Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Tsamane]

Is this confirmed?

[Chickat]

Is this confirmed?

No that's why I put copium.

[Revamp Man]

No that's why I put copium.

i mean talent tree or something mentioned i am assuming

[TS26]

it is today I can feel it in my bones

[Veluren]

it is today I can feel it in my bones

for me that's usually just arthritis.

[TS26]

for me that's usually just arthritis.

dammit. that could be it

[Hyrja]

Alpha watch has officially started

[Lady Atia]

Still surprised this isn't what Blizzard actually did. It very much sounded like you would at least have areas inside Torghast that looks the same as Maldraxxus, or Revendreth or what have you, and not just the same Torghast aesthetic with different colored filters.

Go to a new floor and it's styled to look like a section of Ardenweald, with more organic rooms and hallways. Would have spiced it up immensely.

I have to wonder whether Torghast was intended to be properly procedurally generated, instead of the fixed floor structures we have now. Would have explained a great deal about why everything looks the same.

Yeah, somewhere during the beta Torghast got changed from an endless rogue dungeon to the "twice a week choreghast" we had 'till 9.2. Which is super weird as most streamers actually loved the original iteration. It would be interesting to hear why they changed it, and if they actually think it was a mistake. I also imagine a combination of the invasion system and Torghast for 9.1 where the Jailer is chaining different realms to it - we kinda saw that with the Guardian of the First Ones raid encounter - a propper realm invasion event could have been the prelude to that and also would have shown the "infinite realms" propperly.

At the end of the day, I think Torghast was the last victim of borrowed power. They had to attach it to the legendary system which broke it's neck for everything but the two extra modes which were actually quite good, although once and done things (and for many people tainted by their choreghast experience). The weird thing is that they didn't take the one thing Island Expeditions did well - lots of cosmetics, pets and mounts to farm through. This could have saved the chorghast version atleast! (and again, a realm invasion event could have helped here too as you could have had a bunch of themed stuff for each new mini zone. Imagine a lava realm that gives us a new fireworm mount, a part of ardenweald that has feathered dragons or a shaman realm with a HD spiritwolf mount)

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it is today I can feel it in my bones

The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air.

*puts on my hype hat*

Let's break the cycle of waiting!

[Worldshaper]

Let's have some fun!

What are you guys hoping to see datamined today (or later this week)?

I want:

- Cool new character and creature models.
- Music! (But unlikely this early.)
- A better look at the zones, because we haven't seen much and most of what we've seen looks so-so imo.
- Weapons and armour so I can plan out some cool alts.
- Obviously more on Dracthyr Evokers and talent trees.
- Icons! I'm a sucker for new icons, they're so colourful and pretty.
- Character customization pleeeeease. We need more!

[Lady Atia]

Let's have some fun!

What are you guys hoping to see datamined today (or later this week)?

I want:

- Cool new character and creature models.
- Music! (But unlikely this early.)
- A better look at the zones, because we haven't seen much and most of what we've seen looks so-so imo.
- Weapons and armour so I can plan out some cool alts.
- Obviously more on Dracthyr Evokers and talent trees.
- Icons! I'm a sucker for new icons, they're so colourful and pretty.
- Character customization pleeeeease. We need more!

- NPC models, especially the dragon aspects and an update to all the old classic drake and dragonkin npc's and mounts
- new mounts
- new pets
- dragonriding customizations, and a confirmation that each alt is able to customize their own four drakes like we can with pocopok
- the dracthyr models and customizations
- for character customization, I actually hope for dk green and red eyes - their new talent tree artwork already has them!
- new transmog
- new achievements
- first look at the new dungeons

[Nymrohd]

What I want is a working sandbox to come out early so I can explore the place at my leisure.

[Raetary]

Inb4 we just get an announcement for next week.

[Lahis]

Inb4 we just get an announcement for next week.

No.

We'll get a teaser of an announcement of an announcement.

[Nymrohd]

No.

We'll get a teaser of an announcement of an announcement.

Like a 2s clip with low sound and a single image that flashes a bit?

[Lahis]

Like a 2s clip with low sound and a single image that flashes a bit?

No, this week it is just a single jpg with some ominous message about next week.

Next week we will get 5 second clip.

The week after that some real announcement. Possibly still divorced from the actual Aplha release.

[Valysar]

No, this week it is just a single jpg with some ominous message about next week.

Next week we will get 5 second clip.

The week after that some real announcement. Possibly still divorced from the actual Aplha release.

Don't forget the "Alpha have been delayed due to technical issues"

[Xofoo]

I don't want to hype myself up, because that usually only leads to disappointment, but I'm hoping for good things today.

[Dracullus]

At least today, without any holiday, we can delude ourselves that whole thing will start today and Ion personally invites us for testing.

[Cheezits]

I wonder if the Nelf NPCs will move out at the beginning of DF? They don't have a new city quite yet ( the seed probably will get planted and time accelerated by the Bronze at the end of DF) but I can see their leaving for Kalimdor being a part of the story that sets up Tyrande coming to the Dragon Isles.

We know the Worgen could start moving back to Gilneas, as per the newest lore.

Also looking forward to Turalyon doing leader stuff, as I think they confirmed that will play a part in the expansion intro.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I wonder if the Nelf NPCs will move out at the beginning of DF? They don't have a new city quite yet ( the seed probably will get planted and time accelerated by the Bronze at the end of DF) but I can see their leaving for Kalimdor being a part of the story that sets up Tyrande coming to the Dragon Isles.

We know the Worgen could start moving back to Gilneas, as per the newest lore.

Also looking forward to Turalyon doing leader stuff, as I think they confirmed that will play a part in the expansion intro.

They should just stay on Kalimdor, its their home.