We were intrigued by the idea of keeping this place mysterious, while also giving some breadcrumbs and things for players to figure out. Sara Wons: Zereth Mortis is an opportunity for us to dig even deeper into the crazy universe that we’ve already seen with Shadowlands, but then really take it to the next level.
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How does this one differentiate itself from some of the other Shadowlands zones, or other patch zones we’ve seen before? GamesBeat: These big patches usually introduce a new zone. Fans have been asking for class-based tier sets to return for years, and 9.2 brings them back. In general, just trying to get ahead of what we have been hearing from players in recent years and taking those lessons to heart and building them into the content from the ground up. We’ve made most of our unlocks account-wide, whether it’s flying in the zone or access to content. We have this creation catalyst that players will be able to unlock using currency a couple months in to target and specifically accelerate their acquisition of set pieces, build their own sets in a deterministic, non-RNG way. How will players feel two months into the patch when they want to switch characters or their friends are coming back and they feel like they’re behind with no way to catch up on getting their set pieces? Okay, let’s add a system, the sort of thing we previously patched in down the line, from the start. As players are experiencing the thrilling conclusion to Shadowlands, as we’re going to this mysterious amazing high concept land of Zereth Mortis, and taking the fight to the Jailer, going through the raid and the dungeons, throughout that process we’ve asked ourselves on the system side, what are the things, traditionally, that are going to be pain points two or three months down the line? Building a whole new ecosystem, a whole new piece of content from the ground up with those in mind. But in a lot of ways it’s carrying forward the philosophies that we pivoted to, in many cases, in 9.1.5 in response to player feedback over the course of Shadowlands. Ion Hazzikostas: First off, we’re adding a ton of new content. GamesBeat: Aside from the typical adding a lot of new content, what are some of the biggest design goals with 9.2? So let me ask you guys to speculate.Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry. So, too, with Battle for Azeroth - we have a lot of possibility laid out before us and no idea how it all comes together. Where will Battle for Azeroth take us? Every expansion has this element to it - we went into Warlords not knowing how it would end or what shape we’d be in at the end, and no one would have expected the end of Legion from its beginning, I don’t think. But I find myself wondering what WoW will look like after this expansion is over. Frankly, I’d almost rather have had Stormwind and Orgrimmar both be destroyed instead, as much as I know that would not likely happen.
I’ve been vocal about not anticipating this. But what will it mean? And more to the point, what will it mean for us?Įveryone knows that the Horde and Alliance are going to war, with both Darnassus and Undercity falling to the opposite faction. With hints of Old God involvement - well, more than hints, but let’s avoid spoilers - and old favorites like Azshara cropping up in art, we know something deeper is afoot. But what threats? Old and familiar ones? Or new, entirely mortal threats? Battle for Azeroth seems to be giving us the latter, but I find myself wondering. With Sargeras out of the way and the Burning Legion in disarray, new threats are going to come to the fore. It changed everything by resolving, at least temporarily, the biggest threat Azeroth and the cosmos had ever faced. Legion felt to me like a watershed moment for World of Warcraft.
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