Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Izalla]

It could be KJ was born outside of Eredath and has a different regional accent from somewhere on Argus.

I mean it could be, except he sounds like he came from Azeroth haha

[therumblings]

I mean it could be, except he sounds like he came from Azeroth haha

That's a problem with the game in general, a lot of different races have similar accents, but more importantly... how does pretty much everyone know and speak in common? Most likely just game mechanics trumping lore.

[Izalla]

That's a problem with the game in general, a lot of different races have similar accents, but more importantly... how does pretty much everyone know and speak in common? Most likely just game mechanics trumping lore.

I imagine it has to do with KJ already having a voice before the draenei were retconned into being what they are so Blizz is just continuing to use KJ as he always has been regardless of if it actually makes sense now.

As for the part about common? Yeah it's weird and can't be anything other than gameplay taking precedent over lore.

[Le Conceptuel]

That's a problem with the game in general, a lot of different races have similar accents, but more importantly... how does pretty much everyone know and speak in common? Most likely just game mechanics trumping lore.

It's almost certainly segregation of mechanics and lore, but I would actually argue it is feasibly possible it's the result of some kind of Titan interference. This would also explain why Titan constructs always seem to be speaking Common. Although we know that the Titans have a different language of their own, Common could be the language that the constructs used to communicate in the olden days, and when the different races spread out Common became a trade-language in pre-Sundering Azeroth. That would explain a lot—this also explains why Orcs can speak it fine from the get-go in lore, assuming Medivh didn't teach them. They could've understood it subconsciously from their Breaker ancestors.

Draenei also could be feasibly explained—being such an advanced civilization, it is possible that they simply observed Titan constructs either on their own planet or even across the stars during their trek and came to realize that for some inexplicable reason, the same language was vastly-known across every planet they visited.

[huth]

It's almost certainly segregation of mechanics and lore, but I would actually argue it is feasibly possible it's the result of some kind of Titan interference. This would also explain why Titan constructs always seem to be speaking Common. Although we know that the Titans have a different language of their own, Common could be the language that the constructs used to communicate in the olden days, and when the different races spread out Common became a trade-language in pre-Sundering Azeroth. That would explain a lot—this also explains why Orcs can speak it fine from the get-go in lore, assuming Medivh didn't teach them. They could've understood it subconsciously from their Breaker ancestors.

Draenei also could be feasibly explained—being such an advanced civilization, it is possible that they simply observed Titan constructs either on their own planet or even across the stars during their trek and came to realize that for some inexplicable reason, the same language was vastly-known across every planet they visited.

Don't forget that the entire universe is constructed, as well.

Though i think it's mostly for the sake of simplicity and translation convention.

[Revamp Man]

Y’all ready for an old Anduin heading into the void with velen in 11.0 after he helps his new wife Sylvanas in the maw

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Ok so we don’t know much about how time flows
In the SL other than faster. Now tinfoil hat time:
Anduin stays in the maw long enough that he ages into the old man from the comic with Velen.

This gives a few things
1. His character gets a break which after the strangeness of BfA and SL he deserves
2. Alliance story progression
3. Future friction with leadership

[KainneAbsolute]

WoW's expansion titles focus on the enemy (WotLK, Legion), a new place that didn't appear in the RTS games (MoP, WoD, SL), or a big event (Cata, BFA). In all expansions, we get new zones, enemies, and events, but Blizzard focused on a feature (enemy, place, or event) to sell the expansion. The focus in SL wasn't the jailer, the destruction of the sky...it was the Shadowlands' afterlives, the covenants, etc.

True, I am forcing this because Blizzard can choose any title for their expansions, but maybe we should look at the leaks that propose a new enemy, place, or event. Usually "event" titles take place in the Azeroth (destruction of the known world or world at war). There are no hints for a new enemy...so I guess we should look for an event (Awakenings?) or place (Dragon Isles?).

[Wangming]

I would fucking love a third faction made up of undead Azerothian races, especially if it was playable. I would have so damn many undead characters, I'd probably have to delete all of my non undead to make space which would be a shame because they're all max or near max level. I'd also go for the first option you mentioned but the second one is *chef kiss*.

Glad you like it. And I mean we have had undead trolls and undead elves in the game since forever. A full undead faction would make a lot of sense. And they won't even have to work on the models that much.

