#beta-ptr-spoilers

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jade basalt
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Illidan in a corner: I bet he's not even prepared let me at him!!

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Eonar: Who's that guy ? What's he still doing here? Didn't you tell them to go back to Azeroth Aman'thul?

dense plover
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shakes head

jade basalt
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Aman'thul : I thought we'd get bored with just us in here so I allowed him to stay

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Brb developing this into a full fanfic.

dense plover
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plz no

hollow dock
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Can we have the titans become hte next hit family sitcom on NBC?

zealous basalt
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Oof

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Can illidan be the let dog

jovial skiff
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no
a murlock

jovial skiff
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Hey
What if we get those tigermen as an allied race
they use worgen assets anyways

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I doubt it since they've been so irrelevant for so long

uncut vault
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lol, interesting bug

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dreamweavers approve of assaulting the horde

uncut vault
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🤔

tulip sun
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O.o

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@uncut vault portWhere is that from?

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Like what do you.do to get that

tulip sun
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Was it on the ptr?

hollow dock
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time to go head to Wowhead and look it up

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https://www.wowhead.com/npc=135804/hoarder-jena @tulip sun They're a normal NPC. When you get the Voldunai WQ Emissary up and all.

Wowhead

Hoarder Jena is a level 120 Elite NPC that can be found in Vol'dun. The location of this NPC is unknown. In the NPCs category. Added in World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth.

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its just the Incursion quest

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So.

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I just found a quest that damns the Zanchuli Council

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seems they're traitors.

terse patrol
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@hollow dock It is interesting though that the Voldunai are definitely siding with the Horde, tho. At least, the Vulpera are.

hollow dock
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Well yea.

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They are already aligned with the horde

terse patrol
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I mean, it was obvious that’d be the case

hollow dock
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in the horde questing

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they become apart ofit

terse patrol
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But it seems like it may be a bit more proof they’ll be an allied race

hollow dock
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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They have as much proof that they'll be an allied race as high elves

terse patrol
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I guess

tulip sun
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@hollow dock desYou mean the surviving Zanchuli council??

hollow dock
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Ye. They apparently have ties to azshara.

zealous basalt
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Focking Zanchuli

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Can dey all just die

sudden oak
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Raal and Loti are with azshara??

hollow dock
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Dunno. Just did a short little questline with the Tortollian's over in Zandalar and we found some orders from the Zanchuli Council to Azshara that got Gral's temple destroyed, the Shark Loa

sudden oak
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I think thats still when Zul and Yazma are part of the zanchuli council

steel venture
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yeah thats not new

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thats from 8.0, not 8.1

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its a little side-quest you can find

sudden oak
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and them being the secretive assholes we know they are its not strange the other 2 dont know about it

steel venture
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It's from when Zul and Yazma were still around, Zul especially because you literally find him exchanging orders with Azshara.
So it's implied he told them how to destroy Graal's temple and kill his followers.

zealous basalt
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Ohi nile

sudden oak
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Raal and Loti betraying Zandalar is very unlikely

tulip sun
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Hm

uncut vault
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thanks cromush

zealous basalt
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Nani

uncut vault
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horde world quest is popping up for alliance on accident

zealous basalt
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Sneak 100

uncut vault
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which makes it easy as hell

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cause the NPCs containing the elemental are allies

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and have it permastunned

zealous basalt
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So you kill it?

uncut vault
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Yeah, you're supposed to as Horde after they finish enslaving it, I presume

zealous basalt
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Oh

tulip sun
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Heh

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@uncut vault Did you play through the voldun incursion?

uncut vault
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I did some of the world quests last night

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neither side had enough world quests to do the finale

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I reported that to hopefully get it fixed

north storm
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furries

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we are doome

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d

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the end times the prophecy foretold is true.

tulip sun
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So

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Did the alliance attack the vulpera?

uncut vault
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well, theyre attacking the vulpera's home so yeah

tulip sun
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@uncut vault Did you get any pictures?

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Vulpera discord is curious

terse patrol
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But they arent attacking the sethrak I assume @uncut vault

uncut vault
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No, sethrak areas are uninvolved

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No pics besides the one from the quest turn in

north storm
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@tulip sun vulpera must die

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and be butchered by everyone

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not just by alliance

strange falcon
zealous basalt
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I like them

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They are very nice

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Put away the furryness for once

sudden oak
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we have Tauren and Worgen

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I dont see the problem with having the furry and cute cousin of goblins

strange falcon
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8.1 invasions for voldun

uncut vault
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god people are insufferable

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"this is false advertising, I didnt get a dev in my warfront"

hollow dock
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well they're not cute @sudden oak

sudden oak
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Vulpera are not cute??

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what is wrong with you

hollow dock
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Not a lot.

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They're not cute.

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they're horrifying actually.

meager warren
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they're a lot less horrifying than goblins

hollow dock
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goblins are cute tho

hollow dock
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LOL

meager warren
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What

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How are goblins cute but vulpera are terrifying

hollow dock
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Because goblins got that nice innocent charm.

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Even when biting my arms off

jovial skiff
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goblins definitely dont look innocent in wow

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the men are atrocious and the women vary

hollow dock
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I shall ge tthe proof then

jovial skiff
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But we're forgetting the most important race...
Giblins

jovial skiff
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fan art doesnt count

zealous basalt
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Man

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MAN

jovial skiff
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lord

hollow dock
sullen dagger
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and then we have

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the one

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the mighty

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the all powerful and booty bender

limber mural
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If goblins could have some more restrained facial features and personality in lore

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I'd tolerate em

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Goblins atm are sleaze incarnate and I just don't like em

dense plover
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That’s intended tho

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They’re supposed to be New York slime balls

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The whole “ehhhhh! I’m walkin here!”

zealous basalt
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what

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o

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gobs

zealous basalt
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I suddenly have

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A gilneas map

uncut vault
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Yeah 8.0 added a lot of changes to open world gilneas

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The map, I mean

zealous basalt
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wat

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ei

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where is the map

night swift
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I wonder if we’ll finally move back into the city?

jovial skiff
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it might be for an upcoming allied race scenario?

