Like many others, I’ve been following the announcements at Blizzcon about what to expect with both Cataclysm and the much closer Icecrown patch. All I can say is summed up in the title of this post.
Bearing in mind that what was announced was (in the case of the expansion) very much open to change between now and release (the closest they’ve come to a date has been “targeted for a 2010 release date” (as mentioned here), there’s not really anything they’ve said that I’m not interested in seeing. Between the class changes (yay, more Dwarves!), leveling in the new old Azeroth, the new profession and Paths of the Titans, guild experience and leveling, and ranked battlegrounds, there' will not only be plenty for level 80s to do when the expansion launches but there will also be a lot of appeal to level new characters from scratch.
But that’s a long way off – and patience was never a strong suit for me.
The Icecrown information looks interesting, though, but the downside for me is having to endure the Coliseum raid for a couple more months – I’m seriously not looking forward to the hard-modes.
Icecrown Citadel – Raid
- The dungeon will have 4 different floors.
- There will be 12 "Epic" boss encounters.
- There will be an epic cinematic for defeating the Lich King.
- Waypoints from Ulduar are being used in this instance.
- Sindragosa, the ultimate Frost Wyrm is one boss in Icecrown.
- The Spire with the frozen throne on top runs through the entire instance.
- At one point you will board an airship with your faction leader, and race the opposing faction to the top of icecrown.
- There are cannons and rocketpacks and catapults to aid you in your battle with the opposing faction.
- The 3rd floor has 3 wings.
- Parts of the platform on the 4th floor with the Lich King will break apart and fall during the encounter.
Icecrown Citadel – Dungeon
- There are three different wings in this dungeon.
- You must progress through the wings linearly.
- An "epic" quest series unlocks the wings.
- 8 bosses in total
On a more personal note, I think I’ll stop with my glyph sales reports after this week’s one; I’ve proven to my satisfaction that not only is Inscription profitable, it’s consistently so. And to be quite honest, it’s almost turning into bragging, so I think it’s time is done.
For the seven days from 17th August – 23rd August:
Total glyphs sold: 1882
Average price per glyph: 10.37g
Average sales per day: 2787.71g
Total income from the AH: 19,514g
Let’s compare that with my first report:
For the seven days from 21st June – 28th June:
Total glyphs sold: 622
Average price per glyph: 9.74g
Average sales per day: 865.86g
Total income from the AH: 6061g
I have to say, I love being fiscally self-sufficient, and the process has become a lot easier to manage compared to when I first started. And, if I can do it, there’s little to stop anyone else from doing so. (Other than the ability to come up with a system, to manage their time effectively, and to pony up with the gold to get stock to start with.)
Moving on, I’m looking at the possibility of un-retiring paladin Bingle from bank-alt services, and getting her to 80. I’m also looking at the possibility of giving a Death Knight another try. The biggest issue I’m finding is that I’m running out of character slots – 10 sounds like lots, but if you’re as serious about high-level alts as I am, they disappear pretty quickly.
I currently have 6 level 80s, one 70 bank-alt, and the 35 druid bank-alt – Snowfall, my Blood Elf hunter, has been removed from my roster in order to free up her slot, as the BE aesthetic was just too unappealing to level her any further (that darned matchstick). That leaves 2 free slots on this server, and while I’ll have the Dwarven shaman and mage to make space for, that’s quite possibly a year off. For now I’ve rolled my DK (I’m sure I’ll introduce you to Ninglethouse, eventually), and my current plan is to level her to 70, then decide who to take to 80 first between her and Bingle.
But errands await, and I think it’s time to put off making today’s glyphs in order to get some more PvP time on Pringle. (I’ll probably put together a Rogue’s starter PvP gear post sometime soon)
/wave
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