Patch 4.3 Dungeons Preview, Part Three: Hour of Twilight
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Continued from part two: Well of Eternity.

Hour of Twilight

Having shattered the infinite dragonflight and recovered the fabled Dragon Soul, Thrall and his allies must now journey to Wyrmrest Temple and rendezvous with the green, blue, red, and bronze dragonflights. Reaching their destination will be an arduous endeavor: the Twilight's Hammer has amassed its forces near the temple, determined to intercept the Dragon Soul at any cost.

The final stage in this series of dungeons is set in the present-day Dragonblight, now under a full invasion by the Twilight's Hammer. Players must escort Thrall and the Dragon Soul safely to Wyrmrest Temple, where the assault on Deathwing is to commence. But the Twilight's Hammer forces are numerous, and their leadership remains strong. Those attacking the temple are commanded by a man known very well for the strength of will he's offered Alliance citizens. Now with his own will broken, he preaches only Deathwing's cataclysmic vision for all life on Azeroth.

Excerpts from the Dungeon Journal

Arcurion: Horde and Alliance assaults against the Twilight's Hammer have slaughtered many of the cult's fearsome elemental ascendants. One exception is Arcurion, a formidable water ascendant tasked to slay Thrall and retrieve the Dragon Soul. Should this twisted elemental being succeed, nothing will be able to stop Deathwing from ushering in the Hour of Twilight.

Asira Dawnslayer: Former blade-for-hire Asira Sunbright was initially leery of working for the Twilight's Hammer, but the cult's generous payments quickly won her over. In time, she succumbed to the corruptive influence of her dark employers, even going so far as to take on the name Dawnslayer. As one of the cult's deadliest assassins, Asira has been called upon to exterminate Thrall and his comrades.

Archbishop Benedictus: Archbishop Benedictus is the revered leader of the Church of the Holy Light. For years, his wise guidance has been instrumental in seeing humanity through bleak times. Yet beneath his apparent benevolence lies the shocking truth that Benedictus has pledged himself to the eradication of all life on Azeroth through the agency of his dark master... Deathwing.

This world has already lost too many good people. While inhabitants of Azeroth have been betrayed by their most trusted leaders and advisors, others have betrayed their own ideals and morals in search of a higher, albeit calamitous, cause. The time has come. You must act on behalf of the Dragon Aspects as a minister of war, battling the twisted future echoes of today's greatest leaders, subverting ancient armies of the Highborne and Burning Legion, and risking your very life to make certain the Twilight's Hammer doesn't intercept Thrall's most coveted possession. Your mission will take you beyond the bounds of time. You'll see Deathwing's preferred outcome for Azeroth -- an outcome through which even he won't survive. You'll witness the event that began the first Sundering of the world, 10,000 years prior to the Cataclysm.

All of this you'll do to bring back into existence what would appear to be a simple disk… an object all but forgotten over the ages. This is the beginning of the last stand against Deathwing.

Stay tuned for a preview of the patch 4.3 raid: Dragon Soul.

This article was originally published in forum thread: Patch 4.3 Dungeons Preview, Part Three: Hour of Twilight started by Boubouille View original post
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  1. Szilia's Avatar
    Well, color me hyped. Blizz has done a good job of putting these previews together. 4.3 looks great so far
  1. Crush's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Marston View Post
    We allready have been in Dragonblight. =O

    I like it. Especially all the tentacle stuff. :3
    I like it too ... but note, that this Dragonblight is so post to happened WHEN he is making the DEMON SOUL so it cannot be re-used, unless they went forward in time and made it and re-used it in wotlk .....

    Must stop watching back to the future

    ---------- Post added 2011-09-19 at 10:20 PM ----------

    Quote Originally Posted by Tyresta View Post
    who can't wait for the expansion now!?
    Patch=/= expansion ....
  1. Shinayne's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Baiyn View Post
    I'm glad to see no sign of Rommath betraying Silvermoon and making use of those beta audio files of deceitful dialogue! Huzzah!

    But it looks like we might finally hear Benedictus shout, "There is only...PARGH!!!".
    I don't wanna jinx it but it looks like we're safe. Which is a good thing, because that was some of the dumbest shit concocted since raptor armies if it were true.

    Normally I'm all for Blizz trolling dataminers but that's been giving me heart palpitations since beta. No me gusta, Blizz.
  1. Seezer's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Jeean View Post
    Damn, was hoping to see Benedictus in the raid
    Same here. I'm wondering who is going to be in the raid now besides DW.
  1. Wolfie of Medivh's Avatar
    These dungeons are looking to be the most interesting piece of 4.3 to me at this point.
  1. Sydien's Avatar
    What?!?! You mean we have to go back to a place WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO!?! This game is so over.
  1. Doge is Dead's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Spazzeh View Post
    You never go home to visit family for holidays and such?

    It makes sense, but OMG REUSED CONTENT!
    Maybe I didn't make my point clear. What I meant to say was that this is a good time to go back to something from a previous xpac, but people are tired of "rehashed" content because there was naxx 2.0, onyxia 2.0, onyxia 3.0 and nefarian 2.0 all in the same fight, then the Zandalari rehash. What they're doing now: Good, makes perfect sense. What they did before, more or less bad because it was convient for them to increase health pools, damage and tweak a couple of mechanics instead of coming up with fresh new content.
  1. Prag's Avatar
    People really need to drop the "OMG REUSED CONTENT" line.

    Naxx10/25? Yes. Reused.
    Traveling back to the pivotal location of the dragon aspects, in an expansion where the end boss is a DRAGON!? Not reused.
  1. Lemons's Avatar
    Wow...I'm really surprised that the Twilight Father (Benedictus) is going to be a 5 man boss and not a raid boss. I hope we get a little more insight into why he turned from leader of the church of the light to a servant of Deathwing.
  1. Ltsmash's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Williamgood View Post
    Three previews? blizz is sure being generous for a change
    This only tells you we wont see a patch until December or later.
  1. akts's Avatar
    meh@Benedictus. Who the hell is the guy? Guess standing in stormwind cathedral for ages corrupts and drives mad anyone. Haha, im never gonna set foot there again.
  1. Travio's Avatar
    Here's hoping we see the Twilight Prophet in the raid, at least.
  1. Uther the Lightbringer's Avatar
    I've seen enough hentai to know where this is going!
  1. Sargerus's Avatar
    this is why the Horde is better, their leaders are not so easily corrupted as the alliance ones
  1. Arcanis's Avatar
    I'm very excited. I wasn't looking forward to 4.3 so much, but the dungeons got me a little excited. Kinda feel iffy about Azhara being in a 5 man (even though it's her former self) but still very excited to see her.
  1. akts's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by RevanSparda View Post
    this is why the Horde is better, their leaders are not so easily corrupted as the alliance ones
    You mean that they are corrupted from the start like Syl*cough*nas
  1. Shnitzel's Avatar
    Benedictus :O holy l***t
  1. Crush's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by akts View Post
    You mean that they are corrupted from the start like Syl*cough*nas
    Are you sure her name is sylnas? I thought it was sylvanas?
  1. mmoc9253cef1ab's Avatar
    So we're going to the present in CoT? Hmm....I like it!
  1. balgus82's Avatar
    You know what I like about these dungeons? they each only have 3-4 bosses. No more 2 hour 5-mans!

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