[NEWS] Shadowlands Preview: Torghast, Tower of the Damned

[Thecheat-turalyon (Thecheat)]

That NPC in the first screenshot of the article looks like he just bought that axe off the nearest Elwynn Forest vendor.

[Kaladarra-area-52]

Very welcomed. Im glad to see they are working on giving players some more power. Everything Ive seen so far has been a welcome change for the game. Funnily enough BFA was the first expac I played in years and I lost my last account. Not a great place to start but it did suck me back into the world of WoW. Just hoping to not be disappointed as my other MMOs have let me down heavily recently and I cant get into FFXIV personally

[anon19860090]

Just hoping to not be disappointed as my other MMOs have let me down heavily recently and I cant get into FFXIV personally

I gave up on other MMOs. There are some older ones I like, but the only one I can get into now is WoW.

I’m okay with that, because I’m generally either playing WoW or playing non-MMO games. But it does make me wonder if there will ever be another MMO that isn’t WoW that I enjoy.

[Kaladarra-area-52]

Yeah the only two other MMOs Ive really been able to sink my teeth into for long periods of time are SWTOR and GW2. I have hope for Ashes of Creation and the new Lord of the Rings MMO but those are both a LOOOOOONG ways off

[Paladina-kargath (Paladina)]

I hope this creature doesn’t pop out of a corner and I fall out of my chair and need to exit the game out of fear.

Half Life would do me like that, I’d get the light scared right out of me sometimes, talk about jump out my seat!

[KatieMalin-1556 (Phaerix)]

I’m here to confirm that vitality is not a resource within Torghast nor is there a mechanic akin to it. Only your deaths will halt your climb!

Please keep in mind that not everything discovered in datamining exists or are feature final as Shadowlands is still in development.

[Oakenshroot-durotan]

Dying repeatedly alerts the Tarragrue, a lumbering iron-clad creature that will appear at the level’s entrance and slowly move toward its end. If he sees any heroes, he will chase down and kill them. If he reaches the end of the level or kills all the players in the level, your run ends and you are thrown out of Torghast.

Sooo… a timer in the form of a mob? And the timer activates if you die?

[Luuni-area-52]

Thank you for the clarification!

[Mookaduka-draka]

Beast Mastery Hunter should get a power-up item within Torghast that is literally the April Fools Day item mentioned earlier in the month. You could even call it, “Towerstalker’s Couch” or something, where it allows you to place the couch on the ground and then you can sit in it, giving you a huge damage boost to your pets whilst sitting there. C’mon Blizz, I need mah couch!

[Gifoiezonde-blackrock]

Will Torghast contain enemies from all of wow being that everything apparently goes to the shadowlands when they die?

[KatieMalin-1556 (Phaerix)]

The Tarragrue is only alerted to your presence if you die repeatedly. Otherwise, he will not appear/hunt you down.

[Zoumz-zuljin (Zoumz)]

You’re the best

[KatieMalin-1556 (Phaerix)]

Unlike the tendrils of time, you can escape from the Tarragrue.

[Iszabelluh-dalaran]

How do I go about accessing this tower via Alpha? I’m on my DH. I’ve completed all quests except “Follow the Path” into Oribos.

[Jerold-dragonblight]

This is sounding great, and nice of you guys to fully clear the air on what the Tower will be like. I’m looking forward to this in Shadowlands!

[Peppermint-eldrethalas (Peppermint)]

I was going to read this but then I realized Bellular will have two or three videos about it by the end of the day and I’ll just listen to those while I play.

[Lucavias-proudmoore]

Some random ideas for power-ups:

A power-up that when used picks a class at random other than your own. For the rest of the run you can use a specific power that’s common to the the specs of the class picked.
Ex:
Paladin -> Wings (reduced duration)
Priest -> PW: Shield
Warrior -> Demo Shout

A power-up provides ramping tertiary stat bonuses for staying in combat with a very fast drop rate to encourage chain pulling, but not too much. So each second an X amount is added to your speed, leech, or avoidance (1 picked per tick). As long as you stay in combat they keep going up (to some cap).

A power-up that gives you multi-strike (wod stat) as a stat with a fixed amount for the remainder of the run.

[Wacko-aerie-peak]

Hi, I really like the concept of Torghast as a roguelike dungeon. I enjoy playing roguelike games! I am really looking forward to getting a Torghast run that gets super lucky and climbing super far into the tower. I understand that there will be game progression and rewards as a result of Torghast runs, but I really hope that while the legendary crafting materials and other rewards might be capped each week, I can run Torghast itself as many times as I want, just because it is (hopefully) fun to do!

[Kaladarra-area-52]

So the Tarragrue is alerted after dying repeatedly however I was curious. Does repeatedly count over the time of the entire run in torghast or only towards a specific level?

[Kalzhun-thrall]

@KatieMalin-1556

He’s brutal, too. The first time I played through it I didn’t know the Tarragrue existed and got roflstomped.

But, we need to know this: During holidays, does the Tarragrue get different outfits like the raid bosses from Legion? Perhaps a little Winterveil Hat during the holiday season? Or what about a little set of rabbit ears during Noblegarden?

Edit: Oh! Could the Tarragrue be replaced with a Swolekin on April Fools? (Or maybe just give us a toggle for it )