What if the next expansion is not a Burning Legion one?

[Velshin]

Hey everyone, so yeah as the title says...what if the next expansion is not a Burning Legion one?

I mean to be honest with you if it's then it will be way too obvious because we saw how Wrathion talked about it more than once durning MoP legendary questline. What if Blizzard surprises us with making the burning legion expansion after the next expansion?

Discuss please and thanks for reading.

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

I would be happy because then it would be an Azshara expansion! (maybe, hopefully)

[Sukhoi]

Who cares, it will be.

[Gratlim]

That would mean more sinking for WoW subs sadly

[Teriz]

That would mean more sinking for WoW subs sadly

The subs will sink regardless. WoW will be 10 years old when the next expansion drops.

Anyway, my money is on it not being a Burning Legion expansion.

[Falrinn]

It means Blizzard has been deliberately misleading us for one thing. While that is possible, I think we need to remember that the next expansion will be the 10th anniversary expansion, and Blizzard will want to do something absolutely epic and there isn't really anything more epic then the Burning Legion.

[Immitis]

Hey everyone, so yeah as the title says...what if the next expansion is not a Burning Legion one?

I mean to be honest with you if it's then it will be way too obvious because we saw how Wrathion talked about it more than once durning MoP legendary questline. What if Blizzard surprises us with making the burning legion expansion after the next expansion?

Discuss please and thanks for reading.

alot of people will be pissed. i personally wouldnt but i know there would be a huge shit storm and people will be claiming that blizzard lied to them

[Kralljin]

I would be happy because then it would be an Azshara expansion! (maybe, hopefully)

Interestingly, during the Zandalari Story of Lorewalker Cho, it is mentioned that Zul had 3 Visions:

1."Zul warned King Rastakhan of a terrible Cataclysm. For Zul had seen a vision a great armored dragon clenching the world with his ferocious jaws."
2."He saw a legion of serpents pouring forth from a gaping fissure that tore open the floor of the ocean."
3."Zul spoke of earthquakes and tidal waves. He described the golden capital of Zandalar slowly sinking beneath the waves in the aftermath of the Cataclysm. Its once-great people drowning as their mighty works slipped forever beneath the sea."

The 1st and 3rd obviously came to pass.

But the 2nd one, could be a reference to Vashj'ir, however describing Vashj'ir as "gaping fissure" doesn't seem that right.

[Immitis]

Interestingly, during the Zandalari Story of Lorewalker Cho, it is mentioned that Zul had 3 Visions:

1."Zul warned King Rastakhan of a terrible Cataclysm. For Zul had seen a vision a great armored dragon clenching the world with his ferocious jaws."
2."He saw a legion of serpents pouring forth from a gaping fissure that tore open the floor of the ocean."
3."Zul spoke of earthquakes and tidal waves. He described the golden capital of Zandalar slowly sinking beneath the waves in the aftermath of the Cataclysm. Its once-great people drowning as their mighty works slipped forever beneath the sea."

The 1st and 3rd obviously came to pass.

But the 2nd one, could be a reference to Vashj'ir, however describing Vashj'ir as "gaping fissure" doesn't seem that right.

kosak confirmed it was vashjir

[Tarrlogar]

After a certain interview, I began to have serious doubts on the legion being next. I think it'll be legion related, but it'll be them invading Azeroth, not us invading them (that'll be the following expansion). Let's throw a few ideas out there: Azshara once summoned Sargaras to Azeroth. And there was another time Sargaras was here as an avatar of himself but was defeated and buried in the Tomb of Sargaras (which is yet another location that is within the south seas area). We also know that islands can be raised from the sea through magic. So, I think what happens that'll tie everything together is that Wrathion, using what he gained from Pandaria, such as titan artifacts, may somehow use this stuff to assist Azshara in resummoning Sargaras or somehow reviving the avatar in the tomb. Someone had a strong theory that Wrathion's goal is to summon the pantheon to Azeroth and may bring the legion to Azeroth to accomplish this.

So, I think the Azshara expansion is next and we will have a legion invasion happening to help it along. There can be a N'zoth raid in the Emerald Dream (which in my opinion, should be limited as a raid/zone like the Isle of Thunder). Things like Kul Tiras, the Abyssal Maw and all the other missing isles can be added. It is in this expansion that we can tie up all the loose ends on Azeroth and set us up for 90-95 (Azshara) and 95-100 (Legion). After those expansions, Titan will already be out and WoW will have finally told it's most important stories by that point.

[Therougetitan]

If it isn't the legion expansion? Peeved for many reasons

- Wrathion buildup for nothing
- Not fighting the Legion in years when they are one of the main villain forces in WoW
- Draenei likely getting no lore again because they only get lore with Legion stuff

[Xochi]

I'd like to see the whole 'south seas' expansion possibility come true. There's more than enough lore material for a whole expansion. Just because Wrathion is talking about the Legion right now, doesn't mean they cant come farther down the road. Perhaps Wrathion's story, as well as Anduin's, could keep developing throughout the whole next expansion; it seems highly unlikely that young Prince Anduin is going to be ready to lead any 'army of light' against the Legion as early as the next expansion.

