Patch 4.3 Dungeons Preview, Part Two: Well of Eternity
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Well of Eternity
Ten thousand years in the past, the night elven capital city of Zin-Azshari was a magnificent, sparkling metropolis. Situated on the shores of the Well of Eternity, Zin-Azshari was where the aristocratic Highborne first opened a portal into the Twisting Nether and invited the Burning Legion to invade Azeroth. Under the command of the night elven queen, Azshara, the Highborne now pour their energies into the portal, preparing it for the terrifying and glorious entrance of the titan Sargeras.

With a gateway to the past now open, Nozdormu will transport players to Azshara's palace, where you'll witness one of the most catastrophic events in the War of the Ancients, dating back 10,000 years. While assisting the much younger Tyrande and Illidan in a battle against the Highborne and Burning Legion, players will need to steal the Dragon Soul hovering above the Well. With so many of Azshara's most empowered wizards locked in ritual and pouring their magical energies into the turbulent depths of the Well, retrieving the Dragon Soul will require victory over some lethal foes.

Excerpts from the Dungeon Journal

Peroth'arn: Like many of his fellow Highborne, Peroth'arn swore allegiance to the corrupted Xavius in exchange for gifts of demonic power. As a master of fiendish magic and recipient of the satyr curse, Peroth'arn stands outside Azshara's palace in defense of the Burning Legion, ready to destroy those hoping to disrupt the entrance of the Dark Titan, Sargeras, into Azeroth.

Azshara: The songs of Queen Azshara's beauty, majesty, and power are too numerous to count, but it was her vanity that drove the Highborne to summon the Burning Legion. She now watches her most trusted magi empower the portal where Sargeras will be brought into Azeroth, content to let multitudes of her servants die in advance of the Dark Titan's arrival.

Mannoroth and Varo'then
: Varo'then, head of Queen Azshara's personal guard, and Mannoroth, the pit lord whose blood will corrupt the entire orc race, stand as the last line of defense against those hoping to bar Sargeras's entry into Azeroth. Though both Tyrande and Illidan have fought bravely thus far, the fate of Azeroth will be decided at the Well of Eternity's very brink.

The task at hand requires nothing short of total success. In order for Thrall and the Dragon Aspects to rally heroes of the Horde and Alliance to defeat Deathwing, you must steal the Dragon Soul from the distant past. However, the tragic events which took place at the Well of Eternity must ultimately come to pass, leading to the Great Sundering, the creation of the Maelstrom, and the loss of countless lives.

Stay tuned for part three of our patch 4.3 dungeons preview: Hour of Twilight.


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  1. Lothaeryn's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Taurous View Post
    This sounds stupid. "Go to the past and do something that would drastically change everything that has ever happened in the Warcraft Universe, but nothing will change."
    As weve said before, this instance will more than likely be an alternate timeline to our own. and In essence, will be another dimension and universe that does not affect our own if we alter it.

    And IIRC, Varo'Then is evil, he pretty much was in love with Azshara, and did everything he could to get her to notice him.
  1. GG4Eva's Avatar
    This is going to be sick!!! I read War of the Ancients book and I'm so looking forward to this
  1. Deployed's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Taurous View Post
    This sounds stupid. "Go to the past and do something that would drastically change everything that has ever happened in the Warcraft Universe, but nothing will change." Also, isn't Varo'Then a good guy?
    Nope, he isn't a good guy.

    From my understanding, the Well of Eternity that we're visiting is only accessed after going through the End Times dungeon, which is an "alternative" possible future. It's like a back to front Back to the Future plot. We are jumping on to another time line. That time line wont come to pass for our world, so who cares about disrupting that continuum? Ol' Nozzi is only charged with looking after the intended timeline afterall.
  1. Crashdummy's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Kaeleena View Post
    There's 2 timelines. The original timeline, the world was destroyed and Nozdormu created the Infinite Dragonflight. Our universe is going to exist after Thrall takes the Dragon Soul from the Well of Eternity. I'm really interested to see how he is able to make a closed time loop.
    There are more than 2 timelines, there are multiple ones, and no one knows (not even Nozdormu) if the one where the Timeless One become leader of the infinite is the original.

