Falcosauros Mounts Preview, Beast Mastery Artifact Quest and Weapon Models, Hati Wolf Models

Posted 2016/02/21 at 10:33 AM by perculia

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In ancient times, a vrykul warlord stole a rifle infused with the power of storms. He used the artifact’s might to conquer his rivals on the Broken Isles. Delve into the warlord’s tomb and recover this mighty weapon!

The Storm PeaksNeeds of the HuntersThe Hunter's CallGrif Wildheart

Been working with ol’ Brann Bronzebeard, searching the Broken Isles for any edge against the Legion.

We’re close to finding the tomb of some vrykul warlords the legends say stole a rifle called Titanstrike. Brann got all excited, join on about how that gun is infused with the power of storms and such!

Sounds interestin’ eh? If you’re up for fetchin’ it, I’m your dwarf!

Emmarel Shadewarden is a noble soul. The tauren of Highmountain have long been allies of the Unseen Path.

Talonclaw, the spear wielded by my ancestor Huln Highmountain, was lost in battle against a fierce night saber called Dakarr. Many have tried to retrieve it…all have failed.

Our elders belie recovering Talonclaw is the key to driving the Legion from our lands.

My brother Wuho and I are heading out to slay the beast and claim the spear. If you were to join us, we’d be sure to succeed!

My commander, Ranger-General Vereesa Windrunner, has uncovered a possible lead as to the whereabouts of her missing sister Alleria.

Alleria’s knowledge of the Legion would be invaluable to our cause. And the bow she carried with her, Thas’dorah, is an artifact of awesome power.

Together, you and the ranger-general can save them both.

A Beastly ExpeditionStolen ThunderStormheim

Stage 1 – Making Introductions
Speak with Grif and meet his vrykul guide, Prustaga.

Grif: Brann introduced me to Prustaga not long ago. Befreindin’ vrykul…that dwarf certainly has a way with words.
Grif: Seems Prust wants the Legion out of here as much as we do. Worked night and day to find this tomb!
Prustaga: I care nothing for friendship, soft-earthen. So long as this one helps us enter the tomb, they will be tolerated.
Grif: Trouble is, looks like some fools plundered the tomb and stirred up all sorts of spirits.
Warlord Volund: Thief…Coveter…Defiler! Thief! Coveter!
Grif: Pipe down! We’re after yer gun for a good cause, ghosty!
Prustaga: Enough chatter. Move!

Stage 2 – Tomb Raider
Fnd the entrance to the tomb of Warlord Volund inside the Tomb of Ancient Kings.

Stage 3 – Volund's Hoard
Assist Prustaga in opening the door to Volund's tomb.

Stage 4 – Every Nook and Cranny
Scour Volund's Hoard for a sign of Titanstrike.

Grif: By Magni’s beard, Volund certainly had a taste for titan relics!
Grif: Look at that - a mechagnome! Brann told me all about these. It might be able to help us find Titanstrike!
Grif: Now let’s see..plug this in over here…re-align the power unit…
XR9-47: Remote relay observe unit XR9-47 active. System status: damaged. Rebooting. Please stand by.
XR9-47: System status. Functional. Rerouting commands to maker’s console.
Grif: Maker? Oh…please don’t be him…
Image of Mimiron: Bronzebeard, is that you? My records show this unit has been inactive for millennia, stolen from my lab not long ago.
Grif: For the last time, I’m not Brann!
Prustaga: Where is Titanstrike?
Mimiron: The gun is here? Most curious! Let’s see, telemetry coming in now…the Broken Isles…vrykul tomb…yes, yes, this is starting to make sense.
Mimiron: Oh my stars, yes, this is it! The lid is attuned to a particular frequency, so I just need to transmit a signal like so, and…
Mimiron: There it is! It’s really here!

Stage 5 – Volund's Last Stand
Warlord Volund seeks to stop you from claiming Titanstrike.

Final Stage – Answering the Call
Use the teleportation pad to join Mimiron in Ulduar.

Prustaga: You’ve played your part. <stuns everyone and runs off with Titanstrike>
Prustaga: The heart of this weapon will grant me the fury of the gods. The vrykul of Northrend will follow me into glorious battle!
Mimirion: Not good, not good at all. You should both meet me in my workshop in Ulduar at once. we need to figure this thing out.
Mimirion: Perfect! Titanstrike’s power has energized this teleportation pad. It won’t last long but I should be able to reroute it…success!
Grif: Well we can’t stop now what’re ye waiting for?!
MImiron: Excellent, you made it through in one piece! I’ve been meaning to test that new teleporter for ages.
MImiron: I’m preparing the diagnostics systems now…that was quite the epic struggle you had back there with that vrykul. Thief had it coming if you ask me.
MImiron: There you are! Right on schedule.

