The Great "I called it" Thread

[Biske]

I called it

That you did, sir.

[Orloth]

Welp, 7 words. Yay, me.

[Myrandron]

Doubtful on anything Deathwing related for this expansion along with Orgrim doesn't lead any clan until after he kills off Blackhand, who is the leader of his clan not Orgrim.

[Throne]

It was called

[Kourvith]

This sounds very solid.

I'm also buying the 12th class because of the space suits picture (and Lore connection with Demon Hunter).

I also had pretty wild, but interesting (imho) guess about the "Warlords" word choice. Considering Blizzard has always priorized market penetration into their gamedesign (and therefore Lore by extension), and considering the biggest competitor to WoW is a MOBA (LoL), I'm starting to believe "Warlords" has a connection with the implementation of a MOBA style mechanic in next Xpac. Which would also bring justice to Warcraft RTS's 20th anniversary. Something like Scenarios where you'd be able to play each of these Warlords, and maybe having command over troups / resources.

I called it
(and this one was quite a wild guess)

Q: How does the Garrison work? What kinds of followers and upgrades are available?

To establish a foothold on Draenor and bolster your faction’s defenses against the formidable Iron Horde, each player will need to build and manage their own Garrison, a customizable fortress that serves as your personal base of operations throughout the course of the expansion. As you complete quests and win allies to your cause, your Garrison will expand and you’ll be able to choose which upgrades you’d like to construct from a variety of options. You’ll also meet and recruit NPC allies and followers who will join you at the Garrison, each providing different benefits.

For example, a miner rescued from a dungeon might take up residence and help gather Mining resources. A heroic warrior you quarter might embark upon quests at your command, with a chance to return with valuable treasures. Other characters might provide you with quests that expand upon their own stories or lead you to valuable assets in your campaign.

When it comes time to upgrade your Garrison, you might choose to build a Barracks to send more followers on missions simultaneously, an Inn to provide new recruits, or an Infirmary to speed up injured followers’ recovery time between assignments. You may instead decide to build a Smithy and recruit a Blacksmith to research new plans and craft valuable resources (such as those with daily cooldowns). You’ll also be able to invite friends to visit your Garrison to trade resources and see how your home base stacks up against their own.

[Deleted]

They had to shift mechanics somewhat, cause after MOP where do you go?

The only NATURAL sequel to a xpac like MOP is Corgi's unleashed.

They had to bring it back somewhat.

That said I literally thought they would find a title kinda in between corgi's unleashed and WoDlords of Dragonmasters.

[xinjun]

Alright, I've got to man up and say that I was wrong. I still think WoW:WoD is a bad name from a purely writing perspective but whatevs. I'm still on board and it looks like it will be great fun!! Bring it on.

[enchanted]

I called it 5 months ago that the next expac won't be legion based or south seas based but instead rather something surprising like mop. Heck, I've even made a thread about it so... Yay me for calling it?

[Enthusiastic Steward]

I didn't call it, but remember when the Iron Horde was a texture file? And every now and then someone on the forums would bring it up as a spoiler or having to do with a new Iron Horde and everyone (myself included) would point at them and laugh, because it's a texture file.

Yeah, feeling pretty good about that.

[Deleted]

Future predicition here.
When we get to fight the Titans the expansion will be called: Attack on Titan.

[Tziva]

Here's my future prediction:

Blizzard will make a minor change to the game.

Hundreds of vocal players will revolt, filling the official forums with cries and threats to cancel their subscription. Other players will respond with arguments in favour of the change. They will be called "fanboys" and dismissed, as their lack of hysteria clearly signifies a blind allegiance to their Blizzard overlords. The rational people will abandon ship at this point, leaving the hyperbolic remainder of the two opposing groups to scream and cry at each other. They will launch personal attacks and make posts laced with phrases like "slap in the face" and "white knight" and and "special snowflake" and "toxic community." Ghostcrawler will be mentioned, both favourably and unfavourably. At some point, it will be boiled down to something caused by LFR.

The game change will go live, a negligible amount of people will unsub, the game will change relatively little in practice, everyone will adjust and move on until the next minor drama when the cycle repeats.

I'M LIKE MOTHERFUCKIN' NOSTRADAMUS UP INS.

I'll be back after the 6.0 patch notes to see how right I was.

[Thimagryn]

I wonder if Dark Below is still something though.

Sure it didn't actually happen or get revealed as the next expo, but it could be something down the line that got slipped through on the radar, and not just someone's prank.

[Sainur]

The dwarves will see their population increase by 3000% because of the glorious beard physics. People will finally realize they are the true master race.

[SlippyCheeze]

Night elves were twilight vampires all along. Subscriber base expands to 27 million, but 26 million of them are only there for Edward Cullen ERP.

[AlphaandOmega]

Alleria and Turalyon ended up in this Draenor.

I called it!

[Nerevar]

mop will not be canon

[Baronthefirst]

The end of first quarter 2015 subs for WoW will be below 6.5 million.