}, {"start": 23753.2, "end": 23754.04, "text": " so I stole that."}, {"start": 23754.04, "end": 23757.36, "text": " The passion that our team has"}, {"start": 23757.36, "end": 23759.2, "text": " to deliver incredible things,"}, {"start": 23759.2, "end": 23761.44, "text": " I think knows no bounds, honestly."}, {"start": 23761.44, "end": 23765.28, "text": " And I can be prouder of what the team has delivered,"}, {"start": 23765.28, "end": 23769.079999999998, "text": " given just how much stuff we've put in forever."}, {"start": 23769.079999999998, "end": 23772.12, "text": " Like we have, the what's next did not cover"}, {"start": 23772.12, "end": 23773.48, "text": " everything that's coming in forever."}, {"start": 23773.48, "end": 23777.239999999998, "text": " And we had lots of chats and discussions internally about,"}, {"start": 23777.239999999998, "end": 23782.239999999998, "text": " what can we fit, what can we pack in this 45 minute panel?"}, {"start": 23782.44, "end": 23784.239999999998, "text": " Well, let me ask you really quick."}, {"start": 23784.239999999998, "end": 23786.039999999997, "text": " Have the rumors were going around"}, {"start": 23786.039999999997, "end": 23788.039999999997, "text": " that wow, classic plus, I think."}, {"start": 23788.039999999997, "end": 23789.48, "text": " Yeah, someone in the chat said it right."}, {"start": 23789.48, "end": 23791.76, "text": " If you say medium, they bring you medium rare."}, {"start": 23791.76, "end": 23793.16, "text": " So I think that's what it is."}, {"start": 23793.16, "end": 23795.0, "text": " Every time I order a steak medium,"}, {"start": 23795.0, "end": 23796.5, "text": " it comes out medium rare."}, {"start": 23797.76, "end": 23800.3, "text": " But I do medium rare, they always serve me rare steak."}, {"start": 23800.3, "end": 23802.2, "text": " I'm like, I don't want a rare steak."}, {"start": 23802.2, "end": 23804.66, "text": " I want a medium rare steak, so I'm gonna order medium."}, {"start": 23804.66, "end": 23806.2, "text": " That's what I figured out."}, {"start": 23806.2, "end": 23808.22, "text": " That's actually what I figured out."}, {"start": 23808.22, "end": 23810.12, "text": " So that's why I order medium at a restaurant."}, {"start": 23810.12, "end": 23811.64, "text": " Because it comes out medium rare anyways."}, {"start": 23811.64, "end": 23813.68, "text": " All right, that's fine then."}, {"start": 23813.68, "end": 23815.32, "text": " So that's the tech."}, {"start": 23815.32, "end": 23816.96, "text": " That's what it was being called."}, {"start": 23816.96, "end": 23819.84, "text": " And what did people get close on"}, {"start": 23819.84, "end": 23822.239999999998, "text": " that maybe didn't quite make the cut"}, {"start": 23822.239999999998, "end": 23825.879999999997, "text": " or that you kind of like the sound of?"}, {"start": 23825.879999999997, "end": 23826.719999999998, "text": " Anything?"}, {"start": 23826.719999999998, "end": 23828.2, "text": " Ring the bell?"}, {"start": 23828.2, "end": 23829.8, "text": " That's good question."}, {"start": 23829.8, "end": 23831.52, "text": " So things that we haven't announced yet"}, {"start": 23831.52, "end": 23833.6, "text": " that players got close to predicting."}, {"start": 23833.6, "end": 23834.44, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 23834.44, "end": 23835.28, "text": " Well, we haven't announced it yet."}, {"start": 23835.28, "end": 23837.52, "text": " Well, no, no, let me rephrase it."}, {"start": 23837.52, "end": 23839.559999999998, "text": " So like before the big announcement,"}, {"start": 23839.559999999998, "end": 23841.84, "text": " people had theories about what it would be."}, {"start": 23841.84, "end": 23842.68, "text": " Sure."}, {"start": 23842.68, "end": 23844.84, "text": " Were any of them like comical to you"}, {"start": 23844.84, "end": 23846.52, "text": " or stuff that you discussed internally?"}, {"start": 23846.52, "end": 23848.32, "text": " I mean, there was stuff."}, {"start": 23848.32, "end": 23852.12, "text": " Guys, this was tough being on my side of the stage."}, {"start": 23852.12, "end": 23853.36, "text": " All right?"}, {"start": 23853.36, "end": 23857.56, "text": " Actually, I was in a tough position, all right?"}, {"start": 23857.56, "end": 23858.64, "text": " They told us stuff."}, {"start": 23858.64, "end": 23860.2, "text": " So obviously I knew, and then people are like,"}, {"start": 23860.2, "end": 23861.12, "text": " what do you think of this?"}, {"start": 23861.12, "end": 23862.72, "text": " And I'm just like, I'm thinking in my head like,"}, {"start": 23862.72, "end": 23866.16, "text": " this guy is so far off, but like, I can't even,"}, {"start": 23866.16, "end": 23869.04, "text": " I just, this guy is completely wrong."}, {"start": 23869.04, "end": 23870.8, "text": " Like, what?"}, {"start": 23870.8, "end": 23873.0, "text": " Like, oh my gosh."}, {"start": 23873.0, "end": 23875.24, "text": " Like, I don't actually want to name any names,"}, {"start": 23875.24, "end": 23879.0, "text": " but some people were very wrong and very confidently wrong."}, {"start": 23879.0, "end": 23880.36, "text": " Like there were some people that were like,"}, {"start": 23880.36, "end": 23881.2, "text": " this is what's happening."}, {"start": 23881.2, "end": 23884.0, "text": " And I'm just thinking like, you are so confidently wrong"}, {"start": 23884.0, "end": 23886.320000000003, "text": " and it's insane how confidently wrong you are."}, {"start": 23886.320000000003, "end": 23887.320000000003, "text": " Like what?"}, {"start": 23888.640000000003, "end": 23890.88, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 23890.88, "end": 23892.760000000002, "text": " Oscar worthy performance."}, {"start": 23892.760000000002, "end": 23895.24, "text": " Guys, it is not Oscar."}, {"start": 23895.24, "end": 23896.08, "text": " Couldn't actually,"}, {"start": 23897.600000000002, "end": 23900.2, "text": " couldn't actually like say anything."}, {"start": 23900.2, "end": 23902.960000000003, "text": " So I had to just like sit there,"}, {"start": 23902.96, "end": 23905.68, "text": " but there we go."}, {"start": 23906.68, "end": 23908.239999999998, "text": " Here we go."}, {"start": 23908.239999999998, "end": 23911.16, "text": " Where, especially in the last few weeks,"}, {"start": 23911.16, "end": 23913.28, "text": " as the speculation and the hype had been mounting,"}, {"start": 23913.28, "end": 23914.68, "text": " I mean, all that players really knew"}, {"start": 23914.68, "end": 23916.399999999998, "text": " was that we were announcing something today."}, {"start": 23916.399999999998, "end": 23917.239999999998, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 23917.239999999998, "end": 23918.8, "text": " And there were maybe a couple words"}, {"start": 23918.8, "end": 23920.16, "text": " that made their way out on the internet"}, {"start": 23920.16, "end": 23922.04, "text": " that players have speculated around,"}, {"start": 23922.04, "end": 23924.559999999998, "text": " but that was enough, particularly in the last,"}, {"start": 23924.559999999998, "end": 23926.92, "text": " say week, where all of a sudden,"}, {"start": 23926.92, "end": 23929.399999999998, "text": " speculation just ran rampant."}, {"start": 23929.399999999998, "end": 23930.96, "text": " And it was everything from,"}, {"start": 23930.96, "end": 23933.92, "text": " Oh, this Classic Plus is going to be a mobile game."}, {"start": 23933.92, "end": 23935.52, "text": " Oh, it's going to be set."}, {"start": 23935.52, "end": 23936.32, "text": " It's a prequel."}, {"start": 23936.32, "end": 23937.96, "text": " It's going to be set 10,000 years ago,"}, {"start": 23937.96, "end": 23939.96, "text": " but I don't know, a whole new storyline."}, {"start": 23939.96, "end": 23941.12, "text": " I mean, you name it."}, {"start": 23941.12, "end": 23944.32, "text": " But that original vision that all players share of Classic"}, {"start": 23944.32, "end": 23949.04, "text": " Plus is, it is vanilla, but it doesn't go to the dark portal."}, {"start": 23949.04, "end": 23950.719999999998, "text": " And that is what we delivered."}, {"start": 23950.719999999998, "end": 23952.36, "text": " And so if there's one thing that I"}, {"start": 23952.36, "end": 23954.0, "text": " feel like we've absolutely delivered on"}, {"start": 23954.0, "end": 23956.44, "text": " is that vanilla feel with the vanilla game"}, {"start": 23956.44, "end": 23959.64, "text": " play in that vanilla world that will continue forever,"}, {"start": 23959.64, "end": 23962.46, "text": " or at least as long as players want us to continue it."}, {"start": 23962.46, "end": 23963.3, "text": " Awesome."}, {"start": 23963.3, "end": 23967.32, "text": " Yeah, it's, I have to say, like a lot of the,"}, {"start": 23967.32, "end": 23969.0, "text": " there was often like the like,"}, {"start": 23969.0, "end": 23970.84, "text": " they're going to do new dungeons and it's like,"}, {"start": 23970.84, "end": 23972.34, "text": " and I started going, ooh,"}, {"start": 23972.34, "end": 23974.82, "text": " and then they would be like, it's going to be mobile."}, {"start": 23974.82, "end": 23976.579999999998, "text": " And then I'm like, that is so far off."}, {"start": 23976.579999999998, "end": 23979.34, "text": " Like the things that were wrong were like so far wrong."}, {"start": 23979.34, "end": 23981.739999999998, "text": " Yeah, like a huge like that left her."}, {"start": 23981.739999999998, "end": 23983.94, "text": " And so like, yeah, it's hard to think of"}, {"start": 23983.94, "end": 23986.26, "text": " what even was close other than, you know,"}, {"start": 23986.26, "end": 23987.82, "text": " like a lot of players correctly predicted"}, {"start": 23987.82, "end": 23989.579999999998, "text": " we were going to do something with Hygel, right?"}, {"start": 23989.58, "end": 23991.5, "text": " Yeah, true."}, {"start": 23991.5, "end": 23994.18, "text": " So no, don't you guys have phone lines this time?"}, {"start": 23994.18, "end": 23996.74, "text": " Oh, yeah."}, {"start": 23996.74, "end": 23997.38, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 23997.38, "end": 23998.820000000003, "text": " Well, anyway, thank you so much."}, {"start": 23998.820000000003, "end": 23999.300000000003, "text": " Yeah, thank you."}, {"start": 23999.300000000003, "end": 24002.06, "text": " I am so excited about this version of the game."}, {"start": 24002.06, "end": 24004.58, "text": " It's cool for somebody like me who feels like, you know,"}, {"start": 24004.58, "end": 24007.06, "text": " I go into classic late, I miss the original late,"}, {"start": 24007.06, "end": 24008.260000000002, "text": " but I'm ready for this one."}, {"start": 24008.260000000002, "end": 24011.260000000002, "text": " So I think a lot of people are like me who feel that way."}, {"start": 24011.260000000002, "end": 24012.300000000003, "text": " So amazing."}, {"start": 24012.300000000003, "end": 24017.820000000003, "text": " Yeah, I think like it's hard to get a judge of the landscape"}, {"start": 24017.82, "end": 24025.04, "text": " of things when you go on the internet sometimes because the vocal minority is very, very loud."}, {"start": 24025.04, "end": 24032.02, "text": " So what I did is, you know, I have some friends, believe it or not, couple, and I actually"}, {"start": 24032.02, "end": 24035.96, "text": " texted them, you know, some friends that play classic while and I was like, so what did"}, {"start": 24035.96, "end": 24037.46, "text": " you think of the announcement?"}, {"start": 24037.46, "end": 24040.44, "text": " You know, and I was like, what did you, what did you not like?"}, {"start": 24040.44, "end": 24042.26, "text": " Like what did you not like and what did you like?"}, {"start": 24042.260000000002, "end": 24048.660000000003, "text": " And by and large, from the people that I asked, like the big thing was like, well, they're"}, {"start": 24048.660000000003, "end": 24053.140000000003, "text": " giving us what we want by and large, but there's, you know, some things and I think the big"}, {"start": 24053.140000000003, "end": 24054.140000000003, "text": " one was the UI."}, {"start": 24054.140000000003, "end": 24059.340000000004, "text": " I think, I think the UI is actually the number one thing that I've heard people complain"}, {"start": 24059.340000000004, "end": 24060.340000000004, "text": " about."}, {"start": 24060.340000000004, "end": 24065.260000000002, "text": " Maybe even more than Skyborne, probably even more than Skyborne UI, Skyborne and the ticks."}, {"start": 24065.260000000002, "end": 24067.780000000002, "text": " But I'd say the UI is probably number one."}, {"start": 24067.78, "end": 24073.699999999997, "text": " You know, the UI of being more retail looking is tough."}, {"start": 24073.699999999997, "end": 24076.78, "text": " It's tough, very tough, very tough."}, {"start": 24076.78, "end": 24080.78, "text": " But besides those, I think by and large,"}, {"start": 24080.78, "end": 24082.82, "text": " they deliver the classic plus concept."}, {"start": 24082.82, "end": 24085.42, "text": " Like a lot of the stuff we want, it's like, all right, yeah,"}, {"start": 24085.42, "end": 24087.539999999997, "text": " totally."}, {"start": 24087.539999999997, "end": 24089.18, "text": " Put it to try it out in the near future,"}, {"start": 24089.18, "end": 24090.18, "text": " and thank you for the interview."}, {"start": 24090.18, "end": 24090.98, "text": " Absolutely, thank you."}, {"start": 24090.98, "end": 24091.739999999998, "text": " Thank you."}, {"start": 24091.739999999998, "end": 24093.579999999998, "text": " Awesome questions, too."}, {"start": 24093.579999999998, "end": 24095.02, "text": " All right, thanks for watching, everybody."}, {"start": 24095.02, "end": 24096.26, "text": " Hit that subscribe button."}, {"start": 24096.260000000002, "end": 24100.960000000003, "text": " Yeah, I've got to give this guy a shout out, Destin."}, {"start": 24100.960000000003, "end": 24106.7, "text": " That was a really good interview for someone who doesn't play well."}, {"start": 24106.7, "end": 24108.4, "text": " That was well done."}, {"start": 24108.4, "end": 24110.72, "text": " He doesn't even like play well."}, {"start": 24110.72, "end": 24111.760000000002, "text": " That was nice."}, {"start": 24111.760000000002, "end": 24113.56, "text": " Good questions if you don't play the game."}, {"start": 24113.56, "end": 24114.56, "text": " So solid."}, {"start": 24114.56, "end": 24116.120000000003, "text": " Well, to know my content goes live,"}, {"start": 24116.120000000003, "end": 24118.08, "text": " thank you so very much for hanging out."