If the xpac ends up NOT being Legion themed, I would really like to see is some precursory events involving the Legion. Perhaps some random quests in zones dealing with Legion scouts or spies, maybe a heroic or a scenario or two dealing with the Legion trying to gain a foothold for a possible invasion point, stuff like that. I'd love to see a Heroic that we "lose"; we are sent to an area that has been taken over by a small but powerful legion force but we fail in clearing them from the area, at which point we are told something along the lines of "there is no doubt about it, the legion is coming... we need to prepare."

[Denpepe]

The way I see it is that the burning legion is one of our mightiest foes around so if we fight em next expansion people will be dissapointed as it will only be a fraction we will fight as there is no way that blizz will already kill off the burning legion as that would basically be the end of wow since they are lead by the mightiest enemy known (sargeras) who does not even have a physical form if I'm up to date with lore, so the fight would be us stopping the legion from manifesting him

If it is not the same people will still be dissapointed for not fighting the burning legion,but you never know blizz might kill their bilion dollar game to please a couple players.

From what I remember from the BC days there was talk of more portals to different worlds which seemed to be blizzards way to keep a way to travel to different worlds but which they so far did not use (there are some portals to be seen in outland, not sure if they will ever be used), i'm hoping they will send us to a different world iso popping up some more undiscovered continents on azeroth. On this planet I could see us fighting of a portion of the burning legion,

[killidan]

I would be happy because then it would be an Azshara expansion! (maybe, hopefully)

Could be rabbit-ren or rat-ren or whatevercrapanimal-ren after the panda-ren.

[Pebrocks The Warlock]

Could be rabbit-ren or rat-ren or whatevercrapanimal-ren after the panda-ren.

What are you even trying to say? That had nothing to do with my comment.

[Solzan Nemesis]

The same thing I all ways do. Buy it.

[mvaliz]

The ONLY thing that makes me question the Legion as the next expansion (though I still believe it will be) - is the basic idea that Metzen/Blizz went with Pandaria, the idea that they need NEW lore and stories. That they need new villains and new lands to explore.

The Legion is far from new lore or a new villain. :P

Though you COULD accomplish both by visiting either Xoroth or Argus I suppose...

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If it isn't the legion expansion? Peeved for many reasons

- Wrathion buildup for nothing
- Not fighting the Legion in years when they are one of the main villain forces in WoW
- Draenei likely getting no lore again because they only get lore with Legion stuff

The Gnomes are, no doubt, feeling bad for you. Really - they are... especially since they found out they were nothing but tools of a Titan Construct - end of story.

[Talen]

If it isn't the legion expansion? Peeved for many reasons

- Wrathion buildup for nothing

People would mostly be satisfied with SOME Legion involvement. Azshara summoning them again, or Infernal themed dynamic events.

The issue is that unless you go offworld, then you need some new area on Azeroth for the legion story to take place. Azshara and the Far Side of Azeroth would both do, but Azshara is the one who has also been foreshadowed. Storywise, one could also suggest that such a story would allow time for the Alliance and Horde to recover their strength and Azshara, with her Night Elf past and druidic potential would also be a good time to bring in an Emerald Dream raid, or even zone.

Against? It'll not be a South Seas XPac - island hopping was a problem with Cataclysm as it meat the Xpac was very disjointed. What you'd get would be a new continent. Thankfully, we've already had the Rising Lands prophecy. So - what COULD happen is that Azshara recreates the Well of Eternity by raising a new continent from the Sea, taking out the Maelstrom as she does so. We get Kul Tiras and Tel Abim, we get Kezan and Undermine, Plunder and Gillijms Isles. We see the remnants of DeathWing, we get a new entrance to Deepholme, we find out what happened to Neptulon, we stop whatever Azshara is upto in the Emerald Dream and we deal with the Infernal rains that forms the Legions vanguard and shut down the advance posts they've managed to establish. We get Zandalar and the Tomb of Sargeras (more Legion involvement), we meet up with the Horde Stormreavers and the Night Elf Wardens and revisit the Lost Isles. We see where the Path of the Titans ran to (it may just be an in-joke but lets see if its something more)

I think there is enough potential for story there and enough potential Legion involvement to keep people happy.

EJL

[Monstercloud]

The same thing I all ways do. Buy it.

Sadly, this is true. Most of the interesting lore/stories has been happening in their books for quite a while, it's almost pointless to fuss about it at all now.

[Ghaleon]

I never thought next one would be burning legion anyway so i wouldn't at all be surprised, my money is on south seas and expanding goblin homeland, expand on the status of it/the undermine since it's underground should be fairly undamaged i would think.