Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[ExiHext]

De Other Other Side
Too greedily and too deep
No friends? No problem!
The art of Feng ShUI
Everything's a plus

Any riddles on new paladin transmogs? I have to say SL really disappointed in that regard. :-)

Feng ShUI? May I dream of fully customizable UI without using addons? That would be great!

[KainneAbsolute]

World of Warcraft: Warcraft 4

WoW will have stories in the old world and new zones (Dragon Isles).

The Old World stories would be about new characters and conflicts between the Horde and Alliance. These stories will be delivered in small patches with a progressive revamp of some zones and quests.

- The story takes place after 10 years since the heroes entered the Shadowlands.
- People in Azeroth thought the heroes died in the Shadowlands. Turalyon cannot believe Anduin and the heroes are alive. He banishes them. The characters are sort of adventurers again.
- The warfare against the Alliance and Horde started again. However, Turalyon has a new ally; some people said it is a Draenei blessed by the Light.
- The Council of the Horde is a mess. Talanji wants to take revenge over her father's death.
- New quests in old zones. Incentives to complete main quests in Azeroth area to get transmog gear and transmog spell effects/animations. It is like having a subclass without changing the core mechanics. For example, the Dark Ranger special quest reveals more about the forsaken status.
- New crafting system that allows using old materials from old expansions to create bonus effects.

The main storyline is about the Dragon Isles, Azeroth, Elune, and Nozdormu.

- Zovaal is defeated, but Azeroth is silent. The limits between the Emerald Dream, the Shadowlands, and the elemental planes are weakened.
The dragons' power is necessary, and adventurers need to visit the mythical Dragon Isles: a prototype titan facility. However, the Dragon Isles are savage lands, isolated from the main continents for a long time. It has entirely new creatures.
- TheVoid Dragonflight is already in there.
- Nozdormu is an ally at the start, but some events reveal that maybe all the past events in Azeroth were a risky gamble by the Old Gods. He is not sure if he is a pawn of the Old Gods and if using the Dragons Isles is part of the plan.

No new classes, but lots of customization and zone revamp. One team will focus on the old world revamp and another team will focus on the main storyline (Dragon Isles). Blizzard thinks this approach would allow to adjust to players preferences.

[LordKharon]

I would not mind if we dont get a new class or new allied races. They should concentrate on the core game and make it the best they can. No bloat, no 100 little things that combined take a lot of time away from the important stuff.

[Makorus]

World of Warcraft: Warcraft 4

WoW will have stories in the old world and new zones (Dragon Isles).

The Old World stories would be about new characters and conflicts between the Horde and Alliance. These stories will be delivered in small patches with a progressive revamp of some zones and quests.

- The story takes place after 10 years since the heroes entered the Shadowlands.
- People in Azeroth thought the heroes died in the Shadowlands. Turalyon cannot believe Anduin and the heroes are alive. He banishes them. The characters are sort of adventurers again.
- The warfare against the Alliance and Horde started again. However, Turalyon has a new ally; some people said it is a Draenei blessed by the Light.
- The Council of the Horde is a mess. Talanji wants to take revenge over her father's death.
- New quests in old zones. Incentives to complete main quests in Azeroth area to get transmog gear and transmog spell effects/animations. It is like having a subclass without changing the core mechanics. For example, the Dark Ranger special quest reveals more about the forsaken status.
- New crafting system that allows using old materials from old expansions to create bonus effects.

The main storyline is about the Dragon Isles, Azeroth, Elune, and Nozdormu.

- Zovaal is defeated, but Azeroth is silent. The limits between the Emerald Dream, the Shadowlands, and the elemental planes are weakened.
The dragons' power is necessary, and adventurers need to visit the mythical Dragon Isles: a prototype titan facility. However, the Dragon Isles are savage lands, isolated from the main continents for a long time. It has entirely new creatures.
- TheVoid Dragonflight is already in there.
- Nozdormu is an ally at the start, but some events reveal that maybe all the past events in Azeroth were a risky gamble by the Old Gods. He is not sure if he is a pawn of the Old Gods and if using the Dragons Isles is part of the plan.

No new classes, but lots of customization and zone revamp. One team will focus on the old world revamp and another team will focus on the main storyline (Dragon Isles). Blizzard thinks this approach would allow to adjust to players preferences.

This one sounds so idiotic I don't know how you can not notice that while writing it.

Turalyon cannot believe Anduin and the heroes are alive. He banishes them.

????? And that's not even mentioning the fact that people could just come and go from the Shadowlands, we weren't trapped in there.

[Richardbro]

I hope we get a 2 week end of season notice today and a February 22 date for 9.2 hopefully. If we don't get anything today it's safe to assume it will be next Tuesday and a March 1st release for sure.

[Dracullus]

I hope we get a 2 week end of season notice today and a February 22 date for 9.2 hopefully. If we don't get anything today it's safe to assume it will be next Tuesday and a March 1st release for sure.

https://www.wowhead.com/news/shadowl...30th-eu-322826

https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-9...-3rd-eu-324585

Check days when it was posted.

