Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[KayRule]

Looking at the "leaked box art", I can assume that some form of Dragon Knight is hinted at, as Alexstrasza with a spear heavily implies FF Dragoon vibes. Unless that's just Alexstrasza getting a new look.

Ironically the "dressed up" Alexstrasza is one of the clues that add credibility to the "leak".

As for the MMOchamp leak of the same title, I hope it's fake as it has atrocious ideas with micro classes, cheap class skins, and "Chromatus" sounding like a villain that makes Zovaal seem like award-winning writing.

I don't believe it's meant to be box art, I think it's just the key art for the promotional period.

What is very interesting is the 9.2.5 PTR Blood Elf questline does you have you empowering a polearm, which ends with you unlocking it for a transmog.

Also Chromatus is an established, existing character from almost a decade ago, it is not even close to Zovaal.

[Fahrad Wagner]

Isn't Chromatus only mentioned in novels? Not that it matters much since Jailer established Blizzard can just ass-pull new villains anyway.

Yes, their story was mostly developped in a novel, it was allegedly supposed to be a boss for Dragon Soul, but it was too complicated to animate and was replaced by lame-ass Ultraxion

Chromatus is an intelligent 5 headed chromatic dragon, infused with the power of each Flight.
It took a combined effort of all Aspects to defeat him, and Chromatus would've killed them if Nozdormu didn't prophesize and call for a strategic retreat when they faced him.

But sure, 'just a dead "core hound" '.

Don't blame them, they mistook Chromatus with Chromaggus, easy mistake

[therumblings]

I'm not buying into the written leak either, but just to play devil's advocate, isn't it possible that someone here had insider information but made a burner account to post about it instead of risking their public reputation and identity?

Just because it was an alt account, that doesn't 100% confirm it as fake imo. But you make a good point.

It definitely could still be real, but in my opinion the factors of it potentially being fake convince me it's BS.

[Deventh]

Yes, their story was mostly developped in a novel, it was allegedly supposed to be a boss for Dragon Soul, but it was too complicated to animate and was replaced by lame-ass Ultraxion

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Don't blame them, they mistook Chromatus with Chromaggus, easy mistake

Imagine being multi-billion company and can't afford to hire animators who can animate 4 heads. Probably why we will never get Ogres. Too complicated for poor indie Blizzard.

[ercarp]

Iirc Chromatus has been mentioned a few times in game but Im not positive. However either way how would bringing a mostly Novel character into the game be an ass pull?

It isn't, I'm just making a hypothetical straw man for myself and knocking it down. So if anyone argued that Chromatus was an obscure character, I can just point at the Jailer who had zero presence before his mysterious introduction.

[ClassicPeon]

Iirc Chromatus has been mentioned a few times in game but Im not positive. However either way how would bringing a mostly Novel character into the game be an ass pull?

Kalec was a manga character and now he's one of biggest recurring characters in the game.

From now on, if its not something we have heard about at least 10 years ago in wow or in wc3 its an ass pull and a mary sue.

Gen z ftw

[Fahrad Wagner]

It isn't, I'm just making a hypothetical straw man for myself and knocking it down. So if anyone argued that Chromatus was an obscure character, I can just point at the Jailer who had zero presence before his mysterious introduction.

Dats coz the Jailor was zo zo good at hiding and plotting in the shadowzzz for thousandz of yearz hehehehe

[Feali]

Dats coz the Jailor was zo zo good at hiding and plotting in the shadowzzz for thousandz of yearz hehehehe

We should have seen him in the Rogue Order Hall then right?

[Dragon Knight]

Ok so apparently Chromatus is dead. Why would he be a threat?

[Wangming]

I don't believe it's meant to be box art, I think it's just the key art for the promotional period.

What is very interesting is the 9.2.5 PTR Blood Elf questline does you have you empowering a polearm, which ends with you unlocking it for a transmog.

Also Chromatus is an established, existing character from almost a decade ago, it is not even close to Zovaal.

I think the problem isn't with the lack of establishment for Chromatus. The problem is that he is a kindergarten logic monster. You say dragons are cool? Well my monster is five dragons. Bet you can't top that.

[Fahrad Wagner]

We should have seen him in the Rogue Order Hall then right?

No, coz he wazzz too good for that. He a masterplotter you see...

[Wangming]

Ok so apparently Chromatus is dead. Why would he be a threat?

He still isn't dead. Just imprisoned.

[Feali]

No, coz he wazzz too good for that. He a masterplotter you see...

Everytime I visit this forum I'm so sad to not have this as a real emoji. It's so smug.

[ClassicPeon]

Ok so apparently Chromatus is dead. Why would he be a threat?

"Concerned that some other dark power might try to revive Chromatus after its defeat, the dragons attempted to destroy the corpse. They failed. Some powerful spell, probably woven into the dark marriage of magic and technology that had animated him in the first place protected the body from all their efforts to obliterate it. Kalecgos stated that Malygos created a number of Arcane Prisons during the Nexus War, and Alexstrasza decided that representatives from all the flights would watch over the body of Chromatus, as he is not dead.[5]"

[Fahrad Wagner]

I think the problem isn't with the lack of establishment for Chromatus. The problem is that he is a kindergarten logic monster. You say dragons are cool? Well my monster is five dragons. Bet you can't top that.

They can easily build him up/make him more interesting by infusing the essence of Galakrond inside him. I kind of like the idea of five crazy dragonheads threatening us all at once

[Throren]

Ok so apparently Chromatus is dead. Why would he be a threat?

Chromatus is indestructible and the Aspects couldn't truly destroy his body. All they could do was lock it away in suspended animation hoping nobody wakes him up again.

[therumblings]

I'm also unsure how micro classes would work, how would you level as a class with only a healing spec?

[KayRule]

I think the problem isn't with the lack of establishment for Chromatus. The problem is that he is a kindergarten logic monster. You say dragons are cool? Well my monster is five dragons. Bet you can't top that.

I have long yearned for a "return to basics" expansion of a fun fantasy adventure, so yes, a Five-Headed Dragon, classic staple of DnD, Yu-Gi-Oh, etc. would be great fun.

[Fahrad Wagner]

Everytime I visit this forum I'm so sad to not have this as a real emoji. It's so smug.

It's still my favourite after all these years!

[Grimbold21]

What happened? Why is Dragonflight fake? Not that I wouldn't mind if it were