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we can hope

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undead worgen?

jovial coral
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Undead worgen... I remember suggesting that on forums in a thread about what you'd want regardless of the story.

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I dont think they'll do exactly that though

zealous basalt
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Well

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At first

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Worgen cant be undead

jovial coral
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Right

jovial skiff
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ah well there goes that idea

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fel worgen it is

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wait woah hey wait a minute

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if worgen cant be undead

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what are worgen death knights?

zealous basalt
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Oh

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let me tell you

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These are very special worgens, the first ones from Arugal

jovial coral
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Fair point

zealous basalt
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These are heavily resistant, but they can be

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they can be

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Undead'd

jovial coral
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What about ... Drust

zealous basalt
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These are dead already

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Those*

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I mean

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The drust we face are just husks in new bodies

jovial coral
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I have ideas on how they could make it happen

zealous basalt
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I mean, they could have some sort of deal

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But it's not hard to have...

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wait

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what do you want?

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dk drusts?

jovial coral
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Nah, well sort of lol. but for worgen and undead.

jovial skiff
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worgen drust?

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could be cool?

zealous basalt
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Hmm

jovial coral
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It's actually my favorite class concept

zealous basalt
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Well

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Technically

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It could be a drust spirit

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In a construct that look like worgen and undead

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its easy to do tbh

sudden oak
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I just want my dear San'layn

zealous basalt
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Ur mom is a sanlayn

hollow dock
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The drust were wiped out though. AFAIK the only one left is Ulmar, or however his name is spelt, the big bear man.

sudden oak
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Ulfar I think

hollow dock
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Yea lets go with that cuz my memory of interacting with him....twice is spotty

night swift
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Technically we are getting drust but as kul tiran druids

hollow dock
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No theyre just kul tirans.

limber mural
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To clarify

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The Drust, are the original inhabitants of Kul Tiras/Drustvar who were all killed by the humans. In a last ditch attempt, Gorak Tul their leader raised all of their souls in constructs to fight again.

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Ulfar is the last remaining example, who rebelled against Tul

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The Thornspeakers are Kul Tirans, who use the Drust magic to protec the wild

terse patrol
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Apparently there were gnomes or mechagnomes on Kul Tiras pre-Kul Tirans, that the Drust fought.

calm plank
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speaking of drusts are they related to the vrykuls in anyway?

terse patrol
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yes

zinc sandal
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They probably ARE vrykul.

dense plover
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uh

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we dont know that

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its an assumption based on the model of gorak tul being visually similar

zealous basalt
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Well peach

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They were just a tribe of barbariana

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Barbarians

dense plover
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my point is saying they are related to vrykul is wrong

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because we have no evidence

zealous basalt
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Ye

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But peach

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If they were humans...

dense plover
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if

calm plank
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well they seem to be big humanoids and if you look at the ruins in Drustvar you'll see quite a lot of resemblances with vrykul stuff

dense plover
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but that could be just a coincidence

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is it possible? yes

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do we know? no

calm plank
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yeah that's what I think

dense plover
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so stating it as a fact is incorrect

calm plank
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never did

dense plover
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no

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honk did

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for all we know, the drust are weird wicker magical creatures

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the only remaining living drust is ulfar

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and he is always in bear form

neat idol
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Gorak Tul isnt a living drust too? Or just an Avatar?

dense plover
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he is undead

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sort of

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its essentially a body he made

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and attached his spirit to

neat idol
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But its not like the others constructs, that vessel was really detailed

dense plover
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well he is king

neat idol
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Prolly a new patch or just a new raid

dense plover
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if you were king, you would make the best body for yourself

zealous basalt
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Well peach, remember that the

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The

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...the visions showed the drusts as barbarians, perhaps something related to humans and far away related from Vrykuls

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But barely

dense plover
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it showed silouttes

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we dont know

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there are lots of theories

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i very much doubt we are done with the story of the drust

zealous basalt
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My money is that they were a tribe of barbarians

dense plover
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gorak tul is literally on the load screen

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its hypothesized that jaina and the player permanently end him in Thros

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but we dont know

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i suspect he will come back as a boss in a small raid

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especially since horde players only see gorak in waycrest manor

zealous basalt
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Wtb him as recurring villain

dense plover
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i just want them to create a thros raid

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fill in more of the background lore

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develop the story of the thornspeakers and kul tirans and ulfar just a bit more

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and then finalize gorak tul's death

tulip sun
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I still fully expect the large KulTirans to have drust blood

dense plover
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we have no evidence of it

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also, the drust are heavy weighted big things

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theyre kind of tall and spindly in the silouettes

zealous basalt
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And that's a lie too

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Drust killed all kul tirans they found

dense plover
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its complicated

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we have the same story from two sides

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both say the other started it

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though ulfar implies the drust were definitely more aggressive

hollow dock
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Not entirely.

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You all are forgetting

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there WERE drust that WEREN'T aggressive and intermingled with Kul Tirans

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They were against the King's actions

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they were the Thornspeakers

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hence why there are Kul Tirans amongst the Thornspeakers

dense plover
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well

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only 1 drust thornspeaker is left

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but yeah

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they did interact

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we just dont know to what extent

tulip sun
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I find it a very real possibility some interred. Leading to oversized kul tirans

dense plover
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except that would make them taller

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not bulkier

tulip sun
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We don't know how it would make them e.e

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You can't say for certain

terse patrol
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@dense plover They’re bulkier due to fighting sea monsters

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Fighting sea monsters doesnt make you taller

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The player character would be 626273 feet tall otherwise

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So, they got drust blood, and are bulky from their lifestyle.

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Probably

dense plover
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possibly

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maybe we will find out once we recruit them

terse patrol
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You prolly get swole from tugging on ship rigging all day

dense plover
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100%

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but that wouldnt change your physical body

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though a diet and fighting sea monsters could

terse patrol
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Well yeah, you wouldnt get taller

dense plover
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since those who are stronger are more likely to survive and have kids

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yes you would

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look at real life humans

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is everyone on earth 6 ft tall?

