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Катаклизм

> ну мы воюем

По сути да, но война не прям масштабная, и идёт между какими-то конкретными народами по большей части. Не на уничтожение, но за какие-то интересы.

> ой тут же общий враг - срочно объединяемся

Участники тех самых локальных стычек не объединялись, объединились некоторые представители орды и альянса с силами сопротивления смертокрылу.

> чтобы потом снова посраться без повода

В конце катаклизма локальные стычки не ослабляются и не усиливаются.
Остались не учтены: наги, элементали, сумеречный молот, древние боги, драконы(все стаи)

Пандария

> ну мы воюем

Начали войну, да

> ой тут же общий враг - срочно объединяемся

Сами против себя?

> чтобы потом снова посраться без повода

В конце пандарии война по сути заканчивается
Остались не учтены: пандарены, могу, зандалары, титаны, богомолы, древние боги

Дренор

> ну мы воюем

Нет

> ой тут же общий враг - срочно объединяемся

Мы и были союзниками

> чтобы потом снова посраться без повода

В конце дренора война и не начинается
Остались не учтены: Пылающий легион, остатки коренных народов дренора

Легион

> ну мы воюем

Нет

> ой тут же общий враг - срочно объединяемся

Мы и не воевали

> чтобы потом снова посраться без повода

В конце легиона война и не начинается
Остались не учтены: древние боги, наги, эфириалы, силы бездны, титаны, народы расколотых островов, Один, Хелия, Сильвана, силы света

Куда девать всё что не учтено(а я ведь еще особо не вдавался в подробности состава какого-нибудь сумеречного молота) и их взаимоотношения - хочется спросить у тебя.

Sylvanas and the Horde, the true story of BFA

"Who is the last boss of BFA?" Not really a final boss so to speak but the final encounter is saving Sylvanas(though it will require fighting her first) and resealing N'Zoth's prison.

Sylvanas lives. Turns out she was trying to save the world! "Sylvanas is doing all she can to stop N'Zoth from breaking from his prison. Though not all will be forgiven.

Talks of either Saurfang or Thrall dying to save Sylvanas. Both stage a revolution and put Baine on the 'throne' though she doesn't put up much of a fight as she's already off preparing for Nya'lotha by then.

The Alliance sort of got their revenge early due to the frosty reaction to the beginning of the expansion. We were going to leave Tyrande's retribution for 8.3 but people were a bit more impatient than we expected. Baine and Anduin will make peace and Sylvanas and her loyalists will go into hiding.

Lillian Voss is slated for the undead lead though they could see that being scrapped and replaced with Calia if the faction stuff is scrapped.

Old God Shit

Nya'lotha is 8.3. Larger than a normal zone. Wouldn't be surprised if it was cut in to 2-4 zones. Tallest zone yet.

Nya'lotha isn't in the sea, it's gateway is in the sea but Nya'loth is it's own plane of existence that will be transported over its gate in 8.3

9.0 and beyond

The focus on the next expansion will be around both the return of and rise of the dragonflights as a whole and dealing with the forces of Death. Elune will be a big part of the next expansion as a sort of aspect of Light that serves as a 'frenemy' who's allied with Death. The Kaldorei's faith is shaken asince she put into motion the events that lead to Sylvanas' reign and her "Blood War".

Plans for future expacs are new zones as opposed to revamping older stuff. "Map looks cluttered but it's not like a serious problem". Concept art for an area called "spawning grounds" looks good but is just that, concept art.

New expacs will have "yet again more hidden isles"

"Is 9.0 Light vs. Void with factions being split?" Ka'resh is slated for 10.0 though at this stage that could still change. Unlikely though since that story is coming.

"Could you list the ideas for future expacs" Dragon Isles + Shadowlands confirmed. K'aresh concept. Ancient Azeroth/time travel with elf-queen Azshara concept.

There's a few drastic changes coming in 9.0 but they're nothing like a WoW 2. Mostly leveling changes(sort of a blended ESO-style) and some faction changes being weighed. Some on my team were working on prototypes of how a faction merger would work systems-wise and how it could still allow for PVP using warmode.

3 expansions planned out, only one is beyond concept art right now.

No WoW 2

Class Stuff

New Hero Class Tinker! Planned to start at 50(unclear if this is under new or current leveling system). Tank/Heal/DPS using Mail Armor. Tanks have 'power armor'(I read this as power armor like in the fallout series). DPS use stealth, bombs, mines and guns. Healers use healbots to heal in between damage dealing.

Class skins/Prestige class: Necromancer for Warlock. Dragonsworn for Druids. Dark Shaman for...well, Shaman. Later calls them "Prestige Classes" and labels them as a separate class. "It wouldn't make sense for a warlock to suddenly become a necromancer or a druid a dragonsworn" "There's a planned 'necromancer' prestige class for warlocks, though it'll just be a "skin" so to speak.

"Any plans for new specs to be added to existing classes?" No.

Allied Races

No High Elves

No Sethrak (RIP SNEKS)

"Feral Boar" race for Horde that uses Worgen skeleton. Hopefully not "wereboars" but doesn't know lore associated. They're not Quillboars.

Redeemed/Light Undead are Forsaken who have defected to the Alliance and been purified in the Light.

Next allied races are Vulpera and Mechagnomes(no shockers or even insider info needed there)

Game Design etc.

Level Squish is happening. "60 will be the level cap before 9.0. Once 9.0 hits, the "new" level cap will be 70.

