🚀 go-pugleaf

On Thu, 06 Aug 2015 18:37:07 +0100, Catriona R wrote:
> 
>  On 4 Aug 2015 13:14:42 GMT, Urbin <urbin@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
> >I just got the Blizzard Newsletter containing the following announcement:
> >
> >> The next chapter in the World of Warcraft� saga is coming! Blizzard will
> >> be unveiling the new expansion for World of Warcraft at gamescom 2015 in
> >> Cologne, Germany. Watch the live stream on August 6 at 18:00 CEST and get
> >> an exclusive look at what the future holds!
> >
> >It will be interesting to see what they've got to offer...
> 
>  Well! http://us.battle.net/wow/en/legion/
> 
>  On the face of it, sounds awesome, Burning Legion, zones I've read
>  about but we've never seen yet

To me it sounded more like warming up past content yet again.

>  demon hunters, upgradable artifact weapons, class orders (return of class
>  quests!) all sounds cool

Potentially yes, but I guess it all depends on how the implement it.

Demon hunters sound like another variation of warrior/paladin/DK that can
either tank or deal damage, to make it really worth having one I think their
special abilities would need to be really cool, but then not making them
overpowered will be an issue.

Artifacts sound like the system of improving gear to new iLevels with the
addition of being available before max level.

Not sure what to make of class orders, there is not much information yet.

> Lots of potential for interesting story hooks with names and races from
> all over the place - although there's so many that I wonder if it's tying
> up the loose ends

Or just grabbing whatever they could find because they are running out of
new stuff.

>  I'll hold onto caution for now

As you can tell, me too :-)

> after WoD sounded great, and even played great, up until reaching max lvl.
> Question isn't so much can they create a cool world with interesting
> story; we all know they can, but can they make it hold its interest after
> you've seen it once

After we've seen it seven times, actually, because I fear apart from the
story most everything else will be similar to the 100 levels before. For the
lore fans the seventh time round will be cool, for all others, there might
not be enough to hold interest. But now this post starts to sound like the
one I made in the other thread :-)

Cheers
Urbin
-- 
Dun Morogh-EU (PvE)   | Taalas   (85), Shaman      | Juran      (65), Druid
Urbin  (100), Hunter  | Sunh     (81), Priest      | Vargal     (42), Warrior
Greeta  (90), Rogue   | Surana   (75), Mage        | Gera       (26), Paladin
Mymule  (85), Warlock | Kordosch (75), Deathknight | Tunyatgong (12), Monk