9.0 General Discussion

[ercarp]

Someone I was dating let a few things spill, specifically about the starting experience. I lost access to my source a few months ago, but this is what she let slip to me:

Name: Hadn’t been decided last I chatted. Twilight of the Dragonflights was a contender, but it is definitely too wordy.

The squish is real. We’re going down to 50, capping at 60. No lore reason, purely mechanical.

Story is focused on the Dragon Isles and the race to exploit the power of a malfunctioning Titan facility. Wrathion found them on the “other” side of Azeroth. The twist is, they’re floating islands and only those imbued with draconic (ie. Titan life signs) power can find their way to them. But somehow Sylvanas found her way there so we need to follow. She wants to use the facility to open the way to the Shadowlands. (My own speculation is that she is able to get there due to her deal with Helya, and I’m assuming the new DK zone will have Death Knights fending her off from the Frozen Throne, necessitating her need for another entry point).

Intro takes us to the Twilight Highlands. Horde consults with the Dragonmaw Orcs led by Gorfax Angerfang. They know a thing or two about playing with draconic power. The Alliance spy with Shaw with Falstad of the Wildhammers as his escort. Nathanos and a few loyalists ambushes the Horde (didn’t ask how loyalist players factor in), the Alliance jump in to assist, and ultimately Alexstrasza intervenes, and assists by imbuing us with her power. The dragons give us the last of their power in the hopes that Wrathion can restore them all.

This is the new AP, Draconic Power. Unfortunate abbreviation.

New class is Dragonsworn. 5 specs. The original plan was to give every class a dragon-themed spec unlocked at the start of this content, but it was difficult to create unique specs for all 12. I didn’t get details on which specs do what, only that they align to the flights.

We also find a clutch of unhatched Chromatic dragons Nefarian had secreted away to Grim Batol. They bond with us and become a mount. Similarly to Legion artifact appearances, we can choose different colours, wings, faces, ornaments, etc. based on the content we do. Also thankfully, dragons are getting a model and animation revamp after 15 years.

Oh, and those Wildhammer Dwarves and Dragonmaw Orcs? Allied races at launch. Dragonspawn or Drakonids to come later as a neutral. Apparently they wanted to test the waters on community acceptance of limiting transmog options before developing dragonspawn. I assume this was mechagnomes. And since Diaperbaby is a thing, I’m guessing they’re going with drakonids.

I think I touched on everything we chatted about. Oh! No pathfinder. There was also something about flying mounted combat, but it’s mini game based with your effectiveness determined by your Draconic Power. Used for a few quests, and talks of it being used in PvP where it grounds the both of you, giving the winner a combat buff. With Warmode optional, they’re more open to exploring this.

Something about this seems very real to me.

[Gloriandus]

Someone I was dating let a few things spill, specifically about the starting experience. I lost access to my source a few months ago, but this is what she let slip to me...

This IS it, chief!

[Feali]

Hit me with your expac wishlist (bonus if it is not based on one of the various themes most leaks are using but an obscure plotline) or Swift gifs.

Here's what I want, this is mostly features and nothing story:

- extensive class reworks for Death Knight, Sub Rogue, Arcane Mage and Demo Lock
- no fucking housing. in any form.
- get professions out of raids, no more rank system for recipes
- keep. pvp. and. pve. separate
- account bound factions (fucking when?)
- easier way to keep up with multiple alts
- this means no more endless grinds like AP (this is highely unlikely)
- some form of level squish
- depruning of abilities
- reforging back
- gems back
- inscription made useful again
- stop with the slot machines
- Bolvar yes, Shadowlands no, Sylvanas Scourge 2.0 big yes
- something with dragons is nice

And as for Taylor gifs, you know you can always count on me darling

[lostsoup]

This IS it, chief!

Something about this seems very real to me.

...why, exactly? What reason is there to trust this guy?

[Wangming]

"There is no Vanessa. There is only Hope. And you can't kill Hope."

Vanessa rhymes with Vereesa. Double REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

I hope.... leveling is not great atm

Same. Re-upped for some Classic because I was bored, and 30 minutes in I've had more fun wandering mostly aimlessly around Teldrassil doing quests and finding a spider so I can learn Bite 2 for a Wind Serpent later than I had leveling my fancy Allied Race through these supposedly so much improved Cataclysm zones.

[ercarp]

...why, exactly? What reason is there to trust this guy?

Something about the way it's written and worded. Hard to say, it's more of a gut feeling. If it isn't real, whoever wrote it did a good job.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Something about the way it's written and worded. Hard to say, it's more of a gut feeling. If it isn't real, whoever wrote it did a good job.

The total lack of a name mere months before Blizzcon is an obvious fake tell.

[Wangming]

...why, exactly? What reason is there to trust this guy?

Cause they want a dragon expansion.

[huth]

Helya? Is she drowning poor souls again?

Poor unfortunate souls.

[ercarp]

The total lack of a name mere months before Blizzcon is an obvious fake tell.

Well, he did say it was from a person he was dating. He doesn't give a date of time for when he received the information. Therefore it could've been a while ago.

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Okay, holy shit. Something big just happened. I think this confirms which one was the real leak (don't pay attention to the video uploader).

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

We need a Wrath of the Bolvar login screen leak to complete this.

[deviantcultist]

Something about this seems very real to me.

Not sure about real, but definitely super boring.

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We need a Wrath of the Bolvar login screen leak to complete this.

I'd take Wrath of the Bolvar over Tinker and Dragon fanfics anyday.

[Varolyn]

Obvious fake....


Bolvar is bald.

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Not sure about real, but definitely super boring.

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I'd take Wrath of the Bolvar over Tinker and Dragon fanfics anyday.

I'll take Dragons as a vehicle for World Revamp honestly.

[Soulwind]

We need a Wrath of the Bolvar login screen leak to complete this.

[deviantcultist]

I'll take Dragons as a vehicle for World Revamp honestly.

I don't mind Dragons involved. I do find a generic class that has a spec for each Dragonflight with obvious and predictable abilities to be boring.

Everything points towards some sort of WotLK 2.0/Death expansion. Just give us that and a relevant class already.

[huth]

[IMG]

Nah, not feeling it. To much effort put into this one.

[Soulwind]

Nah, not feeling it. To much effort put into this one.

It's the Comic Sans, isn't it?

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

We've done it. We've reached peak Leak Season.