In an interview with Bajheera and Plkatv, Blizzard discussed the Mountain Thane hero talent tree for Fury and Protection Warriors coming in The War Within expansion, answering design questions about avatar of war!
Early Look at Hero Talents in The War Within
Blizzard revealed hero talents for San’layn Death Knights, Chronowarden Evokers, Lightsmith Paladins, and Mountain Thane Warriors earlier today, so check out their blog post for additional developer insights regarding the newly revealed trees.
Interview with Bajheera and Plkatv
Also check out Bajheera's video of the same interview.
Embodying Class Fantasy
How do you feel about the fantasy of the tree and how well do the talents embody it. What are your favorite parts of the tree?
- Mountain Thane felt like a slam dunk. When I think about an iconic Warrior archetype, I think back to the Warcraft 3 Mountain King and being able to bring that into WoW with is a really cool opportunity. Adding in lightning strikes is cool and adds a new spin, which can create some cool gameplay moments. Avatar is one of my favorite abilities in the game, and the Avatar of the Storm capstone talent even includes an improved storm-infused visual during the effect!
- Things that proc cooldowns when they're on cooldown are very cool. Mountain Thane was actually the first tree we discussed for Hero talents, and it hits on all the familiar points of Avatar, Storm Bolt, Thunder Clap, along with the new Lightning Strikes.
Describe Thunder Blast, how does it differ from Thunder Clap?
- Its an enhanced Thunder Clap, injecting a little extra thematic Stormstrike damage (not to be confused with the Shaman ability), which the tree synergies with. It is also visually distinct from a
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