}, {"start": 24118.08, "end": 24119.08, "text": " Thank you to the members."}, {"start": 24119.08, "end": 24121.120000000003, "text": " Chris Reddy, Phil Roni, Shane Carroll,"}, {"start": 24121.120000000003, "end": 24123.480000000003, "text": " Cherubby, Jason Marcus, Harkeet, Emma, Michael, Brent,"}, {"start": 24123.480000000003, "end": 24124.640000000003, "text": " and Roberto."}, {"start": 24124.640000000003, "end": 24126.120000000003, "text": " I really appreciate your support."}, {"start": 24126.12, "end": 24127.579999999998, "text": " I am gonna get out of here."}, {"start": 24127.579999999998, "end": 24129.12, "text": " Very, very, very, very solid."}, {"start": 24129.12, "end": 24131.239999999998, "text": " I'll link the video, sure."}, {"start": 24131.239999999998, "end": 24133.579999999998, "text": " It's on Destin's YouTube, here's the link right here."}, {"start": 24134.94, "end": 24137.44, "text": " You have to watch the payout video, yeah, I saw it."}, {"start": 24139.68, "end": 24141.079999999998, "text": " I don't care about the UI."}, {"start": 24142.84, "end": 24144.48, "text": " Actually, let me do a quick poll."}, {"start": 24147.039999999997, "end": 24148.399999999998, "text": " The modern UI."}, {"start": 24149.399999999998, "end": 24151.12, "text": " Yes, I care."}, {"start": 24151.12, "end": 24152.68, "text": " Nah, don't care."}, {"start": 24152.68, "end": 24153.719999999998, "text": " I'm gonna do a quick poll."}, {"start": 24153.719999999998, "end": 24155.92, "text": " Like, do you care about this?"}, {"start": 24155.920000000002, "end": 24158.140000000003, "text": " Is this a big deal to you?"}, {"start": 24158.140000000003, "end": 24159.260000000002, "text": " Yes, I care, big deal."}, {"start": 24159.260000000002, "end": 24160.58, "text": " No, I don't care at all."}, {"start": 24160.58, "end": 24162.620000000003, "text": " Like, I'm gonna do a quick poll."}, {"start": 24163.500000000004, "end": 24165.620000000003, "text": " I already kind of biased you guys in a sense"}, {"start": 24165.620000000003, "end": 24166.9, "text": " because like, I care."}, {"start": 24166.9, "end": 24169.06, "text": " But just give me your honest opinion, you know?"}, {"start": 24169.06, "end": 24169.9, "text": " Give me your honest opinion."}, {"start": 24169.9, "end": 24171.74, "text": " I'll do a poll over on YouTube as well."}, {"start": 24172.86, "end": 24173.86, "text": " Modern UI."}, {"start": 24175.460000000003, "end": 24177.54, "text": " Yes, I care, big deal."}, {"start": 24177.54, "end": 24178.7, "text": " No, I don't care at all."}, {"start": 24178.7, "end": 24190.46, "text": " Wow. Okay. So everybody keep voting. Let's get, let's get a larger sample size here."}, {"start": 24190.46, "end": 24197.780000000002, "text": " From what I can see so far, there's actually a, you know, it's pretty, you know, pretty"}, {"start": 24197.780000000002, "end": 24205.34, "text": " close, but there's a lot of people that just don't care. There's a lot of people that just"}, {"start": 24205.34, "end": 24210.78, "text": " don't care that much. But you know, of course, there's a lot of people to do. For me, it's"}, {"start": 24210.78, "end": 24214.78, "text": " a big deal. It's like a massive deal. I'll download it and add on and it'll be fine,"}, {"start": 24214.78, "end": 24218.62, "text": " but it is a big deal. It's first impressions. It's like how the game looks and feels, but"}, {"start": 24218.62, "end": 24227.7, "text": " I'm actually surprised it's that low, so maybe it's fine. Maybe I'm more of a minority here."}, {"start": 24227.7, "end": 24237.7, "text": " Let me pull SkyBorn. Sure, let's do that. Let me end this pull. End pull. New pull."}, {"start": 24237.7, "end": 24248.780000000002, "text": " SkyBorn the way they are. I'll just put SkyBorn. What should I do? I like them. I hate them"}, {"start": 24248.780000000002, "end": 24255.940000000002, "text": " or I don't really care that much. They're all right. Like, like, hate indifferent. Yeah,"}, {"start": 24255.94, "end": 24260.34, "text": " should do that. Sky born. I like them."}, {"start": 24264.699999999997, "end": 24269.059999999998, "text": " Like them, hate them in different."}, {"start": 24271.579999999998, "end": 24276.1, "text": " Okay, I'm going to do that poll now. I'm actually really curious on this one as"}, {"start": 24276.1, "end": 24278.379999999997, "text": " well. So everybody vote up. I'll do that same pull over on YouTube."}, {"start": 24278.38, "end": 24293.98, "text": " Skyborne, like it, hate it, don't care."}, {"start": 24293.98, "end": 24297.84, "text": " So this is the data, everyone keep voting."}, {"start": 24297.84, "end": 24303.38, "text": " 13% like it, 24% hate it, 63% indifferent."}, {"start": 24303.38, "end": 24304.38, "text": " I'm indifferent."}, {"start": 24304.38, "end": 24306.06, "text": " I actually don't hate them."}, {"start": 24306.06, "end": 24309.08, "text": " Is it my preference for a race if I were in charge?"}, {"start": 24309.08, "end": 24311.74, "text": " No, but I don't hate it."}, {"start": 24311.74, "end": 24315.7, "text": " So based on this data, which is a very small sample size,"}, {"start": 24315.7, "end": 24319.86, "text": " very small sample size, what you read on the internet"}, {"start": 24319.86, "end": 24322.5, "text": " is that this is the worst thing ever."}, {"start": 24322.5, "end": 24324.86, "text": " Blizzard completely screwed up the game's dead,"}, {"start": 24324.86, "end": 24328.140000000003, "text": " but the reality is like most people don't care, right?"}, {"start": 24328.140000000003, "end": 24332.82, "text": " The silent majority of like, I don't care is the reality."}, {"start": 24332.82, "end": 24335.06, "text": " But what you read online does not make it feel that way."}, {"start": 24335.06, "end": 24337.54, "text": " Makes you feel like this was the biggest L ever."}, {"start": 24337.54, "end": 24342.300000000003, "text": " Because the vocal minority is so loud, right?"}, {"start": 24342.300000000003, "end": 24344.140000000003, "text": " Obviously, it's OK if you hate them, right?"}, {"start": 24344.140000000003, "end": 24346.100000000002, "text": " That's a valid take, by the way."}, {"start": 24346.100000000002, "end": 24348.140000000003, "text": " Very valid take."}, {"start": 24348.140000000003, "end": 24351.260000000002, "text": " But it is a minority take, which is interesting."}, {"start": 24355.34, "end": 24358.34, "text": " 2K is a big enough sample size for sure."}, {"start": 24358.34, "end": 24360.18, "text": " Yeah, I mean, it's an OK sample."}, {"start": 24360.18, "end": 24364.460000000003, "text": " But obviously, it's not fully inclusive."}, {"start": 24364.46, "end": 24366.879999999997, "text": " YouTube poll was very similar as well."}, {"start": 24366.879999999997, "end": 24369.32, "text": " Okay, and then I want to do a third poll"}, {"start": 24369.32, "end": 24371.92, "text": " on the third biggest thing to,"}, {"start": 24371.92, "end": 24374.059999999998, "text": " I think most of us is the TIC system."}, {"start": 24378.579999999998, "end": 24382.219999999998, "text": " Server TICs for mana, energy, et cetera."}, {"start": 24386.379999999997, "end": 24387.219999999998, "text": " What should I say?"}, {"start": 24387.219999999998, "end": 24389.76, "text": " Like this needs to be in,"}, {"start": 24391.12, "end": 24393.46, "text": " I like it better modernized."}, {"start": 24393.46, "end": 24397.62, "text": " Like so, modern, which is like a steady tick"}, {"start": 24397.62, "end": 24400.26, "text": " or don't care either way."}, {"start": 24405.02, "end": 24407.399999999998, "text": " Okay, so I'm gonna start that poll now."}, {"start": 24407.399999999998, "end": 24409.399999999998, "text": " I'll do that same poll on YouTube as well."}, {"start": 24423.46, "end": 24433.559999999998, "text": " Whoa. This is actually way different than I thought. The amount of people saying I like"}, {"start": 24433.559999999998, "end": 24440.02, "text": " it better modern is surprising. That's crazy to me. Modern is like, I think like way not"}, {"start": 24440.02, "end": 24448.579999999998, "text": " plastic like that's pretty bad. Wow, I can't believe it's that close. Good to think about."}, {"start": 24448.579999999998, "end": 24453.02, "text": " I mean, for me, ticks need to be in like it's not even a discussion like they're a big"}, {"start": 24453.02, "end": 24460.38, "text": " deal but hey I guess for you guys it's not as big of a deal. This is why voting"}, {"start": 24460.38, "end": 24464.38, "text": " needs to be in the game. If voting was in the game the precedent are that ticks"}, {"start": 24464.38, "end": 24470.02, "text": " are in. So the way voting would work if it was in the game is if you wanted it"}, {"start": 24470.02, "end": 24476.34, "text": " modern 70% or higher would need to like it better modern. 27% like it better"}, {"start": 24476.34, "end": 24484.34, "text": " modern. So it would be nowhere close to passing a poll, nowhere close to passing a poll. It"}, {"start": 24484.34, "end": 24489.78, "text": " would be like, it would be like not even up for discussion. Right. That because that's"}, {"start": 24489.78, "end": 24496.1, "text": " the way polling works is you respect precedent first. So since it's that way already, it's"}, {"start": 24496.100000000002, "end": 24498.100000000002, "text": " It's like, okay, so it'll stay that way."}, {"start": 24507.22, "end": 24508.58, "text": " You could say the same thing about putting ticks"}, {"start": 24508.58, "end": 24510.74, "text": " in since modern is in now."}, {"start": 24510.74, "end": 24512.24, "text": " I don't know what you mean by that."}, {"start": 24514.300000000003, "end": 24515.140000000003, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 24516.86, "end": 24518.780000000002, "text": " Yeah, a lot of people are saying explain ticks."}, {"start": 24518.780000000002, "end": 24519.940000000002, "text": " We don't even get them."}, {"start": 24523.58, "end": 24525.22, "text": " Crap, I just explained them a second ago."}, {"start": 24525.22, "end": 24528.02, "text": " I feel like my explanation wasn't very good,"}, {"start": 24528.02, "end": 24529.960000000003, "text": " but essentially in classic WoW,"}, {"start": 24529.960000000003, "end": 24533.18, "text": " when you regenerate energy, you have zero energy."}, {"start": 24533.18, "end": 24535.100000000002, "text": " When you regenerate energy, it goes,"}, {"start": 24540.58, "end": 24541.420000000002, "text": " kind of like that."}, {"start": 24541.420000000002, "end": 24543.300000000003, "text": " Whereas in retail, it's just smooth."}, {"start": 24543.300000000003, "end": 24548.300000000003, "text": " It goes, regenerates at a constant rate versus a tick."}, {"start": 24550.38, "end": 24554.22, "text": " Same with mana, same with energy."}, {"start": 24555.22, "end": 24556.82, "text": " Same with health ticks, I believe."}, {"start": 24560.940000000002, "end": 24562.74, "text": " That's what I mean by ticks."}, {"start": 24564.98, "end": 24566.22, "text": " Explain why you think they're good."}, {"start": 24566.22, "end": 24567.34, "text": " Okay, so why is it better?"}, {"start": 24567.7, "end": 24574.460000000003, "text": " Uh, so, and I guess this is maybe a PvP or take, but in PvP, they're everything."}, {"start": 24574.460000000003, "end": 24579.22, "text": " They're the whole foundation of PvP and classic, right?"}, {"start": 24579.34, "end": 24583.66, "text": " When a rogue is stealthing in or a druid is stealthing in, you want to open up with"}, {"start": 24583.66, "end": 24588.22, "text": " ambush right on the server tick so you ambush and get energy back or a noob wouldn't know"}, {"start": 24588.22, "end": 24592.34, "text": " about that and not utilize the server ticks to their advantage, right?"}, {"start": 24592.34, "end": 24595.78, "text": " It's the whole, it's, you don't have many spells, but the server ticks give you the"}, {"start": 24595.78, "end": 24600.54, "text": " skill expression with mages when you evocate matters."}, {"start": 24600.54, "end": 24603.12, "text": " You notice evo, it's, I'm going to evo on the server tick."}, {"start": 24603.12, "end": 24605.86, "text": " When you drink matters, I'm not just going to drink, I'm going to drink on the server"}, {"start": 24605.86, "end": 24606.86, "text": " tick."}, {"start": 24606.86, "end": 24607.86, "text": " I'm going to eat on the server tick."}, {"start": 24607.86, "end": 24608.86, "text": " I'm going to move on the server tick."}, {"start": 24608.86, "end": 24613.02, "text": " So it gets not quite the same as a runescape or an even bigger deal, but it's a big deal"}, {"start": 24613.02, "end": 24619.420000000002, "text": " for wild PvP. So taking that out removes a lot of like classic PvP at a high level at"}, {"start": 24619.420000000002, "end": 24627.58, "text": " least. So it's a big deal. It's a very big deal for like classic PvP. Very big deal."}, {"start": 24627.58, "end": 24632.54, "text": " And PvE doesn't matter like that much. Maybe slightly if you're a parser, but like maybe"}, {"start": 24632.54, "end": 24637.34, "text": " not toggle the tick. No, it needs to be on for everyone. You can't have it on for some"}, {"start": 24637.34, "end": 24642.14, "text": " all for others. Repull it now that people know what it is and whatever."}, {"start": 24649.5, "end": 24656.22, "text": " Pull arenas or 1v1 dual raiders? I don't know if that's like a false dichotomy, right? It's not"}, {"start": 24656.22, "end": 24661.82, "text": " like arenas or 1v1s, it could be both. Like I could pull them individually. I think a lot of people"}, {"start": 24661.82, "end": 24667.98, "text": " People would like a Brawlers Guild where you could go somewhere and watch people duke it out."}, {"start": 24667.98, "end": 24668.98, "text": " That would be sick."}, {"start": 24668.98, "end": 24674.82, "text": " I think a lot of people would also like Arena."}, {"start": 24674.82, "end": 24676.739999999998, "text": " Need Arena in a poll?"}, {"start": 24676.739999999998, "end": 24677.739999999998, "text": " I can."}, {"start": 24677.739999999998, "end": 24679.739999999998, "text": " I think we've done most of the..."}, {"start": 24679.739999999998, "end": 24681.94, "text": " Actually, I think I've done all of these before."}, {"start": 24681.94, "end": 24686.78, "text": " Actually, we have done all of these before, but we can do them again."}, {"start": 24686.78, "end": 24691.78, "text": " Yes, add arenas, no open world stuff."