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  • 0. 01/07 Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:10:23 PDT
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We wanted to give everyone a very early heads-up that, in response to player requests, we’re developing a new service for World of Warcraft that will allow players to change their faction from Alliance to Horde or Horde to Alliance. There’s still much work to do and many details to iron out, but the basic idea is that players will be able to use the service to transform an existing character into a roughly equivalent character of the opposing faction on the same realm. Players who ended up creating and leveling up characters on the opposite factions from their friends have been asking for this type of functionality for some time, and we’re pleased to be getting closer to being able to deliver it.

As with all of the features and services we offer, we intend to incorporate the faction-change service in a way that won’t disrupt the gameplay experience on the realms, and there will be some rules involved with when and how the service can be used. The number of variables involved increases the complexity of implementing this service, but we plan to take the time needed to ensure that it lives up to expectations before officially rolling it out. We’ll go into much more detail on all of this here at www.wow-europe.com as development progresses. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know that because this type of functionality requires extensive internal testing well in advance of release, you may be seeing bits and pieces of the service in the test builds we use for the public test realms moving forward.

Updated: 01/07/09: Due to the many questions that have come up with the announcement of this new service, we wanted to take the time to answer the ones we can at this point in time.

Q. Will we be able to switch between the races on our own faction?
A.. No. Players will only be able to switch to a race of the opposite faction.

Q. Will I be able to choose the race on the opposite faction that I want to change to?
A.. Yes, but you will only be able to switch to a race that has your class type available to it. So if you play a human paladin, you’d only be able to change to a blood elf paladin.

Q.How much will it cost?
A.. We do not have further information on this at this point in time.

Q.Will I be able to switch back to my original faction but a different race?
A.. No. You will only be able to switch back to your originally chosen race.

Q.. How will the switch between reputation, gear, mounts, etc be handled?
A.. We’ll have more details for you at a later point in time, though we plan to keep these as close to a reflection of the other faction as much as possible.

Q.How often can you change your faction?
A..We do not have any information to share on this at this point in time, however we will have restrictions on the frequency by which players can change their faction.

Q. How will this affect the balance of Horde and Alliance on the realms?
A.. We are taking great care in how we implement this new service in order to maintain balance between the factions on the realms but do not have any further details to share.

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  • 1. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:12:54 PDT
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Are. You. Kidding?

So when will people get to buy their epics with real life money?

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  • The Venture Co
  • 2. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:15:53 PDT
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Heh, nice :)

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  • Shattered Hand
  • 3. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:15:55 PDT
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Faction change.....?

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  • Stormscale
  • 4. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:15:56 PDT
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Blizzard, you've forgotten the RPG element!

The biggest part of the RPG is roleplaying a character! Slowly, step by step, you are making it possible to completely rewrite the genetics, history and attitude of your character after its creation.

THIS IS RETARDED AND STUPID IN AN RPG ENVIRONMENT. We're supposed to grow our characters and become attached to their strengths as well as their flaws rather than just changing completely whenever we feel we have a flaw.

Blizzard... please revoke this feature immediately. It kills the sense of achievement that the game has fed on for countless of years!

I may sound like a drama queen but...

THIS FEATURE KILLS WOW.

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  • Silvermoon
  • 5. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:16:22 PDT
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Interesting... :O!
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  • Frostmane
  • 6. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:17:09 PDT
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Oooooh boy...


Q u o t e:
We need to get shamans some more mobility, and we have some ideas for how to do that without just giving everyone Blink. We want to see more shaman gladiators soon!
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  • 8. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:17:41 PDT
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So. Tempting.
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  • Spinebreaker
  • 9. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:18:11 PDT
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*clap clap clap*

Bravo Blizzard, Bravo. I'll just be sitting here sipping my tea while watching some delicious responses.
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  • Stormreaver
  • 10. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:20:14 PDT
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The only thing I wonder about is quests and achivements.

Like for example, Player 1 have made 500 quests that are alliance only, Then become horde and does horde only quests, then it'll be easier for him to get achivs,etc? Not to mention that he might have Tabards,mounts,etcetera that belongs to an faction?

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  • Argent Dawn
  • 11. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:20:17 PDT
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this is stupid.

You can basically make up a whole new character on horde or alliance, but you cannot allow US->EU server transfer of the exact same character??!?!

its all about the money with Blizzard, huh!

/sigh

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  • Lightning's Blade
  • 12. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:20:48 PDT
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I chuckled IRL.

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  • 13. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:21:00 PDT
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oh em gee.
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  • Darkmoon Faire
  • 14. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:21:03 PDT
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/wrath

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  • 15. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:21:05 PDT
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Greedy Blizzard, using unsatisfaced kids in order to get more and more money from 'em.

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  • Tarren Mill
  • 16. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:21:47 PDT
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Please answer this, what is going to happen if I want to change faction, grind rep/mounts with said faction and swap back? Will faction specific items/reputations be removed upon swapping?

Honestly this has got to be one of the worst ideas ever. Sex change was bad enough, now this.
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  • Vek'nilash
  • 17. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:22:10 PDT
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I always wanted to be a gnome, just like mygg irl.
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  • Aerie Peak
  • 19. Re: Faction-Change Service in the Works   29/06/2009 14:22:41 PDT
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Good call blizzard =)

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