Icecrown Citadel Preview

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[MaJeSTRiC1337]

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[MaJeSTRiC1337]

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[MaJeSTRiC1337]

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[stephanietbor]

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[MrReolando]

can someone please tell me where this place is to get the rep from please explain it to me diligently

[Drawsblood123]

Looks like Forstwing Lair are gonna be big pulls. =/

[KnightofPhantasm]

Well what happened next I will quote

We are one, Arthas. Together, we are the Lich King. No more Nerzhul, no more Arthas—only

this one glorious being. With my knowledge, we can—

No, Arthas whispered. No we. No one tells me what to do. Ive got everything I need from you—

now the power is mine and mine alone. Now there is only I. I am the Lich King. And I am ready.

The orc shuddered in his arms, stunned by the betrayal, and vanished.

So that's it that's from Christie Golden's book

[EevisandEdhead]

I got that book for my birthday and I must say it is definitely one of my all time favorites

[KnightofPhantasm]

Well I regret I don't have the real book although I would very much like to have it to for reading, i just downloaded it in pdf =)

My opinion is that the book is perfectly written =)

[EevisandEdhead]

It's an excellent way to learn the lore

[KnightofPhantasm]

Well this theory about the Lich King is most likely wrong but I'm going to say it bcs I like it best. I read the book Arthas-The Rise of The LIch King and there it's written that some time afther Arthas an Ner'Zhul merged Arthas destroyed the small part of his sould that was still good and then and then Ner'Zhul gz-ed him for doing that saying that that was the only thing that slowed him down. As before ner'Zhul repeated that they are one and.....and I'm gonna split this in 2 posts sry......

[Icespine]

Both Ner'Zhul and Arthas are dead since their souls merged and Lich King was born. Now it's ONLY the Lich King.

[wowfunny521]

@EyeSlick i cant stand people like you that dont care about the story and are rude to everyone.how can you play a game without wanting to know the story.whats the fun in just playing it.i dont realyl mind that youre opinion is different though its how you basiclly call people who do like it stupid.loser.

[EyeSlick]

WTF is that big chunk of ice at 1:09!?!? ... :P

[Catrei]

dude thats where arthas and ner'zhul merged.....

[kyle112233]

UGH The lick King is ARTHAS AND NER'ZHUL AS ONE WHOLE.

[EyeSlick]

lol Arthas is just a case :P His mind and soul are completely gone. It's just Ner'zhul now, Arthas no longe exists, his body is a hollow case for Ner'zhul's mind and sould to linger. But some say that Arthas's mind still lingers and that there is still hope! (God that sounded nerdy!) lol...

[kyle112233]

@EyeSlick Yeah, but The Lich King as a person is Arthas and Ner'Zhul as one. Quote from ingame "I was once a shaman..."

[RampageOK]

@EyeSlick

No. Ner'zhul is dead and gone. Arthas is the lich king and he eliminated Ner'Zhul inside his mind. Read the book.

[omega00omega]

@RampageOK ,

U read the book.. arthas and nehrzul merged.. neither died

[RampageOK]

@omega00omega

I didn't say anyone died. I said Arthas assimilated Ner'Zhul and took control of what we know as the lich king.

[omega00omega]

@RampageOK

its nehr'zul in controll with Arthas' body. Arthas' spirit lies within frostmourne and thats the only way to save him. arthas didnt assimilate he merged

[Digman2012]

Not QUITE, they are fusing together more rapidly now. But Ner'Zhul is the one who is PURE evil, Arthas is more or less just his body, its the part of the Lich King keeping him from walking out and killing everything on his own.

[kyle112233]

@Digman2012 Still, thats who the lich king is a person.

[zomg7711]

ICC should be a 40 raid

[scourgee1]

damn cant this thing move faster :D

[moobogu]

arhtas has nice home lovin the death spikes

[XxXSlypherXxX]

yeah it isnt for bullys like u that want to see that bloody encounters and this stuff this is just for people who want to about the whole design of the icecrown dungeons , did u even think about how much work an instance like that one is?