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no

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where are tall people concentrated? europe

terse patrol
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Ulfar will probably be part of the Kul Tiran recruitment scenario

dense plover
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because it was colder there

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so being bigger meant you survived better

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bigger doesnt just mean wider

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it means taller too

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more height = more surface area = more muscle density and overall mass without overheating and dying

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also

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good diet = more height and weight

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they eat lots of protein in drustvar

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that could help too

tulip sun
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Are you opposed to the idea they have drust blood or something

terse patrol
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You really do fight against the idea when it comes up.

zealous basalt
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So

jade basalt
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Just chiming in the middle of the conversation. I totally get it might appeal to (some) people, but personally I wouldn't like it. I think the world is more interesting when.. not every single thing is explained by magic. It's best when magic is used for stuff that is supposed to be mysterious or that can't be explained otherwise (people disappearing and never coming back, like on Fate's End), or for stuff that really needs it (resurrection, healing, teleports..).

This is not one of those cases, this is just a case of Kul Tiras having had a bigger budget to use compared to Stormwind which is 1 capital and Gilneas which is 1 (starting) zone, by being a full-fledged continent. This means that, like most other "focus races" (the race(s) that is (are) the focus of an expansion get more customization - like all the other kinds of orcs, and orc models (pale orc, brown orc, dire orc..) and orc armor in WoD, or the man'ari in Legion (man'ari, winged man'ari, man'ari brute..) - Tirasian got to have, besides "normal" humans, also thin humans and fat humans, for variety. They literally said it was for variety and to give more diversity to Kul Tiras and its people. So why go for the interbreeding or magic explanation when there's a perfectly logical and reasonable one here ? Hell, Earth too has thin, "normal" and fat people.

(There's also the fact that fat humans are not technically unique to Kul Tiras, can also find them in Hillsbrad and a few other peoples, and they aren't explained by magic either. Hell, the captains in Warcraft 3 technically look just like those fat humans. It's really not something unique. We don't need a theory for thin humans that maybe they bred with gnomes either !)

zealous basalt
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If they dont have good ---

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What

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Well

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There are a gnome and human that call themselves bros

terse patrol
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how is interbreeding magic

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This just in.

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Half-draenei are magic.

zealous basalt
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So you need magic to be swole now?

jade basalt
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Because Drust are kind of magical beings, but fair. You can replace every instance of the word "magic" with "interbreeding" in my comment and it would convey the same thing. 😛

terse patrol
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@jade basalt wat

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Drust are only magic now because they’re undead.

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They used to just be really tall humans.

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Are vry’kul magic?

jade basalt
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Nah, the ones that meshed with the Tirasian were druids, and shapeshifted into wood-animals and stuff

terse patrol
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I mean, even Ulfar says it

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The Drust intermingled with the Kul Tirans, and “their descendants returned to me to learn.”

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Or something like that

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Lemme look it up

jade basalt
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Nope, he says the descendants of the Tirasian, not the descendants of the Tirasian & Drust

terse patrol
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“We Thornspeakers joined Kul Tiran society. Some of their descendants heard the call of the wilds and wished to learn the ancient ways, and so we have taught them.”

uncut vault
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Warcraft interbreeding is magic because those half breeds can still bear children, despite having no genetic connection whatsoever

terse patrol
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It’s not clear if he meant Kul Tiran or Thornspeakers.

jade basalt
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It's very clear. Their = Tirasian, otherwise he would've said "ours" since he is a Thornspeaker

uncut vault
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(It’s Kul Tiran)

terse patrol
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meh

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We’ll see.

jade basalt
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(Tirasian > Kul Tiran !)

terse patrol
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If they’re just human, I’ll be disappointed.

jade basalt
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Why do we need an explanation for some humans being just chubbier and taller ? It boils down to this, essentially. It's unnecessary. Humans come in all shapes and size, I don't see why we need a super theory to explain (just) one of these shapes. How come we don't need one for some humans being immensely thin ? Maybe the thin humans interbred with gnomes ? See, it becomes a bit silly if we go that way. If it was something super mysterious, sure.. but this is all just because some guys are chubbier/taller. 😛

And it's also completely ignoring the fact that they literally debunked the idea. They spent so much time at BlizzCon talking about how Tirasian are bulky and strong because they went for a seafarer and rough "monster hunter" vibe. They explicitly, directly stated that Tirasian got thin, normal and fat models for variety and diversity.

terse patrol
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At any rate

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I hope Blizzard gives them the ability to use the normal human model too.

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most Kul Tirans are normal humans

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”nope you cant be them”

jade basalt
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Ideally playable Tirasian should use all 3 body types.. in reality I have no expectation given the "efforts" they put into past allied races

terse patrol
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^

zealous basalt
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But playable

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Only going to use the bulky model

terse patrol
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I want to play a normal model Tidesage.

midnight bloom
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I wanted buff muscle girl Kul'Tiras, instead I got a fluffy whinny the pooh bear fat model compared to their strong fat male counterparts

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Thanks Blizz

zealous basalt
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Blizz: "you are welcomed"

jade basalt
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@midnight bloom It's terrible. The female Tirasian model is so vastly inferior to the male one.

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I mean just look at the eyebrows, on the male and on the female. Or the shadows on the face. Or the eyes, or lips, or the skin in general. It's just terribly inferior on all levels.

Someone made this edit (on the right) of how the female model could be improved to be on the same level of polish as the male one. https://i.imgur.com/0JcBtOW.png

midnight bloom
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It's working as intended and we have no idea what we're doing - Ion probably

zealous basalt
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But did they edit the whole model or just tweaked an image?

midnight bloom
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You know something, the Kul'Tiras female face look very similar to the Female Draenei April Fools Update models a few years back.

zealous basalt
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Not quite

terse patrol
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hot

midnight bloom
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Close enough 😃 that double/fat chin

zealous basalt
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Not quite again

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But people do what people do

midnight bloom
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Its in the chin, they totally look similar

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That pudgey, double chin

zealous basalt
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I at first thought they were meh, but after playing I got used to the model and just dont care tbh

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But people have to complain ei

jade basalt
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@zealous basalt The image

meager warren
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i don't see a double chin on either the kul'tiras humans

steel venture
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can blizz please realize we dont like nomi

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man i thought he was annoying even when he was a kid

hollow dock
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I like him though =c he's just a dude following and fulfilling his dreams.

steel venture
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Okay I'll revise my statement:
I don't like how he's become a reoccurring character and hogged what could've been nice little lore tidbits. :/

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It's really lame to only bring one halfhill character back. If not making an area in a similar style to it.

hollow dock
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Im like 99% certain that's the pandaria cart Battleground map

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it's not new, just a repurposed current map.

