Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[BigHeroSixy]

Do you guys think we're going to see more class/spec trees this week? I really want to see the warlock tree.

Up in the air. I hope so. Theres a chance for more classes and maybe dungeons every week we get a new build. We just know what zones they are focusing on ultimately week to week via a community manager post. Just depends if they are ready or not.

[Kellorion]

someone take the darkmoon dark sky vial to valdrakken for the love of god

[damonskye]

From what I've noticed it said different things for Friday and Saturday(Idk why it swapped I think it was related to reset time). Different party sizes for it. Might be related to the tea party those dragons were having.

Even something similar to the Ember court, with weekly or even daily replay value, would be amazing.

Oh by the way. Where exactly on the map is this city located? Any idea how one gets to it early in the expansion, since I doubt it’s for (or hope it’s not for) level 70s only?

[BigHeroSixy]

Even something similar to the Ember court, with weekly or even daily replay value, would be amazing.

Oh by the way. Where exactly on the map is this city located? Any idea how one gets to it early in the expansion, since I doubt it’s for (or hope it’s not for) level 70s only?

Not sure if you see it earlier but you get sent there after azure span and I was level 68 then. You probably do it seems to be a place you will go to a few times in the process. For the continent the city is on the right side in Thaldraszus. In that zone its on the left side directly across from the first raid entrance which is to the east.

[Revamp Man]

Do you guys think we're going to see more class/spec trees this week? I really want to see the warlock tree.

i mean i would hope so but this next build is also supposed to have the evoker starter area so idk if there will be anything else

[Eldryth]

Also, I understand it makes sense for the story, but I'm surprised that the final boss of Vault of the Incarnates is just one of the Incarnates, aka a fancy Protodrake.

They're supposed to be the elemental equivalent of the Aspects, and it looks like he's going to be set up throughout the leveling experience, so he seems to be a big enough villain.

Though I was kind of expecting to fight all four of them in the first tier, not just one. With three of them unfought so far, I think they'll be the major expansion-spanning threat now, with their leader Galakrond returning somehow as the final boss.

[Nymrohd]

They're supposed to be the elemental equivalent of the Aspects, and it looks like he's going to be set up throughout the leveling experience, so he seems to be a big enough villain.

Though I was kind of expecting to fight all four of them in the first tier, not just one. With three of them unfought so far, I think they'll be the major expansion-spanning threat now, with their leader Galakrond returning somehow as the final boss.

The thing is, they were supposed to be the elemental equivalent of the Aspects and a at a similar power level that the Aspects had when they left the Dragon Isles so BEFORE the creation of the Dragon Soul. THus they should be FAR stronger than the Aspects we've met. Pre-Dragon Soul Aspects were strong enough to completely turn the tides in the War of the Ancients. So the primals should be close to the level of Azshara and just below KJ.

[Raetary]

Jesus, the cloth pvp sets look amazing.


Significantly better than the jumbo shoulders priest tier set.

[Sentynel]

Well the thing is, Blizzard agrees with us and disagrees with you. The Nessingwary quests were a remnant of the old team and the new team literally retired him and changed his point of view about hunting animals for fun. Which is a good change =)

So portraits of women were also problematic and a remnant of the old team and the new team had to change them to fruit bowls because reasons. I guess you think that was a good change as well, amirite?

[Atticon]

Jesus, the cloth pvp sets look amazing.


Significantly better than the jumbo shoulders priest tier set.

My only fear once again is that all these wonderful color variations on the tier and PvP sets will be wasted by making only one color Mythic and one Elite, and downgrading the rest by removing ornaments and glows. I remember Shadowlands alpha and being excited for the Nathria gear until a later build removed the glows for everything below Mythic.

[Lady Atia]

So portraits of women were also problematic and a remnant of the old team and the new team had to change them to fruit bowls because reasons. I guess you think that was a good change as well, amirite?

I don't care for old gameboy graphics portraits that got changed. But yeah, stuff like the black temple or karazhan changes were indeed awesome.

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Jesus, the cloth pvp sets look amazing.


Significantly better than the jumbo shoulders priest tier set.

