Battle for Azeroth Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Fahrad Wagner]

If I was a dev at Blizz I would intentionally put in random fanservice strings.

I was just thinking about that haha, just to drive players crazy!

[Shadochi]

I was just thinking about that haha, just to drive players crazy!

New blizzard job spot:

Lead Datamining Troll
Requirements: Reading MMO-C threads on a regular basis.

[Deleted]

Suddenly hundreds of encrypted models.

Oooh, 'member the datamined models of whales on other marine life leading up to Cata? I 'member!

[Fahrad Wagner]

New blizzard job spot:

Lead Datamining Troll
Requirements: Reading MMO-C threads on a regular basis.

Seems like quite a funny job!

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I...don't think much will happen. Blizzcon is the real show. I could be wrong(The former not the latter, Blizzcon is always a real show).

[Marlamin]

Wonder if that's something they'll start doing with beta build. Encrypt everything other than the models they need for stuff they are showing up to that build.

They'll probably do it for things we don't really -need- to see but it will only be an annoyance for them and us to encrypt everything right now. Unless they make the tech better, that is. Then we're in trouble.

[CheezeWasabi]

nvm it's old wq

[Shadochi]

They'll probably do it for things we don't really -need- to see but it will only be an annoyance for them and us to encrypt everything right now. Unless they make the tech better, that is. Then we're in trouble.

Didn't they say at Blizzcon 2k15 or 2k16 that they are teaming up with some company for better StarCraft AI? What if that was a coverup for making an AI that can encrypt files!!!

[Soulwind]

Didn't they say at Blizzcon 2k15 or 2k16 that they are teaming up with some company for better StarCraft AI? What if that was a coverup for making an AI that can encrypt files!!!

That'd be the worst use of an AI ever.

And there was one that just played Doom 2!

[Shadochi]

That'd be the worst use of an AI ever.

And there was one that just played Doom 2!

Exactly, and Blizzard is known for using a good tech for the wrong things!

Tho as someone that will study AI at Uni soon, I don't think an encryption AI would be useless(I know there are some out there already).

[Deleted]

I could be wrong and overhyped but does anyone have this wq in north-eastern highmountain right now? "Rimescale Naga Incursion: Highmountain"
I don't remember seeing this wq popping in Highmountain before, could it be a hint?

https://imgur.com/a/TmZUt

Nope. Probably just rare as hell. Never did it before too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTfQYSZssWc

[Soulwind]

Exactly, and Blizzard is known for using a good tech for the wrong things!

What if they start phasing and sharding files!?

[Shadochi]

What if they start phasing and sharding files!?

Pretty sure that at that point @Marlamin would either have a really hard nerdgasm, or commit sudoku.

[Marlamin]

What if they start phasing and sharding files!?

Pretty sure that at that point @Marlamin would either have a really hard nerdgasm, or commit sudoku.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS BUT I'M ALREADY UPSET!

[DeicideUH]

You don't think ordering a raid on the Silver Hand to steal the body of Tyrion Fordring to raise him as an undead general in the Ebon Blade's arsenal is evil?

Yes, It's evil to me, but can still be interpreted as a desperate attempt to raise an already dead champion to save the world. Murdering people (or dragons) to raise them back definitely crosses the line.

[Hagakure]

Let's get some productive discussion going. So let's do this. Guess the features list of the next expansion:

3 Major features (e.g. Artifacts/New class or race)
3 Mid-tier features (e.g. World Quests)
3 Minor features (PvP Brawls)

Major:
1. Playable Naga (neutral)
2. End boss: Azshara
3. Additional specs for a small number of classes (1-3).

Mid-tier:
1. Tattoos for all (initially unlocked via quests for this expansion, then becoming regular Barbershop stuff in 9.0)
2. New race/class combinations, including: Forsaken paladins, Human druids, Tauren Warlocks, Draenei Warlocks.
3. More world events similar to Legion invasions, ending in a 3 man

Minor:
1. More hair / face colour options
2. Pub brawls
3. Pirate transmog items. You're going to love pirates after this like you loved orcs after WOD.

[Nyel]

3 Major features
New playable race
Customizable (air) ships as Garrison 3.0
Path of Titans

3 Mid-tier features (e.g. World Quests)
WQ around Azeroth
Cataclysm 2.0 ("The Great Flood"-style)
New customization options

3 Minor features (PvP Brawls)
Return of scenarios
Flying at max level
Talent revamp

This is a very optimistic feature list for something like MoP 2.0. It could be WoD 2.0 though...

[Tartys]

Let's get some productive discussion going. So let's do this. Guess the features list of the next expansion:

3 Major features (e.g. Artifacts/New class or race)
3 Mid-tier features (e.g. World Quests)
3 Minor features (PvP Brawls)

3 Major features
- Titan Touch: New Artifact System that combine Light/shadow allignement + nether crucible
- Disconnected level zones Cataclsym style + some Azeroth's zone reshaped
- Shadowland as a final patch

3 Mid-tier features (e.g. World Quests)
- Sub Races
- WQ/scaling tech in same specific zone of Azeroth
- Troll Raid

3 Minor features (PvP Brawls)
- New customizations options for characters
- New combo race/class
- New travel system

[JakeCC]

Remember when you were all worried this thread wouldn't reach a 1000? It's gonna go way past.

[Nathanyel]

If I was a dev at Blizz I would intentionally put in random fanservice strings.

Race: Rare Parrot