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    Tips on creating convincing Expansion Leak Threads

    Any tips on creating believable Expansion Leak Threads with the potential of getting a lot of upvotes and spreads?

    I know WoW Experience and writing creavity can help, but I would like to hear other aspects on how I can improve my leaks.

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    Every expansion there have been legitimate leaks sprinkled throughout the fake leaks. Idk why people are so upset every time. Learn to read between the lines!

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    Casually mention your family has ties to Blizz
    Also use "100% legit" phrase.

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    It must contain:
    - Ogres
    - Ethereals
    - Naga

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    Write garbage that is only 10% comprehensible and say it's from a Russian/Chinese source.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Razorice View Post
    Casually mention your family has ties to Blizz
    Also use "100% legit" phrase.
    Or your uncle' brother' son.

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    -Dont go into much details.
    -Create some interesting main feature no one thought about before but not too weird.
    -Dont claim you are brother/friend/son of Blizzard' worker.
    -Dont use some bullshit statements like "we gonna go outland again".

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    I'll give you a serious answer you won't like:

    Don't create a leak thread. They'll all just be closed once Blizzcon happens.

    If you have a genuine idea about what you think would make an excellent expansion, post it as such and the thread will stay open after Blizzcon. We welcome those.

    We tolerate "leak" threads but once we "know" they'll be dead horses and closed.

    The real answer is the best leak threads aren't usually very splashy when shown to be true. They're relatively short and low on detail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nanaboostme View Post
    Any tips on creating believable Expansion Leak Threads with the potential of getting a lot of upvotes and spreads?

    I know WoW Experience and writing creavity can help, but I would like to hear other aspects on how I can improve my leaks.
    Make sure you use [blizzquote] to make your bullshit seem more credible, ie:

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    Priests
    • Shadow specialization has been deleted from the game after the developers collectively agreed they're too fucking incompetent to properly balance the spec.
    Use of crude MS Paint drawings will help authenticity as well. See:

    nEW bOSS: dEFINATELY nOT sAR'GARIS LOL!!!!1


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    Also create a new account and be sure that the "leak" is your first post

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zendhal View Post
    Also create a new account and be sure that the "leak" is your first post
    The guy who leaked Legion in common speculation thread had 300+ post count IIRC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by arr0gance View Post
    Make sure you use [blizzquote] to make your bullshit seem more credible, ie:

    Originally Posted by Blizzard Entertainment
    Priests
    • Shadow specialization has been deleted from the game after the developers collectively agreed they're too fucking incompetent to properly balance the spec.
    Abusing the blizzquote tag is a short path to being banned, just saying.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nanaboostme View Post
    Any tips on creating believable Expansion Leak Threads with the potential of getting a lot of upvotes and spreads?

    I know WoW Experience and writing creavity can help, but I would like to hear other aspects on how I can improve my leaks.
    Which leaks are yours exactly?

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    Short and sweet so it kinda flies under and don't make its own thread like the Legion leak did that turned out to be true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zendhal View Post
    It must contain:
    - Ogres
    - Ethereals
    - Naga
    And Kul Tiras

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nanaboostme View Post
    Any tips on creating believable Expansion Leak Threads with the potential of getting a lot of upvotes and spreads?

    I know WoW Experience and writing creavity can help, but I would like to hear other aspects on how I can improve my leaks.
    I'd think the first step is not to post a thread asking how to make a convincing expansion leak thread... Kinda gives it away.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ryzek View Post
    Short and sweet so it kinda flies under and don't make its own thread like the Legion leak did that turned out to be true.
    No he wants a lot of shares and upvotes

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    My tip is You need to photoshop a "proof".
    Last edited by Mushkins; 2017-10-22 at 10:04 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mushkins View Post
    No he wants a lot of shares and upvotes

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    My tip is You need to photoshop a "proof".
    Grainy background of the new login screen imo

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    Doesn’t need to be good, aim for making it horrible enough people will laugh at it and share it with their friends

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    Use key words like SILITHUS / UNDERWATER / SHIP / AZSHARA / VOID / OLD GOD / JAINA / KUL TIRAS / SUBRACE

    Write a poem using obscure quotes from oldschool NPCs / make smeagle type riddles / write random old god gibberishynag'shringos'rilla

    Congratulations!
    You've made a mysterious expansion leak!

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