}, {"start": 24693.14, "end": 24695.739999999998, "text": " I guess that's like, you 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of people."}, {"start": 24724.5, "end": 24726.22, "text": " And if you have too many options"}, {"start": 24726.22, "end": 24727.5, "text": " for a finite amount of people,"}, {"start": 24727.5, "end": 24729.34, "text": " you're gonna have some people play arena"}, {"start": 24729.34, "end": 24732.260000000002, "text": " and some people play open world and both might feel dead."}, {"start": 24732.260000000002, "end": 24734.14, "text": " So more isn't always better in the sense of like,"}, {"start": 24734.14, "end": 24736.34, "text": " well, just do it all, isn't always the answer."}, {"start": 24736.34, "end": 24739.38, "text": " Because then you're segmenting a partition"}, {"start": 24739.38, "end": 24741.18, "text": " of the player base already."}, {"start": 24741.18, "end": 24742.18, "text": " So instead it's like, well, no,"}, {"start": 24742.18, "end": 24744.66, "text": " let's funnel all of our players into open world"}, {"start": 24744.66, "end": 24747.14, "text": " or should 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said yes or no, it probably would have been more 50-50, but I definitely"}, {"start": 24807.7, "end": 24810.14, "text": " very, very biased question."}, {"start": 24810.14, "end": 24813.54, "text": " Maybe I've worded it wrong, but like, but that is the way I think about it, right?"}, {"start": 24813.54, "end": 24815.34, "text": " That is the way I think about it."}, {"start": 24815.34, "end": 24822.26, "text": " Like you, you, you have a subset of the community that's like PvP enjoyers, and it's like, do"}, {"start": 24822.26, "end": 24826.5, "text": " you want to funnel them into an arena all day, or do you want to funnel them out in Black"}, {"start": 24826.5, "end": 24828.58, "text": " Rock Depths, Stringlethorne Vale?"}, {"start": 24828.58, "end": 24832.58, "text": " There's a subset of the players who are going to go and do this."}, {"start": 24832.58, "end": 24835.100000000002, "text": " Like, for my take is, get them out in the world, man."}, {"start": 24835.100000000002, "end": 24835.9, "text": " Go get them fighting."}, {"start": 24835.9, "end": 24836.9, "text": " Go get them dueling."}, {"start": 24836.9, "end": 24837.820000000003, "text": " Add a brawler skill."}, {"start": 24837.820000000003, "end": 24838.780000000002, "text": " Add reasons to fight."}, {"start": 24838.780000000002, "end": 24841.300000000003, "text": " So yeah, I mean, I biased you guys."}, {"start": 24841.300000000003, "end": 24842.06, "text": " This isn't, yeah."}, {"start": 24842.06, "end": 24845.140000000003, "text": " I agree that this is an echo chamber of opinions, I suppose."}, {"start": 24845.140000000003, "end": 24847.58, "text": " But I didn't think it would be that one-sided."}, {"start": 24847.58, "end": 24848.9, "text": " I definitely biased you guys on this, though."}, {"start": 24848.9, "end": 24849.660000000003, "text": " I will admit that."}, {"start": 24855.420000000002, "end": 24857.420000000002, "text": " Because I do think a lot of people"}, {"start": 24857.420000000002, "end": 24861.500000000004, "text": " want arena except I respectfully disagree with them of course we got a"}, {"start": 24861.500000000004, "end": 24864.780000000002, "text": " $5 donor from lucky says sorry would be great to know based on the results we"}, {"start": 24864.780000000002, "end": 24870.820000000003, "text": " just got the polls here are is it retail or classic players oh you want to do a"}, {"start": 24870.820000000003, "end": 24877.22, "text": " poll okay sure let's yeah yeah let's let's do a poll on if you play retail or"}, {"start": 24877.22, "end": 24885.9, "text": " classic mainly what do you mainly play retail or classic I'll add a third one"}, {"start": 24885.9, "end": 24888.24, "text": " I'm like fairly equal of both."}, {"start": 24889.460000000003, "end": 24892.940000000002, "text": " Like, okay, look, more retail, like you know,"}, {"start": 24892.940000000002, "end": 24895.300000000003, "text": " like if you play more retail or more classic,"}, {"start": 24895.300000000003, "end": 24896.140000000003, "text": " just vote that."}, {"start": 24896.140000000003, "end": 24898.54, "text": " If you're really someone who almost splits their time"}, {"start": 24898.54, "end": 24900.18, "text": " down the middle, I'll have that third option."}, {"start": 24900.18, "end": 24902.9, "text": " But, you know, more retail or more classic."}, {"start": 24902.9, "end": 24904.34, "text": " I'll do that poll right now."}, {"start": 24906.9, "end": 24908.7, "text": " And I'll do it on YouTube as well."}, {"start": 24915.9, "end": 24929.86, "text": " Yeah, that's about that's not super surprising mainly classic or both but there is some retail"}, {"start": 24929.86, "end": 24935.4, "text": " Andes in here too, which by the way retail Andes welcome in retail Andes out there."}, {"start": 24935.4, "end": 24936.86, "text": " Be honest."}, {"start": 24936.86, "end": 24940.66, "text": " Are you guys going to give forever a chance?"}, {"start": 24940.66, "end": 24941.66, "text": " Retail Andes only."}, {"start": 24941.66, "end": 24943.86, "text": " Are you guys given forever a chance here?"}, {"start": 24943.86, "end": 24944.86, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 24944.86, "end": 24948.34, "text": " And that's why that's why it's like might as well might as well try it dude"}, {"start": 24949.98, "end": 24953.34, "text": " That the big thing that retail players might not like is this"}, {"start": 24953.86, "end": 24959.5, "text": " if you're a retail player and you love retail for the complexity of the rotations and"}, {"start": 24960.74, "end": 24968.14, "text": " You play mainly because you like how complex the classes are and like movement and like like this is what max and choice"}, {"start": 24968.14, "end": 24974.38, "text": " This is what mythic plusters and choice is what top-level Raiders enjoy right very complex rotations abilities movement"}, {"start": 24974.86, "end": 24978.22, "text": " You're probably you're probably not gonna like forever. It's just not for you"}, {"start": 24978.22, "end": 24983.46, "text": " You know what? I mean, and there's nothing wrong with liking those things. Those things are very I mean that was that that's the type of player"}, {"start": 24983.46, "end": 24986.66, "text": " I was for forever so no pun intended"}, {"start": 24994.02, "end": 24999.06, "text": " As a PvP enjoyer with no arenas are we supposed to just spam battlegrounds forever that sucks"}, {"start": 24999.9, "end": 25001.9, "text": " So they're going to talk more"}, {"start": 25002.7, "end": 25004.7, "text": " Actually hold on"}, {"start": 25004.86, "end": 25006.86, "text": " I'm sending a quick DM here."}, {"start": 25028.14, "end": 25030.14, "text": " Okay, I'm sending a quick DM."}, {"start": 25034.86, "end": 25043.7, "text": " I'm just gonna put that question on hold real quick, see what's going on, but I think the"}, {"start": 25043.7, "end": 25055.68, "text": " idea is, okay, what we've seen in the slides, goodness gracious, this is, guys, why am I..."}, {"start": 25055.68, "end": 25065.78, "text": " What we've read in the slides at BlizzCon is essentially that there's going to be seasonal"}, {"start": 25065.78, "end": 25068.78, "text": " PVP."}, {"start": 25068.78, "end": 25075.1, "text": " Yeah, you did so good for months."}, {"start": 25075.1, "end": 25077.54, "text": " Bro, I tried my best."}, {"start": 25077.54, "end": 25079.7, "text": " This is a position that's not fun to be in."}, {"start": 25079.7, "end": 25084.260000000002, "text": " At least for everyone at Blizzard, they can't talk about it, but they're not in front of"}, {"start": 25084.260000000002, "end": 25094.02, "text": " camera all day. Like it was it was brutal. It was brutal. We got a super chat. One second"}, {"start": 25094.02, "end": 25102.02, "text": " for that super chat. I think I think there'll be reasons to play PVP, but it won't be I'm gonna"}, {"start": 25102.02, "end": 25109.06, "text": " sit there and grind out RPGs or spam Q arenas for hours on end to grind a rating attached to it."}, {"start": 25109.06, "end": 25118.5, "text": " It's more gonna be, I'm gonna have reasons to play PvP that are in line with classic reasons to PvP,"}, {"start": 25118.5, "end": 25125.620000000003, "text": " like World PvP, like Battlegrounds, but reasons to engage in PvP in a classic way."}, {"start": 25125.620000000003, "end": 25130.02, "text": " Not, I'm trying to get my rating up because this is a competitive rating based game."}, {"start": 25130.74, "end": 25136.18, "text": " I don't think they want Forever to be sweaty. I don't think they want any type of rating"}, {"start": 25136.18, "end": 25141.54, "text": " Added to forever. I don't think they want to add mythic plus. I don't think they want ratings and arena"}, {"start": 25141.7, "end": 25146.34, "text": " I don't think they want ratings and rbgs. They want to stay away from this this modern"}, {"start": 25146.82, "end": 25148.82, "text": " MMO design of"}, {"start": 25148.82, "end": 25153.22, "text": " Let me try to get my my rating up and and become a top player"}, {"start": 25153.3, "end": 25160.34, "text": " They want this experience of this is a casual game that we're going to play with our friends and enjoy the journey and explore the world"}, {"start": 25161.46, "end": 25163.46, "text": " It's a very different philosophy"}, {"start": 25163.46, "end": 25172.059999999998, "text": " If a lot of people will love that and a lot of people will hate that and I think but them sticking to that is I think good"}, {"start": 25172.059999999998, "end": 25173.559999999998, "text": " You know it's like okay"}, {"start": 25173.559999999998, "end": 25179.44, "text": " Well, we can't make everyone happy here if you want to grind mythic plus and you want to grind arenas then you have an option"}, {"start": 25179.78, "end": 25185.36, "text": " For that actually to you have TBC you have mop you've read you have many options for that, but that's not this game, right?"}, {"start": 25185.36, "end": 25201.36, "text": " Rank 14 is going to be based on level of effort. Yes, yep, that's right. So basically the way it works is in classic WoW."}, {"start": 25201.36, "end": 25214.36, "text": " Anyway, we've covered this like three times today, but the way it works is in classic WoW, you're rewarded for, for like time spent, essentially, like that's classic WoW in a nutshell."}, {"start": 25214.36, "end": 25216.920000000002, "text": " If you prepare, you'll do well."}, {"start": 25216.920000000002, "end": 25219.16, "text": " If you don't prepare, you won't do well."}, {"start": 25219.16, "end": 25224.68, "text": " If you get your prep checklist done, you'll probably do pretty well."}, {"start": 25224.68, "end": 25230.36, "text": " The complexity isn't in the rotations, isn't in, you know, this and that."}, {"start": 25230.36, "end": 25231.600000000002, "text": " It's all about preparation."}, {"start": 25231.600000000002, "end": 25241.28, "text": " So I would assume that the PVP would be the same as it always sounds, but with classic."}, {"start": 25241.28, "end": 25243.84, "text": " You should read the MMORPG, aggrand interview."}, {"start": 25243.84, "end": 25245.44, "text": " I would love to do that."}, {"start": 25246.72, "end": 25247.76, "text": " I don't know if I have the link."}, {"start": 25247.76, "end": 25250.0, "text": " We got a state seller super chat from Mario saying,"}, {"start": 25250.0, "end": 25251.16, "text": " I'm playing Beastmaster in retail."}, {"start": 25251.16, "end": 25253.64, "text": " I hope classic rotations are equally challenging."}, {"start": 25253.64, "end": 25255.4, "text": " If you're a retail player"}, {"start": 25255.4, "end": 25256.8, "text": " and you want classic rotations"}, {"start": 25256.8, "end": 25258.84, "text": " to be equally challenging to retail,"}, {"start": 25260.64, "end": 25265.2, "text": " you probably have some bad expectations."}, {"start": 25265.2, "end": 25266.4, "text": " It's not gonna be that."}, {"start": 25267.84, "end": 25269.0, "text": " Probably stick to retail."}, {"start": 25269.0, "end": 25270.68, "text": " And there's nothing wrong with that, right?"}, {"start": 25270.68, "end": 25272.24, "text": " If you're already enjoying it, just keep doing it."}, {"start": 25272.24, "end": 25273.76, "text": " You know, nothing wrong with it."}, {"start": 25273.760000000002, "end": 25275.480000000003, "text": " I got a $5 donor from Bearmicez."}, {"start": 25275.480000000003, "end": 25276.960000000003, "text": " Hey, Sark, can you pull server preference,"}, {"start": 25276.960000000003, "end": 25279.160000000003, "text": " PvE, PvP, RP, and Hardcore?"}, {"start": 25281.160000000003, "end": 25282.160000000003, "text": " How about you just type?"}, {"start": 25282.160000000003, "end": 25283.000000000004, "text": " What are you guys gonna play?"}, {"start": 25283.000000000004, "end": 25285.68, "text": " PvE, PvP, RP, or Hardcore?"}, {"start": 25285.68, "end": 25287.36, "text": " I'm going with PvP, by the way."}, {"start": 25291.760000000002, "end": 25292.920000000002, "text": " A lot of PvP."}, {"start": 25292.920000000002, "end": 25295.120000000003, "text": " Oh, it was a joke because BM hunters"}, {"start": 25295.120000000003, "end": 25297.480000000003, "text": " don't have any buttons to press on retail."}, {"start": 25297.480000000003, "end": 25298.320000000003, "text": " Oh!"}, {"start": 25301.600000000002, "end": 25303.04, "text": " Ha ha ha."}, {"start": 25303.04, "end": 25304.48, "text": " True."}, {"start": 25304.48, "end": 25306.16, "text": " True."}, {"start": 25306.16, "end": 25307.48, "text": " We got a super chat from Snored."}, {"start": 25307.48, "end": 25309.440000000002, "text": " And he says, do you think wrath anniversary is still"}, {"start": 25309.440000000002, "end": 25310.120000000003, "text": " happening?"}, {"start": 25310.120000000003, "end": 25311.96, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 25311.96, "end": 25313.0, "text": " Authentically."}, {"start": 25313.0, "end": 25314.84, "text": " Like, don't know."}, {"start": 25314.84, "end": 25318.48, "text": " I asked Blizzard yesterday or two days ago, I guess,"}, {"start": 25318.48, "end": 25319.16, "text": " before I left."}, {"start": 25319.16, "end": 25322.0, "text": " And I said, so guys, we didn't hear anything"}, {"start": 25322.0, "end": 25324.68, "text": " about TBC, wrath, mob, nothing."}, {"start": 25324.68, "end": 25329.08, "text": " And they said they didn't have time to say anything."