Patch 7.1.5 Developer Q&A with Paul Kubit Liveblog, Legendary Source Clarifications

Posted 2017/01/12 at 12:51 PM by perculia

Brawler's GuildMicro-HolidaysProfessionsTimewalkingSurvival GuidePatch 7.1.5 Developer Q&A with Paul KubitWatch live video from Warcraft on www.twitch.tvWhat are you doing to make crafting gear relevant in the expansion past the first month?EngineeringHeavy SkullblastersBoon of the BuilderCan we expect to see new recipes in 7.2?Will you be tuning the Brawler's Guild to a specific item level, or will it scale to be more alt friendly?Will there be boss HP adjustments based on current player spec, so people aren't forced to spec DPS for later bosses?Glowcap FestivalAre there any plans on adding fights later in the expansion for the Brawler's Guild? or like MoP where you get cards and fights?Your favorite Brawler's Guild fight idea that did not make it in?Could we get an item level bump to Timewalking gear as Legion goes on?Any possibility of seeing the revamped Scholomance make it into the MoP Timewalking roster at some point?Balancing would be a nightmare, but will we see Timewalking raids?Why is it so hard to get Hardened Felglass, then have the stats on goggles be random?Heavy SkullblastersBoon of the BuilderHardened FelglassAny plans to make Tome of the Tranquil Mind cost less in the AH?Tome of the Tranquil MindDo you think the Obliterum quest (Trial By Fel Fire) requiring wrists of each armor type hit it's intended mark? The wrists are expensive; haven't unlocked the forge yet.ObliterumAny plans to make skinnable mobs multi-tappable, similar to the quality of life changes for miners and herbalists?Why do you think materials are so much more expensive than the end product of crafting?Boon of the BuilderCould we see leveling Micro-Holidays in the near future? A 1-2 day event, where leveling is heavily rewarded.Call of the ScarabAre you considering any changes to how the Cooking profession works in Legion? What was the intent of the Nomi RNG research mechanic? Any ideas to make this less frustrating for players?Why were rank 3 shoulder recipes locked behind RBGs rather than regular battlegrounds or something with less of an entry barrier? Any plans to remedy some of the RNG issues when it comes to getting Rank 3 for some recipes for some professions?TailoringLeatherworkingBlacksmithingArchaeology is no longer about discovery - we do a quest every 2 weeks and then ignore digsites until the next quest. Can we find rares and uncommons while digging to make archaeology more engaging?Will you consider removing the dungeon requirements for Professions?AlchemyPlease consider making gathering professions a separate type of profession than crafting professions, so they do not take up the same profession slots.Any chance for an item that we can use to reroll secondary stats on only crafted items like the ones in WoD?The emphasis on Artifact Weapons has deflated the weaponsmith fantasy of Blacksmithing. What are your plans going forward?BlacksmithingEngineeringSteelbound HarnessBlacksmithingweapon patternsCan we separate Timewalking from the other weekend events? We're at 9 events now, so that means over two months standing between you and your favorite event.Apexis Bonus EventHow about a better New Year's Eve/New Year's Micro-Holiday?Will Reaves from Engineering ever get a bank access function? So far Jeeves are better than Reaves.ReavesEngineeringReavesNext Q&A?Legendary Drop Clarificationsnew legendaries in 7.1.5

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Just to confirm, this is intended and not a bug. Blingtron 6000's gift packages do have a chance of containing a legendary. He's a nice guy like that! (well, sometimes, at least.)
Can confirm that we believe the screenshot is indeed fake. After checking, there aren't any fishing pools that award Legendaries so if this player truly did get a Legendary, it's a bug.

Comment by christianjlowow... gogo Blingtron 6k!Comment by Random0223So glad Ion isn't in this one. Will still get the canned responses: "We agree x could be better, we messed up there." "We have some exciting things coming up for you all soon™."Comment by kevineugeniusI don't like to bash Blizz but it does seem like they don't have any idea about how the economy of gathering vs crafting actually works.Comment by Iceleaf"We like how Nomi turned out"
"its hard to make something rare if its not rare allready"

