WoW: I still really love Ghostlands.
Aug. 6th, 2012 11:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
yukieEven though it's a pain in the nuts to run around if you're used to riding. XD
Even though I've done it a few times.
Even though Dar'Khan has a stupid name. XD
Even though it makes me even more irritable with some of the more egregious Wrath and Cataclysm writing and the lack of effort involved in a bunch of it, Cata especially (there are exceptions, but for the most part--jesus you fucking slackoffs).
Even though some of it ties into the totally idiotic Kael Derail.
Even though the class-quest NPCs make me sad now because they have no purpose.
Even though they put a pointless fucking character into it now (Veresa does fuck-nothing; I want IT's version of her in the game, not this suddenly xenophobic little dry-drunk one-dimensional gary stu's prize douchesse who sounds like the sobbing brat neck beards snuffling and fapping about eewwwhhhnnn blood elves).
Even though the scenery and some of the bits and bobs and incidental objects make me wish there was MORE OF IT.
I love Ghostlands. It's gorgeous as hell, GOTHTASTIC, is full of solid lore (look at the names of the Forsaken--THEY WERE ELVES), has the pendant quest in it, has Forsaken-brand ridiculous humour ("ew, guys; fresh air *deadpan fase*"), has amazing NPC conversations, has enemies that are ACTUALLY SCARY AT-LEVEL (GODDAMMIT DAR'KHAN KEEP YOUR ABOMS ON A LEASH THEY KEEP STEPPING ON ME), has a nifty, somewhat tricky end-boss, and - you know what I'm glad it wasn't touched. While the plot timewarping is amusing, I don't want Blizzard's current quest team to fuck with it, because they'll fuck it up. They're stupid XD
ANYWAY
Yeah. I love Ghostlands to bits. It has my favourite antags ever in it (the Scourge scares the hell out of me and I fully plan to ramble about WHY soon), it has Blood Elves and Forsaken being snarky, it's lore-licious, and it's pretty.
There need to be more zones like it. Northrend is full of the same kind of squee to me. XD
(Yeah I have a thing for Arthas leave me alone. XD He breaks the fourth wall all the time and that kicks butt.)
I know it's bad to not be forward-looking--parts of MoP look gorgeous. But the dev team's rosy-spec nostalgia-boner for WC1 is offputting as hell, so as ever I'll shrug and do what I want to do and make up my own story as I go.
I was an X-Phile, I am a champ at that. XD
Even though I've done it a few times.
Even though Dar'Khan has a stupid name. XD
Even though it makes me even more irritable with some of the more egregious Wrath and Cataclysm writing and the lack of effort involved in a bunch of it, Cata especially (there are exceptions, but for the most part--jesus you fucking slackoffs).
Even though some of it ties into the totally idiotic Kael Derail.
Even though the class-quest NPCs make me sad now because they have no purpose.
Even though they put a pointless fucking character into it now (Veresa does fuck-nothing; I want IT's version of her in the game, not this suddenly xenophobic little dry-drunk one-dimensional gary stu's prize douchesse who sounds like the sobbing brat neck beards snuffling and fapping about eewwwhhhnnn blood elves).
Even though the scenery and some of the bits and bobs and incidental objects make me wish there was MORE OF IT.
I love Ghostlands. It's gorgeous as hell, GOTHTASTIC, is full of solid lore (look at the names of the Forsaken--THEY WERE ELVES), has the pendant quest in it, has Forsaken-brand ridiculous humour ("ew, guys; fresh air *deadpan fase*"), has amazing NPC conversations, has enemies that are ACTUALLY SCARY AT-LEVEL (GODDAMMIT DAR'KHAN KEEP YOUR ABOMS ON A LEASH THEY KEEP STEPPING ON ME), has a nifty, somewhat tricky end-boss, and - you know what I'm glad it wasn't touched. While the plot timewarping is amusing, I don't want Blizzard's current quest team to fuck with it, because they'll fuck it up. They're stupid XD
ANYWAY
Yeah. I love Ghostlands to bits. It has my favourite antags ever in it (the Scourge scares the hell out of me and I fully plan to ramble about WHY soon), it has Blood Elves and Forsaken being snarky, it's lore-licious, and it's pretty.
There need to be more zones like it. Northrend is full of the same kind of squee to me. XD
(Yeah I have a thing for Arthas leave me alone. XD He breaks the fourth wall all the time and that kicks butt.)
I know it's bad to not be forward-looking--parts of MoP look gorgeous. But the dev team's rosy-spec nostalgia-boner for WC1 is offputting as hell, so as ever I'll shrug and do what I want to do and make up my own story as I go.
I was an X-Phile, I am a champ at that. XD
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Date: 2012-08-07 04:06 am (UTC)I love the music too. And the Isle quests. And that wonderful forsaken who sends you off to get blood samples for her pet belf and then makes sure he doesn't go rushing off.
And the way that there are at least 3 wandering mobs who can munch you the way Mor'ladim used to do in Duskwood, so that you're always glancing around to make sure Knuckle or Luz or Anok'suten aren't creeping up on you.
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Date: 2012-08-07 05:41 am (UTC)"I GOTTA GO THERE'S A--whwuuhhh..."
"Settle down cutie."
"ow. @_@"
And oh god yes. The aboms STILL jump me every so often.
("GNUUURRGH? :D"
"OH GODDAMMIT AAAARGGHHGHH--")
Anok'suten is--she ate my rogue XD it was quite funny. He poisoned her, and she took him out as she went out. I imagine the Nerubians in Suncrown--and almost everywhere for that matter--as being very dry and resigned about everything.
Taking my DK there (I do the pendant quest on everyone XD) was a trip and a half and gave me plot bunnies for ages. He died guarding the Sunwell, so he was like, "Wait, I...uh. Wow. That's...that dead road is still here? After that long? ...Wait, WHO'S in Deatholme!? That...foppish self-important twerp? How did he ever get mistaken for a competent operative? Was Arthas bored?" And so on.