Originally Posted by
Grunhither
World of Warcraft: The Tides of Darkness
*90->95 level cap
*South Seas islands (Tomb of Sargeras, Kul'Tiras, Undermine, etc)
*Nazjatar (Naga capital) raised to surface from sea floor
*N'Zoth and Azshara main bosses
*Emerald Dream/Rift of Aln patch
*Zandalar patch (finish off the trolls and their king Rastakhan)
*Outland re-vamp
*Burning Legion invading Azeroth; gaining power
*Possibly new neutral playable races (ogre, naga, furbolg, high elves, etc)
*New character models
Ultimately, the Burning Legion is seeking to return to Azeroth and is gaining power. We're dealing with their return and also putting an end to Azshara and N'Zoth, two of the last (known) great threats on Azeroth.
After that, I think a full-on Argus/Twisting Nether Burning Legion x-pack with Titans and Sargeras feels more appropriate. Azshara really needs her own x-pack because she's so powerful and influential, and she ties together a lot of story lines. It doesn't make sense to wander off to Argus or other planets we haven't visited yet before we've dealt with her. Besides unknown things and the old gods, she's the last HUGE threat left on Azeroth. I think it will deal with the Burning Legion, and them putting Azeroth in danger, but I think the main focus will be on N'Zoth and Azshara.
*I think ZA/ZG story in Cata and troll presence in MOP (MV and ToT) leads us to dealing with their King Rastakhan on Zandalar Island.
*I think Malfurion Stormrage's in-game return in Cata leads to dealing with the Emerald Dream.
*I think the Burning Legion assaulting Azeroth leads up to Azshara, seeing how she's the one who brought demons to Azeroth in the first place.
*I think the new story line with Jaina and the Kirin'Tor leads us to Kul'Tiras, another big location for Jaina and the Kirin'Tor.
*I think the Goblin's addition to the Horde and Gallywix's lack of character involvement leads us to The Undermine being present in game.
All of these things set in motion in Cata and MOP really look like they're pointing towards a South Seas/Emerald Dream/Azshara/N'Zoth expansion before a full-out Argus/Burning Legion one. Full-out Burning Legion expansion needs a bigger ramp-up than subtle hints and foreshadowing in MOP.