Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Nyel]

You know the deal. My dad knows someone that knows someone that worked at Blizzard seven years ago so i know some things about the new expansion.
Also just for fun i put in two things that aren't true (as far as i know).

Next expansion name: Dawn of aspects

- Zovaal is defeated by Azeroth. The player and zovaal realize that azeroth is something extremely powerful. But it is to late for the Jailer and he takes the information what azeroth is with him (wherever death goes when he dies in deathland).

- Azeroth has used a lot of its remaining power and is dying (again*rolleyes*)

- Earthen ring, Magni and tyrande play a big role in convincing everyone that azeroth needs real protectors more than ever and time for restoration has come.

- Thats the right time for Helya to show up and shatter the elemental planes as revenge for her loss in the maw.

- Pre patch event with elemental invasions (turns out you can't trust elementals)

- Helya will be killed by odyn and the player in one of the leveling zones. Odyn dies too. They have a real poetic death. (Turns out you can kill Death[twice])

- Wrathion and Khadgar show up and both seem to have the same solution. The dragon isles. Wrathion found it but doesn't know what its about, Khadgar learned that there is a complex similar to ulduar but doesn't know where it is. What a coincidence!

- Dragon isles where kept in a pocket dimension by helya which she also shattered

- In its core there is energy stored to create dragon aspects. Of course it wouldn't be a titan facility without some tentacles!

- Emo dragon Nozdormu is pressured by the cool kids to become aspect again. Ysera and alextrasza want to "renew", Wrathion want to rebuild and protect and Kalecgos is there too.

- We turn on the LEDs in the aspects eyes again and everyone seems happy but nozdormu is gone soon after.

- Infinite dragons are the main villains but of course a lot more will be present(did someone say infinite light dragons?!)

- Murozond will be the final boss and he will be trapped in an infinite loop with past nozdormus and hopefully finally be dealt with (thats the plan for now at least)

- In one dungeon you chase a infinite dragon through random timelines. Four random timewalk bosses out of all possible dungeons. Even a small number of timewalk raid encounters are possible.



"Features"
- Dragon isles: Four different zones plus a gigantic titan facility in the middle which works similar to suramar city.

- Working with Mother, Mimiron, the other keepers and your server to repair the facility.

- Heart of the aspects: Like artifacts but works along with your talent tree. No special item this time.

- Lots of customization and unique items.

- Arcane Mage, Survival Hunter, Disc priest, Arms Warrior and Demonhunter get major reworks.

- Disc becomes a damage dealer with defensive cooldowns for your raid

- No new race. No allied races planned but of course they can be added on short notice if demand is there.

- No housing

- No innovation to revolutionize wow. Rota will be Legion 3.0

- No world revamp

- New hero class : Timeweaver - cloth - gets timewarp
You are the last of your kind. An extremely powerful being that watched and repaired timelines before it was cool (looking at you dragons) but you where hunted into extinction by the infinite dragons. You send yourself back in time which saved you but you lost a lot of your abilities which you slowly regain in an exclusive starting area.

Three and a half specs:
Tank 1h+ shield. You play with echoes of yourself you can swap places and aggro with and shatter for additional effects. You also have multiple healthbars and want to die frequently (or one of you want to). Very frail if you mess up but a lot of fun.

Damage 2h mace/staff or dagger/1h swords. Range spec but abilities change if you have a target in meele range. Your "filler" spell for example changes from 1 target to a short cone. Can be played both as meele and range.

Healer. Can only effectively heal "wounds" (think like stagger but for the whole group). Big raid cooldown. Everyone becomes immune for 3 seconds and then takes all prevented damage instantly.

No

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[niilokin]

i'd love some dragons and twilight cult and even old god stuff, but straightup void lords theme I fear is going to get too purple space-y

[ExiHext]

I planned on bookmarking all leaks for a better overview but at this point it gets ridiculous. There are so many of them and people don't even put the slightest effort into them. Done with leaks.

