Predictions up to 13.0 from 2017

[majesticstone]

Just found info about a post on a Chinese forum from 2017 where a guy predicted upcomping expansion packs. He was right with 8.0 and 9.0 also talking about dragons in 10.0

bbs.nga.cn/read.php?tid=12510507&rand=995
twitter.com/nasdalolx/status/1486816908653510666?t=wLOXblUc_j00xkDY528xWA&s=19

[Catastrophy349]

Just found info about a post on a Chinese forum from 2017 where a guy predicted upcomping expansion packs. He was right with 8.0 and 9.0 also talking about dragons in 10.0

bbs.nga.cn/read.php?tid=12510507&rand=995
twitter.com/nasdalolx/status/1486816908653510666?t=wLOXblUc_j00xkDY528xWA&s=19

I posted about this on one of the forums the other day. It's been making the rounds. Certainly interesting.

[TheFirstOnes]

Not really as I do NOT see us facing the Void Lords anytime soon.

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At best I can see us facing them in 15-16.0 or something, but not in 12.0 or 13.0. I can see that being moreso Titan or Sargeras and Disorder focused tbh.

[draugril]

Pretty sure the developers consider the Titans and Sargeras to be resolved.

[Amnaught]

Not really as I do NOT see us facing the Void Lords anytime soon.

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At best I can see us facing them in 15-16.0 or something, but not in 12.0 or 13.0. I can see that being moreso Titan or Sargeras and Disorder focused tbh.

I would have put the Void Lords before fighting the Eternal Ones that we didnt even know existed two or three years ago.

Sargeras has been defeated.

[Eazy]

You know what they say about the infinite amount of monkeys and typewriters?...

Still curious predictions though.

I still remember this:
https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...2#post35267612

And this:
https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...1#post35267664



There was also some kind of list of expansions that someone wrote... a few years ago(even more than a decade ago I think) and some of them were actually right/almost the same.

[Edward Wu]

Always found it kind of weird how some people are more interested in knowing what's next for WoW than playing what's available. At least on retail.

Eternally looking ahead for greener pastures, I guess.

[bruxx]

That "pattern" is cherry picking elements to make it work if anything, BfA"s main thematic repeats MoP's Faction war + old gods, like, the story was bordering of a rerun from Garrosh's horde.
That alone kinda invalidates the entire logic behind the predictions.

[Schmilblick]

If the guy posted this on 2017, then he's not predicting, he knows things from tone of the devs cause he's been right on all the things.

[Syegfryed]

That "pattern" is cherry picking elements to make it work if anything, BfA"s main thematic repeats MoP's Faction war + old gods, like, the story was bordering of a rerun from Garrosh's horde.
That alone kinda invalidates the entire logic behind the predictions.

seems like shadowlands was supposed to come before bfa, so i don't think this invalidate what he is saying

it make sense to at least know how far ahead the plot is, and the basic theme of future expansions, but where they are put is up to then later.

[ro9ue]

You know what they say about the infinite amount of monkeys and typewriters?...

Still curious predictions though.

I still remember this:
https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...2#post35267612

And this:
https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...1#post35267664



There was also some kind of list of expansions that someone wrote... a few years ago(even more than a decade ago I think) and some of them were actually right/almost the same.

Draenor Set

Azuremyst Isle - 1 to 10
Bloodmyrk Isle - 10 to 20

Eversong Forest - 1 to 10
Quel'thalas - 10 to 20
Hellfire Peninsula - 58 to 62
Zangarmarsh - 60 to 64
Terokkar Forest - 61 to 65
The Deadlands - 63 to 67
Nagrand - 64 to 68
Blade's Edge Mountains - 66 to 70
Netherstorm - 67 to 70
Shadowmoon Valley - 69 to 70

Northrend Set

Borean Tundra - 67 to 70
Howling Fjord - 67 to 70
Dragonblight - 69 to 72
Grizzly Hills - 70 to 73
Crystalsong Forest - 72 to 75
Zul'drak - 73 to 76
Sholazar Basin - 75 to 79
Storm Peaks - 76 to 80
Icecrown Glacier - 78 to 80


