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a_skeleton_05

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Pretty evident by BFA cinematic when she becomes a fuckin actual real banshee which she's never been able to do before. They've been teasing her spooky powers since then.

I took that as them just retconning the character to have powers brought on from her state as a banshee in WC3 before they turned her back into a humanoid for TFT
 

Foggy

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There are multiple story points in BfA about her gaining new powers. She has made some bargain with the god of shadowlands for more power.
 

BoozeCube

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Seems stupid they didn't go with the Black Empire as an expansion since we just set a fucking old god free but lets just make that a shit patch instead. Looks like we have a new never ending Widget to forever grind too oh boy.
 

Kaige

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Nazjatar and Nyalotha just being 1 patch content has been pretty whacked.
 

Khane

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Wasn't she also sucking the power from the Valkyrie Demi Gods or some shit in Legion?
 

Big Phoenix

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Wasn't she also sucking the power from the Valkyrie Demi Gods or some shit in Legion?
I believe they forgot about that entire story online. iirc she was just trying to enslave that valkyr, not take its power before she was prevented from doing so.
 

BoozeCube

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Also there is a GIANT FUCKING SWORD IN THE PLANET WE CONTINUE TO IGNORE. WoW lore is fucking beyond stupid.
 
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Njals

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Seems stupid they didn't go with the Black Empire as an expansion since we just set a fucking old god free but lets just make that a shit patch instead. Looks like we have a new never ending Widget to forever grind too oh boy.

Isn't there also an entire sub surface civilization under North Rend full of the old god bugs that got cut outside of the couple dungeons and final boss from Trial of Crusader? Always wanted to see more of that stuff since Frozen Throne.
 
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Ukerric

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WoW lore is fucking beyond stupid.
I mean, a Legion triumvir (can't remember if it's Kil'jaeden or Archimonde) made that helmet to have an orc control some undeads. And now, you use it to shatter dimensional doors between our world and the world of the dead? Like WTF?
 
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Qhue

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For an expansion about going to the lands of the dead this seems very underwhelming. Does this mean Sylvanas is the big bad for release and then whatever she's allied with is the later one?

With no new classes or races it feels very formulaic. I agree that it feels much more akin to the EQ2 expansions..
 

xzi

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I'm hoping more that they're under-promising and over-delivering after doing the complete opposite in BFA.

So far all they've talked about is the world and it's lovely as always but like, that's a given. The covenants are pretty neat though, as a pally RP fag I'm excited to finally see Uther in-game.
 

xzi

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yeah races have definitely lost their flavor quite a while ago imo. It's all allied races from now on out I imagine.

No classes seems surprising though.
 

xzi

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NO ARTIFACT TO GRIND BAYBEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

NOW I'M INTERESTED
 
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a_skeleton_05

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No new class or specs (2nd expansion in a row)
No new races or allied races
No new defining mechanic
No mention of any additional talents or character progression beyond some new skills through factions
No new significant secondary game mechanic (transmog/battle pets etc...)
An anemic 5 zones

Hard to not fear another WoD
 

xzi

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IF they work how they're claiming they work, covenants and the tower of the damned thing are clearly an expansion defining mechanic, but I agree with everything else.
 

Nola

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Where in the hell did Sylvannas get all this power from? She's getting stronger and stronger. I mean she defeated the Lich King so easily.
 
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