[vide0viwer]

Yea the other stupid thing is the the frozen throne sank in the warcraft 3 cinematic where arthas fused with nu'zul and some how it is really really tall.

[XxXSlypherXxX]

actually he just is controlled by Ner'Zul ^. ^

[vide0viwer]

@XxXSlypherXxX

1. you didn't read my comment properly.

2. blizzard has stated it is a fusion between Ner'zul and Arthas. it isn't just Ner'zul in control.

[deenman23]

ner'zul doesnt exist anymore...i read somewheere and in some game quests u find that the lich king is acsualy only arthas..that there was some kind of mental fight between the 2 and arthas defeated him...so either nerzhuls mind is gone or its looked deep inside arthas

[Mikita12131323213]

Ner'zhul aint controlling arthas... you... big sack of... FAIL.

[1boredom2strikes3]

@Mikita12131323213 actually ner'zhul is the lich king arthas is just the body ner'zhul, the lich king livesin.

[JakChrist]

I found a plot hole. How exactly did the area of ice around the Frozen Throne increase in size so much? If you've seen the ending Frozen Throne cinematic it's much smaller.. I don't see any similarities. But it makes sense, they need to make it large enough for a raid group to fight the LK in.

[nudelmandan]

1 hour and 50 minutes!

[jjohnston2]

it5s 2 day guys wootums

[wiilinker41]

hoeray =D patch 3.3 tomorrow

[ironhenge7]

I hope you dont fight arthas at the end of this.....

[MasterJoni]

@ironhenge7 Arthas has 15 tries and u fight against him after all 3 wings are down...retarded shit the whole Ice Crown,i want KJ!!!

[gowlwolfe]

you tryin to be annoying are jst being a retard?!?

[hellwain]

trd,. no its not.

[newarriordaron]

lol... What a small place to kill arthas on:<

[buzzkillington56]

is it comin out tomarow?

[cxtreme69]

lawlz non textured object at the end of the vid :D

[Krisw39]

the citedel as of now is way to small for this raid space and it has not top for a battle just 4 spires

[TirionTheAshbringer]

would be better if some music was added at least, kinda freaks me out watching the video and everything is silent.

looks very nice though! cant wait to tear through this place with my guild

[KreatorFanMKD]

so will Lich die or it will be more awesome than that like escape or idn...but if he dies it will change the history of WoW :( i dont wanna him to die

[02049202]

If he does die, someone has to replace him as Lich King. Which might be part of the story line too.

[JakChrist]

It's not The Lich King without Arthas in my opinion.

[KreatorFanMKD]

you got a point there

[silviu10000]

there are too many npc's that could replace him... I think The Ashbringer would do it.. Highlord Alexandros Mograine or his son...

[cubbyhomes]

Well, Blizzard makes it out that the Lich King dies, however its not 100% for sure that he will die.

[DudeSpreadYourWings]

Is it me or is the plateau at the throne not so big or is his throne like very big?

[HYPERDISTORTED]

meee liiike.... shiiiiny!

[JakChrist]

I find it interesting how even though the Throne is at the top of the citadel, right in the open.. Tirion hasn't tried flying up there to fight Arthas.

[iLikeNachooooz]

well seeing as the big frostwyrm thing is on top of the tower he'd have a hard time getting trough i think

[Mukadez]

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v ITS THE CURSE OF THE BLACK SEA THINGY

[NicholasGeschke]

This JUST in:

*In a place called the "Halls of Reflection" Frostmourne is hanging unsuspended.

*Either Jaina (Alliance) or Sylvanas (Horde) will inspect the sword and see the spirit of Uther the Lightbringer.

*He reveals that there is one, TINY fraction of Arthas left.

*There MUST be a Lich King, or else the Scourge would run rampant, uncontrolled across the world.

*The ONLY place the LK can be beaten is the Frozen Throne.

*IF the LK is beaten, someone must become the new Lich King.

[Crackabeats]

Why is the Frozen Throne only place where we could beat the Lich King?

[NicholasGeschke]

Because it is the place that he was created. The place where Arthas and Ner'zhul became one entity. It was also where (In his dream) Arthas consumed Ner'zhul and got rid of his last bit of Humanity. (His frozen heart).

