Reforging is an ability currently being developed in Cataclysm for Jewelcrafters, Engineers, Tailors, Blacksmiths and Leatherworkers that will allow for some customization of stats on Items.

The idea is to allow a Blacksmith to take a Mail or Plate item which contains (for example) 50 Stamina and 50 Agility and remove half of one of these stats for another. Stats already on the piece can not be augmented. A new stat can be created using the “points” available. (Swapping 25 Agility points and creating a 25 Spirit augment using this example.)

Other professions will be able to do the same for their own lines; Tailors will deal with Cloth Augments, Leatherworkers will deal with Leather Augments, Engineers with Trinkets and Ranged, Jewelcrafters with Rings and Necklaces.

Reforging will have no affect for “on use” or passive effects on Trinkets and Ranged, but will be able to change Stats all the same.

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Reforging is a method by which people can easily change their gear or the gear of other players by removing skill points from one area and placing them in another. This is an interesting feature for a few reasons. It is going to allow there to be infinitely more gear options in the game. And because the reforging will not allow anyone to shift all the numbers into a single stat, there will be no “uber” gear crafted either.

Second, it will create an entirely different market of individuals in capital cities who can offer their reforging services for fellow players. Instead of just crafting new items, all of the gear crafters – blacksmiths, engineers, tailors, and leatherworkers, will be able to take the gear their fellow players gather from raids and PvP and then start tacking on different stats where needed.

New Levels of Customization

This will allow players who may find certain pieces of gear slightly inferior due to their focus on the wrong stats much more willing to utilize those pieces. It might also create a higher degree of argument in instance parties over who gets what pieces of loot due to their different stats and how those stats can be shifted around now that any piece of gear can easily be changed.

Whatever ends up happening though, the simple truth is that reforging is a major new addition to the game and one that will prove to be incredibly popular when World of Warcraft Cataclysm finally launches in 2010.

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New Cataclysm expansion, recently announced by Blizzard will bring brand new items, abilities, races and the 2 new professions. Each expansion in World of Warcraft introduced new professions- Burning Crusade Jewelcrafting, WotLK Inscription, while Cataclysm will introduce Archaeology and Reforging latest crafting improvement.

Archaeology profession

Archaeology will be the last of the secondary professions, allowing further customizations to be performed on the characters. New Archaeologists will have an option to search through various ruins situated all over the map for the different items of interest, just like Archaeologists in real life.

Through their research of the ruins, Archaeologists will be able to gather various unique artifacts and make notes. These artifacts will enable Archaeologists to further customize their characters, while handing these artifacts in to a Titan cult will bring them all different kinds of rewards, such as Teleportation, Vanity pets and new items of interest. Depending on the path they choose, Archeologists will be able to make new discoveries which will bring new passive skills and new abilities.

How unique is Archaeology?

All World of Warcraft professions are made to follow the progressive pattern, which consists of player’s learning the skill and leveling it up to the certain skill level in order to be able to use it for the specific craft. Archaeology will be different. It will not have the cap skill level after which the progress will no longer be possible. It will allow continuous advancing in profession, which will ensure the constant interest of players for this profession.

Reforging profession

Reforging will be introduced as a crafting addition, a skill which will allow further gear customization. Only the gear statistics will be subject to customization, unfortunately not the appearance as well. It will maybe be possible in the further expansions.

Reforging will be available to Engineers, Blacksmiths, Letherworkers, Tailors and Jewelcrafters. Those players who have one or more of these crafting professions will be able to re-customize the piece of gear originating from it. For example a Jewelcrafter will be able to take one stat from the ring. After altering it to the desired statistics, he will be able to return it back to the ring.

What is so unique about this?

The changeable statistics will not be limited to those that are already given on the item. If you for example have a necklace with stamina and intellect, you will be able to change stamina for the equivalent amount of the spell power instead.

This customization of the statistics will be available for all the items and not only those crafted by you. It will be of particular help to players who do not have the required professions. They will also be able to re-customize wanted statistics by seeking assistance from other players who do have desired Reforging skill.

Expansion Cataclysm will bring new dimension to World of Warcraft. World of Warcraft will certainly not disappoint the players, as it has been the most amazing and popular MMORPGs for quite some time now. The population of the World of Warcraft players is ever-growing despite the new MMORPGs that are constantly emerging. The quality of this amazing game has made sure of it.

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