Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Revamp Man]

Yeah I don't think so either tbh. Shamans aren't elementals, their power is gifted and channeled through their bodies by the elements. I think a dragon themed class would be the same. Power gifted by dragons.

It’s something that is used since the 80’s too lol

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I don't think Blizz would take that chance, beast looking races are only wanted by a minority they'd want to appeal to the masses and bring people back.

Not trying to sh*t on your parade but I cannot see them doing this seeing as how unpopular Pandas are.

Panda popularity has nothing to do with them being a beast race

[Raxacorico]

I don't think Blizz would take that chance, beast looking races are only wanted by a minority they'd want to appeal to the masses and bring people back.

Not trying to sh*t on your parade but I cannot see them doing this seeing as how unpopular Pandas are.

The hate with pandas is because they're funny cuddly widdle pandas, there wouldn't be, or rather, there would be much smaller uproar if instead of pandas we got proper pandyr playable race

Edit: and also because something something Kung Fu Panda something.

[Revamp Man]

Uuuh, no you can't? Outside of AzeriteUI (which has some severe functionality issues still, after years in development) no other addon gives you a WoW themed UI that fits a fantasy world, much less one that actually looks good. Diablo UI and GW2 don't count here obviously. They are not Warcraft/Fantasy-themed and they are definetely not what the user you're quoting is describing. Please, do enlighten me if I missed some really good new UI addon. I beg you.



Care to elaborate why? T&E are probably the best WoW content creators. Now, Preach does some amazing analysis of WoW, but he does nothing else. He doesn't do story, he doesn't do creative design (not sure how else to categorize coming up with Class Skin ideas, new Classes, new game features, etc). Asmon also has some interesting discussions but he doesn't even dive deep. Bellular is the fastest uploader and has the biggest variety of content (gameplay, balance, story, fantasy, features, models, guides, etc) but doesn't dive as deep as Taliesin and isn't very creative with his suggestions/ideas, whereas Taliesin puts a lot of imagination and effort there. EVEN if you dislike his ideas, the effort he puts in them is objectively amazing. The story analysis he does is amazing. Even if far fetched at times, he makes sure to remind us it's his headcannon. He doesn't enforce anything. Really, you picked the one guy who isn't doing anything wrong?

Because he’s a cunt

[Zelk]

Preach most likely won't be doing an interview because Blizz pissed him off so much in Shadowlands. He was saying the other week he won't even cover the alpha/beta on his channel.

[Raetary]

I don't think Blizz would take that chance, beast looking races are only wanted by a minority they'd want to appeal to the masses and bring people back.

Not trying to sh*t on your parade but I cannot see them doing this seeing as how unpopular Pandas are.

Pandas being unpopular has fuck all to do with them being beastly but everything to do with them looking like they are sumo fighters that just left a chinese take-out shop. (and despite that, they aren't actually very unpopular, they are being played more than half the race roster)

Worgen are beloved and Vulpera are one of the most popular ARs.
So long as their model design actually looks good, it's fine.

Besides, it's a Drakonid.
If they are that scared of player reception they can just give them Dragon shapeshifting powers and give them 2 forms.
Which would work as we have seen Drakonids shapeshift before.

[Wildmoon]

Interviews should be given to someone like Max or Dratnos. Please dont give it to Bellular. His content are genuinely garbage.

[Schwert]

I don't think Blizz would take that chance, beast looking races are only wanted by a minority they'd want to appeal to the masses and bring people back.

Not trying to sh*t on your parade but I cannot see them doing this seeing as how unpopular Pandas are.

Why are we bringing pandas into this? They're a niche, but anthros are not.

Take a look at how popular Vulpera are for the most recent example. The race doesn't even have lore, but I see them just as often as blood elves now.

Worgen are also popular, and that's despite their customization being atrocious and the horrid models they were stuck with for years because of random furry hate.

[Dracullus]

Hopefully Asmon so we can get some proper questions and not just people that are shilling

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[Shadochi]

Interviews should be given to someone like Max or Dratnos. Please dont give it to Bellular. His content are genuinely garbage.

