Lame way for artifacts to go (fan speculation)

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Oh what a lame way for our bekowed artifact weapons to go. We just point then at the giant sword and bam, goodbye. Thanks a lot, Magni.

We kinda new it was gonna happen, either Argus destroys them during the fight or we use them to patch the wound.

But until the last moment I was hoping Blizzard actually gives a real, well written reason for them to go.

I was picturing something like the class mount quest, just a little scenario for every single weapon, where the weapon is either destroyed, loses power or returns to some new owner.

For example, the Silver hand might ask you to retire the Ashbringer in the tomb of Tirion, as it would be immoral for such powerful weapon to be used to wage war against the opposing faction.

The Fists of Heavens would be demanded back by the newly corronated Windlord Thunderaan, as it was previously stolen from a air elemental royal.

The Felomelorn would br seized by force by Lorthemar, as he wanted the ancient Elven weapon to be in his possession in the upcoming war and if you try to resist him, he uses his elite spellbreakers forces to subdue your fire magics.

The Doomhammer would be destroyed by the elements y after Thrall tries to use it for the last time, as the elements are still mad at him for cheating the duel with Garrosh.

These are just four scenarios I thought of, I haven't played through all the weapon quests, but I am sure you would thing of WAY better ways to lose our weapons, then just wildly point them at a giant space sword, not to mention that these way, blizz could continue the stories for these historic lore important weapons beyond Legion.
Feel free to post your fan ideas of how the each weapons could end.

[Deleted]

considering all your scenarios are horrible, it seems to me you just want blizzard to spend more production value on us losing the artifacts, lol

[Manabomb]

It was going to be a shitbrained send off regardless. I'm just fucking amazed that ancient holy weapons, arcane weapons of eld, old god dagger and the pair of daggers that killed Anduin Lothar are all just fundamentally sargerite batteries to be used as a later plot device.

Not to mention, the PC giving up these super powerful (after we unlock everything) and sargerite infused weapons only opens up NPCs plot devicing them in the future unless we all just 'trust' the Kirin'tor or someone to keep them under lock and key. And we know how well that's gone historically with TWO invasions of Dalaran.

[Andromedes]

pair of daggers that killed Anduin Lothar

Llane Wrynn?

[Deleted]

You are right, Blizz could've come up with something better. But honestly... It could've been worse to.

I still like the sword idea though. I think it's pretty badass that the sword is there. Id rather have the sword stuck in Silithus then Argus in the sky tbh.

[Manabomb]

Llane Wrynn?

My bad, get them mixed up all the time. (They are pretty much the same character in the same vein as Baine and Cairne.)

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You are right, Blizz could've come up with something better. But honestly... It could've been worse to.

I still like the sword idea though. I think it's pretty badass that the sword is there. Id rather have the sword stuck in Silithus then Argus in the sky tbh.

That's the one forgiving thing about this is how cool it is that they are actually giving a fuck about the game after the final raid of the expansion.

[God Save The King]

I'm cool with the idea to be honest. Without gathering such immense power over the last year or so (in-game time), we'd be unable to heal Azeroth, and could potentially lose her and the planet itself. It's a noble sacrifice, plays to what I personally enjoy in RPGs

[Lochton]

My preference: “Illidan needs ALL of these weapons to guard Sargeras!

Cut to Illidan wearing 35 weapons draped on every part of his body.

Cause you know, Illidan plus the power of 35 artifacts = Sargeras.

Someone has to make this, doesn't have to be a clip, I just wanna see Illidan draped in weapons.

[BuckSparkles]

Whose excited about trading in legendary daggers for "Kul'Trias Skinning Knife" green quest reward?

[Kieldon]

Whose excited about trading in legendary daggers for "Kul'Trias Skinning Knife" green quest reward?

Well. I am

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considering all your scenarios are horrible, it seems to me you just want blizzard to spend more production value on us losing the artifacts, lol

Better than magni going 'please throw your weapon onto this, i guess that could help idk'

but u got me

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But until the last moment I was hoping Blizzard actually gives a real, well written reason for them to go.

