What do you think about the Bastion?

[darkoms]

I mean, what do you think about his angelic theme? Does this make Warcraft look more like Diablo (even if the angels here are not sworn enemies of the demons).

[Hey There Guys its Metro]

Certainly feels like something other than WoW, and I think that's a great thing.
Felt the same way about Pandaria and ended up loving the end result.

Just gotta wait to see what they do with characters, because Uther's involvement in the zone was very surprising.

[Varodoc]

You mean the angelic theme we've had since Legion (Stormheim)? I really like it. I love angelic aesthetics as well as the general holier than thou attitude that angels have. I'd like to play a kyrian actually.

Also Diablo angels are completely different. They are not smurfs. Even the High Heavens have completely different aesthetics from Bastion.

[darkoms]

You mean the angelic theme we've had since Legion (Stormheim)? I really like it. I love angelic aesthetics as well as the general holier than thou attitude that angels have. I'd like to play a kyrian actually.

Also Diablo angels are completely different. They are not smurfs. Even the High Heavens have completely different aesthetics from Bastion.

I understand that angelic themes in Warcraft have long been. In fact, angels are mentioned in Warcraft 1.
In Warcraft 3, an angel appeared at Paladin's Ultimate. And from the classics we have the Val'kyrs and the Gurdians of Ancient Kings at the paladins.
But now we have a whole separate mini-kingdom of angels and we are shown that all previous angelic beings descended from these Kyrians.

[Arrashi]

"Yet another honor/valor based afterlife". Yay.

[TheFirstOnes]

No. Still feels like Warcraft to me.

[Thrif]

Not really, Diablo heaven was quite different aside from somewhat similar aesthetics. This feels fairly new to me, more of an elysian fields afterlife than anything else, which I dont think Blizz has done in any game before.

[Varodoc]

I understand that angelic themes in Warcraft have long been. In fact, angels are mentioned in Warcraft 1.
In Warcraft 3, an angel appeared at Paladin's Ultimate. And from the classics we have the Val'kyrs and the Gurdians of Ancient Kings at the paladins.
But now we have a whole separate mini-kingdom of angels and we are shown that all previous angelic beings descended from these Kyrians.

Which makes sense, we always knew there was a version of Heaven since WotLK.

[Aucald]

It's certainly beautiful, to say the least - I really like the match of aesthetic and overarching theme. I'm not so sold on the story of Bastion and what goes on there, but the zone is breathtaking to look at all the same.

[Soon-TM]

Quite unoriginal, to say the least. Looking forward to Night Fae or Maldraxxus instead.

[FelPlague]

Having spent a good 18 hours in the zone so far. i really love it, it is maybe the most beautiful zone in the game now, it makes me sad though.
on live i have ground clutter turned to 0 to make ground stuff easier to see
but fucking one sec.

Ground clutter max, what it sets me to default on the alpha.

No ground clutter... yeah... i know..

[Soon-TM]

I should add that, while visuals may be pretty but far too "vanilla" (not the game) for my taste, the story could be creepy as all !@#$... And that could be a good thing!

[Combatbutler]

Reminds quite a bit of the dreaming city from destiny, but then again angelic themes all look very similar.

[Venziir]

It looks good, but I'm not a fan of the judo-christian angel theme, not because it looks too much like Diablo (which it kinda does), I just don't like it that much.

[Yuli]

I love it! The whole theme is something I yearned for in WoW. The whole greek angelic theme is awesome!

[Soon-TM]

I love it! The whole theme is something I yearned for in WoW. The whole greek angelic theme is awesome!

Idk, I think we've had enough of the greek theme. NE architecture, which happens to be almost everywhere, is based (in part, at least) on Greek architecture. And almost all their mythos is of Greek origin as well: dryads, chimaeras, keepers of the grove, nature gods in general, etc.

[Yuli]

Idk, I think we've had enough of the greek theme. NE architecture, which happens to be almost everywhere, is based (in part, at least) on Greek architecture. And almost all their mythos is of Greek origin as well: dryads, chimaeras, keepers of the grove, nature gods in general, etc.

Yeah, but it's more like "low greek" mixed with forest themes, and even from that we only got Darkshore and Val'sharah lately. This high greek blue-yellow-design is new and fresh. I didn't think of NE Architecture before you brought it up but I can see where you're coming from.

[Super Dickmann]

I really like it visually and from what we can see of the Forsworn/Kyrian conflict it's a pretty good set of issues. It'll be a shame when they're inevitably watered down into a single entity that doesn't include the self-mastery through excising bonds thing.

[TigTone]

Has there been any info on the leader of Bastion the Archon?

[Super Dickmann]

Has there been any info on the leader of Bastion the Archon?

She gives Elisande hat-envy.