World of Warcraft rant

[KenM]

Anyone know if Blizzard is still holding back copies? I have not seen copies in stores since I got lucky two weeks ago and found one.

 

[myrdden]

Anyone know if Blizzard is still holding back copies? I have not seen copies in stores since I got lucky two weeks ago and found one.

Most likely. I don't believe they have the server load quite correct yet and I can't see them releasing more copies when massive queues still crop up on the "hot-20". (As an aside, I have a character on Deathwing and have seen queues as high as 300 so far...).

 

[kotik2]

Anyone know if Blizzard is still holding back copies? I have not seen copies in stores since I got lucky two weeks ago and found one.

I think it must be a geographic problem. I am in the Chicago metro area, and while I have to hunt a bit to find new copies, I can find them. If you know anyone who is looking, and have a GameStop in your area, check there. If not, I believe GameStop has a website.

 

[loki44]

BTW, my character name is Aldar, Night Elf warrior on Draenor server. One other quick gameplay question. The WoW fourms are a mess, IMO, and i have trouble logging into them from time to time as well.
Anyway, my question is about stances, how do you change it?

I also play on the Draenor server. I play a Troll Shaman named Dramm. Hope to encounter you someday.....

 

[loki44]

Anyone know if Blizzard is still holding back copies? I have not seen copies in stores since I got lucky two weeks ago and found one.

Don't know if they're holding back copies but it took me a couple of weeks to find one in Atlanta.

 

[KenM]

Question about battle stances, as I am playing a warrior. I read awhile ago that after you hit level 10, you get more then one stance. I'm level 11 now, how do I change stances? Do I need to go to a warrior trainer?

 

[Chun-tzu]

Question about battle stances, as I am playing a warrior. I read awhile ago that after you hit level 10, you get more then one stance. I'm level 11 now, how do I change stances? Do I need to go to a warrior trainer?

I'm not a warrior (I have a human warlock) but I believe you select a new stance as a talent. Press N to access your talents, and choose wisely. You can't take them all, so you'll have to choose what you want to specialize in.

 

[reanjr]

Some say they're holding it back because the servers are overloaded right now.

Yeah, I'd go with that one. Hype doesn't help sell a product unless you make it available to an extraordinarily small group early, and then wait for mass distribution. WoW has already been through mass distribution. I know at least a dozen people playing it. Taking it off the shelves now is just going to cut into sales while people get sick of waiting. No one is going to suddenly think: Hey, it's not on the shelf, this game must be popular, and so good -- not when they have seen how popular it is already and can ask half a dozen people how they like it and try it out themselves.

 

[myrdden]

Question about battle stances, as I am playing a warrior. I read awhile ago that after you hit level 10, you get more then one stance. I'm level 11 now, how do I change stances? Do I need to go to a warrior trainer?

You will need to complete a quest to receive the defensive stance. I play an Orc warrior, so my quests are different but you should have picked up a "Warrior" labelled quest which will put you on the path towards getting your next stance. I believe the Bezerk stance is level 40.

Each stance should appear above your command bar and you switch between them simply by selecting the stance you wish. Switching stances pretty much drains whatever rage you have so it becomes a bit more tatical than simply switiching stances to get other abilities. I am finding the warrior to be a much more complicated calss to play than I originally thought. Very much rooted in stratgey versus simply pressing buttons.

 

[myrdden]

I'm not a warrior (I have a human warlock) but I believe you select a new stance as a talent. Press N to access your talents, and choose wisely. You can't take them all, so you'll have to choose what you want to specialize in.

No - stances aren't talents, they are abilities for a warrior. Evey class in effect has stances, it just that warriors actually have to consciously switch between them. Switching stances for a warrior not only gives you access to other abilities, but they also grant certain bonus (frex: defensive stance reduces your damage output by 10% but also reduces the amount of damage you take by 10%).

Your talents simply enhance some of your skills just like the other classes.