Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[The Stormbringer]

The Snake people in Vol'dun: *Sweats profusely*

Playable races.

[TheFirstOnes]

Playable races.

And you think they won't become playable?

[shoc]

It's a development update I'll bet they focus on how hard it is to update the backpack system for three hours.

Or maybe talk about how challenging the Covenant Races are to make as Allied Races despite the fact that they've done this two dozen times already.

[The Stormbringer]

And you think they won't become playable?

Before the Mechagnomes, I would've said something like, "There's no way they'll become playable. Their legs, necks, and heads make it impossible for normal gear to fit them." Now that we have Mechagnomes, who delete like half of the gear they're wearing, I would say there's a strong 'maybe'.

And also be sarcastic and say, "Currently playable races. "

[Fahrad Wagner]

All aboard the hype train! Tchooooootchooooo speculators!

[Ersula]

Okay guys, 1 hour to go!

Remember to keep your expectations in check.

- Probably no info about 10.0, since they specifically wrote we'd find out what's next for the Shadowlands in their announcement post.
- It'll probably feel like pretty typical Shadowlands content, i.e. no major twists and turns in terms of lore or setting. Expect Zereth Mortis, Sylvanas, The Jailer, and so on.
- None of the wilder speculation is likely to be true, like new classes and stuff. Just because we as a community are desperate for a shakeup, that doesn't mean it's realistically something Blizzard would do for 9.2.

Geoff Keighley said there were a bunch of last minute game premieres that wanted to be included in Decembers Game Awards. Who wants to be they moved the 9th expansion teaser from Blizzconline up to The Game Awards?
The last time they did a video like this was 8.3 so maybe Allied Races? Finally?

[Varodoc]

I'm expecting a brief tease about 10.0 at the end, not too differently from the tease about Argus at the end of the Patch 7.2 reveal.

Aside from that I'm not hyped about 9.2 itself but I am curious of the implications of this patch, depending on its theme and storyline.

[TheFirstOnes]

Y'all think we'll hear some 9.2 music?

[Ersula]

Y'all think we'll hear some 9.2 music?

9.2 is going up on the PTR today or tomorrow, maybe monday, so, you won't have to wait long.

[Villager720]

I'll be interested to see if they throw some curve balls our way.
We weren't expecting nightborne/highmountain/LF draenei on 9.1.5 - which felt like a quick "good will" addition. I'd expect 9.2 to have some as well, just not sure what form they might take.

[ilgynoth]

I'm expecting a brief tease about 10.0 at the end, not too differently from the tease about Argus at the end of the Patch 7.2 reveal.

Aside from that I'm not hyped about 9.2 itself but I am curious of the implications of this patch, depending on its theme and storyline.

Why aren't you hyped? Didn't you spammed to entire forum with how Sylvanas will be dealt with in 9.1 and we never gonna see her again?

So you should actually be hyp- ... oh wait. You were totally wrong I forgot that part

[Nyel]

Expansion announcement on the Game Awards could pretty much happen. Three weeks of 9.2 fuzz until we get the REALLY interesting info is ok.

[TheFirstOnes]

Expansion announcement on the Game Awards could pretty much happen. Three weeks of 9.2 fuzz until we get the REALLY interesting info is ok.

9.2 is really interesting tho ...I hope.

[Ersula]

I'm expecting a brief tease about 10.0 at the end, not too differently from the tease about Argus at the end of the Patch 7.2 reveal.

What tease about Argus? Argus appearing in the sky at the end of Tomb was a pretty big twist.

[johnnyd2]

dumb question about the imminent 9.2 announcement, will the video be streamed live? or will the whole thing be uploaded at once?

[Varodoc]

Interesting! Could be true.



Don't expect 10.0, please. For your own sake.

Not 10.0, a tease of it.

Which can be some kind of concept art (I pray they have that at least) or maybe a key word or a quote. Not too differently from that small tease with the Argus concept art.

That would definitely get the hype and speculation going for months, unlike 9.2 which is extremely predictable and is still Shadowlands in the end.

What tease about Argus? Argus appearing in the sky at the end of Tomb was a pretty big twist.

I'm not talking about that Did you not watch the Patch 7.2 reveal panel at Blizzcon?

[Ersula]

Expansion announcement on the Game Awards could pretty much happen. Three weeks of 9.2 fuzz until we get the REALLY interesting info is ok.

Typically the expansion teaser always undercuts the last patch because it typically comes out BEFORE news of the last patch.

[TheFirstOnes]

dumb question about the imminent 9.2 announcement, will the video be streamed live? or will the whole thing be uploaded at once?

Video. MrGM confirmed it.

[Hitei]

What tease about Argus? Argus appearing in the sky at the end of Tomb was a pretty big twist.

[Varodoc]

Look at the sheer pride on Ion's face, he should do this again for 10.0 today.