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and this isn't a new thing that they'd rather make fun little events over lore events

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*see Micro-holidays

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Know what I'd like to see happen? Someone, be it Lor'themar or Liadrin, or SOME blood elf, maybe a new one so they can be executed or something, to call out Sylvanas for doing exactly what Arthas had done.

frozen dust
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It's weird that that comparison hasn't been drawn in-game yet- at least, if it has, I'm completely spacing on it

zealous basalt
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Des

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You mean a representation of the players that think they have some morale left?

strange falcon
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what if i told you,that varimathras's words to the alliance were true,and saurfang is in on the plan slyvanas is cooking

sullen dagger
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which words?

zealous basalt
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"No u"

hollow dock
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Oh the ones where shed run the throne red with blood?

dense plover
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theres some great voice over for cooking impossible

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it has a few references to cooking tv shows

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its great

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i hope its fun

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would be cool if it had unique recipes or rare ingridients tied to it

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or like unique transmog

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i would love some HD giant cooking utensil weapons

zealous basalt
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"ITS RAW YOU IDIOTS"

dense plover
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not idiots

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donkeys

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hes only angry because these people deserve to be yelled at

zealous basalt
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I know

dense plover
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when he is working with kids he is much nicer because they actually have excuses for making mistakes

zealous basalt
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Because he loves cooking that much that doesnt like when people mess it up

dense plover
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pretty much

zealous basalt
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I watch his shows

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I like him v much

dense plover
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its why his restaraunt help shows are interesting

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sometimes he tries to help people and they listen

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and sometimes they dont listen

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its the people that dont listen that i dont get

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he is gordon fucking ramsay

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he is one of the top chefs in the world

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if he tells you to change something, listen

zealous basalt
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"He doesnt know anything about this ingredient region"

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Region's ingredient*

dense plover
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we should move to offtopic

zealous basalt
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Ye

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But I mean

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It would be interesting if Nomi acts like thst

dense plover
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hes not angry

zealous basalt
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and we are like

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"Bs you were worse one expac before"

dense plover
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it reminds me of a cooking show, but its more positive

zealous basalt
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I am looking for that bg

hollow dock
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Just a reminder: most of the resturants he helps end up closing down anyways

zealous basalt
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Like 10%

hollow dock
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its not 10%

zealous basalt
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7% of the restaurants that he saved?

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I mean, most of them were destined to fail due how the owners were

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But let's go move to offtopic

zealous basalt
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What

uncut vault
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I still find it so weird that nomi suddenly sounds like a fully grown adult

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Pandas must just age faster

zealous basalt
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Well

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Lili sounds like a teenager

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And some pandaren Cubs in Spanish have a deep voice

tulip sun
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LiLi is Anduin's age

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Nomi is likely the same

hollow dock
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I mean tbh.

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Wait what

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LiLi's 20 something years old now? @tulip sun Proof

dense plover
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monk order hall campaign

zealous basalt
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Does she say her age?

dense plover
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im wrong

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its from a dev

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"During the war against the Lich King, Li Li was 10 or 12 years old. By the time of the Burning Legion's third invasion, she would be 15 - 17 years old"

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she isnt 20 something

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but she is close

zealous basalt
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18

hollow dock
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she's a young adult

#

but still achild in game

zealous basalt
#

And in hots

hollow dock
#

So nomi could have easily actually been like

#

20

#

by the time we meet him at halfhill

dense plover
#

yes

heavy cairn
#

🤔

#

retcon galore

hollow dock
#

hows it a retcon?

heavy cairn
#

they used a young child model, but apparently they were teens the whole time

hollow dock
#

Yes?

#

Anduin used a child model for the same reason

heavy cairn
#

at least human child model looked a bit less babyish

zealous basalt
#

JAH

#

No

tulip sun
#

So ta

#

LiLi is still very close to Anduin's age

dense plover
#

few years younger

tulip sun
#

Still young adults

zealous basalt
#

Thankfully only us know that

tulip sun
#

How old is Anduin?

hollow dock
#

he's like. 20?

#

19?

zealous basalt
#

19 and half

tulip sun
#

I want LiLi to get a grown up model but then she'd have the generic one.

hollow dock
#

so then you wouldn't want it?

zealous basalt
#

I think

#

She still has

#

A generic model

#

Just diff armor

tulip sun
#

I think her hair is unique too?

#

Idk

#

As long as they make her stand out it would be fine

zealous basalt
#

Well, just for us monks

hollow dock
#

you can make a generic model stand out

zealous basalt
#

Idk if someone else would care for lili

hollow dock
#

Look at Taoshi.

tulip sun
#

I suppose, ya.

zealous basalt
#

I mean

tulip sun
#

I would like.to see.more of Chen and LiLi

zealous basalt
#

If both become relevant in the future

tulip sun
#

They didn't do nearly enough in Legion.

zealous basalt
#

wat

#

I find it an offense being a monk

hollow dock
#

I'd rather not have them hamfisted into stuff they don't belong in

zealous basalt
#

Li li helps in getting the monk weapons

#

At least the fists

#

Before getting scolded by her dad

tulip sun
#

My main character is a panda monk

zealous basalt
#

And both help in the defense in the timeless isle

hollow dock
#

honestly just to satiate Kham, I'd rather have every character that's appeared once or twice just dancing in the background of everything.

zealous basalt
#

Damn

#

Even I felt that des

hollow dock
#

felt what?

tulip sun
#

I like characters reappearing, nothing wrong with that.

zealous basalt
#

The salt

hollow dock
#

What salt

tulip sun
#

If you don't want to talk about it, no one is forcing you to read what we say.

hollow dock
#

Yea that's why I block you.