[Lazarel]

U guys expect any announcement or an announcement to the announcement today?
Or at least a new build

[Shadochi]

I planned on bookmarking all leaks for a better overview but at this point it gets ridiculous. There are so many of them and people don't even put the slightest effort into them. Done with leaks.

If you have most of them bookmarked we can start another spreadsheet for them

[Foolicious]

I planned on bookmarking all leaks for a better overview but at this point it gets ridiculous. There are so many of them and people don't even put the slightest effort into them. Done with leaks.

Your first leak season?
Its just wasted time trying to organize them to be honest. But you do you.

[infinitemeridian]

U guys expect any announcement or an announcement to the announcement today?
Or at least a new build

I doubt we're getting a 10.0 announcement until after 9.2 goes live. The announcement to the announcement will likely be a week to a few days before.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

We still do not have Mythic+ Affix testing which is the last one that has not been added to the game. Everything else is in-game and the Raid Testing ends this week.

We're just waiting for Mythic+ Affix Testing and it seems we won't get the release date until February at this point, but maybe next week if we're lucky. I don't know, this whole thing is odd.

[AngerFork]

I planned on bookmarking all leaks for a better overview but at this point it gets ridiculous. There are so many of them and people don't even put the slightest effort into them. Done with leaks.

I once thought about doing a YouTube series exploring leaks like these as they came out, but came to the same conclusion. So many of them are just straight up trash & don't even really seem to understand what WoW is as a game. Shame really, as a good leak/expansion concept can create tons of great discussion.

U guys expect any announcement or an announcement to the announcement today?
Or at least a new build

Build, probably. Might get that last M+ affix or at least some grammar/naming fixes, probably nothing big remaining otherwise.

As for an announcement, I doubt it after yesterday. That announcement is going to absolutely throw shade on anything else Blizz could announce at this point, so why do it now? I suspect we'll see an announcement to the announcement soon after 9.2 goes live.

[Dracullus]

U guys expect any announcement or an announcement to the announcement today?
Or at least a new build

No and yes. I expect 2-3 more builds before release candidate and date reveal on 10th February.

I planned on bookmarking all leaks for a better overview but at this point it gets ridiculous. There are so many of them and people don't even put the slightest effort into them. Done with leaks.

This is too much for you? Oh sweet summer child, winter is coming. There will be days you won't be able to keep up with leaks and this thread.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

This is too much for you? Oh sweet summer child, winter is coming. There will be days you won't be able to keep up with leaks and this thread.

The real fun is figuring out who will get it right.

[TheProfit]

Leaking something very soon

- - - Updated - - -

Since the mods won't let me make post leak due to "REvIeW" here you go, happy reading fellow degens.

Expansion Name: Dragon Blood

Wrathion continues his search with MOTHER as he suspects the isles are hidden with Titan tech.

Mother's system's alone aren't enough to locate the isles. Wrathion employs use of the Tinker's Union, who have expanded over the years to include many techy savy races including, Draenie, mechagnomes, forsaken, Blood Elves, Ethereals, etc.

Wrathion funds the TU after succeeding in locating isles.

TU twlight cult sleepers inform twilight's hammer who then informs Sinestra, who is 10.0's final boss. not the expansion end boss, that is still a mystery.


New Continent: The Dragon Isles

New Races: Black Dragon. The last leak got this right except they can be all classes minus DK and DH. Humanoid form can be any race / AR. Can't be changed freely. Must complete a repeatable quest line to change humanoid forms to enforce the meaning behind dragons choosing their humanoid form.

Racial activates your dragon form in combat, not as OP as it sounds, more utility based.

New Class Combos: DH's expanding their ranks in new intro scenario

Orc: Druid
Tauren: Mage
Goblin: Monk (Forced to start in ER)
Pandaren: Druid
Nelf: Paladin
Gnome: Paladin
Draenie: Druid
Worgen: Monk (Forced to start in ER)

Other Combos still being considered, AR's haven't started yet.


New City Hub: Undermine, Provides straight transport to The Dragon Isles.

New Class: Tinker, uses mail, 4 specs range dps, tank, heals, melee DPS. Can customize their mech ability with many unique mech models including all current mech mounts, available to all races.

