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Tigole interviewed by Warcry
Warcry posted an interview with Jeff "Tigole" Kaplan (WoW's lead designer) last Friday, and while he doesn't reveal anything super new, he does confirm a few directions Blizzard is headed in with the game-- away from grinds, opening up more endgame content for players, and incorporating daily quests into more facets of player advancement.Kaplan does say that Blizzard thought the progression rate for Burning Crusade was done well, and that they are looking at getting even more players involved in endgame, which, with the coming of Zul'Aman and the lowering of the Heroic reputations, is something we've observed before. He says also that Blizzard is planning to involve reputation more with daily quests, while at the same time making sure it's not a grind (hopefully this will mean gaining reputation from daily quests like the new ones-- attaching instance runs or battleground fights to daily quests, with reputation as a reward). And finally, Kaplan hints at lore in Wrath of the Lich King, specifically saying that "Humans, Dwarves, Tauren, and Trolls will all have their storylines developed further" in Northrend.Sounds fun. He doesn't give any indication of where they are in the development process for the expansion (he does work for Blizzard, after all), but it definitely does sound like Blizzard is hard at work hammering WotLK together.
WoW Insider Show live on WoW Radio Tomorrow
October is winding to a close soon, but we have time for one more episode of the WoW Insider Show this month. Live every Saturday on WoW Radio, all you have to do to listen is point your browser to WoW Radio at 3:30 PM EST or 8:30 PM GMT tomorrow. You're also welcome to add your voice to the conversation by joining us in IRC on irc.wowirc.com in channel #wowradio. And if you have something to say -- but can't make the live show, feel free to e-mail your comments or questions to theshow@wow.com!I'll be hosting tomorrow's show along with Arturis, our in-house artist as well as WoW Radio's Turpster. We'll be discussing this weeks hot topics, including the controversy surrounding paid name changes, the current issues facing Tanks, the lowering of reputation requirements for Heroic keys, and much more. Join us for an hour of lively discussion and quite possibly inappropriate humor.
