Wowhead's Exclusive Blizzcon 2023 Interview with Anne Stickney & Tina Wang

Live Posted 2023/11/04 at 8:26 PM by DiscordianKitty

Blizzcon 2023 Interview with Anne Stickney & Tina WangWe haven't heard of the Arathi humans in so long. Why now?Anne Stickney:Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:If I'm not mistaken though, the Arathi use the Holy Flame pretty intensively, right? They would use it to power something fun?Anne Stickney:Tina Wang:The sword reveal was fantastic.Anne Stickney:How big a role will the sword play in the expansion? Is it a central, kind of a side plot, or part of the main story?Anne Stickney:It's the beginning?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:That seems like a light source, at first glance?Anne Stickney:You mentioned Azeroth is calling to people - it doesn't seem like they know what it is in the trailer?Anne Stickney:Will they figure out what that is quickly, or?Anne Stickney:So you obviously mentioned Anduin and Arthas as well. There are some obvious similarities - the sword and stuff like that,Anne Stickney:Yeah. Is there still going to be some Arthas in there?Anne Stickney:The War WithinI guess instead of "is Arthas in him", "Was all the Domination magic completely removed" I guess would be the main question. Or are there maybe some more remnants in there that cause him to...?Anne Stickney:The Arathi will probably help him?Anne Stickney:You guys kinda surprised us with three expansions at the same time. How often are you expecting these expansions to come out? Is there any planned change? Or is this just kind of looking ahead for the story?Tina Wang:So you're looking to speed it up a bit?Anne Stickney:Mists of PandariaWarlordsThat typical end of an expansion, everyone expects that last tier to take eight months to a year.Anne Stickney:I know in another interview though someone said no 10.3, so is it just going to be story and the smaller patches basically?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:The three expansions - is it the end of the saga, or is it the end of Wow?Tina Wang:And I think that works really well.Anne Stickney:Can we expect this first one to be a little more of a set-up - kind of like a typical story set-up - climax, and then post-mortem text stuff?Anne Stickney:Why change the character screen?Anne Stickney:Many players have been talking about a world revamp. Last one I saw was the Cataclysm. Is there a chance of looking into updating some of those old old zones from way back in Cataclysm?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Tina Wang:We still can't fly there, but maybe we can dragonride?Anne Stickney:Tina Wang:You mentioned Quel'thalas, so that's obviously a zone that obviously started in BC. It's been there for a while. I assume it will be expanded on in the second expansion - Midnight - then?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Back to Warbands, this has been a lot of quality of life that players have been asking for for a long time. How hard was it to get this underway?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:So Delves will be very shortform content then?Tina Wang:Similar to Islands?Tina Wang:Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Mists of PandariaTina Wang:Anne Stickney:What kind of progression other than Brann is there?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Is there more plans for public events to be added to the Great Vault as well? Because I think those were new to Dragonflight.Tina Wang:Are they always up, or are they timed like the public events?Tina Wang:So if it's I want to play now, I can choose any number of them, but if I want to play a specific one, you may need to wait a little?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:So a little bit on hero talents - just kind of scratching the surface with those. What really caused you to add this new talent tree, in the middle of keep doing revamps to the old stuff?Tina Wang:And it's completely customizable - you can change as much as you want?Anne Stickney:And you don't need to grind for it?Anne Stickney:To touch on that, if you're one of the hero specs or whatever, does your character get a visualization change of any form?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Despite hero talents existing and focus being on those, we can still probably see revamps of the old talent trees as needed I assume, as needed? These aren't locked in or anything like that?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Quick question about professions... Are the stats sticking around? We haven't heard too much about professions, and that was a big focus of Dragonflight. Anne Stickney:Backing up just a little bit to Delves. It was mentioned that you learned stuff from Island Expeditions, Torghast, what did you learn from those that you put into Delves to make sure it's the best it can be?Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:Tina Wang:Anne Stickney:A final statement on mounts:Tina Wang:

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Comment by Qwagsoirheh tina wangComment by SkyreiDang, Anne has come so far. (I'm sure there's similar stories but she's the only name I recognize.)Comment by DreadfuryDKWhat sword?Comment by ScaryfoxI hoped that it was just the transcriptionist or writer not knowing how to break up paragraphs. However, neither woman sounded interesting. I would understand if they had to give safe answers.