New Feature: Multi Class. Allows players to select an additional class for their characters. Must be activated/swapped by visiting class trainers.

Release date: Dec 2022. 9.2.5 in the works to help bridge. Black Dragon Race available to preorder. during 9.2.5

[Kiivar86]

There is no way they'd name it Dragon Blood, after getting ridiculed for Shadowlands being similar to FFXIV's Shadowbringers (Stormblood being another FFXIV expansion).

What's next, Felwalker? Helward?

[uzira]

Imagine if the next expansion is just called “Dragons”

[Plehnard]

Orc: Druid

Yeah, the race that is most known for cutting down Ashenvale get the Druid class. What's next? Goblin Druids? Lightforged warlocks? Dream on :P

[Khaza-R]

I think Dragon Turd would be a more apt title.

[Lady Atia]

We still do not have Mythic+ Affix testing which is the last one that has not been added to the game. Everything else is in-game and the Raid Testing ends this week.

We're just waiting for Mythic+ Affix Testing and it seems we won't get the release date until February at this point, but maybe next week if we're lucky. I don't know, this whole thing is odd.

Afaik we are also missing all of the raid mounts (jailer drop for mythic, ahead of the curve drop aswell as the glory mount). But besides that, yeah it seems that the patch is quite ready already.

[Revamp Man]

Leaking something very soon

- - - Updated - - -

Since the mods won't let me make post leak due to "REvIeW" here you go, happy reading fellow degens.

Expansion Name: Dragon Blood

Wrathion continues his search with MOTHER as he suspects the isles are hidden with Titan tech.

Mother's system's alone aren't enough to locate the isles. Wrathion employs use of the Tinker's Union, who have expanded over the years to include many techy savy races including, Draenie, mechagnomes, forsaken, Blood Elves, Ethereals, etc.

Wrathion funds the TU after succeeding in locating isles.

TU twlight cult sleepers inform twilight's hammer who then informs Sinestra, who is 10.0's final boss. not the expansion end boss, that is still a mystery.


New Continent: The Dragon Isles

New Races: Black Dragon. The last leak got this right except they can be all classes minus DK and DH. Humanoid form can be any race / AR. Can't be changed freely. Must complete a repeatable quest line to change humanoid forms to enforce the meaning behind dragons choosing their humanoid form.

Racial activates your dragon form in combat, not as OP as it sounds, more utility based.

New Class Combos: DH's expanding their ranks in new intro scenario

Orc: Druid
Tauren: Mage
Goblin: Monk (Forced to start in ER)
Pandaren: Druid
Nelf: Paladin
Gnome: Paladin
Draenie: Druid
Worgen: Monk (Forced to start in ER)

Other Combos still being considered, AR's haven't started yet.


New City Hub: Undermine, Provides straight transport to The Dragon Isles.

New Class: Tinker, uses mail, 4 specs range dps, tank, heals, melee DPS. Can customize their mech ability with many unique mech models including all current mech mounts, available to all races.

New Feature: Multi Class. Allows players to select an additional class for their characters. Must be activated/swapped by visiting class trainers.

Release date: Dec 2022. 9.2.5 in the works to help bridge. Black Dragon Race available to preorder. during 9.2.5

I like the idea of multi class because RoM did it perfectly but can we stop pretending that we are going to get a dragon race…orc humanoid form and paladin class because the dragon can be a paladin

[Varx]

I like the idea of multi class because RoM did it perfectly but can we stop pretending that we are going to get a dragon race…orc humanoid form and paladin class because the dragon can be a paladin

That's what gets me so stoked about a dragon race that gets to pick its humanoid race. We can get crazy combos like that and it would make sense.

[Kiivar86]

Afaik we are also missing all of the raid mounts (jailer drop for mythic, ahead of the curve drop aswell as the glory mount). But besides that, yeah it seems that the patch is quite ready already.

Its been a while but there was some mech flyer mount (based on the mechagon flyer mount) that I don't recall seeing have a source, I kind of figured that would be it for the Jailer. Any changes on that?