Cataclysm Launch Rumor

[Eione]

It just struck me that Blizzcon is still coming up, I wonder if they announce a release date before then this year. This sort of wait intrigues me.

[Desias Stormfalcon]

funny though, I try to bring it back to original price by putting it up for about 600-750 for a couple days and someone actually buys it. Guess no more end game gear for me unless directly from ICC.

[Shixin]

MAJOR CURRENCY CHANGES for CATACLYSMnn

Blizzard just announced some quite major currency changes that will be happening with the release of Patch 4.0.1. The major points are as follows:nn- Emblems of Triumph and Emblems of Frost become Justice Points. n- All other emblems and badges are converted into gold, including BC-level badges. n- All PvP currencies (current Honor Points, Arena Points, Marks of Honor, Stone Keeper's Shards, etc.) will become the new Honor Points. nnWhile there is a cap on new currencies in Cataclysm, that cap is being ignored for the purpose of the initial conversion. You just won't be able to earn anything beyond the cap if you're over it initially. This will then change shortly before Cataclysm is released, cutting off all currencies to the hard cap, with excess points being converted to gold. nnRemember that the new Cataclysm currencies are: n- Justice Points - Low-tier, easy-to-get PvE points that will buy gear (like Emblems of Triumph are now) n- Valor Points - High-tier, harder-to-get PvE points that will buy gear (like Emblems of Frost are now) n- Honor Points - Low-tier, easy-to-get PvP points that will buy PvP gear (like normal Honor Points are now) n- Conquest Points - High-tier, harder-to-get PvP points that will buy PvP gear (like Arena Points are now) nnThe exact math for the conversion rates will be posted tomorrow afternoon. We'll let you know as soon as that information is available.nnAfter the break, the full Blizzard statement on the upcoming Cataclysm currency changes.nnn

Bashiok -- Cataclysm Currency Changes ExplainednAs we discussed in our previous announcement (http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/threa ... 4401796793), we're refining the currency systems used for purchasing PvE and PvP items in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, and the transition to this new system will take place in two stages. Today, we're going into more detail on how these changes will be rolled out, so if you haven't yet, make sure to check out the prior article to get up to speed on the currency names. nnOne change of note since that original announcement is that we've changed the name of the low-tier PvE currency from Hero Points to Justice Points. The original announcement post has been updated to reflect this. nnOut With the Old nnIn the upcoming 4.0 patch we'll begin the first stage of the conversion to the new currencies. Emblems of Triumph and Emblems of Frost will be converted into Justice Points. For this initial conversion there will be a soft cap of points you can have, with a hard cap enforced later as detailed below. All PvE emblems and badges below Frost and Triumph will be converted into gold. This even includes legacy badges, like Badges of Justice. If any of these older currencies are converted into gold, the player will receive it through an in-game letter. nnAt this time any bosses a player defeats that are level-appropriate to them (and previously awarded badges or emblems upon defeat) will award them with the new Justice Points. Similarly, any items that previously cost emblems or badges of any type will now cost Justice Points instead. nnOn the PvP side, Season 8 will end with the release of patch 4.0, and all Arena Points, Honor Points, any leftover Battleground Marks of Honor, Stone Keeper's Shards, Venture Coins, and Spirit Shards will be converted into the new Honor Points. The new Honor Point pool will also have a soft cap for these conversions, but a hard cap will be enforced later. At the time of conversion, items that previously cost Honor or Arena Points will be sold in exchange for the new Honor Points. Rated Arenas and Rated Battlegrounds won't be available again until Season 9 (shortly after the release of Cataclysm), when they can be entered to win the higher-tier PvP Conquest Points. nnIn addition, purchasing any item with these secondary currencies (Honor Points and Justice Points) will now require that the purchaser meet the item's minimum level requirement. nnIt's important to note that these conversions are not 1:1, but are indicative of the level and relative worth of each before the conversion to the new point systems. For example, Stone Keeper's Shards will convert into more Honor Points than Spirit Shards. nnTip of the Cap nnWhile we previously announced that there's a limit to the amount of these new currencies you can stockpile, we're providing a grace period in the form of a soft cap. This soft cap will allow the initial conversion to push the amount owned over the cap, but will not allow any further points to be earned (or returned through item refunds) until enough points are spent to put you below the hard cap. nnFor instance, a player has 3000 Emblems of Triumph, and 1200 Emblems of Frost; at the time of conversion they'll be given 4200 Justice Points. The hard cap for Justice Points is 4000, so that player won't be able to earn any more Justice Points until he or she spends enough points to reduce the total to under 4000. This also applies to the new PvP Honor Points, which also have a cap of 4000. nnShortly before Cataclysm is released, another patch will enforce the hard cap, marking the second stage of the currency conversion. Any Justice or Honor Points above the hard cap will be converted to gold, and just like in the first stage of the conversion, the player will receive an in-game letter explaining that some of their currencies were converted into gold as well as delivering the gold itself.

[Grethem]

Anybody else dreading the return of log-in queues? Sigh.

Starcraft II will help me with that

nnMy 4gate COULD use better timing.nnOf course if I don't have it in several months, I probably should quit playing RTS.