World of Warcraft: Dragonflight

[Pyrophax]

Great, now even Alextrasza was stripped of her visual appeal by the screeching lunatics at Blizzard. As if Sylvannas wasn't enough.

If it will be sexy bodysuit, I am all over it.

[Vakir]

There is a hunter-only Dark Ranger questline that has been in the files since BFA and was updated in the most recent PTR. If this leak is correct it could be an unlock questline for the mini-class.

This is similar to that Darkshore Demon Hunter quest line that was updated prior to Legion if I'm not mistaken.

[Lolites]

There is a hunter-only Dark Ranger questline that has been in the files since BFA and was updated in the most recent PTR. If this leak is correct it could be an unlock questline for the mini-class and could be a preorder bonus.

i know, and as you said its been in files for some time, and updated few times, so that doesnt really mean its something that will be immediately available, or that its in fact class skin for hunter, or that it have anything more to do with dark rangers than just being about them... there are quests about many different "classes" yet those classes are not available to us in any way shape or form...

all it does suggest there MIGHT be a questline concerning dark rangers added at some point in the future, it might be for class skin, it might be for class, it might be 4th spec, it might be for undead nelf/belf allied race, it might NEVER make it into live game... afaik, its not even playable at ptr, its just datamined from files right?

ill agree its something, but its VERY little, and saying it proves the leak was right (which is what i reacted to) about "dark ranger stuff" is incredibly dishonest

[Minoradditions]

Hearthstone's year theme has leaked by accident, it's Year of the Hydra.

Chromatus is a Hydra.

https: //static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/f/f8/Chromatus.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110729185833

[Kiivar86]

Hearthstone's year theme has leaked by accident, it's Year of the Hydra.

Chromatus is a Hydra.

https: //static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/f/f8/Chromatus.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110729185833

"Leaked", man they outright announced it.

[Minoradditions]

"Leaked", man they outright announced it.

I saw the official account had sent their first tweet out by mistake. But there you go

[baatora]

https://youtu.be/vnKP-cPrin8 minute 4:55

Rogue -> Ministrel.

They are trolling us

[ro9ue]

Specs is honestly messier than micro classes. How do you justify giving 4 classes a new spec and telling the others to get fucked for an expansion? It was fine when it happened to Druids because they just split a bloated spec in half.

The idea of it being a shared spec between armor classes also is terrible and doesn’t work well. Do they get to still use their base abilities? So would a DH have eye beam, glaive toss, fel rush, and Minstrel skills?

It honestly works better if they’re just completely separate. Just 4 new specs separated into classes because of their unique themes.

I can see them doing this, on top of no leveling, as a big shakeup but also cool additions to draw people back in.

And, they can always build on the 1-spec classes going forward. Set the basic groundwork now and give them more over time.

Because they gave the ones where the 4th spec doesnt fit a new skin option. Each class gets something:

(presumably)
DK - Dragon Knight spec
DH - Warden skin
Druid - Nightmare skin
Hunter - Dark Ranger skin / Tinker spec (might be divided up by races or they got 2 just from raw popularity of the class)
Mage - Chronomancer spec
Monk - Minstrel spec
Paladin - Dragon Knight spec
Priest - Chronomancer spec
Rogue - Minstrel spec
Shaman - Dragonsworn/ Earthwarden, potentially a tank role option
Warlock - Necromancer skin
Warrior - Dragon Knight spec

[Minoradditions]

https://youtu.be/vnKP-cPrin8 minute 4:55

Rogue -> Ministrel.

They are trolling us

They said Maestra.

[Vakir]

https://youtu.be/vnKP-cPrin8 minute 4:55

Rogue -> Ministrel.

They are trolling us

Maestra is a Rogue deck in HS.

This shit is getting out of hand. I shouldn't have pointed out year of the Hydra even if someone would probably get it seconds later anyway.

