SPOILERS are here
Don't read this post if you don't like SPOILERS.
So we are two days into the pre-patch event. I have already rolled my first Demon Hunter, and played through the Alliance and Horde side quests. It is a lot of fun, and a lot to take in right now. So let us start with the Demon Hunter experience.
Rhumor is my new demon hunter, and while I had played through the starting quests a couple of times in the Alpha and Beta, it still feels good to visit that starting zone. The last time I played through he cut scenes we have been given with, Illidan, Maeve and Gul'dan did not exist. It was pretty much play through and enjoy. With the cut scenes it adds a great bit more importance and atmosphere to the game play. I loved it the first time I played through, and I love it even more now. If you don't plan on playing a Demon Hunter, I still suggest just playing on through the starting zone. It is pretty awesome.
The Class itself is fun to play. It is very movement based, and you can't help but jump around, charge, and vault away from your enemies as needed. They do have a bit of glass canon syndrome going on where if you start to take hits you drop quickly. Well, at least in Havoc, I haven't tried the tanking spec yet, that is on my list for this week.
Now we get to the quests. Here is where we get spoilery. So, once again, if you don't like spoilers don't read on. I won't stop you, I'm not your mother. But don't get mad at me later because you kept going despite my warnings.
Both the Horde and Alliance Quests start out pretty much the same. You get sent on a mission to stop the invasion. You storm a beach, meet up with the forces (led by Vol'jin and Varian Wrynn) that had gone on before. You then start to push the demons backs.
The Horde and Alliance are on separate sides of the island but meet up when they go to rescue Tirion Fordring. You know, the dude who stood in a block of ice while you killed the Lich King and then broke out in time to make sure he got some loot as well. Anyway, we get there, but it's too late. We get to witness the death of a major lore character.
Of course there is then a bit of banter from Gul'dan, and the Alliance decides to take him and the Legion head on while the Horde climbs a cliff to watch the flank. Seems like a good plan, right?
Well, the story splits off here again. I will just say, the Alliance is fighting and sees the Horde leave them to the Legion. Without the support, the Alliance is overrun and has to retreat. King Varian Wrynn, sacrifices himself to allow the Alliance to escape, and then charges into the demon's and goes out like the Bad A he is. No we don't recover a body, but play the quest. He's gone.
What the Alliance doesn't see is the Horde is being over run and is forced to retreat. Vol'jin is severely wounded and Thrall is knocked out of the fight. Despite the cries of hold this position no matter what, the Horde is forced to retreat. They too get to see Varian Wrynn die as they make their escape.
So on Alliance side, King Wrynn is dead and Anduin is now the king of Stormwind. I am curious where this will go, because Wrynn has always been the war leader for the Alliance, and his son is not a warrior. We of course get a bit of angry Jaina and Angry Genn Graymane, and half the alliance leadership is calling out for vengeance against the Horde for abandoning them. They blame the Horde for Varian's death
The Horde calls you in time to see Vol'jin's last moments. Yes, the troll whom I love the most is no more. In his last moments he tells Sylvanas what he thinks of her, and then makes her Warchief. He then is taken to troll heaven, or to be one with the loa, or whatever their afterlife is.
So now, we get to see two factions who have lost their main leaders have to interact. Sylvanas has always been what one might consider evil and very aggressive. I am curious how leading the Horde is going to effect this part of her now that she has to watch out for all the Horde races, and not just the undead. This may be the redemption story we have been waiting for. I mean, we have seen so many leaders killed and corrupted, it would be a nice change of pace.
The one bone of contention I have with this pre-patch is a small one. When the Demon Hunters emerge, they meet up with Khadgar, who introduces himself as the leader of the Kirin Tor. This is all well and good, but this takes place before some throne room shenanigans in which Jaina is labeled and calls herself the leader of the Kirin Tor. Either Blizzard dropped the ball here somewhere, or Khadgar and Jaina may be causing a rift in the biggest mage society on Azeroth. Because we need more leaders arguing and causing civil war.
Either way, I am enjoying the crap out of this content. Play it for yourselves, it's great. The armor you can get for transmog and upgrades from the invasions looks good. Well, except for the cloth helm. And Azeroth feels populated again. Hop in and see what I mean.
Lag.
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