Black Windserpent/Deviate Dreadfang?

[eriko]

Just a question for anybody on beta -

Considering that ZG is going to no longer exist, which only leaves WC as a place to get the black/dark blue windserpent skin - the Deviate Dreadfang - has Wailing Caverns been changed, or is there any sign of another place that skin spawns now?

[Vephriel]

Actually a bunch of The Barrens wind serpents that used to be gold are now the black colour, so no worries, they're still around.

[eriko]

Thanks!

Just saw the post mentioning them right after I posted that.

Good to know I don't have to scramble to retame my old Alastor before patch drops

[Victorelle]

I thought ZG was fine...

[Wain]

I thought ZG was fine...

All they've said is "Zul'Gurub is gone as a raid instance come Cataclysm." The rest is frenzied speculation. The key word in the post is "raid instance" meaning it could well become a regular dungeon (which would be fitting for its level). Who knows? As far as I can find there has been no follow-up to the original Blue post.

[Victorelle]

I thought ZG was fine...

All they've said is "Zul'Gurub is gone as a raid instance come Cataclysm." The rest is frenzied speculation. The key word in the post is "raid instance" meaning it could well become a regular dungeon (which would be fitting for its level). Who knows? As far as I can find there has been no follow-up to the original Blue post.

oh... thanks :3

[cowmuflage]

Most talk says ZG will be a quest hub and not a 5 man.

[Sarayana]

It's just talk until we have a blue post on it.

[Worba]

I thought ZG was fine...

All they've said is "Zul'Gurub is gone as a raid instance come Cataclysm." The rest is frenzied speculation. The key word in the post is "raid instance" meaning it could well become a regular dungeon (which would be fitting for its level). Who knows? As far as I can find there has been no follow-up to the original Blue post.

I think (hope) this means that Blizzard may finally be confronting the question of how to keep a previous edition/expansion's endgame instances viable with the iLvl of gear from the subsequent expansion; once you can get as good or better greens from the new area, those raids become ghost towns save for achievement-hunters... and that by itself is a pretty feeble use of some awesome graphics and fight mechanics...

ZG was my favorite raid instance back in the day and I'd love to see it reconfigured as a dungeon... I'd bet dollars to donuts they are at least strongly considering this, and the only way ZG would be dropped altogether would be if they simply don't have the manpower to handle the job.