Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Izalla]

Question not directly related to this discussion, but did anyone actually see the new Hillsbrad skybox themselves outside of the person that posted it in this thread?

I think a few different people posted about it being in a few different zones but don't quote me on that

[Syegfryed]

What is off is mostly that the Exp name does not have a backgraphic. But Thats not the first time blizzard is doing it (Classic and Classic BC also does not have backgraphics for the exp name / Classic text). And the name is basically 100% true (unless the code does use a abbreviated form of the real name and its supposed to be something like "Rise of the Dragonflight" or "Return of the Dragonflight"

i think the lack backgraphic is because this seems to be just a promotional piece... or, they rly want to do something different this time, i remember many people were surprised by shadowlands logo being white, kinda going against the usual color scheme.

I still think the name is bad, but seems like this is the real deal leak, like i said, unless people do a reverse image search to find out, i know some of good images were busted by that

[uikolertekopoku]

It’s unbelievable but covering the sweet skinny belly is really a hints thats Legit.

I really dont like that development.

[Izalla]

It was fun, ambitious, and novel.

All the things the WoW playerbase hates most!

This is so depressing haha

[UndedoKoleda]

Threads with polls take longer to be posted.

Ah, thanks for the info. RIP General Discussions when all my threads pop up at once tho.

[Nymrohd]

Question not directly related to this discussion, but did anyone actually see the new Hillsbrad skybox themselves outside of the person that posted it in this thread?

Sadly no and I flew to check Tirisfal from EPL not from IF

[Futhark]

I did like the idea of keeping the midriff but giving her fire stretch marks from being a mom but yeah literally no one so far has been like "fuck this" about it.

Dragons lay eggs though

[Izalla]

Ah, thanks for the info. RIP General Discussions when all my threads pop up at once tho.

Genuinely made me laugh. Thanks for that

[Black Rider]

Question not directly related to this discussion, but did anyone actually see the new Hillsbrad skybox themselves outside of the person that posted it in this thread?

Red Shirt Guy

[Izalla]

Dragons lay eggs though

Not to mention her dragon belly probably didn't even have to stretch to accommodate those tiny eggs since she is ginormous.

[Pyrophax]

Well, if that leak is true, than its another slap in a face to Horde players. Loss another capital? Really? Maybe start some shit in Ironforge/SW?
Even if its neutral zone with VE - its still a loss.
Better be fake af.

[Villager720]

Pretty big departure to not have a nameplate for the expansion's title.

Maybe I’m crazy, but hear me out.
If you look at some of the context clues around the key art in the image, it implies to me that they might be workingshopping the art when it was snapped. Why would they have multiple versions up and colorizing boxes next to it?

I think that image is real and the logo is real, but if it ends up slightly tweaked (like say, a different color or an added nameplate) I wouldn’t be shocked.

[Fahrad Wagner]

Red Shirt Guy

And I had checked myself when it was discussed: it was legit, just not applied to the whole zone, like the ruins of Dalaran didn't have that skybox but south of Hillsbrad did

Just checked the PTR: Hillsbrad's updated skybox is still here.

https://imgur.com/a/JBseA1Z

[Raetary]

Hillsbrad and Arathi both share the same skybox for me, on PTR and Live.

[ZyntosAran]

"World of Warcraft: Dragonflight™ releases on or before August 29th, 2023"

wtf?

So I assume this was trolling, because they never returned with more info on where the text is coming from? (The exact text with release date, not the name of course)

[Feali]

So I assume this was trolling, because they never returned with more info on where the text is coming from? (The exact text with release date, not the name of course)

Welcome to the thread, this is a daily occurrence. Don't forget to collect your free login screen at the entrance.

[Dragonflighters]

Surprised I haven't seen more talk about a likely world revamp, now that we know we are moving towards Cata 2.

Unless all those new human buildings are on the Dragon Isles?

[Villager720]

Surprised I haven't seen more talk about a likely world revamp, now that we know we are moving towards Cata 2.

Unless all those new human buildings are on the Dragon Isles?

Big world revamp in the vein of Cata 2.0 was a big talking point like 5 months ago, but sort of fell to the wayside when everything shifted toward Dragon Isles. While still possible, I think it’s more likely (via 9.2.5) we’ll see parts of Lordaeron tinkered with, which would need those new human assets.

[Fahrad Wagner]

Surprised I haven't seen more talk about a likely world revamp, now that we know we are moving towards Cata 2.

Unless all those new human buildings are on the Dragon Isles?

Or Lordaeron/Plaguelands. Which is the part of an eventual revamp that is heavily discussed!

[Futhark]

I found the way the leak broke down certain things interesting. Maybe we need to look at it holistically and put 2+2 together. I think it's possible this isn't 4 NEW classes, but instead SHARED 4th specs for certain classes. The classes where it maybe doesn't make much sense just happen to be the ones getting the cosmetic class skins.... coincidence?

That's so funny, I had this same wish three years ago!

This class is my favorite theme that could be developed as Extended Specs. Everyone (including the devs) complain that 4th specs adds too much work, but three new specs shared amongst the existing class is a feasible idea that can shore up the roles that current classes don't have. Each of the below classes can become "Dragonsworn" by swearing themselves to the respective Dragon Flights and picking up an extended role to add more flexibility to max level classes you already have!

Black-Flight Tank Spec: Shaman, Warlock, Rogue
Red-Flight Healer Spec: Mage, Hunter, Warrior(?)
Blue-Flight Caster Spec: Monk, Paladin, DK, DH

I would play a Black-Flight Shaman Tank all day.