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Legion - Tyrande, Malfurion, and Elothir
We found some interesting references to Tyrande, Malfurion, and Elothir. These lines may be part of the Darkheart Thicket dungeon. Unfortunately there isn't much more than what is below yet. Keep in mind that this is just a reference in an alpha build of Legion, not something final or officially announced. Spoilers below!

The vision is chaotic, unfocused. I need to concentrate.
I will need to focus on the vision to understand its message. Guard me while I do this, $n.
Yes, Tyrande.
Do not let anything disturb my meditation. I must see through the chaos.
I see... swirling red mist. Gnashing teeth.
That is Malfurion's voice! He is livid and... in terrible agony.
Such malevolent laughter... who could be so cruel?
I only pray that we are not too late.
The corruption is getting worse. There is something across the bridge... Is that the Archdruid Elothir?
By Elune... what happened, Elothir? Have you seen my husband?
The Nightmare... claims me. Malfurion calls out in the darkness. I cannot see him...
You must help me find him! Is there anything I can do?
You may not, but perhaps... your mother moon can.
I will petition Elune. The Nightmare taint cannot be removed.... but perhaps we can hold it back.
Long enough... to seek him out... *Elothir groans* The trees whisper nonsense. I can almost understand...
Hold yourself on the edge of madness, Elothir! Mother moon will hold you as long as she can.
He approaches the heart of corruption! Quickly, Tyrande, to Shala'nir! There is no time!
I will go to him! Elothir?
The madness... claims me...
Elothir's form is unresponsive. The Nightmare has taken hold.
Elothir's inert form stares blankly into the distance.
Elothir appears completely unaware of his surroundings.
There is no time to lose. Elothir is beyond our reach now. Come with me.
Shala'nir is just ahead. When we arrive, you will search the buildings to the left. I will search those to the right. Shout if you find him.
I am coming Malfurion!
I hear a struggle by the gazebo! Malfurion?! Answer me!
Hah! Claim him if you can, Night Elf!



New Item Added to World of Warcraft: Legion Digital Deluxe Bonuses
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
We’ve added something new to the collection of goodies you get when you purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition of World of Warcraft: Legion. Take on the terrors of Diablo III in style with the Legion-inspired Demon Hunter helm transmog. Wear it with the Wings of the Betrayer, and you’ll truly look the part as you hunt demons across Sanctuary. Both of these items, along with everything else in the Digital Deluxe Edition, are available in-game now when you pre-purchase.


Don’t be caught unprepared for the Burning Legion’s assault on Azeroth beginning this summer. By pre-purchasing now, you’ll receive a level-100 character boost to use immediately, along with early access to the Demon Hunter hero class prior to the expansion’s release.*

PRE-PURCHASE NOW

World of Warcraft: Legion is filled with features and content that will transform Azeroth’s heroes into Legion-slaying avatars of vengeance, including:

  • New Hero Class: Demon Hunter—Unleash the demon within as an all-new melee hero class gifted with preternatural mobility—and the ability to metamorphose into hellish new forms.
  • New Feature: Artifact Weapons—Smite the Legion with class-specific weapons of lore. Unlock awesome abilities and traits, and customize your weapon to suit your needs.
  • New Continent: The Broken Isles—Discover the fate of a lost night elf civilization, confront twisted fragments of the Emerald Nightmare, and hunt agents of the Legion in all-new zones.
  • Boost to Level 100—Come fully prepared to battle the Legion with a level-100 character boost, and fight alongside your friends in this epic new chapter of World of Warcraft—available immediately upon pre-purchase*.
  • New Feature: Class Halls (aka Order Halls)—Unite fellow NPC members of your class’s order to carry out missions at your command.
  • New PvP Honor System—Fight for fame, glory, and a range of new PvP-specific powers as you face the opposing faction in Arenas and Battlegrounds.