Interestingly enough, we have 5 different recolours for pvp, together with a BfA/Shadowlands style "one set per armour class" which honestly fits pvp better anyways (as it's quite hard to get all your pvp elite sets compared to mythic stuff that you can just farm the next expansion). Wonder how they will distribute them - different colours for different classes, or for different rating, or for different kind of pvp content (solo q, 2v2, 3v3, rbg, elite?).

Also let's hope they also do M+ elite sets this time.

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My only fear once again is that all these wonderful color variations on the tier and PvP sets will be wasted by making only one color Mythic and one Elite, and downgrading the rest by removing ornaments and glows. I remember Shadowlands alpha and being excited for the Nathria gear until a later build removed the glows for everything below Mythic.

Yeah they need to stop with the removing of cool glow effects just to gimp lower difficulties. Such a waste of good art. Atleast with Sepulcher it seems they dialed back on that a bit as all the recolours look great.

[Ferlion]

That city video, the Dragonriding customization menu.

The model in the customization screen is way different than the live model, in more ways than just the tail shape. It should put to rest of of the playdoh complaints if the customization screen is how they are supposed to look.

[Feali]

Jesus, the cloth pvp sets look amazing.


Significantly better than the jumbo shoulders priest tier set.

I just know that's gonna be the Elite version and the normal one will not be nearly as cool.

[Alanar]

Doubt it's a hint to anything tbh

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Oooooo

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This City looks nice!

Funny how the guards the ones we all wanted to play, actually DO look better then the drakthyr.

[Lady Atia]

Funny how the guards the ones we all wanted to play, actually DON'T look better then the drakthyr.

Fixed that for you

[Kiria]

I'm glad that they decided to allow Dracthyr to ride on their dragon form, the enormity of the ridiculous enforced disguise for riding was honestly my biggest gripe with the entire race/class.

I hope they keep also the option to turn visage after combat, I would hate to lose that.

Funny how the guards the ones we all wanted to play, actually DO look better then the drakthyr.

The Dracthyr look fine.

[Lady Atia]

Also I'm totally in love with the blue tints both from pve and pvp. This looks like a propper "Sindragosa Frostwyrm Visage Form Set"



Really hoping the blue one isn't the elite one haha.

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I hope they keep also the option to turn visage after combat, I would hate to lose that.

It seems like you can do that with the toggle (lets hope they also implement it for our Worgen friends!).

In the next build, Dracthyr will no longer switch to Visage when getting on a mount, flight path, etc. Additionally, they will have a new racial ability called Chosen Identity that you can “Activate to automatically assume your Visage when you leave combat or after Soaring.” Chosen Identity will stay toggled on until manually deactivated. As a note, existing Alpha characters may not have Chosen Identity learned.

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They're supposed to be the elemental equivalent of the Aspects, and it looks like he's going to be set up throughout the leveling experience, so he seems to be a big enough villain.

Though I was kind of expecting to fight all four of them in the first tier, not just one. With three of them unfought so far, I think they'll be the major expansion-spanning threat now, with their leader Galakrond returning somehow as the final boss.

So you say, somehow, Galakrond returned?

[Nymrohd]

Funny how the guards the ones we all wanted to play, actually DO look better then the drakthyr.

Yeah they look awesome. They do need to give them a bit more customization if they are one of the main NPC races though.

[Alanar]

Yeah they look awesome. They do need to give them a bit more customization if they are one of the main NPC races though.

Yea, but still the stance, the face, they look jacked up.
Like .. ye arent these we all wanted, was the first thing I thought about. I quite like them.. moreso then our geckos.

So far they just come in 4 colors, the face now looking at it secons time.. is a bit derpy, but because of the eyes I think.

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Fixed that for you

You cant be serious..

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Also I'm totally in love with the blue tints both from pve and pvp. This looks like a propper "Sindragosa Frostwyrm Visage Form Set"

Its literally warlock recolor.

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I hope they keep also the option to turn visage after combat, I would hate to lose that.



The Dracthyr look fine.

I like the other guys better because they look more like dragons and they look brute and jacked.

I felt like the drakthyr actually felt a little lost in that video even. Especially when put next to the npcs.

[Feali]

Funny how the guards the ones we all wanted to play, actually DO look better then the drakthyr.

The guy in the video actually makes a good point: these would look great for a warrior class. But I think the thinner physique definitely fits the fantasy of the evoker style class better.