Maglok wrote:
You do realise Metzen is not a writer on WoW, he's like a creative director. He designs the general storyline, what they exactly say is not something he does on WoW. If you want to know though, he wrote an e-book.
Maybe so, but he still fucked up the Burning Crusade storyline (putting Kil'jaeden in it clearly wasn't part of their original plan), and he's well poised to fuck up the Wrath of the Lich King storyline, too, if the Argent Tournament was part of his big plan (nothing like having a Renaissance Faire right after something like Ulduar, huh). Storywise the Tournament has a purpose, but it doesn't do so in any compelling way.
Much like how I didn't find King Wrynn's story very compelling, either. Clearly Metzen hit some kind of spark with Thrall, but Varian Wrynn just isn't nearly as good a character-- it seems as if he wanted to catch lightning in a bottle twice and only partially succeeded (with some people convincing themselves that Varian Wrynn is actually a decent character and not a rehash of Grand Admiral Proudmoore done under the emo teenager flavor).
So when I hear Metzen is involved I hesitate to believe this could turn out to be a good thing. The old Metzen was more fundamental and uncorrupted by money; the new one struggles to please the bottom line.