#

But mak gets all pissy and calls me names and I like the guy so I can't block him for that

zealous basalt
#

I dont think that's a reason for blocking someone tho

hollow dock
#

Not wanting to read what they type

#

not a reason to block em

#

Aight

tulip sun
#

I don't know what what they'd do, but I kind of want at least Chen to appear.

#

Chen, Rokhan and Rexxar.

zealous basalt
#

I mean I dont like Kham liking Horde but that doesnt mean I hate the boy

hollow dock
#

I never said I hate the girl/boy?

#

I just don't want to read what they have to type all the time.

zealous basalt
#

It's just an example

hollow dock
#

It's what blocking was made for.

tulip sun
#

I think he means like right now, you don't really care about characters reappearing and such. Blocking is a bit much.

zealous basalt
#

He has a reason tho

#

Like

hollow dock
#

It's a bit more than that

#

I make comments

arctic nova
#

ok for those testing PTR 8.1 does anyone have an idea when it is going to drop?

zealous basalt
#

Why force characters to enter a storyline

hollow dock
#

you don't like my comments

#

we fight

#

for like 30 or so minutes

zealous basalt
#

Catfite

tulip sun
#

Darksage

zealous basalt
#

I dont mind an Easter egg tho

tulip sun
#

Probably in a few months...sometime after Blizzcon

zealous basalt
#

1 year after blizzcon

#

Jk

tulip sun
#

December something probably at the latest.

arctic nova
#

lol

hollow dock
#

my bet is november

#

but yea.

#

that's why I just block you outright kham. avoids a lot more.

#

since we never end up actually settling anything between us and it just keeps bubbling over and we never seem to be on the same page as one another

#

so having those fights is just running around in circles

arctic nova
#

so how do things look in the ptr anything messed up in changes looking for Rogue info?

tulip sun
#

Des, lets just stop for right now.

hollow dock
#

See what I mean?

tulip sun
#

All I am saying is lets stop discussing it.

hollow dock
#

That's why I just block it. better that way for everyone.

tulip sun
#

I don't know anything about the Rogues, sorry Dark.

zealous basalt
#

Oh, you can see it on the wowhead posts

#

Or try it by yourself

arctic nova
#

I know that but looking for fresh info from the people doing it better info imo.

hollow dock
#

I mean.

#

Us testing it doesn't mean we get any more info than you reading those posts on when it drops

tulip sun
#

Did you guys see this

#

I somehow missed it v.v

zealous basalt
#

No

tulip sun
#

Don't remember it

jade basalt
tulip sun
#

I saw all but the genn one

terse patrol
#

Stiiiill waiting for an Alliance equivalent of the Old Soldier cinematic.

#

Maybe Blizzcon.

uncut vault
#

Dunno why people are expecting that, we're past the period where we need advertising, and I doubt they'd make a brand new environment just for this cinematic, seeing as we aren't in lordaeron anymore

hollow dock
#

could be Kul Tiras

#

Jaina and Tandred

#

Nothing new needs to happen and could show some oh ya know.

#

Complications on the other side?

#

Make it seem like there's actual even story telling or something.

jovial skiff
#

I'd like to see exploration of a character who had fought in all the big world ending conflicts to defeat the Lich king, deathwing, etc
And is trying to come to terms with now just fighting other regular people
Who have lives and aren't all completely evil

zealous basalt
#

Guys

#

Whst is the difference of a head cannon, theory and speculation

hollow dock
#

Head canon is what you believe to happen and take it as your own personal canon

#

Theory is an explaination to something that happened

jovial skiff
#

Head canon is how you answer questions on your own and believe

hollow dock
#

Speculation is when you try to predict what could possibly happen

jovial skiff
#

Theory and speculation are basically the same, but speculation is usually forward focused

hollow dock
#

My headcanon is that anduin still fumbles his sword, my theory is that he still hasn't worked on his muscle strength and speculate that by the end of BFA, he'll turn into a fine swordsman.

zealous basalt
#

Ahh

hollow dock
#

as an example of all three.

uncut vault
#

Headcanon: Jaina hates bagels.
Theory: Jaina hates bagels because she saw one when her father died.
Speculation: Jaina will be killed by a bagel spirit.

zealous basalt
#

Was the thing about the five artifacts being the keys a headcannon, theory or speculation?

steel venture
#

.. I think Vris put it better, port.

jovial skiff
#

I think anduin is probably a great swordsman, would the kings son be any less?

steel venture
#

Also theory.

hollow dock
#

uh

#

not theory

#

he's flat out a bad swordsman

steel venture
#

No I meant the torches keys thing m8.

hollow dock
#

He's never been one to weild the blade, as seen in the Varian comic.

#

Oh right.

#

Let's hear it Nile

steel venture
#

The whole "five torches" lead to theories that it was talking about the artifacts. Augh. I was just clarifying for Makore but it got lost in the convo flow a bit there.

hollow dock
#

OH I came up with a similar theory

#

when it was datamined that we'd break out the being that is Xala'tath

zealous basalt
#

Yeah

hollow dock
#

Though mine was that each artifact that was touched by the old gods were the torches.

#

@steel venture

zealous basalt
#

Them being Xal, Neltharion Scale, Silver Hand, Warbringer and

hollow dock
#

G'hanir

#

through the nightmare

jovial skiff
#

Warrior arms artifact too right?

hollow dock
#

that's the Warbringer

zealous basalt
#

Excuse me

#

What the fuck are those monk pvp traits

night swift
#

The FoF and ToD ones are pretty good

zealous basalt
#

Did Christmas came early?

night swift
#

They’re super good I love it

zealous basalt
#

Oof

#

cries if only they were baseline they would be so nice too

night swift
#

Reverse Harm I’ll probably never use

zealous basalt
#

Wind walker

#

Turbo fists

#

And pressure points

night swift
#

Wind Waker looks good for melee comps

#

The transcendence one being mw/brm only is meh

#

But I only used that spell as mw so its fine

tulip sun
#

New build or just old info?

night swift
#

I think these were found the other day

dense plover
#

its because windwalker was kind of shit in pvp

#

and had no talent choice

uncut vault
#

if all the outer ring traits are that big, Im looking forward to the rest

#

good way to make people begin to like azerite

hardy hedge
#

Why do you play WoW

Xal'Atath >Xal'Atath > Xal'Atath

Ptr abridged

tulip sun
#

@hollow dock In case you didn't see.it

#

I know you like helves

#

In files as covenant war tent

uncut vault
#

Ooh, I like the design

terse patrol
#

@tulip sun whend that get added

tulip sun
#

Don't know the specific build

#

But uh

#

Someone in ARC datamined it

#

Alongside some silvermoon assets

uncut vault
#

What we’re the assets?

terse patrol
#

Alliance is angery

uncut vault
#

looks similar, but not identical to the area in between silvermoon and the ruins

zealous basalt
#

....wonder if this mf was right about the Silvermoon city

terse patrol
#

Ye, I wouldnt be surprised if thats where it is.

