The latest BlizzCast is now up for listening or download. This episode is entirely focused on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the game’s third expansion. Zarhym, Nethaera and Lylirra sit down with a number of notable members of the World of Warcraft team, and even some who directly contribute to allof Blizzard’s titles. There are a few tidbits dropped here and there throughout the podcast, so it’s worth listening to all of it.

It kicks off with Zarhym chatting with World of Warcraft Lead Designers Cory Stockton and WoWpedia.org/Alex_Afrasiabi” rel=”nofollow”>Alex Afrasiabi about the content and zone creation, new character threats and alliances in the expansion, and what they’re most excited about digging into as players on December 7. Afrasiabi — known as Valnoth from the forums — even hints at future character development for WoWpedia.org/King_Varian_Wrynn” rel=”nofollow”>King Varian Wrynn and WoWpedia.org/Garrosh” rel=”nofollow”>Garrosh Hellscream, the new Warchief of the Horde. Plus he touches on WoWpedia.org/Sylvanas” rel=”nofollow”>Sylvanas Windrunner, stating that he’s a really big fan of her and her story, and that “he doesn’t trust her,” dropping a hint that we may see even more of Sylvanas’ evil side in the future.

It then transitions into Nethaera sitting down with Director of Audio WoWpedia.org/Russell_Brower” rel=”nofollow”>Russell Brower and Senior Composer of Music and Sound WoWpedia.org/Derek_Duke” rel=”nofollow”>Derek Duke, where they talk about the creation of the expansion’s music, ambient sounds, the differences between music selected for the soundtrack and in-game, what the login screen music is intended for, and more.

The third segment focuses on voice acting with Producer of Casting and Talent Relations Andrea Toyias. Most notable from this portion of BlizzCast is the discovery that Toyias is a hugegeek and gets very excited about voice over recording sessions. She mentions that two of her favorite sessions were recording the voices for WoWpedia.org/Trade_Prince_Gallywix” rel=”nofollow”>Trade Prince Gallywix and WoWpedia.org/Genn_Greymane” rel=”nofollow”>King Genn Greymane, two characters she says the voice overs make much more interesting.

To close out the BlizzCast, Lylirra chats with Lead Systems Designer WoWpedia.org/Greg_Street” rel=”nofollow”>Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street about all of the systems changes in Cataclysm, the challenges of some of the overhauls, how the process works, and much more. Extremely notable from this segment is Street’s mention of the “ranged” slot for classes, and that they would actually like to get rid of it completely, but that it’s such a large change that we probably won’t see that until 5.0, which would be the World of Warcraft expansion afterCataclysm.

He also talks a bit about mounts to close things out and discusses how cool a spider mount could be, why the Horde guild mount changed from a thunderlizard to a scorpion, and how hard it’s become to come up with new ideas for mounts. Oh, and while he didn’t quite promise it, we can probably expect the next “pony” or “moose” meme on the forums to be “Ghostcrawler promised me a musk ox.” Maybe.

You can listen to the episode on the BlizzCast page, or download it from iTunes.

The Azeroth’s Fortune race to 100% is extremely close now, with the Alliance and Horde running neck-and-neck. Last night both factions unlocked their 60% rewards, and it’s more pieces of music from World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.

Alliance – The Lion’s Roar

The two pieces in this download pack are Accursed Moonlight by WoWpedia.org/Russell_Brower” rel=”nofollow”>Russell Brower, and Honor Calls by Glenn Stafford.

From the highest boughs to the deepest mountains, a call to arms shall be ushered forth. The voices of many shall reply as one, with glaive and hammer and lance and sword.

Horde – The Warrior’s Howl

The two pieces in this download pack are New Regime by WoWpedia.org/David_Arkenstone” rel=”nofollow”>David Arkenstone, and Protect the Bottom Line by WoWpedia.org/Derek_Duke” rel=”nofollow”>Derek Duke.

From enchanted towers to windswept bluffs, a call to arms shall be ushered forth. The voices of many shall reply as one, with axe and fang and spear and arrow.

Be sure to head over to theAzeroth’s Fortune websiteto get involved and put your favorite faction into the lead!

The latest BlizzCast is now up for listening or download. This episode is entirely focused on World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the game’s third expansion. Zarhym, Nethaera and Lylirra sit down with a number of notable members of the World of Warcraft team, and even some who directly contribute to allof Blizzard’s titles. There are a few tidbits dropped here and there throughout the podcast, so it’s worth listening to all of it.

It kicks off with Zarhym chatting with World of Warcraft Lead Designers Cory Stockton and WoWpedia.org/Alex_Afrasiabi” rel=”nofollow”>Alex Afrasiabi about the content and zone creation, new character threats and alliances in the expansion, and what they’re most excited about digging into as players on December 7. Afrasiabi — known as Valnoth from the forums — even hints at future character development for WoWpedia.org/King_Varian_Wrynn” rel=”nofollow”>King Varian Wrynn and WoWpedia.org/Garrosh” rel=”nofollow”>Garrosh Hellscream, the new Warchief of the Horde. Plus he touches on WoWpedia.org/Sylvanas” rel=”nofollow”>Sylvanas Windrunner, stating that he’s a really big fan of her and her story, and that “he doesn’t trust her,” dropping a hint that we may see even more of Sylvanas’ evil side in the future.

