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  • 0. Info About The Expansion (Closed)   02.12.2006 14:07:53 PST
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Intro:

    Welcome,

    the purpose of this sticky is to gather all information regarding the upcoming expansion. All information comes from Blizzard and isn't false (details and information may change over time though). Also note that this sticky doesn’t contain any beta material. This will be my final and last version. After this we’ll continue with the information about 2.1/2.2/etc.

    This topic is updated regularly (for details see "What's new & changed") and frequently given answers to questions. Feel free to ask questions, but first read all I wrote. Chances are, I already discussed the thing you are going to ask about.

    Greetings,
    Schwick (Shadowsong)
    schwickster@gmail.com
Tutorial:

    If I linked to this thread saying something like: "URLHERE => x.x", that means that you have to push CTRL+F and type in the number that I typed after the =>. The answer I gave you, you will find it ones you found the number.

    Example:
    http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=89570241&sid=1 => 1.11

    This means you press CTRL+F and enter 1.11. Press search and it will take you to the answer
Legend:

    Q = Question
    A = Answer
    SL = Source Link
    SS = Screenshot
    N = Note
Chapters:

    - 1. Intro (post 1)
    - 2. General (post 2)
    - 3. Lore (post 3)
    - 4. Levels, talents & skills (post 4)
    - 5. Blood Elves (post 5)
    - 6. Draenei (post 6)
    - 7. Dungeons (post 7)
    - 8. PVP (post 8)
    - 9. Professions / Items (post 9)
    - 10. Flying mount (post 10)
    - 11. Places (post 11)
    - 12. Misc (post 12)

What's new & changed:

  • [08-01-07 16:08]
    - Updated 1.9
    - Added 1.24
    - Updated 8.4

  • [02-01-07 22:08]
    - Updated 1.2
    - Added 4.12
    - Updated 11.5

  • [19-12-06 01:07]
    - Added 1.22
    - Added 1.23
    - Added 8.10
    - Added 9.15
    - Added 11.12

  • [12-12-06 00:01]
    - Added 4.11

  • [05-12-06 00:42]
    - Fixed various typos and mistakes
    - Re-added Gruul's lair to chapter 7
    - New sources for Arenas
    - Added 7.16
    - Added 8.9

  • [02-12-06 23:10]
    - Various rewording of questions and answers
    - Deleted all 2.0.1 related FAQs
    - Various numbering fixes
    - Fixed some grammar mistakes
    - Updated some information
    - Removed dead links
    - Deleted some double questions
    - Added various questions

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  • 1. Intro   02.12.2006 14:08:56 PST
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1.1Q What is the name of the expansion?
    1.1A The Burning Crusade (TBC)


1.2Q When will it be released? Is the release date still correct? Can I play on the exact day?


1.3Q Do I have to pay for the expansion and how much?


1.4Q Will it cost me an extra monthly fee for playing with the expansion (besides the 1 time fee to get the CD/DVD)?


1.5Q Can I still play with my old characters once I bought the expansion?


1.6Q Do we have to move our current characters to a new realm?


1.7Q Can I still keep playing with friends that don't have the expansion?


1.8Q Will people without the Expansion see the Expansion items/characters?
    1.8A Yes, before the expansion, a big update will come, with all updated models and items. But they will not be able to play Blood Elves or Draeneis. Items can be worn by non-expansion users, but they are very limited of choice (Most items have requirement L61 or higher).
    1.8SL http://www.worldofwar.net/files/files.php?temp_view=files.php&game=&id=131
    1.8N Video source can be found around 10:40


1.9Q Will it be possible to download The Burning Crusade? (legal)


1.10Q What is the ESRB rating for the expansion?


1.11Q Will the expansion use the same version numbering as WOW?


1.12Q What will the expansion cost?


1.13Q Will there be a collectors edition of the expansion and what will it hold? Will it also be MAC-friendly? And what will it cost?


1.14Q Will all content promised for the expansion ship?


1.15Q Will we get new realms when the expansion goes live?


1.16Q Will the USA expansion work on a WOW Europe account? Or vice versa?


