Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Nyel]

Looks like the shitty third world politics of USA are lowering the chances of Alpha anytime soon.

Honestly, nobody cares about this stuff. It's a very echo chamber thing and I doubt Alpha will be affected by this.

[Dracullus]

I would be very surprised if we won't have datamining today. Of course not on usual news hour, but during their day.

[Catastrophy349]

I hooked up the copium tank for everyone’s entertainment. I’ll try my best not to overhype as much as possible.

[Nimerion]

After a long time: What did i miss? I read something about leaks?

[Nyel]

I'd want anything but a job simulator WoW. Having to have a timetable to play WoW effectively sounds like a nightmare.

It's about open world content and that's something that is hardly needed to be effective. It will still be Mythic+ / raids to be competitive, so I don't see any problem with that. I wouldn't rely on hard timed events though but a more basic approach. That's still something GW2 shines whereas WoW has remained in its static and boring open world for almost two decades.

[ZyntosAran]

Taking ALL bets for what happens today?

-More “leaks”
-Evoker blog
-Dragonriding blog
-Talents
-Alpha announcement
-Datamining

More leaks definitely possible.
Evoker blog would be awesome, but I honestly think we will get it when Alpha is live
Dragonriding blog is definitely possible, as well as more talents
Alpha announcement I honestly think will not happen before datamining starts / NDA lifts
Datamining could well be possible today.

[Kiivar86]

After a long time: What did i miss? I read something about leaks?

Two screenshots leaked, one of a drakthyr in the new city, the other of a hunter in a zone likely that Azure span or whatever it is.

[Hugnomo]

Hopefully we will still get alpha this week. Don't see how something happening on the 21 would impact it, but if it did, to me ABK workers rights are more important.

Regardless, all the support to ABK workers alliance! Actually not letting go in regards to the policies. It seems many who criticized Blizzard for its scandals in this matter, were only doing it because it was another reason to hate on Blizzard, and not because they were actually invested in the disparities and working conditions for employees there, since they now show scorn and distaste for them doing the appropriate actions to change said conditions.
Though it's helpful in knowing who to add to ignore.

[Makorus]

It's about open world content and that's something that is hardly needed to be effective. It will still be Mythic+ / raids to be competitive, so I don't see any problem with that. I wouldn't rely on hard timed events though but a more basic approach. That's still something GW2 shines whereas WoW has remained in its static and boring open world for almost two decades.

Even then, the way GW2s events work is nothing to aim for lmao. The concept would work well, sure, but at that point, you just have more frequent world quests that can have follow up quests (which they can already do because the Tea Time WQ works similarly).

[Nyel]

Even then, the way GW2s events work is nothing to aim for lmao. The concept would work well, sure, but at that point, you just have more frequent world quests that can have follow up quests (which they can already do because the Tea Time WQ works similarly).

In my opinion it definitely is because even if they are scripted, GW2 world feels way more dynamic and "living" than anything Blizzard served us in the last years. And that's more than enough to improve WoW's open world.

Besides events I have no idea what they could actually do or implement to make the open world feel more alive or offer more open world content. Events is the only thing they have not (or barely) touched yet. Giving us 20 instead of 10 world quests might surficially seem like more content, but it would be the most boring approach ever.

[Makorus]

In my opinion it definitely is because even if they are scripted, GW2 world feels way more dynamic and "living" than anything Blizzard served us in the last years. And that's more than enough to improve WoW's open world.

Besides events I have no idea what they could actually do or implement to make the open world feel more alive or offer more open world content. Events is the only thing they have not (or barely) touched yet. Giving us 20 instead of 10 world quests might surficially seem like more content, but it would be the most boring approach ever.

It seems fine at the start, but then it devolves into this

[Catastrophy349]

In my opinion it definitely is because even if they are scripted, GW2 world feels way more dynamic and "living" than anything Blizzard served us in the last years. And that's more than enough to improve WoW's open world.

Besides events I have no idea what they could actually do or implement to make the open world feel more alive or offer more open world content. Events is the only thing they have not (or barely) touched yet. Giving us 20 instead of 10 world quests might surficially seem like more content, but it would be the most boring approach ever.

I pray they don’t just create more world quests. We need fun activities to do.

[ZyntosAran]

It seems fine at the start, but then it devolves into this

At least its not this

[Catastrophy349]

I just want to pimp out my Dragon!

[Khaza-R]

I pray they don’t just create more world quests. We need fun activities to do.

From what Ion said, it sounded more like it will be something more akin to the original concept for microdungeons in the open world. Just combined with some type of new phasing technology to keep these areas to solo or small group sizes.

If I had to guess, its probably the whole "LivingWorld" thing that was datamined early in leak season.

[Catastrophy349]

This is ridiculously detailed for speculation. https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comment...tm_name=iossmf

[Makorus]

This is ridiculously detailed for speculation. https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comment...tm_name=iossmf

I mean, we know what the first raid will be, and it's not that.

To be honest, it really does sound like speculation and like a compilation of known information.

I'd also be very surprised if we don't have Dragonflying throughout leveling.

[ZyntosAran]

I mean, we know what the first raid will be, and it's not that.

To be honest, it really does sound like speculation and like a compilation of known information.

I'd also be very surprised if we don't have Dragonflying throughout leveling.

yep. Apart from the wrong raid, it was mentioned that dragonflying will be "unlocked" from the start, so I recon it does make sense to have dragonriding in the levelingprocess, especially if the world is designed with it in mind.

[Arcinatoss]

Anyone else feel like it'd be a waste not to give players dragonriding while leveling?

[ZyntosAran]

Anyone else feel like it'd be a waste not to give players dragonriding while leveling?

Not only a waste, but also would collide with the mention that the world is designed with dragonriding in place. Thus, it would mean you e.g. cannot access huge parts of the dragon isles without it.