{"id":4529,"date":"2020-04-30T13:11:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T13:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/torghast-tower-world-of-warcraft-veterans-reason-excited-shadowlands"},"modified":"2024-07-19T23:22:39","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T23:22:39","slug":"torghast-tower-world-of-warcraft-veterans-reason-excited-shadowlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/world-of-warcraft\/torghast-tower-world-of-warcraft-veterans-reason-excited-shadowlands","title":{"rendered":"Torghast Tower gives World of Warcraft veterans a reason to be excited for Shadowlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

For many World of Warcraft<\/a> fans, the upcoming expansion Shadowlands is a last-chance saloon for the franchise.<\/p>\n

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Undoubtedly, many have said the same about previous expansions and still found themselves returning, but something feels different this time. Even the youngest players who jumped into Azeroth in its early years are now pushing 30-years-old. They have jobs, families, responsibilities. <\/p>\n

And Battle for Azeroth was really bad. <\/i>Seriously, it was REALLY bad.<\/i><\/p>\n

Practically none of the many systems that BFA implemented struck a chord with the playerbase. The raids were frankly nothing special, and the convoluted plot-lines kept very few players engaged with the lore of the expansion. It was arguably the franchise’s worst outing since the globally despised Warlords of Draenor.<\/p>\n

And that’s why it does feel like the last chance for Blizzard to show long-time supporters that retail World of Warcraft can still be a good game. When the alpha for Shadowlands dropped in early April, fans across the world crossed their fingers and hoped for the best.<\/p>\n

As you’d expect, there are positives and negatives thus far, with most observers finding reason to be positive on the whole. <\/p>\n

But there is one feature that has caught the eye, and received unanimous praise across the board – Torghast, Tower of the Damned.<\/p>\n

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Torghast is a brand new addition in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, and seems to be the “Island Expeditions” of the expansion. Something that has to be done every single week if you want your character to stay ahead of the curve. Unlike island expeditions though, Torghast actually looks kind of fun.<\/p>\n

Players – either solo or with up to four friends – enter an instanced zone and embark on their journey up the tower. An assortment of enemies stands between them and the doorway onto the next level, with boss encounters thrown in on occasion.<\/p>\n

Throughout the level, Anima Orbs are uncovered, which allows players to improve their current abilities, gain new ones, or give them a simple stat boost. But of course, with each level, the enemies become tougher too.<\/p>\n

Torghast gives players the opportunity to play their character in a way that hasn’t been possible before. Combining different Anima Powers can change a classes playstyle entirely.<\/p>\n

Content creators in the alpha have already experimented with some wacky builds – like Demon Hunters with 100% uptime on Fel Rush, or a Mage build that can spawn dozens of Mirror Images at a time. This could very well be the key to keeping Torghast interesting in the long haul. This is essential, because it’s likely something that players will need to do throughout the entire expansion. <\/p>\n

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