Also check out this thread I made during cata beta:http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...elstrom-s-Size
Map:
High resolution link:http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5153/xpac4.jpg
Legend:
Red lines: Horde Plot
Dotted Red Lines: Horde Transport
Blue Lines: Alliance Plot
Dotted Blue Lines: Alliance Transport
Events of the Fourth War in Cataclysm:
Eastern Kingdom:
-Forsaken Victory in Gilneas. Forsaken Turns it into a Port.
-The Worgens Fled to Stormwind creating their own district.
-Stormwind decides to Fortify their Island of Balor to fend of Invaders from mainland of the Stormwind Kingdom.
Kalimdor:
-Goblins create powerful bombs and are trying to ship it to the Eastern Kingdoms
-Trade Prince Gallywix converts many other goblin Cartels into the Horde, Aszhara is now a booming horde frontier
- The Night Elves manage to reclaim Ashenvale. Cenarius who has come back to heal the forest has decided to join the Night Elves cause.
The Fourth War Part 2; Tides of Doom:
High Resolution Map: http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5153/xpac4.jpg
-Cenarius and Garrosh Hellscream has renewed the old conflict. Azshara and Ashenvale is now a major PvP zone.
-The Darkspear tribe has renewed it's conflict with Theramore. The Darkspear seeking to make Footholds in the islands of the Great Sea are rivaled by their old enemies in Theramore. A major Naval PvP zone is made in the Coast of Kalimdor.
-The Forsaken Claims Gilneas and are now ordered to Conquer Eastern Kingdoms for the Horde. Kul'Tiras Revived by Stormwind fends of the Forsaken and Horde invasion of the Kingdom of Stormwind. A major Naval PvP zone is made in the Coast of Eastern Kingdoms.
-The Alliance fortifies Menethil Harbor and the Thandol Span seeking to bolster it's forces agaisnt the Horde and to send a fleet through Lordaerons river and invade the Undercity. The Forsaken Decides to Fortify South Shore as a Naval Fort. A Major Naval PvP zone is made, towers and cannons are more involved in this conflict.
Plot of the Horde:
After much hard work the Goblins of the Horde has crafted weapons of mass destruction to bring about the end of the Alliance. Hellscream believes destroying Stormwidnd will sever the Head of the Alliance and ultimately lead to their victory.
With a new port in the Eastern Kingdom Garrosh is confident that they can storm through Stormwind and bring it to an explosive end.
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Plot of the Alliance:
After the defeat of the Alliance in Gilneas, the Alliance had reallized that their hold in Lordaeron had crumbled and decide to Fortify the Kingdom of Stormwind. The Alliance refortifies the island of Balor and the city of Bolarus in Kul'tiras. The Alliance in Khaz Modan bolster their forces in the Wetlands to prevent further loss of territory.
While on Kalimdor with the victory of the Night Elves in the Ashenvale, Varian believes that if the Alliance breaks through the Hordes defenses in Azshara, Cenarius can march in Orgrimmar and ultimately end Garrosh Hellscream and his Horde.
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"Both sides are in an eternal lock. If each side lose a single site of importance they would get overwhelmed and potentially lose"
Gameplay: "It's all Phased for 85+"
Villains:
Azshara - Azshara has already showed herself in Cataclysm. She had been leaked in Cataclysm Beta that she had gotten hold of an artifact to make the worlds sea levels rise. And no one else would be the villain when you are entering her domain(the great sea).
As you know Azshara had already been experimenting in Zangarmarsh, siphoning it's waters for her own purposes. She had already gain hold of Neptulons realm and presumably stole the Trident of Neptulon.
As her diabolical plans unfold. The Naga keep any body at bay, and let no one come close to her until her job is done.
Meryl FelStorm - Meryl Felstorm was a powerful mage and once a colluege of Aegwynn in the Council of Tirisfal. Recently he had been possed by the demon Kathra'Natir. He had wish to contain him, but the demon broke his will and posed himself on self exile.
Meryl will be possed completely and he would be the one to unleash the demons in the tomb of Saergeras.
Nzoth - He will swallow your face. The Baddest of Bad. The Strongest Azeroth has to offer.
Zone descriptions:
Tel'abim: Tropical Paradise
Darkspear Island: The Darkside of the Voodoo
Zandalar: Troll Disneyland
Broken Isles: Dire Maul wet X2
Kul'tiras: Shanty Trade Port
Plunder Isle: Jack Sparrow
Kezzan: Corporate Clean Up (like the mexican gulf, and a bit like dubai)
Nazjatar: Atlantis
Mak'ara: Zoidberg
Drowned Reaches: Undead Pirates
Grishan Caverns: The Great Reef Barrier
Possible Raids:
Nazjatar
Zuldazar
Tomb of Saergeras
Chamber of Krasus
Rift of Aln
Bloodsail Hold
Mak'aru raid
Gishan Cavern raid
The Rift .
I can Guarantee atleast one of this has to happen :P
(not any more cause mop came out, bu then again they said they making more war stuff..)
Edit : There are also 4 Zones Underwater I forgot to put in the map(including with the 7 islands)
Nazjatar
Mak'ara
Drown Reaches
Grishan Caverns
Sources:
Old Gods: http://www.wowpedia.org/Old_gods
Meryl Felstorm:http://www.wowpedia.org/Meryl_Felstorm
Goblin Conversion: http://www.wowpedia.org/Trade_Prince_Donais
The Maelstrom - http://www.wowpedia.org/The_Maelstrom
Balor - http://www.wowpedia.org/Balor
Zul'Dare - http://www.wowpedia.org/Zul'Dare
The South Seas - http://www.wowpedia.org/South_Seas
I'd keep expanding the idea, but with MoP this story is just a bit of a waste.