New dances remain a work in progress and we do not have plans to implement them prior to Cataclysm.(from MMO Champion)
[...] We absolutely wouldn't advertise something in a trailer if we have no intention of including that feature. The trailers are virtually always created more than a year prior to the release of what they're advertising. All of the features are planned -- or work on them has already begun -- but we never know until much closer to the release date what features might have to be shelved to ensure bigger features are polished.
We announced new dances for Wrath of the Lich King and a good deal of work went into them, but we weren't happy with the feature overall as we got closer to release. We decided we would hold off on trying to push it out anyway and focus on bigger projects.
This is the nature of good development, even if it leaves some disappointed. (Source)
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Dance News, or "Studio Delay Explained"
Dance Studio - Blizzard promised me a (dancing) pony!
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I pretty much figured this was the case. I read an interesting discussion of the work they put into jumps and how exact it had to be to feel natural (even then, I think they failed when it comes to female humans' jump...), so I imagine they want to be able to put the same work into the dances. I'd wager that it's not shelved, but simply on the sidelines. We'll see it eventually, but like they said, they prioritise other things first.
ReplyDelete> We absolutely wouldn't advertise something in a
ReplyDelete> trailer if we have no intention of including
> that feature.
The WotLK trailer also showed a player riding on the warlock class mount and wearing a shield.
I'm still waiting for my shield, dammit! :)