Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Syegfryed]

What's this?

the supposed new race/class or both

[Teriz]

they appearing in classic hardly means we got heavy exposed to then, and pretty sure their lore was retconed as well, as they were supposed to be being of another world

Yeah their lore was retconned, but the userbase had known of Worgen for years before their release in cataclysm, and there was a demand to play as them. They didn’t come out of nowhere like this dragon race supposedly is.

[Veluren]

What the hell in God's name happened while I slept

A lot of stuff, though currently there's a 4Channer that got bored of leaks and just decided to stink up the thread, there's info between all of them

[Nymrohd]

they appearing in classic hardly means we got heavy exposed to then, and pretty sure their lore was retconed as well, as they were supposed to be being of another world

We knew Arugal ported them from somewhere else. Emerald dream IS somewhere else so I would not call it a retcon. And they were pretty prominent in Silverpine, SFK and Duskwood. I cannot remember if they already existed in some form in pre-Cata Ashenvale as well (I think they did? It's been 16 years since I did that zone)

And I'll agree with @Teriz, it was also one of the races often requested by players.

[ercarp]

Can we just all take a moment to appreciate @ercarp for the spreadsheet

Dude just saved me so much time

Thank you. I'm glad people find it useful.

[[Apok]]

What the hell in God's name happened while I slept

Some dozy prick with some kind of issue with their perception of the world trolling shit.

[username993720]

Is this how the Evoker will play out?

Anima Burst — Inflicts 2 Arcane damage to the target.

Anima Dervish — Summons an Anima Dervish nearby that will inflict 25 Arcane damage to enemies caught in its path.

Anima Seed — Creates an Anima Seed that will explode after 15 sec., inflicting up to 25 Arcane damage to all enemies. Standing near the seed will cause it to gradually shrink in size and efficacy until it ultimately disappears.

Harbinger of Humility — Increases the movement speed of the caster by 150% for until canceled. Causes the caster to inflict 500% increased Physical damage.

Spiritual Bond — Creatures with this Spiritual Bond share health.

Suppressing Vent — Reduces the movement speed of the target by 50% for until canceled.

Manifest Dread — Strikes an enemy with manifested dread, inflicting 3 Shadow damage and causing them to flee in terror for 3 sec.

Spirit Bolt — Fire a bolt of deathly energy that inflicts 8 Shadow damage.

Soul Curse — Curses the target's soul, inflicting Shadow damage every 3 sec for 9 sec.

The Evoker page has recently been edited.

Pretty sure it was a datamined pet.

Oh.

[Yunravel]

Why do a few people want monstrosity looking races.... They're so unappealing.

Thats the thing, they don’t want them, they just want them to exist to see more diversity but wont play them.

[Xilurm]

Here's hoping we get a login theme as epic as this one.

[plz delete account]

A lot of stuff, though currently there's a 4Channer that got bored of leaks and just decided to stink up the thread, there's info between all of them

I'm not reading through all of that shit, can I get a tldr and some links

[Nyel]

Of course I screenshotted it. Looks like the new talents are real and the new race looks a lot better on the official screencaps.

Why did I click this

[Teriz]

We knew Arugal ported them from somewhere else. Emerald dream IS somewhere else so I would not call it a retcon. And they were pretty prominent in Silverpine, SFK and Duskwood. I cannot remember if they already existed in some form in pre-Cata Ashenvale as well (I think they did? It's been 16 years since I did that zone)

And I'll agree with @Teriz, it was also one of the races often requested by players.

Yep. The point is when Worgen and Goblin masks were leaked before Cataclysm’s announcement no one was asking “wtf is a Worgen?”

[Wangming]

I haven't seen any Draneei porn here so I think it's fine. Just block the trolls and move on.

Oh my god, that's terrible. Where?

[Syegfryed]

Thats the thing, they don’t want them, they just want them to exist to see more diversity but wont play them.

Wrong, lots of people play then

You just don't know many people

[Xilurm]

I'm not reading through all of that shit, can I get a tldr and some leaks?

Check this. It's pretty neat.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...FeHDBjIei7RqeQ

[Raetary]

snip

It's a dragon based class, why on earth would it have SL necromancy spells?

[Santandame]

they appearing in classic hardly means we got heavy exposed to then, and pretty sure their lore was retconed as well, as they were supposed to be being of another world

I mean, they're part of the early Human levelling experience, which is pretty iconic, as well as hebing several zones they appear in as well as being the focus of one of the very first dungeons that players will see, which was also an iconic dungeon.

Plus several notable, multiple zone wide questlines, as well as a heavily requested playable race. Also, a subject of lots of theories regarding Gilneas which was blocked off at the time, with Worgen prowling around the Greymane Wall.

You are vastly understating the presentation of Worgen during Classic - Wrath.

[therumblings]

"Multiple people" can be full of shit, you know.

They can, but there's too many good sources including people in this thread all confirming the same thing, with only a few hours away from announcement. I'm betting on Scaleface being right.

[pacotaco]

like the human form of alex

Yeah, but with more options, like DH customization:
- Different horns
- Weird hair colors for that race
- Draconic eyes
- Scaly skin
- Fangs

[Rathwell]

we encountered worgens in wrath, as random mobs, and they become plaayble in cata, hard heavy featured/exposed to us

Worgen were one of the most desired playable races at the time they had been released and frequently scored high in polls of what people wanted playable. People were VERY aware of them prior to WotLK, in fact, WotLK probably made the Worgen heavy zone because of how popular the race was at the time.

I myself was dying to ever see Worgen be playable and swore up and down that I'd never play anything else if they became playable.

(To date I do not have a single max level Worgen character)