The Creator's Workshop

Mimirion: Now, let’s recall that observation unit from Stormheim.
Mimirion: Stormheim…Stormheim…Ah, there it is.
Mimirion: Engaging processors. Initializing download relays.
Mimirion: Once the process kicks into gear, it should only take a minute or two to get everything off XR9-47 here. Just sit back and enjoy the science.
Mimirion: Those alarms indicate that we’re encountering some…minor technical difficulties with the fusion press unit.
Mimirion: All you need to do is deactivate the two control panels over by the fusion press. Bronzebaread and I will man the central console.
Grif: Oh fer crying out loud.
Mimirion: Astounding! Fusion system running at 98.33 efficiency. Repeating, of course.
Mimirion: Oh dear. Now the Storm Leviathan unit is experiencing target recognition system malfunction.
Mimirion: Activate the stabilization matrix before it tears the whole lab apart!
Mimirion: Leviathan unit stable! Excellent work, most excellent indeed.
Mimirion: Well, friends, the good news is the download is 89% complete! But we seem to also be experiencing a minor cause of total system failure.
Mimirion: I suppose there’s no time like the present. This will either fix everything or destroy us…I need you to press the big red button labeled ‘DO NOT PUSH THIS BUTTON’.
Mimirion: (after button is pushed) Download complete! Splendid work, positively splendid. Come on over to the control console.
Mimirion: Yes…yes, I see. Oh. No, no no. Not good. Not good at all.
Grif: What is it? Where’s Prustaga headed?
Mimirion: Thorim’s throne at the Temple of Thunder. I’ll explain on the way - we don’t have much time.

Never Hunt AloneMimiron's Head

Image of Mimiron: Pity you aren’t joining Thorim under better circumstances. He’s quite the animal lover himself - always going on about those wolves of his.
Grif: Aye, it’ll be nice to be around one of our own. Even if he is a bit tall for my liking
Image: Indeeded, Bronzebeard. Now hold on - I’m taking you in.

Stage 1: Converse with Thorim

Thorim: Bronzebeard, back again I see! Hati has missed you.
Thorim: Ah, and with one of the mortals who freed us from the grip of the Old God! We must hold a feast to celebrate.
Grif: It’ll have to wait, Thorim. There’s a crazed vrykul on her way here with Titanstrike to steal its power!
Thorim: Then we shall slay them together. Come, vrykyl and face the fury of the storms!

Stage 2: Fend off the Vrykul Horde

Stage 3: Defeat Prustaga

Grif: Prust is headed for the throne! We’ve got to stop her!
Prustaga: Behold my glorious ascension!
Prustaga: Yes…I can feel the power of the makers coursing through my veins.
Grif: See reason, Prust! We are nor yer enemy!
Prustaga: You were means to an end. Nothing more! I will not be denied my destiny!
(As she dies, she explodes, unleashing a powerful wave of energy.)
Grif: Is Hati….?
Mimiron: She’s alive, but only barely. It appears that she’s absorbed Titanstrike’s power.
MImiron: Even though she’s a creature of lightning magic, my science can’t tap into it. I’m afraid that all the power is soon to be lost.
Thorim That’s it! If you can bind Hati’s spirit to your own, you can use Titanstrike to calm the storms.

Stage 4: Bind Hati’s spirit to your own

Stage 5: Wield Titanstrike

Thorim: By Odyn’s beard, you did it!
Thorim: I charge you this day to wield Titanstrike against the enemies of creation who would destroy this world.
Thorim: Hati’s noble spirit resides within the weapon forevermore. She will be a loyal companion to you in the dark times ahead.
Grif: I’ve seen no better hunter in all my days roaming the wild. Yer faith is well-placed, Thorim.

