Rise of Azshara Cinematic - Safe Haven

[Doomchicken]

oh joy. more horde cinematics

[Tyrilion]

Shit on Blizz all you want but fuck me can they do a Cinematic

[Oakshana]

Didn't sound like metzen to me.

Yeah, Nagrand <3

It was 100% Metzen. He just didn't have a lot of lines, and his voice was very subdued for the characterization. But it was definitely him.

[Sorrowseer]

Saurfang enjoyed killing the defenseless civilians when the horde attacked stormwind during the second war, he said so himself. He is a piece of shit who enjoyes murdering defencless womena nd children for fun.

That is the horde.

[Rhelyo]

I can't help but feel like the writers don't understand that stealth doesn't literally make you invisible.

Watching the undead slip into and out of invisibility right in front of people was a bit stupid.

Actually to others it DOES make you invisible if you are out of range of them.

Also confirmed for next expansion enha shammies and warriors will cream rogues in pvp. j/k

[CataclismicSunrise]

jesus, thrall is exactly how i feel about my life right now.

[Kyphael]

Why is it so many people think rogues can't go invisible when mages can fucking go invisible? I know stealth is meant to work differently, but I don't see why it can't be essentially rogues using a bit of dark magic themselves to literally become invisible in dark environments. Yeah, in broad daylight it is stupid to see, but at night or in places like Duskood when they can use the shadows to their advantage with some dark magic aid? Why not?

Awesome cinematic. I love how people keep bringing up Saurfang's past. Yeah, he was a piece of shit, and he himself has admitted that much, and has spent his older years trying to atone for it. It doesn't justify what Sylvanas is doing. I really hope the story goes in a place where Saurfang and Thrall smash that bitch's face in with a great big hammer.

[tripleh]

To bad the wow movies couldn't be done this way.

[Arakakao]

"i F0lLowEd tH3M"

Because a warrior can track 2 stealthed rogues!

You are both a traitor and a terrible liar.

The only real traitors are those who follow a crazy undead and unrightful warchief.

[Aurrora]

Shades of grey guys, shades of grey!

Also, glad rogues have finally shown up in a cinematic after 15 years.

[RichardRoe]

Blizzard: We won't do the Garrosh storyline again.
Also Blizzard: Here's Garrosh 2.0. Enjoy our clever lore.

[Leyre]

Piece of shit cinematic, Saurfang practically forced Thrall to help in the conflict

[styil]

I'm feeling like Rise of Azshara is closer than I anticipated.

You'd hope so. There hasn't been a new zone added to this game in over 9 months. Even WoD had a new zone released at this point in the expansion cycle.

[lockybalboa]

This cinematic is pointless and out of sync with the main storyline. But of course Blizzard had to forcibly insert their pet race somehow. Fuck Blizzard and their Orc fetish

[Freaking Frumpy Frak]

Too bad this will all end with Kerrigan Sylvanas revealing that she was actually the goodest good guy ever and we were all just too stupid to go along with her genocidal rampage.

Nice cinematic, though. I might have actually cared if the people who work on the actual game weren't creatively bankrupt yes men lackeys of the share holders.

[Ielenia]

Lore-wise, you're a sneaky bastard. That's how you're not noticed 2 feet away.

You know how to hide yourself behind cover, and can move silently. The idea behind stealth is to play into the assassination part of rogue, which has NEVER required full invisibility. That way, you simply get close, close the gap, then assassinate the target. And then you disappear back behind cover.

It has never been about invisibility. If rogues could be fully invisible, what's stopping them from assassinating everyone in their sleep whenever they feel like it? In fact, now that we know it is, why hasn't Sylvanas just sent assassins to murder all of us in our sleep, since they're invisible?

They could literally wait in our rooms till we went to sleep and we'd have no idea. Because they're literally fucking invisible.

The idea of them being "just very sneaky" went right out the window when Blizzard removed the run speed penalty for stealth, and added a speed buff to it through a talent.. basically allowing you to move faster while stealthed.

So you now somehow move faster while being as careful as possible to not make a sound while moving or brush into objects or avoiding lights, etc, etc...

[Roar-Powah]

Eh too bad Blizzard doesn't put effort into the game like this cinematic...

[serendipity11]

https://i.imgur.com/t72MgQn.jpg

That says 7.0, which was legion. And 8.2 is dealing with Azshara. Doubt she's getting her own expansion.

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We already knew Thrall is coming back, so now we know exactly how and why.

But to summarize this video - Sylvanas sent her assassins after Thrall. Now, as much as I don't like Sylvanas and would love to see her go, it was actually a valid strategic decision to go after Thrall. After all, he most likely still has a lot of sympathizers within the Horde and should he choose to come back, he'd be a legit threat to Sylvanas' rule.

Actually no. He wasn't remotely a threat to her rule. First off I don't think she's paranoid about losing control of the horde. She just doesn't wanna die because she's terrified of it. Killing thrall would not benefit her in any way. All it'd do is unite all the thrall sympathisers against her and put her life in increased jeopardy she wouldn't even be safe in Ogrimmar. If she were to assassinate him sending rogues equip with forsaken made blades seems like a really dumb idea. It'd be better to send them to poison his ale so it looks like natural causes. Also if Saurfang followed assassins stalking out Thrall why wasn't the very first thing he said was "WATCH OUT I SAW ASSASSINS COMING FOR YOU!!!!" Not say nothing until they show up and are killed so they can't answer any questions. That's sketchy. Though TBPH I don't think he set up the assassins, he may have. Been I see it as more opprotunic. Extra way to convince him is "See how evil she is? She literally sent assassins after you!". I find it more likely that it is the twilight hammer's doing. As N'zoth is gonna want the horde and alliance broken so they can't stop him. So either that really pretty CGI video had some of the worst writing I've ever seen in anything (including most porno) or there is something sketch going on.

[Chickat]

You are 4 years too late. Proven very very fake.

Yeah, we will never get Azshara or Nazjatar. Get over it.

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I'm feeling like Rise of Azshara is closer than I anticipated.

Yeah, maybe early June instead? I was thinking June 25th the whole time, but maybe June 11th? Raid June 25th/July 2nd. I doubt they would launch the raid over the fourth of July weekend. Big holiday in US.

So maybe June 18th 8.2
July 9th raid?

[Ielenia]

Yeah, we will never get Azshara or Nazjatar. Get over it.

As an expansion? No, we won't. Because that's what that loading screen suggests.