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A Wowhead commentor did the maths on epic profession tools, this seems extreme
https://redd.it/1roxd1c
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great; the voice actor does great work, and I love his no-nonsense mannerisms. I also love that when we go to renew the Sunwell channelers, we don't need to renew Velen; he even has a line about about how the other channelers "don't have [his\] endurance". Just a little much-needed nod to the fact that, yeah, Velen is pretty much the Priest.
PPS: Definitely seeing the Arator problem become fully-blown. Dude, why are you surprised at the Paladin relics in Light's Hope? You were one of my champions in Legion. You should be intimately familiar with every corner of this place.
https://redd.it/1roo5h5
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Now (please) give us this blood elf cosmetic blizzard
https://redd.it/1rotklm
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How are we spending this much time discussing the Sunwell without mentioning Anveena Teague?
https://redd.it/1roqljo
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Made a feral Haranir just to match with cat form
https://redd.it/1ro23ta
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Gazlowe and Orweyna in Harandar:
https://redd.it/1roe74c
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Murloc Monday - ask your questions here
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Questions can range from what's new in Dragonflight, what class is OP, and how many Demons will it take to down Thrall?
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Silvermoon with inky black potion
https://redd.it/1rhwfg5
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Blizz please make ranged casters use staffs in animations
https://redd.it/1rhmhxy
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The most fun I've had in a literal decade
TW: Appreciation slop
I've been playing this game for more than half my life. I've played each expansion, some i played all the way through, most, i leveled my main and logged off, waiting for the next one to come out.
The last time i was this hyped for any expansion was WoD, thought the themes where dope, i was excited about the narrative, and Draenor in general, and the model updates where huge at the time. I didn't play end game stuff outside of PvP, so for me the expansion was super enjoyable, the legion came out. I think if i wasn't working i was playing the game. After that, BfA, Shadowlands, Dragonflight, all pretty mid to me. TWW was ok, still, the zones, the story, idk none of it interested me.
I've had beta access, and i logged on to see Eversong and then leave, i didn't want to spoil the story, or explore too much. i wanted to wait. Ill say, i didn't expect much from the story, but holy shit every person who said "WoW doesn't feel like WoW anymore" is beyond wrong. The tension between Lor'Themar and Turalyon is so dope to me, i'm glad it isn't just "get the bad guy we're here to help" its really like a "hey im glad you're here but don't forget whos in charge." Arathor's story is really interesting, the local quests are really fun, Eversong is just as magical as it always was. And if anything, this makes me 10x more excited for the last titian.
All in all, i dont remember the last time i unbound the flying mount, put both ears into my headphones, paused my music and turned the game up all the way and just take it all in (pause)
Midnight is incredible, thank you for making it, and i'm glad to see other people feel the same way i do, everywhere i look on the sub people are spewing about their appreciation for this expansion. Good job blizzard, subscriber#19087125 approves
https://redd.it/1rhhndc
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LOVING the Silvermoon guards making class-based remarks. What class are you and are they commenting to you?
As a death knight, I've seen:
"I remember the Lich King's march on our city. Every moment of it"
"Where is your dark master, death knight?"
https://redd.it/1rhfm2d
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PoV: The Silvermoon guard trying to kick me out of the horde exclusive Dave and Busters
https://redd.it/1rhejj0
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I mean its gonna happen at some point. once two people get another 32 people to play.
https://redd.it/1rgxe4r
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Guys.... we're just farming low level herbs and ores in midnight.
Tranquility Bloom - Peacebloom
Sanguithorn - Bloodthistle
Azeroot - Earthroot
Argentleaf - Silverleaf
Mana Lily - Mageroyal
Nocturnal Lotus - Black Lotus
Mining is more straightforward
Copper, tin, silver, and thorium...
Pretty funny that these are obviously the same herbs and ores but are making significantly more powerful items.
https://redd.it/1rop5j9
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Still slowing progressing through Midnight main story, but one thing is clear: whatever other issues there might be, Midnight was clearly made with love.
I usually do my best to avoid spoilers, but this ain't FFXIV. The WoW community datamines story and shares and critiques it before it happens. So yeah, one does get a sense of the general sentiment for the story, even if one doesn't go looking for spoilers.
So, despite just now wrapping up Eversong Woods for the first time, I do have a general sense that some of the story coming up is... mixed. And I do mean mixed, not how most people use mixed (ie, to mean "terrible"). I get the sense that there's some really neat and interesting stuff coming up, and also some real head-scratchers and odd choices.
One criticism I am aware of is Arator feeling like a sheltered 20-year-old at most, instead of his canon age of "somewhere between 32 and 40" and a veteran of multiple campaigns. And uh, I don't think I've even reached the part of the story that people are talking about, but I'm already getting that. Like, a lot.
