Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Enrif]

The artists for Volumes 1 + 2 are different than Volumes 3 + 4.

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Also... can people start posting the artwork from Volume 4? Some of it goes hard. Like this one:

Of all the images i found this one here very interesting. Sure they wield the pillars of creation, but i also think, these 5 are the Keepers that will stand at our side once TLT comes along (minus Ra-Den). Tyr, Freya, Thorim and Archaedas could be the "we stand with the mortals" Keepers. With the other Keepers (Odyn, Mimiron, Hodir) standing with the Titans no matter what they do.

[Khaza-R]

No it's not. Dragonflights only weak point was that we didn't had "our gang" with us but had to follow the Aspects who were a family of their own, and you will never be part of that. I'm feeling far more home alongside Thrall, Jaina or even Baine, as these are on par and friends with our characters since Legion.

I'm glad we are actually getting our team back with TWW. Stop with the "unknown adventurer" bullshit. I want to be the hero of the story again.

Do people actually enjoy adventuring with Jaina and friends anymore? Like once upon a time it was novel to have them join you. Especially following the RTS games. But its so, so overplayed at this point its become a nuisance.

And often their involvement means your character is just regulated to being a camera prop that follows them around while they throw out the word "hero" or "champion" a few times to make you feel involved. Its definitely an aspect where less is more imo.

[Auxis]

The artists for Volumes 1 + 2 are different than Volumes 3 + 4.

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Also... can people start posting the artwork from Volume 4? Some of it goes hard. Like this one:

Who is that one the bottom left with the Hammer of Khaz? Archaedas?

[Enrif]

Who is that one the bottom left with the Hammer of Khaz? Archaedas?

Should be Arhcaedas, he's the only one with a hood other then Tyr.

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Do people actually enjoy adventuring with Jaina and friends anymore? Like once upon a time it was novel to have them join you. Especially following the RTS games. But its so, so overplayed at this point its become a nuisance.

And often their involvement means your character is just regulated to being a camera prop that follows them around while they throw out the word "hero" or "champion" a few times to make you feel involved. Its definitely an aspect where less is more imo.

I think Jaina, Thrall and Anduin as travel companions have become too big. We need a fresh cast that makes sense to be fighting alongside. Taelia Fordragon, Geya'rah, Thaelin Darkanvil, the people from Exile's Reach, the class order hall people. More grounded people, not leaders of nations and factions.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

Who is that one the bottom left with the Hammer of Khaz? Archaedas?

From the bottom left, ascending clockwise: Archaedas, Tyr, Ra(den), Freya, and Thorim.

[milkmustache]

I think Jaina, Thrall and Anduin as travel companions have become too big. We need a fresh cast that makes sense to be fighting alongside. Taelia Fordragon, Geya'rah, Thaelin Darkanvil, the people from Exile's Reach, the class order hall people. More grounded people, not leaders of nations and factions.

This is why even though some portions of the Dragonscale Expedition weren't great, I am happy to see them return as the Algari Expedition. A neutral base as a liason between factions would be a good in world excuse for us to work together (on top of the armistice). I'd just love to see more cultural identity imbued in it. The Reliquery camps were cool, as were the Explorer's League, and I looooved seeing the Nightborne guards in their own style armor, but I would love to see NPCs that aren't just wearing the button up shirt and vest or mage tier robe. Let them breathe and bring their own cultural angle to the table and I think this neutral body can work well.

Maybe the can absorb/combine with the remnants of the Kirin Tor if Dalaran never returns.

[Foolicious]

Of all the images i found this one here very interesting. Sure they wield the pillars of creation, but i also think, these 5 are the Keepers that will stand at our side once TLT comes along (minus Ra-Den). Tyr, Freya, Thorim and Archaedas could be the "we stand with the mortals" Keepers. With the other Keepers (Odyn, Mimiron, Hodir) standing with the Titans no matter what they do.

Isn't archaedas dead?

[KOUNTERPARTS]

Of all the images i found this one here very interesting. Sure they wield the pillars of creation, but i also think, these 5 are the Keepers that will stand at our side once TLT comes along (minus Ra-Den). Tyr, Freya, Thorim and Archaedas could be the "we stand with the mortals" Keepers. With the other Keepers (Odyn, Mimiron, Hodir) standing with the Titans no matter what they do.