Asked about BRD like dungeon or if it's "all M+ bait now" he said focus right now is M+ since everyone seems to like it.

No dance studio

Talks of loosening faction barriers so people can play with both sides or do quests for the other faction but he doubts it will go anywhere as it is just talk. Allow more interactions if War Mode is off. Orcs in SW, NE's in "horde" guilds, etc.

Hiji and Plunder Isle were to be introduced before Nazjatar but ended up being scrapped. Moira was going to play a large role but no one know who she is so it'd be pointless.

"Old world revamp when?" BFA. Darkshore and Arathi Highlands.

There's people working on player housing every year or so with a new prototype, it just never gets approved.

This "playing the patch" style we've had with seasons and each raid invalidating the last "isn't changing anytime soon since it keeps things fresh"

"Do you have any faith in WoW lasting any longer?" Absolutely. There's a lot of different paths that can be taken to secure its future.

Lore not pertaining to previous entries

Yrel will come back eventually(likely in the expansion following) but not before then.

Elune has made a bargain with the goddess of Death and granted Tyrande mega powers(even though Tyrande wanted to kill Sylvanas who is working for the goddess) and is doing all she can to both honor the bargain and not forsake her people.

"Is the death god supposed to be the Xe'ra of the Death Aspect?" No Clue.

Most employees don't know the name of the death god or the new expansion names. They aren't told more than they need to know.

Wrathion has been postponed repeatedly since the Dragon Isles has been on the backburner for a while now(and was originally supposed to come after WoD). He'll play a big role and I'd be surprised if it wasn't his voice on the reveal trailer when they film it.

Azshara does not die and is alive into 9.0

N'zoth is defeated by the end of 8.3, not dead forever though.

Murozond is the person that was trying to kill Chromie.

Blizzard the Company

Not everybody has love and a passion for the game they're working on. It's a job at the end of the day and most of them don't interact with others for the most part. Most things are done by passing notes and papers w/out words if there's any interaction at all.

Pretty much no one has pride in the games right now that I've talked to. It's just a job for us. Most of us don't even play the game. As far as I understand, it's even more so for those higher up.

Leaker is more excited for Elder Scrolls 6 more than anything.

No forced "Female Agenda" push in story/narrative. Roughly 1/3 of playerbase is female.

Person asked how many hires are diversity hires who suck at their job and they said 0% were diversity hires who suck.

When asked if Blizzard ripped off ideas from youtubers like Taliesin they replied that the youtubers haven't come up with anything new. They pass off old ideas as new ones. "Class skins" have been talked about forever and their 'list of allied races' were uninspired and could've been ripped off WoWPedia.

"Why are all of your games shit now?" People pay for it.

Blizzard employees don't get Blizzard games for free.

Doesn't see WoW going F2P anytime soon.

Classic

He's a regular Jon Snow over here, he knows nothing about Classic nor WCIII

I left some stupid shit out like "Is the azeroth titan hot?" and "Is N'zoth the titan soul of Azeroth?" so if you want to see ALL the questions people asked, click on. Some interesting things here. None that are too far-fetched imo. This is interesting to say the least. I like most of what I read so I'm ok if these are concrete.

Дрек'Тар, колясочник старый, после того как сивухи наебнул из остродёрна и кабанчиком закусил рассказывал, что видение ему было, пока в блевотине спал своей. Говорит, видал как объединились с нами собаки из Альянса. Мол и не собаки они уже, а уважать их стали. В Штормград нас позвали на банкет, по случаю воцарения Калии. А там потом с задорным смехом мы с ними пиздили с АоЕ Кливом поехавших недобитков из Алого Братства. Ты представляешь? Говорит, вместе будем теперь, единым фронтом зло бороть. Что всех эльфов этих переселят в Златоземье, слыхал чё? Я уж думаю, может и не брешет дед, правду говорит? Говорит, гномов на загривке таурены катают после обороны Громового Утёса, а они, проказники такие, лифт починят, нормальный будет. Про "митро" какое-то говорил, что будем кататься на нём в Стальгорн на хмельной фестиваль. А там будут Саурфанга поминать, пандарены с дворфами пиво пьют, по усам текло, а остальное шаманы и друиды в формах с пола слизывают. Вот так видел, стихиями клялся. Грит, Тралл жену бросил. С дитём малым, да на Джайне, этой ведьме морской обженился, представляешь? Я сам, конечно, не верю, но тоже орк порядочный, давно на ночных эльфиек да коз заглядываются, они вона как бедром-то делают, ты видал же, ну? Когда с тобой при Гарроше ещё на Ашенваль ходили. Ума не прилоху, а гкуда они стрелы то складывают, чтоб стрелять? Вот, чай узнаем наконец. Надо бы помыться будет, как начнётся. Ещё говорил, люди-то Отрёкшимся починят Лордерон. Духовная, мол, столица будет. Сам бы не верил, так он так расписал всё, словно бы там и был. И что памятник там будет Эйтриггу и Сильване. А потом вместе поедем. В сон, говорит, поедем. На кодоях. Паладинов к себе подсадим вторым пассажиром, да поедем. Гоблины с гномами на ядрах полетят. В сон-то этот. Одурел старый, небось, зря ему сквернопли в тот вечер дали. Но кто знает, как оно там будет. Пойду броню натирать и топор полировать. Парад говорит, будет совместный в Штормграде. А чё, мало ли? Вон, один раз собрались, победили, там потом 4 года в Хиджале пир был.