#

That's what I suggested would happen tbh

uncut vault
#

currently inaccessible, so weird that they'd update that

terse patrol
#

Alliance gets the "ruined" half.

#

Or, it's a fight to control the ruined half

tulip sun
#

They really pushed north if they control half the city then

terse patrol
#

Angery Alliance

tulip sun
#

I don't know how that's work

#

Bases and such

#

Etc

uncut vault
#

could be similar to darkshore (which is a system Im more of a fan of) where instead of having two separate bases that keep getting destroyed and rebuilt, it's the same area that flip flops control and aesthetics

terse patrol
#

I think Alliance will get the Belf starter island.

#

Thoughts?

tulip sun
#

Eh

uncut vault
#

would be a decent excuse to use the superior naval power, if theyre restricting it just to the Silvermoon area

zealous basalt
#

GG Blood elves

tulip sun
#

Themes though?

#

Blood Elf for horde obviously

terse patrol
#

Not Forsaken

tulip sun
#

Secondary characters being Nightborne

zealous basalt
#

High elf for horde

uncut vault
#

making the ruins the primary battle area also makes sense with Alliance motivations

zealous basalt
#

...

#

alliance*

tulip sun
#

But I don't know for alliance

terse patrol
#

Nightborne and Belves for Horde.

uncut vault
#

not wanting to harm the civilian blood elves, just reclaim the area

tulip sun
#

High Elves likely would be secondary characters

#

Draenei perhaps?

terse patrol
#

I think it'll be humans and high elves for Alliance.

#

Maybe Draenei.

tulip sun
#

It has to be something new though. For armor

terse patrol
#

High elves, void elves, uh

tulip sun
#

The main theme I mean

terse patrol
#

Lightforged?

#

Oh

#

Either high elf or void elf armor for Alliance.

tulip sun
#

I still don't know about thay

#

That

#

Thalassian elves wear the same stuff but recolors e.e

uncut vault
#

probably both, since their stuff can work as color swaps like how the night elf stuff has a gold and blue variant

tulip sun
#

Would they really make 2 whole things based on thalassian elves?

uncut vault
#

I mean, if we're getting silvermoon content with high elves actually involved, theres gonna be recolored assets regardless

tulip sun
#

I was hoping armor would be older races I suppose

#

A whole set of void elf armor doesn't appeal to me, lol.

terse patrol
#

I wouldnt be mad about recolored blood elf gear for the Alliance.

#

Gimme my high elf stuff.

uncut vault
#

look, as long as I can get a blue version of the mage plate stuff that cloth will 100% end up getting, Ill be happy

tulip sun
#

As long as they make it unique and not belf purple edition I will be fine.

zealous basalt
#

@ruby star

tulip sun
#

He has seen it

#

He is in the other discord where I found it in the first place.

uncut vault
#

Is there a fabled high elf discord I dont know about?

tulip sun
#

There is, and a discord called ARC. Allied race congregation.

#

Where all the large allied race discords merge to discuss, etc

uncut vault
#

You should totally DM me links to both 😉

tulip sun
#

Hmk

zealous basalt
#

how 2 seduce port

#

DM him allied race stuff

dense plover
#

heavy bet that that wall is for allied race scenario

#

considering that arthas breaks down the wall around silvermoon before corrupting the sunwell

#

not allied race

#

heritage set

tulip sun
#

It is still an update xD

dense plover
#

well there is no model of a non-broken wall

#

so ofc its a new model

#

we only have post-arthas wall

dense plover
#

that literally looks like a nice model of the gates from WC3

#

both of those gates no longer exist

#

arthas destroyed them

uncut vault
#

almost like its potentially for a new, rebuilt look 🤔

tulip sun
#

I find it hard.to believe they'd make these.models.for a.one time scenario

dense plover
#
Wowpedia

The elfgates were a pair of magical gates created to protect the kingdom of Quel'Thalas and Silvermoon City. During the Third War, when Arthas Menethil invaded the high elves' territory, Ranger-General Sylvanas Windrunner boasted to Arthas Menethil that the gates were imbued ...

#

its possible they upgrade parts of or all of silvermoon to HD

#

it needs it

#

but dont get too excited

tulip sun
#

Perhaps they rebuilt the gates

dense plover
#

we have pieces

tulip sun
dense plover
#

IF

#

the warfront happens

#

we had no hint of a darkshore warfront

#

we thought barrens were next

tulip sun
#

Barrens and Silvermokn both have high hints

dense plover
#

just because something is possibly going to be a warfront doesnt mean it WILL be a warfront

#

silvermoon has way less credence than barrens

#

and for context

#

while stromgarde and the zone was fully reworked, the darkshore zone is not fully redone

tulip sun
#

I still think that this hints to.sometjing going down at silvermoon

dense plover
#

most of the trees are not HD

#

and the terrain is still old

#

ofc theres still time to work on the darkshore warfront

#

but right now, compared to the arathi warfront, its far more lackluster

#

just dont build yourself up unneccesarily

jovial skiff
#

Is it possible this is for the Belf heritage armor stuff instead?

dense plover
#

thats what i think

zealous basalt
#

you killed em peach

dense plover
#

?