I much preferred old Bellular where he would just present any info/news as is objectively and make his opinion known about it then. But recent content seems to be more of him presenting info around his opinion and mostly covering news that will get more audience

[Khaza-R]

I had to do it:

This is why I love leak season

[Nymrohd]

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You cannot derail chaos.

[Wildmoon]

I hope I can have various powers to customize again this xpac. I enjoy having necro resto druid and night fae resto druid with different playstyles. Just dont bring back renown and shits.

[Leowyld]

My theory about the PTR being down until next week, it's a longshot (so I'm probably wrong)...

For the Battle For Azeroth pre-order we get Allied Races playable in the first patch released after the expansion went on sale. For Shadowlands pre-order, we got Allied Race/Pandaren Death Knights playable in the first patch released after the expansion went on sale. I'd already been wondering, if we'd see some new feature previewed in that manner with the Dragonflight pre-orders. But, we weren't seeing anything pointing to a new feature like that in 9.2.5 data. I think they were holding it back for this upcoming build, whatever it is... microclasses, new Allied Races, who knows. Like I said, probably wrong here. But I'm still pretty hyped, anyway.

[Kiria]

People seem pretty confident that Blizz will release a race that wont appeal to masses, ok then.

[Dioporco]

Ehm no, most of the bad things happened in the game was because the "old guard" under Afrasiabi didn't listen to feedback at all.

[citation needed]

this "omgad was afriasabi fault" has already been debunked as bullshit since we cleary saw how BFA other half went and how SL went.

Implying that afriasabi tainted even SL is pure copium at this point.

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Honestly good. Of all the big name WoW content creators Preach is by far the most obnoxious.

Yep because he actually asks the right things.

[Yarathir]

the afrasiabi cope is still as funny as it was the first time

[cocomen2]

The hate with pandas is because they're funny cuddly widdle pandas, there wouldn't be, or rather, there would be much smaller uproar if instead of pandas we got proper pandyr playable race

Edit: and also because something something Kung Fu Panda something.

This 1000 times.

Cute happy go Pandas <<< Brutal fierce Pandas

[Foolicious]

My theory about the PTR being down until next week, it's a longshot (so I'm probably wrong)...

For the Battle For Azeroth pre-order we get Allied Races playable in the first patch released after the expansion went on sale. For Shadowlands pre-order, we got Allied Race/Pandaren Death Knights playable in the first patch released after the expansion went on sale. I'd already been wondering, if we'd see some new feature previewed in that manner with the Dragonflight pre-orders. But, we weren't seeing anything pointing to a new feature like that in 9.2.5 data. I think they were holding it back for this upcoming build, whatever it is... microclasses, new Allied Races, who knows. Like I said, probably wrong here. But I'm still pretty hyped, anyway.

Possible. Since both instances where leaked by blizzard updating the ptr early we can assume they want to avoid it this time by ignoring the ptr for a few days.

[Hypester]

My theory about the PTR being down until next week, it's a longshot (so I'm probably wrong)...

For the Battle For Azeroth pre-order we get Allied Races playable in the first patch released after the expansion went on sale. For Shadowlands pre-order, we got Allied Race/Pandaren Death Knights playable in the first patch released after the expansion went on sale. I'd already been wondering, if we'd see some new feature previewed in that manner with the Dragonflight pre-orders. But, we weren't seeing anything pointing to a new feature like that in 9.2.5 data. I think they were holding it back for this upcoming build, whatever it is... microclasses, new Allied Races, who knows. Like I said, probably wrong here. But I'm still pretty hyped, anyway.

The Tirisfal thing is the most likely "new feature" thing on the PTR, as it is encrypted, just like Bolvar's throne was in BFA before the preorders were announced. So whatever the preorder bonus is it is probably tied to Calia and Tirisfal (so Dark Rangers and/or Darkfallen)

[Schwert]

People seem pretty confident that Blizz will release a race that wont appeal to masses, ok then.

They released Mechagnomes and Kul'tirans.
People are allowed to be doubtful.