1.17Q Will the expansion maintain the same PC specs?
    1.17A Almost the same. It is not required to run Windows 2000 SP4 (or higher) and a non-dialup connection.
    1.17SL http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/faq.html
    1.17N It may still work on Windows 98 and a dialup, however, support requires you to have the minimum requirements.


1.18Q What content will non-expansion users be restricted from?


1.19Q Will there be a combo pack (WOW+TBC)?


1.20Q Can people who use different language clients use any other language clients?


1.21Q Will we get a month free game-time if we buy the expansion?
    1.21A This is still unknown.


1.22Q Has the TBC cinematic trailer been released yet?


1.23Q Will Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau & mainland China receive TBC to?
    1.23A Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau will be done by Soft-World International Corporation. Blizzard and Soft-World International Corporation made an agreement to launch The Burning Crusade in those countries. The9 however, is another partner of Blizzard. The discussion is still being done for mainland China which is provided by The9.
    1.23SL http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/


1.24Q Do I need to reinstall the Burning Crusade when I have beta? If I have beta, do I still need to buy TBC?

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  • 2. General   02.12.2006 14:10:00 PST
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2.1Q Will the expansion have any new races?
    2.1A Yes, the expansion will feature 2 new races. The Blood Elves for the Horde & the Draenei for the Alliance.
    2.1N Read chapter 4 & 5 for more details


2.2Q Will the expansion feature new classes?


2.3Q Will "Hero classes" be introduced in the expansion?
    2.3A No, Blizzard has stated that they aren't sure yet what the hero classes will be and how they will work. They rather focus on other things before they introduce this.


2.4Q Will the expansion be another long reputation grind? Does this only apply for new reputation factions? Will reputation reset after the expansion?


2.5Q Will we be able to get more character customization?

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  • 3. Lore   02.12.2006 14:11:02 PST
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3.1Q What will the expansion be about in terms of the lore?
    3.1A It will be about the Burning Legion and their continuation to destroy Azeroth. It will also expand the lore about the Blood Elves, Draenei and our fallen heroes behind the Dark Portal


3.2Q There are some lore mistakes made in the previews, are they going to fix this?

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  • 4. Levels, talents & skills   02.12.2006 14:12:05 PST
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4.1Q Will we be able to get higher then Level 60? With or without the expansion?
    4.1A Yes, with the expansion you will be able to get up to level 70. Without the expansion you will stay capped at L60.


4.2Q Now that the Level cap will be raised, can we invest in new skills?
    4.2A Yes, they will introduce new spells past Level 60 and also introduce upgraded spells.


4.3Q How many talents points will I gain after reaching level 70?
    4.3A 10 (1 talent point per level, level 61 until level 70)


4.4Q Will the skill points also go up? For example Swords, Daggers etc..
    4.4A The current limit of 300 skills (not including enhanced skills) will be raised. The new limit will be 350 (not including enhanced skills) (10x5=50 skills).


4.5Q Will Hunters be able to tame new sets of pets? Will Hunters get more stable slots? What about taming a beast, will it change?


4.6Q Are there any class talents or spells known?


4.7Q How long will it take me to level up to level 70? Also how much XP do I need? Will we need to grind again for XP?


4.8Q Will leveling a Blood Elf or Draenei be easier?


4.9Q Will repeatable L60 quest give XP? How about old quests?


4.10Q What is resilience? How does spell hit chance, critical strike chance etc.. work? How will levelling effect my ratings?


4.11Q Will Mages get a new rank Conjured Food/Water? Also how much Mana/HP will they give?

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  • 5. Blood Elves   02.12.2006 14:13:07 PST
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5.1Q Blood Elves?
    5.1A Yes, the Blood Elves (the fallen brethren of the Night Elves/High Elves). They will join the Horde side in World of Warcraft.


5.2Q Why would the Blood Elves join with the Horde?


5.3Q What classes will the Blood Elves be able to play?


5.4Q How can the Blood Elves be able to play Paladins?


5.5Q What racial skills will the Blood Elves have?


5.6Q Where will the Blood Elves start?


