Towelliee Patch 10.1 Developer Interview with Morgan Day and Steve Danuser
Towelliee interviewed World of Warcraft Associate Game Director Morgan Day and Lead Narrative Designer Steve Danuser, talking about the upcoming Dragonflight Patch 10.1: Embers of Neltharion. Highlights included a discussion about Sarkareth and the multiple forces of antagonism in Dragonflight, Season 2, Zarelek Cavern, and the new systems and UI updates.
Highlights Patch 10.1 Campaigns One of the things Blizzard wanted to do for Dragonflight was have multiple forces of antagonism, so it wasn't just one villian you're chasing the entire time. While the Primal Incarnates are a primary antagonistic force, you'll also see Scalecommander Sarkareth and his Sundered Flame come into focus in 10.0.7 and 10.1 as he chases a legacy for Dracthry after feeling betrayed by the Dragon Aspects.Expect to be punching Sarkareth in Aberrus. Villainous forces abound in Dragonflight including the Infinite Dragonflight. Content patch cycles have varied a bit with Dragonflight compared to previous expansions.
The 10.0.7 patch was not a patch number you may have seen before and gives the opportunity to foreshadow and flesh out the next major content patch. Embers of Neltharion is not the last major story beat of Dragonflight, but they are not announcing anything beyond 10.1 at this time. Zaralek Cavern Deepholm did heavily thematically inspire Zaralek Cavern, but also Blizzard wanted to go above and beyond and tell a new story.
They knew the zone needed to be vast and have verticality in order to incorporate Dragonriding. Includes multiple entrances to make it feel like a contiguous part of the Dragon Isles. From a content standpoint, Zaralek should feel additive and supplemental rather than replacing the other zones of the Dragon Isles..
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