}, {"start": 25329.08, "end": 25331.96, "text": " And that we'll find out soon."}, {"start": 25331.96, "end": 25333.92, "text": " So that's what I know."}, {"start": 25333.92, "end": 25335.2, "text": " I actually don't know."}, {"start": 25335.2, "end": 25337.68, "text": " I am so darn curious."}, {"start": 25337.68, "end": 25340.52, "text": " I don't know the right answer either, by the way."}, {"start": 25340.52, "end": 25343.8, "text": " Because going to Wrath, I feel like, is free money for them."}, {"start": 25343.8, "end": 25346.84, "text": " But with this product out, it also feels weirdly like,"}, {"start": 25346.84, "end": 25348.239999999998, "text": " like, why?"}, {"start": 25348.239999999998, "end": 25349.0, "text": " I don't know."}, {"start": 25349.0, "end": 25351.559999999998, "text": " Actually, let me ask you guys."}, {"start": 25351.559999999998, "end": 25354.16, "text": " For people that are classic TBC enjoyers,"}, {"start": 25354.16, "end": 25357.399999999998, "text": " and you're excited for Wrath, but now forever got announced,"}, {"start": 25357.399999999998, "end": 25360.079999999998, "text": " what do you guys think?"}, {"start": 25360.079999999998, "end": 25361.68, "text": " Like, everyone's going to be playing forever."}, {"start": 25361.68, "end": 25362.68, "text": " and then Wrath comes out."}, {"start": 25362.68, "end": 25364.88, "text": " Like, would you drop forever to go play Wrath?"}, {"start": 25366.58, "end": 25367.58, "text": " Forever, forever, forever."}, {"start": 25367.58, "end": 25370.58, "text": " Like, this is, this is so, like, I'm so curious."}, {"start": 25370.58, "end": 25372.760000000002, "text": " Because Wrath is goaded, let's be honest."}, {"start": 25372.760000000002, "end": 25374.22, "text": " But we've already played it."}, {"start": 25374.22, "end": 25375.84, "text": " A lot of us have at least."}, {"start": 25375.84, "end": 25377.04, "text": " And forever is just an ounce."}, {"start": 25377.04, "end": 25379.34, "text": " Like, is going to Wrath even like,"}, {"start": 25380.28, "end": 25381.84, "text": " part of the equation right now?"}, {"start": 25382.72, "end": 25384.74, "text": " That's why with the timing,"}, {"start": 25384.74, "end": 25388.16, "text": " I almost would have just liked them to go TBC into Wrath"}, {"start": 25388.16, "end": 25389.920000000002, "text": " and then drop forever after."}, {"start": 25389.920000000002, "end": 25391.04, "text": " Because now it's just so awkward."}, {"start": 25391.04, "end": 25399.04, "text": " Because Wrath owns, maybe you just don't do Wrath, I don't know, it's so good though."}, {"start": 25399.04, "end": 25406.84, "text": " Okay, we got a $5 tip from Locary, he says, forever is giving me the chance to play with"}, {"start": 25406.84, "end": 25410.32, "text": " my coworker who's a tank for a mythic raiding guild that competes against other Kielton"}, {"start": 25410.32, "end": 25411.32, "text": " leaderboards."}, {"start": 25411.32, "end": 25415.56, "text": " I applaud the fact that WoW is bringing both parties together again, yeah, this is a really"}, {"start": 25415.56, "end": 25416.56, "text": " good point."}, {"start": 25416.56, "end": 25422.72, "text": " retail. One of the problems retail has is if you're a really good player it's kind of hard to"}, {"start": 25422.72, "end": 25427.760000000002, "text": " play with your friend that's a noob. Like I actually have some friends that are not very good. I'm"}, {"start": 25427.760000000002, "end": 25434.56, "text": " not going to name their names but they suck and it's tough to play retail with them because they're"}, {"start": 25434.56, "end": 25439.84, "text": " so bad that I can't like even carry them. That's how bad they are. No, I'm not not going to say"}, {"start": 25439.84, "end": 25446.4, "text": " their name. He does play Rogue, yeah. He's a streamer. But I will not... Anyway, the point is,"}, {"start": 25447.6, "end": 25453.12, "text": " with forever, if you have a friend, the skill gap should never be so big that you can't play"}, {"start": 25453.12, "end": 25458.16, "text": " together. It's like, yeah, you can play together. It should never be so hard that you can't just"}, {"start": 25458.16, "end": 25462.88, "text": " play with some friends. That's what I love about Classic WoW. Like, of course, if you're playing"}, {"start": 25462.88, "end": 25466.96, "text": " hardcore and Axe Ramus, that's different, right? But like, by and large, if you want to raid in"}, {"start": 25466.96, "end": 25471.44, "text": " classic you can. And yeah, I think they should stick to that. So anyway, enjoy playing with your"}, {"start": 25471.44, "end": 25477.6, "text": " co-worker. I got a super chat from David saying, anything added should motivate players to go out"}, {"start": 25477.6, "end": 25483.52, "text": " in the world and enable player interaction. I agree. Example, no arena, but player organized"}, {"start": 25483.52, "end": 25489.28, "text": " arenas and dueling events. I agree. That's my whole take. Exactly right. We got another super chat"}, {"start": 25489.28, "end": 25494.399999999998, "text": " from a different David. He said, do you agree that they should add end game content to existing zones"}, {"start": 25494.4, "end": 25497.52, "text": " like pushing 60s to go to North Shire similar."}, {"start": 25497.52, "end": 25500.32, "text": " Yeah, like generally, yeah, yeah, I like that."}, {"start": 25500.32, "end": 25502.08, "text": " Matt with the super chat says,"}, {"start": 25502.08, "end": 25503.04, "text": " I'm horizontal progression,"}, {"start": 25503.04, "end": 25505.440000000002, "text": " I think legacy systems is good enough for ults,"}, {"start": 25505.440000000002, "end": 25508.24, "text": " but any insights into philosophy of end game progression?"}, {"start": 25509.600000000002, "end": 25513.800000000003, "text": " End game progression, I don't think needs to be overthinked."}, {"start": 25513.800000000003, "end": 25516.56, "text": " I don't think you need to start saying to yourself,"}, {"start": 25516.56, "end": 25519.0, "text": " okay, we need harder raids like mythic difficulty"}, {"start": 25519.0, "end": 25520.280000000002, "text": " or heroic difficulty."}, {"start": 25520.280000000002, "end": 25521.800000000003, "text": " I don't think you need to say,"}, {"start": 25521.800000000003, "end": 25523.88, "text": " okay, we need something that scales infinitely"}, {"start": 25523.88, "end": 25529.280000000002, "text": " like Mythic Plus. I don't think that's the case. I don't think Classic WoW needs to be"}, {"start": 25529.280000000002, "end": 25535.0, "text": " focused completely on endgame. You can have a raid, you can have new raids, and then you"}, {"start": 25535.0, "end": 25540.280000000002, "text": " can horizontally progress to even more raids. That's fine. The majority of people that play"}, {"start": 25540.280000000002, "end": 25543.960000000003, "text": " are going for that journey, they're going to level an alt with a friend, and they're"}, {"start": 25543.960000000003, "end": 25547.4, "text": " going to have a really nice time out in the world. And when you're max level, you can"}, {"start": 25547.4, "end": 25552.04, "text": " raid log and enjoy that. You can PvP and enjoy that, or you can horizontally progress to"}, {"start": 25552.04, "end": 25556.88, "text": " enjoy new raids, but it doesn't need to be this. Oh, our end game needs to be like retail"}, {"start": 25556.88, "end": 25560.58, "text": " and be hyper competitive and something that scales infinitely. Cause if I don't have something"}, {"start": 25560.58, "end": 25564.780000000002, "text": " to do for 14 hours today, thanks, babe, then I won't be able to ever play the game again"}, {"start": 25564.780000000002, "end": 25568.38, "text": " because like I need something to fill like my entire void. It's like, well, how about"}, {"start": 25568.38, "end": 25571.84, "text": " you go touch some grass or level and all. Like it doesn't need to have this end game"}, {"start": 25571.84, "end": 25573.4, "text": " that never ends."}, {"start": 25573.4, "end": 25574.24, "text": " That's the point."}, {"start": 25580.4, "end": 25581.6, "text": " That's nice."}, {"start": 25585.88, "end": 25588.16, "text": " David of the Superchecks says, I just wanted a Superchecks."}, {"start": 25588.16, "end": 25589.24, "text": " I'm also a David."}, {"start": 25589.24, "end": 25590.64, "text": " You have three different Davids left in."}, {"start": 25595.44, "end": 25599.08, "text": " We had a $5 donation from Vincent."}, {"start": 25599.08, "end": 25601.960000000003, "text": " He said, I spotted you on Friday at BlizzCon."}, {"start": 25601.960000000003, "end": 25603.920000000002, "text": " Instead of doing the normal thing by shaking your hand"}, {"start": 25603.920000000002, "end": 25606.56, "text": " and saying hi, I just walked past and stared at you,"}, {"start": 25606.56, "end": 25607.4, "text": " like a creep."}, {"start": 25608.760000000002, "end": 25611.440000000002, "text": " Just wanted to say you're one of the best streamers out there"}, {"start": 25611.440000000002, "end": 25613.56, "text": " and even better human love the content."}, {"start": 25613.56, "end": 25615.0, "text": " Yeah, no, I saw you Vincent."}, {"start": 25615.0, "end": 25616.68, "text": " I know exactly who you were."}, {"start": 25616.68, "end": 25618.160000000003, "text": " I know exactly."}, {"start": 25618.160000000003, "end": 25619.800000000003, "text": " Yeah, you were staring pretty hard."}, {"start": 25619.800000000003, "end": 25622.68, "text": " It was, I looked at you for a second and I was like,"}, {"start": 25622.68, "end": 25625.480000000003, "text": " okay, this guy, anyway, no, don't worry about it, man."}, {"start": 25627.600000000002, "end": 25628.72, "text": " We can basically pretend we met"}, {"start": 25628.72, "end": 25632.2, "text": " I know exactly who you are. So nice, nice meeting you. And thanks to the five men."}, {"start": 25633.36, "end": 25636.800000000003, "text": " Did I meet she bae? I'm at everyone. Yeah, I'm at every single person."}, {"start": 25649.52, "end": 25651.280000000002, "text": " Except grace for days. He's the one I didn't see."}, {"start": 25652.760000000002, "end": 25654.440000000002, "text": " Grace for days is the one person."}, {"start": 25658.72, "end": 25668.2, "text": " You guys want to know how organized I am?"}, {"start": 25673.84, "end": 25677.36, "text": " I made a list of people I wanted to say hi to."}, {"start": 25677.36, "end": 25678.920000000002, "text": " It wasn't a complete list,"}, {"start": 25678.920000000002, "end": 25683.56, "text": " but I have my own Discord server and I made a list."}, {"start": 25683.56, "end": 25686.88, "text": " Grace raised is the only one I didn't get on there."}, {"start": 25688.72, "end": 25695.0, "text": " And I put some exclamation points with G-Bay pops and frits for some reason"}, {"start": 25695.0, "end": 25697.24, "text": " I guess I was real excited typing them something"}, {"start": 25698.08, "end": 25700.84, "text": " Goosey top three now. There are no specific order"}, {"start": 25704.48, "end": 25706.960000000003, "text": " Stoops, I think he's on there somewhere, isn't he?"}, {"start": 25708.88, "end": 25711.88, "text": " Yeah, he's right here. No pale pale didn't go"}, {"start": 25713.4, "end": 25715.4, "text": " Why is Pika on there?"}, {"start": 25715.4, "end": 25718.0, "text": " I just want to say hi to him for a second."}, {"start": 25718.0, "end": 25721.920000000002, "text": " Esfand, Esfand on the list, I spent a lot of time with Esfand."}, {"start": 25721.920000000002, "end": 25724.56, "text": " Soda, didn't want to see him not on the list."}, {"start": 25738.56, "end": 25741.2, "text": " Shroud, I actually met Shroud, but I didn't know he was going."}, {"start": 25745.4, "end": 25753.32, "text": " Annie, I knew I would see Annie, we were doing a panel together, and I knew I would see Espan"}, {"start": 25753.32, "end": 25754.32, "text": " too."}, {"start": 25754.32, "end": 25759.52, "text": " There was like certain people that wanted to like, like ampy."}, {"start": 25759.52, "end": 25762.920000000002, "text": " I was like, I need to, if I don't see ampy, I got to hunt him down."}, {"start": 25762.920000000002, "end": 25768.52, "text": " Crazy was the only person on my list I didn't, I didn't get to see, but it's all good."}, {"start": 25768.52, "end": 25775.32, "text": " Yeah, so Max, he's on the list."}, {"start": 25775.32, "end": 25777.32, "text": " I'm just going to make a decision."}, {"start": 25777.32, "end": 25803.239999999998, "text": " All right, here we go."}, {"start": 25803.239999999998, "end": 25804.239999999998, "text": " I saw a lot of artwork."}, {"start": 25804.239999999998, "end": 25806.96, "text": " It looked like the characters were wearing heirloom gear."}, {"start": 25806.96, "end": 25814.5, "text": " know if they have heirloom deer. I would assume no. Now that forever is out there,"}, {"start": 25814.5, "end": 25818.84, "text": " can you talk a little bit more about your meetup before it all kind of talks"}, {"start": 25818.84, "end": 25824.36, "text": " about what you went, what you were on the loop on? We can't get into the"}, {"start": 25824.36, "end": 25832.34, "text": " specifics, but we can say, yeah, we went to the campus. We had some hands-on time"}, {"start": 25832.34, "end": 25841.38, "text": " of the game, checked it out. We talked to the devs, gave them some feedback. It was"}, {"start": 25841.38, "end": 25847.420000000002, "text": " the big things. It was cool in the sense that I felt flattered. They wanted our opinions"}, {"start": 25847.420000000002, "end": 25857.9, "text": " and talked to us. There was some things that like, but liked, but you know, and some things,"}, {"start": 25857.9, "end": 25860.54, "text": " You know, they, you know, so, but yeah,"}, {"start": 25860.54, "end": 25862.54, "text": " can't get into the specifics besides that."}, {"start": 25869.460000000003, "end": 25870.300000000003, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 25871.58, "end": 25872.420000000002, "text": " Did I meet weed elf?"}, {"start": 25872.420000000002, "end": 25873.780000000002, "text": " I did, yeah."}, {"start": 25881.100000000002, "end": 25883.22, "text": " Oh, someone said the ARC,"}, {"start": 25883.22, "end": 25888.22, "text": " WoW's architecture for the UI is 12.1.5,"}, {"start": 25888.74, "end": 25891.86, "text": " which means the add-on disarmament changes introduced"}, {"start": 25891.86, "end": 25893.98, "text": " in midnight are active in forever."