Blizzard dishes on WoW dual specs

Blizzard poster Nethaera intereviewed…Blizzard poster Ghostcrawler today on the upcoming dual spec feature in World of Warcraft, which will allow players to switch talents and roles in game far more easily than before.

Ghostcrawler answered perhaps the most important question on gamers’ minds here:

Nethaera: How do you switch between specs?

Ghostcrawler: Players will be able to switch between their talent specs by visiting any Lexicon of Power provided they’ve paid for the ability to have a secondary spec. Lexicons of Power will be available in major cities, and inscribers will also be able to create a new item that summons one. Anyone can purchase this item, but it requires a ritual of several players to summon it for use by the party. It’s similar to a repair bot in that it will exist in the world for a short duration. It’s important to keep in mind that you will not be able to switch specs while in combat or Arenas. While you won’t be able to switch your spec without the Lexicon, you will still be able to look at your secondary spec whenever you want to.

Ultimately it will be more convenient to switch specs, but probably not as convenient as some players would like (at will when entering a dungeon or arena). Any portable item created by inscribers is going to cost someone money, too. GC also let loose this info about gear management, potentially obsoleting several gear management addons for the game:

Nethaera: Will you be able to switch gear easily to match your spec?

Ghostcrawler: At the same time we implement dual specs, we will also be setting up a gear system. The feature is called “Gear Manager.” It can also be used to just swap weapons or trinkets or put on that tuxedo to strut around town. It will not automatically switch your gear when you change your talent spec, but it will allow for an easy gear change between them. The feature may not be fully functional immediately in the PTR, but we’ll have more information to share about it before too much longer.

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