Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Fiercelord]

Was hoping for a build tonight. Last week it got pushed really early. I mean it's still not too late I guess.

[bagina]

The book says that Anduin went on a journey with Sylvanas.

That'd be literally the best (and only positive) thing to come out of Shadowlands

[Shadochi]

so presumably anduin is off to help Sylvy in the maw?

[manypillars]

Nathanos was not mentioned by name, but Sylvanas did mention she would be looking for her true love, forever if that is what it took.

It's her sled, rosebud. Symbol of her lost innocence.

Nathanos, who?

[Hitei]

so presumably anduin is off to help Sylvy in the maw?

Didn't he specifically say he was remaining in Oribos? He wants to heal, not go back to shadow-hell to see all the suffering and torment of lost souls firsthand.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

On paper, having Anduin buckle under the strain and be de facto written out is the best thing to have happened to the factions in half a decade, freeing up both the Alliance and Horde to no longer have to rotate around his boring ass. In practice though, Anduin going to the Maw is terrible because there's no way the Devs will shelve him for more than one patch, which also means that Sylvanas is likely to come back with him.

Luckily, it seems like he's just going to dick around in the Shadowlands, not strictly be adjacent to Sylvie.

[Shadochi]

Didn't he specifically say he was remaining in Oribos? He wants to heal, not go back to shadow-hell to see all the suffering and torment of lost souls firsthand.

Calling it now. We get anduin back in the future being master of Death (Domination), Light (Light) and Void (he can use shadow magic). And then later he collects the other 3 Infinity Forces.

Tho if he is taking a break in 10.0 then it might in fact be a Light themed expansion, either that one or 11.0.

[Varodoc]

Sooo... I was just thinking... if Turalyon became a villain, wouldn't the Ren'dorei be the only ones who can stop him and his Light friends? Since the Void is the most powerful weapon that can be used against the Light, its opposite, its ancient enemy, its counter, and the Ren'dorei are the first mortals in the history of the Cosmos to have mastered it.

If Turalyon becomes a villain, so to say, Alleria Windrunner and the Ren'dorei might very well be the best and final hope of the Alliance and Azeroth against the forces of the Light.

In the past, I have been very vocal about the "Golden One" whisper referring to Pelagos, and not Turalyon, also based on Ion's words from an interview.

But now I am no longer certain. Now I can also consider the possibility of Turalyon's "crown" being the one to "Bring darkness". And darkness can be fought only with other darkness.

[JDBlou]

You can call them void elves, everyone else does.

[Varx]

Sooo... I was just thinking... if Turalyon became a villain, wouldn't the Ren'dorei be the only ones who can stop him and his Light friends? Since the Void is the most powerful weapon that can be used against the Light, its opposite, its ancient enemy, its counter, and the Ren'dorei are the first mortals in the history of the Cosmos to have mastered it.

If Turalyon becomes a villain, so to say, Alleria Windrunner and the Ren'dorei might very well be the best and final hope of the Alliance and Azeroth against the forces of the Light.

In the past, I have been very vocal about the "Golden One" whisper referring to Pelagos, and not Turalyon, also based on Ion's words from an interview.

But now I am no longer certain. Now I can also consider the possibility of Turalyon's "crown" being the one to "Bring darkness". And darkness can be fought only with other darkness.

I mean I'm sure there would be an interesting dynamic given the two are married, but no I don't think they'd be the only ones capable of spanking Goldust.

[Varodoc]

I mean I'm sure there would be an interesting dynamic given the two are married, but no I don't think they'd be the only ones capable of spanking Goldust.

Oh, they wouldn't be the only ones?

But who else in the Alliance has mastered the Void, which is the natural opposite and counter of the Light? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Varx]

Oh, they wouldn't be the only ones?

But who else in the Alliance has mastered the Void, which is the natural opposite and counter of the Light? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The alliance isn't the only superpower in azeroth. And even then you don't have to be a void being to will Smith turalyon.

Also quick update you guys.

The mechspiders mounts from mechagon have a new flying animation!!!!

Mark another small yet important piece of proof for tinker madness soon.

[Foolicious]

Sucks that any hope of a world revamp is dead now that the Blood Elf quests essentially confirm there was no time skip whatsoever in the Shadowlands.

I mean a timeskip isn't needed when the zones are ten years old. A timeskip allows for greater changes without having to explain a lot, but lorewise they shouldn't look the way they are right now.
Also doesn't time move slower in the shadowlands not faster?

[Imotbh]

If Anduin stays in the Shadowlands, he will help Sylvanas find Nathanos and, while looking for him, have a chat with Sylv about all that happened. This would take place during the whole 10.0 expansion. Anduin will then come back to Azeroth in 11.0, after Turalyon has gone wild with the Alliance and has become even more of a Light fanatic. 11.0 will be the Light VS Void expansion foreshadowed in Velen's recently-updated description on the official WoW website. Yep. Let's go.

[Kiria]

The alliance isn't the only superpower in azeroth. And even then you don't have to be a void being to will Smith turalyon.

Also quick update you guys.

The mechspiders mounts from mechagon have a new flying animation!!!!

Mark another small yet important piece of proof for tinker madness soon.

This doesnt mean anything, most high end mounts/dropped mounts can fly, it's probably something that was long overdue, so don;t go counting your buttons just yet.

[GR8GODZILLAGOD]

So wait, did they actually forget nathanos?

[Therougetitan]

The alliance isn't the only superpower in azeroth. And even then you don't have to be a void being to will Smith turalyon.

Also quick update you guys.

The mechspiders mounts from mechagon have a new flying animation!!!!

Mark another small yet important piece of proof for tinker madness soon.

There Zerethsteed mount from AotC uses the same skeleton so they gave it a flying animation and also decided they may as well update the mechaspiders

[Varx]

There Zerethsteed mount from AotC uses the same skeleton so they gave it a flying animation and also decided they may as well update the mechaspiders

This animation is pretty smooth for a mere byproduct of another flying capable mount that shares the skeleton. All those maw horses obviously share the skeleton of other flying horses, and yet they can't fly.

[Sondrelk]

So wait, did they actually forget nathanos?

He was mentioned in 9.1, and as I said before, there was a datamined voiceline seemingly from Sylvanas confirming that she is going to keep looking for him in the Maw or beyond.

[guro-tchai]

If Turalyon becomes a villain, so to say, Alleria Windrunner and the Ren'dorei might very well be the best and final hope of the Alliance and Azeroth against the forces of the Light.

absolutely correct. just think about the drama, having to kill the love of her life. devs will love that.
besides, they've already done that - a wife choosing someone else over her husband: Alexstrasza during the Night Fae campaign and Tyrande in Val'sharah. a recurring theme.