Players required to discover dungeons in Cata

#0 - May 3, 2010, 6:14 p.m.

before using LFD tool. Also, possible return of attunements for raids and heroic mode dungeons. From the Spanish WoW forums, translation courtesy WoW.com.

http://www.wow.com/2010/05/03/cataclysm-must-find-dungeons-before-they-appear-in-the-dungeon/

This was translated from Spanish:

Q u o t e:
Looking to Cataclysm, maybe you want to know that, for normal dungeons, players must discover the dungeon in the world prior to access it from LFD tool. It is possible that you could see attunements for heroics and raids (which would be similar to the one of Karazhan). Developers arent sure yet of whether they use attunements or not. However, heroic dungeons at level 85 would probably have more gear requirement (in comparison) than heroic dungeons at level 80.

Zarhym

#14 - May 3, 2010, 11:26 p.m.

We haven't fully decided on the attunement criteria for our dungeons and raids, if any. You're not likely to see very stringent attunements, particularly for dungeons. It is true that players will not be able to enter Azeroth the day Cataclysm is released and queue for a new dungeon using the LFD tool. The dungeon must be discovered on the map before it is unlocked in the tool. We do intend to make the gear requirements for Heroic dungeons a little less forgiving than they currently are in Wrath of the Lich King.

Zarhym

#43 - May 4, 2010, 12:11 a.m.

Q u o t e:

Could we get some clarification on this?

The reason I ask is that, under the current level system, this would mean that there would be no alliance option for LFD until level 17 (level 15 and 16 are RFC, which no alliance toon is going to unlock at level 15 or 16). It also means that Stormwind Stocks (and probably Deadmines and Wailing Caverns) will be keyed back to being "Horde" or "Alliance" instances.

I'm speaking specifically about new dungeons in Cataclysm. Whether or not this is going to change the system for queuing for existing dungeons, I do not yet know.