Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Revamp Man]

I feel like those will be easy to solo for anyone by late DF or early 11.0, either by natural power increase or through nerfing health pools.


Also aww, just noticed the latest build changed the phrasing of the Druid customizations again, from "Full Transformation - X" to "[Animal] Form - X". There goes my sliver of hope of detailed customization on the other forms, mostly to be able to hide the nose ring on Tauren Cat Form.

They are buffing the world events we currently have to not be useless

- - - Updated - - -

And you are really trusting the word of a dreadlord?

Nah, he is Dwnathrius'es double wnt like the rest of them. Those with more rigid worldviews like the Light are just th much easier to dupe when you say what they want to hear.

Oh I agree he's still playing them
It's what the book in SL suggests

[pacotaco]

Moonie desert? so a white desert? like, a snow desert? That's what that eclipse leak had, a snow zone right? and it was tied to moon stuff.

Or perpetual night, like Las Noches in Bleach.

Edit: actually, the desert is Hueco Mundo, I always confuse it with the fortress.

[Nathanyel]

They are buffing the world events we currently have to not be useless

Right, that too, that will make them populated again, but I rather meant post-DF our increased levels would nerf these events or at least their mobs naturally.

[Woggmer]

I personally know from a pre-launch interview where this was mentioned, but sadly I can't find it atm via Google. I did however find this comment mentioning a quest that shows some Twilight's Hammer involvement in the Primalists.

Those pre-launch interviews can often change their mind or not follow up story-plots, much like how there was one interview that said that the Incarnates were followers of Galakrond and "Children of Galakrond" that believe Dragons were the apex creations... which that plot is never mentioned or led to that point.

I looked at the comment and this is what I see:

"There’s a valdraken quest that shows the twilight hammer involvement with the primalist forces. They have been around since Firelands"

What quest? I've done every quest, searched Wowpedia/Warcraft.wiki, and found nothing to support this. I tried cross-referencing this and all I could find was one Night Elf saying "I trained in the Firelands!" But that's not enough to say the Primalists are the Twilight Cult.

If there was something, then it was probably content that was cut before launch.

[ercarp]

Been listening to the Emerald Dream soundtrack in the background while collecting battle pets and I'm liking what I'm hearing. Some of the soundtracks are a bit similar to the ones in Hogwarts Legacy.

EDIT: "Shore (General Walk 4)" actually has parts that sound eerily similar to "Another Story" from Harry Potter 5. It's almost the exact same melody.

[Wangming]

Been listening to the Emerald Dream soundtrack in the background while collecting battle pets and I'm liking what I'm hearing. Some of the soundtracks are a bit similar to the ones in Hogwarts Legacy.

EDIT: "Shore (General Walk 4)" actually has parts that sound eerily similar to "Another Story" from Harry Potter 5. It's almost the exact same melody.

Well do we know the composer for either of the two? Some composers have a very iconic style.

[ercarp]

Well do we know the composer for either of the two? Some composers have a very iconic style.

Nicholas Hooper for Harry Potter, not sure about the composers for the WoW soundtrack as there are usually multiple. I heard Russell Brower worked on some of them.

Just to clarify though, I'm not crying plagiarism (maybe I shouldn't have used the word "eerily"). I'm only pointing out there's a similar Harry Potter/Hogwarts Legacy esque magical feel to some of the soundtracks, which I'm a huge fan of.

[PotHockets]

Well do we know the composer for either of the two? Some composers have a very iconic style.

It is most definitely not the same composer as the HP movies because those composers are all like absolute top of their musical world only work on films and people have to sacrifice a virgin to the new moon to get them to sign on.

[Alanar]

Book from SL suggests the light discovered Lothraxion and cleansed him but he remains an agent of the jailer

Denathrius is their true master. Even before the jailers death.

[Wangming]

It is most definitely not the same composer as the HP movies because those composers are all like absolute top of their musical world only work on films and people have to sacrifice a virgin to the new moon to get them to sign on.

Well nobody suggested the Potter movies. Just the game. They sure as hell not gonna ask John Williams to create background music for a patch zone.

