"The Rise of Syndicate". New expansion grand leak right before GamesCon.

[Lulzwhat]

Hi folks. On the wave of 'leaks' i'm add my 50 cent too.
My good friend worked at Blizzard but fired few weeks ago due to the 'cost optimization'.
And that's what he said:

New expansion called 'The Rise of Syndicate' and tells us about greed, betrayal and corruption on the background of the imminent threat.

During Alliance and Horde leading their forces on Draenor, seemed forgotten enemies is back for revenge. Syndicate and Defias Brotherhood raised their power and influence for years when Kings and Chiefs was busy with 'saving the world'. And when they are most weak, enemy strikes back. The Stormwind is now belongs to the Defias Brotherhood, Anduin Wrynn was captured and Alliance rebels now based in the Stormgarde Keep. The Undercity is burned by the Syndicate Ambushers and Undead moved to the Stratholme as their new capital. Kalimdor is less damaged but Syndicate have eyes everywhere and no one can feel safe.
After 'victorious' arrival from Draenor, Faction leaders saw that all what they tried to keep safe is gone, their armies demoralized and only little group of opposition under the Ravenholdt command trying to stay against the enemy.
Players will start game at Blasted lands in their faction temporary camp, and first step is break through the ambushes to unite your forces.

Main features:

- Azeroth is the main scene of action.
- No news zones but current zones will slightly reworked and filled with new enemies.
- Stormgrade is the new Human capital.
- Stratholme is the new Undead capital.
- No new race/class
- Blizzard decide to refuse of adding new levels, instead of it players get paragon-like mechanic from D3
- That progression will provide you access to the new perks.
- Garrisons isn't planned for now but followers is still here and cant wait to help you in your mission.
- Reforge is back.

PvE:

- VanCleef's family is here and make a lot of troubles.
- Moonbrook and Deadmines are now part on single raid.
- 2 new dungeons; The Stromwind harbor and The Alterac headquarter.
- Few old dungeons get heroic versions.
- New legendary quest chain
- Stromwind Assault is the planned final raid of expansion.
- Anduin Wrynn isn't so simple as you can think before...

PvP:

- New mode - double agent: take down your former ally to prove your loyalty to the Syndicate and get new shiny rewards.
- New WPvP zone: Barrens frontier.
- New battleground: The ashes of Undercity.
- PvE gear in now back in PvP without restrictions and PvP gear is now more valuable for PvE.

Misc. an Lore:

- The Ravenholdt is the main protagonist of expansion and The Defias Brotherhood and The Syndicate is the main antagonist.
- Gul'dan and the Legion isn't here but close.
- SI:7 is defunct but members who can survive the Stromwind takeover, create a new faction of merciless avengers called Death Hand.
- Glyph system get new Ultimate glyphs.
- Distant trade system that allow players to make an orders and trades from anywhere.
- Basic bag now just a slot for bag so you can finally change it.

Much more upcoming info on GamesCon.

[DoctaPeppa]

If this is true the story just doesn't seem interesting and really Defias Brotherhood and Syndicate as the main antagonists? It just doesn't sound like a good story for a huge expansion but a side story absolutely. The PVP features I would like but yea I'm not buying it.

[ATZenith]

Actual PvP features? Obviously fake

[Deleted]

new mmo champion account also Lulzwhat=lol what

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

>No new zones

Nope.

NEXT!

[Thimagryn]

Kind of surprised you've had this account since 2012. And this is how you spend your second post.

[Feali]

Rogue related lore? Fake.

[Deleted]

"The Stormwind is now belongs to the Defias Brotherhood" - All your stormwinds are belong to us.

[DenniZ]

Not buying the story or this expansion.

[Role Unknown]

absolutely horrible....0/10 for effort...

....and its STROMGARDE.....nobody gets it right

[Djriff]

Would be interesting.

[Deleted]

No new race or class, no new zones. Something we already had but was removed (reforging) as feature, rehashed dungeons and a legendary quest chain.

......

Does sounds like blizzard

[3DTyrant]

Give us one good reason why we should believe any of these 'new leaks'. I'll wait til the 6th.

[Deleted]

stopped reading here:

- Stratholme is the new Undead capital.

Strath was recaptured by Argent Crusade during Cataclysm... so this is actually bull crap and I dont think Argent would let forsaken use strath lel

[Phookah]

As soon as you said "my friend worked at blizzard" you firebombed your own post.

[Adoxe]

Nope. /10char

[Imnick]

This is one of the weakest ones so far.

[Deleted]

Duck yea

[Gradywhite]

absolutely horrible....0/10 for effort...

....and its STROMGARDE.....nobody gets it right

Stormgarde and Stromwind! Our new and old caiptal citys!

[Deleted]

This is the derpy new expansion for Wuld of Wufcorft.