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Comment by KneezMzNice release! :DComment by KecleonI wonder if Blizz will update Hati's model, since it's quite outdated, or if there will be a way to make her look like one of our pets, like infusing her soul into another beast we have already tamed. This could add a lightning effect on said pet, who knows ;D

The quest-line itself seems very good, and the Falcosaurus mount, though it could have its beak fixed a bit, still looks quite good, with the stripes and different colors.Comment by QuartrDollarKingI usually like to use guns but that electro bow looks sweet!Comment by FireKatKidGood gawd I hope Hati gets the WoD wolf model. Seeing that Wrath model again, especially for the expansions-long weapon pet is atrocious.Comment by ArticSkollSo for those of us such as me that are BM hunters is Hati in addition to our tamed pets we use or is Hati the replacement?Comment by perculiaSo for those of us such as me that are BM hunters is Hati in addition to our tamed pets we use or is Hati the replacement?Comment by KharnamaticWhat if I don't want a lightning wolf (what a lame ass model) fighting with me as a beast master? By the gods that pet is so ugly.Comment by NighteyeI hope they add a bow! I prefer using bows over guns! I also hope they use a new model for Hati. Not a fan of this one.Comment by FuriizaaAddition. You'll have two pets + summonsComment by 1362681oh my god. im so glad i dont play hunter. that lightning sound effect will haunt you for years to come, if everything stays as is.Comment by deathsloverthe skin on the bottom could that be say from engy profession?Comment by blissfireI just laughed out loud watching that video. They weren't kidding when they implied you'd have tons of pets, huh? Stampede, Crows, your pet, Hati, multiple Dire Beasts....

I love Hati's model, myself. It wouldn't make much sense to have Hati not match Skoll, since they're a pair. Also, I like the new Warlords wolf model fine, but not for Hati. She's a Northrend wolf, she should look like it. Options are cool, though. Glyphs, tomes, whatever. More choice is always good.Comment by ValkhTitanstrike looks like huge vacuum cleaner and less like a gun. Please, consider the following question when you design any sort of item - "if i design a gun for example, does it look like a gun?"Comment by azahelI really hate the "organic" look on those guns, it's awful. There are so many good gun models in game now, I guess this will be the only artifact I'll transmog.
I wish they went more with a weapon that look like a lot of assembled parts rather than, I don't know, that.Comment by 1418930Super Excited for Beast Mastery in Legion.Comment by 1015778I hope the metal bow is for BM. It fits the theme of the gun.Comment by guardiantitanThe falcosauros is probably the first mount I didn't mind in Legion. Am a bit concerned that there's no strap around the neck to keep the saddle in place, though. Chances are the saddle would (realistically) slip back thus rubbing the raptor's back leg joints causing it a lot of pain and causing the rider to fall off. There should be a chest strap of some sort to help keep it in place. A single girth won't cut it.

The animations certainly look smoother than the current raptors and the tail doesn't move quite as rapidly.

Only thing I don't like are the feathers on the arms and legs. They look strange. I'd expect something closer to an archaeopteryx and not a badly shaved poodle ... raptor.

Do find something curious, though. Why does the falcosauros have no teeth but the "baby" pet version does? That makes no sense. If anything, you'd think it'd be the other way around although technically they should both have teeth or neither should. That only makes it more obvious that the baby is just a reskin of the existing baby raptors.

With the beast mastery video, wonder if Hati will have alternate looks or it's going to get old real fast when every beast mastery hunter has the same blue wolf following them.Comment by EilonthayI'm excited about the quest, since I love Ulduar (one of the best raids ever). But I'm not so thrilled with the weapon models. While I understand they're probably trying to echo the aesthetic of Wrath, with the horns and the gray and blue, they went to the ugly side of Wrath. The models as they are don't really feel that legendary, since they resemble some of the greens and blues out of Wrath. That is a terrible shame, since the Nesingwary 4000 came out during Wrath and that has all the smooth lines and glowing parts that make really awesome guns; it remains one of my favorites for transmog and probably the only gun model I use consistently. The model I'll probably be going with is the one with the laser sight (I guess that's what it is?), as the rest either suffer from too much blade or too much horn action. What is it with putting horns and blades on guns? It looks horrible!

Now I just need Skoll, which I have been trying to get since Wrath. /sigh I'm glad that Hati will match Skoll--it wouldn't make much sense otherwise. I actually really like that version of the wolf skin.

Also, not to nitpick, since this may have been coming straight from the alpha and Blizzard has been known to miss typos even after official release, but there are so many typos in the quest dialogue that it's a bit distracting, and that was just spelling. I wasn't even paying attention to punctuation. Other than that, great write up! =)Comment by AzvolrienI do hope that bow model makes it to live... I'll be playing Beast Mastery as it's the only hunter spec that'll let me carry on with the ranged+pet playstyle I love about the class, but I can't stand using guns. I have plenty of cool bows stored for transmog, but still.Comment by 1418930I hope the metal bow is for BM. It fits the theme of the gun.

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