Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Oh god they brought him back in SL? Teach me to quit halfway through an expansion I guess. Time to go watch some cinematics!

He pops up during the Soulrender Dormazain encounter in Sanctum of Domination, he's being tortured and well he does something after you "defeat" soulrender dude.

[wowrefugee]

For comparison, the Kul Tiran AR intro. It's about the same length.

Oh god, I'm getting too hyped. I don't wanna get my hopes up and be let down, but a dark fallen allied race would be so sick, and a cool send off for Sylvanas.

[therumblings]

Yeah, it's very similar to the music clip length for the intro cinematics of the other allied races. I'm excited.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Man that whole zone and everything about it slapped so damn hard when it was new. I remember my wife and I being like "This is what leveling zones should be like!". The music and vibes were just spot-on.

For sure, even today EW is just so high in terms of immersion. The aesthetics, the music, it just hits so damn well.

[Cheezits]

I'm just curious as to how they will be handling the Nelf Dark Rangers. I assumed we would get both the Belf and Nelf so each faction can get an AR (with similar racials) but maybe they will only do one of them?

Or they are giving them both the same starting zone and music.

https://twitter.com/Portergauge/stat...55065689391104

Looks like a hint they will be reusing the unique Dark Ranger voice actors that were used in Darkshore.

This PTR build added a lot of very suspicious combat noises that sound almost identical to the dark ranger voice actors from 8.1

I'm not saying it's set up for dark rangers, but it's a very odd amount of combat noises to add in a patch that otherwise doesn't seem to need it

[rhorle]

I really hate that allied races are mostly glorified skins. Blizzard really should start doing these types as skin/customization so they also don't have to do the added work of balancing new racials.

[Cheezits]

I really hate that allied races are mostly glorified skins. Blizzard really should start doing these types as skin/customization so they also don't have to do the added work of balancing new racials.

They needed new voices and racials. Yes the voices could be added as barber shop but if this is a race, you are actually playing a Dark Ranger as opposed to having to seriously play pretend.

In that case, the only two subraces that got fucked are Wildhammer and Sand Trolls via the customizations, and still people were annoyed at that.

[therumblings]

In that case, the only two subraces that got fucked are Wildhammer and Sand Trolls via the customizations, and still people were annoyed at that.

As a huge dwarf fan, I was saddened by that, but I can understand why they did it. Hoping one day they can give them their own racials, maybe one of them being a flightmaster whistle.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Yeah, it's very similar to the music clip length for the intro cinematics of the other allied races. I'm excited.

JFC everytime I wash my fucking face I end up putting the clown make up again

[Malorne the White Stag]

Man, no tsukarr and more elves? Sad day.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

As a huge dwarf fan, I was saddened by that, but I can understand why they did it. Hoping one day they can give them their own racials, maybe one of them being a flightmaster whistle.

I think there's a lot of room for racial's revamp that could account for immersion.

[Cheezits]

You can listen to the combat sounds here.

https://wow.tools/files/#search=&pag...rt=0&desc=desc

[Nightshade711]

God I hope we don't get a 4th race using the blood elf model.

[Arcinatoss]

Wouldn't a nightfallen skin be more like the night warrior eyes for night elves, aka just a skintone+eye customization for the current elves

[Cheezits]

Wouldn't a nightfallen skin be more like the night warrior eyes for night elves, aka just a skintone+eye customization for the current elves

If the combat sounds are to be believed, its an entirely new race. You don't get new voice stuff at the barber shop.

[therumblings]

Wouldn't a nightfallen skin be more like the night warrior eyes for night elves, aka just a skintone+eye customization for the current elves

That's what I would expect, but Blizzard hasn't been consistent with customization vs allied races. Like Wildhammers and Sand Trolls easily could have been an allied race just like LFD and Mag'har were.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I'm skeptical of whats going on but if it happens cool.

[Blayze]

God I hope we don't get a 4th race using the blood elf model.

Pretty sure we're guaranteed to have more elves, because I'd say the Void Elf is really the worgen Allied Race because the two share thematic ties (Weaponising a corruptive and transformative outside force that threatens to overwhelm them mentally).

And on the Horde side, we're all but guaranteed some form of undead.

That would leave the pandaren as the only race without an associated Allied Race, but I think the Drakthyr fill that thematic role (Can be on either faction, homeland hidden for countless years, race and class very closely linked).

[Merryck]

Night Elves, Blood Elves, Demon Hunters, Nightborne, Void Elves, "High Elves", Drak'Thyr, now this ... when will it end.

[Cheezits]

Night Elves, Blood Elves, Demon Hunters, Nightborne, Void Elves, "High Elves", Drak'Thyr, now this ... when will it end.

When people start playing the non-humans and elves more.