When Highlord Tirion destroyed the heart, that little bit of Goodness returned to the Lich King. Its now the ONLY thing holding him back from unleashing his nearly limitless armies upon the world.

[deathraiderfromhell]

because its his trone and ha

[farfilet]

Because that is where he was created.

[rotkas]

comme si on le savez pas , tjr la mm chose encor une bele merde de blizzard ! a quand de la pur inov ?

[Jarrasek99]

Tirion is gunna get killed by arthas at the beggining of the encounter...

[kanoskull]

players will have to fight Saurfang the Younger of in the instance, his is Deathbringer Saurfang, Lich King says he is his most powerful death knight, Bolvar Fordragon isnt a death knight, instead he is imprisoned thats all i know :P

[plrsvek]

I think how the final boss will end..

Tirion: Good job we finally defeated Arthas! ... where is he?

''Arthas flies with sindragosa in de sky*

Arthas: I'LL GET YOU NEXT TIME... TIRION! NEXT TIME!!!

[Crodude25]

XD lmao

[metaalkopje]

hmm the spire.. reminds me of fable2 xD tough this is really awesome ^^

[Ahlstroem2]

Can't wait to see the bosses. :D

[onepwnzoringnoob]

this looks realy epic =O

[sibisanmichael93]

when will the patch come?

[shitsons]

2:55 .... seems like balck temple where the death knight was i forgot his name but he was the guy u did the quest in shadowmoon where u became him he tricked you

[supermiget2]

Teron Gorefiend

[FeltDownHard]

akama

[IBLG]

Im not to impressed with the frozen throne. I agree with ivos01, it does look like a kiddie ice slide. I mean come on its only the end game boss.

[wowfunny521]

YOU and other people need to quit complaining about the throne as you see its not textured that means its not finished SO QUIT COMPLAINING!

[damasta146]

i dont think that is throne lol if it is what happend to it did it melt down but no ive seen some pics of what it will look like and its good

[TheGforce222]

i hope thet was not real frozen throne :S all looklikes good.. but throne is not

[Leecohda]

The whole ice crown instances is still largely a work in progress. Lot of objects and rooms are placeholders for room structure and placement/layout until the real world model can be made and put in place.

[dlbdlbdlb3]

I can't wait at all. This is going to be the best!

[geminighost3]

this looks so fucking WIN! Epic isnt cool enough.....

BUT

Dickheads will demand vent, gearscore, DBM and stupid shit to cancel the fun effect of this work of art

[ZeNoodle]

@geminighost3 I dont know, I think its one of blizz's least impressive looking raids

[geno2k3]

@geminighost3 dickheads demand "vent, gearscore, dbm and other stupid shit" well... so your saying they demand you to come prepared for the raid. yeah i guess that makes them dickheads alright. Im pretty sure every group you've ever been in has wiped because of you.

[voltlord]

i wonder how long it took to design it

or build it

i mean weonly found out it existed like 2 years ago

[EASkateHollywood]

A throne outside? What king wants a throne outside in that kind of weather, he's probably died from frostbite by now. :P

[JakChrist]

Are you new to the lore? or haven't played WC 3? The throne was always outside. And the cinematic also shows him a little bit frozen on his armor while sitting on it.. I don't think he's worried about dying of frost bite. lol

[wowfunny521]

he is like god!he is not just a mortal king!he wont die of frostbite IDIOT!

[wowfunny521]

why was that comment downrated?

[ivos01]

THe throne looks like a ice slide for kids lol

[Plagueable001]

the ultimate dk he has is obaz bloodbane, at the battle at light hopes chaple when u fight the big battle as a dk it says in orange *orbaz bloodbane flees*. :)

[P5yCh0o0o]

one will only hope that this wont be as Fail as ToC which anyone can pug, bring back major guild raids maybe?

[deenman23]

blizz wants everyone to see the content...hardcore and casual players..thats why they have 10 man 25 man...10 hc 25 hc....but dont worry ICC will have hard modes...they are like muru was in swp almost...think on ulduar yogg zero...and mimiron hard mode...wasnt that fun?:)

[G2Osram]

you can see the frozen throne at the end...