#

what do you mean?

zealous basalt
#

dem hopes of kham and ol' port

dense plover
#

kind of my intention

zealous basalt
#

damn

dense plover
#

if you have no hype, then when something awesome happens youll be excited

#

but if you hype yourself for nothing, youll be disappointed

#

also

#

the simplest solution is usually the answer

#

the simplest one in this case is heritage armor

tulip sun
#

I still find it unlikely

zealous basalt
#

So

#

What I always say?

#

You are going to hurt yourselves?

jovial skiff
#

I find it likely, we know for sure we're getting heritage armor
it's possible we get both though I guess

dense plover
#

the warfront is far less likely than it being part of the heritage armor set

#

we just happen to need two sets of gates for arthas to destroy

#

and we just happen to get one that looks like a blood elf version of the WC3 elf gate and one that looks like it belongs on the walls of silvermoon

tulip sun
#

Ok, let's make an updated model to appear in one small questline

dense plover
#

im not saying it wont be used for anything else

#

but i dont think we will see it first in a warfront that isnt even announced

#

why would the assets even be in game?

zealous basalt
#

reused later?

dense plover
#

none of the darkshore warfront assets were in until 8.1

tulip sun
#

I am just saying it makes no sense e.e

dense plover
#

what?

tulip sun
#

They'll be used.for something if it wasn't just scrapped.

dense plover
#

they added a newly destroyed night elf inn model just for darkshore

tulip sun
#

And i don't remember anything about gates in the blood elf.scenario

dense plover
#

they add new models for one off bits ALL THE TIME

#

literally all of the night elf buildings in the darkshore warfront

#

half of them are just destroyed ruins

zealous basalt
#

As destroyed as my hopes for dragons

jovial skiff
#

wtf kinda dragon do you even mean?

#

just full on grown ass dragons???

tulip sun
#

I don't have any hopes or anything. I am simply saying I see it bei mg used in a. Future for silvermoon developmeny

zealous basalt
#

dragons in generals

#

heck

#

even the story of a whelp would be nice

jade basalt
#

@tulip sun @uncut vault These "new" high elven or Silvermoon models are not new and were not added in 8.1. They've existed, and are implemented, since TBC. I don't quite grasp how these pictures managed to spread around the internet and the various Discords, but it's fake, they're not new 8.1 content.

zealous basalt
#

pics or never happened

tulip sun
#

Either way it is quite possible xD

#

They could be implemented

dense plover
#

so they probably WERE supposed to be the gates

#

and were never added

#

which makes sense considering the first gate area doesnt have ANY gate ruins or anything

#

and the second one still has a big hole in it

#

oh no wait

#

second one is also just missing

jade basalt
#

You can lookup the file, ID #114225. Added in 2.0 Alpha. The textures and polygons are also obviously TBC-era.

I'm not really sure how this whole thing came to be but the fake "news" that "new Silvermoon models were added in 8.1" has been spreading around lately.

#

Also you can bet Wowhead or MMOC would have made a post about it if it had been true !

zealous basalt
#

ye

#

...Man PTR-Spoilers is more like dream crushing

#

am rite

dense plover
#

well, that was more like rumor stomping

north storm
#

@dense plover wasn't the elfgate retconned more times ?

dense plover
#

Unsure

#

I don’t know off the top of my head

north storm
#

Probably it's an untextured

#

Or partially textured wmo

#

We have many of them in the database but that means nothing

#

So don't hope at more than a single time use

stiff vector
#

it is what devs call a blockout

#

this is slightly further than the usual blockout but was definitely the base for the rest of silvermoon

#

but again that shit is from 2.0 and anyone that had done a little research would have found that out

north storm
#

Lol

#

And it was found just now after so many years ?

#

It's like that medivh tower from legion that was never implemented

stiff vector
#

its been "found" many times before i'm sure

#

people just never tried to do fake news with it 😛

#

be vigilant when it comes to people claiming they datamined stuff

#

confirm it for yourself by using publicly available tools etc

north storm
#

That entrance looks pretty dope tho

#

Also blizz has tons of unfinished wmos

#

Since vanilla

dense plover
#

We might finally get something on this in BfA

#

There’s been hints of dragon isles appearing as patch stuff possibly

ruby star
#

I'd love to see Dragon Isle to appear at somepoint

stiff vector
#

Don't think we'll really see the concepts we know as dragon isles though

#

So many artists and designers gone by now

north storm
#

Wait for it

ruby star
#

That's true Marlamin, they could go for a different vision of what they want Dragon Isle to look like

zealous basalt
#

Guys

#

I gotta tell you all something

sullen dagger
#

please do tell

zealous basalt
#

You are all nerds dab

#

But you might be the most friendly nerds in history nod

hollow granite
terse patrol
#

I suspect the new Dragon Isles will be heavy Titan themed.

#

Like Wyrmsrest

zealous basalt
#

Imagine they not having anything dragon at all

sullen dagger
#

👌

#

the dragon isles are the octopuss ones?

hollow dock
#

aw thanks Mak

zealous basalt
#

Another Des?

#

quickly hides

hollow dock
#

what do you mean another?

#

WHO STOLE MY NAME

remote urchin
#

YES! I CAN TYPE!

hollow dock
#

YOU

#

YOU FILTHY LITTLE NAME STEALER!

zealous basalt
#

...

#

Two

remote urchin
#

Ah my name is "Desiree" hekhekhekk

#

Not often I run into another Des

hollow dock
#

Mine is Desara.

remote urchin
#

Oh that's pretty! At least we are two types

zealous basalt
#

grabs shield and puts on head

remote urchin
#

Ok I can finally ask my question that's been burning!!!

hollow dock
#

What questions do you have?

remote urchin
#

Ok so

#

I got tricked big-time with that website as well

hollow dock
#

what website?

remote urchin
#

The modelviewer

#

I knew it was too good to be true but wanted to make sure

#

These are wrath assets, aren't they :(

hollow dock
#

Yes they are.

remote urchin
#

Ah ok. Man I'm so dissapointed. It's my own fault though

zealous basalt
#

looks to spectators "it's like staring into a mirror"

remote urchin
#

I can change my name to Falls haha

zealous basalt
#

Nah, that would ruin the feeling

#

Now we need 2 more

#

3*

remote urchin
#

I just am baffled that those assets were never seen, I suppose they weren't ever used

hollow dock
#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

zealous basalt
#

So we can say "its des and des with des and des and des"

remote urchin
#

But definitely not in 8.1 now, I at least know that

hollow dock
#

Mounts are tossed into game years before they're used.

remote urchin
#

True

#

Wait a second

#

Some were tweaked however along with the blood Prince models in patch comparison to previous ones, for 8.1; is this true?

hollow dock
#

No more than was tweaked to fit with the new wow system.

