Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Aeluron Lightsong]

But the Draenei did.

Not really, especially if you're referring to Argus.

[Ersula]

It was from the "A Thousand Years of War" audio drama which took place between Warcraft II: Beyond the Dark Portal and World of Warcraft: Legion. It details where Alleria and Turalyon ended up after Draenor exploded, how they joined the Army of the Light to stop the Burning Legion from destroying Azeroth, how Alleria was first exposed to the Void, and how they learned about Argus' world soul being key to the war.

And then the moment she gets home Alleria starts lecturing everyone for decisions they made fighting the Legion during the third invasion.

[Kuze]

Why does everyone think Blizzard can't won't make a few more druid skins? They've made multiple individual tier sets for years, and in legion we got dozens of weapon skins per class. A one time investment in 60 additional skins wouldn't take nearly as long as you're all making it out to be

[Sondrelk]

Why does everyone think Blizzard can't won't make a few more druid skins? They've made multiple individual tier sets for years, and in legion we got dozens of weapon skins per class. A one time investment in 60 additional skins wouldn't take nearly as long as you're all making it out to be

Because they have yet to make them, even when it should be relatively easy.
Consider for instance how shamans have not gotten more than a couple ghost wolf variants, despite it literally just being a ghostly version of a mob that doesn't need unique attacks like the Druid forms.

[Dracullus]

I expected OV2 news this week, but surprisingly we got big WoW news not connected to 9.2 or 10.0. So next 2 weeks we will get both 9.2 date and OV2 Beta (looks like it won't launch far into 2023, I wonder what will be sooner - OV2 or 10.0). Maybe Diablo news too (I guess D:I date + last DIV launch hero reveal).

Looks like they want show Warcraft mobile as lowkey as possible. So probably close to 10.0 news, similar how Fallout Shelter was handled.

[Catastrophy349]

Looking forward to more leaks, speculation, and actual news over the coming weeks!

[TaliaKirana]

Man, I haven't posted here in ages. I had to take a long break from WoW communities in general due to how toxic things were getting in places.

I'm still reeling from the fact cross-faction PvE is actually coming in 9.2.5. I would have expected it to be a 10.0 feature.

[Catastrophy349]

We can't let this channel get buried! Bump! Bump, I say!

[Khaza-R]

Why does everyone think Blizzard can't won't make a few more druid skins? They've made multiple individual tier sets for years, and in legion we got dozens of weapon skins per class. A one time investment in 60 additional skins wouldn't take nearly as long as you're all making it out to be

Because that's just not how they design things or allocate their resources. They aren't going to add Druid skins for every race just on the off chance 0.08% of the playerbase wants to play a Goblin Druid.

They might and probably will add them to more popular races at some point though.

[Chickat]

Man, I haven't posted here in ages. I had to take a long break from WoW communities in general due to how toxic things were getting in places.

I'm still reeling from the fact cross-faction PvE is actually coming in 9.2.5. I would have expected it to be a 10.0 feature.

I think it probably was intended to be but players are leaving more than they expected.

[Ersula]

Because that's just not how they design things or allocate their resources. They aren't going to add Druid skins for every race just on the off chance 0.08% of the playerbase wants to play a Goblin Druid.

They would if that's what they decided is a feature of the expansion. And 0.08% of the playerbase was more people than played monk for more than a day during MOP

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I think it probably was intended to be but players are leaving more than they expected.

They probably were more likely able to make it work without an expansion. Its gonna be wild

[Catastrophy349]

I'm thankful that I can easily request a day off of work on whatever day the 10.0 announcement winds up being. I enjoy hanging out in multiple channels/locations anticipating the HYPE before the official announcement. Can't wait!

Anyone else remember watching the Shadowlands Features Trailer and feeling like something was missing? I recall watching it and being like, "Huh, that's it?" I don't want that for 10.0, please!

[bruxx]

I'm thankful that I can easily request a day off of work on whatever day the 10.0 announcement winds up being. I enjoy hanging out in multiple channels/locations anticipating the HYPE before the official announcement. Can't wait!

Anyone else remember watching the Shadowlands Features Trailer and feeling like something was missing? I recall watching it and being like, "Huh, that's it?" I don't want that for 10.0, please!

Yeah, same. It's the only feature announcement where I felt that way. I think that classes and races are important hype generators in those, because they are much more tangible of a feature than "ascend the tower of torghast" or "warfronts" (regardless of how bad those features ended up being).
The shadowlands trailer flat out announced each zone separately, making it feel like they had extra nothing to present

[Syegfryed]

Anyone else remember watching the Shadowlands Features Trailer and feeling like something was missing? I recall watching it and being like, "Huh, that's it?" I don't want that for 10.0, please!

Because it was, expansion didn't had new class or new races, it feels empty and boring

the other features were also minor with showing only torgast and covenants

[Catastrophy349]

Yeah, same. It's the only feature announcement where I felt that way. I think that classes and races are important hype generators in those, because they are much more tangible of a feature than "ascend the tower of torghast" or "warfronts" (regardless of how bad those features ended up being).
The shadowlands trailer flat out announced each zone separately, making it feel like they had extra nothing to present

I just went back and watched the Legion and BFA features trailer and you're right! In Legion and BFA, they showed the zones but didn't name them. Naming them certainly added to the SL features trailer. I agree with you that adding new classes or races may generate more HYPE; however, even without those additions in the SL trailer I simply didn't feel much of a connection. On the flip-side, I really enjoyed the SL cinematic.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I just went back and watched the Legion and BFA features trailer and you're right! In Legion and BFA, they showed the zones but didn't name them. Naming them certainly added to the SL features trailer. I agree with you that adding new classes or races may generate more HYPE; however, even without those additions in the SL trailer I simply didn't feel much of a connection. On the flip-side, I really enjoyed the SL cinematic.

Then they should go for a new race(s) then. Theres enough classes to go around.

[pacotaco]

Then they should go for a new race(s) then. Theres enough classes to go around.

I think the opposite. We already got 10 new races in BFA, I think we need a new class. They can't rely forever on borrowed power each expansion without adding anything that last.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I think the opposite. We already got 10 new races in BFA, I think we need a new class. They can't rely forever on borrowed power each expansion without adding anything that last.

And how many classes does this game need? There's enough of them, I get that it adds hype but its not like there's no variety.

[Chickat]

The best expansion announcement to date imo.