Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Catastrophy349]

Sounds about right to me

[Archmage Xaxxas]

Okay, for a second I was like 'real!' You got me.

aw shucks, I've been a big fan of your works for ages! these logos of yours we used to throw around are iconic!
emerald dream
eye of azshara
and all the xpack concepts of course.

it's an honor to get the GoldenYak-Pass even for a split second!

[Gloriandus]

And yea the vagueness was hopefully to make it so the image wasn't found so quickly, which didn't even work.

an alternative I was working with, though unable to dodge Google's image detection easily, so unused.

The 'I' is a bit too thick. But nicely done.

[Catastrophy349]

the expansion is called Light's Dawn
3 leveling zones
1 max zone
7 dungeons
1 raid
2 battlegrounds
cross faction
starting zone revamps from bc to cataclysm
white (light) and black dragon (earth) flight races
yrel and turalyon main villains.

This is it!

[Varodoc]

the expansion is called Light's Dawn
3 leveling zones
1 max zone
7 dungeons
1 raid
2 battlegrounds
cross faction
starting zone revamps from bc to cataclysm
white (light) and black dragon (earth) flight races
yrel and turalyon main villains.

The hilarious thing is that Yrel still doesn't have a unique model.

I guess they were too busy making the 5th model for Sylvanas

[Hitei]

The hilarious thing is that Yrel still doesn't have a unique model.

I guess they were too busy making the 5th model for Sylvanas

Why would she? Her whole point in WoD was to be a regular Draenei anchorite who progressed into a hero, so it would have been odd for her to have a custom model during the expansion, and there's no reason to give an NPC from a done with expansion currently isolated in another dimension a new model. If/when she becomes relevant again and appears as a primary character in another expansion, she will probably have a new, unique model.

[Teriz]

So Dragons + Metal != Titans, then?

No, Dragon title, and Old God/Void background makes the metallic/tech border Titan, because Titan is the only thing metallic/tech that lines up with the Dragon and Old God themes.

[huth]

No, Dragon title, and Old God/Void background makes the metallic/tech border Titan, because Titan is the only thing metallic/tech that lines up with the Dragon and Old God themes.

You mean aside from Deathwing's body armour? Nothing about that border screams "tech" anyway. And it doesn't look very Titan-y either.

[Teriz]

You mean aside from Deathwing's body armour?

Deathwing is one dragon, and long dead. A border encompassing a logo with dragon and void themes needs to be a bit more expansive than a single character. It needs to encompass the entirety of WC dragons and it needs to also encompass the entirety of the Old Gods, which is what the Titan theme does.

Nothing about that border screams "tech" anyway. And it doesn't look very Titan-y either

If you compare the border's overall design to previous logos, it looks extremely sleek, streamlined, and metallic. The border and WoW letters are so metallic that they actually reflect elements from the background. That's a hallmark of technology. You're free not to see it, but it's there, and rather obvious.

[huth]

If you compare the border's overall design to previous logos, it looks extremely sleek, streamlined, and metallic. The border and WoW letters are so metallic that they actually reflect elements from the background.

Which has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with design.

That's a hallmark of technology. You're free not to see it, but it's there, and rather obvious.

No, it's not. A hallmark of technology is its function, not its form. You can make technology look like anything that is at least as big as the functional parts.

It's pretty clear that you're just applying your massive bias towards certain themes to this and arrive at the desired evidence from where you started with your conclusions. But ultimately, you're just projecting things that aren't very well-supported by what's actually there.

[Teriz]

Which has nothing to do with technology and everything to do with design.

Yeah, a design meant to represent a theme; Titan technology.

No, it's not. A hallmark of technology is its function, not its form. You can make technology look like anything that is at least as big as the functional parts.

We're not talking about technology in of itself. We're talking about the border of the logo and what its shapes and overall appearance represent in the game and the lore.

It's pretty clear that you're just applying your massive bias towards certain themes to this and arrive at the desired evidence from where you started with your conclusions. But ultimately, you're just projecting things that aren't very well-supported by what's actually there.

An earlier poster said that it reminded them of Naaru technology, so no I'm not applying some massive bias. I'm looking at a logo of a game whose story revolves around dragons, has a twilight background, a planet breaking open, and streamlined metal going around it. Each portion of that image clearly represents something related back to the story, which (once again) revolves around dragons.

[therumblings]

Did anyone else get a "pre-release" download?

[Palapop]

Did anyone else get a "pre-release" download?

you got me there for a moment.... pfft...

[Chickat]

Away from the old concept towards the new one we will see in the following weeks/months

Ion needs a Vol'detort

[therumblings]

you got me there for a moment.... pfft...

I actually had one, unless it was some unrelated update or something @Marlamin mentioned before where the launcher kept repeatedly updating.

[Chickat]

Where was that one forgotten old god mentionted, the one that the others ate or something

Isnt that Xal'atath?

[Hitei]

Isnt that Xal'atath?

Yes. Many things point to her.

[Marlamin]

I actually had one, unless it was some unrelated update or something @Marlamin mentioned before where the launcher kept repeatedly updating.

It is likely because of the new PTR and/or Classic build, this will keep happening until Retail catches up to PTR and then start happening again next PTR phase.

[Hitei]

An earlier poster said that it reminded them of Naaru technology, so no I'm not applying some massive bias. I'm looking at a logo of a game whose story revolves around dragons, has a twilight background, a planet breaking open, and streamlined metal going around it. Each portion of that image clearly represents something related back to the story, which (once again) revolves around dragons.

No, not Naaru "technology".
It's made up of the same general curved point and notched shapes as the fragments of Naaru themselves.

[huth]

No, not Naaru "technology".
It made up of the same general curved point and notched shapes as the fragments of Naaru themselves.

As i said, Teriz' biases are showing quite strongly. Not that his defense is particularly convincing anyway. "An earlier poster said [it], so no I'm not applying some massive bias", as if somehow somebody else having the same idea means that he's not biased.