Yesterday, the latest cinematic of World of Warcraft was revealed. It takes place after the battle against Azshara. However, most fans are rather disappointed.
Many WoW fans have been waiting for yesterday’s day since BlizzCon 2018 when it became clear that the journey was heading to Nazjatar. The first players could clear the raid “Eternal Palace” and see the new cinematic that played at the end. However, it disappoints the fans – they got to see less than they had hoped for.
What was shown? The cinematic shows Azshara sinking to the ground. She writhes a bit before lying motionless. As Lor’themar Theron and Jaina Proudmoore approach Azshara, a titan-like construction activates in the background. This emits a burst of Azerite that breaks a whole series of chains. An eye of N’Zoth opens before shadowy tentacles rise from the depths and engulf Azshara.
The community is disappointed: The first reactions in most chats were a disappointed “That’s it?” which translates to “Is that all?”. Clearly, expectations were higher. The cinematic neither showed N’Zoth clearly nor contained particularly much tension or action. While what happened is important for the lore – after all, Azshara is still alive and N’Zoth is freed – it leaves the players unsatisfied. One is hardly wiser than before.
Why is the disappointment so great? The issue with this cinematic was probably that high expectations were built up beforehand. The developers had repeatedly hinted that there would be an unexpected twist in “Azshara’s Ascent”. However, it has now turned out exactly as most players have long suspected and as supported by previous data mining.
Particularly eager fans had even hoped that the cinematic could already provide a small glimpse of what the next major expansion is about. Here, the rise of the Black Empire was particularly discussed, which could come with a change in the game world.
Or as Magnarose14 summarizes it on Reddit:
Well, that was disappointing. But at least it is clear that N’Zoth is free and they haven’t completely consumed Azshara.
How did you like the cinematic? Are you satisfied with this clip after defeating Azshara? Does it tease enough? Or does the video reveal too little and is too boring?
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