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Dalaran Spotlight: Wrath and Legion Player Hub
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24.08.2015 в 13:51
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Over the weekend, Senior Designer Jeremy Feasel asked players what sorts of quirky details they'd like to see in Dalaran 2.0 coming in
Legion
.
There were some great replies, and this also sent us down a nostalgia trip to
Даларан
in Wrath of the Lich King. Here's some of the details in Dalaran 1.0 that made it stand out as a capital city in Wrath of the Lich King. What sort of fun stuff or throwback Wrath references would you like to see in Legion's version of Dalaran?
Dalaran is a magocratic city-state and was once located within the Alterac Mountains in the Eastern Kingdoms. Now, the city, including the Violet Citadel, resides above the Crystalsong Forest in Northrend. The top part of the city is sparkling and airy, while the sewers underground show the darker side of magic addiction and luxury. The city is neutral, with enclaves for both the Alliance and Horde.
Food
Dalaran's food vendors are unique in that they sell food platters and bottles of alcohol that come with visuals and 3D models. Your food looks as delicious as it tastes.
Айми
was the first dessert vendor in the game, selling delicacies like
Кекс "Красная шапочка"
. She is the only vendor who sells
Пончик Новолуния
,
Даларанское шоколадное пирожное
, and
Даларанский пончик
--mail some to a friend to brighten their day in-game. You can also place
Восхитительный торт
,
Праздничный шоколадный торт
, and
Большой ягодный пирог
on a table to celebrate a special occassion with a group.
Яблочкина
sells healthier snacks. Fittingly
Яблочкина
the fruit vendor is a resto druid in Treeform. In addition to selling fruits from across Azeroth, such as
Спелое красное яблоко
and
Золотистое яблоко
, he sells the unique
Свежий яблочный сок
and
Корзина даларанских яблок
.
Кристи Стоктон
sells a variety of fancy wine bottles and casks your raid can enjoy. The
Бочонок старого даларанского красного
, for , even takes a year to fully mature--for a one-time use
Бочонок марочного даларанского красного
which serves
Стакан даларанского марочного красного
.
Бутылка даларанского белого
and
Бутылка даларанского красного
are the cheapest bottles that serve 5 players, and
Бутылка старого даларанского красного
is for snobby collectors, which turns into
Бутылка марочного даларанского красного
. There are also casks:
Бочонок даларанского белого
and
Бочонок даларанского красного
. Some players in the past have been puzzled why the alcohol is a one-time use for the price and aging process--but that's the nature of wine cellars.
Люсьен Триас
, relative of
Иллинг Триас
, sells
Свежий даларанский хлеб
,
Круг даларанского сыра
,
Головка выдержанного даларанского острого сыра
which can feed your party.
Gear
Dalaran vendors offer many common-quality "RP" items, in addition to the essentials, which add some personality to their shops.
Hat vendor
Чамели Банапаш
sells mystical-themed apparel:
Фиолетовая остроконечная шляпа
and
Фиолетовый тюрбан
.
Карандонна
, a tribute to the fashion designer
Donna Karan
, sells 16 unique shirts. The most expensive shirt is
Вышитая рубашка
for , which resembles the fancy Worgen blouse/tuxedo. She also sells
Filigreed Shirts
,
Martial Shirts
, and
Filigreed Doublet
. All of these shirts are slightly different prices, with Black shirts being the most expensive for a certain style, and Amber shirts the cheapest.
Dalaran is the place to get expensive wine casks, so it's fitting
Кристи Стоктон
sells the offhands
Стакан вина
and
Стакан красного вина
.
Dalaran comes with its own set of purple/gold weapons, which don't have any practical purpose--but they look stylish. Back in the day, players could buy these weapons to raise their weapon skill for
Искусство владения оружием
. Our favorites are
Даларанская булава
,
Большой даларанский меч
and
Даларанский топор
--check out the full list
here
.
Анжелика Батлер
in the First Aid building sells the shirts
Повязка на рану
and
Пропитанная антисептиком повязка
, as well as
Платье даларанской сиделки
and
Внутривенное лечебное зелье
to add more verisimilitude to your healing.
Professions
Profession buildings in Dalaran went all-out in conveying the flavor of each skill. The Alchemy building is a bubbling vial, the Herbalism building is a greenhouse, the Jewelcrafting building is a jewelry store studded with gems, the Blacksmithing building is attached to a Forge.
NPCs in profession buildings train players and sell various recipes, but tailors had an additional perk.
Чарльз Ворт
teaches the
Плащ смертельной стужи
recipe to tailors who have completed
Хранитель мудрости Нордскола
, and
Тончайший плащ
for
Повелитель подземелий Нордскола
.
The Dalaran fountain is a popular place for Anglers. In addition to
Золотая рыбка из фонтана
, many famous NPCs have thrown coins in over the years, and your job is to fish them out! Check out the criteria on
Орел или решка?
,
Что это там на дне поблескивает?
