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  1. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Weekend Warrior is gonna log on some time in 2031 after an extended break and find himself at level 15 with Sulfuras equipped.
  2. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I'm not even sure which zones they could add at this point. They already kept Quel'thalas out of the game because 1) it's the focus of the current Retail expansion and 2) it was originally TBC content and they probably wanted to emphasize on the Classic aspect of things. The way they worded it...
  3. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I think the horizontal content stems from the max level being and announced as remaining at 60 permanently. However, a level 60 with ilvl 250 gear isn't going to play in the same ballpark as a level 60 with ilvl 60 gear. At some point they're going to create new content that requires better...
  4. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Correct, which is why I said this idealized untouched WoW isn't going to last. You're already seeing it with the $30 cloud elves, cosmetic-only items being added to Forever. They're adding transmogrification to sell you cosmetic items, and soon they'll probably make a Forever version of housing...
  5. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Turtle and Ascension were also free.
  6. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    This thread reads a lot like the pre-release Vanguard thread, except the people there hadn't already played Vanguard 20+ years ago.
  7. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Does a bear shit in the woods despite bears only dropping their ass 15% of the time for your quest?
  8. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    If they were going to make a WoW 2 this would have been the time to do it. With the Worldsoul Saga releasing its final expansion next year and no clearly announced future for WoW stories. Instead Blizzard is announcing major projects with Starcraft and Diablo and is releasing WoW Forever which...
  9. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    We'll just agree to disagree, I wish Forever nothing but good things especially since people here are happy/excited about it, I'm just being realistic and probably a bit cynical about it.
  10. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I did watch it, and obviously Blizzard is known for respecting its deadlines and delivering a quality product when they rush. I included the already announced new stuff into my appraisal for Forever. As I said, it'll do well at launch. I just don't think it'll last very long at that level of...
  11. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I, on the other hand, expect Forever to do very well at launch but then lose a lot of its population when they realize what "forever" truly means. There won't be new zones, dungeons or raids every few months. Zero expansions. Ever. You'll probably get some new thing here and there, rarely...
  12. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    But Dragonflight IS a skip. It's the price you pay in WoW for starting the game late, or creating an alt. I'm talking about my personal experience as someone who played since WoW's release, I did collect bear asses in Westfall and boar livers in Loch Modan. I went through all the quests and...
  13. Runnen

    Onimusha: Way of the Sword

    It's impressive reflexes for sure. But sadly I think it also makes the fights a lot less interesting visually, they're just "spamming" (with incredibly precise timing of course) the same move over and over again, no swords clashing, no deflections, no dodges, no grabs, and of course there's the...
  14. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I agree for the early years of WoW. By the time Warlords of Draenor came out, I had done my share of gathering bear asses and boar livers for years. I had slain Onyxia, Nefarian, C'thun, saved Outland from Illidan's clutches, defeated Yogg-Saron and the Lich King, explored Pandaria and saved...
  15. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    One thing I felt WoD did right was introducing in-game cinematics for finishing key moments of pretty much each zone's major questline. After that, for most of the expansions since, it feels like all you do outside of raids has no impact at all on the story. Legion still had a few of those...
  16. Runnen

    Marvel's Wolverine

    Despite being gayer than monkeypox, Wolverine's Logan still manages to be the most heterosexual main character in a Sony exclusive in recent years.
  17. Runnen

    The Blood of Dawnwalker

    Romanian Family Simulator 2026
  18. Runnen

    Onimusha: Way of the Sword

    I thought I was doing fine, dying two or three times against most bosses but then beating them, and able to beat them first try for the most part in boss rematch. And then I started the final couple story missions. I am humbled.
  19. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I always thought they should adjust WoW's night/day cycle to be more like 23 or 22 hours long instead of 24, just so it would shift a little everyday and people who mostly play at the same hours would get to see some changes.
  20. Runnen

    What are you playing?

