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Legion - Invasion Event
There are some pieces of the pre-expansion invasion event currently in the Alpha, but they are very much incomplete.

  • The Legion will invade several different zones of Azeroth. Right now they can be found in Tanaris, Hillsbrad, and the Wetlands.
  • Right now there are small invasions, larger invasions, and named NPCs marked on the map when you are in each of those zones.
  • There are a few quests that seem to be related, piloting a vehicle to kill Legion invaders, as well as timed kills.
  • Several of the invasion sites have a chest you can open. Currently the chest only contains a placeholder, Timeless Isle items.
  • There are also buffs you can pick up at some of the invasion sites, such as Felrune Barrier.
  • There are several scenarios that may be related to the event invasion point.


Level Name Objective
100Not Dead Yet!Use the Nitro-Electric Jumpstarter to resurrect 5 Gadgetzan Bruisers.
100Scouting ReportFind Goblin Intel from any Steamwheedle Scout in Tanaris.
100Machines of WarKill 15 Legion Invaders while piloting a vehicle during a Tanaris invasion.
100Competitive ExorciseKill 15 Burning Legion invaders in 10 minutes or less.

Originally Posted by MMO-Champion
Scenario Steps
  • Progressive Bonus 1 - Kill 10 Orcs
  • Progressive Bonus 2 - Kill 20 Orcs
  • Progressive Bonus 3 - Kill 30 Orcs
  • Restoring Natural Order - Close the Nether Portals.
  • Temple Reliquary - Protect the Ancient Relic.
  • Lord of the Pit - Defeat Iroxus, Lord of the Pit
  • Repel the Assault - Kill demons and destroy their stuff!
  • An Endless Tide - Defeat the Demon Invaders.
  • Spire of Corruption - Find a way to enter the Spire of Corruption.
  • The Rune of Anchoring - Shatter the Rune of Anchoring.
  • Destroy the Demon Citadels - Destroy the Citadels tethering Sargeras to Azeroth!
  • Kill Invasion Commander Sindrox - Kill Invasion Commander Sindrox





Legion - Outlaw Rogue Artifact Intro
This artifact intro features a little bit of the Rogue Class Hall.



Blue Tweets
Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
Class Halls
Why should we camp _pandarian_ starting zone insead of gorgeous M.of Shado-Pan/White Tiger or Peak of Serenity? How on Earth can someone's _racial_ zone be a part of "class fantazy"? Comparing to other CHs we got a joke
It seems to be worse than garrisons, and being forced o start everyday there sounds terrible and boring like hell.
Dalaran maintains portals to and from the class halls to keep you in the action! (DaveKosak)

The worse - you are making a strong racial point here, by appointing W.I. as our CH. It's saying monks = pandas.
I'm sorry you don't like WI, lots of us were excited to feature beautiful place that all races of monks can now enjoy. (DaveKosak)

Lore
Is"Tirisgarde" (mentioned in the mage artifact quests) a synonym of the Order of Tirisfal/Tirisfalen?
New group, dedicated to fighting Legion here and now! (DaveKosak)

Winter Veil Sale - Select Pets and Mounts 50% Off
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Overwatch - Heroes and Map Additions to be Free
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This article was originally published in forum thread: Legion - Invasion Event, Outlaw Rogue Artifact Intro, Tweets, Winter Veil Sale started by chaud View original post
Published on 2015-12-08 12:36 PM
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  1. TrollShaman's Avatar
    ooh it's been a while since we got a supposedly super cool pre-expac world event
  1. vitor210's Avatar
    gotta hate this constant whining about wandering isle. People definetly cry about anything Blizz gives us. Monks were first created by the pandas, its a FREAKING PANDA that teaches us the monk arts at each starting zone but people don't like how WI is the chosen place of the CH?

    FFS can't honestly understand what people want from the game
  1. Shambulanced's Avatar
    Love the rogue artifact video but, oy, Chaud, let me teach you how to rogue 8)

    The Overwatch announcement just makes me laugh with the amount of gloom & doom "we'll pay for everything" posts I read.
  1. chaud's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Shambulanced View Post
    Love the rogue artifact video but, oy, Chaud, let me teach you how to rogue 8)
    Every class video is pick random passive talents, put skills on the bar without reading them, and press them based on what the icons are that I remember from many expansions ago.
  1. Mectrid's Avatar
    Overwatch info is good, I like the model they've chosen.
  1. Shambulanced's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by chaud View Post
    Every class video is pick random passive talents, put skills on the bar without reading them, and press them based on what the icons are that I remember from many expansions ago.
    I know amigo, I'm just razzing you. Thanks for posting the vid.

    The rogue class hall looks better via video but I still think it's a little bland. I hope they spice it up some more in beta.
  1. Darknessvamp's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by vitor210 View Post
    gotta hate this constant whining about wandering isle. People definetly cry about anything Blizz gives us. Monks were first created by the pandas, its a FREAKING PANDA that teaches us the monk arts at each starting zone but people don't like how WI is the chosen place of the CH?

    FFS can't honestly understand what people want from the game
    It's because Wandering Isle should be a neutral racial capital for Pandaren, not monk central. Especially when every other race trains to be a Monk at the Peak of Serenity and even Pandaren head there to further their training.
  1. mmoc3d3c0cfeab's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by vitor210 View Post
    gotta hate this constant whining about wandering isle. People definetly cry about anything Blizz gives us. Monks were first created by the pandas, its a FREAKING PANDA that teaches us the monk arts at each starting zone but people don't like how WI is the chosen place of the CH?