But I digress. One thing that is deeply clear to me, despite the few issues I've already noticed, is that there was clearly a lot of love that went into what I've seen so far. There's just too many little details and callbacks for it to be anything other than love.
One of my favorite things to do when a new expansion drops is find an old NPC who's turned up again for the current story. It doesn't have to be a hugely important character, and they don't need a huge quest line, but it's enough to see them out and about, doing what they would naturally be doing in the world. It makes the world feel continuous and consistent, rather than a bunch of siloed expansion bubbles that never interact with each other. So, as a Paladin main since vanilla, obviously the intro sequence with the Sunwell was a downright feast for me. I loved seeing all these named Paladins (and Priests, of course) turn up to face Xal'atath's forces, rather than just an army of faceless NPCs. Of course, there are plenty of those too, to fill out the ranks and to serve as our corpses since people would complain if you zoned in and just saw Grayson Shadowbreaker's corpse in front of you (honestly, I would think that's kind of cool and raise the stakes, but this isn't Game of Thrones, I get it). Draenei and Lightforged Vindicators, (T'PAARTOS!), Knights of the Silver Hand, Sunwalkers, Blood Knights, Lamplighters, Tyr's Guard, Order of Embers; named characters from across the game's history all summoned to face the Void. It would have been so easy to just sprinkle a couple big names in there, but no, they really filled that Vanguard out with virtually every Light-adjacent NPC they could haul out of the archives.
We even get a little follow-up quest with Tarenar and Gidwin in Silvermoon City, and get to hear about what they were up to during the Fourth War. Drinking, apparently, when the war broke out -- and they both escaped Silvermoon together rather than join a conflict where they'd have to fight each other. It warms the heart.
Even incredibly minor touches -- when you first go to see Valeera, Anduin is there talking to her, and he leaves shortly after you arrive. They don't have any particular dialogue, there's no "Stay awhile and listen", but it's just a minor little nod to the fact that, yeah, Valeera swore herself to Varian's service, and then became Anduin's bodyguard and confidante while he was king. They know each other well. He would go and catch up with her.
In short: there may be criticisms of the story to come, and they may be deserved, but one thing that I don't think can be denied is that there was a lot of love and attention that went into Midnight. For that reasons alone, I'm excited to see what comes next.
PS: Just made it into the Sunwell for the Arator questline. Again, so many named NPCs. I'm so happy we aren't in another "Why is Velen/Thrall/Jaina/etc." not here and handling this?" sorta situation. Seeing fully-voice-acted Alonsus Faol again is
My spells as a Void Elf Shadow Priest is basically just a camera zooming into my eye as I appear out of darkness. Pretty freaking cool!
https://redd.it/1rokmkn
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Murloc Monday - ask your questions here
*Aaaaaughibbrgubugbugrguburgle! RwlRwlRwlRwl!*
That's murloc for "Welcome to Murloc Mondays" - where people can ask any type of question about WoW without getting strangled by a Death Knight.
Questions can range from what's new in Dragonflight, what class is OP, and how many Demons will it take to down Thrall?
Questions can come from brand new players, players returning, or veteran players who never got a chance to ask the right question.
Afraid of not getting an answer? Rest assured, we know that at least 90% [of questions get answered!](https://redd.it/djsvm8)
You may want to look at /r/wownoob as well!
***
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Unless you played in the current expansion, pretty much everything has changed. If you're returning after a very long break, check out the [Wowhead Returning Players Guides](https://www.wowhead.com/guides/returning-players).
https://redd.it/1ros7ym
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Magnificent contributions, my acolytes!
https://redd.it/1rokgf3
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[SPOILERS] This cutscene had me rolling. The lack of physics on the axe after being thrown. I can't believe this made it to live.
https://redd.it/1roisn2
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Reset Recruitment
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Put your recruitment posts here!
Please respond to the appropriate top level comment that matches your advertisement, Region and Faction. If you're neither NA, Oceanic or EU then post under Other.
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Please report people advertising boost discords. They are forbidden.
https://redd.it/1rjik9w
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Surely I can't be the only one who's been feeling this way about how Blizzard has been handing Battle Pets in this expansion.
https://redd.it/1ri6v7s
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I don't think the Sunwell is loud enough
https://redd.it/1rho85p
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The allied races should’ve been haranir for alliance and Amani for horde
That is all
For neutral it should’ve been ethereals
https://redd.it/1rhkoa9
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I Love The Class Flavor Dialogue!
https://redd.it/1rhcb1f
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Ohhh so that's how they know it was a lady goddess
https://redd.it/1rhffsm
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I feel disgusted in Lightbloom
https://redd.it/1rh6kvm
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