[Zankai27]

Because they gave the ones where the 4th spec doesnt fit a new skin option. Each class gets something:

(presumably)
DK - Dragon Knight spec
DH - Warden skin
Druid - Nightmare skin
Hunter - Dark Ranger skin / Tinker spec (might be divided up by races or they got 2 just from raw popularity of the class)
Mage - Chronomancer spec
Monk - Minstrel spec
Paladin - Dragon Knight spec
Priest - Chronomancer spec
Rogue - Minstrel spec
Shaman - Dragonsworn/ Earthwarden, potentially a tank role option
Warlock - Necromancer skin
Warrior - Dragon Knight spec

Still incredible messy; the skins aren’t specs, they’re skins, and would feel shitty compared to 8 classes getting something new. Which would probably be a main reason they’d make single spec, single theme classes over this mess.

Better to take this at face value; it’s either right or it’s not. Fans doing the “Oh they obviously meant specs” is just going to make this game of telephone even worse.

[Lochton]

Because they gave the ones where the 4th spec doesnt fit a new skin option. Each class gets something:

(presumably)
DK - Dragon Knight spec
DH - Warden skin
Druid - Nightmare skin
Hunter - Dark Ranger skin / Tinker spec (might be divided up by races or they got 2 just from raw popularity of the class)
Mage - Chronomancer spec
Monk - Minstrel spec
Paladin - Dragon Knight spec
Priest - Chronomancer spec
Rogue - Minstrel spec
Shaman - Dragonsworn/ Earthwarden, potentially a tank role option
Warlock - Necromancer skin
Warrior - Dragon Knight spec

Oh lord, I truly hope this is just limited to speculation, and not the next expansion.

[Zankai27]

Oh lord, I truly hope this is just limited to speculation, and not the next expansion.

It’s just fans not taking the leak at face value and *assuming* if it’s legit it can’t possibly work the way it’s written and has to mean something else

[Deventh]

Hearthstone's year theme has leaked by accident, it's Year of the Hydra.

Chromatus is a Hydra.

https: //static.wikia.nocookie.net/wowpedia/images/f/f8/Chromatus.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110729185833

I also like to mention that Hearthstone added a lot of "Tinker' things including finishing animation in the Battlegrounds and arena skins made after Tinkers.

Also A LOT of dragon stuff, and I mean a lot.

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Oh lord, I truly hope this is just limited to speculation, and not the next expansion.

Yeah, it's better if we get nothing like we have the last 2 expansions, no? Expectations can't be lower after Shadowlands, truly.

[Auburst]

Reminder: Dragonsworn should be a class.

[Zankai27]

Reminder: Dragonsworn should be a class.

Correct (see sig) but we get what we get

[Sorrior]

Specs is honestly messier than micro classes. How do you justify giving 4 classes a new spec and telling the others to get fucked for an expansion? It was fine when it happened to Druids because they just split a bloated spec in half.

The idea of it being a shared spec between armor classes also is terrible and doesn’t work well. Do they get to still use their base abilities? So would a DH have eye beam, glaive toss, fel rush, and Minstrel skills?

It honestly works better if they’re just completely separate. Just 4 new specs separated into classes because of their unique themes.

I can see them doing this, on top of no leveling, as a big shakeup but also cool additions to draw people back in.

And, they can always build on the 1-spec classes going forward. Set the basic groundwork now and give them more over time.

My thought is that if they DO go this way. Is there a chance they'd just swap pre existing specs to being full classes somehow?

[Zankai27]

My thought is that if they DO go this way. Is there a chance they'd just swap pre existing specs to being full classes somehow?

In what way do you mean? Like Ret or Havoc becoming standalone classes? No chance in hell they do that; it’s another reason I think the 1-spec microclasses are the best to do it; it’s the least intrusive way to add new experiences 1 spec at a time.

[Sorrior]

In what way do you mean? Like Ret or Havoc becoming standalone classes? No chance in hell they do that; it’s another reason I think the 1-spec microclasses are the best to do it; it’s the least intrusive way to add new experiences 1 spec at a time.

Yeah that's what i meant. And never knowm tbh if the leaks real i kinda get the sense they are setting up for a WoW 2 conversion instead of a whole new game.

Whiich would be insanely stupid imo but ya never know with modern blizz.

[Wonderment2]

"Leaked", man they outright announced it.

I don't play Hearthstone anymore. Do Hearthstone packs relate the current wow plot?

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I do find it strange a limited number of order halls return?

Gonna be weird to if your class isn't one of the retuning ones. Druids in the Silverhand etc