Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Akatsui]

The artificer leaks have me cautiously excited. I think it could be a worthy compromise to Tinkers. Though I have serious doubts we're getting a new class.

If it's less tinker, more mecha-magical I'm okay with it too.

[DahurgTheDragon]

Ask him if he took his meds <3

[Yarathir]

on the phone w ion rn

anyone have any questions

Yes. I'd like a—uhhh—large strawberry milkshake. Thanks.

[Pinksocking]

Yeah can he give us dance studio

he say no but u can have a mythic raid encounter that involves moving left and right to imitate dancing

[Murlocos]

Frankly, my complaints have been gradually shifting away from thinking that they're writing a story that doesn't fit the Warcraft setting, and more that they're just struggling to write a story period. I'm not expecting Metzen to make a huge difference, but it feels like most of the problems stem from a lack of direction, so who knows.

[RigidCannibal]

he say no but u can have a mythic raid encounter that involves moving left and right to imitate dancing

Naxx rerevamp confirmed???????

[Keyalios]

Yes. I'd like a—uhhh—large strawberry milkshake. Thanks.

This is a Wendys, we have Frostys. Not "Milkshakes".

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

on the phone w ion rn

anyone have any questions

Tell him to bring back Lady Moonberry as a major character tyvm

[Sondrelk]

Or maybe the premise of that post in itself is wrong.

People do want Cosmic.

People were hyped for Outlands.
People were hyped for Draenor.
People were SUPER hyped for Argus.
People were reasonably hyped for Shadowlands.
People are hyped for K'aresh and constantly speculate about it and the Ethereals.

People do want Cosmic settings, what people don't want is Cosmic villains with 5000IQ masterplans who retroactively insert themselves into every previous storyline.

How I see it is that people want cosmic storylines, but experienced through the lens of the familiarity of Azeroth and the characters we know.

Legion worked because we mostly stuck to Azeroth. Learning more about the world, and saw the effects the invasion had on places and people we knew.

Shadowlands didn't because while the topic was expected, you didn't get a solid frame of reference to how this affects Azeroth and the people there.

[Fiercelord]

I hope Avaloren is not true. It sounds like a patch zone. Fitting for 10.3 if it happens. Argus and Ny'alotha were much bigger deal and we got them in a single patch. I would personally be dissappointed in Avaloren being a continent, but will still play like always. I'm just afraid K'aresh doesn't get the same treatment as Argus.

[Echil46]

If it's less tinker, more mecha-magical I'm okay with it too.

Have some people stuck in a titan vault, forced to retro-tinker their way out of it, and now you have some artificer. If the expac is Titan centered, you even get to stay relevant to the theme.

[rainhard]

Does he like döner kebab?

Only certified greek gyros unfortunately...

[Calfredd]

he say no but u can have a mythic raid encounter that involves moving left and right to imitate dancing

Sashay left! Boogie right!

[Well Done Steak]

The artificer leaks have me cautiously excited. I think it could be a worthy compromise to Tinkers. Though I have serious doubts we're getting a new class.

Hey you never know T, SL was supposed to have a new class based on the pattern of every other exp having a new class, But then it didn't.

So maybe they'll make up for it now??

Either it's that or 4th specs thanks to Aug, that I'm certain of

[eojsmada]

Frankly, my complaints have been gradually shifting away from thinking that they're writing a story that doesn't fit the Warcraft setting, and more that they're just struggling to write a story period. I'm not expecting Metzen to make a huge difference, but it feels like most of the problems stem from a lack of direction, so who knows.

Not like the Christie Golden hiring inspired a whole new level of confidence. I'd say the story writing got worse since she's been hired. Not sure if that's because of the lack of unifying vision that Metzen brought or the whole "upper level management" fiasco that was making its way through the company. Or maybe both.

But yeah...there seem to be a whole host of reasons why things went wrong, story-wise.

[Villager720]

I guess dissappointment.

Amen.
Avaloren can come in a later expansion or in a patch.
I don’t want another mysterious island but this time with heretic Titanforged (and maybe dragons!) right after Dragonflight - and I honestly don’t think that feeling would be lost on Blizzard.

[Akatsui]

Only certified greek gyros unfortunately...

Weak. Both are good.

[Keyalios]

Or the majority of the playerbase are a bunch of boomers that are conservative and want things that make them feel nostalgia? Have u ever thought that?

I'm not even 30, though I'm close.

I do feel like a WoW boomer though when I run into people who are teenagers, starting to play in the past few expacs.

I remember when Catababy was a thing. Now those are some of the most experienced players. Vanilla isn't the end all be all but so much has changed. Hell I still have my original 4 or 5 discs.

[Ferlion]

Avaloren or Revamp.

Doesn't matter. It's all gonna slap.

[Marlamin]

Main stage looks cool.