    Been playing Onimusha Way of the Sword on PS5. Combat is extremely satisfying and leads to some truly epic boss fights / combat moments. The game isn't easy (playing on Action, the "medium" difficulty and highest available on the first playthrough) but it's not incredibly hard either. I'm 40ish...
  21. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    Fog like this should only be in places like Wetlands, Duskwood, Deadwind Pass or Dustwallow Marsh. When you overdo it, it looks like Superman 64.
  22. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    A lot of the EQ dragons had better personal lore though. Onyxia is just "Deathwing's daughter", okay great. After she ends her masquerade as Lady Prestor, she goes down hard in terms of cool factor in my opinion. WoW has too many dragons and makes them too "human" with their anguish, doubt and...
  23. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    It's been a hot minute but I remember having to stack 3 Sunder Armor to hold aggro as a Prot War in Vanilla.. Anyway, I'm very surprised at the hype this is generating. I'm happy for the people who are happy about it, but I couldn't be any less interested in playing "Classic but with a couple...
  24. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    I'm not interested in playing Classic Forever at all, but I understand there was lots of good stuff for people who do in that trailer, however adding those blue sky elves completely baffles me. It's like you made that cake everyone wanted and then you decided to put a used buttplug as a topper.
  25. Runnen

    World of Warcraft: Current Year

    We've seen undead priests using the Light since 2004 in World of Warcraft, paladins are just warriors who use the Light. This should be nothing new really, it's surprising they weren't added to retail a long time ago.
  26. Runnen

    Starcraft - Dominion

    From Starcraft wiki lore : Terran Space Marines in the Starcraft universe are largely made up of criminals and prisoners who have undergone a process called neural resocialization. It checks out.
  27. Runnen

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    New Warcraft III campaign, yay. It's in Reforged, booooo. Releases today. The gameplay trailer showed that they're revamping the Reforged graphics to look more like the classic Warcraft III after the backlash for Reforged, so there's that.
  28. Runnen

    What are you playing?

    I finished Resonance : A Plague Tale Legacy on PS5, took me about 15 or so hours, but still need to go back and pick up stuff I've missed in chapters. Honestly if you were on the fence because the first two Plague Tale games were a bit too stealth-focused for you, this is a very different...
  29. Runnen

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Diablo V announced for 2029. Also a Diablo animated series announced on Netflix. @Cybsled Regarding Starcraft, the dude on stage said "open-world shooter" but that's about it. Blizzard isn't known for being super original, so I'd expect some Helldivers-type thing. 15 years after Helldivers...
  30. Runnen

    General Gaming News and Discussion

    Starcraft open-world shooter, yay! 2030, booo!
  31. Runnen

    Onimusha: Way of the Sword

    I really like feudal Japan settings and loved Sekiro and Ghost of Tsushima. I haven't played any of those asian-setting games (didn't play Ghost of Yotei, Wukong, Wuchang, any Nioh game, etc..) in years except those two, so I'm looking to scratch that itch and this seems to be getting pretty...
  32. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    Nabbed the Special Edition for Metroid Ravenous + the 2 other Amiibo's on pre-order, the game looks really good. My Samus shrine will be happy. Didn't see any E.M.M.I.-like gimmicks in the trailer, but I'm kinda expecting this time there'll be some kind of hunger gimmick where you have to feed...
  33. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

  34. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    I pre-ordered it (the game) today from a supermarket local brand here, for only around 50 bucks. Same day delivery. But if they announce some kind of fancy collectors' edition, I might have to ditch that and get it.
  35. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    The Kokiri clothes appear to be made from a leafy fabric so that kind of explains the watery sheen. Skin looks fine to me for water effects, so does the hair.
  36. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    Donkey Kong Bananza had a physical card and didn't require any download whatsoever, I think it'll be the same with Zelda.
  37. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    I see what you mean, but I think they also wanted to keep it as close to the original art style as possible, which kind of loses itself a little if when you go from N64 polygons to Unreal Engine DLSS5 if you make it such an abrupt upgrade. It feels like they tried to aim for a middle ground...
  38. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    It looks like they decided to keep it as close as possible to the original but make everything prettier and slightly bigger, more detailed, with more rich environments. It sounds like a good balance. It's almost comical how the "changes" they announced were "You can now move the camera around...
  39. Runnen

    What are you playing?

    Playing Resonance : A Plague Tale Legacy on PS5. Despite being a huge fan of the first two Plague Tale games, I was dubious about this spinoff but honestly so far it's really good. Completely different mechanics since it's a different protagonist, but the story, scenery and atmosphere have been...
  40. Runnen

    Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

    My dream is a 2D with 3D graphics Zelda 2 remake a la Samus Returns, but I'd also accept a Link to the Past remake + Link Between Worlds remaster/port onto the Switch.