Digital Deluxe Edition – Pets, Mounts, and More
In addition to the Standard Edition, the new expansion is available in a Digital Deluxe Edition, which contains a cache of Legion-inspired in-game bonuses for World of Warcraft and other Blizzard games (available upon or before the expansion’s launch), including:

  • World of Warcraft – Illidari Felstalker Mount and Nibbles Pet—Stalk the invading demonic forces atop one of the Burning Legion’s own twisted hounds of war, and summon a delightfully demented companion to keep you warm by the fel fire—both available immediately upon pre-purchase.
  • Heroes of the Storm – Felstalker Mount—Charge down the lanes of the Nexus and wreak havoc on the opposing team astride this fierce fanged terror.
  • StarCraft II – Fel Protoss Portraits—Take back Aiur in infernal style with psionic-infused StarCraft II portraits of Illidan and Gul’dan.
  • Diablo III – Wings of the Betrayer—Equip your hero with Illidan’s wings and strike terror into the hearts of Sanctuary’s demons.
  • NEW! Diablo III – Demon Hunter Helm Transmog—Complete your fel-infused look with the new Demon Hunter helm transmog. Just add wings and you’ll be the true terror of Sanctuary.

Visit the Battle.net Shop to learn more about everything the Standard and Digital Deluxe Editions have to offer.

*Players upgrading from World of Warcraft Starter Edition must wait for trial restrictions to be removed (up to 72 hours) before using character boost. Demon Hunter early access timing will be announced at a later date. Only one Demon Hunter per realm; requires at least one level 70 character on realm. Legion launch in summer 2016 (winter 2016 in regions in southern hemisphere).

Patch 6.2.3 Hotfixes - January 12
Originally Posted by Blizzard (Blue Tracker / Official Forums)
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Ghostcrawler Tweets
Ghostcrawler still occasionally talks about WoW. Remember that he no longer works for or speaks for Blizzard.
Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Besides, how many people actually have "the Insane" in WoW? Pretty small percent, and that's pure dedication.
That one is, but I'd argue the prestige is pretty small. Now imagine it granted a legendary.... (OccupyGStreet)

Well, he also conceded that maybe it's not feasible.
Yeah. I think there is an expectation that only a few people can wield say Excalibur, but maybe not in an MMO (OccupyGStreet)



Heroes of the Storm - Greymane Released
Greymane has been released!


Dark Legacy Comics #521 -You've Got Mail
DLC #521 has been released!

This article was originally published in forum thread: Legion - Tyrande and Elothir, New Digital Deluxe Bonus, Jan 12 Hotfixes, Tweets, DLC started by chaud View original post
Comments 30 Comments
  1. Frumpy Frumpy Frak's Avatar
    I hear a struggle by the gazebo!
    This line was funnier than it should have been.
  1. Mendzia's Avatar
    I am coming Malfurion!
    No pun intended
  1. TheRevenantHero's Avatar
    I'm not gonna lie....the extras the digital deluxe supplies are actually one of the best I've seen from WoW
  1. mmoc2031ce955d's Avatar
    So...order halls are basically a garrison now. Unite your fellow npc class member to carry out missions for you? The cancer is spreading again.
  1. Callypso's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Papir View Post
    So...order halls are basically a garrison now. Unite your fellow npc class member to carry out missions for you? The cancer is spreading again.
    So don't do them. I for one am excited, the garrison is what brought me back to WoD and the main thing keeping me playing for now
  1. mmoc2031ce955d's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Callypso View Post
    So don't do them. I for one am excited, the garrison is what brought me back to WoD and the main thing keeping me playing for now
    yes...a facebook minigame? I actualy like playing the game myself instead of sending out my cronies..also you could skip them but the garrison was tue biggest part for getting the legendary quest...so yea you cant rly skiptl it.
  1. mmoc1c1d6a1668's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Papir View Post
    So...order halls are basically a garrison now
    From my understanding of the order halls, you will have just a few champions you can send out to the world, but when they find something, you will have to go there to finish the quest. Also you will meet fellow class players in the halls. A much better concept than garrisons imo.
  1. mmoc2031ce955d's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Summoner View Post
    From my understanding of the order halls, you will have just a few champions you can send out to the world, but when they find something, you will have to go there to finish the quest. Also you will meet fellow class players in the halls. A much better concept than garrisons imo.
    Yes I know that, i watched blizzcon and the interviews etc
    But unfortunately on the blue post @ the main page the main emphasis is on sendong out your npcs to do missions for you ..
  1. TheDeeGee's Avatar
    So very true that comic, one of the most annoying things in WoW.
  1. thilicen's Avatar
    About damn time that Tyrande gets an active role in what's going on, that character could be so awesome if they let her be.
  1. Raynre Valence's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by thilicen View Post
    About damn time that Tyrande gets an active role in what's going on, that character could be so awesome if they let her be.
    And her active role is to go find her hubby, instead of actually leading her faction.

