Onyxia returns!

Is NOTHING Sacred!?!!? =P

 

Being that FP was forged by the deep breaths of Onyxia, I thought I should post this.

 

RUN TO THE WALLS!

 

She has lurked in her lair and done battle with the many brave adventurers who travelled to that familiar location over the years. Now, in honor of the World of Warcraft 5-year anniversary, the dreaded brood mother Onyxia is being revamped to make a return to the forefront of Azeroth, as part of our big plans for the upcoming 3.2.2 content patch.

 

This permanent update to Onyxia will convert the dungeon into 10- and 25-player modes. We will be adding new items to Onyxia’s loot table that have the same model as some of the classic loot from this dungeon, like Tier 2 helms, with stats updated to match the current level of content. There will be a special new item too: a normal drake-sized 310% speed flying mount modeled after Onyxia herself called an Onyxia Broodling. We will also be updating the encounter mechanics to be more fitting for modern raiding, but we can guarantee players will get to experience the frightening horror of deep breaths once again.

 

Then for a limited time, after the 5-year anniversary event officially begins in November, anybody who logs in will receive an Onyxia Brood Whelpling pet.

 

We’re very excited to bring this classic encounter back to provide a fun new experience for both new and veteran players. Further details will be available in the near future, and we will be setting up the Public Test Realms soon to help test out this fight along with all the new content we have planned for the patch. Keep an eye on the forums for updates!

 

I wanna know, is the mount like the bag used to be? Drops every time!? =O

Doubt it drops every time, it's a 310% mount. But this is pretty neat! I'd log in for this

 

Guess that also means no more T2 helms ever?

omg... get your fire resist gear!

 

Doubt it drops every time, it's a 310% mount. But this is pretty neat! I'd log in for this

 

Guess that also means no more T2 helms ever?

 

No loss there, they should just make t1-t3 quest rewards for leveling. I guess it kinda sucks for those lvl 60 guilds (as rare as they are).

Edited August 13, 2009 by Bishop

That's a 50dkp MINUS.

 

Oh man I can't wait! Might have to get some retro raiding in this weekend. Anyone else interested?

man i hope the priest T2 is a turbin

 

brb flashbacks

And you know there will be achievements for whelps and deep breaths!

man i hope the priest T2 is a turbin

brb flashbacks

HAHAH!! Do you remember swimming with that on your head and the feather sticking out of the water like Jaws with the bird flu? that was hilarious

 

I'm all for this. HOWEVER.. i think they should have done something with Grim batol instead. Ya know that area in SE wetlands with a giant cave or door there (I forget which) that is guarded by 50+ elite dragons... i wandered in there as a lvl 25 and got destroyed. I always imagined they had big plans for that....

 

Instead of revamping onyxia they should have put her brother in there or something. (no idea about lore)

 

It would be really cool to give us a reason to go visit wetlands again.

I am betting with the new expansion, they do something with Grim batol (Deathwing will be there, I bet) and Gilneas will be opened. They will be a city of Worgen, I betcha.

 

Gilneas is that stripe of land south of Silverpine forest thats gated off, a human city and such.

I am SO in for this.

Don't forget this is only patch 3.2.2.

 

It's a content patch, sure but not a major one. It's basically a 'GIMME' instance for something else to do whilst they continue to work on IC (Which I think we'll see around Thanksgiving). With the new expansion due out in the Spring of 2010.

 

Nothing to back this up, but it certainly seems logical.

I am betting with the new expansion, they do something with Grim batol (Deathwing will be there, I bet) and Gilneas will be opened. They will be a city of Worgen, I betcha.

 

Gilneas is that stripe of land south of Silverpine forest thats gated off, a human city and such.

 

Wait.. Gilneas is WoW's only gated community, they can't make an instance there!!

 

HAHAH!! Do you remember swimming with that on your head and the feather sticking out of the water like Jaws with the bird flu? that was hilarious

 

I'm all for this. HOWEVER.. i think they should have done something with Grim batol instead. Ya know that area in SE wetlands with a giant cave or door there (I forget which) that is guarded by 50+ elite dragons... i wandered in there as a lvl 25 and got destroyed. I always imagined they had big plans for that....

 

Instead of revamping onyxia they should have put her brother in there or something. (no idea about lore)

 

It would be really cool to give us a reason to go visit wetlands again.

 

I'm pretty sure Grim Batol is where the horde do (or did) the Onyxia quest chain to get the key.

and Gilneas will be opened. They will be a city of Worgen, I betcha.

 

That would be awesome. I miss playing in old azeroth. It would be fun to level there again for the one month I will play after the expansion before i cancel my account a fourth time xD

bw sighting

I'm pretty sure Grim Batol is where the horde do (or did) the Onyxia quest chain to get the key.

Grim Batol was only a small part of that quest. There was one drake you had to kill there, and that's it.

More HOTS!

Oh man, Matt you're gonna have another opportunity for the

 

ONYXIA SPEEEEEEEEEEEECH

 

Jump if you're ready!

All I have to say for that is:

 

[O][Daghostmaker]: PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

[O][shadrende]: BUUUUTTTTTTT SEEEEECCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKSSSSSSS!

[O][Erlin]: Hey Matt do these Transcendence Robes make my butt look fat?

[O][Heliacon]: BIG HAIRY WIENERS lawlawlawlheliacon

and so on....

 

 

My Officer chat was always purple since it used to be so epic. Ahhhh I miss the speech.

Edited August 16, 2009 by Daghostmaker

hahaha

 

what's with me and the proper punctuation and capitalization?

Rofl ghost. I hated you guys for that lol.

All I have to say for that is:

 

[O][Daghostmaker]: PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

[O][shadrende]: BUUUUTTTTTTT SEEEEECCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKSSSSSSS!

[O][Erlin]: Hey Matt do these Transcendence Robes make my butt look fat?

[O][Heliacon]: BIG HAIRY WIENERS lawlawlawlheliacon

and so on....

 

 

My Officer chat was always purple since it used to be so epic. Ahhhh I miss the speech.

I miss /o chat.

Yikes, I'm kind of disappointed with the stats on the new Quel... but I gotta have it anyway!!

 

http://db.mmo-champion.com/i/49303/gleaming-quelserrar/

Seriously. Who the hell wants a proc that is +defense? If you are defense capped, which I'm still not convinced you are EJ, then that part of the proc is basically worthless. And if you're not defense capped, what the hell are you thinking???

 

Absolute garbage.

Hahah! Oh, Erik... I just died laughing...

 

I can see WHY they made these stats the way they did... the original Quel was released when Dire Maul was first added to the game. At that time, there really wasn't very good tanking itemization and this was a great weapon! It was also befroe damage meters and defense caps and all the min/maxing that we do now. Hell, it was THE tanking weapon in MC, when all there was was MC.

 

Fastforward 5 years... like you said, every tank is defense capped, so 100 more def points is a waste. The armor is ok, but thats about it. I wish they had kept the name and the look, but built the weapon in a way that would appeal to current tanks.

 

Seriously. Who the hell wants a proc that is +defense? If you are defense capped, which I'm still not convinced you are EJ, then that part of the proc is basically worthless. And if you're not defense capped, what the hell are you thinking???

 

Absolute garbage.

Defense does give parry, dodge and block too... The uncrittable thing is just a side-effect, really!