Siege of Zandalar and the race to world's first....

[viridian-716]

As we know the horde and the alliance will have a different gaming experience. Given that crocodile tears and claims affection bias already exist, how do you think the 2 different raid experience will affect the race for world's and realm 1st?

[Raelyn]

As we know the horde and the alliance will have a different gaming experience. Given that crocodile tears and claims affection bias already exist, how do you think the 2 different raid experience will affect the race for world's and realm 1st?

It's entirely possible that while we fight different bosses, they have the same mechanics. This would negate any "Horde/Alliance had the easier fights" complaints.

Just a guess of course, we really don't know. But it would make some sense.

[Toastyame]

It's entirely possible that while we fight different bosses, they have the same mechanics. This would negate any "Horde/Alliance had the easier fights" complaints.

Just a guess of course, we really don't know. But it would make some sense.

I don't believe this is the case, because players will have the option to kill the other 3 bosses as well. If they're carbon copies, what is the point?

[Onikaroshi]

I don't believe this is the case, because players will have the option to kill the other 3 bosses as well. If they're carbon copies, what is the point?

It's not really an "option" clearing the raid will mean clearing out all nine, including the other faction bosses.

As for the world first.... all contenders are Horde anyway.

[Nikkaszal]

Alliance and Horde have three separate bosses at the start, then three shared bosses. When those six are done, they they do the other faction's first bosses.

So essentially both factions will be doing the same 9/9, just in a different order.

[fatgunn]

Alliance and Horde have three separate bosses at the start, then three shared bosses. When those six are done, they they do the other faction's first bosses.

So essentially both factions will be doing the same 9/9, just in a different order.

This. It will be really interesting to see what bosses guilds get stuck on, and if there's a major difference between factions.

[Kithelle]

As we know the horde and the alliance will have a different gaming experience. Given that crocodile tears and claims affection bias already exist, how do you think the 2 different raid experience will affect the race for world's and realm 1st?

Wow...someone obviously not biased at all!

But selfish people do love it when things aren't equal...

[Nenavn]

I wonder if there's going to be a Mythic-only fight at the end that requires all 9 bosses to be defeated.

[MrExcelion]

As dumb as this potentially sounds, there already are two separate "world firsts" officially

https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/ga...ction=ALLIANCE

"world first for the alliance" lol. BFA things

I suppose having different bosses does create two WFs anyway. Personally not emotionally invested in the race myself

[Vynestra]

Horde is gonna win anyway so what difference does it make.
World first will be who clears the entire raid on mythic first, ez.

[sarym13]

Well the fact is Alliance hasn't had a top 5 competing guild since Midwinter. Now that Midwinter is gone the race to World First all falls on the Horde.

So does it really matter now that we're getting a possible different raid for each faction? An alliance Guild will eventually clear it and become the "World First Alliance" ... while 20+ horde Guilds have cleared there version already.

[Deleted]

Seeing how there's only 2 guilds right now on the top 20 who are alliance and none of them has what it takes to compete with the top 5 I don't think it will matter in regards to the world first race. Even if a Horde boss is insanely overtuned I still doubt an Alliance guild would get world ifrst before them.

[Deleted]

Horde can do the Alliance bosses and vice versa.
So yeah that pretty much answer the question

[Leih]

I mean you ask this as if there's any real viable contenders for World First on the Alliance side

[Josher]

Alliance and Horde have three separate bosses at the start, then three shared bosses. When those six are done, they they do the other faction's first bosses.

So essentially both factions will be doing the same 9/9, just in a different order.

Are we sure that's how it's going to go? I feel like it makes more sense that both factions do their specific fights first, then 2 of the 3 shared bosses, then they have the option to do the last boss, which is a shared boss, or they have the option to "witness" the other faction's timeline and do their 3 bosses before moving onto the last boss (presumably Rastakhan/Bwonsamdi). This gives both factions the same last boss.

[Spotnick]

Seeing how there's only 2 guilds right now on the top 20 who are alliance and none of them has what it takes to compete with the top 5 I don't think it will matter in regards to the world first race. Even if a Horde boss is insanely overtuned I still doubt an Alliance guild would get world ifrst before them.

Midwinter is not gone, they went horde though.

[Deleted]

Midwinter is not gone, they went horde though.

I never mentioned Midwinter neither did I refer to any guild who isn't in the top 20.

[MisterBigglez]

It's entirely possible that while we fight different bosses, they have the same mechanics. This would negate any "Horde/Alliance had the easier fights" complaints.

Just a guess of course, we really don't know. But it would make some sense.

The last bosses have been described to be different, unless Rastakhan tries to escape and that ends up being a fight on the open seas which I highly doubt is the case.