, and
Серебро в фонтане
to see who all has coins--some of the neat ones are
Серебряная монета короля Теренаса Менетила
,
Серебряная монета Кадгара
,
Золотая монета Сильваны Ветрокрылой
, and
Золотая монета Кел'Тузада
. Collecting all the coins awards
Титановая печать Даларана
, which can be flipped for heads or tails emotes.
Players can also fish up unique items in Dalaran. The Sewers has
Гигантская сточная крыса
,
Сточный карп
, and
Волшебный пожиратель
which either grants a Well Fed buff or a
Дикая магия
buff which transforms you into a basilisk, whelp, locust, or wisp. In contrast, the area outside the Violet Hold Prison has
Скользкий угорь
,
Мерцающая ледоспинка
,
Окровавленная тюремная заточка
,
Наполовину пустая бутылка тюремного самогона
,
Наполовину полная бутылка тюремного самогона
, and
Ржавый тюремный ключ
which unlocks
Заржавевший сундучок пленника
that can contain BoEs like
Уведомление из тюрьмы
.
Players who amassed 0
Награда гурмана
could purchase a
Chef's Hat
which sped up Cooking. The Cooking Daily rewarded
Маленький мешочек со специями
, which could contain the fun items
Детская приправа
and
Маленький мешочек со специями
. You can also spend
Награда гурмана
on the fun recipes
Рецепт: пир для карликов
,
Рецепт: корм для зверька
, and
Рецепт: завтрак следопыта
in Dalaran.
Кунгалуш
, first seen in the quest
Дегустация
, is yours to craft if you speak to
Уставший маг
in the Sewers--the recipe is tattooed on his arm.
Kungaloosh
is a drink from the Adventurer's Club in Disney.
Mounts
Мей Франкис
sells basic Gryphon/Wyvern mounts, as well as some unique mammoths. This led to mammoth trains in Dalaran during Wrath where people would mount up and slowly walk around Dalaran in a line on their huge mounts.
Бронированный синий ветрокрыл
and
Бронированный белоснежный грифон
are unique variants on Horde and Alliance mounts.
Поводья шерстистого мамонта
for
Поводья тундрового мамонта для путешествующих
for , awards
Тундровый мамонт путешественника
. This is a three-seater mount with two vendors for reagents, repairs, food, and
Дренорские шелковые одеяния
.
Поводья бронированного бурого медведя
for is a recolor of
Поводья черного боевого медведя
.
Gain reputation with
Кирин-Тор
to reduce the cost of these mounts.
Monuments/Places of Interest
While Dalaran is a capital city with expected utilities like portals, banks, gear vendors, and Auction Houses, it was laid out in such a way to make the player feel that they were visiting a series of small luxury boutiques interspersed with monuments and decorations. Even if you didn't need to visit a particular shop, it was fun to wander in and explore because of the flavor items the NPCs would sell or the funny decorations on the walls.
The Justice Point gear in Dalaran was split up among many vendors, themed around boutique shops with different themes. For example, the fashion shop sold cloth epics, fancy shirts, hats, and epic boots. Useful gear was mixed in with flavor items to add to the personality of the city.
Dalaran has numerous fun shops--a Toyshop, Wine and Cheese Shop, and occult, in addition to the elaborate profession and armor shops.
The Sisters Sorcerous is a magical shop for Mages with a darker side.
Эндора Мурхед
sells limited supplies of
Разъеденная магией книга
and
Фолиант перемещения: Даларан
. There's also a black cat called
Неудачка
asleep in the corner.
Up at the top of Dalaran is the Purple Parlor, a bar with a great view of the city.
The Alliance Inn comes with a relaxing brewgarden in the back.
At the center of Dalaran is a monument celebrating the fall of the Lich King. This appeared when the first raid on the server defeated Arthas in Icecrown Citadel, and players can click on the inscription to relive the final cinematic.
When players defeat Algalon, one player can turn in the
Код отклика "Альфа"
which triggers an event in Dalaran where Rhonin praises the player. In Wrath this was a special occurrence, but since Algalon can easily be killed, Rhonin can be overly chatty and noisy.
Archmage Antonidas memorial--Antonidas was the previous leader of the Kirin Tor, killed by Arthas. The inscription on the monument is by Jaina Proudmoore.
Pets
Expert battle-pet site
WarcraftPets
founder Breanni runs the Dalaran pet shop, which features adorable pet cages and aquariums. Breanni sells a few unique pets as well,
Змейка-альбинос
,
Обсидиановый детеныш
,
Кошачья клетка (пятнистый кот)
, and mails players achievement pets like
Вонюша
.
Призрачный череп
, a tribute to Community Manager
Zarhym
, is sold by
Дарахир
in the Sewers.
Свет Нетеры
, a tribute to Community Manager
Nethaera
, can spawn anywhere in Dalaran.
Синий заводной ракетобот
and
Ключ зажигания боевого робота
are sold at the Dalaran Toyshop.
Фамилиар Кирин-Тора
is awarded upon completing
Ученье – свет!
.
Sewers
Most of Dalaran is sparkling and airy, but the Sewers offer a contrast--it's where the Rogues and Warlocks hang out. Dalaran's Underbelly may even be near the Rogue Class Hall in Legion.
