Pre-Expansion Patch Cinematics, August 8 Hotfixes, Level 100 Boost, Blue Posts

[Fang7986]

Horde get two cinematics Alliance gets one yeah no favortism there at all.

[lichbane]

You never saw Varian'so corpse. My money is that he's been transformed into something by Gul'dan.

[chaud]

Horde get two cinematics Alliance gets one yeah no favortism there at all.

To be fair, the Horde Broken Shore cinematic is about 80% just the Alliance one, so it balances out.

[Gaucho-]

The same Garrosh who got his ass whooped by green jesus, which seems to have been easily beaten by the Legion? Yeah, right

Ironically Thrall only lost on the Broken Isles because he killed Garrosh with the help of the Elements.

[Deleted]

Ironically Thrall only lost on the Broken Isles because he killed Garrosh with the help of the Elements.

Even the useless elements wouldn't have changed much. Similar to Tirions light would save him too right.

Void > Fel > All the rest.

[Omians]

Poor Vol'jin. Died before he could really prove himself. Well he wouldnt be the first revolutionary that died not long after succeeding. That really sucks they have left us with a new troll lore figure. Sure they will make one eventually to lead the darkspear trolls


And oh god Varian. What a way to die " death by literal explosion"

[Ianus]

so horde became pussies.. so much about their honor

[Glaziola]

I really like that new felreaver.

[Millie]

As a Horde player, I'm quite jealous that the Alliance cinematic is so amazing. The Horde looked so weak.

Be glad you got a second cinematic to show Sylvanas take control. Alliance got a single block of text in a standard quest log to show the ascension of Anduin.

[mischievousboy]

Be glad you got a second cinematic to show Sylvanas take control. Alliance got a single block of text in a standard quest log to show the ascension of Anduin.

There might be another one to come. Varian's memorial isn't in the park yet.

[jayjaytee]

Is there no second Alliance cinematic (with stuff like Varian's funeral, Anduin getting the letter and becoming the new King, etc)?

You, the player, hand the letter to Anduin.. It's one of the early quests

[Yuyuli]

These are some glorious cinematics...

[Berethos08]

While the Alliance couldn't know the extent of what the Horde was facing, the horn at least made them aware that the Horde was retreating and as such they began their retreat as well...

Which would have gone relatively well as well had it not been for the "holy fuck that's huge" reaver looking thing that no one probably saw coming, which led to Varian making the call to leap back into the fray knowing what it would mean.

Of course, Genn does place the blame on Sylvanas' shoulders, and given his history with her that makes sense...and also given that the two factions aren't given to sitting down and having a debriefing over what happened, Genn isn't going to have the full picture (nor will Jaina).

Really well done on both sides, in my opinion, in a way that adds nuance to the tension and conflict between the factions.

[Bashkar]

While the Alliance couldn't know the extent of what the Horde was facing, the horn at least made them aware that the Horde was retreating and as such they began their retreat as well...

Which would have gone relatively well as well had it not been for the "holy fuck that's huge" reaver looking thing that no one probably saw coming, which led to Varian making the call to leap back into the fray knowing what it would mean.

Of course, Genn does place the blame on Sylvanas' shoulders, and given his history with her that makes sense...and also given that the two factions aren't given to sitting down and having a debriefing over what happened, Genn isn't going to have the full picture (nor will Jaina).

Really well done on both sides, in my opinion, in a way that adds nuance to the tension and conflict between the factions.

Agreed. I think they did a fairly good job of showing the horde in a dire situation, though I feel it focused too much on the leaders being wounded - it could have shown a bit more pressure than pain IMO. All in all, both were fantastically well done, and that fel reaver thing was terrifying.

I think they did a good job internalizing Sylvannas' position after Vol'Jin, and added a fair bit of depth in her silent reflection. She can't just worry about the forsaken anymore, and I think that really hit her. Her problems are completely different now. I'll be interested to see how they handle her going forward.

[Deleted]

did vol'jin atleast did something was warchief? Lowered tax maybe?

[Nathiest]

Oh look a Orc killing yet another Alliance hero in this game.

[Grumar]

no anduin and genn cinematic?

[Aerisot]

Ahem... can we actually settle for warchief for at least 2 expansions in a row ? We're running out of them.

Actually I believe, WE will be the next warchief after Sylvannis.

[Gadzooks]

I have one problem - Varian breaking that whatever-it-is's solid metal head with his sword. If his sword was that awesome, he should have been able to cut all the demons on the field in half with no sweat.

I get magical weapons, but c'mon.

Overall, a meaningless death that would never happen - you send an underling in to a suicide mission, not the King. He should have never been that close to the front in the first place.

But, Kosak and his feels.

I know, I know, I'm cynical. I'm okay with that. Someone has to be.

[Adjusting]

Alliance? Totally boss. Even the gnome rocked.

Horde? Jesus. You fought like tiny little victorian schoolgirls and fled instantly as your leaders were slapped about.

Just what I wanted to say. Thanks : )