    Oh well, can't win them all.
  1. thilicen's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Raynre Valence View Post
    And her active role is to go find her hubby, instead of actually leading her faction.

    Oh well, can't win them all.
    Well that particular hubby might just be a tad useful against the Legion, so it's fine.
  1. mmoc1c1d6a1668's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Papir View Post
    Yes I know that, i watched blizzcon and the interviews etc
    But unfortunately on the blue post @ the main page the main emphasis is on sendong out your npcs to do missions for you ..
    I don't see it. All I see is this

    Unite fellow NPC members of your class’s order to carry out missions at your command.

    It can mean anything. So hold your horses for now, lets wait and see how it turns out.
  1. thilicen's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Papir View Post
    Yes I know that, i watched blizzcon and the interviews etc
    But unfortunately on the blue post @ the main page the main emphasis is on sendong out your npcs to do missions for you ..
    And that's basically it, no mines and herb gardens, no AH / transmog access, no profession buildings, no more farming bones for 15 minutes in Ashran to deck out your char in blue gear. Earning gold will probably be a lot more restrictive in order halls than in garrisons (This one is mainly speculation at this point). You'll have plenty more reason to leave the Class order hall compared to Garrisons. They said they wanted the order halls to be somewhere you'd visit once, maybe twice a day. Restricting normal activities in the hall to missions largely accomplishes that.
  1. Aelric70's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Summoner View Post
    I don't see it. All I see is this

    Unite fellow NPC members of your class’s order to carry out missions at your command.

    It can mean anything. So hold your horses for now, lets wait and see how it turns out.
    We have zero information to indicate that the missions are anything other than the recon that leads to you getting quests to do... as described at Blizzcon.
  1. mmoc2031ce955d's Avatar
    Lets hope it will be as you guys say, but I am going to be reserved on this.. I'm not dooming or glooming the xpac etc but for me this raised an alarm.
  1. jinreeko's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by TheRevenantHero View Post
    I'm not gonna lie....the extras the digital deluxe supplies are actually one of the best I've seen from WoW
    just wait till Overwatch starts getting into the mix. I'm surprised they aren't churning out a Reaper Illidan alt skin or Fel Reaver Bastion skin
  1. darkdude103's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by chaud View Post
    Guard me while I do this,
    Seems to be all what Tyrande is doing
  1. Sl4ck3r's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Papir View Post
    Yes I know that, i watched blizzcon and the interviews etc
    But unfortunately on the blue post @ the main page the main emphasis is on sendong out your npcs to do missions for you ..
    Take a look at the datamined info on Order Hall missions located here: http://legion.wowhead.com/missions=4. You will see that the rewards are actually just items that begin quests for you. Followers will only be acting as scouts in legion, funneling info to you so that you can go out into the world and take care of business.
  1. A Dark Knight's Avatar
    Malfurion is stuck in the dream again ? didnt we get a novel where we he is helped escaped the dream and save the world?

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