Steve Danuser Interview with GGRecon - Narrative Themes in Patch 10.1.0

Posted 2023/03/13 at 11:29 PM by DiscordianKitty

GGReconEmbers of NeltharionSerene Moments

Steve Danuser

We really like the balance that Dragonflight has of those big action moments that everyone expects from a World of Warcraft expansion with big battles, and things like that, but also lots of smaller character-based moments. I think those really stand out in Dragonflight because, unlike some previous expansions where you might only see part of the content if you have a Horde or Alliance character, everyone is working together through the course of Dragonflight. It allows all of the content, those local stories, and interesting smaller characters to be available to everyone, and we really like that.Themes of Legacy

Steve Danuser

I think in both Embers of Neltharion, and the 10.0.7 content that leads up to it, you'll see some very quiet moments where you get to reflect with certain characters, and you see them grappling with these themes of legacy and history in the past and how that affects the future and all of those kinds of things. That's a big resonant theme throughout all of Dragonflight, and you'll definitely get to see that play out in quieter ways as well as going into big raid encounters that are also based around this theme of trying to claim a legacy. That theme of legacy was definitely something that started the wheels turning, and when you look at the dragon aspects, who are kind of the central characters that we knew about coming into this expansion, we really thought about what their legacy meant to them."

Comment by JaxondiirI'm gonna be so upset if this expansion doesn't give a satisfying conclusion to the night elf storyline. (bring back malfurion!)Comment by greenmachine1123You know what word refers to the collective legacies of a group? History, you know what the study of physical history is? Archeology.

It's such a massive shame that an expansion rooted in past events many of which are unknown failed to offer Archeology as a profession. It would literally be the best it would have fit in the game, in other areas we've found trinkets and random items in DF we could have found lore items and they could have contributed to the advancement of the story. It's a shame they didn't include that.Comment by UnowhatI'm gonna be so upset if this expansion doesn't give a satisfying conclusion to the night elf storyline. (bring back malfurion!)You know what word refers to the collective legacies of a group? History, you know what the study of physical history is? Archeology.

It's such a massive shame that an expansion rooted in past events many of which are unknown failed to offer Archeology as a profession. It would literally be the best it would have fit in the game, in other areas we've found trinkets and random items in DF we could have found lore items and they could have contributed to the advancement of the story. It's a shame they didn't include that.somewhatComment by RahalethYou know what word refers to the collective legacies of a group? History, you know what the study of physical history is? Archeology.

It's such a massive shame that an expansion rooted in past events many of which are unknown failed to offer Archeology as a profession. It would literally be the best it would have fit in the game, in other areas we've found trinkets and random items in DF we could have found lore items and they could have contributed to the advancement of the story. It's a shame they didn't include that.Comment by Anevay"but also lots of smaller character-based moments. I think those really stand out in Dragonflight"
Steve Danuser has finally learned that WoW's strength has always been character-based storytelling. Only took him 4 years and the destruction / degradation / loss of 6 of WoW's best characters to figure that out.Comment by ONCHEhap"but also lots of smaller character-based moments. I think those really stand out in Dragonflight"
Steve Danuser has finally learned that WoW's strength has always been character-based storytelling. Only took him 4 years and the destruction / degradation / loss of 6 of WoW's best characters to figure that out.Comment by FlanellYou know what word refers to the collective legacies of a group? History, you know what the study of physical history is? Archeology.

It's such a massive shame that an expansion rooted in past events many of which are unknown failed to offer Archeology as a profession. It would literally be the best it would have fit in the game, in other areas we've found trinkets and random items in DF we could have found lore items and they could have contributed to the advancement of the story. It's a shame they didn't include that.Comment by Tiwie"but also lots of smaller character-based moments. I think those really stand out in Dragonflight"
Steve Danuser has finally learned that WoW's strength has always been character-based storytelling. Only took him 4 years and the destruction / degradation / loss of 6 of WoW's best characters to figure that out.Comment by Lautner"but also lots of smaller character-based moments. I think those really stand out in Dragonflight"
Steve Danuser has finally learned that WoW's strength has always been character-based storytelling. Only took him 4 years and the destruction / degradation / loss of 6 of WoW's best characters to figure that out.