World of Warcraft just released “Judgment,” the epilogue chapter of Shadowlands, featuring the judgment of Sylvanas Windrunner at the hands of Tyrande Whisperwind. Unfortunately, the beautifully-rendered cutscenes are crashing in game for many players as they go through the story. Warning: SPOILERS for Shadowlands: Eternity’s End follow.To get more news about Buy WotLK Classic Gold, you can visit lootwow.com official website.
Eternity’s End, Patch 9.2 of World of Warcraft, served as the conclusion to the story of Shadowlands. The later chapters of the story have been gradually released over the last month, with the final epilogue only just now becoming available to players.
The cutscenes for “Judgment” are split into two parts; one within the Arbiter’s chamber, and the other at the entrance to the Maw. The voiceover of the cutscene contains the dialogue discovered from the World of Warcraft Public Test Realm the week before its release–Tyrande sentences Sylvanas to recover every soul from the Maw so the Arbiter can judge them anew. However, World of Warcraft pulled out the stops with the animation quality in these cutscenes, with dynamic posing, lip-syncing, and fluid motion; all newcomers with the dated engines of the venerable MMORPG.
Unfortunately, those dated engines are still causing problems for WoW. Many players are experiencing crashes before and during the “Judgment” cutscenes. While World of Warcraft has posted the cutscenes on YouTube, being unable to experience them in game has broken the immersion of many fans who were excited to see them live.
It is unfortunate a long-running MMO by a company as big as Blizzard would experience such widespread bugs, especially in new, highly-anticipated content. While occasional glitches and crashes are unavoidable, World of Warcraft seems to have an above-average amount due to its age. Hopefully Blizzard can patch the game quickly and prevent these crashes from happening before more players experience them.
The cutscenes themselves, however, are a treat for fans. Though the story of Shadowlands has been unsatisfactory for many fans, most agree the epilogue is as good as it could have been given the circumstances. Additionally, the fidelity of the cutscenes is a promising trend many hope World of Warcraft continues to deliver in the next expansion pack and beyond.
The epilogue also gives many characters the opportunity to speak in side conversations, giving fans time to see some of their favorites comment on the events of Shadowlands and beyond. Between “Judgment,” cross-faction play and the Heritage Quests coming in Shadowlands Patch 9.2.5, and the impending expansion announcement, many World of Warcraft fans are able to be optimistic for the first time in a while.