This page contains news from August 2009.
3.2.2: Runescroll of Fortitude
A new group scroll has appeared on the patch 3.2.2 PTR: Runescroll of Stamina is trained at 440 Inscription skill. The recipe is green (low chance of a skill-up) until at least 450. Each use of the recipe requires 1 Snowfall Ink and 5 Resilient Parchment, and makes 5 “Runescroll of Fortitude”. These scrolls require level 80 to use, but can be traded. Using the scroll increases Stamina by 165 for all party and raid members for 1 hour. This Stamina bonus acts like a normal scroll buff.
Archaeology: The Evolution of Inscription
The first details of Cataclysm’s new secondary profession, Archaeology, were revealed at BlizzCon. Many Archaeology techniques sound a lot like Inscription: Archaeology allows ancient glyphs to be filled. And you may recall that “deciphering” was an Inscription skill that briefly appeared during beta testing. Why is Archaeology a new secondary profession, and not a continuation of Inscription? Read more »
BlizzCon 2009 Fishing
Good to know “Old Crafty” is still plotting his escape from Orgrimmar:
“Big changes to fishing that I cannot talk about yet… We’re going to make it more fun!”
Perhaps based on Animal Crossing – you’d be able to see different types of fish, and cast so that the bobber lands near the fish you want (thanks Mike).
With the Cataclysm, maximum personal fishing skill will rise to 525, with a new “Illustrious” rank. And water appears to move more.
Cataclysm: Archaeology
WoW’s 3rd expansion will add Archaeology as a new secondary profession. Few details yet, but it will allow you to, “unearth valuable artifacts and earn unique rewards.”
You will be able to explore ruins around Azeroth and recover “notes” or artefacts that have been exposed by the cataclysm. Gather several similar notes in your journal (pictured below), and then decipher these in a “minigame” or quest (undecided). This will gives different rewards – vanity pets, instant travel to dungeon, titles, recipes for other professions.
Artifacts can be given to a cult, to gain a glyph that fits your Ancient Glyph slot. These glyphs are not part of Inscription. They are part of the Path of the Titans, a new customisation/progression system. Gaining all these ancient glyphs is “gated, not grindy”.
Below is a mock-up of the archaeology journal: Read more »
