![]() ![]() We wanted to pull away from the identity that Blizzard has thrust upon goblins and figure out a way to tell a story with goblins as empathetic, deeply individual people with aspirations beyond accruing wealth.” Image: Blizzard Entertainment via Kitche Goldwattįission Heights is a goblin attempt at a utopia where all are welcome to build something greater. “When you think of WoW’s goblins, you think of greed and destruction to the environment. ![]() “I - along with a lot of other people who are part of the project - share the point of view that WoW’s goblins, while fascinating in some parts, have really been done dirty by the lack of depth given to them,” Caleb said. It would almost be idyllic, if not for the fact that the undead Scourge are baying at the gates. The pandaren run a hibachi grill restaurant, there’s a tattoo parlor, and there are plenty of shady little shops where one can bargain over contraband. These choices help add a lot of variety to Fission Heights. What kind of places are people shopping at in a cyberpunk world?” “I’ve had so much help from friends, figuring out what kind of stores we think live in the city. “Something that I really wanted to create was a full urban sprawl, with buildings that you could actually go inside with full interiors,” Caleb said in a call with Polygon. The concept behind the city is that it once served as a massive goblin power plant, and over time, an entire successful city grew around that industrial center. Image: Blizzard Entertainment via Kitche Goldwattįission Heights is an environment for an elaborate role-playing campaign. His city is a kind of haven for gnomes and goblins, two races that don’t tend to be as popular among fans. Caleb, one World of Warcraft fan who plays the gnome Kitche Goldwatt, has spent nearly two years lovingly creating a cyberpunk city that is like nothing else in all of Warcraft. While some fans like to create takes on Star Wars or totally original premises, others like to expand on the existing lore of Azeroth. Rather than giving fans a new way to play World of Warcraft, Epsilon gives fans access to many of the MMO’s assets, character models, and environments, so they can create their own worlds. This holds especially true with the creation of fan tools like Epsilon. It gives players a feeling that literally anything could be possible there are no limits, because if whole continents can emerge from nowhere, then anything could be out there. ![]() In the lore, new continents regularly appear from the mists, emerging onto the map and becoming hubs for adventure. One of the most beautiful parts about World of Warcraft is how the game constantly expands. ![]()
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