Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Maelstrom Expansion

For over ten millennium I have waited, growing in power, massing an army. I have witnessed the birth of mortals, the rise and fall of nations, and the death of Gods. I have sent emissaries to the surface, only to be betrayed in favour of one who caused my downfall. But it matters not. My people are wreaking havoc on the world, creating destruction wherever they go. Our power is greater than anyone could imagine. Soon, I will have my revenge. I will see this entire world sink beneath the water's of the Maelstrom! My dream will be realised and the world will be cleansed of lesser beings! And I will rise as Queen, ruler of the world! The time of the Naga has arrived!
Queen Azshara, World of Warcraft: Rise of the Naga opening cinematic.

Opening event: Rhonin is kidnapped by the Naga at Azshara's orders, while battalions of Naga attack coastal towns/cities at random. Players are able to pick up daily quests to kill the attacking Naga, and also one which involves finding Rhonin. The quest to save Rhonin will require us to kill (named) Naga commanders in specified locations and loot an item from each of them. When all items have been collected, we combine them to form "Encrypted Orders" or some such, and then need to find someone who can decrypt and translate them for us. We read the orders and receive the next part of the quest, which sends us into a raid instance (probably a new one, a preview of the start of one of the release instances) where we need to kill a boss in order to free Rhonin. We then have to escape via teleportation. Rhonin rewards us, and the way into the Maelstrom is revealed.

Yeah, I want to be fighting Queen Azshara in the Maelstrom come 4.3 :)

1 comment:

  1. /agree

    The cinematic would have to be several degrees over epic, though.
    I want massive underwater temples and leviathans to put Lurker to shame.

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