Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[KOUNTERPARTS]

So it seems Azeroth -- or at least azerite -- will be a factor in the Jailer fight:

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...92222679945217

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...92782418128897


I made a thread almost a week ago speculating if Azeroth's world soul or even the Chamber of Heart will play into the finale of this expansion. "Death comes for the soul of your world" is phrase continuously used, both in-game and in promotional material from Blizzard, throughout this entire expansion and it seems to be finally coming full circle.


I wonder if the Jailer needs to use azerite as a power source/fuel for something... or himself.

[DookuDookuTree]

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[Relapses]

So it seems Azeroth -- or at least azerite -- will be a factor in the Jailer fight:

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...92222679945217

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...92782418128897


I made a thread almost a week ago speculating if Azeroth's world soul or even the Chamber of Heart will play into the finale of this expansion. "Death comes for the soul of your world" is phrase continuously used, both in-game and in promotional material from Blizzard, throughout this entire expansion and it seems to be finally coming full circle.


I wonder if the Jailer needs to use azerite as a power source/fuel for something... or himself.

We've known from N'Zoth's voicelines that something from BfA was going to carry over to this expansion. Sucks that it took all the way to the last boss of this expansion to begin to unravel that thread but I'd wager that might have more to do with an entire patch worth of content being excised due to the pandemic.

[Raetary]

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...426496/photo/1

We are getting a cool swirly skybox.

[Relapses]

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...426496/photo/1

We are getting a cool swirly skybox.

Van Gogh vibes... dibs on The Jailer's ear?

[Marlamin]

There is an encrypted mount and pet in 9.1.5 which might be related to the 9.2.0 spell "9fx_drakemountemerald_buff", mildly interesting!

[Sondrelk]

There is an encrypted mount and pet in 9.1.5 which might be related to the 9.2.0 spell "9fx_drakemountemerald_buff", mildly interesting!

Could be related to the 10.0 collectors edition I guess. Those are not showing up on actual searches or availble in the model viewer until the collectors edition is available from what I remember.

[EbaumsTipster]

Emerald Drake mount for 10.0 is another point on the Cata 2 board.

[huth]

It's kinda curious how the "mutated" devourers all look kinda broken.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

Honestly if there's a new Troll raid next expansion, I'm down. I love Zul'Gurub and Zul'Aman.

Even though it seems to've been linked to the Oracle fight...


I mean with the Emerald Drake does the encrypted files for the preorder mounts appear prior usually?

[Sondrelk]

Honestly if there's a new Troll raid next expansion, I'm down. I love Zul'Gurub and Zul'Aman.

Even though it seems to've been linked to the Oracle fight...


I mean with the Emerald Drake does the encrypted files for the preorder mounts appear prior usually?

The encrypted files did at least show up early for the BfA mount for Alliance, not sure about the Horde one, nor the one from Oribos.

[Yarathir]

Van Gogh vibes... dibs on The Jailer's ear?

You get his goofy, clunky mace and you will be happy with that!

His ear is Sylvanas'

[Cosmic Janitor]

https://twitter.com/keyboardturn/sta...426496/photo/1

We are getting a cool swirly skybox.

I'm still kinad weirded out by the council fight and the primus being created as a decrepit old man from scratch. That is a really weird implication.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

https://www.wowhead.com/news/protofo...-zereth-324993

This is cool, kudos to Blizz for expanding on the concept from Mechagon. (From Paints to Mounts and pets)

[Aeluron Lightsong]

The encrypted files did at least show up early for the BfA mount for Alliance, not sure about the Horde one, nor the one from Oribos.

I think the bfa mounts showed up for both sides the same day I think. I don't think we knew it was SL when that eternal traveler suit was up. At least I think. Its been awhile and I don't wanna rant about bfa.

[AngerFork]

Emerald Drake mount for 10.0 is another point on the Cata 2 board.

Perhaps, but it's also another point on the Dragon Isles board. Could really go either way.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

Perhaps, but it's also another point on the Dragon Isles board. Could really go either way.

The only thing that excites me about Dragon Isles if they actually realize the Cephalopod City but obviously it seems that concept went into Stormsong Valley. So who knows, what its final fate will be.

I am definitely not a big fan of Dragon lore after the Cataclysm ending situation and especially with them having to now try and rewrite that or somehow make the dragonflights regain their power or something. Certainly messy, but hey if Dragons are empowered again. Cool.

If not meh.

[Nyel]

https://www.wowhead.com/news/protofo...-zereth-324993

This is cool, kudos to Blizz for expanding on the concept from Mechagon. (From Paints to Mounts and pets)

No idea why they wouldn't announce something like this in the preview? This is pretty good.

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Emerald Drake mount for 10.0 is another point on the Cata 2 board.

No idea how that indicates Cata 2 at all. Because it's a dragon and we might get more dragon stuff again?

[TyrianFC]

Visual fly-thru of the new raid zone

It looks pretty, and some of the rooms and architecture looks very Titan-esque.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLpWl6roGyE

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

"The Grand Design".

I hate how they won't stop psycho terrorizing their playerbase with callbacks to stupidity.

Same goes for the on the nose "Cosmic Gladiator" for 9.2 Season.

The fact that it seems this is directed from higher up in the company too is bizarre to me. We get it you hate critical people, but holy fuck grow up you're in your mid 30s and you act like children.

Same goes for the "Borrowed" power joke in Korthia.

It is so embarassing that they continue on and on about making these in-jokes that they know will ire the critical people up the wall. Again and again. We get it you want to lash out but here's the thing this eternal fight between criticism and you as developers benefits no one.

It just looks extremely petty.