Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Makabreska]

God forbid we explore a topic with a little bit of unforced dramatic potency. The fact that this obvious narrative conflict is offputting is the whole reason they should do it. Instead of the forced, illogical, confused stories we get these days…

I mean, yes. Sending Dragonmaw to a wild and uncharted land to work with Alex and the drakes is much more logical move than sending an org that has experience in explorations and finding knowledge in hostile territories. And that also did not torture and enslave the last OG aspect and her offspring.

[bruxx]

I don't see how it could be anything else really. Having them running super fast on their legs would be weird. Maybe they fly low to the ground, then when they gain the appropriate riding skill they can fully fly in old content?

I think flying is an integral part of the Dracthyr given their wings.

Fully agreed though with the developpers sending mixed signals, this guy may as well have been thinking of "Dh glide ++" as the "racial mount" which would be dumb, but you never know.

[draugril]

I mean, yes. Sending Dragonmaw to a wild and uncharted land to work with Alex and the drakes is much more logical move than sending an org that has experience in explorations and finding knowledge in hostile territories. And that also did not torture and enslave the last OG aspect and her offspring.

This isn’t an either/or situation.

[huth]

This isn’t an either/or situation.

No, but you're suggesting the Horde take the stupidest possible move, while being fully aware it is that.

[draugril]

No, but you're suggesting the Horde take the stupidest possible move, while being fully aware it is that.

Who says it needs to be “the Horde sending someone”? Hell, it could be Koak himself going to make amends solo.

[Raetary]

Who says it needs to be “the Horde sending someone”? Hell, it could be Koak himself going to make amends solo.

Nobody, but this whole back and forth is about the reliquary and explorer's league being involved instead of someone else.
Started with Syegfryed complaining about why we are sending "weakling scholars" instead of "beeg stronk beast hunters like the Dragonmaw".

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

I have a hard time believing the modern Warcraft Team in any way shape or form will ever tolerate or even acknowledge old canon tied to Rape.

Maybe they will still honor old canon, but the idea that they will go "By the way, here's the clan who enslaved the Dragonqueen to force her to breed mounts for us" on a cozy Island adventure. Seems really out of character from Blizzard at this point in time, lol.

Maybe if you're lucky you get a "You're a chud" remark from wearing the Dragonmaw Clan tabard. But yeah, I don't expect anything else.

[Merryck]

I have a hard time believing the modern Warcraft Team in any way shape or form will ever tolerate or even acknowledge old canon tied to Rape.

Maybe they will still honor old canon, but the idea that they will go "By the way, here's the clan who enslaved the Dragonqueen to force her to breed mounts for us" on a cozy Island adventure. Seems really out of character from Blizzard at this point in time, lol.

Maybe if you're lucky you get a "You're a chud" remark from wearing the Dragonmaw Clan tabard. But yeah, I don't expect anything else.

It was acknowledged in Chronicles.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

It was acknowledged in Chronicles.

Hahahahahahahaha.

[Sondrelk]

I have a hard time believing the modern Warcraft Team in any way shape or form will ever tolerate or even acknowledge old canon tied to Rape.

Maybe they will still honor old canon, but the idea that they will go "By the way, here's the clan who enslaved the Dragonqueen to force her to breed mounts for us" on a cozy Island adventure. Seems really out of character from Blizzard at this point in time, lol.

Maybe if you're lucky you get a "You're a chud" remark from wearing the Dragonmaw Clan tabard. But yeah, I don't expect anything else.

I think they might instead acknowledge how Dragonmaw butcher dragons and use their wings for windmills. Seems like one of those things that might be difficult to idly accept.

[Teriz]

Fully agreed though with the developpers sending mixed signals, this guy may as well have been thinking of "Dh glide ++" as the "racial mount" which would be dumb, but you never know.

True. Between this and other interviews, I'm just going to wait to see Alpha before saying anything else.

[draugril]

Nobody, but this whole back and forth is about the reliquary and explorer's league being involved instead of someone else.
Started with Syegfryed complaining about why we are sending "weakling scholars" instead of "beeg stronk beast hunters like the Dragonmaw".

Ah. Well, that’s certainly not the pretense that would make for an interesting narrative there. The dramatic potency must stem from a desire for repentance.

[Lahis]

OR, because it makes sense that a clan that specialize themselves in dragons and beasts should appear in a place where we are going to deal with dragons? is that rly that hard to understand?

But hey, if you think its fine that everything is fine by being elf-centric, excluding other races, as long you are having fun.

Dragonmaw specialize in killing and enslaving dragons, neither of which will be beneficial here.

[Sondrelk]

True. Between this and other interviews, I'm just going to wait to see Alpha before saying anything else.

I have a feeling the Dracthyr flying racial might end up one of those things that will have to be fought over in the Alpha, or otherwise require extensive testing to ensure it isn't useable for various game breaking purposes.

[rhorle]

Dragonmaw specialize in killing and enslaving dragons, neither of which will be beneficial here.

We are fighting proto-drakes empowered by the Elements, the cult of a super powerful dead proto-drake. It is also implied that not all of the existing Dragon flights will ally with the Aspect/Titan flights. So there is definetly a place for their "special skills".

[Teriz]

I have a feeling the Dracthyr flying racial might end up one of those things that will have to be fought over in the Alpha, or otherwise require extensive testing to ensure it isn't useable for various game breaking purposes.

You mean the dragon riding racial, or self mount?

If you mean Soar, I think that's an Evoker ability.

[Sondrelk]

You mean the dragon riding racial, or self mount?

If you mean Soar, I think that's an Evoker ability.

The Dragonriding racial/self mount.
As it currently is stated to work it doesn't seem like it will be useful much at all, and not really for a good reason either when it could just scale with regular Dragonriding.

[Lahis]

Uh, I think everyone wrote off Reforged months ago. Best think would be reverting changes that made original W3 worse.

Months? More like years ago.

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Nevermind the Pokemon GO game doesn't exist.



Even worse, I guess?

The other Mobile Game is something completely different then since they did announce two during the last Conference Call.

Good. Pokémon Go is not great game. It only floats because the Pokémon IP and because the concept just happens to work for that particular IP. Nothing else will ever succeed in aping it.

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Nevermind the Pokemon GO game doesn't exist.



Even worse, I guess?

The other Mobile Game is something completely different then since they did announce two during the last Conference Call.

Good. Pokémon Go is not great game. It only floats because the Pokémon IP and because the concept just happens to work for that particular IP. Nothing else will ever succeed in aping it.

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I have a feeling the Dracthyr flying racial might end up one of those things that will have to be fought over in the Alpha, or otherwise require extensive testing to ensure it isn't useable for various game breaking purposes.

Two ways to implement it.

Glider like DH wings.

Or regular flying mount mechanics.

Both have been tested and work.

[Ilir]

Didn't Ion say that Drac'thyr flying was just gliding. Which is lame. (outside of being able to dragonride as yourself)

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

Jason Schreier confirms Pokemon GO Mobile Game is cancelled.

Weirdest saga in a while. But, hey. I guess the second game/unannounced mobile games are something else then entirely.

https://www.wowhead.com/news/warcraf...ncelled-326899