Ask Gauss

So it is Mother's Day and anyone out there who is a deserving mother out there then I wish you the best. Anyone who just uses the day to milk something they shouldn't get recognition for then you are the bane of everyone's existence they well you will get what is coming to you. Anyways, enough of that rant. Today is Sunday meaning it is time for Ask Gauss. The post of the week where I answer the questions put forth by all of you. If you are still clueless as to how to send in your questions well it is pretty simple. Just check the link on the top right of the page or just send the emails directly to gaussafication@gmail.com. Enough of all that, time to answer some. As a note there are spoilers in some of these answers so I would suggest not reading the question and answer if you are interested in it being a surprise.

So it was revealed that it was Fandral, you happy with it?

Well they, of course, needed to put something in to explain how he all of the sudden is the Majordomo to Ragnaros. So this really does put it into mind that he is in fact a "bad" guy. Secondly this kind of ties into how Twilight's Hammer and Ragnaros are connected. It also leaves some unanswered questions. Like is Deathwing running the Twilight's Hammer and always was? Since Cho'Gal is dead this would be a logical conclusion. This also states it clearly that Ragnaros serves Deathwing, something I am not completely a fan of, but it works regardless. One thing also Malfurion says in the dialogue that he has corrupted druids, does this mean there will be a whole new form of druids we will fight against. Druid's of the Flame perhaps? One thing I am not comfortable with though is Fandral, a druid, being able to use shamanistic powers. To me this seems wrong and I hope it turns out that Fandral was just acting out something prepared by Deathwing instead of him preforming it himself.

So Nozdormu is back, any idea?

This puzzles me as well since he is supposed to be missing. Sure we saw him in Northrend at the Bronze Dragonshrine, but what truly has he been doing? I find this very odd with him coming back and we hear nothing of the Infinite flight. Are we just supposed to ignore what we have been thinking about for years since we first saw the Infinite flight. If they just bring him back without a long explanation of what has been going on then it doesn't make any sense. Does he just show up to this meeting without saying a word? Does everyone accept him just showing up and not asking questions with everything that has been going on? I think that would be pretty impossible for anyone to accept.

Have you had a successful ZG or ZA pug?

If by successful you mean killed the last boss, then yes. If you meant if I wanted to bash my head against a wall because it would be less painful, then no.

So there we have it, questions answered for the week. Hope you all got some useful information. Next week's Reader Post I want you to send in your opinions on the return of Nozdormu. As always you have until Thursday night to get your submissions in. Enjoy what is left of your weekend.

Fandral

So if you have not seen it yet Fandral Staghelm's Cat form has been revealed as it will look in patch 4.2.



All I can say is if my druid cat form looked like this it would make me want to actually play a druid. Well probably not, but it looks pretty awesome. What I would like to know is the story and lore behind how he of all people is going to be a boss in the Firelands raid. When you think about it h really doesn't fit at all the people you would think would be in the Firelands. You think of elemantals, maybe some demons, large constructs, but a Druid? In a land of fire and destruction of a land the anti druid, we will have one of the most recognizable druids in the game. Regardless of the fact that he went mad with the Nightmare and all that he is still a druid, so I would like to know the "why".

Seeing this Cat Form makes me really interested to see the Bear, Mookin, Flight, etc. Of course, his regular human form is probably going to be something to behold as well. So Fandral the druid always in Malfurion's shadow all these years seems he finally has something to be remembered for.

Firelands

So over on MMO Champion they have some beta screenshots of the Firelands, which will be available to us as a zone and raid in the future. To a lot of peoples dismay this will be in 4.2. Regardless here is my favourite of the screenshots.

I was worried that this zone would be for lack of a better word too "Hellish" I am happy that after seeing the screenshots they did it in a way that gives the player the understanding that they are in the domain of fire, but not in this endless pool of flames and surround by lava. This was the same thing I was afraid of in Northrend that we would just have snow everywhere, but they got around that there so I should have had the same confidence they would have done it here. So I must say I am quite impressed with the screens and the look of the zone.

In addition with some data mining they have gotten 3 partial achieve icons. One of which is no surprise at all and that has to do with Ragnaros. The other two are interesting. One being with Fandral Staghelm, which is very interesting in the fact that he was transported to "safety" during the mount Hjyal questline. Even more interesting is that he was corrupted by the Old Gods specifically the Nightmare and her is hoping they bring this more to the forefront. Also I think a real druid type encounter would be quite an interesting one. Lastly is Alysra, who is the green dragon that helped you transport Fandral. Now this could either mean she is some how corrupted or gone rogue or could be Dreamwalker type encounter when she is required to be saved.

So even if we have to wait a little longer for the Firelands seeing the screenshots and this boss revelation makes me understand this will be an interesting zone and raid for sure.