What do you think 9.1 will include?

[Servos]

Really hoping for some flying news. However, with the sanctum transport networks and the upgrades it just doesn’t make sense to me that they’d be letting us fly.

[TigTone]

More of the same crap with a different lick of paint.

Another new system, not designed to be fun but to extend play time...

Heart of The Arbiter! Unlock new talent tree that gives you access to some of torghasts anima ability

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Really hoping for some flying news. However, with the sanctum transport networks and the upgrades it just doesn’t make sense to me that they’d be letting us fly.

It is going to be allowed and they mention you just need to do your own covenant campaign to unlock it. IIRC

[Shedaar]

Spec balance plz

[Marxman]

Really hoping for some flying news. However, with the sanctum transport networks and the upgrades it just doesn’t make sense to me that they’d be letting us fly.

Given how the SL world is laid out, with separate realms for each zone connected to Oribos, this is the first time in a long time that I haven't longed for flying. That's not to say I don't want it, as the game is always better with flying, but SL feels like the expansion where flying is the least useful. That's exacerbated by the lack of any reason to not be in Oribos/Sanctum/dungeons in SL. I feel like I've spent 99% of my time in one of those 3 places.

I think we'll see a PvE currency system, a new raid, and probably more covenant campaign bullshit that is specifically designed to waste my time. Hopefully some improvements to Threads of Fate too. I honestly can't bring myself to spend another 8+ hours in the story quests to level another alt.

[Othraerir]

i really hope they learn some maths and balance the fucking classes

[Kaeth]

Patch 9.1 will include a 20%+ drop in subs.

[Yarathir]

I assume we'll be going to The In-Between and doing some stuff there.

Maybe unlock flying.
Hopefully some new customization.
One or two new rep grinds.
Maybe some additions to the Maw.
A dungeon? Maybe a mini raid?

[Edward Wu]

My guess is the following.
New daily quests added to the maw like Argent tournament.

Tirion returns in the Shadowlands and sets up a jousting tournament to prepare for the Jailer.

Yes.

[Yarathir]

Tirion returns in the Shadowlands and sets up a jousting tournament to prepare for the Jailer.

Yes.

Lmao. Oh my god.

[Terminatrix]

upping anima rewards
flying


if we assume 9.1 comes after we max out renown at 2 per week thats about 6 weeks so more or less mid march

[Azzurri]

Not in particular order

1. Flying ( renown increase)
2. New Raid and maybe dungeon
3. Class tuning and balancing
4. New Torgast stuff (powers, layers and maybe levels and rewards)
5. More Covenant story
6. Gear catch up
7. Maybe more legendaries?

[Swnem]

I don't think alliance and horde are a thing this xpac.

Which is a good thing. I'm so fatigued of faction bs.

[enigma77]

I want a big fat dungeon, like Karazhan.

[ZazuuPriest]

a buff to gear drops hopefully

3 for a M+ in time
2 for over time
Raid bosses actually drop loot.

would be nice

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I want a big fat dungeon, like Karazhan.

yes but good like kara was not garbage (lol) like mechagon

[Chickat]

I think they will allow mounting in the Maw at some point. The special maw mounts can just be a further speed increase or maybe enemies aggro range will be shorter on it.

[Omedon]

As much as I once said I didn’t want this to happen post launch, I think we’re getting a huge dump of glyphs or barbershop unlocks tied to further leaning our class’ visual effects to represent our covenant. I’m not so keen on presenting new reasons to jump ship a whole patch cycle in, but claiming to reset the “you broke your oath” state with each major patch kinda frees them up to broaden the appeal of each covenant.

Traditionally we spend the first year of an expansion resolving the “launch arc,” so that means another patch’s worth of “why I love my covenant,” and there are just so many low hanging options to present: Gargon bear form, steward moonkins, death elemental voidwalkers/elementals, more spells with their effects colored to covenant anima aesthetic... something is so happening in that space!

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Oh and speaking of the launch arc...

Sylvanas gets Gul’Dan’ed/Azshara’ed in the main raid. House of the chosen might be a mini raid.

[arkanon]

I think they will allow mounting in the Maw at some point. The special maw mounts can just be a further speed increase or maybe enemies aggro range will be shorter on it.

Or allow it outside the Maw...

[Chickat]

I dont think she will die, but I think she will be a boss in 9.1 or 9.2.

[Sentynel]

Naxxramas 3.0 with KT

T3 recolored for the 3rd time as the glorious return of tier sets

[Cathbadh]

1 word: Mechaonyxia.