1. #16181
    Quote Originally Posted by Nyel View Post
    Art? Maybe. Gear? No way.

    And while the art is usually praised, many players criticize that it's not Warcraft - and there I agree. While Shadowlands has a beautiful art style, it's as far away from Warcraft as it could be.
    I don't see it.

    The zones, if anything, are too close to original zones as-is. For a completely different plane of (un)existence it is remarkably normal to Warcraft's aesthetic.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shise View Post
    You´ve got to be kidding right now.

    Probably, everyone agrees that this has the best looking art and gear WoW might have ever seen.
    Technically, perhaps. But I don't appreciate the aesthetic at all, even if it is expertly crafted. In a word, I ironically find the current art to be completely soulless.

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    This "NOt warcraft" is basically Anything that didn't spawn WCIII is somehow bad. People miss the point.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    This "NOt warcraft" is basically Anything that didn't spawn WCIII is somehow bad. People miss the point.
    Yeah. Agreed.
    Anything new is not "warcraft". Only retreading pre established lore and locations seems to be "warcraft".
    It's just regular aversion to change. Pandaria rings a bell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugnomo View Post
    Yeah. Agreed.
    Anything new is not "warcraft". Only retreading pre established lore and locations seems to be "warcraft".
    It's just regular aversion to change. Pandaria rings a bell.
    Anyone who likes Bluether should be instantly disregarded for their opinion on anything Warcraft-related.

    Quote Originally Posted by Aeluron Lightsong View Post
    This "NOt warcraft" is basically Anything that didn't spawn WCIII
    Close, but not quite.

    Anything not thought up by Metzen is not Warcraft. Metzen created the world. Danuser hollowed it out and is wearing its skin as a trophy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Wu View Post
    Close, but not quite.

    Anything not thought up by Metzen is not Warcraft. Metzen created the world. Danuser hollowed it out and is wearing its skin as a trophy.
    That would maybe hold truth, if it was Chris Metzen's World of Warcraft. But it's just World of Warcraft.
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  7. #16187
    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Wu View Post
    Anyone who likes Bluether should be instantly disregarded for their opinion on anything Warcraft-related.
    Wow, what a compelling argument to make from someone who likes WoD. Look I can do it too!

    "Anyone who likes time travelling story should be instantly disregarded for their opinion on anything Warcraft-related.", next you are going to say that "Draenor is free!!!" is peak writing?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFirstOnes View Post
    …What? Why?
    It's because they're going into a cosmic/alien aesthetic which is a departure from the high fantasy aesthetic that we're used to. So yeah, it looks good, but it doesn't look like Warcraft. It's part of the reason why Bastion was people's least favorite zone in Shadowlands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Teriz View Post
    It's because they're going into a cosmic/alien aesthetic which is a departure from the high fantasy aesthetic that we're used to. So yeah, it looks good, but it doesn't look like Warcraft.
    Casual reminder we had a sci-fi space zone in BC, where goblins wanted to shoot a rocket into Nether, where we raided a literall space ship, and where part of that ship crash landed on Azeroth and brought us a new, space traveling race. Just becasue you don't like the theme it does not mean it's not WoW.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Makabreska View Post
    Casual reminder we had a sci-fi space zone in BC, where goblins wanted to shoot a rocket into Nether, where we raided a literall space ship, and where part of that ship crash landed on Azeroth and brought us a new, space traveling race. Just becasue you don't like the theme it does not mean it's not WoW.
    Well I never said I didn't like it, but I am indifferent towards it. It doesn't instill a sense of wonder like Pandaria, the Broken Isles, Zandalar or Kul'Tiras did. I know that WoW has sci-fi elements within it, but I would argue that 9.2's setting goes beyond even the stuff we saw in BC or Legion.

  11. #16191
    Quote Originally Posted by Makabreska View Post
    That would maybe hold truth, if it was Chris Metzen's World of Warcraft. But it's just World of Warcraft.
    Non-argument. Metzen literally thought up the world and its characters. It's his brainchild. Metzen is literally the author of Warcraft. Danuser coming in is akin to Christopher Tolkien trying to finish his father's work. Sure, it can be done. It's just not actually the world of LOTR but fanfiction.

    No amount of semantics will dispute this point as its ironclad truth. Cope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Wu View Post
    Anyone who likes Bluether should be instantly disregarded for their opinion on anything Warcraft-related.


    Close, but not quite.

    Anything not thought up by Metzen is not Warcraft. Metzen created the world. Danuser hollowed it out and is wearing its skin as a trophy.
    Aww the wittle baby can't handle people liking things that he doesn't. I'll find the pacifier.

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    I feel like i’m the only person in the world who loves the current WoW story and everything that happened so far

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    Quote Originally Posted by uzira View Post
    I feel like i’m the only person in the world who loves the current WoW story and everything that happened so far
    No need to worry, I like it either, but that's nothing we talk about here on mmo-champ. We just cultivate hate for the game...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hugnomo View Post
    Aww the wittle baby can't handle people liking things that he doesn't. I'll find the pacifier.
    The level of projection in this post due to the infantile insult is just chef's kiss. Frame it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExiHext View Post
    No need to worry, I like it either, but that's nothing we talk about here on mmo-champ. We just cultivate hate for the game...
    That’s literally ALL i’m seeing in this thread and almost any other WOW thread: hate. I was excited to enter this thread to read all of the theories and speculation. Its sad…

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    Quote Originally Posted by ExiHext View Post
    No need to worry, I like it either, but that's nothing we talk about here on mmo-champ. We just cultivate hate for the game...
    SL could of been a lot more but that doesn't mean I haven't enjoyed myself. I have. Its just a shame it came out under the worst condition the world has ever been since well ever.


    Edit: It may look like I'm shitting on it but only cause Shadowlands is ending sooner then I thought it would but thats all right(Ok maybe a little bit not ok).
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Wu View Post
    The level of projection in this post due to the infantile insult is just chef's kiss. Frame it.
    I only resorted to language that I thought could be understood by someone who'd comment something so childish and unnecessarily rude.
    But alas, this is mmo-c. What could have I expected

  19. #16199
    Quote Originally Posted by Edward Wu View Post
    Non-argument. Metzen literally thought up the world and its characters. It's his brainchild. Metzen is literally the author of Warcraft. Danuser coming in is akin to Christopher Tolkien trying to finish his father's work. Sure, it can be done. It's just not actually the world of LOTR but fanfiction.

    No amount of semantics will dispute this point as its ironclad truth. Cope.
    And Metzen then put it into the hands of the current writers. So what's your point?

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    Quote Originally Posted by uzira View Post
    That’s literally ALL i’m seeing in this thread and almost any other WOW thread: hate. I was excited to enter this thread to read all of the theories and speculation. Its sad…
    This is sadly hiw the thread tends to look when there isn't anything substantial to discuss.
    In this case it might seem worse because most players seems to have checked out already, and see just waiting for info on the next piece of content.
    The world revamp dream will never die!

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