So three days in, and I’m loving it.
Yes, I realize that Legion still has its new shine to it, which can be heavily influential on opinions. So far, I have been leveling my Paladin Lag as Retribution, and enjoying the experience. The balance with this scaling seems nice as everything I fight doesn’t go down quickly, but at the same time the damage they deal is manageable. I normally don’t die unless I have several mobs on me, or if I take something on that is bigger than I can chew.
The only area I have finished so far is Azsuna, and I thought the zone was great. The locations are beautiful, the stories are interesting, and I’ve flat out enjoyed exploring the area. My favorite thing, and I know it’s silly, was the fact we have Murlocs again. After two expansions, (I don’t remember Murlocs in Pandaria, but I could be wrong) I was questing and heard the familiar Mrggglggglggl. My heart jumped in excitement I was down sword swinging with a smile on my face. Sometimes the older traditional mobs are the best.
The side quests have been fun too. Stopping to fight a demon invasion in Exodar (I can’t say much more without spoilers) Khadgar pulling me here and there randomly to explore things. And the artifact quests. So far I’ve done Ret Pally, Prot Pally, and Frost DK.
And let me tell you, (just not in this post) the DK artifact weapons quest brought up a lot more questions for me than it answered. It also might point to some things coming up. But after some time passes I will comment more. Enough people are hopping in still I don’t want to destroy the surprise for anyone. I really don’t. All the quests and fun have been worth discovering and doing first hand.
The one theme of this expansion I am hoping is Redemption. I think that we will see a redemption of Illidan in this expansion. I think he will remain demon formed and sarcastic, but there is a path set forward in which we could see him become one of the champions of Azeroth. Hopefully this time he won’t get shafted (thank you Malfurion) and we won’t put him back into the position of being the enemy.
If you have read the book Illidan, you probably feel this way as well. There are some heavy implications towards the end of that book as to Illidan’s destiny. The other half of that book did prove that Illidan was a bit villainous, however I don’t feel he didn’t do anything for the sake of evil, more for the sake of him feeling the ends justified the means.
I am hoping, against odds, that we see a Sylvanas redemption story as well. This one may be a bit unlikely. There was an interesting discussion on it between Matt Rossi and Anne Stickney on Blizzardwatch where they laid out the reasons she really can’t be redeemed. Part of it being that she is undead and that has a severe effect on her mindset. Meaning, some things for her are rational when they shouldn’t be. (for example, killing her sister so they can be together forever, which was one of her ideas in “War Crimes.”) And the fact she really isn’t corrupted by an outside influence. The Lich King holds no sway over her, she recovered her body so that’s her own, and other than being undead which effects how she experiences the world, her thoughts are her own.
That being said, we have magic in Azeroth. What if she was brought back to life somehow? Why do we consider her being brought back to life the same as redemption? Is there an in between we could find? There is a chance they that her redemption could be sacrificing herself for the greater good. I honestly ask these questions because if anyone deserves some happiness in her story it’s Sylvanas. I would not be unhappy if they did find a way to bring her back to life, and or if she found redemption. It is strongly hinted her sister Alleria will be showing up, might she have found something in her off world adventures that could bring Sylvanas back?
I will say it now, if she stops leading the forsaken, I vote for Lillian Voss to fill that role. I have always found her interesting, and she is probably the next most recognizable forsaken that I can think of. While her fate wasn’t certain after Scholomance, I’m a firm believer that if we didn’t see a body, they aren’t dead.
The trolls have a similar problem. Other than Vol’jin, who amongst them is going to lead now? I can’t think of a single one that is nearly as recognizable.
What is everyone else’s thoughts on this new expansion so far? Are you loving it? Is it more of the same to you? Or is there an opinion you would like to share that is in between?
Lag
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