The question is how Nyalotha appears. I really doubt it's another hole in the ocean.
I'm pretty sure that the Black Empire city we saw in Azshara Warbringers will be at least part of the final raid. If it's Ny'alotha or not, I don't know.
As for world areas, I still think we will go to Quel'thalas in last patch. There will be a battle between Death and Void for the Sunwell, and it will either be the first half of the raid, or the raid entrance.
Whatever...
Agreed. While Nyalotha would be fantastic to visit for questing/raiding, we right now know next to nothing about it aside from one line comments here and there. We don't know if Nyalotha is what the Old Gods refer to as the Black Empire, whether it's even accessible from this plane of existence, or what all would be found there. To take us to a place like that without even giving it a proper introduction in 8.2.5 (like how Argus was introduces at the end of Tomb of Sargeras) would just feel weird.
There are still plenty of places we could fight N'Zoth (if that is the 8.3 boss, as seems likely thus far) without bringing Nyalotha into it.
I will admit to some bias here. N'Zoth is smart and crafty, that's long been established. He is also almost certainly a bit weak while being imprisoned for so long and is no stranger to hiding when necessary. If we're fighting and killing him in 8.3 when he likely wouldn't have been able to build up a ton of strength yet, it somehow seems like something that would perhaps further his schemes rather than just be something we lucked into. To me, that's the real question of 8.3 if we fight N'Zoth... what does his death foretell, and is that also about when "her third death" occurs to usher them in?
Wait you think next expansion is in 6-7 months ? Meaning an April release ? That is highly unlikely.
WoW expansions tend to release at the end of years, meaning August-December months, so we looking at around a year until next expansion going by previous patterns.
8.3 is going to be an Azshara raid - "The Eternal Palace was merely a setback"
Is the complete radio silence on Blizzard's part ever going to end this xpack?