The Daily Blues

By Adam Holisky

Each day, WoW.com takes you through all the blue posts and other Blizzard news from around the internet. From the latest posts from Ghostcrawler (lead systems designer) to the lowdown on StarCraft II and Diablo III, we'll keep you informed.

Today's Daily Blues is brought to you by Slurm, courtesy of the Hypnotoad. All glory to the Hypnotoad.

Table of contents

Ghostcrawler

Ghostcrawler — Soul shard use
Quote:

You said that using a soul shard should be an exciting moment, a "big deal" – and except for the Seed of Corruption one, none of them really feel like that.

That is still the goal, but we don't think just hooking up a big +damage buff or spell is going to feel that way. It will just be done on cooldown without some kind of situational requirement for doing so. We haven't given up on the idea at all, but it's not a trivial one to resolve.

Other

Bashiok — Beta broadcasting okay
Quote:

You know you can be banned for broadcasting your beta right?

There's no NDA so it's actually not a violation to take and post video, screenshots, or even broadcast streams of gameplay.

We of course would appreciate it if people would note in their footage that it's from beta because the game is still in development and may not represent the final product, but yeah, it's ok.


Rygarius — Lack of blue posts lately
All will be revealed when the time is right. In the interim. * ahem *

* Serenades the forums with squaks and screes of the Hippogryph *



Zarhym — Running ICC for another 2 to 3 months?
There are no plans for any additional raids before Cataclysm ships. With that said, there will be at least one major patch leading up to Cataclysm with a lot of core features and framework being added for the new expansion for players to explore. There will also be various limited-time events to set the tone for the release of Cataclysm.

As far as running Icecrown Citadel for 2-3 more months goes, well, I can't confirm nor deny your time line. When it's ready, soon, etc. ;)

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