Maw Lore Items Gave Actual Lore on Beta

Live Posted 2021/01/25 at 1:55 PM by Paryah

Deciphering Death's Intentionsa very interesting question

I found out today that Maw Lore could actually be read in the beta. Now they're just static items for rep. Anyone know why this changed?
Some of the stories seemed really cool, like a night elf used as an experiment for soul forging by making her relive the burning of Teldrassil constantly to provide more power to soul forges.

Subject 638Tormentor's Notes

Quite the vivid description.

I suggest you consider this a reminder of what will happen should you fail in your efforts against the Jailer.

Subject Details
Number: 638
Manifestation: Maw Walker
Gender: Female
Species: Kaldorei
Experiment 72 Hypothesis: Maw Walker anima extraction provides more power when soul forging.

Test 1: Physical Pain
Various implements used to inflict physical pain. Subject was highly resistant to all physical methods.

Test 2: Sound
Partial success of anima extraction through constant exposure to gnomish tavern jigs. Problematic implementation. Caused several mawsworn to abandon posts resulting in subject nearly escaping.

Test 3: Forced Visualizations
Similar implementation to the torture chambers of Torghast, subject forced to relive specific moments. Breaking point: 115th run of the burning of Teldrassil.

Results:
Significant anima extraction resulting in equally significant stygia generation. Soul forge fully supplied equal to 10 times normal sources.

Transfer of Maw Walker prisoners to soul forges ordered per Warden Korrath.

Did the implication that there are many Maw Walkers contradict the story Blizzard is trying to tell? Though we know there are, and there are other lines in the game that make that obvious.

Was it a purely technical decision when the text was moved from items to quests and it was deemed too long and involved for quest text?

Was it an oversight?

Was it moved somewhere else that we have yet to discover?

Was it just too dark for the intended audience?

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Comment by NamesInValTest 2: Sound
Partial success of anima extraction through constant exposure to gnomish tavern jigs. Problematic implementation. Caused several mawsworn to abandon posts resulting in subject nearly escaping.

Test 3: Forced Visualizations
Similar implementation to the torture chambers of Torghast, subject forced to relive specific moments. Breaking point: 115th run of the burning of Teldrassil.Comment by TheCheat54I'd hazard a guess this was probably a bug that was either overlooked or de-prioritized due to some other random issue. There are plenty of other quest items in the game that are readable items without problems.

It's disappointing seeing just how many problems the game still launched with.Comment by GalbreiThe duality of WoW. We face extra planar demons that revel in mass genocide and torturing people's immortal souls forever, but can't examine too closily what this torture might look like or have enemies call us anything worse than "interloper".Comment by AshirayaWas it just too dark for the intended audience?
Comment by SuperSnivyI'd hazard a guess this was probably a bug that was either overlooked or de-prioritized due to some other random issue. There are plenty of other quest items in the game that are readable items without problems.

It's disappointing seeing just how many problems the game still launched with.Comment by radicarlWas it just too dark for the intended audience?
Comment by AshirayaWas it just too dark for the intended audience?
Comment by NyresProbably because they could get away with what they have done in the maw for the most part but the descriptions of toruture might be a bit too detailed for the younger audience. Also could be that they didn't want this sitting out there for the whole expansion to solidify people's hate for Sylvanas for what she did in BFA for when they pull her 'redemption' out of their ass at the end of the xpac.Comment by NymrohdI'd hazard a guess this was probably a bug that was either overlooked or de-prioritized due to some other random issue. There are plenty of other quest items in the game that are readable items without problems.

It's disappointing seeing just how many problems the game still launched with.Comment by AzraelUltimaConsidering none of the Maw Lore items can be read, it's very unlikely to be a bug. It sounds more like a deliberate decision to make them unreadable.Comment by Silmanos*reads Test 2 and Test 3* Well uh... that escalated very quickly.Comment by SeawolfThey have to get their T for teen rating. It can't be too violent. Most likely removed due to that.Comment by vultrazNow I actually do remember that there were various Maw lore items on beta, not just this one. And the others were pretty normal, like there was one about how time flows differently or something. So I think it was a general decision to remove them for some reason, which is really sad. I hope we'll get to see those texts later at some point.Comment by StabharNow I actually do remember that there were various Maw lore items on beta, not just this one. And the others were pretty normal, like there was one about how time flows differently or something. So I think it was a general decision to remove them for some reason, which is really sad. I hope we'll get to see those texts later at some point.Comment by PoromaniaTest 2: Sound
Partial success of anima extraction through constant exposure to gnomish tavern jigs. Problematic implementation. Caused several mawsworn to abandon posts resulting in subject nearly escaping.

Test 3: Forced Visualizations
Similar implementation to the torture chambers of Torghast, subject forced to relive specific moments. Breaking point: 115th run of the burning of Teldrassil.Comment by SgtGrumblesThis should have stayed. Great flavor and adds credence to the actual severity of being imprisoned in the Maw.Comment by avatar1337This should have stayed. Great flavor and adds credence to the actual severity of being imprisoned in the Maw.Comment by SuperSnivytrue, also run of the burning teldrassil ssounds like "run of ICC" - like she was farming something.. even when we know it was maybe worst memofy of her lifeComment by XerfThingolMany Kaldorei died to bring us this informationComment by TheLustfultrue, also run of the burning teldrassil ssounds like "run of ICC" - like she was farming something.. even when we know it was maybe worst memofy of her life

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