Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Kiivar86]

Was there ever anything hinting of a reveal in February to begin with? Or was it just mostly speculation because 9.2 was being released soonish

Just someone spitballing, I imagine. Probably guessing there'd be an expansion announcement shortly after 9.2's release too (though at hte time the guy posted that "leak" it wasn't announced, I believe (2 days later from what I can see) but it was a fairly safe bet).

[Super Dickmann]

The site stuff is all sadly real, but the detailed leak from February is fake. Hitting the name Dragonflight is not very hard if you're just cycling through every word combination that includes Dragons and there's 0 minstrels in all of Warcraft.

[Zulggun]

I think that image with Alexstrazsa is real just because they put more clothes on her

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[Edlarel]

...and there's 0 minstrels in all of Warcraft.

Other than the hired bard in the rogue class hall, I guess maybe? I think if we look hard enough we'll find more out and about though.

[Vakir]

Yeah, there's no question about it. That's real as hell. That is absolutely Wu's art but a totally unique picture of Alex.

Just reinforces fear that there's no micdrop features if that's seriously their big cover.

EDIT: Also Jay the Bard. But, y'know. I actually liked bard being a side profession similar to XIV's performance mode as discussed some hundreds of pages back.

[Archmage Xaxxas]

Does that logo have a Warcraft II/III style giant stone background? like the rectangular stone block? that'd be hella throwback:



But also, I was on YT and got THIS particular WoW Ad for the first time.



For the past year, I've gotten only Shadowlands and a few Exiles Reach ads, NEVER seen this yet. I know that art is from Chronicle, right? Or just previously existing Blizz art in general.

Funny timing, no? lol

[Hitei]

Just reinforces fear that there's no micdrop features if that's seriously their big cover.

What does that even mean? What did you want the "big cover" to be? A picture of a fucking house?

[therumblings]

I'm not sure about that image, has anyone managed to find more info about it? Any reverse image searches? Alexstrasza looks brand new there.

[Kiivar86]

What does that even mean? What did you want the "big cover" to be? A picture of a fucking house?

Yeah I'm a bit baffled by that too.

Special art for an expansion shows a main character involved. Shocker.

[Revamp Man]

What if it's something like this?

Then the new classes will be OP because in order for single spec classes to be viable they have to provide something that makes them competitive and that usually means OP

They would also have to make the class able to quest as effectively as others and that isn’t even mentioning the lore behind each one

In short mini classes screw up balance more than a new class

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I still think the northrend nercopolis image was legit and trailer is going to be Galakrond getting ress'd

That would have my attention immediately

[Vakir]

What does that even mean? What did you want the "big cover" to be? A picture of a fucking house?

???

I've never mentioned housing, though?

Typically with expansions there's a tendency to make an association of the key art with a core feature. Blood Elves and Draenei. The Lich King being the ur-Death Knight. Chen as a monk. Even Cataclysm's revamp was directly associated with Deathwing wrecking the world. This trend more or less broke with Bolvar unless you count him being backdropped by Torghast. Even WoD was defined by the idea that we were invading an unfamiliar world of savage warlords with the whole Garrison concept.

It's equally possible that leaning on the dragon theming still indicates a dragon race, dragonsworn class, etc. but forgive me for being a little bit low on the faith it's not just "pick one of five flights! Explore the Dragon Isles!" as a lazy non-starter. There's a lot of uncertainty.

You're as reliable as ever with being so defensive, though. Yeesh. At least running it through the filter of reading it in the voice of an anime girl makes it amusing.

But hey, it looks cool. /shrug

[TomatoBisque]

???

I've never mentioned housing, though?

Typically with expansions there's a tendency to make an association of the key art with a core feature. Blood Elves and Draenei. The Lich King being the ur-Death Knight. Chen as a monk. Even Cataclysm's revamp was directly associated with Deathwing wrecking the world. This trend more or less broke with Bolvar unless you count him being backdropped by Torghast. Even WoD was defined by the idea that we were invading an unfamiliar world of savage warlords with the whole Garrison concept.

It's equally possible that leaning on the dragon theming still indicates a dragon race, dragonsworn class, etc. but forgive me for being a little bit low on the faith it's not just "pick one of five flights! Explore the Dragon Isles!" as a lazy non-starter. There's a lot of uncertainty.

You're as reliable as ever with being so defensive, though. Yeesh. At least running it through the filter of reading it in the voice of an anime girl makes it amusing.

But hey, it looks cool. /shrug

... they just put major characters on the box in all those examples (Kael, LK, Deathwing, Chen, Grom, Illidan)

You are reading into something that isn't there and projecting super hard when someone points out you're being ridiculously negative

[Edlarel]

Theory time: Taking the Dragonflight "leak" at face value.

What if there's no new level cap because they're taking the FFXIV route and opening up the option for you to level every class on the same character? Go talk to somebody, do a small quest, and now you can start leveling as a 1st level mage. A little later, you want to be a tinker, or a warrior. You already have end game progression, now this lets you do it all over again, like new game +. Also, it means you get to build up your player house + transmog of all the things you want.

The single specs are there for that reason. Just keep the old classes unchanged but you unlock their "packet" in the same way you do the single spec. Want to tank on your bloodelf? level up as a warrior or DH.

Crazy, but not an impossibility

[ro9ue]

Then the new classes will be OP because in order for single spec classes to be viable they have to provide something that makes them competitive and that usually means OP

My link here is my thought that the 1 spec classes are actually just shared 4th specs. As in Paladin, Warrior and Death Knight get Dragon Knight as a 4th spec.

[Vakir]

... they just put major characters on the box in all those examples (Kael, LK, Deathwing, Chen, Grom, Illidan)

You are reading into something that isn't there

Hey, if they actually put in an iota of effort and deliver on the level of something like Mists or Legion, all the better.

I'm hardly the first person to verbalize the concern of Covenants 2.0 as a defining feature feeling like a looming possibility.

I'd argue Alex lore-wise also isn't particularly compelling at this stage in the game, but, well, they have a tendency to totally upend the status quo in X.0 pre-patches anyway. So anything is on the table for something to go down.

Dragons were not my first pick, but I'm not going to be in denial like some.

[therumblings]

Bolvar was the cover of Shadowlands and he is barely relevant at all in the expansion, I wouldn't put that much focus on this art except for the fact it may be real.

[Kiivar86]

Bolvar was the cover of Shadowlands and he is barely relevant at all in the expansion, I wouldn't put that much focus on this art except for the fact it may be real.

The boxart for TBC was a generic Blood Elf and Draenei (though said Draenei would later become Maraad but not for a long while). Definitely looking too into things.

It wouldn't surprise me if they have art like that Alexstrasza one for each of the dragonflights.

[Vakir]

Bolvar was the cover of Shadowlands and he is barely relevant at all in the expansion, I wouldn't put that much focus on this art except for the fact it may be real.

Y'know what, that's a far better point than the other whinging replies. It means absolute bunk now.

[ro9ue]

I'm hardly the first person to verbalize the concern of Covenants 2.0 as a defining feature feeling like a looming possibility.

Honestly all they need to do is just have that be for cosmetics and story and it's fixed. It's the soulbinds, covenant abilities, etc that really fucked that system up.