Around Azeroth: Press button to destroy universe
Is this fiery hand from an alternate dimension merely a spell effect, or is it an alien deity pressing the erase and reformat button on all of Azeroth? Submitter Malkinius of Blade's Edge (US-A) says that it's the former -- a flame explosion effect as witnessed in Westfall on the PTR. Or it could be a new way for fire mages to give everyone else the finger. The old Presence of Mind/Pyroblast combo was getting stale.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Drakkenfyre Sep 26th 2010 10:05AM
These things are everywhere. You can see the elementals attack from way up in the sky (if you use the Druid exploit) but on some of them if you swoop down, they fade out like they are in another phase.
Even out in some of the corners like in the Barrens, you will see these rifts.
Rolly Sep 26th 2010 10:34AM
These rifts and elementals were all over Crossroads and the barrens last night. From the road to Ratchet it looked like all of the Stagnant Oasis was on fire, but when I ran over to it as I got closer the flames got smaller and were gone when the area had fully loaded.
Reminded me of how when you first enter a zone you can see stealthed objects until the game properly loads. A glitch that was the bane of rogues for a very long time in BG's.
Rolly Sep 26th 2010 10:36AM
oh, this was on the ptr by the way. I'm leveling a hunter there.
Nikoli Volkoff Sep 27th 2010 3:14AM
Was running around Azshara the other day finishing off my World Explorer and ran into a bunch of "Invading" type elementals and saw these portals/clouds near them.
They ARE showing up on live already. Seen these clouds out in Azshara and Tanaris.
pancakes Sep 26th 2010 10:06AM
Is this Blizz's go-to effect for Cata? I noticed in Wrath they tried to use their new fire animation as much as humanly possible.
pancakes Sep 26th 2010 10:07AM
That sounded more negative than it meant to. There's nothing wrong with them using the fire animation a lot, since it looked quite cool, it's just an observation.
Matt Sep 26th 2010 10:12AM
OMG Old Blanchy spontaneously combusted!
Ametrine Sep 26th 2010 10:48AM
Look at my horse
My horse is exploding
thecollins Sep 26th 2010 11:50AM
Give it a lick
mm, it tastes just like fire
Sintraedrien Sep 26th 2010 12:28PM
With a stroke of its mane,
It turns into a flame,
Sintra E'Drien of the Ebon Blade, né Sindorei (still Worgen-curious)
ps. I'm sorry, I had to.
Deathknighty Sep 26th 2010 1:09PM
And then it turns back again,
When you douse it with water!
Andy Sep 26th 2010 2:17PM
Oh it's steamy!
Delshay Sep 26th 2010 10:12AM
Now that's a great picture and great timing! Thank you for sharing.
Eros Sep 26th 2010 10:36AM
"For the end of the world spell press Ctrl, Alt, Del"
Shieru Sep 26th 2010 11:44AM
Did anyone else think of the Monty Python "How not to be seen" sketch?
Jman1236 Sep 27th 2010 10:57AM
Cata is near REPENT!!!!
Irontoof Sep 26th 2010 4:02PM
It's Ragnaros giving the metal fingers from underground.
leo810 Sep 27th 2010 6:29AM
Is that West fall O-o