Re: Pandaren (And other stuff about the upcoming expansion)

by **erwtenpeller** Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:27 pm

Arathoran wrote:Horde Panda Barkeeper in ratchet!
Best Idea ever!!

This must happen.

by **Morinth** Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:28 pm

I would assume that Pandaren don't like pirates, what with their goody two shoes outlook. Razz

And Ratchets tavern is full of pirates. They wouldn't take kindly to being tossed out all of a sudden because a panda showed up. Sad

I must find my guild their own brewmaster to keep the rum costs down. ;_;

by **erwtenpeller** Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:31 pm

It must be a panda. At all cost. Even if i have to roll the bloody creature MYSELF.

...get it? "roll"?

DUUURR HURR HURRRRRR

by **Guldujenu** Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:36 pm

Guldu is sad nao. :<

by **Morinth** Thu Nov 17, 2011 8:51 pm

Ofc it will be a Panda. he will have the special title of "Rum-Master". He will quickly become Morinths best friend.

by **Arathoran** Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:42 am

I'm telling you... I'm going for that Tarven. Razz

by **Lyniath** Fri Nov 18, 2011 3:34 pm

Morinth wrote:Ofc it will be a Panda. he will have the special title of "Rum-Master". He will quickly become Morinths best friend.

No, he will be the facilitator of Morinths best friend, "Rummy".
He starts out full and bubbling, bottling up energy. But as Morinth spends more time with him, he feels drained, and eventually Morinth's excitement will totally drain him. Saddened, Morinth will talk to panda, and he will introduce him to Rummy's best friend Ale.
Morinth goes through lots of "friends" each hour.

by **Tso/Feloreth** Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:14 am

http://us.battle.net/wow/en/game/mists-of-pandaria/feature/talent-calculator
Seems to be pretty okay at first impression, I think.

by **Lyniath** Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:09 am

Talent calculators are unbelievably boring.

by **Drustai** Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:27 am

I spy with my little eye a little ability called 'Control Undead' for death knights.

WANT NOW.

Want that all-spec On a Pale Horse, too.

Also, many new polymorph's for mage. Bunny, turkey, snake (or did we already have that one?).

Shatter, Burning Soul, Improved Blink, Improved Counterspell, and Deep Freeze are now all available for every mage spec. Let the whining commence!

Oooh, and a new ability called 'Alter Time'.

Demonic Gate for warlocks. Creates a portal between two locations, seems to work like the Warden shadow gates in functionality, with all party members being able to use it.

by **erwtenpeller** Wed Nov 23, 2011 9:16 am

I'm lovin' it.

by Guest Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:46 pm

Pala getting AoE Blind lol, on top of repentance AND a stun lol

by **Tso/Feloreth** Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:17 pm

Possibly unrelated, but in the light of the recent drop in WoW subscriptions:
http://wow.joystiq.com/2007/06/13/why-are-people-leaving-wow/
Especially some comments are interesting.

by **Melnerag** Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:33 pm

The warlock spell is very intriguing. Not sure how it works though, but seems to have tons of fun RP functionality.

by **John Helsythe Amaltheria** Thu Nov 24, 2011 10:19 pm

http://wow.joystiq.com/2011/11/20/know-your-lore-story-development-and-why-theramore-should-burn/#continued

after reading that, I kind of got the feeling that Jainna might turn evil(rather than an allianze nazi), as opposite to Thrall. Somewhere in the future of course...maybe a surprise in MoP, maybe another expansion. (or indeed maybe not at all)

Thoughts? I mean...her entire world is falling apart. I can't imagine they'd set Jainna on a chair crying and sobbing because she didn't got what she wanted.

For people who can't be bothered to read the entire article, it's mainly about this part:

This is why Theramore is vitally important to the story. It's not a matter of the Alliance losing ground; it's a matter of giving Jaina, a character who hasn't seen a ton of development so far, a swift kick in the rear end that will advance her storyline and change her way of thinking -- and through that, push the Alliance as a whole forward into action. It's to once and for all shove Jaina with utter certainty off of that line that she and Thrall have been standing on for years. She won't budge as it stands; she won't move or change from her resolve unless something drastic enough happens to change her mind.

With Theramore's destruction, Jaina will be shown exactly what it is she's been fighting for. She'll be shown that the Horde she's been fighting and struggling to hold peace with is not interested in peace. She'll be shown that her dear friend Thrall, the one orc who shared that vision with her, is no longer in charge, and those he left behind are simply not interested in peace. She'll be shown with utter clarity that the sacrifice she made in Warcraft III, the death of her father, was a sacrifice made in vain. She'll see that her father was right, and had she not been so whimsically following a path of idealism and peace, he would still be alive and standing next to her today.

That is a lot to show to a character, particularly a character like Jaina Proudmoore who has had very little in the way of character development beyond being distressed at the thought of killing the Lich King and wistfully, foolishly hoping that perhaps Arthas, the man she loved, still resided somewhere beneath the Lich King's helm. It's an explosive, fiery confirmation that everything she has built her world around and been fighting for is nothing. It's confirmation that her hopes and ideals, everything she had built her life around, are essentially foolish, childish daydreams.

Thoughts please!

by **Rmuffn** Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:03 pm

I don't think she'll be evil. Just pro-Alliance once more.

by **Morinth** Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:06 pm

I hate Jaina. I hope she tops herself.

by Guest Thu Nov 24, 2011 11:14 pm

Tops clearly means something different where you live.

by **Gesh** Fri Nov 25, 2011 12:22 am

I hope she Ice lances Thrall, because he's a complete and utter, fucking tool.

by **Saevir** Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:35 am

Though I haven't really been expecting any better from blizzard, razing Theramore as a justification for Jaina to do a complete character-reversal falls pretty flat. Theramore has been the main staging point of the Alliance's war effort in central kalimdor since the start of Cataclysm. Someone as smart she is supposed to be ought to have realized and come to terms with the reality that the Horde would get around to dealing with that eventually.

by **Geldar** Fri Nov 25, 2011 3:25 am

Bad writing is what I call that and another excuse to make the forums burn with whining.

by **Fyrrel** Fri Nov 25, 2011 6:20 pm

Too bad she realized it too late :/ As if invading Ashenvale, Attacking the Wildhammer, conquering southshore wasnt enough :p What a stubborn lady :p It has to be theramore huh? xD

by **Guldujenu** Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:13 am

I agree with everything said in this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TBddZ1uwtsk#!

Game is too hard, i mean, too easy, i mean too both!'

For all who hate the expansion for knowing clearly everything about it before the rest of us, Pl0x tell us what you know O_O

in b4 branded a fainboi because i dont hate the expansion, and for liking pandas, cos they're cuddly, i must be childish, and i am, lol problem?

by **Geneviève** Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:23 am

Wait...They're destroying Theramore and having Jaina react to it like a genuine human? That's the bestwriting I've seenfrom Blizzard in years!

Yet I agree with later posters who suggest she'll turn into an Alliance 'nationalist' rather than evil.

by **erwtenpeller** Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:46 pm

For all you suckas that don't read topless robot already:
http://www.toplessrobot.com/2011/12/fan_fiction_friday_chen_stormstout_conquers_azerot.php

Topless Robot wrote:
fanfic wrote: Chen was a Pandaren, a race of Panda men which hailed from Pandaria.
Holy shit, is that really what they and their country are called in WoW? That's the stupidest fucking thing ever. Goddammit, "Pandaville" wouldn't be any more dumb

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