There are several entries down to the sewers from the main city, as well as a one-way wishing well players can jump down and a gigatic sewer pipe they can fly up in.
The center of the sewers is set up for PvP, with vendors selling Wrath gear. In Legion, this area may inspire a free-for-all PvP event.
Эликсир Клоаки
is scattered around the Sewers and will either turn you into a flying wasp, a Hungry Tuskarr with a +50 fishing buff, or warp your vision so everyone in Dalaran appears to be a human mage wearing
Netherwind Regalia
.
Сегаседи
, a reference to
Sewer Shark
, swims underneath the Rogue and Warlock vendors.
Даларанская сточная крыса
and the 4
Даларанская сточная черепаха
are a reference to
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
.
Toys
The Dalaran Toyshop, run by
Джепетто Таратор
, is a quirky store filled with all sorts of toys long before the Toy Box became a thing. In later expansions, similar toyshops have sprung up in other cities but this one was the first. Highlights include:
Игрушечная железная дорога
and
Заводной крушитель поездов
--get everyone to do the /train emote, or end the fun.
Purchase Winter Veil items like
Пульт управления синим болидом "Бей-Молоти"
,
Пневматический карабин Красного Всадника
,
Боеприпасы для пневматического карабина Красного Всадника
,
Свиномяч
,
Футбольный мяч
Ragdoll toys:
Зеленая тряпичная куколка
,
Синяя тряпичная куколка
Items to refuel your
Ключ зажигания боевого робота
:
Синее боевое топливо
and
Красное боевое топливо
.
Fun toys that never made it into the Toy Box, like
Набор бумажного дирижабля
and
Игрушечная заводная горилла
.
Secret Areas
There are a few secret areas in Dalaran you can unlock!
Archmage Vargoth's Retreat can be accessed upon completing
Ученье – свет!
. This is a fun, but time-consuming achievement, in which you need to track down eight correct books in Dalaran, ignoring duds like
Порталы - это НЕ мусоропровод!
.
Школы тайной магии - Мастерство
will teleport you to a secret lavish room atop the Violet Citadel. For more details, check out the
Higher Learning Guide
].
Engineers can access a closed sewer underneath Dalaran via
Генератор червоточин: Нордскол
--the "Underground..." option has a low chance to appear. Here you'll find
Кей Туги
, who is the only vendor that sells
Схема: арканитовый дракончик
, plus she only sells one on a limited respawn. You could be waiting down here a while to get the goods you want--fortunately there's no easy way out, just via your Hearthstone.
Notable NPCs
Dalaran is filled with NPCs that come with tiny fun details or reference pop culture or community members:
Every night at 9 PST,
Виндл Искросвет
lights all the lamps in Dalaran. He'll even sell you
Зажигалка Виндла
so you can turn on any he's missed. His daughter, Kinnidy, apprentices under Jaina Proudmoore in
Tides of War
.
She dies in Theramore, and in rememberance,
Виндл Искросвет
lights the Dalaran lamps with an image of Kinnidy.
/dance with
Нинзианна
and she'll dance back with you and say "Not bad, though some additional schooling wouldn't hurt! Here, watch my hips... like so!"
Дорфус Альфамаг
: This is the lone Dwarf Mage in Dalaran--dwarves were only added as an option in Cataclysm.
Sit next to
Шеддл Шикблеск
and he'll shine your shoes--they really sparkle and you even get the
Начищенные ботинки
buff.
Минигоб Манабонк
wanders around Dalaran sheeping unsuspecting targets (
Манабонк!
). He'll later send you
Инструмент обмана
in the mail so you can sheep your friends too.
Relatives of Cory Stockton can be seen in Dalaran (
Кристи Стоктон
).
Кристи Стоктон
's wine shop sells items like
Бочонок старого даларанского красного
also fits in well with his interest in fine drinks, documented on Twitter.
Olibith has made a series of
popular machinimas
including the Never Stay Tuned series, featuring a troll chef who likes to cook gnomes. This troll model shows up as the Horde cooking trainer in Dalaran,
Авило Лон'гомба
. His assistant,
Мизенси
, shows up as a troll singer in
Never Stay Tuned 2
.
As mentioned above,
WarcraftPets
founder
Бреанни
runs the Dalaran pet shop.
Верховный полководец Уро
: Uro was a Rank 14 Warrior in vanilla who contributed extensively to Warrior PvP discussions. His character in Dalaran is a High Warlord and is dressed in mismatching Fury Warrior gear, including pink
Разноцветные сапоги
and purple
Рукавицы истребления
. His dialogue references the theorycrafting behind his outfit: "Only a fool would mock the appeance of my battle-garb! This raiment of well-worn steel is from an ancient place of learning!"
Эрит Примула
: Tribute to
Aeris Gainsborough
the flower girl. The WoW NPC wears an outfit similar to her signature pink and red dress, and sells roses and wildflowers in Dalaran next to her flower cart.
Карандонна
, who sells expensive shirts, is named after the famous American fashion designer
Donna Karan
.
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