Building Azeroth: Northrend - Behind the Scenes Development on Wrath of the Lich King

Wrath Posted 2022/06/30 at 11:53 AM by Rokman

Youtube videoGrab your parka and gloves and prepare for an adventurous return to the frozen tundra of Northrend. Take a sentimental journey with art director Ely Cannon, Lead Level Designer Sarah Boulian-Verrall, and Overwatch game director Aaron Keller to the time when they all worked together as a part of the level design team on Wrath of the Lich King. You’ll learn more about how the team built Northrend and how this icebound world was brought to life.

Comment by BethiaBest xpac ever!Comment by DaeverenGrpahics don't make the game. And you do know how people react to even the SLIGHTEST change?properly Comment by DaeverenNot even sure why you'd bother checking Wotlk Classic out if that's clearly nothing you could ever be interested in, due to your focus on graphics.veryComment by dr7swagI am so fond of Northrend some of my most favourite areas ever are from this continent. I never quite enjoyed so much other regions up until zandalar in BfA . I always felt Pandaria was somewhat huge but empty , draenor too , legion, i loved Suramar but the other regions felt so disconnected from each other.

Northrend had an amazing cohesion region wise. The further north you went you started watching ice. It's amazing how they managed to make 4-5 snow covered regiona feel different even though they had the same environmental type. Howling fjord was the best introduction to this amazing journey , especially alliance side that boat ride under the burning ship... And as you slowly started scaling up and the snowy weather was intensifying. Crystalsong forest and the nexus were some of the most visually stunning areas back then, too bad the first couldn't be utilised more due to Dalaran's presence. Storm Peaks was also a zone that perfectly coexisted with flying, those mechanical caves with the side entrances were really something , the high peaks reached with the mount. Grizzly hills was another favorite zone for me and post cataclysm a beautiful reminder of arugal's compelling story from the original silverpine.Comment by raz98What is with these masturbatory interviews? Are they patting themselves on the back for recycling old content by releasing a classic edition of a game they already made? or is this the new team talking about all the hard work and love and care they put into a product that ... someone else already made ... calm down. Damn.Comment by letsdothisCan't wait, retail is so dogsht at the moment ...Comment by TomodaWhat is with these masturbatory interviews? Are they patting themselves on the back for recycling old content by releasing a classic edition of a game they already made? or is this the new team talking about all the hard work and love and care they put into a product that ... someone else already made ... calm down. Damn.Comment by CannonlakeWhat is with these masturbatory interviews? Are they patting themselves on the back for recycling old content by releasing a classic edition of a game they already made? or is this the new team talking about all the hard work and love and care they put into a product that ... someone else already made ... calm down. Damn.Comment by tupolew519cool.