Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[huth]

Well that’s just plain adorable

Well, the Shadowlands race thing would at least make sense. Not really buying it, but it does fit with how they work lorewise.

[keygy]

the micro classes is one of the most stupid ideas for getting news specs in the game, and only make sense if they do to all classes, and like two new healers specs? that dont make any sense, if you want to do "micro classes" the obviously approach if getting 2 ranged specs and a healer spec.

I do not think that part is true, classes with one spec can create a lot of problems with the people that play that, and i doubt a lot, and the other thing, from all the microclasses are draco themed..and what does do in the leak tinker? its seems like the guy that write that simply has pick the topics about dragonsworn and tinker as resource.

[Hypester]

Someone in the other thread pointed out that the new leak says that preorders will be open "in the coming months"... which is likely bullshit, as we see multiple preorder bonuses already shipped to live like the emerald drake, the vulpera looking pet and all the capes.

I think that blows it up as fake.

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Well, the Shadowlands race thing would at least make sense. Not really buying it, but it does fit with how they work lorewise.

I think they will just add Darkfallen NE and BE as "Shadowlands races" and call it a day. They resemble Sylvanas, are tied heavily to Wrath (especially the San'layn) and are sexy elves that would be popular. They are also not as tied to SL lore which is unpopular.

[Raetary]

>Shadowlands races are playable in 9.2.5, but instead of being unlockable to create, once you finish the Covenant campaign (OG, Korthia, and ZM) + get 80 Renown + Fully upgrade your sanctum you can go through a questline to have your character become your covenant race

Not only would this make no sense for Fae and Necros, as Souls in Ardenweald just keep their normal form and take on a Soulshape, and Necrolords are all over with their designs, but this would basically mean they are granting players a free race change.

Lol no.

[Revamp Man]

Well, the Shadowlands race thing would at least make sense. Not really buying it, but it does fit with how they work lorewise.

Currently the only shadowlands race we know of that operates in the living world is necrolords and that’s because of how they as a race function. They are the vanguard of the shadowlands and choose a physical form while the Kyrian are able to interact with spirits

[Wangming]

I doubt Blizzard is every going to do that. The general trend is to make the UI more fugly as time goes on. Pretty much half the playerbase and more use fucking sterile space ship UIs with random icons strewn across their screen thanks to WA. Investing in an UI update seems folly to me, given most people seemingly try to get as far away from it as possible (even though I prefer it as well).

Glad we agree. For me sterile space ship UIs are immersion breaking outside of Sci-fi games.

[Nightshade711]

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.

I can see your point to an extent.
However they did still add Mechagnomes & Kul Tirans.

This is all assuming the leak of “one race and a class to go with it” is true
I guess it would just depend on exactly how they implement them because 2D Art doesn’t always transfer over well to 3D assets as we’ve seen in WoW.

If they managed to make the race look cool/monstrous without making it look just purely ugly (like female Kul Tirans) then I’d see them being somewhat popular.

Add in a shapeshifting racial to emulate what the dragons do (so we’ve seen the Drakonids do several times) and I guarantee they’ll be be a little popular.

[Wangming]

Dark Ranger Nightborne?

I want to see what that looks like.

Hot. It looks hot.

[Hypester]

I think this is most likely:

Preorder
-Early Access: Darkfallen Night Elf and Darkfallen Blood Elf ARs (unlocked through Tirisfal questline)
-Early Access: MAYBE a Dark Ranger class skin (Dark Ranger quest is separate from the Tirisfal quest and only for Hunters)

Deluxe Edition

-HD Emerald Dragon Mount
-"Vulpera" pet which is actually a baby Drakonid using similar tail animations. (Could be a swerve: maybe a small cat person like the sun cat mount?)
-Drake Hatchling Backpack (5 colors for the flights)
-level 60 boost, new hearthstone, etc

[Houle]

now THIS gives me at least some hype
may the hypetrain meme never die

[Harbour]

By all "leaks" microclasses sound like the most confusing and meh feature Blizzard could ever think off.
Its as if they look at the narrow and widely requested path of making 4th specs for existing classes or new class or class skins for every class and decided to go off road, and even there went completely half-assed.

[Hypester]

By all "leaks" microclasses sound like the most confusing and meh feature Blizzard could ever think off.
Its as if they look at the narrow and widely requested path of making 4th specs for existing classes or new class or class skins for every class and decided to go off road, and even there went completely half-assed.

I think more people would like new classes than new specs.

They are just the same as DH, without an extra unnecessary spec slapped on (Vengeance tanks, something never associated with Illidan). And 4 of them to boot as opposed to the usual 4 year wait for a single new class that people may or may not like, with very diverse aesthetics and themes.

[Wangming]

Still thinking about possible races. If we accept the Evoker as the one. What if we get djinn as a race. Already established? Yep. Would make sense as Evokers? Think so. They are elementals themselves. Are they related to Dragons? Well they were first seen allied with Deathwing. Do they have male and female variants? Well, they have in Hearthstone.

[huth]

Currently the only shadowlands race we know of that operates in the living world is necrolords and that’s because of how they as a race function. They are the vanguard of the shadowlands and choose a physical form while the Kyrian are able to interact with spirits

I'm reading this more as a "hey, you've been a really great ally, we want to permanently give you a bit of our power as compensation". I was more referring to this whole transformation thing actually being a real, already touched upon in the story, possibility.

Though imo it would be funny if Necrolords transformation was provided by the House of Constructs...

[Hypester]

Still thinking about possible races. If we accept the Evoker as the one. What if we get djinn as a race. Already established? Yep. Would make sense as Evokers? Think so. They are elementals themselves. Are they related to Dragons? Well they were first seen allied with Deathwing. Do they have male and female variants? Well, they have in Hearthstone.

Interesting that they added women to them on there. How would you deal with the legs though?

Or would it be like Wheelchair Ragnaros and they would get legs out of nowhere?

[Scaleface]

You discovered to being neutral as pandas, You discovered a class that evoke..

I am glad how much the topic has come to life after our tips - great ideas. Today, however, I am giving you perhaps the last tip. You had a clue to your class, today maybe let's think about the race?
I didn't want it to be too easy, and I liked the "theredshirtguy" reaction so we'll pull the topic a little differently. The Warcraft community loves puzzles, hidden mounts, etc.
I'm not very good at puzzles, but I came up with something like this:



PS. code is not everything.

[Hypester]

If you look behind the letters you see a green orc. Green orcs confirmed?

[ercarp]

You discovered to being neutral as pandas, You discovered a class that evoke..

I am glad how much the topic has come to life after our tips - great ideas. Today, however, I am giving you perhaps the last tip. You had a clue to your class, today maybe let's think about the race?
I didn't want it to be too easy, and I liked the "theredshirtguy" reaction so we'll pull the topic a little differently. The Warcraft community loves puzzles, hidden mounts, etc.
I'm not very good at puzzles, but I came up with something like this:



PS. code is not everything.

The new race is Drek'thar?

[Fahrad Wagner]

The new race is Drek'thar?

I believe you mean the new race is The Drek'thar

[huth]

I believe you mean the new race is The Drek'that

Drek'this, Drek'that... it's always Drek'something.


Also, Scaleface is right about being bad at puzzles. My eyes.