Internal conflict, external beauty.
World of Warcraft's newest expansion, The War Within, starts off as Identity Crisis Theater. Characters old and new are attempting to redefine themselves, and it lends a melancholy air to its first gorgeous island zone., but it's expected later this year. Members of the press got a chance to frolic in the alpha build on the Isle of Dorn, leveling from 70-73 and testing out some of The War Within's new features.
There are bees—remember the Stormsong bees?—but also kobolds, as well as the Fungalmancer mushroom people from Shadowlands. There are fields of flowers and rock spires and waterfalls and beachy coastlines. There are some of the best-darn-looking rams I've ever seen in a video game, frolicking alongside spiral-horned shaggy sheep-like unicorns.
How meaningful all these talents are going to be for any class will depend on how they're tuned on release, which is a long way away. You're accompanied by Brann Bronzebeard, who has abilities that add up as he levels. He can be a damage dealer or a healer, but his abilities are a nice balance of both. As a healer, for example, he'll drop a devilsaur egg any time you force an enemy to lose control, which eventually hatches and fears your foes.He has Tranquilizing Blow Dart, which is basically a hunter's tranquilizing shot, removing magic buffs and enrage effects.
Earthcrawl Mines was hilarious because it allowed me to test another new feature of The War Within: Arachnophobia mode. Click the checkbox—now part of the default user settings—and suddenly just about every spider-like creature in the game, well, isn't. Instantly they're all crabs and crab-like Bogstroks . I clicked the button and all the Nerubians in the Mines became snippers.
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