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A cinematic from Update 9.1 of World of Warcraft recently appeared that caused quite a stir within the community. This is a cutscene that can be seen after completing the new raid "Sanctum of Dominion". However, we must first issue a spoiler warning at this point. If you don't want to let the tension take away, you shouldn't read any further.The cinematic is about the confrontation between Sylvanas and the jailer right after the final boss fight in the raid instance. In the end, Sylvanas turns against her former accomplice, because she does not want to serve him - at least that's the rough summary of the events. This story development pisses off many fans of World of Warcraft (buy now € 14.99), which they make very clear to the development team. The cinematics YouTube video currently has more than 71 percent negative ratings, so an overwhelmingly large part of the community does not like it.
This is also shown very clearly by some of the comments below the video:
"WoW super villain who is not satisfied with the power he has. Wants more. Sylvanas: 'surprised Pikachu face'. Honestly, what's the crap?" "Blizzard wants to play 9D chess with the story, even though they don't even understand checkers." "The Jailer wants to restart reality because even he knows how bad that is written." "Chris Metzen, please come back!" "Exactly how bad do you want to do the story? Blizzard: 'Yes'" World of Warcraft: Strong reactions from fans to the Sylvanas cinematic (1) Source: YT
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WoW: Raid Sanctuary of Dominion in the trailer preview loadVideoPlayer ('84015', '& sAdSetCsategory = article_featured', 12, '16: 9 ', false, 1375471, false, 16678, 260, false, 0 , '', '', false); World of Warcraft from € 14.99 Fans are also discussing the cinematic in various threads on reddit or in the official World of Warcraft forum. But despite all the criticism, there are also fans who are satisfied with both the cinematic and the course of the story of World of Warcraft. However, the positive comments are clearly in the minority. How do you feel about the controversy? Do you agree that World of Warcraft's story development is getting worse and worse? Or are you maybe even satisfied with the current course? Write it in the comments!
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World of Warcraft is getting a Pandemic board game - here's how it could work
A board game crossover between World of Warcraft and the Pandemic series has been teased via a short YouTube trailer. Themed after the Wrath of the Lich King DLC, this mashup is due for launch later in 2021 - fall, to be precise.
Details are scarce right now, but the board, dice, and some playing pieces can be glimpsed at the end of the video. Besides the Lich King himself (which implies he'll have an active role in-game), what would appear to be his undead Scourge minions feature as well. That suggests this World of Warcraft and Pandemic board game crossover could depict either the Lich King's invasion from the DLC, the new plague that's unleashed during its storyline, or even the infamous Corrupted Blood disease which ran rampant throughout the player-base.
Any of these would make sense in terms of mechanics. It appears that the Scourge is replacing disease cubes in this particular version of Pandemic, and if it's anything like the original (which is easily one of the best board games, if you were wondering), they'll spread from location to location in a domino effect if they're not stopped. PR material suggests that the action takes place in the Lich King's home turf of Northrend, too, so it's possible that we've got to keep the Scourge in check before they overwhelm the rest of the world.
Intriguingly, the smaller Scourge miniatures aren't the only enemies we'll be battling - larger models can also be seen during the YouTube reveal. And 'battling' might be the right word; dice with what I can only assume are combat and defence icons roll across the screen, suggesting we'll have to take a more active role in fighting.
Speaking of which, the game's playable characters appear to be WoW mainstays Sylvanas, Thrall, and Varian Wrynn (which makes sense considering the fact that they all played a part in the Wrath of the Lich King DLC). Because the game normally features five heroes overall, more are likely to be unveiled later during the full reveal.
Before the crossover comes out, a good way to familiarise yourself with the game is by trying out the original version - which currently has a discount of more than 50% on Amazon - or by trying Pandemic Hot Zone: North America (it's an entry-level introduction to the series).
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