Millenium Interview with Anne Stickney and Katherine Bankson - Narrative and Lore Questions in Patch 10.2

Pubblicato 17/10/2023 alle 14:25 da Archimtiros

Millenium interviewed Lead Narrative Designer Anne Stickney and Assistant Lead Quest Designer Katherine BanksonHow did Alexstrasza figure out Fyrakk was coming for Amirdrassil?At the end of the quest linked to the Dungeon of the Dawn of the Infinite (Patch 10.1.5), Alexstrasza informs us of Fyrakk's imminent attack on Amidrassil and that we must warn Merithra. How can she know when at this point in history everyone was unaware that this was her plan?Anne Stickney:Blue-eyed Blood Elves are now canon. Man'ari Paladins might be.Bringing new customizations for playable races is a great addition to Dragonflight. However, this seems to bring a lot of "errors" to the NPCs in the game. For example, I have already seen many Blood Elf guards with blue eyes. Do you manage the implementation of NPC customizations to avoid errors? Can we fear that Man'ari Paladins will one day be visible by mistake, for example?Katherine Bankson:Anne Stickney:Evolving the narrative arc from Cataclysm to Dragonflight.Patch 10.2 clearly echoes Patch 4.2 of Cataclysm (Tindral replaces Fandral as leader of the Druids of the Flame for example). Where do you want to go with such a creative process for the story? Do you think legacy is about reproducing the past?Anne Stickney:A gradual reveal as the Dragon Isles continue to awaken over time.I have the feeling that there are serious context issues in the initiation of certain expansions. For example, the context of the awakening of the Dragon Islands is non-existent in game even though Steve Danuser revealed it to me during a previous interview. Is this a voluntary narrative process?Katherine Bankson:Anne Stickney:An alliance of convenience between the Primalists and Druids of the Flame.The Primalists came out of nowhere with the Dragonflight Pre-Patch without any context in order to free the "big bads". They are now replaced by the Druids of the Flame with the same problems. Why not consider them simple Primalists?Anne Stickney:Katherine Bankson:Humor offers breaks in the narrative.There has been some criticism recently about the quests in Dragonflight, particularly about the quality of writing of some of the quests in the expansion, with many being considered too focused on humor and not enough on the evolution of the game. 'plot. In your opinion, hasn't the balance of this part of the narration been broken in favor of a little too much humor?Katherine Bankson:Anne Stickney:Katherine Bankson:Exploring Tyr's purpose in Dragonflight.We have a whole Dragonflight story arc aimed at resurrecting Tyr, so a flashback. While the theme of heritage is central to this expansion, what purpose would such a story bring?Anne Stickney:Inconsistencies and narrative errors can be opportunities.If you discovered what turned out to be a narrative error after the fact, how would you go about fixing it?Katherine Bankson:Anne Stickney:

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