1.4 values

[crashbandiqt]

Is the server just going to use the gear stats from 1.4

or will there actually be the 1.4 pre normalization in place?

[Keftenk]

When you say normalization, do you mean the normalization on weapons?

[crashbandiqt]

http://www.wowwiki.com/Normalization

[Youfie]

If by normalization you mean Attack Power normalization, nope it won't be in place.
The server will not reproduce talents, bugs and features other than was in game during patch 1.12, the gear stats being the exception.

[crashbandiqt]

1.4 stats, with 1.12 mechanics

is that very blizzlike?

[Hatson]

It's the best we're gonna get.
Unless you don't like pre-buff item stats. Then it's worse for your case. But most people here seem to like it, so...
It's the best we're gonna get.

[crashbandiqt]

well ok then

: - )

[Koopa]

1.4 stats, with 1.12 mechanics

is that very blizzlike?

Items are feasible because its minimal work and you can work on two parts at once (you can copy the update for the DB entry before doing the change, put it into a file for whichever patch (1.4 or 1.10 or whatever) it belongs to, and do the edit with very limited work).

Talents would require a core change, and would take a lot of work in comparison to item changes. Essentially months, and there would be compatibility issues--some people have had their trees changed significantly so if you do not switch clients (another huge huge undertaking) there would require "ghost" talents that do nothing for some classes, and most of the talents would have incorrect tool tips as those are hard coded into your client. Not to even mention the problems with talents that have more or less points to put in than they originally did. As neat as playing with old talents are, its really not feasible on a 1.12.1 server.

Not saying its not gonna happen, but its not gonna happen.

As it stands, talents are not in 100% working condition to begin with, and will take a non-trivial amount of work to get to that point.