Breakfast Topic: Which boss would you revamp for level 80?

by Lesley Smith Aug 16th 2009 at 8:00AM

With news that the Broodmother herself is returning for WoW's fifth anniversary and patch 3.2.2, it got me thinking about other old world bosses which could be revamped. Now don't get me wrong, I totally get that Onyxia is a one-time thing this expansion. All fun and no lore, to paraphrase one of our commentators, Maxim. But the concept is ripe for a Breakfast Topic, after all Onyxia is a classic raid but she wasn't the only one. Granted, she remains the most popular and the most legendary, the raid itself was almost a reward for completing what has to be the game's most epic quest chain. And then there was the loot, the lovely legendary (if not in colour) loot. Excuse me while I drool.

So lets say, hypothetically, you could bring back any lower level boss for a short time period aimed at level 80s. Which would you choose? Personally I'd love to see the Dragons of Nightmare, simply because they were so epic. Indeed, they are still a challenge to down today, especially with that annoying debuff. I also live in hope of seeing something of the Emerald Dream soon but that's for another day. So, constant readers, if you could have one boss return revamped for a hardcore level 80 raid, which would it be?

Tags: dragons-of-nightmare, emerald-dream, five-year-anniversary, loot, onyxia, onyxia-whelpling, onyxia-wow, onyxias-lair, patch-3.2.2, patch-3.2.2-wow, raid, raiding, raids, wow-new-patch, wow-patch, wow-patch-3.2.2 world-of-warcraft-patch-3.2.2, Wow-patch-3.2.2World-of-warcraft-patch-3.2.2

Filed under: Patches, Events, Blizzard, Breakfast Topics, Instances, Raiding, Lore, Bosses, Wrath of the Lich King

Reader Comments (Page 4 of 5)

Wolftech Aug 16th 2009 11:03AM

A couple of others mentioned before (VC and Kara) are great ideas. I would also like to throw High King Maulgar from Gruul's lair. I loved that boss (specifically, since I play a mage as my main, Krosh Firehand)

I also would like to see Gnomeregan redone, and we Gnomes taking back our city!

Evelinda Aug 16th 2009 11:05AM

you know, i think more than a boss being revamped, i'd like to see regions of the game world... i'm thinking grim batol, darkwhisper gorge, and others, these places that are full of elites that are really just doing nothing... put them to use! :)

I also think that level 80 class quests would be great, even just revamped versions of the level 60 ones... i always think its fun to see npc's like simone the inconspicuous wandering around, and it makes me think that doing something like that again would be great

Tim Aug 16th 2009 11:35AM

Mmm... I'd love to see a critter boss. Give me the bunny of death!

Minidrake Aug 16th 2009 9:12PM

You should head on over to Grizzly Hills and start slaughtering deer. ;)

Bannor Aug 16th 2009 12:05PM

The most epic quest chain in the game is not ending with Onyxia, but with the opening of Ahn'Quiraj. Or as of today, I guess most does it to obtain the cooking recipie of the 1000(?) pound chicken, or just to kill Eranikus at the end of the green line. Personally I like the blue line best, for its very well done storyline.

It trumps the Onyxia chain easily.

spartugus2009 Aug 16th 2009 11:36AM

I would like to see Kil'Jaedan OUT of his Puddle this time.

Nascair Aug 16th 2009 12:19PM

Twin Emperors

Nagrim Aug 16th 2009 12:23PM

Patch 3.4 - The Fury Of Mr. Bigglesworth.

jfofla Aug 16th 2009 12:32PM

MC MC! Rag and all the gang!

Squirr3llywrath9 Aug 16th 2009 12:45PM

Blackheart the Inciter, because AoE MC makes everything fun, or something more likely, Arugal. SFK has always been one of my favorite instances.

Slaytanic Aug 16th 2009 12:46PM

CATACLYSM seems to be on the theme of using old zones of Azeroth that were ideas, but then abandoned for a later date......The Greymane Wall, Uldum, etc.

Well, there is that instance door inside of SW that goes to nowhere, and that prison locked down in the middle of the canals, guards and everything, yet no access. I've heard it said that this was originally planned to be a high-level version of Stockades.

If we can tear apart Org and re-build it, we can add something there.

chainlink12 Aug 16th 2009 3:26PM

I never really got to experiance Molten Core, so I'd like to see that revamped into a lvl 80 raid.

Tajhz Aug 16th 2009 12:58PM

ZG ZG ZG ZG ZG ZG ZG

I can't say it enough. My favorite instance in the game is ZG. Bring it back. Bring back a new ZG armour set, and the trinkets off Hakkar and the set trinkets like the rogue one.

Eshin Aug 16th 2009 1:22PM

I would like to see the epic quest chains put back into the game using higher level dungeons. Not hard-mode. Hard mode feels like to me lets slap on some more HP to the bosses and then add a few elements. Make people work for it. I would love to see the old world dragons come back could even argue that lore wise once with the death of Yogg-Saron, and the defeat of Agalon a surge of contained power was released back into Azeroth and the dragons have reached their true power.

Psionik Aug 16th 2009 2:21PM

I want new bosses to be made and would rather have Blizzard spend resources in that direction. The new stuff is what keeps me playing not rehashing things I did way too many times 2-4 years ago.

Onyxia had her time and cool part in the story but I think bringing her back for the reasons stated is Blizzard going down the wrong path.

WoW Insider Show

Subscribe via iTunes for our latest show.

Hot Topics

Upcoming Events

Event	Date
Call to Arms: Isle of Conquest	5/14 - 5/16
Call to Arms: Alterac Valley	5/17 - 5/20
Call to Arms: The Battle for Gilneas	5/21 - 5/23
Call to Arms: Warsong Gulch	5/24 - 5/27
Call to Arms: Twin Peaks	5/28 - 5/30
Call to Arms: Strand of the Ancients	5/31 - 6/3
Darkmoon Faire	6/2 - 6/9
Call to Arms: Silvershard Mines	6/4 - 6/6
Call to Arms: Temple of Kotmogu	6/11 - 6/13
Call to Arms: Arathi Basin	6/18 - 6/20
Midsummer Fire Festival	6/21 - 7/5
Call to Arms: Eye of the Storm	6/25 - 6/27