}, {"start": 25893.98, "end": 25895.38, "text": " Oh, I didn't know that."}, {"start": 25900.38, "end": 25902.86, "text": " Does that mean that there's no week horrors?"}, {"start": 25906.82, "end": 25909.98, "text": " That's a test build, it's true, I like that."}, {"start": 25909.98, "end": 25912.5, "text": " That's, I don't know."}, {"start": 25912.5, "end": 25913.82, "text": " People have asked me, is there a WeCourse?"}, {"start": 25913.82, "end": 25915.34, "text": " And I said, of course there is, yeah."}, {"start": 25915.34, "end": 25917.86, "text": " But now that you say that, yeah, maybe you're right."}, {"start": 25917.86, "end": 25920.34, "text": " We'll have to hear some confirmation."}, {"start": 25920.34, "end": 25921.34, "text": " That's interesting."}, {"start": 25931.66, "end": 25935.46, "text": " Okay, is there any other articles or videos"}, {"start": 25935.46, "end": 25936.3, "text": " I haven't covered?"}, {"start": 25936.3, "end": 25938.26, "text": " This was like the only video I saw from like a,"}, {"start": 25938.260000000002, "end": 25946.02, "text": " You know dev like a backstage. What was it dev interview? I suppose this was really good"}, {"start": 25949.22, "end": 25952.58, "text": " People are linking this article and this article"}, {"start": 25961.940000000002, "end": 25963.940000000002, "text": " What is that?"}, {"start": 25963.940000000002, "end": 25968.54, "text": " Okay, eight new tanks we just learned about World of Warcraft forever from its lead designers."}, {"start": 25968.54, "end": 25971.500000000004, "text": " Oh, okay guys, we've got to read here."}, {"start": 25971.500000000004, "end": 25979.020000000004, "text": " Forever won't have any wacky, classroom combos such as shaman tanks and season of discovery"}, {"start": 25979.020000000004, "end": 25980.020000000004, "text": " at lunch."}, {"start": 25980.020000000004, "end": 25982.140000000003, "text": " Wait a minute."}, {"start": 25982.140000000003, "end": 25985.500000000004, "text": " Didn't we theorycraft away for shamans to be tanked?"}, {"start": 25985.5, "end": 25986.5, "text": " Hot tanks."}, {"start": 26000.7, "end": 26002.7, "text": " They said at launch."}, {"start": 26002.7, "end": 26007.54, "text": " Yeah, but it seems like shamans could maybe tank"}, {"start": 26007.54, "end": 26012.54, "text": " if you do earth grasp with like guardian totems with like"}, {"start": 26015.5, "end": 26026.22, "text": " 6% extra dodge with like Rockbiter weapon for threat."}, {"start": 26026.22, "end": 26032.1, "text": " And then like Storm Strike and 10% stamina and gives a chance to parry enemy attacks"}, {"start": 26032.1, "end": 26033.1, "text": " reducing all threat."}, {"start": 26033.1, "end": 26035.42, "text": " Oh, I guess you wouldn't want to reduce threat."}, {"start": 26035.42, "end": 26040.54, "text": " With Storm Strike, you get extra Storm Strikes for some more threat."}, {"start": 26040.54, "end": 26042.7, "text": " I guess you don't have any tank talents."}, {"start": 26042.7, "end": 26048.260000000002, "text": " Like you have mitt through dodge, but that's not gonna be enough."}, {"start": 26048.260000000002, "end": 26053.18, "text": " Like you could probably hold threat with rockbiter and urshock and storm strike, but I guess"}, {"start": 26053.18, "end": 26054.9, "text": " you would maybe just die."}, {"start": 26054.9, "end": 26060.74, "text": " Read the parry talent, L. Gives a chance to parry enemy tax or losing all threat generated"}, {"start": 26060.74, "end": 26064.420000000002, "text": " by your attacks by 30 while rockbiter weapon is not active."}, {"start": 26064.420000000002, "end": 26069.86, "text": " Oh, so yeah, once again, why would they put that there if shaman's gonna be tanks?"}, {"start": 26069.86, "end": 26071.98, "text": " And increases all threat generated by 30%?"}, {"start": 26071.98, "end": 26073.94, "text": " Yeah, okay, yeah."}, {"start": 26073.94, "end": 26075.42, "text": " So why would this be there"}, {"start": 26075.42, "end": 26077.62, "text": " if there wasn't supposed to be a Shaman tank?"}, {"start": 26083.38, "end": 26084.22, "text": " No taunts."}, {"start": 26084.22, "end": 26087.42, "text": " I mean, they have Stoneclaw, Urshok,"}, {"start": 26087.42, "end": 26089.18, "text": " insane threat with Rockfighter."}, {"start": 26090.18, "end": 26091.02, "text": " They have the threat,"}, {"start": 26091.02, "end": 26092.66, "text": " but they don't have the tankiness yet."}, {"start": 26092.66, "end": 26094.18, "text": " I think they might just die."}, {"start": 26097.54, "end": 26099.579999999998, "text": " Add a taunt quest later."}, {"start": 26099.579999999998, "end": 26101.06, "text": " Yeah, you could add a taunt quest"}, {"start": 26101.06, "end": 26103.32, "text": " and then like you have to add some tankiness too."}, {"start": 26104.920000000002, "end": 26106.620000000003, "text": " Future Patch could do Shaman Tank."}, {"start": 26106.620000000003, "end": 26107.54, "text": " Yeah, they're close."}, {"start": 26107.54, "end": 26110.300000000003, "text": " Like you could basically almost get there."}, {"start": 26114.620000000003, "end": 26117.82, "text": " By the way, I didn't like a lot of what they did in Sod."}, {"start": 26117.82, "end": 26119.7, "text": " One of my big points of contention"}, {"start": 26119.7, "end": 26122.5, "text": " was Season of Discovery was Mage Healers,"}, {"start": 26122.5, "end": 26125.7, "text": " Lock Tanks, Rogue Tanks."}, {"start": 26125.7, "end": 26126.780000000002, "text": " Like I didn't like all that."}, {"start": 26126.780000000002, "end": 26128.54, "text": " But one of the things I actually didn't mind"}, {"start": 26128.54, "end": 26129.38, "text": " was Shaman Tanks."}, {"start": 26129.38, "end": 26130.38, "text": " Why?"}, {"start": 26130.38, "end": 26133.98, "text": " Well, Shamans, like Pallies can tank and they're on Alliance."}, {"start": 26133.98, "end": 26137.18, "text": " And like Shamans are like the Horde equivalent."}, {"start": 26137.18, "end": 26139.66, "text": " Like you want more tanks, and it kind of makes sense."}, {"start": 26139.66, "end": 26140.86, "text": " They have a shield and they're a Shamans."}, {"start": 26140.86, "end": 26142.14, "text": " Like it kind of makes sense."}, {"start": 26142.14, "end": 26145.5, "text": " But now, I guess you can make a Pallie on Horde."}, {"start": 26145.5, "end": 26147.02, "text": " So it balances that out."}, {"start": 26147.02, "end": 26149.280000000002, "text": " So you don't really need that in the equation."}, {"start": 26149.280000000002, "end": 26150.64, "text": " So maybe it's fine."}, {"start": 26153.100000000002, "end": 26154.54, "text": " I don't know if they added a Shaman tank,"}, {"start": 26154.54, "end": 26156.3, "text": " so it wouldn't bother me at least, but."}, {"start": 26156.3, "end": 26161.239999999998, "text": " Jones said that there's a lot of fun and exciting things in S.O.D. but even our design"}, {"start": 26161.239999999998, "end": 26164.54, "text": " choice we made in S.O.D. when we measure them against what our pillars are for a while forever,"}, {"start": 26164.54, "end": 26167.86, "text": " they don't make sense in terms of the simplicity or the identity that we want for some of the"}, {"start": 26167.86, "end": 26171.219999999998, "text": " classes to have. Fair enough, yeah. He continues saying the team was starting from a baseline"}, {"start": 26171.219999999998, "end": 26176.02, "text": " of simplicity that's more adjacent to the classic aim than S.O.D. was. Fair enough,"}, {"start": 26176.02, "end": 26180.46, "text": " great. That to me says no shaman tanks or at least not super viable ones. But Jones"}, {"start": 26180.46, "end": 26185.219999999998, "text": " added that the team wants to keep the conversation open with players. W. I actually like this"}, {"start": 26185.22, "end": 26192.100000000002, "text": " philosophy a lot the philosophy being let's keep the game very similar to what it was in classic well"}, {"start": 26193.98, "end": 26196.98, "text": " But if enough people want something we can actually add it down the road"}, {"start": 26196.98, "end": 26202.06, "text": " I mean this this was actually my preference in a sense is like just don't do too much"}, {"start": 26202.38, "end": 26205.260000000002, "text": " But be open to adding stuff, you know"}, {"start": 26205.260000000002, "end": 26217.02, "text": " Shaman tanks would be so good at these new talents. Yeah, seriously, Sardocco. I was actually thinking"}, {"start": 26217.02, "end": 26222.260000000002, "text": " of you from that shaman tank challenge. It looked pretty sick. Every rage year will have at least"}, {"start": 26222.260000000002, "end": 26230.260000000002, "text": " 10 person option and 120 person option. What do you guys think of 10 and 20 man raids? I love it."}, {"start": 26230.260000000002, "end": 26236.08, "text": " I just love it, but I yeah, yeah, oh, I just love it"}, {"start": 26236.08, "end": 26241.36, "text": " Okay, a lot of you like it. I might be biasing the heck out of you guys, but I just I know 40 is cool"}, {"start": 26242.38, "end": 26245.22, "text": " But man, it's just nice to be able to get 10 in co"}, {"start": 26246.160000000003, "end": 26248.24, "text": " You know, I just love it"}, {"start": 26250.300000000003, "end": 26252.820000000003, "text": " It costs more gold than before to train to write them out"}, {"start": 26254.38, "end": 26258.920000000002, "text": " Actually asked Jones and new thoughts a question with the sky where an elves being a paywall behind a $30 purchase"}, {"start": 26258.920000000002, "end": 26261.88, "text": " and whether or not we should expect more gameplay related content to be behind paywalls,"}, {"start": 26261.88, "end": 26266.480000000003, "text": " they declined to comment seeing their game designers and don't make monetization decisions."}, {"start": 26268.480000000003, "end": 26275.280000000002, "text": " Dang, yeah, which is fair enough, but Shones shared some comments briefly about wanting the effort players put into the game to matter"}, {"start": 26275.280000000002, "end": 26281.2, "text": " and added that they've made design adjustments to make sure that effort is still required to obtain things like your mount."}, {"start": 26281.2, "end": 26282.24, "text": " You still have to."}, {"start": 26282.24, "end": 26284.600000000002, "text": " We've readjusted the Gold cost to not be on the mount itself,"}, {"start": 26284.600000000002, "end": 26288.440000000002, "text": " but on that training so that we're not giving someone free training for a mount when they hit"}, {"start": 26288.440000000002, "end": 26293.320000000003, "text": " level 40, right? People still have to if you see someone on a mount. It's reflected that they have"}, {"start": 26293.320000000003, "end": 26300.680000000004, "text": " spent time and effort into the game. Oh, cool. So if you get the Skyborne mount or whatever,"}, {"start": 26300.680000000004, "end": 26306.920000000002, "text": " the Heroic Edition mount or whatever, you're basically getting like 20 gold for free because"}, {"start": 26306.920000000002, "end": 26311.640000000003, "text": " you see the training is going to be the 80 gold portion of it. So you're not really paying to,"}, {"start": 26311.64, "end": 26313.239999999998, "text": " I mean, you're paying to win for 20 gold."}, {"start": 26313.239999999998, "end": 26314.079999999998, "text": " Congrats."}, {"start": 26314.079999999998, "end": 26316.52, "text": " You paid 50 bucks for 20 gold or something."}, {"start": 26316.52, "end": 26317.46, "text": " That's actually kind of cool."}, {"start": 26317.46, "end": 26318.7, "text": " I like that."}, {"start": 26318.7, "end": 26319.68, "text": " I like that."}, {"start": 26319.68, "end": 26321.559999999998, "text": " We've already talked about this like a bunch."}, {"start": 26321.559999999998, "end": 26323.399999999998, "text": " So I don't need to mention it too more,"}, {"start": 26323.399999999998, "end": 26326.72, "text": " but Skyborne being pay walled behind a purchase"}, {"start": 26326.72, "end": 26331.32, "text": " is really bad optics behind another way of saying"}, {"start": 26332.399999999998, "end": 26336.239999999998, "text": " the game is $15 to play with a sub."}, {"start": 26336.239999999998, "end": 26338.44, "text": " It's free to play with a sub or $15 a month."}, {"start": 26338.44, "end": 26339.8, "text": " There's no box price."}, {"start": 26339.8, "end": 26344.8, "text": " It's like the optics of Skyborne being paywalled is such a,"}, {"start": 26344.84, "end": 26348.04, "text": " it's true, but it's also such a negative way of saying"}, {"start": 26348.04, "end": 26350.32, "text": " there's no box price on this."}, {"start": 26351.52, "end": 26354.32, "text": " You know, it's worded really bad."}, {"start": 26354.32, "end": 26356.48, "text": " It's terribly worded, but it's true."}, {"start": 26357.68, "end": 26359.16, "text": " But like, so if you're a hater of like,"}, {"start": 26359.16, "end": 26361.16, "text": " oh, I hate this paywall, it's like, well, dude,"}, {"start": 26361.16, "end": 26362.2, "text": " that there's no box price."}, {"start": 26362.2, "end": 26365.239999999998, "text": " We all thought there'd be a box price, including myself,"}, {"start": 26365.239999999998, "end": 26366.079999999998, "text": " right?"}, {"start": 26366.08, "end": 26369.760000000002, "text": " No, the fact that there's no box price is crazy."}, {"start": 26370.820000000003, "end": 26372.920000000002, "text": " In fact, and I already said this,"}, {"start": 26372.920000000002, "end": 26375.420000000002, "text": " if the box price was 30 bucks,"}, {"start": 26375.420000000002, "end": 26376.760000000002, "text": " I think the community reception"}, {"start": 26376.760000000002, "end": 26378.420000000002, "text": " would have been better than this."}, {"start": 26378.420000000002, "end": 26379.600000000002, "text": " The box price is 30 bucks."}, {"start": 26379.600000000002, "end": 26382.72, "text": " People would have been like, oh, wow, it's not 60, cool."}, {"start": 26382.72, "end": 26385.480000000003, "text": " But since it's free, no box price,"}, 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26441.98, "text": " It's intentional, intentionally slowing the game down."}, {"start": 26441.98, "end": 26444.260000000002, "text": " Not anymore than it was, but just as it was,"}, {"start": 26444.260000000002, "end": 26445.82, "text": " or about the same as it was."