#

as far as Im aware that is. The Old darkfallen models we see in wrath and the ones now use the same model, (the ones in ICC mind you) as they're just the DK skin for belves. The princes are based off of their own unique model which got altered to not be a stock model for us to fight. Which is to just take one of the other three that existed and toss it at us a second time

remote urchin
#

Ok, noted thank you very much

sullen dagger
#

Since vris changed names its confusing

hollow dock
#

I only was Vris because I had no idea I could contact the mods to get it changed

sullen dagger
#

haha

zealous basalt
#

at least this new des seems to be gentler

#

Who said dat

#

Why would you said dat omake

hollow dock
#

Am I not gentle?

#

HOW

#

DARE YOU

#

MAKORE

#

IMA PUNCH YOU

tranquil steeple
hollow dock
#

(The joke is that I get very aggressive when passionate about stuff.)

sullen dagger
#

that's called rough love

#

nods

zealous basalt
#

Nopls

remote urchin
#

I'm pretty gentle and kind despite my main being a DK hekhek

zealous basalt
#

...

#

This cant be just a coincidence

remote urchin
#

Wha

zealous basalt
#

Des also

#

Mains dk

remote urchin
#

Oh wow that's hilarious

#

I main blood now

sullen dagger
#

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

#

SKULLS FOR THE THRONE OF BONES

zealous basalt
#

No u

hollow dock
#

Yea I did.

#

I don't tank though. I main DPS.

lavish pawn
#

I heard there was talk of blood.

#

and im very interested.

#

Blood rituals when?

zealous basalt
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flips table and makes his leave

remote urchin
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Those were deconfirmed, I fell for "datamined blood rituals" like a dingbat

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Hehehe

meager zodiac
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So ptr update could be today or tomorrow?

uncut vault
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8/12 bosses tested by the end of the week, + the whole normal raid

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prolly only two weeks left of raid testing

zealous basalt
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So

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Was it changed?

uncut vault
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was what changed?

zealous basalt
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The name?

uncut vault
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Yeah, Battle of Dazar'alor

zealous basalt
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Ah, so now they specified

uncut vault
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only ones left to test after this week is the Alliance mirror of the third boss, Rastakhan, Mekkatorque, and Jaina

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seems pretty set for an early november release

zealous basalt
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How is the raid so far?

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P fun?

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Or meh?

uncut vault
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well only two bosses have been tested so far

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other than the no-CC immunity bug, the paladin bosses are fun and grong is pretty run of the mill

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visuals on Ra'wani are stunning

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I really hope player paladins can get her consecration

ruby prawn
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Is King Rastakhan going to die in the siege of zuldazar?

dense plover
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Yes

meager warren
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sad RIP rasta

uncut vault
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🤔

meager warren
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t h i c c

meager zodiac
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so I have a question. does anyone knows what happens to those forsaken tyrande paralyzes in darkshore questline? I heard that malfurion swipes belmont and atacks them after you leave

uncut vault
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We dont know their fate yet. Remains to be seen if Belmont survives and joins us in the Horde warfront, as it hasnt been tested

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but malfurion does not kill him

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he runs off before we even get to the phase of the scenario where we leave

meager zodiac
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that whould fix a lot of things about that moment if malfurion finished them off

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if belmont apears it will just be a twist to the knife I feel.

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i wonder what happens if at the end you return there before getting on the hypogriff to return to the boat

meager warren
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how do i start darkshore questline?

meager zodiac
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aparently an owl apears for you in boralus? at least all videos seem to start with that, dorithur its the name .

meager warren
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is that for alliance side?

meager zodiac
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yes, the owl is from tyrande and then brings you to stormwind

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"brings you" asks you to go to stormwind keep

meager warren
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my main alliance is 111.
do you know about it for horde?

meager zodiac
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its from nathanos I think? im not sure about the needs and requirements to test it to be completly honest

meager warren
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nvm, i have to talk to Queen Asshole in Undercity

uncut vault
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Undercity?

meager warren
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for War of the Thorns?

uncut vault
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War of the Thorns is no longer doable though

meager warren
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avnd3lqryba f

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great, i missed it

uncut vault
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you're two months late today lol

meager warren
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rip

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imo, it's stupid for it to be no longer doable.
it's part of the lore of WoW.

uncut vault
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final part, hes still there

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bonus: the really cool raising animation the valkyr now use

meager zodiac
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do you know what is the description of the debuff?

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and that animation is realy dope

uncut vault
meager zodiac
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oh petrifying starlight is such a cool name

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I still think those forsaken should be dead, especialy belmont, it doesnt make sense for her to be like " no mercy!!!..... okay, maybe not this time"

karmic copper
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belmont was the guy in silverpine right

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and in sfk

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and then he didnt come back

uncut vault
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mhm

terse patrol
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I think the whole implication is, she dooms all those forsaken to freeze in place just to be slowly devoured by nature.

tulip sun
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^^

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Slow death

hollow dock
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it's not tho.

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cuz he comes back in the horde questing

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Like Belmont is still in the warfront. If you didn't notice @terse patrol

terse patrol
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wtf

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aight thats stupid

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I thought he was permenantly screwed over

hollow dock
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He wasn't

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He survives regardless

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She didn't kill the undead

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She spared em

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That is why the 8.1 content is litearlly just by all rights, insert stronger word for stupid that I cant say here

terse patrol
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Why would Tyrande have any sort of mercy for the Forsaken?

hollow dock
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Horde needs plot armor to have characters

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¯_(ツ)_/¯

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Ian already covered all of this in his mega post about 8.1

terse patrol
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why dont they

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idk

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Write new Horde characters?