Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Well we all know that's never going to happen they aren't just going to delete every other demon demo currently uses, but I guess you could just not use the other demons and only imps if that was your jam?

The idea about the imp mother is pretty cool though I'd like to see that

Never said I wanted them to delete all the other demons, what I want is talents to specialize in demon types just like the shadow priest have talents to do the same for each old god.

[ZyntosAran]

Btw, I think I just saw a new Dragonflight Ad on FB. It particularly focused on Dragonflight, showing all the zones while someone is performing maneuvers on the dragon. In the end "buy the epic edition" showed up. Showed some stuff of the zones I actually havent seen yet. Maybe I also just missed it.

[The Stormbringer]

And I absolutely don't care about the work environment at Blizzard. So we're even. But let's be real here, the majority is like me and couldn't care less how Blizzard treats its employees.

Theoretically speaking, people who don't care about the work environment of the company that produces their products are real scumbags.

EDIT: I take back what I said, and I apologize. I don't think you're a scumbag. I think, like most people, you probably only have so much you feel you can care about before it becomes too much, and those are the most important to you. But worker's rights and conditions are your rights and conditions, and the better it gets for them, the better it too will get for you. Compassion and empathy are, like most things with humans, things you can train and improve. You don't even necessarily need them to care here... it can be completely selfish. Personally, I'd love to see more unions and better rights for workers become a thing, since it'll eventually come my way too, or to the people I love.

[Catastrophy349]

Btw, I think I just saw a new Dragonflight Ad on FB. It particularly focused on Dragonflight, showing all the zones while someone is performing maneuvers on the dragon. In the end "buy the epic edition" showed up. Showed some stuff of the zones I actually havent seen yet. Maybe I also just missed it.

Scooby Dooby DOO?!?!

[Sondrelk]

I mean, it's 4 oversized zones which I guess is cool on foot but when you are zoom-zooming on your Dragon doing World Quest Nodes on random hourly timers and other activities that have no connection to the other players or the state of the game world. I mean, meh.

Going by how the zones are designed and how Dragonriding seems to function i imagine that navigating the zones will be a blast.
Just consider how many players (me included) gather genuine enjoyment from stuff like jumping from roof to roof in Boralus, or learning the movement mechanics to get to inaccessible areas.
Take all that but apply it to the entire world with Dragonriding mechanics and it should be quite interesting.

[Bindanda]

After the leaked screenshots I bet Ion went full on nerd rage and said that they're not going to release anything to us weebs till Alpha actually launches

[Catastrophy349]

After the leaked screenshots I bet Ion went full on nerd rage and said that they're not going to release anything to us weebs till Alpha actually launches

Plot twist: Ion leaked them.

[Nymrohd]

But then you got what you have right now with world bosses: Mindless target dummies because there is no accountability. You can't have high DPS requirements because you can't do anything about people doing 200 DPS. You can't have (any, really) hard mechanics, because most players are just not good enough, and if someone fucks it up, even if the mechanic just affects them, they will still have boosted the boss HP.

Hell, GW2 has this exact issue where they can't have any metas that are more than just "autoattack and sometimes switch targets" because, as Dragons End has shown, if any more is required of the player base, it just doesn't work.

You know I've been playing Diablo Immortal and in their raids, the top 3 get additional loot. Perhaps WoW could find a system that works similarly and gives e.g. the top 30% performers in each role additional loot.

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

Theoretically speaking, people who don't care about the work environment of the company that produces their products are real scumbags.

People who say they don't care about what goes on over there after seeing what does is a, uh, damning statement, honestly. I'm with you.

That said-

alpha pls

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Plot twist: Ion leaked them.

Doesn’t trasmog his gear, doesn’t name his pet.

Checks out.

[Bindanda]

You know I've been playing Diablo Immortal and in their raids, the top 3 get additional loot. Perhaps WoW could find a system that works similarly and gives e.g. the top 30% performers in each role additional loot.

That would be a terrible idea. Because they're already at the top. How would anybody ever catch up if they're on an alt mid way through the expansion.

[Nyel]

Theoretically speaking, people who don't care about the work environment of the company that produces their products are real scumbags.

Couldn't care less about people on the internet judging me for something I can't change anyway (and you can't neither, but I guess being morally right makes you sleep good).

Fact is: this walkout doesn't matter and won't have any influence on the alpha simply because it's pointless. People shouldn't delude themselves and try to twist reality in that regard.

[FlemmMinis]

Imagine Transmogs and pet names raised dps.

[Nymrohd]

That would be a terrible idea. Because they're already at the top. How would anybody ever catch up if they're on an alt mid way through the expansion.

Did you ever look at your logs when killing world bosses? I routinely top dps on alts that have never stepped foot in a raid. The vast majority of people you group with don't much bother to play the game during those bosses.

[Kiivar86]

Imagine Transmogs and pet names raised dps.

Hah I'd be down for pet names increasing damage of the pet, even a tiny percentage wise. But I'm the guy who names every single pokemon he catches too so I'm just the sort to think it weird not to name something.

[Nymrohd]

Hah I'd be down for pet names increasing damage of the pet, even a tiny percentage wise. But I'm the guy who names every single pokemon he catches too so I'm just the sort to think it weird not to name something.

Ever since they added the ability to keep the original names I retamed everything and have a stable of named pets only.

[The Stormbringer]

Couldn't care less about people on the internet judging me for something I can't change anyway (and you can't neither, but I guess being morally right makes you sleep good).

Fact is: this walkout doesn't matter and won't have any influence on the alpha simply because it's pointless.

You absolutely can change, anyone can, most people just don't want to. Changing would be inconvenient and require more work than they want to do, but I understand, change is scary and difficult. I struggle with it myself.

But yes, you are right, it probably won't have any effect on Alpha.

[Vasoka]

Right, so is the conclusion that the alpha comes out tomorrow?

[Cheezits]

One cool thing about the zone design is that Valdrakken is at the peak of the island, right? So you will probably be able to Dragonflight from there to any of the zones, and probably easily based on how much you'll be about to glide.

[Catastrophy349]

Right, so is the conclusion that the alpha comes out tomorrow?

This conclusion has existed since the end of May.

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One cool thing about the zone design is that Valdrakken is at the peak of the island, right? So you will be about to Dragonflight from there to any of the zones, and probably easily based on how much you'll be about to glide.

Last zone and peak, yes. Think of it like jumping off the highest peak in Highmountain and landing near Nighthold.