Sepulcher of the First Ones Raid is Time Gated - Face 8 Bosses Including Anduin in the First Week

PTR Posted 2021/11/11 at 12:51 PM by Archimtiros

translated Korean interviewUpdate: We've received private confirmation from Blizzard that the first week of Normal and Heroic mode raiding will be locked to the first 8 bosses (up to and including Anduin), while the full 11 bosses will become available on the second week when Mythic difficulty and the first wing of LFR releases.

The new raid consists of 11 bosses, and Anduin appears as the 8th named character. During the first open week of the raid, you will face up to Anduin. This part was intentionally planned and allowed us to take a closer look at Anduin's story before the final showdown. You can learn a lot from this story.

Wrath of the Lich King

The story of rescuing Anduin takes precedence. By subduing Bolvar and Jaina at once, it was clear that the domination magic used by the guard was very powerful. To deal with the guard, you need to know about this magic. Anduin knows more about the magic of domination handled by the guard than anyone else, so he can work with him to learn how to deal with the magic the guard uses.

Q. You mentioned earlier that in the first week of the raid, you can even face Anduin. After a certain period of time, the next raid area will open, and will it be implemented in a way that will ultimately confront the guard?

Yes. The first week offers an important part of the story, where you can even deal with Anduin and fend off the guard's domination. It was intentionally set for a natural story development. After that, the region will open in time for the opening of Mythic difficulty. Incidentally, the guard is the last boss of the 'burial site of the original being' raid. If the guard is finally defeated, the final curtain of the Shadowlands story will come to an end.

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Comment by ablockRegressing all the way back to Sunwell lmao this damn company is just the greatest.Comment by FelrynBtwman im so glad i decided to quit raidingComment by rossyysAnyone want some popcorn?Comment by GuiAlcantaraNow even the raid is timegated lmaoooo
But sure they listened to our feedbackComment by CaptainDopeOof! Yeah, no thanks. I'll wait for 9.2.5.Comment by KageJasonOMEGALUL

I read the title and I literally laughed out loud

Holy shipComment by TheLustfulSo will we kill Anduin? We didn't get to kill Sylvanas but with Anduin gone, maybe the Alliance can focus less on the humans?Comment by LainiWeizSo, Anduin's boned then, right?
I mean, if they want that to have any kind of impact they can't have us kill him, play a wee cutscene, loot his corpse and then run on to the next boss right away.Comment by BabikirIs Guard = Jailer?Comment by KaesorOMG! hahaha Now raids are time gated to hahaha I can't with thisComment by VegiI actually like this. Having the patch release and killing the final boss before we do any of the story kills the tension and suspense. Pushing it back a few weeks lets us digest the events of the story as we experience the patch. So I am sure I'm the minority here but I think this will make for a better experience.Comment by FatesBringerYou'll so mad like you could beat those 8 bosses on week 1, non of you are mythic raiders.Comment by maxdeepzSo will we kill Anduin? We didn't get to kill Sylvanas but with Anduin gone, maybe the Alliance can focus less on the humans?Comment by primalmatterPlease stop trying to learn from classic. You only take the worse lessons.Comment by AleonaSo will we kill Anduin? We didn't get to kill Sylvanas but with Anduin gone, maybe the Alliance can focus less on the humans?Comment by RivertamDKBut if youre a mythic raider its all open at the same time? Eh, I dont love it but i also dont hate it. Id say "just give me all the raid week 1" but lets be honest my guild isnt getting 11/11 in the first week regardless of a time gate LOLComment by ljgarddepends how they do it really. like if you defeat Anduin, he gives you a quest that takes you on a short questline which then unlocks the final 3 bosses then it's not really time gated at all. also I would bet that you only have to do it once per character (hopefully they make it account wide) so it shouldn't really interfere with the world first raceComment by GreywyrWasn't this approached a few years ago...? That like, it was a bad idea to present story through raids? Yet, they're doing it because of it?

Also, at this point, who cares about this idiotic story enough to want content time gated?Comment by couchpotato2013Lmao the stones on these devs.Comment by thrashnsassYou couldn't have at least fixed the translation issues before posting... 'The Burial Site of the Original Being' (Sepulcher of the First Ones), 'the guard' (Jailer).

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