5.7Q What's the Blood Elves home city?
    5.7A Silvermoon


5.8Q What will the Blood Elves speak? and will they also understand Night Elves?
    5.8A The Blood Elves will speak Thalassian & Orcisch. They won't understand Night Elves because people abused this sort of feature back in the beta phase.


5.9Q Anything known about the Blood elves dance and/or jump style?


5.10Q Will the Blood Elves have their own models/animations?


5.11Q Who will be the Blood Elves racial leader(s)?


5.12Q How come the Blood Elves haven't died of magic withdraw?


5.13Q How come Kael'thas hasn't returned to Azeroth yet?


5.14Q What kind of mount will the Blood Elves use?

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  • 6. Draenei   02.12.2006 14:14:10 PST
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6.1Q Draenei? You mean those ugly freaks?


6.2Q Why do they look like the Eredar?
    6.2A They are the Eredar, except, lots of Eredar chose to join the Burning Legion. Some Eredar left that didn't agree with the Eredar that joined the Burning Legion. After fleeing from the now corrupted Eredar, they renamed themselves the Draenei (meaning "exiled ones").
    6.2SL http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/draenei.html


6.3Q Why would the Draenei join with the Alliance?
    6.3A They have great knowledge of Outlands, they follow "The Holy Light", they have a hatred for Orcs (the corrupted Orcs were used as a weapon against them) and they hate the Blood Elves after invading their only home and stealing technology/magic called Tempest Keep.
    6.3SL http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/draenei.html


6.4Q What classes will the Draenei be able to play?


6.5Q How can the Draenei be able to play Shamans?
    6.5A Nobundo (a Broken) lost the power to wield the light. After wandering around, the wind talked to him. The wind taught him the way of the Shamans. After some time, Nobundo returned to his uncorrupted brethren, the Draenei. After the Draenei fled Tempest Keep, Nobundo went with the Draenei to Azeroth. Nobdundo taught all he knew to his brethren.
    6.5SL http://www.wow-europe.com/en/burningcrusade/townhall/classcombo.html


6.6Q What racial skills will the Draenei have?


6.7Q Where will the Draenei starting zone be?


6.8Q What is their city called?


6.9Q Is their city really a spaceship?


6.10Q What will the Draenei be able to speak?


6.11Q What will the Draenei dance be?


6.12Q Who is the Draenei racial leader?


6.13Q What mount will the Draenei use?

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  • 7. Dungeons   02.12.2006 14:15:13 PST
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7.1Q Will the expansion have new dungeons? And how many?
    7.1A
    Yes, it will have new dungeons. Current number is 20 dungeons (including winged). we can expect (so far):
  • Auchindoun
  • Caverns of Time
  • Coilfang Reservoir
  • Gruul's lair
  • Hellfire Citadel
  • Karazhan (tower of Medivh)
  • Tempest Keep


7.2Q Know any details about “Auchindoun”?


7.3Q Know any details about “Caverns of Time”?


7.4Q Know any details about “Coilfang Reservoir”?


7.5Q Know any details about “Gruul's Lair”?


7.6Q Know any details about “Hellfire Citadel”?


7.7Q Know any details about “Karazhan” (tower of Medivh)?


7.8Q Know any details about “Tempest Keep”?


7.9Q What new types of dungeons can we expect?
    7.9A
    - More winged dungeons
    - Dungeons that save your progression (even more then MC)
    - Dungeons with a town inside of it
    - Dungeons with difficulty settings


7.10Q Will the AI be improved in dungeons?


7.11Q How many difficulty settings are there? What will it change?


7.12Q Will the maximum raid size of the new dungeons stay 25 man instances? What about 40 man instances?


7.13Q Will the old raid instances change? (BWL/MC/AQ40/NN/ONY)


7.14Q Will the new instances use a token-based loot system for the new tier armours, just like ZG/AQ20/AQ40/..? Will it also feature multiple types of tier armor?


7.15Q Will we have new outdoor bosses in the expansion?


7.16Q Will all dungeons make the final release?

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  • 8. PVP   02.12.2006 14:16:15 PST
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8.1Q Will the expansion also feature battlegrounds?


