Liveblog of the April 26 Battle for Azeroth Beta Q&A with Ion Hazzikostas

Posted 2018/04/26 at 12:46 PM by Squishei

Battle for Azeroth's Beta has begun. Click here for more information.

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Charge, Disengage and Infernal Strike will be removed from the GCD in a future build.

Azerite Power is now called Artifact Power

Conquest Gear will still have random rewards, but also a structure that will award pieces at set timetables.

Personal loot will be used for all of BFA.

Liveblog SummaryCan we get a proper explanation on why you keep going with the GCD changes?How will class design change to fill the void caused by losing artifact traits?On beta you can't change which traits you change on your azerite gear. How does it work?How will the more casual players deal with the Heart of Azeroth system if they want to play more than one specialization?Will Azerite traits from more lucrative sources alter our playstyle in impactful ways rather than just being passives?What Rewards will be from Island Expeditions?How will gearing in PvP work in BFA? Random or vendors?What is the plan for large battlegrounds now that they have been split from the normal battleground queue?blacklisting will be removedIs Ashran being retired in BFA?Any plans to deactivate racials in Rated PvP?Will we see smaller power gains in BFA, so you won't have to tweak the difficulty of the world and have huge power differences in World PvP?With War Mode, will there be any incentive to PvP within the main cities?When deciding on Allied Races, why did you choose Void Elves instead of High Elves?Are you considering Death Knights for Allied Races? What about Heritage Armor for Death Knights?Any updates regarding loot methods in BFA?How will the item level and trading restriction for Personal Loot work mechanically going forward?Now that class tier sets are gone, how many appearance sets will be there in a raid per armor time?The intro quests on the beta are painting the Horde in a negative light. Should I be worried about my faction turning evil?

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Comment by DedreenThis BINGO. Damn I like it XDComment by 1857003Can't wait to see this removed say Sylvanas isn't evil again, then reveal how many children she's poisoned to death with painful poison gas next week.Comment by 1747229That bingo card is the truth. LOLComment by Josephcurwen"sounds good, make sense"
lmao
also "cool"Comment by deathsloversoooooooo much gold right here *snorts*Comment by TwistedPhayteWhere's my Worgen and Goblin model updates?Comment by Lezz2014Ion mentioned a "Swifty Macro" Swifty is forever in the WoW lexicon now!Comment by WraideIf nothing else, at least they realised putting Disengage on the GCD was a terrible idea.Comment by MaximusPMWhy are they using Legion shirts?Comment by SeanaWhen will 'the Fishy' finally be a title?Comment by 1857003Why are they using Legion shirts?Comment by ArrayaBingo card is like "Predictable questions" lolComment by WraideIf all those are on the GCD, then it creates an interesting decision.Comment by GlocktharCan't wait to see this removed say Sylvanas isn't evil again, then reveal how many children she's poisoned to death with painful poison gas next week.Comment by 1629239If they bring up Sylvanas, I have Bingo

EDIT: Well he didn’t bring her name up during that last question/cop-out non-answer but it still counted so BINGO!Comment by landjonesAn interesting question is just what I wantComment by HeoriCan't wait to see this removed say Sylvanas isn't evil again, then reveal how many children she's poisoned to death with painful poison gas next week.Comment by 1857003Can't wait to see this removed say Sylvanas isn't evil again, then reveal how many children she's poisoned to death with painful poison gas next week.Comment by 1808953My weekly log on here was just to say, that that Bingo card was hilarious! :)Comment by nezullJosh "Sounds Good" Allen

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