[cheaphobo911]

Was Icecrown Citadel built on top of the Frozen Throne or were they 2 different places?

[lildalek]

I think it was built on top, in soem of the artwork you can see it.

[makkolordx]

man, arthas seriously doesnt want you leaning against the walls in the crimson hall :S

[Reisuix]

oh god, it'll be a lagfest for me :(

[RangedWoW]

i just skipped to the end to see what the throne looked like :P lookin pretty cool, i cant WAIT to see what they are gonna plan for this fight, i heard 245/245 heroics are the minimum to get into 10 man and 25 is 256s and 256 heroics if im not mistaken

[Destructerator]

The Frozen Throne is outside?

[Malamala46]

personaly i hope this raid is impossibly hard so scrubs can't just walk in and get geared

[deenman23]

not rly...lich king 10 man normal wont be all that hard but if he has a hard mode...just imagine 25 hc hardmode...bosses in ICC will have hard modes but not sure abouth arthas..

[Alwuwa]

Arthas isnt actually the hardest Boss, as long as your not on the wrong side of her, Alexrtisera the Life Binder or whatever her name is, has an astonishing, 139M HP CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, arthas only hase 13495K, why doesnt she just pwn him?!

[Draqshorul]

he's not a fightable boss rofl

[LordZestus]

because sadly, even the dragon aspects can be corrupted. look at deathwing.

[Kyyuu77]

Damn those old gods!

[RazandCoz]

not like Illidan was in TBC. black temple in retail was epicly failed. most raids didnt get passed the first few liviathens. so i REALLY doubt they'll make the same mistake twice.

[deenman23]

are u insane man???BT was easier than karazhan was for the first weeks after realise it was a fail raid cause of its eeasy mode...illidan was fail...if u think illidan was hard and ur guild proly never pased the trash...im sure u cant even begin to imagine the dificulty muru had in swp...

[CucutaRobertG]

this will be as hard as Illidan was in TBC

[Menokokoro]

wow its huge

[LolCCJ]

Looks amazing.

[Physdog]

They HAVE to change the Frozen Throne and make it like the in the cinematic trailer...

[BrawlerKen987]

they are, it just shows it like that because its not finished or its after all the actual ice falls off during the battle

[paydafee]

arthas is gona be the hardest boss in WoTLK

fuck, my guild cant even do 25 man algalon yet

[wowfunny521]

get a new guild then,paydafee.

[samwize28]

chances of a starwars type ending? where after defeating arthas, he has a moment of clarity and becomes sane again? and then dies obv

[Arhtass]

Sad we don't get to walk the entire way up around the spire-thing like Arthas did in Warcraft III The Frozen Throne : (

[frigidalloy]

that would suck if we fall

[Arhtass]

Is that suposed to be the frozen throne at the end??? Don't look very good...

[mattiik]

i liked icecrown better when it was just the glacier and the throne, like in the wc3 cinematic..imo it looked way better and just as intimidating/dangerous etc.

[torotej]

lol what if theres just a note at the frozen throne that says "i fell" and no boss

[wowabomination14]

rofl like a little post-it note that says "Out to Lunch".

[RedFive421]

perhaps they'll just kill arthas but not the Lich-King, sounds sorta like something blizzard would do

[malteseknights]

the throne is underneath ...in wc3 it was shown wrong ...his throne is udnerneath,,,,they wont kill Arthas....:P too many episodes with him...he may just escape :P and leve armour

[brititannic]

well what i think is all the bosses in wow just get knocked out because it would be stupid if you kill the most powerful death knight in all the game.

[Arcent123]

Now i know who is the Greatest Death Knight of Lich King (one of the bosses in this raid) its Alexandrian Mograine ofc :D i hope.

[Zagashi]

Its Bolvar if your alliance, or Saurfang jr if your horde.

[Drsatan9]

this is gonna be one long ass raid

[JakChrist]

11:55

So the Frozen Throne IS at the top.. interesting. I hope they fix it up a bit though, it looks like crap in this trailer.

