BfA Patch Speculation thread (8.3 and later).

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Yeah, but they are going to give at least 24 hours notice on the info dump. Likely 3-5 days. Friday announcement of the info dump on Wednesday would be perfect IMO.

Friday into Tuesday is about the furthest out I'd go. If we're talking Wednesday PTR don't even bother with the infodump (which I'm willing to bet is just patch notes) today. Do it Monday when there isn't a whole weekend of silence.

[Prophet June Bug]

Flying in Nazjatar and Mechagon confirmed.

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291048/...n-and-nazjatar

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Flying in Nazjatar and Mechagon confirmed.

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291048/...n-and-nazjatar

Thats...different. Cool

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Flying in Nazjatar and Mechagon confirmed.

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291048/...n-and-nazjatar

"May require Pathfinder Part 2."

So it's still the same as always.

[infinitemeridian]

"May require Pathfinder Part 2."

So it's still the same as always.

Was there any indication otherwise?

[Drekmar]

Flying in Nazjatar and Mechagon confirmed.

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291048/...n-and-nazjatar

Damn, thats a surprise for me, did not expect flying to be enabled in those locations.

[Prophet June Bug]

Unsure why some people are suprised by this.

WoD and Legion Pathfinder enabled flying in Tanaan and Broken Shore respectively. Nazjatar and Mechagon are both outdoor zones, that's the entire point of Nazjatar being raised from the sea floor.

Argus was locked because of the design (3 seperate zones needing to create the illusion of an entire planet with background art) and part of Timeless Isle reward hunting was traversing height differentials. It was for these two zones only that flying would not be benificial.

[Big Thanks]

Flying in Nazjatar and Mechagon confirmed.

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291048/...n-and-nazjatar

Finally

For the first time in months he said the word "Sandbox" again.

Here is the quote from the interview:

Mechagon and Nazjatar will both be endgame experiences that draw on the best elements of previous endgame grinds: the Timeless Isle, Argus, Tanaan Jungle, and the Broken Shore. Azshara’s domain of Nazjatar will be a little more typical, while Mechagon will be “what you might expect from a gnomish paradise,” says Hazzikostas. He describes it as more sandbox-y, unpredictable, and akin to a playground. Both zones will have flying enabled.

[Kereberus]

That leak is getting more and more credibility.

[Nathanyel]

That leak is getting more and more credibility.

As usual, you gotta have to specify which leak in particular.

[Dracullus]

Tanaan and Broken Shore were part of the same map with the rest of the world, unlike places like Molten Front and Isle of Thunder. I think most people expect Naz'jatar to be on a its own map (and the same for Mechagon)

Now one really cool thing would be for Naz'jatar, Mechagon, Zandalar and Kul'tiras to all be on the same map. It's going to be really annoying scrolling through FOUR different maps to find World Quests after all.

I think they will make South Seas "continent" map where they will put Zandalar, Kul Tiras, Nazjatar and Mechagon. Same way like Argus was put on Broken Isles map (by the way, I remember some people were bitching even about that, it was hilarious).

[Gurahk]

As usual, you gotta have to specify which leak in particular.

I think whenever we mention "the leak" we all refer to this one: https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...ise-of-Azshara

[Prophet June Bug]

Finally

For the first time in months he said the word "Sandbox" again.

They say that all the time m8. I'll believe it when I see it.

[George Costanza]

Just need the build to arrive now.

[Raetary]

Flying in Nazjatar and Mechagon confirmed.

https://www.wowhead.com/news=291048/...n-and-nazjatar

I don't get why people are so surprised about this.

They confirmed this almost every time they talked about 8.2...

[THEORACLE64]

"May require Pathfinder Part 2."

So it's still the same as always.

No shit. We’ve known this since they announced 8.2 at BlizzCon, so stop acting all faux surprised.

[Big Thanks]

They say that all the time m8. I'll believe it when I see it.

They said the word "sandbox"...one time on the first information post about 8.2...since then they never used the word again.
I was starting to get worried

[Zandalariprelate]

They said it like...one time on the first information post about 8.2...since then they never used the word again.
I was starting to get worried

Well they need another buzzword, besides of "morally grey" :smug:

[Varolyn]

The interview seems to imply that classes and the talent system as a whole may get revamped after BFA is done. Good, then blizz can (hopefully) make a system that doesn't have to rely on some bandaid.

[Nyel]

I think whenever we mention "the leak" we all refer to this one: https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...ise-of-Azshara

Well if this leak is true the most interesting part is the one about 8.3 which basically means it won't be about N'zoth because everybody expects exactly that.