In the next alpha build the Death Knight core tree is being updated to better increase talent choice. In order to do this, we’ve made several abilities baseline and cut talents that were proving to be problematic for the overall health of the resource economy for the specs. The left side of the class tree had 4 talents all dedicated to resources, which felt a little excessive.
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Ask a Lore Nerd: The Burning Legion and equal opportunity corruption
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After a brief BlizzCon-inspired hiatus, Ask a Lore Nerd is back! Let’s get started with Grimgore‘s question…
I was wondering if there was anything in the lore that implies that demonic blood could empower any races other than orcs? And if not, what is it about orcs that makes them so susceptible to demonic taint? Does that imply some sort of common ancestry?
Right in World of Warcraft we see other races being empowered with demonic energy/blood. It’s not just Orcs. Satyrs were once Night Elves (or Highborne, or Kaldorei), and I’m sure you’ve seen what happens to Blood Elves when they drink in the demon juice. The horned, winged elves you see in Magisters’ Terrace, Sunwell Plateau, and the Throne of Kil’jaeden. They’re not all specifically caused by drinking demon blood, but it’s the same idea, really.
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