Aaand I'm out of this stream.Comment by RazamonI dont know if this is a bug or not, but currently, I do NOT have the hidden artifact skin for my holy paladin unlocked, yet I DO have the one for the protection spec paladin. I don't know if it is for every class, but if you have the hidden artifact skin on one spec, with one of the alternate color schemes for it, it will "unlock" the other hidden artifact skins, but only in the color you unlocked on the other one. idk if its a bug or intended.Comment by IceleafI dont know if this is a bug or not, but currently, I do NOT have the hidden artifact skin for my holy paladin unlocked, yet I DO have the one for the protection spec paladin. I don't know if it is for every class, but if you have the hidden artifact skin on one spec, with one of the alternate color schemes for it, it will "unlock" the other hidden artifact skins, but only in the color you unlocked on the other one. idk if its a bug or intended.Comment by KagitaarSigh. If 3 stars weren't required to finish leveling the profession he might have a point, but when, say like Leatherworking, you have an 800 required recipe that took you a lot of time and frustration to acquire, and you can't get to 800 without 3 star recipes, that's a disconnected view of how the game works.Comment by Razamoni get that it unlocks it across the board, but i dont have the hidden skins for either ret(since i dont play ret nor care) or for holy, yet i have those skins unlocked to where i can use them, just not the original color of the skin.Comment by darquisAnother factor in high mat and low crafted cost, is people crafting a ton of stuff to get rank ups, and having no use for what they crafted.Comment by Sielinthi personally don't mind the prof quests sending you to dungeons (and I'm speaking having leveled 3 alch toons)

what I find annoying is the 25 quest limit, when you have like 5 to 6 dungeon quests for 3 to 4 different dungeons you're basically forced to complete them then and there or your questing flow is all sorts of messed up as you juggle abandoning certain missions just to fit being able to grab all the quest in your immediate questing area

blizzard really need to bring their quest system into the 21st century and think about divorcing them into separate categories with their own limit

as for the forge... i haven't even unlocked that for my main ha, I refuse to pay several thousand gold for something that I probably won't useComment by Warlock82*sigh* Blizzard still fundamentally misunderstands why professions are garbage this expansion. Materials are not more expensive due to garrisons being gone. They are more expensive because every recipe requires a STUPID number of them to make AND garrisons are gone.

Here's my issue with Leatherworking. Everything I can make was already garbage by the time I learned the recipe. In order to make it mildly less garbage, I need to craft a bunch of useless stuff I don't want and destroy it, spending a huge number of mats to bring it in line with gear I can just get from dungeons, raids and world quests. Which is also the source of said recipes in many cases. This is assuming I paid the ridiculous prices to unlock the forge (which I did, for some reason... Don't ask me why). Why would I ever bother with such a system?Comment by NeroRainI don't mind doing dungeons and PVP to get my level 3 recipes. I've come to deal with Blizzards sickening love of RNG as a method to get things.

I really hate that I'll have to go into Mythics and RBGs to get level 3 for some of them.

I'll grind LFR all day long to get one stupid piece of thing I need, but asking me to actually have to do rated level content with strangers is just to much for my anxiety to handle. I'm garbage at PVP. I'm not much better at PVE. I do DPS because I can't handle being the tank or healer because I just get stressed out.

At this rate, I probably won't get my level 3 engineering gear/Suramar progression until I can solo Court Of Stars next expansion. And anything that takes RBGs, probably never. And that just seems like a horrible choice for Blizzard to make. Putting special boss fights and mounts for high end raiders, I can understand. Putting mostly worthless profession recipes behind that kind of gate just seems dumb.Comment by RockwellHLess of a desire in Legion to go on an endless archaeology grind;But its fine for almost every other thing good jobComment by BundletifTo bad there isn't a reward for getting your primary professions to 800. I'm 788 in JC with the mage neck yellow till 790, costs about 10k gold in mats to craft one plus 5 bloods. So beyond what I've already spent, 300-400k more gold and I'm finally done with it. Why not gate the cool recipes behind gold/mythic dungeons/rbg/raids and let people get to 800 cheaper?Comment by NytemareRulezGatherers without Rank 3 feels pretty punishing, especially if you've been regularly gathering -- Blizzard may look into making those recipes easier to acquire.Comment by qutharIf you want to watch the video for yourself here's a link that skips all the "starting soon".

https://www.twitch.tv/warcraft/v/114254239?t=11m17sComment by Sielinth
Pst. Wowhead. Next time you have a sit down with them and talking about profession and you going to talk about eng. Can you ask some real questions. Felglass was good. But where was the question about legion version of a loot-a-rang for none eng, or a none eng version of mailbox (not as important as loot).
Comment by IstaroTo bad there isn't a reward for getting your primary professions to 800. I'm 788 in JC with the mage neck yellow till 790, costs about 10k gold in mats to craft one plus 5 bloods. So beyond what I've already spent, 300-400k more gold and I'm finally done with it. Why not gate the cool recipes behind gold/mythic dungeons/rbg/raids and let people get to 800 cheaper?Comment by natyarafdnToo bad Blingtronn 6000 is expensive AF to craft... Not many people got one. I've opened only 6 or 7 blingtrons since Legion came out.Comment by natyarafdnAh, guys, just wondering... When we will see anything about Christmas promo? I know you've been working a lot but I'm too hyped for a mischief at least. (: