Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Wangming]

11) Sounds awesome as long as the new system isn't supporting goblins anymore? Also I would literally kill for Atiesh!!!

Did I miss something? Isn't the Black Market AH run by Madam Goya, the true faction leader of the Pandaren? The fuck would it support Goblins for?

[Lady Atia]

Did I miss something? Isn't the Black Market AH run by Madam Goya, the true faction leader of the Pandaren? The fuck would it support Goblins for?

Hahaha. It's acutally co-run by the Brokers now.

Jokes aside, on most realms the BMAH is somewhat of not playable as the cool items are instantly up to gold cap. I would love a change in system that prevents that and gives everyone a fair chance on items.

[ercarp]

Why would Blizzard create an arcane spec clone and cannibalize Mages or create a generic chronomancer when they have popular concepts from their games that are dragon-based and unique?

Yeah I totally agree. Maybe scaleface was exaggerating when he said that his first thought was we already have mages. That could just mean the new class has a cool ranged spellcasting spec/s.

I don't think he ever said anything about the class being similar to Mages, just that the name was similar to one of the Mage spells:

Someone wroted before about dragonsworn etc - no, class name is totally out of my mind. In first moment when I read that i thought "hello? we have mages already!". It's similiar to one spell name of arcane mage :P

I still think it's BS. Evoker sounds stupid.

[Wangming]

I still think it's BS. Evoker sounds stupid.

But Dragonsworn does not?

[Luck4]

A Windrunner bites the dust.

We know for a matter of a fact that's not Sylvanas, her plot armor makes her immortal/unkillable. It's either Alleria or Vereesa, but I bet on Vereesa because she was referenced many times by the HE community as the last/major "High Elf leader", and surely Blizzard hates this subject.

[Wangming]

Hahaha. It's acutally co-run by the Brokers now.

If she is anything like Madame Gao, she owns the Brokers as well. It is all a scam. She and Silas are the true big bads.

[ercarp]

But Dragonsworn does not?

Dragonsworn has firm roots in Warcraft lore and it sounds cool and makes sense as a name for a dragon-themed class (unlike Evoker, which is too vague).

[zeir]

If people want to play a mail halberd wielding spec, Survival is there waiting you. It is insanely fun in arena.

[Raxacorico]

Why would they spend ressources on revamping UI when everyone is using ElvUI anyway, does not make much sense to me.

Ugh. "eVeRyOnE iS uSiNg eLvUi" I don't, many more dont. There's no UI addon that makes me feel and perform better as a healer in raids. Sorry but I like to feel like in fantasy with classic fantasy-esque UI.

[FossilFree]

Evokers probably have a blue dragon spec and that is the spec that is causing arcane mages to be revamped. I'm sure they are taking some key aspect from arcane to make it, otherwise arcane wouldn't need a revamp. It's probably evocation and mana management if I had to guess. Mages will become a class that doesn't manage mana anymore (using procs like fire and frost), with evokers being the mana focused class.

While blue will likely be direct damage, they could also have a red dragon healing spec and a green dragon poison dps dot spec. Arcane mages could be the ones to get a few bronze spells worked in during their revamp, since I'm betting the time magic stuff remains with mages (like I don't see time warp going to evokers).

I'm sure it will be all new stuff though. Demon hunters the class are nothing like metamorphosis locks OR the glyph of demon hunting warlocks had.

[Das Thora]

But Dragonsworn does not?

A dragonsworn tells you roughly what its theme is in the name (which is a theme that's boring to me, but that's beside the point). An evoker just sounds like Mage 2.

[Wangming]

A dragonsworn tells you roughly what its theme is in the name (which is a theme that's boring to me, but that's beside the point). An evoker just sounds like Mage 2.

But it is both boring and cheesy.

[Fartlas]

Yes, but that's a thing. Heavensward was released in 2015. They had ample time to rip it off and replace all the emotional weight with rule of cool nonsense.

But as much as I like to laugh at the similarities between the basic premise of Shadowbringers and Shadowlands, they had far less time to copy it. Unless they really do have spies.

Simple reason for the similarities is because Yoshi-P has time and time again said that WoW has served as a huge inspiration for his rework of XIV, he was a big WoW nerd himself.

[Hitei]

I guess i will laugh then and return to playing a game i have fun with.

So much fun you spend your time whining on another game's forum, eh?

[Das Thora]

But it is both boring and cheesy.

And a death knight doesn't sound cheesy?

[Syegfryed]

This is another 'leak' from reddit I haven't seen posted here. u/BlizzconMurloc

This is, by far, the most stupid leak we had, and yet, prob the most possible to be true, which speak volumes about the devs.

It made em remember that leak that said kalegos and Khadgar were the same person

[horizon nowhere]

Dragonsworn has firm roots in Warcraft lore and it sounds cool and makes sense as a name for a dragon-themed class (unlike Evoker, which is too vague).

Either way I see it as an opportunity for the team to bring in new lore. Maybe that means expanding on or a retcon of the speculated dragonsworn currently in game.

[Scaleface]

Yeah I totally agree. Maybe scaleface was exaggerating when he said that his first thought was we already have mages. That could just mean the new class has a cool ranged spellcasting spec/s.

That was my idea when i read a name of spec "Evoker" and thought wtf because as I playe mage sometimes first reaction was like I said And hints about mage spell was exactly evocation.

[Syegfryed]

Dragonsworn has firm roots in Warcraft lore and it sounds cool and makes sense as a name for a dragon-themed class (unlike Evoker, which is too vague).

they would also not miss the opportunity to make a class starting with D again

[Chickat]

Making my final point and prediction on this now, so there'll be no need for the classic "I told you so" post after the announcement.

The Vrykul and Odyn will have a very large focus in the next expansion. A dungeon and a raid at the very least. A presence in several zones, Ruby for sure, most likely Black and Blue, as well as the Titan facility predicted to be on the Dragon Isles. I could also see a huge Norse/Vrykul/Draconic city in the mountains as our Suramar style city/endgame area.

Main villains of the expansion will be Murozond, Odyn, some sort of Vrykul King and Chromatus. Xal'atath in a minor yet notable role, as a hook for the future. Azshara showing up om 50/50 on - I don't see her as a boss of a dungeon or raid regardless of if she shows up. She strikes me as more of a reoccurring character these days - an uneasy ally as she consolidates power for the future. Maybe she could be the hook into a pre-sundering Kalimdir expansion with Murozond being the final boss of Dragonflight.

Galakrond is giving me either world boss or penultimate boss of a raid vibe. I don't see him as the big bad at all.

Drakonid race, links to the Vrykul.

Dragonsworn class, mail armour with specs Spellblade(MDPS), Invoker/Evoker(RDPS), Chronomancer(Healer).

Loreth'Aran as our capital city in the Green zone.

Timewalking as a permanent and expanded feature.

The evolution of Mage Tower, Visions, Torghast as a Bronze Dragonflight/Timewalking style boss feature of classic WoW bosses with extra abilities.

Class Skins.

These are my final predictions.

No tank spec?