    FFS can't honestly understand what people want from the game
    I can tell you want they want, they want to complain These posts are the same as Fred Dibbler, 81, Norfolk, writing into the BBC to complain that Reggie should still be on The Bill.
  1. TrollShaman's Avatar
    Regarding the Monk CH, we go to the W.I because if I'm not mistaken, isn't the Peak of Serenity rekt by the Legion?
  1. mmocd5e083015a's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Darknessvamp View Post
    It's because Wandering Isle should be a neutral racial capital for Pandaren, not monk central. Especially when every other race trains to be a Monk at the Peak of Serenity and even Pandaren head there to further their training.
    Yeaaaaaah, but shut up though. It was literally the best we could've gotten.

    1. Pandaren are deeply entrenched in the lore of the playable Monk. Scarlet and Auchindoun monks are widely different in philosophy and motif to the class that values meditation, brews and chi.

    2. It's not only the to hang for your class, it's your class order's HQ in their campaign against the Legion. The Turtle is far more mobile and closer to the action for this purpose than let's say, the Shado Pan Monastery. (Peak of Serenity get's rekt.)

    3. IT'S A GIANT SEA TURTLE WITH A CULTURE HITCH-RIDING ON TOP OF IT.
  1. Arvandor's Avatar
    it seems that for the decisions for the class halls, blizz was making a big fail for many of them..

    the wandering isle is a living creature with peace and harmony and not a toilet for an undead monk!

    its shine that the decisions come to fast for this important feature for every player!
  1. mmocd5e083015a's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Arvandor View Post
    it seems that for the decisions for the class halls, blizz was making a big fail for many of them..

    the wandering isle is a living creature with peace and harmony and not a toilet for an undead monk!

    its shine that the decisions come to fast for this important feature for every player!
    The world's ending, dude. Pandarian land is already breached by the Burning Legion in the Monk Artifact and Class Hall quests. Shen-zin Su making allowances for new 'grand-children' to come on board him to defend the world isn't that scandalous, really.
  1. Leyre's Avatar
    The poisons!!! we are the poisons!!!!!!
  1. Arvandor's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by The Dreamfiller View Post
    The world's ending, dude. Pandarian land is already breached by the Burning Legion in the Monk Artifact and Class Hall quests. Shen-zin Su making allowances for new 'grand-children' to come on board him to defend the world isn't that scandalous, really.
    do you believe we see and play big fat story in/on the class halls?

    wake up white knight!
  1. mmocbab59bb97c's Avatar
    Why are people complaining about the turtle?

    The whole point was to take that panda (forgot his name right now) around the world on adventures and as the turtle grew more and more pandas wanted to join him and live in peace on his back.

    If anything it's a peaceful, neutral and beautiful place to learn how to be a monk. Why does everyone want that Peak of Serenity place when as a monk you have to go there constantly? I'd want somewhere different.
  1. superninjapresident's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by TrollShaman View Post
    Regarding the Monk CH, we go to the W.I because if I'm not mistaken, isn't the Peak of Serenity rekt by the Legion?
    Really? What a shame.. what is it that drives them to destroy all the beautiful places they create?
  1. mmocd5e083015a's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Arvandor View Post
    do you believe we see and play big fat story in/on the class halls?

    wake up white knight!
    I'd like to. Obviously we don't know if it ends up being another Garrison campaign type of farce, but my point is the reasoning for placing the Monk hall onto the turtle makes worlds more sense than you give it credit.
  1. Darkhallows's Avatar
    What is that fucker on about with "You're making a racial point here, saying Monks = Pandas"

    Uhhhhh yeah? All the other races are taught the Pandaren Monk tradition. So their knowledge is the same as the Pandaren. Are you serious? And how the fuck would being at the Peak or Shado-Pan Monastery be different? Yes, the Peak has non-Pandaren Monk teachers, but it looks like the WI does too.

    Some people.
  1. Shambulanced's Avatar
    After watching several of these videos I do have to say it feels really weird that we get put in charge of the class halls.

    Like, for each one, you basically have the de-facto leader and/or lore-heavy character (Mograine really stuck out to me in this regard) stepping to the side and saying, "Here, take this legendary weapon of unimaginable power, and PS, you're now the boss, I r follow u top kek."

    It felt particularly awkward with the Shadows (rogue) this time. First we have Vanessa VanCleef (Blizz, can you let people stay dead? Please? Come on.), we have Garona (is that our Garona, or Alt-U Garona? Does it even matter at this point?) who is apparently running the show, despite being absent from our world for decades. We have a Bloodsail Admiral (aren't they the bad guys?), Lord RAVENHOLDT chilling in a sewer instead of his manor, and a secret meeting room that has a "secret" entrance facing open-air and at least 5+ NPCs who can see the door opening and shutting. Start to finish it felt really, really forced.

    I laughed out loud at Khadgar's little speech though. Top kek.
  1. Queen of Hamsters's Avatar
    I actually agree that the Monk class hall could have been at the Peak of Serenity, but can you then imagine the QQ...? "You're so lazy giving us a CH in a place that we've already had for many years!!!11".
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