[ercarp]

Well nobody suggested the Potter movies. Just the game. They sure as hell not gonna ask John Williams to create background music for a patch zone.

I suppose I was talking about both. At first, I thought the soundtrack was reminding me of the Swamp Vivarium soundtrack from Hogwarts Legacy, but then I remembered there was a soundtrack in the movies (the one I linked above) that was a much closer match. But many of the soundtracks in the game were deliberately modeled after the soundtracks from the movies, so it makes sense that they would all kind of sound a bit similar.

Also, the composers for Hogwarts Legacy were Chuck E. Myers, J. Scott Rakozy, Peter Murray, and Alexander Horowitz. Don't know if any of them have worked on WoW soundtracks.

[Wangming]

I suppose I was talking about both. At first, I thought the soundtrack was reminding me of the Swamp Vivarium soundtrack from Hogwarts Legacy, but then I remembered there was a soundtrack in the movies (the one I linked above) that was a much closer match. But many of the soundtracks in the game were deliberately modeled after the soundtracks from the movies, so it makes sense that they would all kind of sound a bit similar.

Also, the composers for Hogwarts Legacy were Chuck E. Myers, J. Scott Rakozy, Peter Murray, and Alexander Horowitz. Don't know if any of them have worked on WoW soundtracks.

Okay, thanks for the clarification.
Well, one of these four could have worked on the Emerald Dream.

[ercarp]

Okay, thanks for the clarification.
Well, one of these four could have worked on the Emerald Dream.

It's possible. Either way, I'm really liking the Emerald Dream zone music so far. Haven't listened to the raid music yet.

[PotHockets]

Well nobody suggested the Potter movies. Just the game. They sure as hell not gonna ask John Williams to create background music for a patch zone.

You said Harry Potter 5 so I just assumed you meant the movies

[ercarp]

You said Harry Potter 5 so I just assumed you meant the movies

I said Harry Potter 5.

But I was talking about both the game and the movies.

[Magistrate]

I'm going to have to disagree. I think it would be an interesting story to tell. They've basically already done it with Lothraxion. And Xera tried to turn our fel boy Illidan into a lightforged. So there is precedent of something like this happening.

I understand wanting to preserve some sense of this is what Man'ari is now and they can't be anything else. But I also think they is an unnecessary limitation on the developers.

Arguably, and I can't believe they didn't say this, Lothraxion was probably able to fully transition between cosmic forces because nathrezim are uniquely equipped to be able to do so. It's part of their gimmick as we learned in the Sylvanas book, and something very similar had been stated elsewhere before.

Yet another case of glossing over specific rules of world building to justify anything in a slog of unpredictable and unreliable soup.

[Cheezits]

Raid music has been pretty rough for a long time, IMO. I think the last really good one was.... Throne of Thunder? Or that one demon song that plays in Legion. I kind of wish they didn't bother as it's always cooler when you're just fighting bosses with ambiance in the background.

- - - Updated - - -

I think that it is about time that every quest in WoW is voiced. They should really improve how quests are handled. The wall of text that has not change since Vanilla just does not work anymore.

I think that ESO is the MMO that handles this better.

The second that they force VAs for quests, the number of quests in an expansion will be halved. To save on costs. So we can say goodbye to all the beloved side quests.

[PotHockets]

I said Harry Potter 5.

But I was talking about both the game and the movies.

Oh I got thrown for a loop then oops

[Wangming]

it's always cooler when you're just fighting bosses with ambiance in the background.

We have to disagree on this. Of course it depends on the boss BGM.

[ercarp]

Raid music has been pretty rough for a long time, IMO. I think the last really good one was.... Throne of Thunder? Or that one demon song that plays in Legion. I kind of wish they didn't bother as it's always cooler when you're just fighting bosses with ambiance in the background.

The problem with most raid music is that they go too hard on the trumpets and drums and it just makes my ears bleed. Even if you turn the music down, it always feels like it's too loud somehow lol.

Legion zone music was on point though. I still listen to the Suramar soundtrack every now and then. And the Anduin Theme? Top three WoW soundtracks of all time if you ask me.