Blizzard provides loads of information for their plans in Cataclysm. We have learned about changes to the stat systems as well as talent trees. Everything announced affect many aspects of the game and will be incredibly far reaching.
Let’s check out another set of changes that will greatly change the ability of basic campfire in the upcoming expansion. Shall we?
What is basic campfire?
Basic campfire is an ability that is learned when you first train cooking. You only need one rank in cooking so you can start creating a campfire to roast your raw food over. In the process, grant a 4-spirit buff to anyone close by. No materials or reagents are required to create a fire, and you can make one almost anywhere except underwater. Surprisingly, you can you can create one on top of water if you are buffed with Levitate, Water Walking, or Path of Frost. The fire will not inflict any damage if you stand in it; though if you have the non-combat pet Plump Turkey, when it is in range of a basic campfire it will be rush toward the open flame, “sensing its destiny,” and martyr itself for the sake of your stomach.
Changes
Basic Campfire has undergone a few changes over the many years of WoW, which includes:
• It’s used to require the tool Flint and Tinder to make. Before Patch 3.0.8, it also required Simple Wood as a reagent.
• Patch 3.0.8 also removed damage dealt to players who got too close to the fire. One comment I found mentioned that players in raids used to start Basic Campfires under afk players as practical jokes.
• Before Patch 3.2.2 Basic Campfire had a cast time of 10 seconds.
• The ability used to be part of a secondary profession, Survival, which was removed before the game went live. The ability involved buffing your party with spirit through the use of campfires and torches. The ability Bright Campfire was the updated version of Basic Campfire.
