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posted 2017/11/12 at 5:58 PM by perculia

Before the StormMarshMeileoBefore the Stormproduct pageOld Gods influenceAn all-new, official prequel novel to The Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard Entertainment’s next expansion to the critically acclaimed World of Warcraft.

In Before the Storm, Anduin Wrynn, king of Stormwind, and Sylvanas Windrunner, warchief of the Horde, are new to their positions of power, both ascending before they were truly prepared. As the Alliance and the Horde struggle to recover from the devastating war with the demonic Burning Legion, a terrible discovery will test both leaders, threatening to reignite the bitter enmity between their factions and shake the very foundations of the world of Azeroth.An all-new, official tie-in novel to Blizzard Entertainment’s critically acclaimed World of Warcraft, from New York Times bestselling author Christie Golden.

Taking place after the climactic events of Shadows of Argus, World of Warcraft: Before the Storm tells the story of what awaits the heroes of the Horde and the Alliance in the wake of their struggle against the demonic Burning Legion.Before the Stormofficial cover artcomplete first chapterNote: there are Amazon Affiliate links in this post. For every purchase made using the Amazon links in the post, Wowhead receives a small percentage of the profits which in turn helps support site operations.

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Comment by MelancholyRose "a terrible discovery will test both leaders, threatening to reignite the bitter enmity between their factions and shake the very foundations of the world of Azeroth."

That tells me that the "Threat" of an all out war is a bigger theme in BFA than the certainty of it. It's clear that the player (a former garrison commander and class faction leader) will be put in a position, in posessing the heart of azeroth, to prevent the war from taking root and destroying the world. Yes, "declare your allegiance" was the theme of Blizzcon 2017, but I expect "everybody hates each other to the exclusion of all else" to only last from 8.0-8.1ish, at which point Blizzcon 2018 will spell out the path of the *real* Battle for Azeroth storyline. Blizzcon 2017 was light on details because we haven't turned the corner of the real swerve that lets them show their cards. Teasing Azshara was all that was needed to confirm that the real battle for Azeroth will be the battle for the planet, and "rawr faction war" was just the tone of the hype train for Legion's Denouement year and the first phase of BFA.

I expect a boiling faction conflict story to be the "suramar campaign" of BFA... and it will therefore feel as relevant by the second year of BFA as Suramar feels now (not very).new
but it's time to get real and unite the real world playerbase.
are not supposed to like each otherFIGHTING THE LEGIONwe'reComment by JunliStormstout For me, the faction war between the Alliance and the Horde is petty. I don't see any need for one faction trying to kill off the other. Yes, this game IS called World of WARcraft. I understand that. But the 'war' in Warcraft doesn't necessarily mean war between the Alliance and the Horde. Yes, both sides have done wrong to each other. But that doesn't mean they can't try to make amends and attempt peace. There are threats to the world that are more important than a simple faction war. I do also, however, understand the idea of conflict between them. It was the original concept behind the original Warcraft RTS game, after all (and no, I never played the RTS games).

ANYWAY, I am super excited for this book, and I hope I can get a copy. This 'terrible discovery' seems like it's going to be the true battle for Azeroth, not the simple faction war that portrayed in the cinematic. I'm really excited to see where the story goes in this expansion. Comment by BernySinara this is not good if they are delaying on book I wonder what will be expansion -.- Comment by serra2 For me, the faction war between the Alliance and the Horde is petty. I don't see any need for one faction trying to kill off the other. Yes, this game IS called World of WARcraft. I understand that. But the 'war' in Warcraft doesn't necessarily mean war between the Alliance and the Horde. Yes, both sides have done wrong to each other. But that doesn't mean they can't try to make amends and attempt peace. There are threats to the world that are more important than a simple faction war. I do also, however, understand the idea of conflict between them. It was the original concept behind the original Warcraft RTS game, after all (and no, I never played the RTS games).

ANYWAY, I am super excited for this book, and I hope I can get a copy. This 'terrible discovery' seems like it's going to be the true battle for Azeroth, not the simple faction war that portrayed in the cinematic. I'm really excited to see where the story goes in this expansion.Comment by ariankh "a terrible discovery will test both leaders, threatening to reignite the bitter enmity between their factions and shake the very foundations of the world of Azeroth."

That tells me that the "Threat" of an all out war is a bigger theme in BFA than the certainty of it. It's clear that the player (a former garrison commander and class faction leader) will be put in a position, in posessing the heart of azeroth, to prevent the war from taking root and destroying the world. Yes, "declare your allegiance" was the theme of Blizzcon 2017, but I expect "everybody hates each other to the exclusion of all else" to only last from 8.0-8.1ish, at which point Blizzcon 2018 will spell out the path of the *real* Battle for Azeroth storyline. Blizzcon 2017 was light on details because we haven't turned the corner of the real swerve that lets them show their cards. Teasing Azshara was all that was needed to confirm that the real battle for Azeroth will be the battle for the planet, and "rawr faction war" was just the tone of the hype train for Legion's Denouement year and the first phase of BFA.

