Predictions on 5.3

[orangelemonrain]

Have not seen draenei, dwarves, gnomes, forsaken, worgen, goblins, tauren, and each factions pandaren leaders. Looks like some races will be left out because that list is rather long.

[Moshic]

So what do you think will happen other then what was said before about it being a lore patch?

Burning Legion invades all continents, the titans come to save us and fight for 1000 years, we retreat in Outland and rebuild the cities there?

[Sevyvia]

The hell?

Didn't you guys get nice stuff in 5.1?

I thought Varian maturing more-so as a leader and the Jaina development along with Anduin was awesome.

Awesome, except it's bullshit. The Alliance is just that, an Alliance, and instead of treating it like that, Blizzard are moving towards VARIAN HIGH KING, some sort of Alliance version of the Horde with 1 top guy. This is seriously pissing off a lot of people who like the Alliance lore and the racial leaders, because they are giving up their own powers in a sense for no logical reason. The reason is simply that Blizzard is either lazy or has a hardon for Varian. Or both.

So, Alliance gets shit on again, more and more, the more the VARIAN HIGH KING storyline progresses. I don't know how Horde players stand all the focus on Garrosh when he's such a bad character and there are other far better characters in the Horde.

[Wildmoon]

Awesome, except it's bullshit. The Alliance is just that, an Alliance, and instead of treating it like that, Blizzard are moving towards VARIAN HIGH KING, some sort of Alliance version of the Horde with 1 top guy. This is seriously pissing off a lot of people who like the Alliance lore and the racial leaders, because they are giving up their own powers in a sense for no logical reason. The reason is simply that Blizzard is either lazy or has a hardon for Varian. Or both.

So, Alliance gets shit on again, more and more, the more the VARIAN HIGH KING storyline progresses. I don't know how Horde players stand all the focus on Garrosh when he's such a bad character and there are other far better characters in the Horde.

I am AA myself and I love Varian's story and am fine with him as supreme commander of AA army. He is not king of AA anyway. I have wanted Lothar-like powerful warrior/king for AA for very long time. AA has never had that.

[Harmonious]

I'd like to see something with Greymane, he's not really done much yet apart from Worgen starting zone and if Sylvanas comes to Pandaria then Genn should be the one fighting against her.

[outflow]

In 5.3 a Gnome will die.

[Keristrasza]

Blizzard has STRONGLY HINTED that Elune is indeed a Naaru in recent interviews about one of the books.

Velen stated he believes Elune is a Naaru, and Tyrande dismissed it. They responded that Velen is a Prophet and would not make such an assumption unless he was almost certain.

That, coupled with the "Warrior of Light" vision that someone had, where the Alliance, Horde, Dragons, and Naaru worked together to defeat the Burning Legion tells me Elune probably IS a Naaru, and will be the one to bring the Naaru into the Alliance/Horde to help against the invasion.

Correct me if I am wrong, but don't the Naaru reject being worshiped? Where as Elune has been openly worshiped and basically encourages it.

[Justignoreme]

Correct me if I am wrong, but don't the Naaru reject being worshiped? Where as Elune has been openly worshiped and basically encourages it.

You are 100% correct. Naaru encourage worship of the Light, not of themselves.

[Golden Yak]

Garrosh excavates another mogu-repurposed titan machine like the one in the Mogu'Shan Vaults (after all, Lorewalker Cho warns that there could be other such devices hidden throughout the land). He disassembles it and transports it to Orgrimmar, where it is reassembled in the volcanic caverns beneath the city. Using the elemental and geothermal energies of the area, Garrosh charges up the machine and starts producing his own soulless immortal warriors, powered by flame rather than thunder.

The plotline for both factions would revolve around the Horde elements that Horde players will be siding with falling away from Garrosh as he goes further and further over the deep end, while the Alliance fight to prevent Garrosh's plans, and maybe they can discover some additional unseemly details - maybe relating to a seventh Sha, more information about Y'Shaarj, rallying for the siege of Orgrimmar, etc.

If 5.3 is going to be the pre-siege of Orgrimmar patch, it'll have to involve at least some of the above elements, namely the splintering of the Horde and the build-up to the siege itself.

[Black Rider]

5.3 Kul'tiras? Sounds fun.
But what will horde get?

[Didactic]

I predict Mages will continue to be painful to play.

[Beefhamer]

Hmmm, I guess you have me there.

Hopefully things will get better for you guys. I'm Horde but I do want solid story development for the Alliance as well. It's nice to see.

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See, I think Garrosh will control the Sha somehow, but it'll drive him to do even worse things.

Having that much power makes one feel Godlike, and as a God with a mortal mindset, and a childish one at that, you abuse that power and get consumed by it.

My prediction still stands that Garrosh will somehow harness all 6 Sha into his body and become a catalyst of the ultimate Sha beast, which still maintaining control.

Might be the first villain we've had in a while who's just legitimately "bad" at that point.

That does not mean he is legitimately bad. Garrosh is doing what he feels/thinks is best for the horde. He thinks they should take what they need to survive and damn whoever gets in the way. I do not think he is inherently a bad person. I also think there is no way he could control the Sha.

[AD Arbsbear]

PvP Dota Battlegrounds unlocked, We find out who the new Warchief is & the planning begins.

[Myzou]

Constellation, stop acting like you're an all-knowing lore bearer.

Elune's existence is just as much a mystery. There is no affirmative answer.

The night elves believe she is a goddess.
Velen believes she is a Naaru.

Blizzard has stated Velen would not make such a claim as a prophet without good reasoning.

You can choose who you want to believe. I choose Velen. It makes Elune make a LOT more sense in the lore, as we've never had actual gods, and somehow thinking that one exists and chooses to exclusively commune with the Night Elves and Tauren is silly.

As for the Naaru not liking being worshipped: There are ALWAYS people of a group of people that do not fit the role their society fills for them. Who's to say Elune isn't one of the strongest Naaru who wanted praise for her actions? On top of this, the fact Elune gave birth implies she has a physical form, meaning she can't be a "true" God.

In fact, because Velen's visions and opinions have been getting more and more accurate tells me chances are Elune has SOMETHING to do with the Naaru. Even if she isn't a Naaru like you are so adamant about, who's to say the Naaru aren't directly linked to her? Who's to say Velen's opinion isn't partially right? What if the Naaru are DIRECTLY connected to Elune, and share her power?

He believes she is a Naaru because what the Night Elves say about her is exactly how the Naaru are. What if the Naaru's powers come directly from Elune? We've heard nothing to even insinuate the Naaru are godly beings, and we have no knowledge of their origination or powers. What if the Naaru were in fact, created by Elune to get a closer look at the worlds?

My opinion is no less valid than yours. Stop bashing others for their opinion.