This is plausible. Although, Archaedas is dead, I can still see Tyr, Freya, and Thorim standing with mortals. Those 3 exemplify the qualities/characteristics that better line up with the mortals of Azeroth.

Odyn, Hodir, and Mimiron definitely have the "facts > feelings" mentality, utilizing calculated logic and following whatever the Titan Pantheon wants.

It's a shame Highkeeper Ra died. I would have loved to see his interactions with the Pantheon once they return to Azeroth. Dude was in major depressive despair for thousands of years, held captive and drained of his power for even longer, and believed his creators to be dead. I wish he could have gotten some closure before his death.

[Raetary]

Isn't archaedas dead?

Exploring Kalimdor: EK has him as dormant/deactivated.

And even if that wasn't the case, he's a sentient robot and his body is intact and readily accessible to us.
Blizzard can bring him back at any time.

[Viridiel]

This is plausible. Although, Archaedas is dead, I can still see Tyr, Freya, and Thorim standing with mortals. Those 3 exemplify the qualities/characteristics that better line up with the mortals of Azeroth.

Odyn, Hodir, and Mimiron definitely have the "facts > feelings" mentality, utilizing calculated logic and following whatever the Titan Pantheon wants.

It's a shame Highkeeper Ra died. I would have loved to see his interactions with the Pantheon once they return to Azeroth. Dude was in major depressive despair for thousands of years, held captive and drained of his power for even longer, and believed his creators to be dead. I wish he could have gotten some closure before his death.

Thorim is the one I'm not sure about. He likes us, but he's very close with Hodir and Mimiron and is very wrathful. I feel like he would turn on us just for questioning the titans, but maybe everything with Loken has caused him to doubt.

[micwini]

Do you guys smell that? Im smelling a prepatch release date today

[Gurahk]

Do you guys smell that? Im smelling a prepatch release date today

You mean the pre-patch that arrives next week?

[Makabreska]

Do you guys smell that? Im smelling a prepatch release date today

You know they revealed the release date last week, right?

[Marlamin]

Wait, Blizz uses mp3 for their audio format?

For only music, yes.

[Lahis]

For only music, yes.

One would have thought they would have had better options. Guess mp3 is not bad enough to be gamebreaking.

[Auxis]

Do you guys smell that? Im smelling a prepatch release date today

pre-patch pre-release download now available!!

[Marlamin]

One would have thought they would have had better options. Guess mp3 is not bad enough to be gamebreaking.

It's perfectly fine for in-game music, no need to use anything fancier.

[huth]

Exploring Kalimdor: EK has him as dormant/deactivated.

And even if that wasn't the case, he's a sentient robot and his body is intact and readily accessible to us.
Blizzard can bring him back at any time.

Remember Tyr. If his body is still (mostly) intact, bringing him back should be fairly trivial compared to that.

[Eldryth]

This is plausible. Although, Archaedas is dead, I can still see Tyr, Freya, and Thorim standing with mortals. Those 3 exemplify the qualities/characteristics that better line up with the mortals of Azeroth.

Odyn, Hodir, and Mimiron definitely have the "facts > feelings" mentality, utilizing calculated logic and following whatever the Titan Pantheon wants.

It's a shame Highkeeper Ra died. I would have loved to see his interactions with the Pantheon once they return to Azeroth. Dude was in major depressive despair for thousands of years, held captive and drained of his power for even longer, and believed his creators to be dead. I wish he could have gotten some closure before his death.

Given that Tyr returned, I wouldn't necessarily assume that any Keepers are truly dead for good just yet, especially with the Titans returning. They may well have failsafes of their own that the Pantheon can activate to recreate them (with or without all their memories).

I'm also curious to see if Eonar herself might side with us as well like some speculate, since she seems very sympathetic to Life and went against Aman'Thul in the past for it.

[Lady Atia]

Do you guys smell that? Im smelling a prepatch release date today

Are you a time-displaced micwini from the past that made it's way into the present, which would be your future?