BfA Patch Speculation thread (8.3 and later).

[Shadochi]

It explodes on the spot because it’s goblin made

Or Alliance gnomes work on it secretly during the campaign to set it up to re-target to Orgrimmar once it gets engaged to fire and cant be shut down.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Wait, so we might get patch today?

No. That pretty much guarantees that we'll get it next week though.

They'd need to announce maintenance ahead of time. If Blizz wanted to blow up their formula I guess Friday could still work, but it's almost certainly Tuesday.

Also worth remembering we don't actually have the Release Candidate build yet.

[Marlamin]

Wait, so we might get patch today?

Still very unlikely, sadly. They're not one to break tradition like that. Still weird.

[Dracullus]

My current guess is:

8.3 - dealing with N'zoth

9.0 - 'Death' themed expac (although I think we will get area north of Stratholme + Dragon Isles as "continent" for expac; Shadowlands could happen in a patch); Necromancer as new class

10.0 - It's big number, I guess it will be cosmic scale again like Legion: return of Sargeras/Illidan, Azeroth's awakening, fight against Void Lords, continent: K'aresh or even more places in the cosmos; new class: Tinker with strong Titans theme (I know, 2 classes in a row, but 10.0 is big number).

[Shadochi]

Yeah I fully expect that when they try to fire it it WILL fire and do some damage, but the barrel will also blow up and turn Bilgewater Harbor into a scrapyard.

As a foreshadow of factions breaking down they also break the horde symbol in the zone.

[serra2]

The Bilgewater Cannon fires. Due to overestimating the amount of firepower needed, the shell circles the planet and slams into Gorribal, destroying the sword and sealing the wound in Azeroth. Gallywix, riding the wave of support for saving Azeroth, becomes the new Warchief.

[Kiki b]

The Bilgewater Cannon fires. Due to overestimating the amount of firepower needed, the shell circles the planet and slams into Gorribal, destroying the sword and sealing the wound in Azeroth. Gallywix, riding the wave of support for saving Azeroth, becomes the new Warchief.

Blizzard hire this person, please.

[Hitei]

We should just stop pretending and just make Ratchet a Horde city. A proper goblin city with casinos and goblin hookers!

That'd be Gadgetzan.

[Dracullus]

The Bilgewater Cannon fires. Due to overestimating the amount of firepower needed, the shell circles the planet and slams into Gorribal, destroying the sword and sealing the wound in Azeroth. Gallywix, riding the wave of support for saving Azeroth, becomes the new Warchief.

And 6 minute cinematic will just show cannonball flying through whole Azeroth.

We should just stop pretending and just make Ratchet a Horde city. A proper goblin city with casinos and goblin hookers!

In fact, forget the goblin city. ;D

[Shadochi]

The Bilgewater Cannon fires. Due to overestimating the amount of firepower needed, the shell circles the planet and slams into Gorribal, destroying the sword and sealing the wound in Azeroth. Gallywix, riding the wave of support for saving Azeroth, becomes the new Warchief.

That would just open the wound more, wouldn't it?

Unless we are immediately prepared to seal it (druid shit probably, like how they healed the firelands quest zone). Kinda like how its not good to remove an object if you got stabbed since you would bleed out faster.

[TheFirstOnes]

My current guess is:

8.3 - dealing with N'zoth

9.0 - 'Death' themed expac (although I think we will get area north of Stratholme + Dragon Isles as "continent" for expac; Shadowlands could happen in a patch); Necromancer as new class

10.0 - It's big number, I guess it will be cosmic scale again like Legion: return of Sargeras/Illidan, Azeroth's awakening, fight against Void Lords, continent: K'aresh or even more places in the cosmos; new class: Tinker with strong Titans theme (I know, 2 classes in a row, but 10.0 is big number).

This is exactly how I think WoW will go from here. I'm actually really glad I'm not the only one who thinks this.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

That would just open the wound more, wouldn't it?

Unless we are immediately prepared to seal it (druid shit probably, like how they healed the firelands quest zone). Kinda like how its not good to remove an object if you got stabbed since you would bleed out faster.

I still say we should just re-originate Silithus. Not like turning it into a desert is a downgrade from what it used to be.

[Nathanyel]

We don't need to be the bad guys nor should be. Actual development or things happening is better then "Oh yeah lets do what the Horde does but blue."

Yeah, it might not be too obvious from my post, but that's what I was trying to say: it wouldn't be good either to merely have the Alliance to dumb/evil stuff, too.

That'd be Gadgetzan.

Only in Hearthstone :P although I'd like to believe that like many settlements, Gadgetzan is way larger in the lore.

[Marlamin]

PTRs just restarted and came back up with a newer build. No client patch out yet.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

PTRs just restarted and came back up with a newer build. No client patch out yet.

Willing to bet that's our RC build.

[Blayze]

That would just open the wound more, wouldn't it?

Unless we are immediately prepared to seal it (druid shit probably, like how they healed the firelands quest zone). Kinda like how its not good to remove an object if you got stabbed since you would bleed out faster.

The ultraheated thermal payload melts the sword and instantly cauterises the wound with a mass of molten metal.

Unfortunately, Azeroth dies from the sheer agony involved.

[FlubberPuddy]

A preview does not need spoilers. It could have cinematic stills, info on number of chapters, teases on possible developments, red herrings, a trailer...

Movies and serials are pure story, and they get marketing. A campaign is not that different.

I think any cinematic still will give away the campaign. Number of chapters is honestly pretty useless info (there will be 3 chapters doesn't have any impact over there's gonna be 5 chapters) unless you mean you're wanting to know if they will do 1 chapter per week or something.

The tease on possible developments will probably be what's revealed by the War Campaign ending or its related cinematics (think all the speculation about faction unification after the Jaina/Thrall save Baine cinematic). Red herrings fall here too.

A trailer would just give it away.

See the bottom line is, it's kept super secret because it probably reveals a fuck ton. Doubt it's gonna be as lackluster as the Azshara EP cinematic where all that happened was what everyone already knew (wow N'zoth is free).

But the War Campaign ending? Look at how people speculating over how it will end. It's insane. It will define Horde/Alliance relations going forward, some major characters could die.

Imo it's sort of akin to how people don't watch any trailers or images for Dark Souls games, because the image of a boss or location is considered just as spoilerish to some as literally saying "Sylvanas escapes in the end".

So I'm just very doubtful we'll get any sort of preview about the War Campaign ending other than the teases we've already been getting (such as seeing the splash screen and what's said in the patch notes, stuff like that).

[Carolus Rex]

nozdormu (noruzond)

It's Murozond.

[Hitei]

The ultraheated thermal payload melts the sword and instantly cauterises the wound with a mass of molten metal.

Unfortunately, Azeroth dies from the sheer agony involved.

Would it be, though?

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Would it be, though?

Yes, the loss of the world soul would probably have an adverse effect on the planet.