Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Keyalios]

What kind of cinematic do you guys want? One that presents a storyline, or more of a cinematic about the places we're going to and the new races/classes we're getting?

One that starts with Avalorn then a Goblin grabs the cam, shows off his mech, and we start having some fun with Ethereals and fighting Yrel or some shit.

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I know what you mean. I really dislike the dragonflight one because it feels like they tried to copy riots style of "reaction cinematics".

The difference between Vanilla to WoD, and then WoD to now. Same time difference but so much more advancement in the first 10 years. Granted, more room to grow.

If we got a cinematic with Azshara and playable naga I’d be drooling.

[Paula Deen]

Legion had the best in-game cutscenes. Legion cut-scenes had millions views, which is something other expansions couldnt achieve.
This is the result of Legion having gripping story and characters. People had fun watching them. Cut-scenes being epic helped as well.

I am an idiot and was completely forgetting about Legion.

Anduin's Cinematic on the Broken Shore, the Alliance Version of the Broken Shore Opening, the Tomb of Sargeras Ending and the subsequent change ingame afterwards. Same with the end of Argus. Legion really did have some special cinematics. That is part of the reason I have held onto this belief that the end cinematic for 10.2 is going to be that dumb fucking tree breaking through to reality because it would be the first time we got a change like that in a cinematic in a while and it would be really cool to just see a giant fucking tree appear in the middle of the zone you are leveling in. Like imagine that.

[Chickat]

I missed the Artificer thing. What was it like?

It was magical.

But really it was any other leak. It sounded cool, so people were inhaling hopium and believing it too much. Myself included. Could still be real, prob not.

[Keyalios]

It was magical.

But really it was any other leak. It sounded cool, so people were inhaling hopium and believing it too much. Myself included. Could still be real, prob not.

Chances are low I’ll admit it’s just the most enjoyable one I’ve heard.

Naga and Artificers. Id like both, I’d prefer Naga (though they’d end up as more alts I don’t play), but I’m fully ready to be disappointed.

Hopefully for expac 10 and 20 years they go balls to the wall, I think they might, but it’s not a 10,000,000 sub game anymore. I’ll be cautiously hopeful.

Just please no Avelorn or underground zones.

[Chickat]

What kind of cinematic do you guys want? One that presents a storyline, or more of a cinematic about the places we're going to and the new races/classes we're getting?

They want a cinematic thats badass and cool. DF was a heartwarming tale of struggle to do ones duty. They want blood and thunder and shit. I cant disagree. WoD had story AND blood and thunder. Thats why 10 years later, WoD is still the best cinematic they have ever done.

[Nerdslime]

Mark me down for blood and thunder, strength and honor, orcs and tauren absolutely flatlining a platoon of scrawny humans while lightning shatters the skyline. Classic Didier/Metzen awesomeness.

[Chickat]

Ideally I want Iridikron or a new villain narrating a feature trailer.

I'd like the Cinematic to be showing how we get to where we are going, in the case of something new. OR, in the case of a revamped world, a 'Best of' Overview of the World, kind of like a reverse Cataclysm where we watched all we love get destroyed maybe we see the world healing?

Let me tell you why the Titans choose to protect THIS timeline. *begins hateful monologue*

[Joszef Kiprich]

Still crying over Ocho. You were ripped away from us so soon. Just imagine what we could've achieved...

[Stonecloak]

They want a cinematic thats badass and cool. DF was a heartwarming tale of struggle to do ones duty. They want blood and thunder and shit. I cant disagree. WoD had story AND blood and thunder. Thats why 10 years later, WoD is still the best cinematic they have ever done.

Took the thoughts right out of my head.

[Itsgotime]

Still crying over Ocho. You were ripped away from us so soon. Just imagine what we could've achieved...

Maybe Nueve?

[McCallahan]

Pray for me guys - I did not get OC tickets but going to try and get myself in with the standby line

What time are you getting in line? Wondering when I should do the same.

[Harbour]

DF cinematic had clear purpose i can describe as "Hey, old guard and newcomers, look at this nice, warm and shiny world! You can spend some good time here and have fun riding the dragons!".
I dont know whether it worked or not, but this is the trailer i watched the least amount of times, like 3-4 times.
Classic/TBC/BFA ones i watched dozen of times.
WoD and WotLK i watched 50+ times, maybe even more.

Looking at viewership, im not alone in that feeling. I hope for 11.0 they cooked up story and character driven epic shit with epic music and goosebumps enducing ending.

[Paula Deen]

Let me tell you why the Titans choose to protect THIS timeline. *begins hateful monologue*

"I hate you. I hate you all but I got a surprise for ya now! So come on in."

Forest Troll Expansion confirmed?

[Chickat]

Legion had the best in-game cutscenes. Legion cut-scenes had millions views, which is something other expansions couldnt achieve.
This is the result of Legion having gripping story and characters. People had fun watching them. Cut-scenes being epic helped as well.

Rejection of the Gift is probably the best in game cut scene they have created imo.

Funnily enough, for my 2nd place you have to go ALL the way back to 5.4. That Garrosh VS TZ fight was epic. And it has real consequences and stakes due to the Vale being corrupted.

[Itsgotime]

Was the Diablo 4 leaker saying the acronym being SOA debunked as well?

[bdna]

I really don't care that much about the cinematic tbh. The DF cinematic was... fine for the most part. The problem is that everything about it was not explored in the game - or, if it was, was gated behind some renown grind/raid cinematic.

WoW (to borrow from another game) really needs a MSQ-style main quest to present all the lore instead of a bunch of disconnected activities that many players won't even do.

[Paula Deen]

Was the Diablo 4 leaker saying the acronym being SOA debunked as well?

Not yet.

Still going with Avaloren Screenshots and possibly website real

And SoA = Secrets of Azeroth

WoW (to borrow from another game) really needs a MSQ-style main quest to present all the lore instead of a bunch of disconnected activities that many players won't even do.

If we ever get a revamp you can guarantee this is on the priority list.

[justwatching]

Was the Diablo 4 leaker saying the acronym being SOA debunked as well?

Not debunked but hes also not very credible because he really just posted information that was already leaked and then added SoA ontop.

[Chickat]

Still crying over Ocho. You were ripped away from us so soon. Just imagine what we could've achieved...

I wasn't around for that and since its fake I don't have the patience to go looking. So I fear ill never know the true grandeur and majesty that was Ocho.

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"I hate you. I hate you all but I got a surprise for ya now! So come on in."

Forest Troll Expansion confirmed?

Honestly, I never get sick of Trolls. And they have a lot of potential for Avaloren imo. They are one of the original races of Azeroth. Avaloren might have a troll empire.

[Itsgotime]

Not yet.

Still going with Avaloren Screenshots and possibly website real

And SoA = Secrets of Azeroth


If we ever get a revamp you can guarantee this is on the priority list.

Yeah, I have a feeling SOA might be it, but the real mystery will be what systems/changes they bring to the expansion. Has to be something notable. Class customization? I'd also like an Archeology revamp

Not debunked but hes also not very credible because he really just posted information that was already leaked and then added SoA ontop.

Interesting. So he was never the actual source for the Diablo 4 part then? Could have scrapped together a few bits of legitimate information and put a spin on it?