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WoW's expansion titles focus on the enemy (WotLK, Legion), a new place that didn't appear in the RTS games (MoP, WoD, SL), or a big event (Cata, BFA). In all expansions, we get new zones, enemies, and events, but Blizzard focused on a feature (enemy, place, or event) to sell the expansion. The focus in SL wasn't the jailer, the destruction of the sky...it was the Shadowlands' afterlives, the covenants, etc.

To be fair WoD is a bit of both since the Warlords are the main enemy force for a significant part of the game before the Legion hijacks it.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Very important Leak:

- 1-60 is the prologue

- 60-70 is Shadow and Light

- 70-80 is the Apocalypse

Your new Borrowed Power is a Trinket with a classic-style talent tree.

The release date is 4/1/2023.

I made this in about 5 minutes. Happy April Fools.

[Wangming]

They're on different fucking continents. Do you mean boat travel? Pretty sure that's still there.

I am so tired.

The new Cataclysm will be super big. Old Kalimdor rejoined together

[Syegfryed]

i expect the april's fool joke being better than the expansion they will reveal april 19, how sad.

either way, from what i remember, the last years all the jokes have being just uninspired patch notes

[Wangming]

i expect the april's fool joke being better than the expansion they will reveal april 19, how sad.

either way, from what i remember, the last years all the jokes have being just uninspired patch notes

All the patch notes for the year

[Dracullus]

https://twitter.com/EmilyKnief/statu...eclCDk2qek_YBg

Yikes, people not happy.

Oh yeah, this is still a thing. I thought people focus on real problems right now, but apparently not in California.

[MCMLXXXII]

LOL

New Class: Tinker Leaker

The most popular real-life class has finally come to the fantasy world of Azeroth! Available to all races, the Tinker Leaker provides an exciting connection to the history of the definite future of the game itself. Tinker Leakers are a pure support class that can choose between two ranged specializations: Near-Term Guarantee and Distant Assurance.

As a Tinker Leaker, you’ll follow the other players in your group and buff their spirits with tales of a well-known and interesting activity that is almost certainly on the horizon. You’ll heal your allies with promises, and when each encounter ends, your name and appearance will change so that the next round of authentic predictions you cast will increase in persuasiveness.

As if they know a certain someone who is on forum vacation right now...

[Super Dickmann]

https://twitter.com/EmilyKnief/statu...eclCDk2qek_YBg

Yikes, people not happy.

Don't worry, Emily, you can accuse them of being insufficiently supportive of Ukraine. Now back to work, patch ain't gonna make itself.

As if they know a certain someone who is on forum vacation right now...

The real explosion of dragons was the one targeting tinkerposters.

[Revamp Man]

I miss things like the fake controller or the happy reaper or method members joining blizzard (which in retrospect I guess josh would have fit in perfectly)

I did chuckle at the tinker leaker class though

[Sondrelk]

Oh yeah, this is still a thing. I thought people focus on real problems right now, but apparently not in California.

It is possible for two problems to be present at once. Working conditions for game designers in California are not made better by the presence of war. Not even highly publicized ones like the one in Ukraine.

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Don't worry, Emily, you can accuse them of being insufficiently supportive of Ukraine. Now back to work, patch ain't gonna make itself.



The real explosion of dragons was the one targeting tinkerposters.

Exclusion of Tinkers

[Super Dickmann]

Exclusion of Tinkers

Confirmed. I'd play it.

[Revamp Man]

Don't worry, Emily, you can accuse them of being insufficiently supportive of Ukraine. Now back to work, patch ain't gonna make itself.



The real explosion of dragons was the one targeting tinkerposters.

If you care about people doing their jobs instead of whining on Twitter then you are the problem

Now let me make a snarky blue post about how my fuck ups were good for the game and helped you experience it better

[Super Dickmann]

If you care about people doing their jobs instead of whining on Twitter then you are the problem

Now let me make a snarky blue post about how my fuck ups were good for the game and helped you experience it better

That whinging clown who's name I forgot who at the start of the lawsuit blamed players for not being more understanding that the company would be refusing to do its job while it was going through its internal struggle sessions is still the crown jewel of this entire mess.