WoW Developer Interview with Ion Hazzikostas - Embers of Neltharion (10.1) | Dragonflight

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[MrGM]

What did you think of the interview? twitch.tv/MrGM

[gleadr]

Ion really looks far more relaxed and happy in all these interviews now. Hope that continues for him and the game.

[simslovealot]

Great interview! It was so nice seeing Ion so happy and talking about how much fun the team is having.

[WelsyCZ]

00:00 - Intro, positive feedback, feelings, smalltalk
02:50 - 3rd spec for evokers or anything new?
04:35 - Account wide rep, rep in general
06:30 - Cross faction guilds and content
11:00 - Guild tabbards
11:55 - Timewalking?
15:35 - Dracthyr transmog
17:00 - Allied races changes
18:30 - Reagent bank, basic gank
beyond that is something about soloable BfA content and SoO skip, didnt get around to it

[CraftedC]

Can someone at blizz PLEASE give ion a decent mic for these interviews lol
great interview dan!

[Chitown]

Coming back to wow officially tommarow, dragonflight has officially sold me

[Xander]

Great to hear that they are making BFA raids and dungeons soloable at later point

[purgeouterim]

his answers towards for example the cross-faction elements were so pertinents ! 🤔you can tell between someone who is an experienced game developer and a certain content creator who barely play the game but has an opinion about every segments of the game without thinking about the ins and outs 🤭🤭
thanks for the interview ppc

[rainisneat]

It's great seeing Ion so excited. Keep it up, the game is in a good state and the future looks bright!

Hoping for more class/race combos in 10.1.5!

[dmephisto]

I can't wait for the patch next week so I can start collecting the amazing looking outdoor black dragon armor sets :D

[rasicule]

I am having fun with Dragonflight. Thanks for what you do Ion!

[nisx]

About 14:26. They can make something similar to Classic Wotlk HC+ dungeons where you enter the regular dungeon and everyone click on an orb, then you activate the harder version. In this example only the leader should click on an ingame object and activate TW raid difficulty. It was an elegant way to add an extra difficulty without adding UI elements.

[ben-]

These sorts of answers to these questions would have been unthinkable in Shadowlands. Love this shift in tone and philosophy. For me at least, game feels like it has a legit future. Thanks Ion and thanks Blizz.

[Lucidbee_AltMeta]

Great focus topics. Well established back and forth Q. & A. for not just the core before the scene but for everyone in a simplified/easy-to-follow conversation. Thank you. Makes us excited for 10.1 and beyond!

[BANANA]

Pleasantly surprised to see that Guild customization is on the radar. Obviously it's a lower priority, but it means they are taking a look at old, forgotten things. Hopefully Guild Achievements also get another look.

[jdnorth]

I personally like the idea that during a time walking week, whatever raid is chosen, is configured only for the time walking like Ian was saying. I think it would add a feeling of more importance and also make it significantly easier for someone who is not in an active guild or a solo player to still be able to do it if they want.

[taelinsunfire]

Winding Slitherdrake gives me Wurm vibes from The Great Divide in EQ, and I love it.

[scepts]

@Ion A few things.

First off, yall have done a phenomenal job on this expansion. there are a few hickups (guardian druid being meh and ret being broken). but other than that it honestly already feels like my favorite expansion of all time, and ive played since vanilla. so well done!

secondly, when looking at the next thing to integrate with cross faction queued content. for pvp, consider looking into random bgs. we already have that traitor mode for pvp, but being able to queue for that is one of the main things i would love to do with my friends. its casual etc. Also maybe making a dps solo queue only mode or something like that. Maybe a 5v5 bg of sorts for rated. Use current maps, but limit it down a bit (i.e. only 2 of 3 carts running in the caves, side bases in AB dont work, that kind of thing)

third, some sort of overhall for finding groups for M+, raids, and pvp. Not sure what, but it could probably use an over hall of sorts. Everyone spends a lot of time in there so it definitely wouldnt go to waste.

Fourth, id recommend looking at the void storage as a way to have that server wide bank. Adding a money option in there much like guild banks would be phenomenal.

lastly, Well done to all of yall. You should truly be proud of this expansion. Its the best that i can remember wow being.

[Jay-]

It’s a shame wow isn’t bigger than it is I just feel like the game could be massive again if people gave it a chance. But I can totally understand why people wouldn’t even try it out

[CaptainNetz]

Thanks for what you do. Your focus on being informative and objective is very appreciated.