Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Ferlion]

Mists of Pandaland is really the only continent they have ever introduced that felt cohesive.

[ercarp]

Question for the thread (side tangent):

What is your favorite expansion continent? Or, if you want to be more specific, zone?

I know it's not what you asked, but I'll just rattle off my favorite 1-2 zones for each expansion.

TBC: Zangarmarsh and Eversong Woods
Wrath: Dragonblight and Grizzly Hills
Cata: Gilneas and Uldum
MoP: Jade Forest and Valley of the Four Winds
WoD: Shadowmoon Valley
Legion: Suramar and Stormheim
BfA: Stormsong Valley and Vol'dun
SL: Revendreth

As for my favorite continent ever... Well, my signature kind of gives it away: Broken Isles. Second best would be Pandaria probably.

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Kun-lai Summit, hands down.

Kun-Lai deserves an honorable mention from me as well. It was a toss-up between Kun-Lai and Valley of the Four Winds, and the Valley only won because it has a stronger nostalgia factor for me.

This probably sounds really lame to most people but one of my best memories of MoP is literally just flying around Valley of the Four Winds mining and herbing for HOURS while listening to podcasts as it rained outside my window. It was a good time.

[Skildar]

Dranenor leveling was the best IMO, with some storylines overaching all zones. Hopefully they continue Threads of Fate so there is a correct path to play the stories, SL did have the connections but mostly between current and next zone

I'm completely with you

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

Kun-Lai deserves an honorable mention from me as well. It was a toss-up between Kun-Lai and Valley of the Four Winds, and the Valley only won because it has a stronger nostalgia factor for me.

This probably sounds really lame to most people but one of my best memories of MoP is literally just flying around Valley of the Four Winds mining and herbing for HOURS while listening to podcasts as it rained outside my window. It was a good time.

For me, when it comes to the Valley, it's the farm. The dang farm. Not because of the game play, but because of the piece and quiet it offered. To these people you're nothing more than a stranger, even if you're playing a Pandaren, who comes from a different subset of the culture anyway. You can just settle down peacefully on a farm with your pal who you bought the farm from, and instead of grinding rep, you have friendship meters with the local NPCs and... gosh, the Valley is so good.

Shame what the farm was a precursor to...

[Dracullus]

Mists of Pandaland is really the only continent they have ever introduced that felt cohesive.

Also most boring in my opinion. It has gems like Jade Forest or Valley, but rest are at best mediocre, especially Townlong Steppes.

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

Whats wrong with you constantly debating

Black versus White

Yes they erased,vanquished,annihilated White NPCs.

This will happen also in RL.

I shouldn't be giving him bait but I am honored the troll has chosen me.

[LemonDemonGirl]

Question for the thread (side tangent):

What is your favorite expansion continent? Or, if you want to be more specific, zone?

Zones, I guess?

Base Game: Teldrassil
TBC:Unsure
Wrath:Zul'drak or Grizzly Hills
Cata: Uldum or Hyjal
MoP: ALL of Pandaria
WoD: Shadowmoon Valley
Legion: Azuna, Val'sharah and Highmountain
BfA: ALL of Zandalar
SL: Ardenweald, plus De Other Side.

[Blayze]

You'll notice this spam only started happening after the official forums were linked to us.

[Raetary]

You managed to just explain my first wow experience as well, especially the Eversong -> Ghostlands part. Just to add here I did the belf starting subzone of it before reaching Silvermoon by also hitting creatures with my staff as a mage since I didn't know how potent mana regen was so I was saving it

Ah yes, the good ol' days of only auto attacking because you didn't know any better.
I didn't even know what a quest was, all i did was just walk around the zone and panicked when a mob attacked me.

Ghostlands was a damn trip though.
Everything was so dark and scary and i distinctly remember somehow reaching Zul'Aman.
Got up the stairs to escape some spiders, and just saw all the tribal voodoo stuff which completely freaked me out.

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

You'll notice this spam only started happening after the official forums were linked to us.

The spam actually comes from a user that was banned about 100-125 pages ago. The salt never runs out, it seems.

[huth]

By time of Wrath, yeah we have enough experience under our belts to be considered above average. But we are still regular people, we are not special nor are we chosen ones, and the game has not treated us like that until like BfA. The first time we actually got assigned any sort of meaningful role was WoD with the Garrisons, that for me (and for many other people) is when the story shift went too much onto us.

So you think being the most elite Alliance/Horde troops getting assigned to take down Arthas is not a meaningful role? Being specificially chosen by Varian to find Anduin is not a meaningful role?

No, it wasn't WoD. It happened long before that. Above average is what you were towards the end of vanilla.

[ercarp]

I shouldn't be giving him bait but I am honored the troll has chosen me.

That threw me for a loop. I'm on mobile so I can't see anyone's post count or anything like that so I genuinely thought that was you posting.

[Lady Atia]

The spam actually comes from a user that was banned about 100-125 pages ago. The salt never runs out, it seems.

God I hope they ban his alt account asap because his weird pictures and toxic hate-spam were unbearable. Let's just report him and be done with it please.

But well, back to topic. Do you guys think we will get a new build today? The PTR is still down!

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

So you think being the most elite Alliance/Horde troops getting assigned to take down Arthas is not a meaningful role? Being specificially chosen by Varian to find Anduin is not a meaningful role?

No, it wasn't WoD. It happened long before that. Above average is what you were towards the end of vanilla.

I'd say we were above above-average. We killed (from our knowledge then, anyway) a god at the end of Vanilla.

We should've had feasts in our name then.

That threw me for a loop. I'm on mobile so I can't see anyone's post count or anything like that so I genuinely thought that was you posting.

I would never devolve that far!... or so I hope. He forgot my banner art too. lol

God I hope they ban his alt account asap because his weird pictures and toxic hate-spam was unbearable. Let's just report him and be done with it please.

But well, back to topic. Do you guys think we will get a new build today? The PTR is still down!

It's always Tuesdays and Thursdays! I hope!

[ercarp]

I would never devolve that far!... or so I hope. He forgot my banner art too. lol

Yeah, he seems to be kind of bad at this. But it is possible to choose to not include your signature when you post something (although I don't know why anyone would do something like that).

[huth]

I'd say we were above above-average. We killed (from our knowledge then, anyway) a god at the end of Vanilla.

We should've had feasts in our name then.

I was thinking more around 50-59, back when leveling was still a major effort.

[Yus atath]

Do you guys think the Silithus Sword will play a role in 10.0?

[Hitei]

Do you guys think the Silithus Sword will play a role in 10.0?

Only if it's a full revamp, in which case I imagine Silithus will be framed around it.

[Sondrelk]

Only if it's a full revamp, in which case I imagine Silithus will be framed around it.

What can even be done about the sword though? It's been conclusively stated to not be a problem as of this moment.
At most I can see it becoming a sort of landmark source of power, rather than a constant problem we need to keep worrying about in the background.

[ercarp]

Do you guys think the Silithus Sword will play a role in 10.0?

If 10.0 has strong themes of life and healing (in addition to dragons), then it would make sense to get rid of the giant sword that's been stabbing the planet for at least ~2-3 in-game years.

But do I think they'll do it? Hell no. They're clearly saving it for the Big Cosmic Finale so Redeemed Sargeras can come back and pull it out, immediately purifying it of all corruption as his fingers touch the grip.

Then we all just kind of crawl on his back as he flies to the Void Place with his big golden sword in hand.

...Shit, I probably shouldn't be talking about this. You know, because of the NDA.