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I think there's one important thing to note here:Algalon isn't the last boss of Ulduar, in terms of 'official' progression, imho. He (was/is) harder than all but possibly 0 watcher Yogg (depending on how many competent hunters you have /lol) but is unlocked by beating Keeper hard-modes (and while Firefighter was possibly the hardest fight in there for a long time, again, in terms of linear progression, there was still General and Yogg + 1 after that). He's much more of a 'side' boss, and a side story.And I think Arthas > Yogg, as far as scary goes. Arthas is much more of a direct threat (and by Arthas, I mean the Lich King, since I'm hoping we'll do something about the entire entity rather than just it's current incarnation) so that's fitting.I do agree, however, that it's sad that a side boss was scarier (lore-wise, and for a fair bit mechanic wise) than most other bosses we've faced. That being said, Algalon is pretty cool, and he was designed to be a top-tier thing, so I think it's fitting/rewarding to have top-tier skill represented with a truly top-tier lore mission: saving the world. In short: Eh. It's cheap in some ways, not in others, and in the end it doesn't really matter. His style fit more with Ulduar, and I think that's why he was placed there. Who would be the "Algalon" of Icecrown? It would be argued that no one should be above Arthas, even though I think it would have been better to have an Algalon type fight in the top-tier of content (assuming we won't be seeing a Sunwell with how they're stretching ICC out) so that only the truly worthy could save the world and he really could be "The Raid Destroyer", rather than semi-trivialized by two tier's worth of upgrades (at least until the next expansion). (P.S. I really liked that he was neutral :D)(P.P.S. Trying to balance lore and development here, but ultimately that's always going to be a hard game to play)
Algalon = SarumanArthas = SauronLord of the Rings - something we all can relate to ^^
Arthas hard mode feeds on your tears.D:
Game wise: Lich King > AlgalonLore wise: Algalon > Lich King
Wow...This logic makes so much sense....What about Cataclysm bosses though? (lol)
Well, if the Titans 'reset' the world, we all disappear and Azeroth starts anew.If Arthas succeeded in his goal, we'd all be mindless zombies.So what's worse, nonexistence or zombies without a conscious?Personally, I unno why Arthas'd wanna turn EvErYoNe into his minions. What's the point of unliving in a world with no enemies, no conflict, no further goals, or not even other creatures with a mind? Sounds boring as hell.
Arthas would look at algalon and summon some random weapon minion to take care of algalon, and then walk out totally convinced his minion dealt with algalon.