It then transitions into Nethaera sitting down with Director of Audio WoWpedia.org/Russell_Brower” rel=”nofollow”>Russell Brower and Senior Composer of Music and Sound WoWpedia.org/Derek_Duke” rel=”nofollow”>Derek Duke, where they talk about the creation of the expansion’s music, ambient sounds, the differences between music selected for the soundtrack and in-game, what the login screen music is intended for, and more.

The third segment focuses on voice acting with Producer of Casting and Talent Relations Andrea Toyias. Most notable from this portion of BlizzCast is the discovery that Toyias is a hugegeek and gets very excited about voice over recording sessions. She mentions that two of her favorite sessions were recording the voices for WoWpedia.org/Trade_Prince_Gallywix” rel=”nofollow”>Trade Prince Gallywix and WoWpedia.org/Genn_Greymane” rel=”nofollow”>King Genn Greymane, two characters she says the voice overs make much more interesting.

To close out the BlizzCast, Lylirra chats with Lead Systems Designer WoWpedia.org/Greg_Street” rel=”nofollow”>Greg “Ghostcrawler” Street about all of the systems changes in Cataclysm, the challenges of some of the overhauls, how the process works, and much more. Extremely notable from this segment is Street’s mention of the “ranged” slot for classes, and that they would actually like to get rid of it completely, but that it’s such a large change that we probably won’t see that until 5.0, which would be the World of Warcraft expansion afterCataclysm.

He also talks a bit about mounts to close things out and discusses how cool a spider mount could be, why the Horde guild mount changed from a thunderlizard to a scorpion, and how hard it’s become to come up with new ideas for mounts. Oh, and while he didn’t quite promise it, we can probably expect the next “pony” or “moose” meme on the forums to be “Ghostcrawler promised me a musk ox.” Maybe.

You can listen to the episode on the BlizzCast page, or download it from iTunes.

The Azeroth’s Fortune promotion is moving along nicely now, with the Horde leading the pack at 45% and the Alliance at 41%. At some point last night or early this morning, both factions unlocked their 40% rewards — samples of two musical pieces being added with World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. The 50% reward looks to be a combined effort, or perhaps a single reward claimed by whichever faction reaches that percentage first. Either way, expect it to be some kind of video based on the Azeroth’s Fortune website.

Alliance – A Call to Arms

Under banners of azure and gold, disparate kingdoms shall join as one. Their horns shall sound in unison, and their call to arms shall carry across the world.

Horde – The Drums of War

On arid lands of red dust and stone, beleaguered nations shall join as one. Their drums shall beat in unison, and their battle cries shall carry across the world.

Well that was a close race! The Horde has unlocked its first content on the Azeroth’s Fortune website. It’s a video interview with Jesse McCree — Lead Level Designer for World of Warcraft — who spent a lot of time working on the Goblin and Worgen starting areas.

Jesse talks about the challenges of fitting two already-existing races in Warcraft lore into a game now six years old. He also touches on things different in the Goblin and Worgen areas compared to other races. They will utilize a lot of terrain phasing, and Blizzard feels that most who play the races will already be experienced players, meaning that they do a lot less hand-holding.

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• Tol Barad is not only an open PvP zone; it’s also a daily quest hub.
• Unlike Wintergrasp, Tol Barad won’t have a Tenacity mechanic. Instead, players will be matched up at a 1:1 ratio, with a maximum of 80 players allowed in the zone.
• Much like Eye of the Storm, players will have to claim three keeps around the zone. Unlike Eye, if a player dies while defending a tower, that will directly affect the slider bar, moving it in favor of the opposing faction. So stay alive!
• Winning Tol Barad opens a raid, just like Wintergrasp. The Tol Barad raid takes place in Baradin Hold.
• And of course there are reputation rewards, including two brand new mounts with a ghostly look.

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• Tol Barad is not only an open PvP zone; it’s also a daily quest hub.
• Unlike Wintergrasp, Tol Barad won’t have a Tenacity mechanic. Instead, players will be matched up at a 1:1 ratio, with a maximum of 80 players allowed in the zone.
• Much like Eye of the Storm, players will have to claim three keeps around the zone. Unlike Eye, if a player dies while defending a tower, that will directly affect the slider bar, moving it in favor of the opposing faction. So stay alive!
• Winning Tol Barad opens a raid, just like Wintergrasp. The Tol Barad raid takes place in Baradin Hold.
• And of course there are reputation rewards, including two brand new mounts with a ghostly look.

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