Blizzcon, day (night) one World of World of Warcraftrecap (slight spoilers may occur) SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILER SPOILERS SPOILERS New expansion revealed: Warlords of Draenor (aka. TBC 2.0). How about we travel back in time (over 30 years) in pursuit of a jailbroken Garrosh Hellscream, running to old Draenor (today Outland) to meet up with some cool dudes, like Grommash Hellscream (daddy issues incoming!). Well how about an Iron Horde? Orc Clans going together, preparing to assault Azeroth, oh shiet gotta stop em! Garrosh gets help from a certain Bronze Dragon on Timeless Isle to flee to a post-WoW Draenor. He stops the Orcs from drinking the Blood of Mannoroth (except the Shadowmoon Clan, lead by Guldan), keeping them untainted. Draenor is a very savage world, inhabited by a ton of savage creatures. As a counterpart, there are the Orc Clans and the Draenei. Some of the clans are the widely known Frostwolf and Warsong Clans. Now, how did we get there? We went through the Dark Portal (now red zomg), following Garrosh. However, this is a different Timeline than the normal one. This will not affect present Azeroth and Outland, but be in an alternative dimension. We will just have savage adventures with savage allies fighting savage creatures savage asses on a savage world. We will fight with and against legendary characters, but also new characters (read Draenei version of Joan dArc). Q n A! Metzen is badass. Where is Orgrim Goomhammer, the best friend of Durotan?!?!?!? Ooh, Hell be there alright. Is Metzen (who is the father of Thrall) going to voice the Father of Thrall? Most likely NOT. Will Garroshs Legacy of Grommash Hellscream be relevant in Warlords? Yes. Are we close to seeing what Prince Kaelthas Sunstrider went through during TBC and before? Its close, but not there yet. Alleria and Turalyon? Were not seeing them! But were getting Khadgar! Red Shirt Guy Time: Climate on Pandaria? How does it work? Wibbly wobbly Maelstrom and obscure information like the Globes in Ulduar, I dont really know. Why is Ji still in Orgrimmar during the Siege? Because theres a limited space of gameplay and story. They wanted to do more, but had no space for it. There could however be a different place for Ji, maybe a more official representative of the Horde Pandaren under Voljin. Is Gorefiend and similiar still with Guldan? Yes. Will there be a chance to explore the later happenings in the alternate timeline? Probably. Will we see the Dragonmaw Clan? Whats up with Zaela? Zaela is alive and will follow Garrosh to Draenor. There hasnt been much talk about the Dragonmaw Clan yet, but theres a big chance. Important to note is that dragons are not native to Draenor, messing with the identity of Dragonmaw. Are we going to see Draka (Thralls mother), Thralls Greatmother? Probably. Will Aggra join Thrall? No. Will we see Garona? Yes. Are they pulling Silvermoon out of 2007 anytime soon?! No (engage sadface). Will we see awesome Shaman things happening? Heck yeah! Drekthar going blind, give me front row seats! We will also see shamanism in a totally different way than were used to. Alliance and Horde: The Alliance has a superpower status, being much stronger than the Horde at the moment. They are taking the first step going through the portal, bringing the fight to the enemy! The Draenei Paladin from the TBC Cinematic is making an appearance, going back to Draenor after seeing the real slaughter of his people in another Timeline. Chris Da Man Metzen is guessing that Thrall is NOT the Orc Leader. Draenei will have a pretty big part in the expansion, but they wont crash any spaceships, woho! But how about new cities? If you play Alliance (hah), why dont drop by the Black Temple, Im sorry, Temple of Karabor. But if you play Horde (like a baws!), set up a meeting with Durotan himself, takin over some fortress or something, AND BOOM! We got ourselves a place to stay at nights. Features: Garrisons: LETS BUILD BASES! WE GOT OURSELVES THE LONG AWAITED HOUSING! We get to build our own bases on Draenor, with followers who can do missions, full customisations (lots of Mage Towers, am I right?). But what do we get? Epic RP, of course, but dont forget about PHAT EPIC LOOTZ! Also, limited access to other professions (aka, a Blacksmith can get access to limited mining). Its expandable over 3 tiers, giving more and more places for buildings. More buildings equals more benefits, so make sure you get it up! Also, put up a gosh darn monument in the middle of the base! Show off your trophies in your town halls! How about those buildings? Well, they all give unique bonuses, aww yes. Customise them as you want (kinda, more like a talent tree), and we get some epic stuff. Then, when you got those buildings, get some followers that can level up, and gear up! Send them on missions and they will gain experience, and then we can give them items to make them stronger! Boost to 90: Boost one of your Characters to level 90 as you buy the game! Not that special for people with full level 90s on all classes, but how about your friends? Get em in, get em boosted, get em played with! Inventory Upgrades: Think Pet and Mount function, but with more stuff like, HERILOOMS, Toybox with vanity items as the picnic basket. And did I mention this is all CROSS-REALM? And we also get sortable bags, less addons, woot woot. But thats not all, not at all. Quest items are no longer items! They are more like currencies, meaning they wont take place in the bags, just lovely. And to finish it off: Materials for crafting will be available FROM THE BANK and most in STACKS OF 100! Adventure Guide: Ill play my alt! Now where was I? Hmm... Ill check my Adventure Guide! Yall see what youre about to do next, easy stuff yo! Level 100 Talent: Not much to say, but very, very expected. Dungeons and Raids: 7 new dungeons, 4 while leveling, 3 for level 100, AND CLASSIC HEROICS LIKE UBRS! Raids are named Highmaul (Ogres, 6 bosses) and Blackrock Foundry (Blackrock Orcs and Company, 10 bosses). Raid Philosophy: To quote the panel, Flex is awesome!. Couldnt agree more. Its getting expanded, itemlevel scaling, making it just as hard as 10 or 25 man mode, loveable Blizzard strikes again. Normal and Heroic difficulties will now be 10-25, meaning its total Flex. BUT THERE IS MORE! Old Heroic (now H10 and H25) will be traded for Mythic, a 20 man mode, apparently standing above the H10-25 mode. Interesting. PvP: New world PvP area named Ashran! Sandbox mode (aka ongoing 24/7, not like Wintergrasp or Tol Barad). Factions are getting bases in hotspots of the area, which is located close to the Dark Portal. Using Cross-Realm technology, the Alliance:Horde ratio will get closer to 1, instead of imbalance which can be devastating for the weaker faction. Siege Vehicles, like whaaaaat. Upgraded UI for improved objective tracking, capture timers and such. Were also getting Battleground Score, based on killing blows, healing and damage done, and objectives completed. Bonus Random Rewards! Imagine loot rolls, with a chance on extra Honor, consumables, BoE armor, HEIRLOOMS. Therell also we weekly quests to upgrade your items (lets say 5 Arena Wins to get better pants). Trial of the Gladiator: Remade Arena Ladder. Limited availability with tournament rules! Gear will be scaled, everyone will have equal PvP gear so people wont have to grind their asses off. Progress in TotG will determine your prestigious rewards! Rewarding Exploration: Timeless Isle on a big scale. Random events giving items. Oh right, new Character Models (OMFGBBtheQ!!!!11!!) #WoW #blizzcon #warlords #hashtags
Posted on: Sat, 09 Nov 2013 09:06:45 +0000
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