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Blizzard Insider #39 ? RAGE OF THE FIRELANDS
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ith Rage of the Firelands (patch 4.2) now live, Ragnaros the Firelord has returned with a burning vengeance to challenge players on his home turf, the elemental realm of twisting flames and churning magma.
To get a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Ragnaros's domain, the Insider recently sat down with Jonathan Dumont (lead level designer) and Gary Platner (lead environment artist) from the World of Warcraft® team to discuss the creative process and art philosophy behind the game's newest 10- and 25-player raid instance and accompanying quest hub. So read on, and learn how the Firelands evolved from rough concept art to a fully fleshed-out in-game environment.
What visual challenges did the Firelands present when the World of Warcraft® artists began building the zone?
Jonathan: The main thing we had to keep in mind was that the instance is just the stage and ultimately the players are going to provide the action. So in addition to everything we put into the zone, there are also going to be players, monsters, pets, and all their spell effects going off during the raid. We didn't want the action to be overwhelmed by bursting fires and lava explosions, but at the same time, it's the Firelands, so you definitely need some of that! Finding a visual balance between the spectacular and the practical was a challenge.
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