On a more positive note, it's cool to see mention of Moira and her son. The opposite would be so weird, considering you can play Dark Iron dwarves.Comment by KaranyrI do love how they are playing along with the community, I love when developers do these things. Deeprock galactic did the same thing with the richual
They embraced the ignored sword joke and I do hope that we will see some Easter eggs in the game about itComment by QuartrDollarKingFor professions, I hope they cut different material rarities.Comment by VigolasPlease tell them that all mounts from TWW should have a flying option! Not all of them have wings, but come one! They have examples from other games.Comment by Redemption86" we have an epic story planned "

I have my doubts over this part, the writing team that's going to write this " epic " story also wrote Shadowlands and Dragonflight, am I supposed to believe they're now on par with the Heavensward/Shadowbringers gang from XIV?Comment by Itacolomi" we have an epic story planned "

I have my doubts over this part, the writing team that's going to write this " epic " story also wrote Shadowlands and Dragonflight, am I supposed to believe they're now on par with the Heavensward/Shadowbringers gang from XIV?Comment by TristaMeioh167I really enjoyed reading this interview. Thanks for asking them some really good questions. (Also an Anne fan from way back...she knows her stuff!)Comment by GrazrugOnce again the Horde is ignored to give humans even more stuff.Comment by timepolice01And there was a group of them who left and they spawned their own kingdom across the sea. These guys are a splintered group from that kingdom that received a vision about a falling star, and it took them to Harrowfall. Comment by MarkerITSOnce again the Horde is ignored to give humans even more stuff.Comment by Wombat62" we have an epic story planned "

I have my doubts over this part, the writing team that's going to write this " epic " story also wrote Shadowlands and Dragonflight, am I supposed to believe they're now on par with the Heavensward/Shadowbringers gang from XIV?Comment by Exasin" we have an epic story planned "

I have my doubts over this part, the writing team that's going to write this " epic " story also wrote Shadowlands and Dragonflight, am I supposed to believe they're now on par with the Heavensward/Shadowbringers gang from XIV?Comment by SoeroahVery happy with everything I'm hearing about Delves other than the seasonal (presumably FOMO) rewards. no timer can do them on any class, self-contained upgrade track like Horrific Visions, account-wide companion progression.. love all that. Hopefully there aren't as many public events..Comment by 2325093Yeah, speaking of which, 10.2 is not the last patch of Dragonflight. We have so much more story to tell and you guys don't even know. Oh my god, I can't wait for you to see it.Comment by TertianAnne is such a peach. You can really tell she's a fan herself.Comment by Dylanx63I hoped that it was just the transcriptionist or writer not knowing how to break up paragraphs. However, neither woman sounded interesting. I would understand if they had to give safe answers.

On a more positive note, it's cool to see mention of Moira and her son. The opposite would be so weird, considering you can play Dark Iron dwarves.Comment by TheGamingPaladinit's funny how people think that we all should know what Azeroth herself sounds like, Thrall has only spoken to the Elements that make up the physical world, not the consciousness within, only Magni has done so before now, so the children of Azeroth are unfamiliar with their mother's voice.

damn has Metzen been cooking, i cannot wait to DELVE into this Saga. i think i'm going to do myself a favor and tapout for a vacation once i am geared up for TWW, i will enjoy the content even more with a good break.

see you later, my fellow Azerothians, i'll see you in Hallow's End 2024 at Silithus, let's remove the sword and use it as an entryway below Azeroth's Earthy shell.