I expect a boiling faction conflict story to be the "suramar campaign" of BFA... and it will therefore feel as relevant by the second year of BFA as Suramar feels now (not very).Comment by omedon666
You mean like in BC, WotLK, Cataclysm, MoP, WoD and Legion, how we all had to "forget that we don't like each other for a few months" to stop the world from being destroyed?Comment by Vynillin They realized they needed to destroy Teldrassil for some reason before something awful happened. Anduin couldn't let that happen because he needed to protect the home of a people in the Alliance and wanted to find an alternative to destroying it. Sylvanas is more pragmatic and would argue timing is an issue with whatever was happening and decided to take matters into her own hands. Anduin realizes she may have helped avoid a terrible fate for the entire planet, but still must pay for the destruction of the world tree, as well as many innocent lives. He struggles trying to understand what the right thing is to do, juggling between what his father would say, what his surrogate father, Genn, would say, and what he feels to be right. Sylvanas feels victimized for doing what protected the highest amount of people, and believes Anduin at first doesn't have what it takes to play the big leagues in the dangerous world she's had to rule in for three decades. When Anduin turns the field of battle on her city, that look in her eyes says that maybe Anduin has what it takes, after all, but that a slight increase in respect for him does not mean she won't protect her own people.

Wild, unsupported guess: Teldrassil's roots are found to be digging into the grave, remains, or prison of x-y-z Old God, much like the first world trees did in Chronicle II creating the Emerald Nightmare. To prevent the unthinkable from happening, the unthinkable must be achieved or executed. Comment by Pupsader What if the terrible discovery is that Teldrassil is showing signs of old god corruption in the same way Vordrassil did in Northrend, and being so close to the horde capital, they chose to burn it to the ground before any influence spread?Il'gynothIts surface blazes bright, masking shadows below.Comment by Zombby What if the terrible discovery is that Teldrassil is showing signs of old god corruption in the same way Vordrassil did in Northrend, and being so close to the horde capital, they chose to burn it to the ground before any influence spread?Comment by Zombby For me, the faction war between the Alliance and the Horde is petty. I don't see any need for one faction trying to kill off the other. Yes, this game IS called World of WARcraft. I understand that. But the 'war' in Warcraft doesn't necessarily mean war between the Alliance and the Horde. Yes, both sides have done wrong to each other. But that doesn't mean they can't try to make amends and attempt peace. There are threats to the world that are more important than a simple faction war. I do also, however, understand the idea of conflict between them. It was the original concept behind the original Warcraft RTS game, after all (and no, I never played the RTS games).

ANYWAY, I am super excited for this book, and I hope I can get a copy. This 'terrible discovery' seems like it's going to be the true battle for Azeroth, not the simple faction war that portrayed in the cinematic. I'm really excited to see where the story goes in this expansion.Comment by Searinox "a terrible discovery will test both leaders, threatening to reignite the bitter enmity between their factions and shake the very foundations of the world of Azeroth."

That tells me that the "Threat" of an all out war is a bigger theme in BFA than the certainty of it. It's clear that the player (a former garrison commander and class faction leader) will be put in a position, in posessing the heart of azeroth, to prevent the war from taking root and destroying the world. Yes, "declare your allegiance" was the theme of Blizzcon 2017, but I expect "everybody hates each other to the exclusion of all else" to only last from 8.0-8.1ish, at which point Blizzcon 2018 will spell out the path of the *real* Battle for Azeroth storyline. Blizzcon 2017 was light on details because we haven't turned the corner of the real swerve that lets them show their cards. Teasing Azshara was all that was needed to confirm that the real battle for Azeroth will be the battle for the planet, and "rawr faction war" was just the tone of the hype train for Legion's Denouement year and the first phase of BFA.

I expect a boiling faction conflict story to be the "suramar campaign" of BFA... and it will therefore feel as relevant by the second year of BFA as Suramar feels now (not very).new
but it's time to get real and unite the real world playerbase.
are not supposed to like each otherFIGHTING THE LEGIONwe'reComment by Vantix24 From Illidan, the Legion Prequel to Legion launch was around 4-5 months. However Tides of War was 1 month. Arthas was 7 months. So it is really hard to say if the book has any indication on when the Xpack will drop, other than it is for sure after June 12th. My guess is late July early August. Although I find it hard to fathom a year of Antorus after the disaster a year of Dragon Soul was, so maybe it will be before. Who knows. Comment by MrVolare Honestly, I think it is time for new factions. At this point many PCs and NPC's have strong cross-factional sympathies and they see their allies doing things that work against their own interests.

Let's shake $%^& up:

Alliance of Light: Manduin and The Artist formerly known as Prophet

"Old Alliance" lead by Genn "F'U, I got Mine" Greymane

"The Grand Old Horde" lead by some up-and comer orc all the elder's can't stand. Lot's of warlocks and fuzzy economics in this crowd.

"The 'I'm too old for this crap again' Horde" led by Saurfang and made of everyone that knows not to stand in his cleave. Free fishing pole with membership.

and my fave, the "Get Off My Lawn Confederation" lead by some elemental or loa or ancient, who are pretty much anti everybody. Comment by warbridge What if the terrible discovery is that Teldrassil is showing signs of old god corruption in the same way Vordrassil did in Northrend, and being so close to the horde capital, they chose to burn it to the ground before any influence spread?Comment by Sielinth From Illidan, the Legion Prequel to Legion launch was around 4-5 months. However Tides of War was 1 month. Arthas was 7 months. So it is really hard to say if the book has any indication on when the Xpack will drop, other than it is for sure after June 12th. My guess is late July early August. Although I find it hard to fathom a year of Antorus after the disaster a year of Dragon Soul was, so maybe it will be before. Who knows.

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