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Guild Exorsus Faction Changed to Alliance for Castle Nathria
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2020/10/24 at 1:34 PM
by
Anshlun
At some point during this week, the Russian Guild Exorsus (Экзорсус, EU-Howling Fjord), one of the contenders for the World First crown in Castle Nathria,
has faction changed to Alliance
.
The change seems to be motivated by the number of Bleed mechanics present in Castle Nathria, making
Dwarf
's
Stoneform
a strong tool to have in your arsenal to have an edge in the race. There is no way to judge how impactful in the World First race having the majority of the raid equipped with
Stoneform
or Kyrian's
Phial of Serenity
, but Exorsus believe it will be an important tool for the race.
With this change, will we see other guilds like Limit, Echo, and Pieces also going Alliance to match Exorsus?
Bleeds in Castle Nathria
Castle Nathria has a few bleed effects among its bosses, like
Carnage
in Sire Denathrius,
Chain Bleed
from Sludgefist,
Crimson Flurry
from Sun King's Salvation, and
Exsanguinated
from Shriekwing. But we believe that the main reason for Exorsus to have transferred is
Wicked Laceration
from Stone Legion Generals.
Normally, the only way to remove
Wicked Laceration
is via
Crystalline Burst
, which is cast in a random player, meaning you have no control over who gets cleared. Having tools like
Stoneform
and Kyrian's
Phial of Serenity
to control the removal of these debuffs seem to be important during Stone Legion Generals
Stone Legion Generals Encounter Journal
FAQ
Does this mean all top guilds will go Alliance?
No. Even if some of the top guilds go Alliance, they are likely to transfer back over once progression is done due to the community support present on the Horde side, which is the real advantage of being Horde. Remember, these are guilds that are willing to go long distances to get any possible advantage, including faction change their whole roster twice.
A good example of this was Limit in 8.2, which faction changed raiders in order to catch the first Darkshore Warfront cycle, which wouldn't happen for Horde until the second week of Mythic.
Does this mean Castle Nathria will be only completed by Alliance Guilds?
No.
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Comment by
piplupzero
on 2020-10-28T10:50:16-05:00
If you use a paid feature to change your character from one race to another, doesn't that make you ineligible for world first stuff ? Do guilds not have to obey the same rules as the characters in the guild ?
I think that only applies for up to 60 days after the change which is why theyre doing it now and not closer to launch after they have more information.
Comment by
SilverDragon234
on 2020-11-06T14:02:32-06:00
Blizzard, just remove racial abilities. Or just make them unusable in raids and arena!
Now, why would you request such a horrible idea?
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