    ---------- Post added 2011-09-19 at 05:18 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Jshadow View Post
    Yea, but the problem is that Azshara in Darkshore is most likely a peaceholder, because she had a typical naga-witch model. She'd have to be something REALLY epic in appearance.
    + As far as I know, isn't she supposed to be half octopus?
    Its not a naga yet, shes the elven one if i am not mistaken, before any changes, just a female elf.
  1. Taurous's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Lothaeryn View Post
    As weve said before, this instance will more than likely be an alternate timeline to our own. and In essence, will be another dimension and universe that does not affect our own if we alter it.

    And IIRC, Varo'Then is evil, he pretty much was in love with Azshara, and did everything he could to get her to notice him.
    Yeah I just looked it up, I was thinking of someone else.

    I hate it when things get explained away that way. Why can't they just make an actual event instead of just saying, "Lets just take it from a different timeline derp." Why don't we also go to a different timeline, grab Frostmourne, grab Ashbringer, grab that nuke that was in Stonetalon, grab pretty much every weapon in the Warcraft universe and use it against him?
  1. Myuk's Avatar
    Yaay Ysera!
  1. videotape's Avatar
    I like seeing Felguards.
  1. EventHorizon's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shambulanced View Post
    Not to mention the morality of it all.

    "Yeah, so, our timeline is important, we've decided it's way more important than yours. So we're just going to TOTALLY SCREW YOU GUYS OVER because it's not us, right? So who cares?"


    Potentially funny scenario:
    Us: "OH HEY TAKIN' UR DRAGUN SOULZ LOLOLOL"
    *another portal opens in our timeline, at the same moment*
    Them: "OH HEY TAKIN' UR DRAGUN SOULZ LOLOLOL"
    SUDDENLY, DRAGON SOULS, EVERYWHERE!
    Also considering they plan to put it back... NPC reactions could be rather hillarious....
  1. absurdgamertag's Avatar
    But Illidan wasn't a Demon Hunter at that point, not according to the books.
  1. virus73's Avatar
    I really dislike that we, as the player, have no actual license in what happens. What if we don't want the sundering to occur? If we're going back in time anyway, which means that in our current time line we've already gone back in time, we just don't know it yet, then why not change the past such that we can avoid these things?
  1. Skorpionss's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by absurdgamertag View Post
    But Illidan wasn't a Demon Hunter at that point, not according to the books.
    what book says he wasn't a demon hunter back then lol...
  1. WorldofWorkcraft's Avatar
    This is all a trick. Everyone who goes into that instance will be sucked into the Well of Eternity and be lost in a random place in time with their character. Then you'll have to play all alone in a seperate universe/timeline and it's no longer an MMORPG.

    But yeah, I mean, by now, I don't really care how it's explained, just that they try and get it through. Throw me in an instance with all that awesomeness and I'm happy, screw the specific details. I know the gist.
  1. Chozn's Avatar
    This should never have been a 5 man, it would of been an awesome raid.
  1. mmocb2730f036e's Avatar
    Gief Dath'remar Sunstrider.
  1. IceTsuki's Avatar
    /target Nozdormu /sexy
  1. Azahel's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Blayze View Post
    I thought the Well was bigger than that. Much, much bigger.

    Me too, but it's not that small either.
    Look closer and check the size of the trees and buildings...
  1. stinkypinky's Avatar
    I can't wait until these new 5-mans are gonna be bestowed upon us...and then 1-2 people in the grp destroy it, by constantly bitching, cause your not doing enough dps.......i feel bad for the Blizz designers. they work very hard to make awsome looking dungeons, and it all gets ignored because of timed achieves/loots
  1. Fizzleshot's Avatar
    Assisting Illidan? Pure win 8)
  1. mmoc12081dd3f6's Avatar
    No Xavius? i know he is gone by the time we're in, but i was expecting him
  1. Honeyprime's Avatar
    Oh wow. /nerdgasm. major /loregasm. This all looks so awesome. Can hardly wait. All this time travel stuff really interests me.

    Ysera's new model really looks good too.

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