Call of the Wild: "Ask the Devs" forums

[Devils Profile]

"Welcome to Ask the Devs, our brand-new World of Warcraft developer Q&A series where we're asking you to post the questions you want answered. The community will help us decide on what questions to answer through the thumbs-up voting system. We'll be collecting questions from around the world in each of our regional forums to make this a truly global effort."

Hell. I think it's time to bring out those thumb ups

[shinryu Profile]

Dunno if it's true or not (I never bother with the official forums anymore, especially after they changed/moved it), but I already heard it was all locked out over there, so you can't even ask questions or something? And if that's true, did anyone squeeze in some kitty ones?

[Sylvaneart Profile Website]

The post IS locked due to posting limits. There is a blue post on it. Feral's should go and thumbs up the feral questions. Don't thumbs up the posts that break CoC as they will ignore those anyways.

[Devils Profile]

Threads have a cap of 500 posts. US forum already reached, but in EU there is circa 50 free slot. There is some feral post (i actually post one with the most important q-s @EU #327) http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=17#327

Will be some necessary BIG feral updates in the near future? - as you balancing several classes we don't seeing our class in that list. What will be this? We hope for example:
- do something with the Claw ability - its useless. I suggest to do some kind of warrior Cleave.
- AoE damage increase (Cat Swipe - similar as warrior Whirlwind in PTR) - we are useless in AoE phases nowadays.
- combo point transfer, and 4 sec cool down Prowl - like rouges have in PTR
- Ferocious Bite damage increase to make it effective over 25% enemy HP (because we use Shred and bleeds, and we have a lot of unused combo points)

But there are some intresting post. the better if we collect the feral themed posts...

[Devils Profile]

Feral themed posts at Ask the Devs @EU forum (i hope i collected them all)

Llijaj @Chromaggus-EU about feral scaling in higher gear ( i think tiers) in relation to other classes in PvE
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=3#57

Adre @Norgannon-EU about Savage Defense on multiple add fights
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=4#79

Aradiel @Nightsorrow-EU about cat AoE.
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=5#93

Anyä @Eldre'Thalas-EU about feral PvE / PvP dmg
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=5#97

Bearknuckle &Uldum-EU - about AGI --> Armor n Cata
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=10#188

Takthis @Stormreaver-EU about feral PvP
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=13#245

Tsuteymanga @Vek'nilash-EU about Stamp. Roar change

Devilshorn @Bloodscalp-EU - my post, several PvE toughs - see above
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=17#327

Reaperxv @Saurfang-EU - cat AoE, Rake-Swipe spreading idea + sightly single target dmg increase
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=17#332

Eniral @Xavius-EU - feral stealth vs rouge stealth (rouge > feral thoughts)
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=18#347

Ishayu @Auchindoun-EU - feral Pvp: DoT vs mobility vs damage vs survivability
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=21#408

Bodjiz @The Maelstrom-EU - Feral Pvp - feral vs other melee in pvp teams
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=25#481

Brontomus @Grim Batol-EU - Pvp: Druid fear break
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=24#461

Somebody can collect the posts form US forums?

[Rawf Profile]

I'm still looking through the US version but the best one post I've found so far is this

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... age=14#270

PLEASE everyone upvote it, even if you're on an EU server.

Others:

FB > 25%
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... ?page=4#63

Feral PvP
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... ?page=3#44

Bear thrash armour mitigation
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... ?page=3#53

Bears in general
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... age=10#184

and

Theorycrafting 'room' in game
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... page=6#110

[Shardik Profile]

Eniral @Xavius-EU - feral stealth vs rouge stealth (rouge > feral thoughts)
http://eu.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/1820913849?page=18#347

That one is actually a Rogue complaining that Feral druids have better stealth than Rogues, instead of the other way around.

Reason for that, I don't know.

[Dabeasty Profile]

I hate to be a sourgrapes stinkypants but it seems to me that the classes/specs with the largest player base are very much likely to get questions answered here (even though generally they seem to get more feedback anyway). Nevertheless, we must try so I've given a thumbs up to all those feral threads. TBH I feel a little aggreived having to beg Blizzard to answer my questions...I pay for this game!

[Sylvaneart Profile Website]

I hate to be a sourgrapes stinkypants but it seems to me that the classes/specs with the largest player base are very much likely to get questions answered here (even though generally they seem to get more feedback anyway). Nevertheless, we must try so I've given a thumbs up to all those feral threads. TBH I feel a little aggreived having to beg Blizzard to answer my questions...I pay for this game!

I totally agree which is why we must make our voices heard in a constructive manner.

[ShmooDude Profile]

I hate to be a sourgrapes stinkypants but it seems to me that the classes/specs with the largest player base are very much likely to get questions answered here (even though generally they seem to get more feedback anyway). Nevertheless, we must try so I've given a thumbs up to all those feral threads. TBH I feel a little aggreived having to beg Blizzard to answer my questions...I pay for this game!

They'll probably (I hope, cause yah a straight popularity contest on class questions is just gonna be bad) split the questions into categories and the top votes for each category get answered. So like a couple questions for each class, then the top questions that aren't directly related to a class (or something like that).

[Tyyr Profile]

I'm still looking through the US version but the best one post I've found so far is this

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic ... age=14#270

PLEASE everyone upvote it, even if you're on an EU server.

Anyone have a copy of this post somewhere? I found references to the post# yesterday, but it looks like it's been removed?

[Dabeasty Profile]

Ah, what a surprise, nothing whatsoever re feral in the q&a.

[Sylvaneart Profile Website]

I would like to keep this thread open and hope it doesn’t disintegrate into a Blizz flame fest. They (blizz) have stated this is the 1st of many Q&A they plan to do. What I suggest is getting ready for the next one. Write it up in word. Spell check it. Grammer check it. Sit back and think about it for a bit then go over it again. When you have a clear well thought out statement then post on here and let us tear into it. Maybe we can add to or make suggestions. Then you can take the revised one and post in next Q&A and we can go upvote it and tell all our friends.

[Tinderhoof Profile]

Ah, what a surprise, nothing whatsoever re feral in the q&a.

If you noticed they focused mostly on the world and quality of life issues for people in general. They only really touched on 2 classes (Hunter/DK) and only to say they liked were they went.

I agree with Sylvaneart that we need to not be discouraged by this. Better to stay positive and not be combative cause they will never choose to answer a negitivly posed question.

[shinryu Profile]

I'm gonna flame Blizz for a tad, of the ones they chose to answer for R1, at least half, it not more, were already addressed by prior blue posts, wtf? >.>

I mean, pick new ones to answer, geez.

[ShmooDude Profile]

New one up, PvP questions only.

[Goodmongo Profile]

It seems they ignored all the feral questions from what I've come across so far. The did talk about boomkins and PvP saying that if a class is good at rated BG's then they won't do much to help it in arenas. Dumb logic to me but that is their reasoning for both boomkins and hunters.