}, {"start": 26448.58, "end": 26450.82, "text": " Add-ons will still be restricted in a similar way"}, {"start": 26450.82, "end": 26452.18, "text": " to how they are in retail."}, {"start": 26453.18, "end": 26454.940000000002, "text": " Okay, so this is what we were just talking about."}, {"start": 26454.940000000002, "end": 26456.260000000002, "text": " This is fascinating."}, {"start": 26456.260000000002, "end": 26458.780000000002, "text": " Jones and Noothles didn't confirm specifics"}, {"start": 26458.780000000002, "end": 26460.54, "text": " on how add-ons would work,"}, {"start": 26460.54, "end": 26462.54, "text": " but Noothles did say that the in-game"}, {"start": 26462.54, "end": 26464.980000000003, "text": " or in-game combat add-on disarmament"}, {"start": 26464.980000000003, "end": 26469.300000000003, "text": " were the pro-programmatic, programmatic."}, {"start": 26475.54, "end": 26477.420000000002, "text": " Don't know if I've said that word before,"}, {"start": 26477.420000000002, "end": 26478.460000000003, "text": " still don't know how to say it."}, {"start": 26478.460000000003, "end": 26479.86, "text": " The calculations done to automate"}, {"start": 26479.86, "end": 26481.300000000003, "text": " marking or communicating for players"}, {"start": 26481.300000000003, "end": 26483.020000000004, "text": " were going to bring that over"}, {"start": 26483.020000000004, "end": 26484.780000000002, "text": " so the players will not have access"}, {"start": 26484.78, "end": 26486.379999999997, "text": " to those kinds of computational add-ons."}, {"start": 26486.379999999997, "end": 26488.1, "text": " So if this is the case,"}, {"start": 26490.3, "end": 26491.699999999997, "text": " weak auras 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to need this."}, {"start": 26541.62, "end": 26549.18, "text": " Hopefully, the rotations are just three or four buttons, maybe five, maybe six, so it's"}, {"start": 26549.18, "end": 26552.26, "text": " not like you're going to need something crazy, right?"}, {"start": 26552.26, "end": 26553.78, "text": " Oh, here we go."}, {"start": 26553.78, "end": 26557.5, "text": " PvP will have a new progression system."}, {"start": 26557.5, "end": 26561.539999999997, "text": " When you fight other players in battlegrounds and complete battlegrounds and complete PvP-related"}, {"start": 26561.539999999997, "end": 26563.26, "text": " content, you'll gain honor."}, {"start": 26563.26, "end": 26566.86, "text": " That honor will help you progress through a ranking system, and within a season or within"}, {"start": 26566.86, "end": 26571.9, "text": " a patch cycle, you'll be able to get rank 14 within that patch cycle and there are awards."}, {"start": 26571.9, "end": 26576.78, "text": " Oh, cool, we can talk about it. Yeah. So that's, that's what I was hinting at earlier, cosmetic"}, {"start": 26576.78, "end": 26581.82, "text": " rewards and as well as PvP armor that has stats on it that people will be able to obtain. We're"}, {"start": 26581.82, "end": 26585.98, "text": " excited for people to jump into new battlegrounds like Darkspear Islands to supplement the original"}, {"start": 26585.98, "end": 26590.22, "text": " vanilla battlegrounds that people will be able to jump into. I think we want the opportunity"}, {"start": 26590.22, "end": 26594.7, "text": " for PvP players to feel rewarded and feel like there's real progression tracks. Okay. So essentially"}, {"start": 26594.7, "end": 26600.54, "text": " what it is is either it's going to be titles, there's going to be patch cycles where you"}, {"start": 26600.54, "end": 26606.06, "text": " play, you get to rank 14, you get all your cool gear, but then there's going to be a"}, {"start": 26606.06, "end": 26610.14, "text": " reason to do it again and again and again and again instead of just hitting rank 14"}, {"start": 26610.14, "end": 26617.3, "text": " once and being AFK for the rest of time. So there's that. I can't, yeah, so they didn't"}, {"start": 26617.3, "end": 26623.74, "text": " talk about this at all at BlizzCon, but it's in this interview, so cool. No rating correct."}, {"start": 26623.74, "end": 26629.300000000003, "text": " They want to stick to no rating and PVE, no mythic plus, no rating systems, period."}, {"start": 26629.300000000003, "end": 26634.18, "text": " Which we talked about in depth 30 minutes ago, if you want to check out the VOD."}, {"start": 26634.18, "end": 26636.620000000003, "text": " Which is intentional."}, {"start": 26636.620000000003, "end": 26646.7, "text": " Okay, cool, there's that."}, {"start": 26646.7, "end": 26650.7, "text": " Foreverers have bold promised to players that a safe space to invest their time."}, {"start": 26650.7, "end": 26651.7, "text": " Yes!"}, {"start": 26651.7, "end": 26653.02, "text": " Is there something about forever?"}, {"start": 26653.02, "end": 26655.02, "text": " Okay, so"}, {"start": 26655.260000000002, "end": 26659.82, "text": " When you look at how people play classic versions of our game before there's always the afterthought of what happens to my characters"}, {"start": 26659.82, "end": 26662.34, "text": " What am I investing all this time into when it comes to an end?"}, {"start": 26662.38, "end": 26667.94, "text": " That's what seasonal or another expansion will come along the way the beauty of wow forever is that we have 60 cap"}, {"start": 26667.94, "end": 26670.74, "text": " We're gonna continue to build content horizontally for players"}, {"start": 26670.86, "end": 26676.34, "text": " We have things like the legacy system to encourage for all's we're gonna continue to build content for every aspect of the game"}, {"start": 26676.34, "end": 26682.78, "text": " The forever is really a promise of this is a safe place to make a character where everything that you invest your time in will matter forever"}, {"start": 26683.02, "end": 26691.32, "text": " That's the biggest possible W of the weekend right there right there is the biggest thing ever man. Oh my gosh. Oh"}, {"start": 26692.78, "end": 26694.78, "text": " My gosh"}, {"start": 26695.5, "end": 26698.100000000002, "text": " There it is there it is there it is"}, {"start": 26700.58, "end": 26702.58, "text": " Sick"}, {"start": 26703.06, "end": 26709.66, "text": " Dench what no arena guys like I know there's a lot of back and forth about the arena thing I"}, {"start": 26709.66, "end": 26717.1, "text": " I see it from both sides because I used to be the player where there was nothing I wanted to do in WoW"}, {"start": 26717.1, "end": 26727.06, "text": " besides sit there in Q Arena all day because it was the best thing ever. That was my life for over 10 years, 15, close to 20."}, {"start": 26727.06, "end": 26733.66, "text": " Like that would be, bro, come on, like you're telling me, like are you kidding me? Yeah, that is literally what I did for 15 plus years, right?"}, {"start": 26733.66, "end": 26738.66, "text": " if that's what you want, it's not in this game."}, {"start": 26739.34, "end": 26741.3, "text": " Like you go play TVC, you go play Rath,"}, {"start": 26741.3, "end": 26745.9, "text": " you go play retail, like that's not a classic wow."}, {"start": 26745.9, "end": 26750.9, "text": " It never was, that's just not the offerings here."}, {"start": 26751.06, "end": 26752.7, "text": " So like, I don't know what else to say."}, {"start": 26752.7, "end": 26755.06, "text": " Like if you're that person, it sucks."}, {"start": 26755.06, "end": 26757.02, "text": " I know, because I was that guy."}, {"start": 26757.02, "end": 26759.14, "text": " If you're that person who only wants to sit there"}, {"start": 26759.14, "end": 26761.06, "text": " and queue arena, it's not that game."}, {"start": 26761.06, "end": 26762.66, "text": " And it sucks, it sucks to say."}, {"start": 26762.66, "end": 26767.66, "text": " like, it's not for you, and it is what it is, you know, it's not for you."}, {"start": 26767.66, "end": 26771.66, "text": " They will add it a hundred percent, hey, maybe down the road, maybe down the road, you know,"}, {"start": 26771.66, "end": 26775.66, "text": " they said they're going to listen to players if enough players want to, maybe they'll add it down the road, who knows."}, {"start": 26777.66, "end": 26781.66, "text": " But there is games like that, that's right, lots of games like that."}, {"start": 26781.66, "end": 26788.66, "text": " Okay, cool interview, very good interview, like lots of stuff we actually didn't know from the panels in this interview,"}, {"start": 26788.66, "end": 26792.82, "text": " interview, so we will link that as well."}, {"start": 26796.579999999998, "end": 26798.78, "text": " It doesn't suck to say it's kind of a relief."}, {"start": 26798.78, "end": 26800.1, "text": " Well, it's a relief if you don't care,"}, {"start": 26800.1, "end": 26802.98, "text": " but it sucks if you're a PvP player."}, {"start": 26802.98, "end": 26804.06, "text": " Hey, Cidoo's in the chat."}, {"start": 26804.06, "end": 26805.74, "text": " Cidoo, bro, you were one of the people"}, {"start": 26805.74, "end": 26808.9, "text": " I really wanted to see at BlizzCon that you couldn't make it"}, {"start": 26808.9, "end": 26811.94, "text": " this year, which anyway, I missed you there a lot."}, {"start": 26811.94, "end": 26816.22, "text": " I missed you there at the condo."}, {"start": 26816.22, "end": 26817.06, "text": " It was a good time."}, {"start": 26817.06, "end": 26827.98, "text": " time. Okay, there's that. There is that. There is that. What else? Is there any other interviews?"}, {"start": 26827.98, "end": 26834.600000000002, "text": " There was someone linked this which I guess just Oh, here we go. BlizzCon 2026 interview"}, {"start": 26834.600000000002, "end": 26844.22, "text": " chatting with my forever's campsites where it's all prog and more with Blizzard. Okay."}, {"start": 26844.22, "end": 26845.22, "text": " Has anyone read this?"}, {"start": 26845.22, "end": 26847.22, "text": " Is there a new info or is it just summing up?"}, {"start": 26847.22, "end": 26850.22, "text": " Yeah, maybe this is good."}, {"start": 26850.22, "end": 26856.72, "text": " Yeah, I got to meet Pops, who's great."}, {"start": 26856.72, "end": 26861.22, "text": " There's some new info, same info."}, {"start": 26861.22, "end": 26864.22, "text": " Okay."}, {"start": 26864.22, "end": 26868.22, "text": " Pika roasting me into oblivion."}, {"start": 26868.22, "end": 26873.22, "text": " You know, I went out to dinner with Zahar afterwards, and he actually bought the meal,"}, {"start": 26873.22, "end": 26878.940000000002, "text": " meal because he said it was such a big weekend and he tried to invite his main YouTube editor"}, {"start": 26878.940000000002, "end": 26887.18, "text": " and okay hold on from peekaboo lost his voice this is how I sounded yesterday I sounded just"}, {"start": 26887.18, "end": 26891.14, "text": " like that yesterday I could think I didn't stream yesterday because he was my voice is a little"}, {"start": 26891.14, "end": 26898.66, "text": " better today but guys at the okay look at blizzcon peekaboo might have been doing some other stuff"}, {"start": 26898.66, "end": 26904.5, "text": " to you. I don't know. That's not the point. That's not the point. The point is at BlizzCon,"}, {"start": 26904.5, "end": 26912.82, "text": " there's really loud music everywhere. Okay. Very, very loud music everywhere, especially"}, {"start": 26912.82, "end": 26919.78, "text": " in a Hilton, the Sheraton lobbies and at the con itself. So if you if you talk to anyone,"}, {"start": 26919.78, "end": 26924.38, "text": " you have to be screaming for them to hear you. You have to raise your voice very loud"}, {"start": 26924.38, "end": 26926.0, "text": " for them to hear you."}, {"start": 26926.0, "end": 26927.100000000002, "text": " Okay?"}, {"start": 26927.100000000002, "end": 26930.02, "text": " And so everyone's yelling for the whole weekend."}, {"start": 26930.02, "end": 26932.260000000002, "text": " And anyway, everyone that went to,"}, {"start": 26932.260000000002, "end": 26933.54, "text": " oh yeah, if you've gone to concerts,"}, {"start": 26933.54, "end": 26934.4, "text": " it's probably the same thing."}, {"start": 26934.4, "end": 26935.86, "text": " I actually haven't really been to concerts,"}, {"start": 26935.86, "end": 26938.18, "text": " but it's probably a very common thing in concerts."}, {"start": 26938.18, "end": 26941.34, "text": " Anyway, everyone that went to Blue Scone sounds like this."}, {"start": 26941.34, "end": 26944.38, "text": " If you were yelling all the time."}, {"start": 26944.38, "end": 26948.460000000003, "text": " His short editor, he invited his short editor to dinner"}, {"start": 26948.460000000003, "end": 26951.02, "text": " and he said, no, he doesn't wanna go."}, {"start": 26951.02, "end": 26960.88, "text": " Oh my god guys Zars main shorts editor is Taylor in the chat"}, {"start": 26961.52, "end": 26967.18, "text": " Taylor's day that's him and his first response like no, I'm not gonna get a dinner and then he's like"}, {"start": 26967.5, "end": 26973.22, "text": " Yeah, I came to BlizzCon and I've just been kind of like hanging out around because I didn't say anything to you"}, {"start": 26973.22, "end": 26976.66, "text": " I didn't say anything to Zars because I just like I don't know"}, {"start": 26976.66, "end": 26978.84, "text": " I don't like bother you guys and then you know"}, {"start": 26978.84, "end": 26981.36, "text": " I saw a bunch of other people, but I didn't like say anything"}, {"start": 26981.36, "end": 26982.52, "text": " because I don't want to bother them."}, {"start": 26982.52, "end": 26985.72, "text": " And I'm thinking like, what is this guy talking about?"}, {"start": 26985.72, "end": 26987.36, "text": " Like, what do you mean?"}, {"start": 26987.36, "end": 26990.56, "text": " You've been here at PlissCon the whole time."}, {"start": 26990.56, "end": 26991.48, "text": " Oh my God."}, {"start": 26991.48, "end": 26994.08, "text": " Yeah, Taylor, Taylor's like that kind of guy."}, {"start": 26994.08, "end": 26995.56, "text": " He's like too nice."}, {"start": 26995.56, "end": 26997.08, "text": " You know, we didn't want to bother Pico and I"}, {"start": 26997.08, "end": 26998.48, "text": " to the point where I was like, hey,"}, {"start": 26998.48, "end": 26999.76, "text": " do you want to grab dinner?"}, {"start": 26999.76, "end": 27001.8, "text": " And he's like, like with Pico and I."}, {"start": 27001.8, "end": 27005.08, "text": " And he's like, he's like, well, I don't know."}, {"start": 27005.08, "end": 27009.120000000003, "text": " to meet like, like, no, like, I might just head back."}, {"start": 27009.120000000003, "end": 27014.04, "text": " And I was like, Taylor, like, we're getting dinner, man."