Maelstrom Set

Gilneas - 77 to 80
Grim Batol - 78 to 81
Kul Tiras - 79 to 82
Kezan - 81 to 86
Tel Abim - 83 to 85
Zandalar - 84 to 87
Plunder Isle - 86 to 88
The Broken Isles - 87 to 90
The Maelstrom - 89 to 90


Plane Set

Pandaria - 1 to 10
Hiji - 10 to 20

Wolfenhold - 1 to 10
Xorothian Plains - 10 to 20

The Green Lands - 88 to 91
The Dying Paradise - 91 to 94
The Emerald Nightmare - 94 to 97
The Eye of Ysera - 97 to 100

Deephome - 88 to 91
Skywall - 91 to 94
The Abyssal Maw - 94 to 97
The Firelands - 97 to 100


Legion Set

K'aresh - 96 to 99
Argus Meadowlands - 97 to 100
Mac'Aree - 99 to 100
Maw of Oblivion - 100+
The Burning Citadel - 100+++

[zysis]

That "pattern" is cherry picking elements to make it work if anything, BfA"s main thematic repeats MoP's Faction war + old gods, like, the story was bordering of a rerun from Garrosh's horde.
That alone kinda invalidates the entire logic behind the predictions.

Read the Horus Heresy from Warhammer and you'll be able to laughably predict the next 30 years of anything Blizzard. Also, D&D 1980s style, like where they stole the Shadowlands from. It's a carbon copy and makes one feel a bit ill when you realize just how much Blizzard have copied over the years. Incl the game itself. I don't think anyone at Blizzard, like many of their fans, have ever had an original thought.

[Nathanyel]

He was right with 8.0 and 9.0

Now let's not oversell this. When that was posted, BfA was already announced.
We knew about Bwonsamdi and the Drust, so assuming that 9.0 would involve Death was not a far stretch.

Having dragons return is also not too unlikely.
But this pattern as a whole seems way too convenient, based on too few examples to be reliable.

There was also some kind of list of expansions that someone wrote... a few years ago(even more than a decade ago I think) and some of them were actually right/almost the same.

[The "List"]

That list was fake, as admitted by the author, it only claimed to be from before the release of Vanilla, when actually it was written after the announcement of WotLK, so of course it got the expansions right up to 3.0 (including that Northrend had two starter zones, a lesson learned from BC) and everything after that was just educated guesses, using zones mentioned in the RPG books and other media.

[huth]

Now let's not oversell this. When that was posted, BfA was already announced.
We knew about Bwonsamdi and the Drust, so assuming that 9.0 would involve Death was not a far stretch.

Having dragons return is also not too unlikely.
But this pattern as a whole seems way too convenient, based on too few examples to be reliable.

And even now things are being stretched quite a bit to make them fit.

[Nathanyel]

I know, it all reeks of the "self-made millionaire" fallacy, this is one of hundreds of theories and fake leaks that happen to be kinda right.

Further boosted by those who liked this theory when it first popped up, who pushed it even more after Shadowlands was announced, feeling like this proved them right.

[Soulwind]

Draenor Set

Azuremyst Isle - 1 to 10
Bloodmyrk Isle - 10 to 20

Eversong Forest - 1 to 10
Quel'thalas - 10 to 20
Hellfire Peninsula - 58 to 62
Zangarmarsh - 60 to 64
Terokkar Forest - 61 to 65
The Deadlands - 63 to 67
Nagrand - 64 to 68
Blade's Edge Mountains - 66 to 70
Netherstorm - 67 to 70
Shadowmoon Valley - 69 to 70

Northrend Set

Borean Tundra - 67 to 70
Howling Fjord - 67 to 70
Dragonblight - 69 to 72
Grizzly Hills - 70 to 73
Crystalsong Forest - 72 to 75
Zul'drak - 73 to 76
Sholazar Basin - 75 to 79
Storm Peaks - 76 to 80
Icecrown Glacier - 78 to 80