8.2Q What about outdoor PVP? Is it forced PVP on PVE-realms?
    8.2A It will feature outdoor PVP like PVP'ers always wanted. There will be a town in Nagrand which can be attacked. Once captured it will give you exclusive quests, vendors, etc. The town can be re-captured by the opposed faction. To assist them with this, they are able to carped bomb the town with fixed-on-rails-flying-mounts. And much more.
    Then there's also a outdoor PVP objective in Terokkar which will work almost the same as EPL's outdoor PVP, only here once a place is captured, it will stay captured until the reset. Outdoor PVP will not be forced on PVE-realms, but will be optional.
    8.2SL http://uk.pc.gamespy.com/pc/world-of-warcraft-expansion/725327p3.html
    http://blue.cardplace.com/newcache/forums.worldofwarcraft.com/35804453.htm


8.3Q Will the PVP gear be extended and/or improved?


8.4Q How will battleground brackets work in the expansion?
    8.4A
    - AV: L61 - L70 (in addition to the old 51-60 level range)
    - WSG: L60-69 + L70 (in addition to the old 50-59 level range)
    - AB: L60-69 + L70 (in addition to the old 50-59 level range)
    For the people who are thinking that if you don't have the Burning Crusade, that you are screwed, think again. After the launch of TBC, Blizzard will implement a feature called matching system. Matching system will make sure you will be against an equal geared (or close) opponent. Or in other words, it won't almost occur that you will be playing against a level 70 in full tier 4 or a level 64 with TBC gear.
    8.4SL http://blue.cardplace.com/newcache/forums.worldofwarcraft.com/60759504.htm


8.5Q Are there rules within the arenas?


8.6Q Will there be more arenas then 1? will they also vary from sizes and shapes? Will they also be outdoor or indoor?


8.7Q Can I get honourable kills within the arenas?


8.8Q Can you get arena rewards with honor points?


8.9Q Will AV be available for L61+?


8.10Q Will my honor be reset once TBC is released?

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  • 10. 9. Professions / Items   02.12.2006 14:17:20 PST
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9.1Q Will the expansion have any new professions?


9.2Q Socket gems?


9.3Q Will there any changes made to enchants?


9.4Q Will all existing items be socketable? And will they override my enchants?


9.5Q Will the profession skill cap be raised?
    9.5A Yes, it will be raised to 375 (enhanced skills not included)


9.6Q Can non-expansion users be Jewelcrafters? what about having socket items/jewels?


9.7Q Can we expect new tier set items?


9.8Q How will Paladin/Shaman loot work for opposite factions?


9.9Q Will Alchemist get specialize profession?


9.10Q Will it be possible to switch profession specializations in the expansion?


9.11Q Will old items be upgraded to hold socket gems (IE tier 3)?


9.12Q Will the new profession items use new reagents or will it also use old items?


9.13Q Will all profession made items sellable to other people?


9.14Q Will we get bigger bags then 18-slots? What about bigger banks?


9.15Q Can non-expansion users wear weapon/gear from the expansion. Will they also be able to sell/DE/Trade them?
    9.15A Expansion weapons/gear can indeed be used by non-expansion users. However, they of course need to match the right class, level, etc. So it will be a limited options for non-expansion users. Of course, you can trade, sell, disenchant (assuming you got high enough skill) the weapons/gear if you don't have the expansion.
    9.15SL http://blue.cardplace.com/newcache/forums.worldofwarcraft.com/56637176.htm

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  • 11. 10. Flying mount   02.12.2006 14:18:22 PST
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10.1Q How will we be able to obtain the flying mount? And will there be different versions?


10.2Q Can we use the flying mount outside Outlands? What about using flying mounts on the ground in Azeroth?


10.3Q Can you instantly fly?


10.4Q Can you get knocked off your mount (PVP)? can you also jump off in mid-air? Can you get attacked from the ground?


10.5Q Since you require to have a flying mount for some instances, wouldn't it be possible to fly to the instances and then start summoning people?


10.6Q Will the flying mounts be faster on the grounds?


