Darkshore: Cataclysm Edition

Blizzard Designers sit down and discuss information about remaking Darkshore.

As the Beta moves on, in an recent interview Blizzard Game designers Luis Barriga and Craig Amai revealed some information on the remake of Darkshore. Wryxian posted the questions and answers on the European Blizzard forums.

It's great to see the challenges and hard work Blizzard is putting into even the smallest zones, not just the world reskinned, but a complete changing of the zones and storylines. It's interesting how they pull the lore into the remade zones, and how they pointed out the destruction of entire 'species' in this area. Allowing us, the players, much more immersion into our leveling experience, and the gigantic vortex at the center of the zone, which strikes me as rather epic. Even causing me to consider leveling an Alliance toon!

Blizzard is creating an environment where new and old players can work together as they experience the overhauled zones. The new players getting an epic experience and the old players re-experiencing the new and improved Azeroth, with hopes that some of our skill, or experience, rubs off on them.

So come join our great discussions of everything World of Warcraft related. Is there a quest you’re hoping isn't cut for Cataclysm? A quest line or lore character you're looking forward to meeting or completing? I, for one, can't wait to see what Blizzard has in store for us in the upcoming months.

-Beanx

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should have been
# Aug 22 2010 at 11:15 AM Rating: Decent
an evolving environment should have been a part of the original engine in my honest opinion. which is exactly what cata is, cept we gotta pay extra for it now.
Well....
# Aug 13 2010 at 6:13 PM Rating: Good
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K - anyone who knows me knows I hate the very concept of Cataclysm - I like the existing lore and I consider the whole basis of Cata to be "ruining Azeroth."

That said - sounds like they are putting a great deal of thought into it and if people like me get over the 'ruining Az' impression, we might really like it. Right up there with Star Trek: Enterprise (once you get over Berman blowing the entire history and turning vulcans into snotty adolescents, it's actually a nice show. Just have to quit thinking "trek" and think 'sci fi with that guy from Quantum leap!' <lol>).

So - once i manage to get the "trek" out of it, sounds like it will be fun. And.. just a guess, but I think my hunter's ghosty-cat from northern Darkshore is gonna end up being.... unavailable to new players. :)
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