Fan revision gives patch 4.3 trailer added pop
by Anne Stickney 
Dec 2nd 2011 at 3:30PM
The patch 4.3 trailer, shown above, was a decent enough trailer. It showed all the villains we'd see in the patch, plus a little gameplay. But to many players, it seemed to be missing something, and the common protest was that it had no voice work at all. Given the number of cinematics included in the Dragon Soul raid, perhaps it was decided it didn't need any. Still, the consensus seems to be that the trailer needed a little pop. After all, it's the trailer for the biggest patch of the expansion -- it ought to have a punch to it, shouldn't it?
That's what YouTube user theopeneyes thought, too -- and so he embarked on a mission that took him through the various voiceovers in the 4.3 patch. After finding enough suitable material, he took a trailer that was pretty good and made it pretty amazing. Check out the result after the break.
That's what YouTube user theopeneyes thought, too -- and so he embarked on a mission that took him through the various voiceovers in the 4.3 patch. After finding enough suitable material, he took a trailer that was pretty good and made it pretty amazing. Check out the result after the break.
Brace yourselves for what could be some of most exciting updates to the game recently with patch 4.3. Review the official patch notes, and then dig into what's ahead: new item storage options, cross-realm raiding, cosmetic armor skinning and your chance to battle the mighty Deathwing -- from astride his back!
Filed under: Cataclysm
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Larka Dec 2nd 2011 3:34PM
Heck yeah i love that trailer! blizzard should honestly pay that guy and use his instead!
Grapes Dec 2nd 2011 3:50PM
I thought Blizzard's needed more voice overs and I think the fan's had too many. Somewhere in the middle would have been perfect for me.
Bril Dec 2nd 2011 6:07PM
Nicely done. Makes me look forward to diving into all the new fun stuff this weekend.
quasarsglow Dec 2nd 2011 3:35PM
Okay. Very nice. 2 points to Gryffindor!
Noobieninja Dec 2nd 2011 3:43PM
wow... awesome revision... the voice-over gave it some added life to it... great video!!
roosterfish Dec 2nd 2011 3:44PM
Wow. That was amazing.
That made me excited for this expansion again. Mad props.
ravyncat Dec 2nd 2011 3:46PM
I was amazed when I first saw this on youtube, but I couldn't comment there.
Great job, theopeneyes! Seriously. This is awesome. ^^
Saltypoison Dec 2nd 2011 4:12PM
You seem like a nice person. You don't want to associate with those YouTube commenters.... /shudder
GhostWhoWalks Dec 2nd 2011 3:51PM
Now THAT is what the original trailer should've been! THAT is suitably epic.
twbrienn Dec 2nd 2011 3:51PM
The voices seemed a little out of place at time. Like when Deathwing talked about the end of time and as he's doing his bad guy monologue we see his corpse skewered on Wyrmrest. Not bad.
trefpoid Dec 2nd 2011 3:53PM
When I finished watching this version a few days ago, I recovered that feeling I got with each patch trailer, like when Zul'jin walked away from the Zandalar in a totally badass manner or when Thrall had the evil Ragnaros vision. It just seemed like this trailer was rushed and they put no love into it, which was real sad. Then this fellow comes along and puts a few quotes from Dragon Sould and suddenly you have an amazing video, the ending was just perfect and gave me a little shiver. What I find sad is that people posted this video on the offical forums and got 20 pages of positive feedback and then Blizzard deleted the threads D: I'm just going to ignore the original trailer and pretend this is the real thing.
hovediah Dec 2nd 2011 3:58PM
Awesome! waaay better job than the original! I cant wait to see more of this guys work
djsuursoo Dec 2nd 2011 4:12PM
i...
i just...
fookin hell after happily enjoying a nice long break from my tank i all of a sudden NEED to do this farking raid.
Borealis Dec 2nd 2011 4:08PM
The last bit gave me shivers.
Thurro Dec 3rd 2011 7:04PM
I AM THE CATACLYSM.
Stephanie Dec 2nd 2011 4:08PM
Holy crap! That gave me the chills!
I was all "The Hour of Twilight trailer was awesome, it didn't need any voice."
I stand corrected. This. It needed this.
Erin Dec 2nd 2011 6:25PM
I agree. I also got chills!
WanderingNomad Jan 1st 2012 8:22AM
Shivers here too.....excellent job! =)
Fatbeard Dec 2nd 2011 4:11PM
I'm notably in the minority here but I really don't think the voiceovers brought anything that the original didn't already have and in some ways ruined the epicness of the video.
What I was hoping for was more of an extended version of the original with additional video that some crafty machinimator had put together.
Brett Porter Dec 2nd 2011 5:46PM
Same here.