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I like the binary and Shadow over Azeroth most as they're basically wishlists but they're so unbelievably unlikely for the same elephant in the room reason as always - Thrall and the Storm Rider achievements. No, not the mount.
Same way the revamp coalition ignored Jaina and the datamined KT sets because it was inconvenient to them. Or any number of other theories ignoring clear direction because of unpopularity.
Something stormy in concept is coming, even if not explicitly in the name. Thrall may not be a definite, but given the existing Bronze through Gold achievements referring to storms on top of the Stormrider mount, even if it's a gryphon, he'd fit in nicely.
Last edited by Vakir; 2023-11-02 at 09:13 PM.

Last post from me before I duck out. Hoping to be surprised tomorrow!
Hedging my bet on a revamped Kalimdor still, but it really could go any way at this point.
I hope you all get what you wish for, it's been a pleasure as usual!
Ways I could see this being explained:
1. Remnants of Gul’dan’s seafaring Stormreaver clan somehow made it to Avaloren. Perhaps reconnected with the elements and got off the Fel juice, now are somehow bound to the land. (I think this could be a pretty cool parallel to the founding of Thrall’s new Horde.)
2. I believe Kyle the Patient suggested this, but they could just be creations of Aggramar, like the original Breakers were. It’d be a little weird for them to have that same ogre-ish look, but who knows.
Either way, the name suggests a connection to Aggramar.

point taken. but still, that would mean there was some need to do that, a la the evergrowth. While I found the concept of the evergrowth interesting, I hope they don't retread those same waters in a convergent evolution kind of thing, they have a knack for doing that which I don't appreciate most of the time

"That hybrid ogre race doesn't make sense because that's highly contradictory...and Blizzard never fucks up OR just does iterations on standard fantasy races with an excuse thrown in."
Man, the meltdown over the centaur on Dragon Isles was like a year ago.


So what's everyone not at Blizzcons food choices for the event?
I've got a 24 ounce Ribeye I think I'm going to grill, loaded potatoes with cheese and bacon, some japaeno bacon mac, and roasted Broccoli. I'm debating on baking some rosemary garlic bread, because carbs.