}, {"start": 27014.04, "end": 27016.600000000002, "text": " And then we were at dinner and then,"}, {"start": 27016.600000000002, "end": 27021.2, "text": " and then Taylor orders a salad instead of a steak."}, {"start": 27021.2, "end": 27023.920000000002, "text": " I mean, we took him to a steakhouse and I was like,"}, {"start": 27023.920000000002, "end": 27026.440000000002, "text": " Taylor, the steak's on me, like, get whatever you want."}, {"start": 27026.440000000002, "end": 27029.120000000003, "text": " And he's like, no, let's get a salad."}, {"start": 27029.120000000003, "end": 27030.920000000002, "text": " And then we had to like, force him to order a steak."}, {"start": 27030.920000000002, "end": 27032.440000000002, "text": " And he likes steak, I eat steak."}, {"start": 27032.440000000002, "end": 27034.2, "text": " It's not like he's like a vegetarian or something."}, {"start": 27034.2, "end": 27038.600000000002, "text": " He like wanted this like but he was trying to be nice. I was at Taylor like we're locking it. We're getting the steak, bro"}, {"start": 27038.64, "end": 27040.64, "text": " It's on me. We're getting the steak"}, {"start": 27041.12, "end": 27043.12, "text": " You know what I mean?"}, {"start": 27043.24, "end": 27046.4, "text": " Anyway, Taylor. I love you, bro"}, {"start": 27047.8, "end": 27049.8, "text": " There we go"}, {"start": 27049.8, "end": 27051.3, "text": " There we go"}, {"start": 27051.3, "end": 27053.3, "text": " There we go"}, {"start": 27053.8, "end": 27056.18, "text": " Chat yeah chat loves Taylor W. Taylor"}, {"start": 27057.64, "end": 27059.64, "text": " All right, um"}, {"start": 27059.64, "end": 27075.12, "text": " what else? What else? What else? Oh yeah, Pika was telling you guys that I got a salad"}, {"start": 27075.12, "end": 27082.899999999998, "text": " apparently at dinner. I just wanted to clarify that yes, I indeed did get a salad in addition"}, {"start": 27082.899999999998, "end": 27087.44, "text": " to my steak. I don't see anything wrong with that. I don't know why Pika's mentioning"}, {"start": 27087.440000000002, "end": 27092.320000000003, "text": " it like it's a crazy thing. I got a steak and a salad. It's not a big deal at all."}, {"start": 27092.960000000003, "end": 27097.600000000002, "text": " I guess I got I ate my salad first and ate my steak. I don't I don't understand why that's"}, {"start": 27098.640000000003, "end": 27105.2, "text": " he said you didn't eat for 30 hours. I did uh I didn't really have time to eat at the event."}, {"start": 27105.2, "end": 27110.160000000003, "text": " So I just did like like omad just one meal a day kind of a thing. I just ate like a big dinner"}, {"start": 27112.72, "end": 27115.520000000004, "text": " and uh it's pretty much what we sent."}, {"start": 27117.440000000002, "end": 27122.680000000004, "text": " Eat your greens. It's good. Yeah, I know. I don't know why Pika thought it was a big deal to eat a salad"}, {"start": 27122.680000000004, "end": 27125.960000000003, "text": " I maybe maybe it's a big deal for Pika to eat a salad. I have no idea"}, {"start": 27130.36, "end": 27137.58, "text": " Does Pika eat vegetables tell the truth no no absolutely not I didn't see peekaboo eat a single vegetable all weekend"}, {"start": 27137.58, "end": 27141.320000000003, "text": " Actually, he might have had like one asparagus one stick of a spare. Yeah"}, {"start": 27142.04, "end": 27144.24, "text": " No, no, actually, I don't even think he ate that"}, {"start": 27144.24, "end": 27150.960000000003, "text": " No, no, the only thing I saw Pika eat all weekend long was steak. That was literally it. Oh"}, {"start": 27152.38, "end": 27154.88, "text": " Mashed potatoes, he eats some mashed potatoes and steak"}, {"start": 27156.5, "end": 27159.74, "text": " Yeah, mashed potatoes and steak was Pika Boos diet, nothing else"}, {"start": 27162.440000000002, "end": 27164.440000000002, "text": " Yeah"}, {"start": 27164.440000000002, "end": 27176.000000000004, "text": " Pika lost his voice. Dude, everyone at BlizzCon lost their voice if you're talking. It was"}, {"start": 27176.000000000004, "end": 27182.980000000003, "text": " dude. It was a wild weekend. I might go so far as to say that was the wildest weekend"}, {"start": 27182.980000000003, "end": 27194.280000000002, "text": " of my life. I think it was. That was the wildest weekend of my life. It was nuts. It was nuts."}, {"start": 27194.28, "end": 27202.68, "text": " real? Yeah, absolutely. That's sad. Why? What? We're sick. What do you mean? What do you mean sad?"}, {"start": 27211.719999999998, "end": 27219.239999999998, "text": " Bro, as a kid and got married, I said wildest, not best. Very, very different. Our wedding wasn't"}, {"start": 27219.24, "end": 27229.16, "text": " wild our wedding was very like like tame calm very nice very very like the"}, {"start": 27229.16, "end": 27236.760000000002, "text": " weekend this weekend was wild wild"}, {"start": 27236.760000000002, "end": 27241.84, "text": " as ours first bender nod I'm not a big what does bender mean drinking not a big"}, {"start": 27241.84, "end": 27248.2, "text": " drinker I do shots with as fan the bro as fanned win so hard this weekend this"}, {"start": 27248.2, "end": 27259.62, "text": " This guy literally throws his own party, everyone shows up, he streams the party to like midnight"}, {"start": 27259.62, "end": 27265.24, "text": " or two or three, doesn't go to bed till three or four, we had a call time at seven so we"}, {"start": 27265.24, "end": 27270.4, "text": " got up at like six or he slept for like two, three hours then streamed for 15 hours the"}, {"start": 27270.4, "end": 27271.4, "text": " next day."}, {"start": 27271.4, "end": 27277.54, "text": " Bro, as fan is like this guy is living on Red Bulls or something like he was ridiculous."}, {"start": 27277.54, "end": 27280.38, "text": " I don't even know he was zonked out."}, {"start": 27280.38, "end": 27281.98, "text": " Yeah, completely crazy."}, {"start": 27285.120000000003, "end": 27288.58, "text": " Yeah, I mean, I slept like the first night, probably five hours,"}, {"start": 27288.58, "end": 27291.34, "text": " second night, six or seven, third night, six or seven."}, {"start": 27291.34, "end": 27293.48, "text": " And I felt pretty OK."}, {"start": 27293.48, "end": 27296.38, "text": " I was tired, but I felt like, you know, as fans,"}, {"start": 27296.38, "end": 27299.98, "text": " stuff like one hour, that first couple hours here and there's like, brah."}, {"start": 27303.120000000003, "end": 27305.34, "text": " I actually got in a workout at the at the con."}, {"start": 27305.34, "end": 27307.94, "text": " So shout out to the guy that I met in the gym."}, {"start": 27307.94, "end": 27309.94, "text": " We took a photo together."}, {"start": 27309.94, "end": 27312.84, "text": " So that's what's up."}, {"start": 27312.84, "end": 27314.04, "text": " That was cool. What else?"}, {"start": 27314.04, "end": 27314.94, "text": " What else happened?"}, {"start": 27314.94, "end": 27316.64, "text": " I guess I haven't even done too much story time."}, {"start": 27316.64, "end": 27318.44, "text": " We've been yapping all day about the con,"}, {"start": 27318.44, "end": 27322.04, "text": " but I haven't actually told you guys about the con."}, {"start": 27322.04, "end": 27323.14, "text": " You guys have any questions?"}, {"start": 27323.14, "end": 27324.74, "text": " Like, I don't I don't know."}, {"start": 27324.74, "end": 27325.24, "text": " What else?"}, {"start": 27325.24, "end": 27327.74, "text": " Peek-a-boo, tin and eat salads."}, {"start": 27327.74, "end": 27328.64, "text": " We saw Fritz there."}, {"start": 27328.64, "end": 27329.54, "text": " That was fun."}, {"start": 27329.54, "end": 27333.14, "text": " Went out to dinner with Fritz."}, {"start": 27333.14, "end": 27336.62, "text": " I got to meet literally hundreds of you guys, which was the"}, {"start": 27336.62, "end": 27337.579999999998, "text": " sickest thing ever."}, {"start": 27338.42, "end": 27340.34, "text": " Um, tell us about the after parties."}, {"start": 27340.94, "end": 27345.02, "text": " Uh, day one, there was, uh, Blizzard party, which was very"}, {"start": 27345.02, "end": 27347.0, "text": " chill, just a couple hundred people."}, {"start": 27347.0, "end": 27350.6, "text": " Cause it was like just Blizzard creators and stuff."}, {"start": 27350.6, "end": 27352.54, "text": " And that was actually very chill, very fun."}, {"start": 27353.02, "end": 27354.559999999998, "text": " Got to talk to Chee Bay."}, {"start": 27354.559999999998, "end": 27355.739999999998, "text": " We met Chee Bay there."}, {"start": 27355.739999999998, "end": 27356.46, "text": " It was great."}, {"start": 27356.46, "end": 27358.14, "text": " Chee Bay meeting Chee Bay was awesome."}, {"start": 27358.46, "end": 27361.84, "text": " He is just like how he was in person, uh, on the internet."}, {"start": 27361.84, "end": 27363.44, "text": " Like he's great."}, {"start": 27363.44, "end": 27365.920000000002, "text": " I met like pretty much every streamer and stuff there."}, {"start": 27365.920000000002, "end": 27368.08, "text": " Peekaboo didn't make it to that party"}, {"start": 27368.08, "end": 27371.7, "text": " cause there wasn't a lot of alcohol."}, {"start": 27378.2, "end": 27383.2, "text": " Don't know why that's a factor, but I don't know."}, {"start": 27384.0, "end": 27386.94, "text": " Anyway, Peekaboo decided that it wasn't for him."}, {"start": 27386.940000000002, "end": 27396.38, "text": " Then everyone went to Esfans party first night, Esfans party, Esfans party was too, like, dude,"}, {"start": 27396.38, "end": 27402.020000000004, "text": " it went like, there was so many people there, like too many people there, like this room"}, {"start": 27402.020000000004, "end": 27410.06, "text": " was just packed, it was crazy, like music, drinks packed, packed, packed, packed, very"}, {"start": 27410.06, "end": 27414.340000000004, "text": " full and then I didn't make it, there was another party, I didn't make it to that, I"}, {"start": 27414.34, "end": 27421.06, "text": " bed. It was like midnight. So that was time to call cheese for me. Then we woke up, streamed"}, {"start": 27421.06, "end": 27425.78, "text": " all day the next day. That's the announcement day. That night we got dinner with Pika and"}, {"start": 27425.78, "end": 27434.7, "text": " Fritz and a bunch of people from OnlyFans, OnlyFangs and Ozzy Falls. We got dinner with"}, {"start": 27434.7, "end": 27436.940000000002, "text": " Weed Elf, Ozzy Falls."}, {"start": 27438.940000000002, "end": 27440.34, "text": " Who else was there?"}, {"start": 27440.34, "end": 27441.940000000002, "text": " It's a massive table of people."}, {"start": 27446.98, "end": 27450.34, "text": " Fritz, was Sardako there, I think?"}, {"start": 27453.5, "end": 27454.780000000002, "text": " Sardako was there the first time."}, {"start": 27454.780000000002, "end": 27455.74, "text": " I don't know if he was there the second."}, {"start": 27455.74, "end": 27456.98, "text": " Man, I'm forgetting."}, {"start": 27456.98, "end": 27458.34, "text": " Anyway, it was fun."}, {"start": 27458.34, "end": 27459.18, "text": " It was fun."}, {"start": 27459.18, "end": 27460.0, "text": " It was cool."}, {"start": 27460.0, "end": 27462.100000000002, "text": " So everyone got some good food."}, {"start": 27462.100000000002, "end": 27466.780000000002, "text": " After that, went to bed, next day worked out,"}, {"start": 27466.780000000002, "end": 27470.420000000002, "text": " streamed the whole day, got dinner with Pika"}, {"start": 27470.420000000002, "end": 27473.7, "text": " and my YouTube editors, and then we sent it off"}, {"start": 27473.7, "end": 27475.2, "text": " the next morning, it was quick."}, {"start": 27477.780000000002, "end": 27479.22, "text": " Very, very, very fast."}, {"start": 27480.340000000004, "end": 27482.140000000003, "text": " Is Sardako as bald IRL?"}, {"start": 27482.140000000003, "end": 27483.54, "text": " I mean, he's bald, man."}, {"start": 27483.54, "end": 27486.940000000002, "text": " Like, I don't think, I don't know why you need to mention"}, {"start": 27486.940000000002, "end": 27489.100000000002, "text": " that, he's bald, like, dude."}, {"start": 27489.100000000002, "end": 27492.100000000002, "text": " Wow, all right."}, {"start": 27492.100000000002, "end": 27498.100000000002, "text": " Did I meet Pops?"}, {"start": 27498.100000000002, "end": 27499.100000000002, "text": " Yes, Pops was awesome."}, {"start": 27499.100000000002, "end": 27501.100000000002, "text": " It was legendary to meet Pops."}, {"start": 27501.100000000002, "end": 27502.100000000002, "text": " Rackula?"}, {"start": 27502.100000000002, "end": 27503.100000000002, "text": " I met Rackula, yeah."}, {"start": 27503.100000000002, "end": 27505.100000000002, "text": " Did I meet Nobble?"}, {"start": 27505.100000000002, "end": 27507.100000000002, "text": " I don't know if I did."}, {"start": 27507.100000000002, "end": 27509.100000000002, "text": " I don't think so."}, {"start": 27509.100000000002, "end": 27511.100000000002, "text": " Shortest male streamer?"}, {"start": 27511.100000000002, "end": 27513.100000000002, "text": " Tyler won by a mile."}, {"start": 27513.100000000002, "end": 27514.100000000002, "text": " And then me."}, {"start": 27514.100000000002, "end": 27515.100000000002, "text": " Well, no."}, {"start": 27515.100000000002, "end": 27517.100000000002, "text": " Yeah, well, yeah, probably."}, {"start": 27517.100000000002, "end": 27519.100000000002, "text": " Tyler won by a mile. It's all you need to know"}, {"start": 27523.180000000004, "end": 27525.180000000004, "text": " Yeah, I"}, {"start": 27528.180000000004, "end": 27530.620000000003, "text": " Saw you an Annie stream. Yeah, we were hanging out with Annie a lot"}, {"start": 27532.180000000004, "end": 27534.180000000004, "text": " Annie"}, {"start": 27534.620000000003, "end": 27536.38, "text": " as fan"}, {"start": 27536.38, "end": 27538.38, "text": " Pika"}, {"start": 27538.780000000002, "end": 27540.780000000002, "text": " It's kind of like the crew, you know"}, {"start": 27541.38, "end": 27545.300000000003, "text": " Kind of like last year at gamescom same type of thing is cool. It's cool"}, {"start": 27547.100000000002, "end": 27552.100000000002, "text": " Tyler won a 6-5. He measured on a stream. I mean, that sounds legit."}, {"start": 27552.100000000002, "end": 27558.100000000002, "text": " Is G-Bay really 6-5? Yeah, G-Bay's really 6-5. He's very tall."