Preparing for WotLK

Kenzi October 7 2008 1:13 pm 8 Comments

There have been a couple of blue posts recently that puts the “WotLK is on the way” feeling in the air. The first one was a blue posted Death Knight Creation FAQ. It’s a lot of what we already know, so most of you will see this a redundant and boring:

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Q. What races can be a death knight?
A. Every race has the availability of being a death knight.

Q. Who is eligible to create a death knight?
A. Players who have at least one level 55 character on a realm may create a death knight on that realm.

Q. What if I have a level 55 character on one realm but want to create a death knight on another realm to play with friends?
A. At the launch of Wrath of the Lich King, you will only be able to create a death knight on the same realm where you have an existing level 55 or higher character. In the future, we plan to allow the creation of a death knight on any realm (provided you have at least one level 55 character).

Q. Can I create a death knight on one realm and transfer it to another realm?
A. Yes, you will be able to transfer a death knight, using either a free character move or a paid character transfer. Normal fees still apply.

Q. Can I create a death knight on one account and transfer it to a new account?
A. Death knights can be transferred with the same fees and restrictions as any other character.

Q. If I move a death knight to another realm now, can I get a refund later when the option to create a death knight anywhere is available?
A. We will not be giving refunds to players who have relocated a death knight to another realm prior to the open creation point for all realms.

Q. Can I create a death knight on the opposite faction?
A. You will be able to create a death knight on the opposite faction provided that it is on a PvE realm. The standard restrictions for character creation apply for PvP realms.

Q. Is there a limit on how many death knights I can create?
A. You will only be able to have one death knight per realm at any one time. Should you delete a death knight, you will still be able to create a new one.

Notice the highlighted part? Can’t start over on a new server anymore! This won’t be a huge deal for most, but for those planning on using this opportunity to move over to play with friends might find if a bit frustrating.

There was also a blue posted Updated System Requirements post today, Not a huge difference from the old, but those with questionable machines may want to read over it.

Wryxian
Updated World of Warcraft System Requirements

We have updated computer system specifications required to run World of Warcraft in preparation for our next expansion, Wrath of the Lich King. Please also note the recommended specifications, which, while certainly not required, generally provide a more optimal gaming experience.

PC System Requirements

OS:

Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista (Service Pack 1)

Processor:

Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 1.3 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 1500

Recommended: Dual-core processor, such as the Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2

Memory:

Minimum: 512 MB RAM (1GB for Vista users)

Recommended: 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista users)

Video:

Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 32 MB VRAM (Such as an ATI Radeon 7200 or NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or better)

Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM (Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT class card or better)

Sound: DirectX-compatible sound card or motherboard sound capability

Mac System Requirements

OS:

Mac OS X 10.4.11 or newer

Processor:

Minimum: PowerPC G5 1.6 GHz or Intel Core Duo processor

Recommended: Intel 1.8GHz processor or better

Memory:

Minimum: 1 GB RAM

Recommended: 2 GB RAM

Video:

Minimum: 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting with 64 MB VRAM (Such as an ATI Radeon 9600 or NVIDIA GeForce Ti 4600 class card or better)

Recommended: 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability with 128 MB VRAM (Such as an ATI Radeon X1600 or NVIDIA 7600 class card or better)

All Platforms

Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported.

Connectivity: You must have an active broadband Internet connection to play.

Mouse: Multi-button mouse with scroll wheel recommended.

Hard Drive Space: 15 GB free hard drive space

Spread the DK:

8 Comments »

Cames said:

Well, you could transfer your level 70 now in preparation for making your DK.

# 7 October 2008 at 3:29 pm

troika said:

jesus 15gb required? sure the game at the mo with tbc instaled is only 2gb?

# 7 October 2008 at 3:53 pm

Rikaku said:

They said it was 10GB for the Burning Crusade; Upon install the truth was revealed. it was totally not 10GBs as I only had like 7GB on my computer at the time (thank god I’ve since upgraded). I think that only applies when you consider the previous expansion and vanilla WoW combined.

And about the 55+ realm only change now, that’s not to bad. Judging by their words it may be changed in the future to “once you have a 55 you can create a DK anywhere”. Makes me kind of glad I wasted time on other realms though, now I can make 4 different DK’s.

# 7 October 2008 at 4:40 pm

Egma said:

troika, um Right now with addons and a few Screen shots my WoW is taking up 9.67Gigs, and without addons or screenshots is still 9.48Gigs. So their requirements will probably incress about 5Gigs per expansion, so now it is 15gigs and probably the next one will require about 20.

# 8 October 2008 at 3:51 am

Zule said:

My WotLK beta folder is 20gig right now.

# 8 October 2008 at 8:22 am

private said:

the beta has all three tbc normal and wotlk so u. Have 2 normal 2bc and 1wotlk in the beta they do this so that the beta users on the beta realms can’t interract with non beta users

# 9 October 2008 at 2:16 pm