Maelstrom Set

Gilneas - 77 to 80
Grim Batol - 78 to 81
Kul Tiras - 79 to 82
Kezan - 81 to 86
Tel Abim - 83 to 85
Zandalar - 84 to 87
Plunder Isle - 86 to 88
The Broken Isles - 87 to 90
The Maelstrom - 89 to 90


Plane Set

Pandaria - 1 to 10
Hiji - 10 to 20

Wolfenhold - 1 to 10
Xorothian Plains - 10 to 20

The Green Lands - 88 to 91
The Dying Paradise - 91 to 94
The Emerald Nightmare - 94 to 97
The Eye of Ysera - 97 to 100

Deephome - 88 to 91
Skywall - 91 to 94
The Abyssal Maw - 94 to 97
The Firelands - 97 to 100


Legion Set

K'aresh - 96 to 99
Argus Meadowlands - 97 to 100
Mac'Aree - 99 to 100
Maw of Oblivion - 100+
The Burning Citadel - 100+++

I remember this one having different versions, as people changed it, replaced the wrong stuff and claimed the leak had it right from the beginning.

[huth]

I remember this one having different versions, as people changed it, replaced the wrong stuff and claimed the leak had it right from the beginning.

Worst part is that people would just keep pulling it out even though it didn't even predict the first expansion announced after it was made right.

[Yossarian]

Draenor Set

Azuremyst Isle - 1 to 10
Bloodmyrk Isle - 10 to 20

Eversong Forest - 1 to 10
Quel'thalas - 10 to 20
Hellfire Peninsula - 58 to 62
Zangarmarsh - 60 to 64
Terokkar Forest - 61 to 65
The Deadlands - 63 to 67
Nagrand - 64 to 68
Blade's Edge Mountains - 66 to 70
Netherstorm - 67 to 70
Shadowmoon Valley - 69 to 70

Northrend Set

Borean Tundra - 67 to 70
Howling Fjord - 67 to 70
Dragonblight - 69 to 72
Grizzly Hills - 70 to 73
Crystalsong Forest - 72 to 75
Zul'drak - 73 to 76
Sholazar Basin - 75 to 79
Storm Peaks - 76 to 80
Icecrown Glacier - 78 to 80


Maelstrom Set

Gilneas - 77 to 80
Grim Batol - 78 to 81
Kul Tiras - 79 to 82
Kezan - 81 to 86
Tel Abim - 83 to 85
Zandalar - 84 to 87
Plunder Isle - 86 to 88
The Broken Isles - 87 to 90
The Maelstrom - 89 to 90


Plane Set

Pandaria - 1 to 10
Hiji - 10 to 20

Wolfenhold - 1 to 10
Xorothian Plains - 10 to 20

The Green Lands - 88 to 91
The Dying Paradise - 91 to 94
The Emerald Nightmare - 94 to 97
The Eye of Ysera - 97 to 100

Deephome - 88 to 91
Skywall - 91 to 94
The Abyssal Maw - 94 to 97
The Firelands - 97 to 100


Legion Set

K'aresh - 96 to 99
Argus Meadowlands - 97 to 100
Mac'Aree - 99 to 100
Maw of Oblivion - 100+
The Burning Citadel - 100+++

oh man, I remember this! from eons ago

[pacotaco]

If the guy posted this on 2017, then he's not predicting, he knows things from tone of the devs cause he's been right on all the things.

He posted that 3 days before the reveal. And all of it is correct and on point (not vague guess). It's clear he had internal info.

[huth]

He posted that 3 days before the reveal. And all of it is correct and on point (not vague guess). It's clear he had internal info.

No, that's what vague guesses look like. On point would have been if it said that BfA had two concurrent storyline, one based on Old Gods and the other on a continuation of Scourge and Sylvanas, and that Shadowlands focuses entirely on the Shadowlands.

It's clear that he did not, in fact, have internal info.