Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Ersula]

That kinda confirms there is more then just WOW, WOW Classic and Rumble, no?

Well, it would be hard for the Warcraft umbrella to not have the most announcements: Besides Metzen news, Warcraft is the franchise with the most different games.

[Dismayxz]

I could totally see Blizzard using some wild Norse/Viking-style iconography for 11.0's logo if its going in the direction I think it is.

I thought the direction you think it went was Elementals, what do the Norse and Vikings have to do with those now?

[Cheezits]

Ian Bates (Red Shirt Guy) has officially posted the leak, so it's Out There now.

https://twitter.com/TheRedShirtGuy/s...41538103808395

[Raetary]

That kinda confirms there is more then just WOW, WOW Classic and Rumble, no?

No.

Warcraft, by virtue of being their biggest franchise, just happens to have the most news.

Expansion
Classic announcement
10.2 recap and release date
Roadmap reveal.
Hearthstone expansion and next years teaser
Rumble

[Dracullus]

That kinda confirms there is more then just WOW, WOW Classic and Rumble, no?

Guess Hearthstone counts too. In general probably:

- WoW 11.0
- Cata Classic
- new Classic Era season + maybe some improvement for Hardcore (or just S2 will be focused on hardcore)
- Rumble
- Hearthstone.

Beside all that and D4 expansion probably just OV2 hero/season. But if Warcraft takes 'most' of news, new survival game is out of picture this year (unless it's in Warcraft universe, which I doubt).

[Cheezits]

Oh, maybe the event isn't the key push. Unless this is part of the new promotion.

https://www.wowhead.com/news/mannequ...335304?webhook

[Joszef Kiprich]

Ian Bates (Red Shirt Guy) has officially posted the leak, so it's Out There now.

https://twitter.com/TheRedShirtGuy/s...41538103808395

Ooh Arafal is famous.

[lostsoup]

Looking at that art, Stormbreak seems like it would be... underwhelming. It's a dwarf on a gryphon and there's lightning, cool. So... what's the expansion about? Flying and lightning? 10.0 was already all about flying, and lightning with Razsageth. And somehow I doubt there's many people interested in a Dwarf expansion for the 20th anniversary.

If the expansion was about a world revamp, I think the name would be more indicative of that. This just seems like a compilation of all the "real leaks" so far (something windy from Marlamin, Algarian Stormrider/Khaz Algar).

Though with that Classic-looking logo, maybe it's a Classic+ expansion instead of being for Retail. Hm.

[Makorus]

And it begins: People shitting on an expansion and calling it boring based on one image lmao.

[lostsoup]

And it begins: People shitting on an expansion and calling it boring based on one image lmao.

Less "boring" (if it's real, we don't know any of its features) and more that it doesn't seem like "20th anniversary hype expansion that would bring people back" material. There's no strong theme here, it's just an expansion with a cool sounding name. Something like Legion or Dragonflight immediately tells you what it's about, and if it didn't then the promotional artwork would give you an idea. This just kinda... doesn't do that.

[Teriz]

I thought the direction you think it went was Elementals, what do the Norse and Vikings have to do with those now?

Because of titan stuff that will no doubt be also part of the expansion. I think we're looking at Elementals being primary theme and titans being a secondary theme.

[Thomir]

That's just AI. The details in the terrain and the clouds, how the dwarf is posed, the tail looks weird ... doesn't look like Blizzard's work, but like someone put through that gryphon rider artwork in an AI generator and made variants.

[Reive]

Less "boring" (if it's real, we don't know any of its features) and more that it doesn't seem like "20th anniversary hype expansion that would bring people back" material. There's no strong theme here, it's just an expansion with a cool sounding name. Something like Legion or Dragonflight immediately tells you what it's about, and if it didn't then the promotional artwork would give you an idea. This just kinda... doesn't do that.

they need a really badass cinematic

[Santandame]

Looking at that art, Stormbreak seems like it would be... underwhelming. It's a dwarf on a gryphon and there's lightning, cool. So... what's the expansion about? Flying and lightning? 10.0 was already all about flying, and lightning with Razsageth. And somehow I doubt there's many people interested in a Dwarf expansion for the 20th anniversary.

If the expansion was about a world revamp, I think the name would be more indicative of that. This just seems like a compilation of all the "real leaks" so far (something windy from Marlamin, Algarian Stormrider/Khaz Algar).

Though with that Classic-looking logo, maybe it's a Classic+ expansion instead of being for Retail. Hm.

We know that Avaloren is surrounded by treacherous storms that only Nightsquall and his fleet have managed to traverse.

I could totally see a scenario where the player characters become “Storm Riders”(champion, maw walker, commander, death lord/archdruid/Farseer/netherlord etc) to attempt to navigate the storm and make it to Avaloren. I could see this reflected in the first excursion to Avaloren in game. Imagine an in game event of players flying gryphons to Avaloren as we seek a “break” in the storm to get through. A fleet of gryphon riders being led by say Magni on a gryphon and Thrall on a wyvern with the Alliance and Horde players ride their respective faction mounts. As we attempt to navigate the storm we see Nightsquall’s fleet sailing through the storm below us with Iridikron flying among us in the storm causing mayhem whilst he leads the heretics against us in battle. After the battle begins to die down (after several major casualties) the storm begins to dissipate and Avaloren is revealed to us. An Arthurian castle, grand in scale beneath us with swathes of enchanted woods, mushroom forests and large flowing rivers. A shattered plains of fissures and ravines past that with thunderstorms striking. A sinister Old God fortress dedicated to Xal’atath looms forebodingly in the distance.

It could be a wicked in game event leading into us first setting foot on Avaloren and could play into the expansions potential names.

[Catastrophy349]

https://x.com/Qwik/status/1708912480658002266?s=20

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Titans and Void make me happy

[JMitchy96]

Though with that Classic-looking logo, maybe it's a Classic+ expansion instead of being for Retail. Hm.

This being a classic expansion was my first thought when I saw it as well, especially with that logo (well, second thought behind it being fake)

[milkmustache]

This being a classic expansion was my first thought when I saw it as well, especially with that logo (well, second thought behind it being fake)

Eh, if we use the "no nameplate under logo" point, then it's probably just a fake. Classic also has been going without a nameplate under the logo.

[huth]

Ian Bates (Red Shirt Guy) has officially posted the leak, so it's Out There now.

https://twitter.com/TheRedShirtGuy/s...41538103808395

The argumentation doesn't really convince me. Last time, it was new (and way better quality, too). This time, it could easily be a copy cat.

[Dracullus]

The argumentation doesn't really convince me. Last time, it was new (and way better quality, too). This time, it could easily be a copy cat.

Especially how similar it sounds compared to Dragonflight launch. First boss was literally called Storm-Eater...

[Lazarel]

made a cata classic logo in 10 minutes