Now that I've actually played the expansion a bit, well the title says it. Past trailers introduced the enemy, gave us something to aim for. Illidan, Arthas, Deathwing, and night elf women. I've said before that I don't think they were all good (Cata was bad), but they at least managed to give some notion of what we were doing or what was going on.
The Mists of Pandaria trailer did not do that. It gave us some fun combat, which had some relation to the story, but was a step away from actually saying anything. "There is a new land that the Horde and Alliance are fighting over" was all we could get out of the trailer. Well, it's also a scenic land, but that's about the extent of it.
The actual game has an enemy: our own aggression, fear, and doubt: the Sha. The actual interpretation can vary, of whether we are the problem or whether we merely released what was already there. That could have made for an interesting trailer, to see the beauty of Pandaria, but to get a peek underground and behind the veils to see the negative energy building up. The mogu, seemingly a central threat, are entirely left out. I can understand why all the less-significant threats, such as vermin, ninju, and monkeys were left out, since there is only limited screen time.
I'm also curious about the bugs. Are they another aspect of the silithid? Is there an old god directing them? Maybe I'll learn more as I play. I'm certain that I'd have been more eager to buy the expansion if I'd been giving a hint of an old enemy returning.
The Mists of Pandaria trailer did not do that. It gave us some fun combat, which had some relation to the story, but was a step away from actually saying anything. "There is a new land that the Horde and Alliance are fighting over" was all we could get out of the trailer. Well, it's also a scenic land, but that's about the extent of it.
The actual game has an enemy: our own aggression, fear, and doubt: the Sha. The actual interpretation can vary, of whether we are the problem or whether we merely released what was already there. That could have made for an interesting trailer, to see the beauty of Pandaria, but to get a peek underground and behind the veils to see the negative energy building up. The mogu, seemingly a central threat, are entirely left out. I can understand why all the less-significant threats, such as vermin, ninju, and monkeys were left out, since there is only limited screen time.
I'm also curious about the bugs. Are they another aspect of the silithid? Is there an old god directing them? Maybe I'll learn more as I play. I'm certain that I'd have been more eager to buy the expansion if I'd been giving a hint of an old enemy returning.
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All that should be said is you need to get Klaxxi to exalted to see. And you definitely want to see.
*ahem*
Squee.
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