Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[TheFirstOnes]

The Pattern can go fuck itself. It's nothing against the almighty retcon, anyway.

Isn't Blizzard canon regardless? I think the First Ones represent them, tbh.

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Or maybe beyond that tbh lol

[huth]

For all we know they could be naming the new dragon isle native animals, like ducks.

D-whats? Don't be silly. That's a ridiculous name for an animal.

[Marlamin]

D-whats? Don't be silly. That's a ridiculous name for an animal.

Frogduck disagrees.

[Sondrelk]

D-whats? Don't be silly. That's a ridiculous name for an animal.

It's only one letter away from the F-word. Noone would seriously consider naming any animal like that an expect it to go through the censors.

[Edward Wu]

I am pretty excited for the general fanbase reaction when they realize we are stuck in Cosmos soup for the next decade AND also the realization that the Azeroth they know will be rebooted with a completely new Azeroth at some point.

I mean, if 10.0 is as big of a flop as SL has been, then Microsoft is 100% stepping in and heavy-handedly as well. They have a history of being hands-off with successful studios but also a history of being very hands-on with unsuccessful ones. There's no way that we are getting a decade of Danuser Babies. He's gone if he fucks this next one up. They'll run out of Afrasiabi's to scapegoat.

[rainhard]

Frogduck disagrees.

I see it now so clearly, the frogduck was the kul'tiran robes of the duck isles.

[Sondrelk]

Frogduck disagrees.

Frogduck hunter pet when?

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Praise the Frogduck!

[micwini]

This would truly be the darkest timeline.

The darkest timeline would be 10.0 being centered around void elves.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

A Froguck, the hybrid between a Frog and a duck.

[Jokubas]

There's a lot of directions things can go.

Many of us thought that Legion was going to just be the initial invasion of a larger Burning Legion arc, but Argus was the final patch and the Burning Legion was defeated. The Chronicle teased the Void as the next and final thing after the Burning Legion and Battle for Azeroth seemed to vindicate that expectation, leading to assumptions that'd we'd be in the Void arc for awhile. Ny'alotha ended up just being the final raid, the last Old God was killed, and then we moved onto a new, never-before-seen villain.

Even in the context of what we got, the Legion expansion's continent was the Broken Isles on Azeroth. The Void expansion's continent was Kul Tiras and Zandalar on Azeroth.

I wouldn't worry too much about a cosmic arc. History implies that Shadowlands' plot will be resolved here in 9.2. Anything that isn't, like Yrel's Light army, are more likely to be dealt with in an expansion with a mundane continent than taking place entirely in a Light realm.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

I think the name leaves enough room for speculation. We already have an Empire in the game, The Black Empire. This could be the reference the name is coming from.

I figure that it relates to Wrathion being the Black Emperor. This suggests that there is some kind of imperial system under the Old Gods, especially given that the Qiraji also had an Empire with Twin Emperors.

[Catastrophy349]

I figure that it relates to Wrathion being the Black Emperor. This suggests that there is some kind of imperial system under the Old Gods, especially given that the Qiraji also had an Empire with Twin Emperors.

Regardless of whether or not the "Empire of Dragons" logo is fake/real, you have to admit that it looks cool AF. I'm not crazy about the name but if the color scheme and design represent the direction of the expansion (if it turns out real) then we are in for a treat (I hope)!

[Varodoc]

The darkest timeline would be 10.0 being centered around void elves.

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that this brilliant pun was intentional.

A brilliant pun for a brilliant race, now that's what I call "balanced".

[Vakir]

I still say it's incredibly revealing that there's been no text-based leak surrounding EoD. It's always the most minimalistic things that end up being true (with the exception of Cata's entire damn plot here and WoD with SoLgate).

[AOL Instant Messenger]

Regardless of whether or not the "Empire of Dragons" logo is fake/real, you have to admit that it looks cool AF. I'm not crazy about the name but if the color scheme and design represent the direction of the expansion (if it turns out real) then we are in for a treat (I hope)!

Agreed. Reminds me of Eredath.

[Pheraz]

The logo is cool but the name is not.

[Teriz]

Just following this trend, what would you say about the comparison of how Titan-y the EoD logo appears vs how Titan-y First Ones aesthetics appear?

I'd say the EoD is far less, but of course then it's interesting we're lead to believe TFO's are indeed separate from The Titans. (We'll see, lol.)

Idk, I get Goriona vibes from Dragon Soul when I saw this logo.
https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Goriona

The Naaru comparisons with their similar shapes to something like Xera are at least visually comparable to something we have seen (Lending credence to it being fake, I'd say), are probably a better lead than the forced 'must be a type of titan tech we haven't seen yet, like when they did that in 8.0' line of thinking.

It's gilding is fine fan art, but I will wonder what happened (who they lost maybe) with that part of the art department if it somehow is the real deal.
Why is it so chalky/brushstroke/painterly in comparison to even the clearly painted Shadowlands gilding? I've tried to see if it's just over-exposed for some reason, but I don't think so, and why would it be? it's a digital leak.

I think in these discussions it's always helpful to post the item in question;



I think TFO's tech is a little too sterile, while we had some Titan tech like in Uldum, Ulduar, and Uldir, and in Pandaria can look far more ornate. The border of that logo also shares that same more ornate, grand design that simply strikes me as titan-based. We also shouldn't forget that Titan tech can be shaped to resemble it's location. Mother for example resembled more closely the look of Zandalar;



While Setesh in Uldum resembled more of an Egyptian look;



And obviously Odyn and other stuff we came across in Legion;



So "Titan" is a very flexible theme that lends itself well to multiple environments within WoW. The thing that strikes me in that logo is the apparent breaking of Azeroth. If that is the case, the titan influence is simply inescapable, and would almost certainly have to be a major theme in such an expansion.

We also should acknowledge that if we're talking about a more grounded expansion with some cosmic elements, Titans vs Old Gods would fit the bill. Your Goriona example is interesting though, I just don't think dragon armor matches the aesthetics of that border.

[Hitei]

Regardless of whether or not the "Empire of Dragons" logo is fake/real, you have to admit that it looks cool AF. I'm not crazy about the name but if the color scheme and design represent the direction of the expansion (if it turns out real) then we are in for a treat (I hope)!

Ah yes the pastel vomit version of void elf aesthetic. What a treat.

[TheFirstOnes]

Music build soon? Or no?