10.7Q Will there be racial specific flying mounts?


10.8Q Will Warlocks and Paladins get a free flying mount? Any other class maybe?


10.9Q How will Druids get the fly form? What level will they get it? Do they need a flying mount skill? Will they receive the flying mount skill?


10.10Q Will Tempest Keep be the only place where you require a flying mount before you can come there?


10.11Q Can flying mounts be used in battlegrounds?


10.12Q How will we obtain the rare epic Nether drake?


10.13Q What will the normal flying mount riding skills cost? What about the normal mount itself? What will it require?
    10.13A The normal flying mount requires riding skill 225 and costs 90G. Riding skill 225 costs 720G and requires you to have riding skill 150.


10.14Q And the epic flying mount?
    10.14A The epic flying mount requires riding skill 300 and costs 180G. Riding skill 300 costs 5000G and requires you to have riding skill 225.

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  • 12. 11. Places   02.12.2006 14:19:24 PST
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11.1Q What new places can we expect?


11.2Q How many places will Outland hold and which places will Outland hold?


11.3Q How big is Outlands?


11.4Q Can we kill/encounter/see/visit new famous characters (heroes) from Warcraft?
    11.4A So far it has been confirmed that you can kill/encounter/see/visit:
  • Danath Trollbane
  • Kael'Thas
  • Lady Vashj
  • Kargath
  • Mage Khadgar
  • Magtheridon
  • Medivh


11.5Q How will the Dark Portal open? Does it require raiding? Will it block people from entering Outland? What will it be?


11.6Q Can we use the HS or use a portal/summon in Outland?


11.7Q Will the Alliance expedition that went behind the dark portal still be in Outland? (Danath Trollbane, Khadgar etc..)
    11.7A Yes, Danath for example can be found in the 1st Alliance town in Outland.
    11.7SL http://www.xfire.com/files/1815
    11.7N Video source can be found around 4:32


11.8Q How big will each zone be?


11.9Q Since Outland will be a place for flying mounts, will there be no flight paths?


11.10Q Will the new zones have weather effects? What about Outland?


11.11Q What will happen to my corpse when I fall off Outland? And in the battleground Eye of the Storm? Will I lose durability?


11.12Q What level do I have to be to reach Outland? Will the mobs also be hard on those levels?

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  • 13. 12. Misc   02.12.2006 14:20:28 PST
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12.1Q Have the graphics been upgraded?
    12.1A No, only the Blood Elves and Draenei will get 20% more poly count and Blizzard is experimenting with Specular Environmental Mapping.


12.2Q Will the experience I earned when I'm Level 60, be refunded after I bought the expansion?


12.3Q Will the expansion introduce more music?


12.4Q Will realms receive additional character slots?


12.5Q Will old races get new character options or new looks?

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  • 15. 13. Reserved   02.12.2006 14:21:31 PST
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  • 17. 14. Reserved and a little note   02.12.2006 14:22:34 PST
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Hey,

Welcome back to the newest version of "Info About The Expansion". This will be the final version of the expansion information.
This version will also be 1.3 year of hard work and gathering as much information as possible about the expansion. I hope you enjoyed my work as much as I did :-)
A patch version is already in the making containing information about the upcoming patches 2.1 and 2.2 (etc..).

Hope you enjoy the information. Feel free to comment about grammar mistakes, lore mistakes, typo's, etc..

Enjoy!
MVP Schwick (Shadowsong)
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PS can all people posted before this post, please delete their post. If they don't remove it, you will feel the wrath of the blues (*evilgrin*)

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  • 18. Re: Info About The Expansion   02.12.2006 14:22:49 PST
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Nice update schwick :)

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  • 19. Re: Info About The Expansion   02.12.2006 14:23:52 PST
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Q u o t e:
5.13Q How come Kael'thas hasn't returned to Azeroth yet?

5.13A He chose to stay in outlands. But he send "Rommath" to lead the remaining Blood Elves on Azeroth.
5.13SL http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/burningcrusade/townhall/history-be.html
Alternative answer: The same reason a monkey won't leave a banana plantation.
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