So i have a friend who works at Blizzard development and he shared some information with me about 10.0. Obviously only read if you're ready for SPOILERS
- Awakenings is the working title for the next expansion. It is 99% the name of the finished end product
- The title refers to the world soul of Azeroth awakening after the machinations of the Jailer at the end of Shadowlands
- Apparently the world soul is Elune
- The Jailer will NOT be defeated at the end of Shadowlands, apparently he will end up in a similar fashion as Sargeras - imprisoned or else
- The Jailer's plan of reshaping the universe will be half-fulfilled
- Azeroth/Elune awakens in the process of his assault on the world soul, but it's a premature birth
- 10.0 is INDEED a world revamp
- The reshaping of the universe throws the cosmological forces into chaos - time anomalies (disrapture of Order) mean that 10.0 will be set at a future-Azeroth
- The Infinite Dragonflight is a main antagonist. Dragon Isles are the new max level content. World revamp at a similar scale as Cataclysm
- Level cap raised to 70
- New class: Tinker. So far available to ALL playable races
- New race/class combinations at a great scale: Blood Elf druids, Forsaken paladins, Tauren rogues, Draenei warlocks etc. Not yet decided if they just let all Races become all classes
- Apparently there will be Faction merges. Alliance and Horde will remain, but will be splintered up
- Allied races will join one of the new factions or remain with Alliance/Horde
- Cross-play possible through alliances between the new factions. Alliance and Horde will REMAIN Hostile.
- I don't know the fate of Sylvanas
- Expected release date is the last quarter of 2022.
That's all that i could gather. Believe me or not, you shall see when it's announced