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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 5h

They tried to copyright ELF It’s why fantasy changed all its terms to be unique so they could trade mark them

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Dr. Kingston Junjle, PhD @evilelf.bsky.social · 5h

i think it's fair to say the art team has been fumbling since SL but a lot of wowposters hold them to this unassailable impeccable position of always-good ie; "at least the art team always delivers" no bitch they don't!

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Toady, Daydreaming about Gahz'rilla @groadytoady.bsky.social · 5h

They put all that work into Zul'jan for him to be wrong. They put all that work into Zekhan for him to be nothing. They put all that work into Bwonsamdi for him to be caricature. They put all that work into Rastakhan for him to be dead. They put all that work into Vol'jin for him to be wasted.

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🎃Tim O’Connor 🔜SW Celebration @hs199432.bsky.social · 5h

A convenient burden. Need to introduce a controversial plot point? Have the harranir do it! Harranir in Mid are the guy in a zombie movie who gets bit and doesn’t tell anyone. Not only are you not helping, you’re actively making the situation worse.

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

that is the worst quest in ALL of TWW by a long shot, arguably TWW is the best written xpac weve gotten in a LONG time - EVEN IF its clearly rewritten and the patches dont reaaaaaaaally connect, the actual nuts and bolts writing is WAY better than Midnight or DF

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

I still dont know the Harranir are even in Midnight tbh

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

YES like its there out of obligation (rip cut content from Wod, you will always be missed)

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

I think midnight being a dud just triggers me because IT was the xpac in the Saga that i was MOST excited for and it let me down on ALL fronts TWW was v good and set the story bar I was a day 1 Harranir die hard, im an amani fan, a blood elf was my first max level, and its been misses all round

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

how do i explain that new eversong is gorgeous but boring because its 1 note They took away the dead scar, the ghostlands, the amani villages + trees, the new deatholme is hidden under trees, windrunner spire doesnt change until ur in it, the lightbloom spots are the same BRIGHT colour YOU GET ME?

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

this very initial thing did, but notice how i have to change the music and keep the giant death beam in?

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

I CANT UNSEE IT why did they even remake this city and zone if they were gonna make it so soulless why is Quel danas empty and unused, why is Eversong so big but so small and so bland. why is the dead scar gone with nothing in the zone to replace its iconic look, WHY IS THE MUSIC SO BAD

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

when i tell you Silvermoon is a MESS visually....... THEY EVEN HAD THE MAIN AREA HAVE BAD TOWER TOPS ALONG WITH THE DUMB BANNERS AND GEMS bro they shoulda just had the hub be on the entirely useless and unused Isle of Quel Danas (which raises the question of why is Quel Danas unused so utterly)

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 6h

i REALLY like the verticality of this area TO BE SO CLEAR, like this is my fav part of the city but Silvermoon is a glorified oribos with everything except for the pvp vendors in the one courtyard, so you never need to go into it

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 7h

But also, peep how cohesive it is with its pure red colour aesthetic and how much better it looks than the mismatched blue banners with teal bad gems

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Mooncolony @mooncolony.bsky.social · 7h

The duality of Azshara 🔥🌑 Face the queen's wrath! We rendered and completed the extended diamond cards created for Blizzard's @playhearthstone.bsky.social featuring Azshara in her naga form and her night elf form🧝‍♀️ #hearthstone

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 7h

I like Lanterns and I liked the finale

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 7h

Like I’m very grateful for the fantasy of keeping a horde only area, but it’s not the same city from TBC and I don’t know why, the court of the sun is gone, the tower is an empty office where thalysra has been put like a trophy; and there’s zero quests in it, and you can’t use it like a city Eh?

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 7h

How can i explain that while the Horde only area of Silvermoon is prettier and has better music than the rest of the city, and is a nice to have- the fact its not really useable and misses most of the functionality of a capital feels like the devs gave up on it?

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✧ SkyMagpie ✧ (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 7h

That Alliance leader lineup is just sad, if that pic was the thing to get me to play Alliance, it wouldn't, and a lot of people are mad about Tess not being a Worgen, but Shandris looks so chopped in there with that armor, she really needs a unique look cause she looks like Night Elf extra #12

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 9h

None of you know ball and have listened to the Red Rising audio books so none of you can appreciate the aura farming that is red rising TikTok’s and it makes me sad FOR you

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 9h

Also ima be real, halo combat evolved was never the best halo and the fact it’s gotten 3 remakes is wild

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 9h

Halo really is the modern “potential game” franchise They put out 4 and then decided “what if we just fucked around and wasted years going in random directions” Them dropping this art about “their future plans” now they’re all fired is sorta like…okay cool but you weren’t doing any of that?

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 9h

Also the whole blood elf settler colonial thing was still happening as of TBC so it’s not like they ever stopped doing it, instead of it happening in ancient past and then never again

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 9h

If it wasn’t for the fact that it’s only been like 1-2 genetations of elves since the troll war I’d see your point But Zul’jin was alive and fighting the same king who was behind the troll wars so the comparison sorta falls flat when people live so long Time doesn’t mean the same thing

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 11h

It’s so painfully generic it’s awful. Which is weird because the horde area is good

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 11h

Comment on wows art style overall tbh More pixels but less detail

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Jolio @jolio.bsky.social · 11h

someone i dont remember described Silvermoon buildings as fondant on cakes and yeah i cant unsee that. also. where are the swirls??? theres just a lack of decorative detail that i associate with elf art???? I lOVE swirls wHere ARE THEY??? I need transmog covered in themm!!!!!

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Jolio @jolio.bsky.social · 11h

I think in the end the new Silvermoon is a complete failure for me. Only looks like a real city from far away. Background Music is the same music they play in 3hr wait lines for a 2min ride. Horde area feels like the employee only area where u see the 'magic' start to fall apart.

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 11h

It makes me mad and sad Zul’jan was wasted and killed Because how wow writers are- just like Voljin- he’ll never be back. Mark my words But blizzard resurrected ysera and milked her death music and character like 17 times and Turalyon and Alleria are still alive I want my Jan back

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 11h

They’re arguably the safest target of elves to do bad shit to, they’re not playable and they’re lead by a huge raging dickhead if an elf

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 12h

If you say “it’s because it’s a past version of her” I will throw you through a time portal for being naive and obtuse IF SHE WASNT A GNOME THEY WOULDNT HAVE DONE IT ITS WEIRD INFANTILISATION NO OTHER BRONZE GETS

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 12h

I do not want to ever see “the zoomies” or “boop the snoot” or any other millennial quirky “I’m terrified of sincerity in writing” language in my fantasy MMORPG ever again I just want dialogue and quest text that tastes like real dialogue and quest text

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 12h

Once you compare pre WoD Chromie quest text and dialogue to post WoD Chromie dialogue, you’ll never want to stop beating wow writers over the head with a dictionary and a thesaurus and a “how to write dialogue” hand book Wows always been bad with flanderising characters but god DAMN

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 16h

Wow is full of old tired characters they won’t do anything with, but they also won’t establish any new popular younger characters to carry the flame of the IP forward (fuck off arator I hope you perish immediately)

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 16h

When they said Midnight had stakes and people would die and it’s basically just been new troll after new troll (it’s still so funny Jan has been one of their most engaging new characters and he didn’t last a full xpac) And maybe one elf with liadrin (spoiler alert maybe?) Wow! How monumental!

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 16h

They have killed so so many trolls And fuck all elves. Makes you think

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Grox: Australian orc/troll guy @groxi.bsky.social · 21h

I have really only ever met one person in my life who found religion as an adult who wasn’t awful and that’s very sad

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