The
World of Warcraft Faction Change service went live today. Blizzard Entertainment
announced the service's "live" status and put out a
two-part FAQ explaining the nuances of the switch, but it all boils down to this: for 30 bucks, players can switch an existing Warcraft character’s faction -- Horde to Alliance, Alliance to Horde -- and transfer over all their items and equipment to a new, but comparable character.
It’s like an MMO sex change operation.
Check out the FAQ if you’re an uber-nerd and just need to know what may happen to your socketed gems or honor points if you decide to switch. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy the chaos that may be the next few days of
World of Warcraft.
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7:40 PM on 09.03.2009
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If so, I'd consider moving over my Orc Shaman to Alliance when I start up again for Cataclysm.
They've been reduced to niche sites like MMO Champion and worldofraids.
i played the game. i wish i understood sooner their cycle of deception.
finish raid content get all loot, wait for patch of new raid content and new loot, rinse and repeat 4 years later. thank you for money.
theyre finally making the game what it should have been with cataclysm but at its core its flawed with the raid and dependence on others.
the game is boring. its not challenging. if you have nothing else going in life, then sink deep into your emotional holes and become buried in nothingness.
In other games, constant adding of new raid content and loot would be considered actively supporting a game, suddenly it's a cycle of deception.
people BUY THE GAME because theyre in that state.
"This may be the end of the world...of warcraft"
I don't really understand why this is being done, and definitely not at the $30 price point.
Cant you just make a new charecter? If you play wow, you probubly have enough time on your hands....
In other news, Wargen druids? Looks cool. I'd like to play as a Worgen, but I just don't have it in me. Raiding just gets old so fast, and I would never want to level all the way up to freakin' 85. Plus I have a life that I value way more than this game...
which means that, when that level 80 alliance pally ganks your level 30 horde fella, you can effectively make a level 1 alliance and start trash talking the ganker in /2 trade chat :P
also of note, to Electrium: they're adding a *ton* of low-level content (they're drastically changing the two original continents - Desolace is turning green, Hillsbrad is getting conquered by the Horde, the Barrens are getting torn in two, etc) for this expansion, so even if you're not interested in high-level stuff, there'll be plenty of new stuff to do.
$30's pretty rich, but I can see why someone might want to do it. If you find WoW before you find a cool core group of people to play it with, this can help you get over with some people you'd rather play with. That could be worth it.
Consider the monthly fee, this out of game customization stuff is a hard sell, for me. I've got a Paladin I'd like to switch servers with... just not that badly :)
Dependence on others? In an MMO? Those swine!
Ban that sick filth!
And I guarantee you that a ton of people will pay the $30 despite how crazy it sounds.
WoW didnt get such a runaway success via not giving players what they want.
I love the new mount levels now that I've actually tried it. I mean..do you even PLAY lowbies?
I mean..seriously. Mounts are a godsend, especially if you play Alliance like me. Low level content is all over the place, travel time is insane to get levelled. So am I overjoyed that cataclysm will redo 1-60 content and blow half the alliance low level zones I hate so much off the map?
Fuck Yes.
Naturally I want to play w/ friends but as I saw its a big step to go spend 8days x 24hrs = 192 hours logged in (and thats the new faster leveling) just to get a max level character with no gear and be completly behind them in the progression, making me unable to raid w/ them.
3hours at work to make the $30 or 192 hours to level a toon? I made my choice