I found the error in your post. Those two concepts don't mix at all.

[rhorle]

For example, the Silver hand might ask you to retire the Ashbringer in the tomb of Tirion, as it would be immoral for such powerful weapon to be used to wage war against the opposing faction.

A weapon being immoral is better writing then being used to seal a wound from a Titan? The Titan that led the Burning Legion and could have end all life as we know it?

There is no reason to continue the story for most of these weapons beyond Legion. The few that existed prior to Legion could certainly have a place but even then unless they get brought back as artifact weapons for players they have little story value.

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Better than magni going 'please throw your weapon onto this, i guess that could help idk'

but u got me

That is literally not what he is saying. All of your examples can be boiled down to the same silly reason. You are of course not biased against your own idea so you won't be using bias to make the reason silly.

[un_known]

Oh what a lame way for our bekowed artifact weapons to go. We just point then at the giant sword and bam, goodbye. Thanks a lot, Magni.

We kinda new it was gonna happen, either Argus destroys them during the fight or we use them to patch the wound.

But until the last moment I was hoping Blizzard actually gives a real, well written reason for them to go.

I was picturing something like the class mount quest, just a little scenario for every single weapon, where the weapon is either destroyed, loses power or returns to some new owner.

For example, the Silver hand might ask you to retire the Ashbringer in the tomb of Tirion, as it would be immoral for such powerful weapon to be used to wage war against the opposing faction.

The Fists of Heavens would be demanded back by the newly corronated Windlord Thunderaan, as it was previously stolen from a air elemental royal.

The Felomelorn would br seized by force by Lorthemar, as he wanted the ancient Elven weapon to be in his possession in the upcoming war and if you try to resist him, he uses his elite spellbreakers forces to subdue your fire magics.

The Doomhammer would be destroyed by the elements y after Thrall tries to use it for the last time, as the elements are still mad at him for cheating the duel with Garrosh.

These are just four scenarios I thought of, I haven't played through all the weapon quests, but I am sure you would thing of WAY better ways to lose our weapons, then just wildly point them at a giant space sword, not to mention that these way, blizz could continue the stories for these historic lore important weapons beyond Legion.
Feel free to post your fan ideas of how the each weapons could end.

Tbh I like the way we lose our artifact weapons, exactly like the dragon aspects losing their powers we over exhaust the weapons capabilities and all that will remain is just your normal run of the mill grey weapons. In order to go against a full on weapon that was used by the leader of the burning legion, you’d expect the other titans to do the job but as they’re busy with sargeras and all then we have no other choice but to deal with the currently embedded sword ourselves

[ComputerNerd]

I don't think there was ever going to be a "good" way to do it, particularly for the previously established lore weapons.
And no approach was going to be equally liked by everyone anyway, like well everything else the game offers.
You can try to be something for everyone, or everything for no-one.

[schwank05]

Good riddance I have hated the thought and implementation of Artifact weapons since their Announcement. I want weapon drops to come from bosses, the whole artifact progression sucked as well.

[Requimortem]

I'm cool with the idea to be honest. Without gathering such immense power over the last year or so (in-game time), we'd be unable to heal Azeroth, and could potentially lose her and the planet itself. It's a noble sacrifice, plays to what I personally enjoy in RPGs

Which makes zero sense for Warlocks.

[Jinpachi]

considering all your scenarios are horrible, it seems to me you just want blizzard to spend more production value on us losing the artifacts, lol

considering you have little to add to the discussion, quit fucking talking.

[Shammyrock]

Most of the weapons don't really have a meaningful way for them to bow out. And I'm not really sure its worth the effort of coming up with a unique scenario for each weapon, most would just feel cheap to be honest. They kinda locked themselves into an unsatisfactory ending with artifact weps when they implemented it, there was never a "clean" way to remove it that would've felt good.

[God Save The King]

Which makes zero sense for Warlocks.

*shrug*

Don't main a warlock. Makes sense for my paladin, shaman, and druid though.