[Chickat]

As far as ARs mirroring existing races (in basic model design etc) were the only ones left the Forsaken and Worgen without a quasi-doppelganger AR?

I still wish they would add the skinny option to Kultiran. I want to play a skinny evil warlock.

[Lahis]

I still wish they would add the skinny option to Kultiran. I want to play a skinny evil warlock.

Kul Tirans can't be warlocks.

[Richardbro]

https://www.wowhead.com/news/shadowl...30th-eu-322826

https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-9...-3rd-eu-324585

Check days when it was posted.

Okay I stand corrected, they seem to be doing a Thursday announcement, 12 days prior this expansion.

So if we don't hear anything by this Thursday, it is most likely going to be a March 1st release date announced next week.

[Chickat]

Kul Tirans can't be warlocks.

They could with more race/class combos.

[Raetary]

We are missing a Vol'detort joke.

I don't think i'd be allowed to post that lol.

[Chickat]

I don't think i'd be allowed to post that lol.

Probably not i guess lol.

[Nyel]

Okay I stand corrected, they seem to be doing a Thursday announcement, 12 days prior this expansion.

So if we don't hear anything by this Thursday, it is most likely going to be a March 1st release date announced next week.

Yeah, it's Thursdays 12 days before the official launch. If we go by that, this "leak" can already be debunked (if we needed more signs for that) as it's one week too early.

At this point Thursday seems to be the date we can expect the patch announcement.

[micwini]

Hoping for a new build today with some music in it.

[OokOok]

stages of Blizzard that happen every expansion

Stage 1 - Release a beta/ptr with a bunch of shit no one likes
Stage 2 - Act like they care and are trying. Respond to questions/concerns/feedback and be active in communicating with the player base
Stage 3 - Make changes the players want that will bring back subs in time for the expansion or patch launch
Stage 4 - Get subs
Stage 5 - Stop caring, make changes no one wants that will make people unsub again when the patch/expansion goes live
Stage 6 - release cash shop item to make up for subs lost
Stage 7 - Get money
Stage 8 - Release statement about how they are listening and care and will change the stuff from stage 5 that no one wanted to begin with
Stage 9 - Win hearts and minds
Stage 10 - Repeat stage 1-9

Currently PTR is in stage 5

[Sondrelk]

I see Chinese riddle leaks are the new FotM leak type.
Hopefully we get some actual art asset leaks, or better yet map leaks, those are always fun.

[Lahis]

I see Chinese riddle leaks are the new FotM leak type.
Hopefully we get some actual art asset leaks, or better yet map leaks, those are always fun.

Blizz has removed filenames from the game to avoid any future kultiranquestcloth -situation.

[Sondrelk]

Blizz has removed filenames from the game to avoid any future kultiranquestcloth -situation.

I feel like those old instances were deliberate though, I cannot really see any other good reason for why random items in the filenames would be there.

The LivingWorld strings might actually be the hint this time.

[micwini]

I feel like those old instances were deliberate though, I cannot really see any other good reason for why random items in the filenames would be there.

The LivingWorld strings might actually be the hint this time.

Probably. But they will only make sense in the context. Just like "Towerdev".

[Alanar]

World of Warcraft: Warcraft 4

WoW will have stories in the old world and new zones (Dragon Isles).

The Old World stories would be about new characters and conflicts between the Horde and Alliance. These stories will be delivered in small patches with a progressive revamp of some zones and quests.

- The story takes place after 10 years since the heroes entered the Shadowlands.
- People in Azeroth thought the heroes died in the Shadowlands. Turalyon cannot believe Anduin and the heroes are alive. He banishes them. The characters are sort of adventurers again.
- The warfare against the Alliance and Horde started again. However, Turalyon has a new ally; some people said it is a Draenei blessed by the Light.
- The Council of the Horde is a mess. Talanji wants to take revenge over her father's death.
- New quests in old zones. Incentives to complete main quests in Azeroth area to get transmog gear and transmog spell effects/animations. It is like having a subclass without changing the core mechanics. For example, the Dark Ranger special quest reveals more about the forsaken status.
- New crafting system that allows using old materials from old expansions to create bonus effects.

The main storyline is about the Dragon Isles, Azeroth, Elune, and Nozdormu.

- Zovaal is defeated, but Azeroth is silent. The limits between the Emerald Dream, the Shadowlands, and the elemental planes are weakened.
The dragons' power is necessary, and adventurers need to visit the mythical Dragon Isles: a prototype titan facility. However, the Dragon Isles are savage lands, isolated from the main continents for a long time. It has entirely new creatures.
- TheVoid Dragonflight is already in there.
- Nozdormu is an ally at the start, but some events reveal that maybe all the past events in Azeroth were a risky gamble by the Old Gods. He is not sure if he is a pawn of the Old Gods and if using the Dragons Isles is part of the plan.

No new classes, but lots of customization and zone revamp. One team will focus on the old world revamp and another team will focus on the main storyline (Dragon Isles). Blizzard thinks this approach would allow to adjust to players preferences.

This doesn't sound bad at all, idk what people are talking about;p

this is it as always