Testing, testing...

[Geoni]

3. Goblin starter area is FUBAR. Most likely we'll have to set up a portal to just have goblins skip the starter area. Thankfully, goblins have most of their racials at the beginning. The downside is that this means all goblins will lose out on the hobgoblin banker racial.

Aaw, and it's probably the funniest starting area. Guess it being FUBAR sort of embodies the Goblin. So I take it none of the phasing quests will work? Will they be locked if the server changes to Cata so that nubs don't accidentally explode into a million polygons (not sure if quests can be locked though)? I can see the whole phasing system of the quests becoming kind of crazy in terms of bugs happening.

[Aphetoros]

I think it'd be cool if we did a big forum RP that was the Cataclysm.

[Kenshiro]

Gotta say, I am very pleased to hear about this news. Just knowing that it is being tested and fooled around with is awesome, even though there are several kinks.

I think it'd be cool if we did a big forum RP that was the Cataclysm.

That would be cool.

[Grakor456]

I wouldn't make too many plans right now. There's the very real possibility that, given the number of flaws in the Cata emulator, we may decide to not move forward just yet. SkyFire's approach to...certain things is really not very good.

Some further updates:

1. The DK quest chain is...hit or miss. Sometimes it works perfectly, other times we hit bugs that make things near impossible. I'm being told that the final quest doesn't work properly, and one quest involving firing the cannon on the Scarlets is made much more difficult by the vast majority of the mobs evade-bugging.

2. A lot of the NPC speech (as in, the random /says that they do) is missing, or replaced with random text that the Skyfire devs put in. Often this text is low-brow and poorly spelled with over-use of exclamation points. It's really painful to look at.

All told...we're still debating if it's even worth making the jump with all of the glaring flaws. It's going to need some serious work done if we do.

[CappnRob]

Take all the time you need to whack the problems out of it! If places like Molten can run it, we can!

[Grakor456]

I...wouldn't be so sure of that.

[flammos200]

Worgen starter area was a bit buggy, but we've managed to smooth out some kinks in the City of Gilneas section. It can still be unstable and buggy if multiple people go through the quest steps at the same time, so people will need to go through that section one at a time. Unfortunately, Worgen can't just skip this, because without doing this section of the zone you don't get Two Forms or your other racials. Once you're out of Gilneas City, the quest line becomes FUBAR, but we fixed the problems with it so we can probably set up a portal to escape the instance once you're out of the city. Also unfortunately, Running Wild doesn't work, as Worgen fail to learn it naturally. Also, it apparently turns you into a wisp.

All of my sadness...

[Torches]

I think it would've been better to say 'if other servers can run Cataclysm, so can we', Capn. :P

In any case, I do also agree. Feel free to take as long as you need to sort all the details, bugs, etc out before we make the transition. I personally think it would be a nice change to spur on new guild ideas, be able to use Cataclysm's items and to be able to finally start moving the timeline forward and bring about its respective events.

[Xigo]

We won't be missing anything major, from what I've seen.

Just a bit of stuff that's ultimately not necessary. My only real worry is the DK questline, 'cuz I don't really care about any other quest in the game.

[Ormica]

Okay, I love the up dates, but will the stuff like the guilds still be up, or will it be we have to remake everything? -That's- what I care about, wouldn't want to have to do everything agian on my guild ranks and such :P I would also like to know if .lo rp would work and stuff like that Sorry to sound the hater >.<

[kindle135]

More than likely, Ormica, yes. You'll not only have to remake your characters but also everything you've made on them including guilds.

[BountyHunter]

Okay, I love the up dates, but will the stuff like the guilds still be up, or will it be we have to remake everything? -That's- what I care about, wouldn't want to have to do everything agian on my guild ranks and such :P I would also like to know if .lo rp would work and stuff like that Sorry to sound the hater >.<

You'll have to remake guilds and characters, that's generally how it works when we switch cores, the Database doesn't get shifted over too. Expecially with the expansion, you'll likely have to start from scratch.

However, lore might not be reset.

[Ormica]

Oh, even re-making profialed characters, like my Groshner?

[Torches]

We won't be missing anything major, from what I've seen.

I'd say the graphics and world update are pretty major, as well as a better Stormwind/Orgrimmar layout. Plus there's the fact we can use flying mounts in Azeroth, which is always good as it means we can access literally anywhere.

[kindle135]

Do you mean redoing the profile process or just making the character in game? If the former, that will only be the case if a lore restart, if the former, you just have to remake the character in game once we get on the new server core for Cata and then get leveled again, no resubmission of the profile necessary.