Tiphaine demanded to be the first to step into Legion. She took the Stormwind portal to Dalaran at about 11:30 pm PST. Dalaran was still monster infested so most of the players in Dalaran hung out in the main room where the quest thread ended. Seemed appropriate. See pictures of the crowd. At about two minutes before midnight the quest, "In the Blink of an Eye," appeared in air. Those of us already in Dalaran realized that we/they would have to leave Dalaran and then port back into Dalaran or the quest couldn't be completed. With that part done, Tiphaine was ordered to the flight area in Dalaran and then took a waiting flight that carried her down to the Broken Isles.
Once there, Tiphaine was given a sidekick and began a special segment to prove her worthiness to the Lich King. The long segment took most of an hour to complete. It was gruelling. Tiphaime died against the first mob she encounterd. It was embarrassing. Even with the help of the sidekick she died at least ten times. Death in the invasions just meant getting reincarnated and returned with 100% health. Not here. Reincarnation left Tipahine with about 25% health. She was guzzling potions and using bandages constantly trying to stay in the game.
After the first battle I don't think Tiphaine was ever able to get over 60% health before having to deal with another challenge. The demons hit hard, and most of the terrain was covered in burning ooze that can quickly suck the life out of her. Give Blizz credit, it was a tough opening for Tiphaine. The prize at the end was well worth it - she earned the blade "Maw of the Damned" with gear level i750. Her overall gear score is now i708.
Tiphaine did eventually pass all her tests and was sent to Archerus where the death knight training is done. She was also named a Deathlord of the Ebon Blade and became an emissry of the Lich King. So, I guess Tiphaine works for the Lich King now. I assume there are similar trials for the other races. Following that she got her first class hall quest to lead a troop against an array of bad guys on the Broken Isles. Tiphaine was able to pick from five different areas - not that it mattered, I didn't know anything about any of the areas.
She randomly chose Aszuna as a likely spot to start. Tiphaine wielded her new artifact blade and began killing. Thankfully, the intensity of combat was more in line with regular leveling and something Tiphaine could manage. It helped to finally get away from the button mashing recklessness of the invasions, and start to think again about spell choices and methods to stay alive.
I stayed up until around 3am, and didn't push too hard. Tiphaine broke out of questing mode for while, too, doing some exploring and enjoying the new landscapes. Overall I'd call Legion a success so far. She's now about halfway to level 101.
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