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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 6h

On request, a random assortment of Devourer DH ability visuals to showcase their full Void skillset.

Currently only Throw Glaive still uses fel visuals, but that's likely just outdated.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 6h

It then does a quick intro to specializations, mounts, inns, and then he's off!

Certainly streamlined towards the DF story experience, but it definitely loses a bit of the "early introduction to WoW" charm that the capitol city exploration had.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 6h

No more flight out of the zone or Metzen outro, sadly, just goes into a flashback cutscene from DF prepatch and then you're suddenly on the Dragon Isles.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 6h

Dungeon is all the same mechanically, only difference is the final boss is a mind-controlled Kalecgos who frees himself at 50% health.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 7h

Doing this as Anduin was such a good choice

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 7h

Shocked to see them create a new IGC just for this, but it's nice to ease players into that budget instead of scuffed ones

This definitely... leans closer to DF Wrathion's characterization than I'd like though

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 8h

Wrathion is now the one captured instead of Garrick's son, and the plot of the zone seems to be turning *Kalec* into an undead dragon instead of just a random one

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 8h

Jaina has basically totally replaced Captain Garrick as the main NPC

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 8h

The first voice you hear as a new player now is not Terenas, nor is it Metzen... it's now Nozdormu.

And technically, the first character you're ever told about is Wrathion lol

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 8h

Doing some very quality testing for the new Exile's Reach on the alpha

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 9h

And sadly there's the roadblock towards me doing any more, Eversong is currently entirely inaccessible (even with Far Sight) outside of Silvermoon.

I'll continue this in about... three weeks! Might not have time to do Zul'aman this week so next up will probably be Harandar.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 9h

I can't wait to see the visuals on this cinematic, and I actually really like this status-quo difference compared to an xpac like Legion.

Instead of an active, world-wide invasion we're trying to fight against, it's a fight to *prevent* the invasion from starting.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

This guy could probably use a better fight, for the finale of this questchain and the guy who is *at* the Sunwell, he's a bit of a wimp lol

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

The Kil'jaeden wallpapers have been replaced with big glorious phoenixes, though sadly the rest of the old interior of Sunwell Plateau seems inaccessible at a glance.

Maybe it'll be there with flying though.

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

Again, Delas, what is up with your ponytail lol

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

The new Sunwell is *gorgeous*, it's got such a good mix of fiery aura and a clear watery reflection aspect.

The ritual has Velen, Anduin, Aponi, Delas, Faerin, Turalyon, Liadrin, and Lothraxion involved, with Alonsus far in the distance (presumably because he'd be burned alive)

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

Liadrin... again, we just arrived TOGETHER, how am I the last one to arrive lol

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

I... Liadrin, we just left BEFORE Turalyon did, how is he already doing that? lol

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Portergauge @portergauge.bsky.social · 10h

This feels MUCH more dire than the rest of the quests so far

I feel like we need way more of this overwhelming energy of mob swarms from the start, to capture that dread like on the Broken Shore in Legion