[Narian70]

thats cuz its a snadbox if you smart enough to read intro you'd know that

[JakChrist]

Reading the intro doesn't take brains, if you were smart enough you'd know that. I skipped the first 6 minutes because the only thing that interested me was the throne. So I skipped little by little from there till I saw it. I'm fully aware now.

[TheJudgeMan1]

this isnt a trailer. the throne is in developement

[JakChrist]

I know. All I hope now is that the little space they have at the top is enough to fit the entire raid.

[TheJudgeMan1]

hahaha. they say that durring the battle, parts of the throne will fall off lol

[JakChrist]

Don't know what that'll do till I see it, but hopefully it'll do something to increase the fight zone size. However while it looks small, Arthas is huge compared to players.. So it's possible it could easily fit 25 without looking crowded.

[leegana1]

Parts will fall off. This shows what it looks like after all of the stuff falls off.

[blunted12]

no sound makes this horrible

[Adam202]

"Note on the Frozen Throne - The Frozen Throne is also obviously a work in progress. If you think that the area looks small I would also like to point out that during the Blizzcon, developers clearly said that some of the floor would collapse during the fight. Destructible objects can't be displayed in the video and it will most likely look VERY different when you finally get a chance to meet Arthas."

[Adam202]

Looks pretty good IMO.

[deytrox]

reminds me of naxx, looks kinda boring.

[induru1]

nice but i didnt expect the class changes to be on 3.3 :S

[amusa07]

i thought class changes are in 4.0

[dope34]

The throne isnt textured yet, which is why it looks crapy. it will be fixed later :P

[epicequips]

IS THIS THE BLACK TEMPLE? NICE

[Lonehwolf1]

Lol.

[LichKingBoi]

i hope your being sarcastic, if you were: lol

if you weren't: the name of the place is in the title dumbass

[zybit]

i think they are gonna do more with the throne. as it says they arent done with the instance yet and i bet they are using a bit time on the throne to get it look awsome

[xxdavid1001xx]

i agree they could of done a little more with the frozen throne, i was expecting a little more with that bad ass looking raid dungeon.hope that they change it before release!

[Lubers1717]

overall a basass looking dungeon. ...but wtf is with the frozen throne?! lol. blizz could've made that look a LOT better than that. kinda hoping they still will.

[harryraylane14]

the the the frozen throne :O

[wowabomination14]

Arthas should be on cribs. except for the Frozen throne part, it looks like a fucking vanilla ice cream cone...

[RizeaAlex13]

lol this was funny

[Rathkos]

actually there is the Icecrown Citadel raid which has 10 and 25 man raids plus the herioc version of each... and there is a 3 wing instance area... Though it seems like Scarlet Monastary it is actually been said that is it 3 seperate instances... The raid will drop lvl 251 items for base lvl and up to lvl 277 for the 25 man hero... The frozen halls (the instances) will drop lvl 219 items on reg... and lvl 232 on hero...

[manossjordan]

There will be 3 dungeons check wow website

[hobbo678]

Think they will drop 232 gear?

[BrandonLeaf]

Official site says it drops 251+ gear..

[sirrloin]

technically it's only 1 dungeon, but it will have 3 wings to it with each extra wing being unlocked by doing the one before it. Completing the chain will allow you access to the 10/25 raid content as well as lead into the story. I have high hopes, as Ulduar was the only thing worthwhile in this expansion so far. Cataclysm however looks badass, and hopefully it will lead to some pvp balance at last.

[ICjoshyC]

yeah ulduar was fun but i liked toc to

[GreatSteamingCatBox]

Sindragosa is huge..sure it will fit?

[Icespine]

nope she isn't huge, a bit bigger than a normal frostwyrm

[GreatSteamingCatBox]

she's the frostwyrnm on the wotlk trailer.

[Icespine]

yes i know....she is bit bigger than chillmaw from threat from above daily. you can see her in the short ICC preview from blizzcon

[whitecrowproductions]

how much you wanna bet they are going to nerf that door at 4:17 like they did in naxx lol

[Devinatron]

Haha looks amazing, that section that branches off reminds me of Ganon's Castle in the Ocarina of Time.