WoW faction change service on the way

Blizzard working on a service which will allow player to switch between Horde and Alliance
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Blizzard has revealed that it is working on a new service which will allow players to move existing characters over to opposing factions.

Alliance players will be able to transform their characters into roughly equivalent horde characters and vice versa.

Apparently this is a service that WoW players have been requesting for ages.

“Players who ended up creating and leveling up characters on the opposite factions from their friends have been asking for this type of functionality for some time, and we’re pleased to be getting closer to being able to deliver it,” said Blizzard, going on to elaborate:

“As with all of the features and services we offer, we intend to incorporate the faction-change service in a way that won’t disrupt the gameplay experience on the realms, and there will be some rules involved with when and how the service can be used. The number of variables involved increases the complexity of implementing this service, but we plan to take the time needed to ensure that it lives up to expectations before officially rolling it out. We’ll go into much more detail on all of this here at www.WorldofWarcraft.com as development progresses. In the meantime, we wanted to let you know that because this type of functionality requires extensive internal testing well in advance of release, you may be seeing bits and pieces of the service in the test builds we use for the public test realms moving forward.”

Players can already alter their characters gender, physical appearance and of course talents and abilities, yet Blizzard has not yet made it possible for players to change their character’s race, class or faction.

Guide to Midsummer Fire Festival achievements

It’s that time of year again, folks. Frankly, I’m glad to be back in the realm of more reasonable and just plain fun holiday achievements, because I hated School of Hard Knocks, and wound up giving up and quitting the achievement after hours of fruitless battleground deaths. Fortunately, the Fire Festival has a lot less potential to drive you to the nuthouse, and a lot more potential to grant experience, gold, and cool items. From what I’ve seen, Blizzard hasn’t changed the holiday since its 2008 incarnation, which is actually a good thing in a number of ways because last year’s revamped and expanded Fire Festival was great…

Isle of Conquest to allow up to 80 players at once

Blizzard has announced that its upcoming content patch entitled “Call of the Crusade” will bring with it a brand new battleground capable of supporting up to 80 players at once.

Most battlegrounds can support a maximum of 30players, with Alterac Vally being the only current Battleground to support 80 players at once.

“An island somewhere off the shores of Northrend. A rock, hardly worth a second look. But as insignificant as it may seem, this is no ordinary place. A sound of thunder as waves crash endlessly against rocky cliffs; a sound of fury as swords clash on the blood-stained fields of this island on the edge of forever.” – Blizzard

For a full explanation of the new battleground, Isle of Conquest, visit the official site