Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Nymrohd]

I always though everything basically moved outwards and the land crumbled away or shifted as it moved. The in-game map scale is clearly wrong but even the Chronicles/lore maps seem to show things as more spread out. The interesting thing about Dragon Isles is that they are not part of "Ordered" Azeroth so Blizzard has opened the doors for a wild landmass on the other side of the planet with out much to retcon. If it requires one at all.

https://wowpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Kal...ed_Azeroth.jpg

It's weird in that they make an effort to create continuity between past and modern geography even though a catastrophy like the Sundering would probably have completely shifted geography and especially hydrography (like, every lake has pretty much the same borders now it had ten thousand years and several catastrophic geological events ago). Well technically the Sundering would have wiped all life on the face of the planet but hey, FANTASY.

And other side of Azeroth requires no retcon. Chronicle takes the time to mention Kalimdor being one continent, not THE continent. When they added the globe in Legion they also made a point to give us the craziest cloud cover and to show that the ocean between the continents on the other side of the Maelstrom is pretty damn massive.

My fan concept on Dragon Isles would have placed them on the opposite side of the Maelstrom, floating around Uldorus, which would be the titan facility leading all the way down to the World Soul.

[Chickat]

I mean, assuming that these background mountains visible from the hub city are actual mountains and not part of the skybox--and I can't think of anytime they've used skybox mountains outside of an instance. It looks pretty large horizontally. There also seems to be a lot of large cave systems and "under" areas.

I hadn't noticed that tbh. Big if true. Also can we appreciate how good those screenshots look? Imo Modern WoW looks as good or better than newer MMOS in a different way. WoW might have bad graphics, but it has a world class art style.

[Hyrja]

Is today the day?

[Chickat]

Is today the day?

I hope so. Its been so boring. I just want models pls.

[Nyel]

Is today the day?

Yes, like yesterday or the day before. Or Wednesday last week. Or the week before. Or the month before.

[Raetary]

Is today the day?

Today is the day, indeed.

[Lady Atia]

Yes, like yesterday or the day before. Or Wednesday last week. Or the week before. Or the month before.

Atleast today I can dig my teeth into Mythic Jailer again. Getting the Cutting Edge before Alpha start wouldn't be that bad anyways.

I still think it's this week, they need some puffer between the first build and season 4 start.

[therumblings]

Today is a quite a good day for an announcement of any sort, hoping for the best.

[Nymrohd]

Today is a quite a good day for an announcement of any sort, hoping for the best.

I just have to ask but why is today a good day? Are there days that are bad and this is good by comparison? Did we consult Ion's horoscope? Is Mercury in a good angle with Warcraft's Sun at its release? Are weather patterns in California changing the feng shui of the office building today in some way?

[therumblings]

I just have to ask but why is today a good day? Are there days that are bad and this is good by comparison? Did we consult Ion's horoscope? Is Mercury in a good angle with Warcraft's Sun at its release? Are weather patterns in California changing the feng shui of the office building today in some way?

It's a Wednesday, there is no holiday, Blizzard is working, and an Alpha is being prepared to release soon.

[ExiHext]

It's a Wednesday, there is no holiday, Blizzard is working, and an Alpha is being prepared to release soon.

So the usual hopium rush.^^

[Catastrophy349]

Everyone stock up on their hopium/copium last night for another day today? I made sure it was kept in the freezer for preservation.

[Nyel]

It's a Wednesday, there is no holiday, Blizzard is working, and an Alpha is being prepared to release soon.

So it's as good as every other day besides Saturday and Sunday...

This "today is the day" or "I have a good feeling" is a bit silly if we're honest. This thread is filled with that stuff since two months now. Months. To be precise, since the announcement of Dragonflight because some were dead set on Alpha releasing just days after the announcement because [reasons].

[therumblings]

So it's as good as every other day besides Saturday and Sunday...

This "today is the day" or "I have a good feeling" is a bit silly if we're honest. This thread is filled with that stuff since two months now. Months. To be precise, since the announcement of Dragonflight because some were dead set on Alpha releasing just days after the announcement because [reasons].

No one whos been here for more than one expansion thought the alpha would release days after the announcement. It would have likely been June at the earliest, and early July is the time it has to be for it to make a 2022 release. Today is a great day.

[Makorus]

Man, can people stop being such lousy buzzkills?

Yes, of course it's stupid to be like "Oh, today is the day" and people've been saying that for weeks, but can't people be allowed to be excited for something?

[therumblings]

Man, can people stop being such lousy buzzkills?

Yes, of course it's stupid to be like "Oh, today is the day" and people've been saying that for weeks, but can't people be allowed to be excited for something?

Meh it doesn't bother me much. This place has gotten much more cynical since Shadowlands, but I suspect that will change once we get more news, like how fun this thread became during the 24 hours before and during the Dragonflight announcement.

[Catastrophy349]

Man, can people stop being such lousy buzzkills?

Yes, of course it's stupid to be like "Oh, today is the day" and people've been saying that for weeks, but can't people be allowed to be excited for something?

There's actually a VERY good chance of "something" happening today.

[infinitemeridian]

I feel like next week is a safer bet, there has been very little rumblings this week and there usually are prior to the drop.

[Catastrophy349]

I feel like next week is a safer bet, there has been very little rumblings this week and there usually are prior to the drop.

Not according to the favorite streamer. Tis said that we may not get a blue post before Alpha this time. Also, new build last night on Wowdev which is number 5. I don't disagree with you (could be next week). However, it's Wednesday so writing off this week already is too early.

[Nyel]

No one whos been here for more than one expansion thought the alpha would release days after the announcement. It would have likely been June at the earliest, and early July is the time it has to be for it to make a 2022 release. Today is a great day.

But they are further along this time 11!!111!!

I mean today can be the day or tomorrow or next Friday. Nobody knows. I'd rather be interested in the pattern of talent tree releases and then the upcoming Alpha. If Alpha releases today, why did they only feature three classes for the talent trees? Was there a point to it? Was it just coincidence? It would have made sense to release DK and Druid at the same time and then release Alpha, but getting the Priest talent trees and then nothing anymore seems a bit weird. Know what I mean?

DF announcement - 1.5 months silence - 2 talent trees - 4 weeks silence - 1 talent tree