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According to Chilton, Deathwing is a different sort of boss. "[He] doesn't just kind of sit around....He doesn't have a throne to chill on, just waiting for people to show up and throw down the gauntlet." Instead, players must come to him and chase him; first through the three 5-mans, then later through the 10/25-man raid instance itself.
The first instance is called "Endtime" and it sends players into the future to see what Deathwing's victory means.
"And so you go into this grim vision of the future," says Chilton, "and essentially demonstrate to Nozdormu that this is what's going to happen if you don't send us back to the Well of Eternity after the Demon Soul to be able to have a chance against Deathwing."
The second instance is called "Well of Eternity," where players go back in time to see Thrall grab an item called the Demon Soul in order to use it against Deathwing himself.
The third and final instance is called "Hour of Twilight," where players escort Thrall to Wyrmrest Temple and the battle begins.
"So at that point, you get to Wyrmrest Temple, and that's where the raid essentially starts. You take on six different bosses, they're all Deathwing's minions, and eventually, you take on Deathwing himself."
From there, the battle changes drastically--to a format World of Warcraft has never since seen. Players chase Deathwing across the world and end up landing on his back.
Chilton explained to Joystiq: "He starts to try to escape, he's getting away to rebuild strength and get himself healed, you're peeling off his armor plates, and all of these different lava creatures that spawn out through his armor plates." He also hinted to a mechanic where players have to try to stay in place while fighting on his back. Finally, Deathwing falls off into the Maelstrom, where the final showdown takes place; players fight on islands surrounding the vortex.
The first instance is called "Endtime" and it sends players into the future to see what Deathwing's victory means.
"And so you go into this grim vision of the future," says Chilton, "and essentially demonstrate to Nozdormu that this is what's going to happen if you don't send us back to the Well of Eternity after the Demon Soul to be able to have a chance against Deathwing."
The second instance is called "Well of Eternity," where players go back in time to see Thrall grab an item called the Demon Soul in order to use it against Deathwing himself.
The third and final instance is called "Hour of Twilight," where players escort Thrall to Wyrmrest Temple and the battle begins.
"So at that point, you get to Wyrmrest Temple, and that's where the raid essentially starts. You take on six different bosses, they're all Deathwing's minions, and eventually, you take on Deathwing himself."
From there, the battle changes drastically--to a format World of Warcraft has never since seen. Players chase Deathwing across the world and end up landing on his back.
Chilton explained to Joystiq: "He starts to try to escape, he's getting away to rebuild strength and get himself healed, you're peeling off his armor plates, and all of these different lava creatures that spawn out through his armor plates." He also hinted to a mechanic where players have to try to stay in place while fighting on his back. Finally, Deathwing falls off into the Maelstrom, where the final showdown takes place; players fight on islands surrounding the vortex.