}, {"start": 27558.100000000002, "end": 27562.100000000002, "text": " Jimmy. Oh, I met Jimmy. Jimmy was rad. Jimmy was cool."}, {"start": 27564.100000000002, "end": 27565.100000000002, "text": " I feel like..."}, {"start": 27568.100000000002, "end": 27572.100000000002, "text": " Yeah, the thing about me is I don't know how to speak."}, {"start": 27572.100000000002, "end": 27576.100000000002, "text": " I'm not the person who's very good in, like,"}, {"start": 27578.100000000002, "end": 27580.340000000004, "text": " large social interactions."}, {"start": 27582.260000000002, "end": 27587.260000000002, "text": " I like one-on-one conversations over a long period of time."}, {"start": 27588.74, "end": 27593.74, "text": " Like I like to just chat with one person, like for hours."}, {"start": 27595.820000000003, "end": 27600.140000000003, "text": " No, it's not, no, no, it's, it's no, Nikai's, no, it's not,"}, {"start": 27600.140000000003, "end": 27604.86, "text": " no, no, it's not, I'm, look, it's just my personality type."}, {"start": 27604.86, "end": 27606.500000000004, "text": " And what I'm trying to say is,"}, {"start": 27606.5, "end": 27610.94, "text": " I would love to chat with G-Bay one-on-one for like hours"}, {"start": 27610.94, "end": 27613.42, "text": " or like Jimmy, like every person I met, like Jimmy"}, {"start": 27613.42, "end": 27616.66, "text": " would be great to chat in a quiet room for hours."}, {"start": 27616.66, "end": 27618.14, "text": " Here's the thing, this is the thing"}, {"start": 27618.14, "end": 27620.02, "text": " they don't tell you about parties."}, {"start": 27620.02, "end": 27622.14, "text": " You can't actually talk to people"}, {"start": 27622.14, "end": 27625.1, "text": " because the music is loud and there's so many other people"}, {"start": 27625.1, "end": 27627.82, "text": " that you can really only say hi to each person."}, {"start": 27627.82, "end": 27629.34, "text": " But if you can only say hi to each person"}, {"start": 27629.34, "end": 27631.54, "text": " then are you really even talking to anyone?"}, {"start": 27632.78, "end": 27635.74, "text": " Whereas if you're sitting in a room that's quiet"}, {"start": 27635.74, "end": 27639.940000000002, "text": " and you can just chat, maybe you sip some tea or some coffee"}, {"start": 27639.940000000002, "end": 27642.940000000002, "text": " and you're just like one-on-one for hours."}, {"start": 27642.940000000002, "end": 27644.54, "text": " Am I crazy here?"}, {"start": 27644.54, "end": 27645.820000000003, "text": " Is this just me?"}, {"start": 27645.820000000003, "end": 27647.980000000003, "text": " I'm just saying, I feel like every person"}, {"start": 27647.980000000003, "end": 27649.66, "text": " I met at the con this weekend,"}, {"start": 27649.66, "end": 27652.08, "text": " I would love to just sit alone in a room with,"}, {"start": 27652.08, "end": 27654.18, "text": " no, not alone, and it would be one,"}, {"start": 27655.940000000002, "end": 27660.100000000002, "text": " I would like to one-on-one chat with them solo."}, {"start": 27660.980000000003, "end": 27663.420000000002, "text": " Is what I'm trying to say, like pops."}, {"start": 27663.420000000002, "end": 27670.7, "text": " Like, I could probably have like a three hour conversation with Pops, Max, same thing."}, {"start": 27670.7, "end": 27671.7, "text": " Like Van Rookie."}, {"start": 27671.7, "end": 27674.02, "text": " Like everyone on my list I wanted to like chat with."}, {"start": 27674.02, "end": 27678.02, "text": " I feel like all I really got to say was like, hey, how are you?"}, {"start": 27678.02, "end": 27679.02, "text": " Good."}, {"start": 27679.02, "end": 27680.02, "text": " How's your con?"}, {"start": 27680.02, "end": 27681.02, "text": " Good."}, {"start": 27681.02, "end": 27685.86, "text": " And then like, you know, then something, you know, then we had to go somewhere or something."}, {"start": 27685.86, "end": 27692.500000000004, "text": " But yeah, I like, like, like long walks on the beach, you know, like a hike or like a"}, {"start": 27692.5, "end": 27695.02, "text": " like a long walk, like a slow pace,"}, {"start": 27695.02, "end": 27697.82, "text": " so you can just have this deep conversation."}, {"start": 27697.82, "end": 27702.3, "text": " And don't really, it's like hard to like talk to someone"}, {"start": 27702.3, "end": 27704.3, "text": " in like a setting with loud music."}, {"start": 27704.3, "end": 27705.14, "text": " Does that make sense?"}, {"start": 27705.14, "end": 27706.06, "text": " Am I right here?"}, {"start": 27706.06, "end": 27707.74, "text": " Am I right here, guys?"}, {"start": 27707.74, "end": 27709.74, "text": " Hopefully, hopefully, guys know what I'm saying."}, {"start": 27712.66, "end": 27713.48, "text": " Yeah."}, {"start": 27713.48, "end": 27722.52, "text": " Um, you see a little gup was trying to make your mug."}, {"start": 27722.52, "end": 27727.6, "text": " Oh, speaking of my mug."}, {"start": 27727.6, "end": 27735.88, "text": " Some of you guys saw this on some streams, maybe, and I will do an update later."}, {"start": 27735.88, "end": 27740.88, "text": " Someone named Frugo made me an IRL bronze,"}, {"start": 27741.82, "end": 27746.82, "text": " I think bronze statue of my WoW character."}, {"start": 27747.8, "end": 27749.0, "text": " This is my, this is my main."}, {"start": 27749.0, "end": 27749.84, "text": " This is my like,"}, {"start": 27749.84, "end": 27752.34, "text": " a lot of you that watch me recently don't know this character."}, {"start": 27752.34, "end": 27754.64, "text": " This is my like 20 time rank one mage."}, {"start": 27754.64, "end": 27757.82, "text": " This is like my guy I spent most of my life developing."}, {"start": 27757.82, "end": 27760.84, "text": " He made me an IRL bronze statue that's like this big"}, {"start": 27761.8, "end": 27762.64, "text": " and he's shipping it to me."}, {"start": 27762.64, "end": 27763.8, "text": " I saw it, he brought up the BlizzCon"}, {"start": 27763.8, "end": 27764.8, "text": " so I could check it out."}, {"start": 27764.8, "end": 27765.92, "text": " I'm gonna put it right back there."}, {"start": 27765.92, "end": 27769.0, "text": " It is so cool if you guys saw it."}, {"start": 27769.0, "end": 27770.399999999998, "text": " It might have been on Esfan's stream"}, {"start": 27770.399999999998, "end": 27771.239999999998, "text": " if you guys were watching"}, {"start": 27771.239999999998, "end": 27773.28, "text": " or maybe some other people's streams, maybe Annie's."}, {"start": 27773.28, "end": 27774.12, "text": " I saw it."}, {"start": 27774.12, "end": 27776.52, "text": " Yes, if you guys saw it, it was so cool."}, {"start": 27776.52, "end": 27779.96, "text": " Like way cooler in person than I could have ever thought."}, {"start": 27779.96, "end": 27781.079999999998, "text": " I can't wait to show you guys,"}, {"start": 27781.079999999998, "end": 27783.48, "text": " but it should be here later in the week."}, {"start": 27783.48, "end": 27785.079999999998, "text": " He said he mailed it."}, {"start": 27785.079999999998, "end": 27785.92, "text": " I don't have it."}, {"start": 27785.92, "end": 27786.76, "text": " I don't have it."}, {"start": 27786.76, "end": 27787.68, "text": " He's mailing it to me."}, {"start": 27789.079999999998, "end": 27790.84, "text": " He posted a picture on Discord."}, {"start": 27790.84, "end": 27794.84, "text": " Um, do you have the pic, Gabby?"}, {"start": 27800.2, "end": 27801.6, "text": " You know, Gabby, if you can send it to me."}, {"start": 27811.4, "end": 27815.72, "text": " Anyway, the thing is the picture doesn't do it justice because like,"}, {"start": 27815.76, "end": 27819.04, "text": " I kind of knew what it would look like, but it's just like bigger in person,"}, {"start": 27819.04, "end": 27820.32, "text": " which was like really nice."}, {"start": 27820.32, "end": 27824.04, "text": " is like really heavy, like really quality."}, {"start": 27824.04, "end": 27826.0, "text": " And anyway, I'll tell you guys,"}, {"start": 27826.0, "end": 27828.2, "text": " I'll show you guys more of that like when,"}, {"start": 27828.2, "end": 27829.34, "text": " when it actually gets here,"}, {"start": 27829.34, "end": 27831.0, "text": " but it was, it was so cool, man."}, {"start": 27831.0, "end": 27832.26, "text": " So that was, that was a big highlight."}, {"start": 27832.26, "end": 27833.96, "text": " Like this character means so much to me"}, {"start": 27833.96, "end": 27836.36, "text": " cause I spent so much of my life,"}, {"start": 27836.36, "end": 27838.64, "text": " like on this character, you know,"}, {"start": 27838.64, "end": 27841.6, "text": " like 15 years on this character or something like long time."}, {"start": 27841.6, "end": 27844.84, "text": " So to actually like have that permanent,"}, {"start": 27844.84, "end": 27849.84, "text": " like physical, like bronze statue of it is like"}, {"start": 27849.84, "end": 27852.24, "text": " It's like just the cool, you know, it's really cool, man."}, 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27889.62, "end": 27891.18, "text": " Okay, now we're like zooming into my face,"}, {"start": 27891.18, "end": 27893.780000000002, "text": " but I just wanted to show you guys the details on it."}, {"start": 27896.9, "end": 27900.06, "text": " It's my same exact transmog from my favorite transmog."}, {"start": 27900.06, "end": 27901.38, "text": " I always use it on retail."}, {"start": 27901.38, "end": 27903.5, "text": " My scythe, it has the scythe, you know?"}, {"start": 27903.5, "end": 27905.18, "text": " It's the same weapons, same mugs, same everything."}, {"start": 27905.18, "end": 27906.46, "text": " All my favorite stuff."}, {"start": 27906.46, "end": 27910.26, "text": " And there's under the feet, it's a beach."}, {"start": 27910.26, "end": 27912.379999999997, "text": " And you might think it's sand and some rocks,"}, {"start": 27912.379999999997, "end": 27913.86, "text": " like a little beach, you know?"}, {"start": 27913.86, "end": 27915.86, "text": " And you might think, why is there a beach?"}, {"start": 27915.86, "end": 27920.7, "text": " And when I decided to retire from PVP,"}, {"start": 27920.7, "end": 27924.86, "text": " I logged out my main on a beach for retirement."}, {"start": 27924.86, "end": 27926.86, "text": " And that was like, what, four years ago?"}, {"start": 27926.86, "end": 27928.34, "text": " And he's still there today."}, {"start": 27928.34, "end": 27933.34, "text": " And I have him logged out there to rest, you know?"}, {"start": 27933.54, "end": 27936.1, "text": " Anyway, it's my same log on a beach on my main."}, {"start": 27936.100000000002, "end": 27938.980000000003, "text": " Anyway, it means a lot, but I'll show you guys,"}, {"start": 27938.980000000003, "end": 27941.38, "text": " I'll show you guys when it comes in the mail."}, {"start": 27942.780000000002, "end": 27944.06, "text": " Very, very darn cool."}, {"start": 27946.9, "end": 27949.74, "text": " Oh, here, there's another photo too."}, {"start": 27949.74, "end": 27952.02, "text": " I didn't even see this one."}, {"start": 27952.02, "end": 27954.660000000003, "text": " This, you, so this doesn't show you the scale."}, {"start": 27954.660000000003, "end": 27955.980000000003, "text": " Like I feel like it looks smaller here."}, {"start": 27955.980000000003, "end": 27958.680000000004, "text": " It's like massive, but you can see the detailing."}, {"start": 27959.7, "end": 27962.74, "text": " Yeah, you can see the detailing on this one,"}, {"start": 27962.74, "end": 27965.660000000003, "text": " but it doesn't, you can't really see the scale as much,"}, {"start": 27965.66, "end": 27970.68, "text": " But like the belt, you know, like the details on the belts and like the shoulders, like"}, {"start": 27970.68, "end": 27972.64, "text": " it's, it's so cool, bro."}, {"start": 27972.68, "end": 27975.92, "text": " Like I don't, like the thing is, I don't even nerd out on stuff like this, but like"}, {"start": 27975.92, "end": 27980.72, "text": " for me, it's more about what it means, you know, it's like such a big deal of what it means."}, {"start": 27980.72, "end": 27981.72, "text": " Anyway, I'll get in the mail."}, {"start": 27981.72, "end": 27983.16, "text": " I'll show you guys in person when it comes in."}, {"start": 27983.88, "end": 27984.52, "text": " Stoked about it."}, {"start": 27986.12, "end": 27987.36, "text": " Looks like Sardocco."}, {"start": 27987.4, "end": 27991.04, "text": " Dude, are you the same guy that was, it's like, all right, man."}, {"start": 27992.12, "end": 27993.0, "text": " Goodness gracious."}, {"start": 27995.66, "end": 28007.14, "text": " All right chat I'm gonna call Chi Chi's for today mainly because well like I don't want"}, {"start": 28007.14, "end": 28011.54, "text": " to like run my voice too low tomorrow it's gonna be another big day but then"}, {"start": 28011.54, "end": 28023.18, "text": " Thursday is gonna be a big day Thursday we get to check out the beta it's gonna"}, {"start": 28023.18, "end": 28030.14, "text": " lit. So tomorrow guys, more BlizzCon stories, more Reacts, more panels, maybe more interviews,"}, {"start": 28030.14, "end": 28037.1, "text": " more chats. We'll chill out. Thursday at Beta, okay? Thank you guys for all the support today."}, {"start": 28037.1, "end": 28043.18, "text": " I did a very bad job of reading subs and donations today. I tried my best, but man, I sucked at it."}, {"start": 28043.18, "end": 28050.14, "text": " So if you guys support it today, it means a lot. We'll chat more tomorrow. I'm gonna also spend some"}, {"start": 28050.14, "end": 28051.42, "text": " some time with some family."}, {"start": 28052.3, "end": 28054.26, "text": " Yeah, I did last night getting home"}, {"start": 28054.26, "end": 28056.38, "text": " and seeing my little guy for the first time in four days."}, {"start": 28056.38, "end": 28057.66, "text": " I know that sounds crazy."}, {"start": 28057.66, "end": 28059.1, "text": " Maybe if you're a parent, it doesn't,"}, {"start": 28059.1, "end": 28060.579999999998, "text": " but four days is a long time away."}, {"start": 28060.579999999998, "end": 28062.3, "text": " It felt so good to be back home last night."}, {"start": 28062.3, "end": 28063.34, "text": " Oh my gosh."}, {"start": 28064.26, "end": 28065.14, "text": " All right, I'll see you guys tomorrow."}, {"start": 28065.14, "end": 28065.98, "text": " Have a good one."}, {"start": 28065.98, "end": 28066.82, "text": " We're out of here."}, {"start": 28066.82, "end": 28067.66, "text": " Peace."}, {"start": 28080.14, "end": 28082.2, "text": " you"}, {"start": 28110.14, "end": 28112.2, "text": " you"}]}