Welp. N’y’alotha can join Nazjatar and Argus in the wasted potential expansions graveyard. I love the Scourge and all, but this is just… unexpected.
I mean, sure, we’ve had all these leaks about it, and there’s been plenty of discussion about the Shadowlands. But what do we have in game? A single questline with Vol’jin and Sylvanas’ vague, convoluted plot to kill the world because reasons.
This isn’t the makings of a good expansion story. We need to know what the stakes are at walking into the expansion. Look at Wrath of the Lich King, we saw the Lich King and his army of the undead. They were going to throw the world into an undead apocalypse. That is a pretty clear threat we needed to deal with, and it was present throughout the entire expansion.
Look at BfA, where we’re told the world is dying but then hop over to play pirate on two random islands and the only evidence of this “high stake” is some gold pools on these islands. We didn’t know who the final villain was and we were left in the dark so much that no one could get involved.
I’m terrified we’re literally heading for a direct sequel to BfA, which is NOT what I want. Sylvanas’ whole death arc has been one of my least favorite arcs in the game’s history. If I have to play through an expansion that is basically the WHOLE arc but as an expansion…
I don’t think I will.