Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[micwini]

K'aresh bois!
Sometimes it just is what it is. This way obvious from the moment they uploaded the undermine ending cinematic.

[Reive]

they said multiple times that with a trilogy they can start plot points they can finish later. the rootlands and the worldcore are something we'll likely explore late midnight or in the last titan

[Makabreska]

Eyyyy, poggies!

[Bwgmon]

Also, ''a very powerful character will help us to recover Ethereal artifacts''. Medivh??

Nah, it'll be our bestie, Image of Archmage Vargoth.

[Sondrelk]

K'aresh bois!
Sometimes it just is what it is. This way obvious from the moment they uploaded the undermine ending cinematic.

It really wasn't. Especially when right after we talk to Orweyna and talk to jer about how she will continue searching for the source of the Black Blood.

The only reason it was "obvious" was because we knew S3 would have an Ethereal themed raid. And even that could have been something besides K'aresh.

[Khaza-R]

I do think it's a bit lame that the underground expansion ends up going to space. I guess the real war within was the purple friends we made along the way.

Still, Karesh is hype in its own way, the new content looks fairly meaty, reusing Tazavesh like that is good, and Dimensius is enough of a nobody throwaway villain that you can sacrifice him as the setup for Midnight. Might also be the justification for playable Ethereals, of course.

I wouldn't be surprised if this patch is the point of divergence where the team decided to integrate TWW into the world soul saga. Originally we were probably going to the Rootlands, but that area and the whole core of Azeroth will probably be repurposed for TLT.

It could be that TLT is meant to have underground areas too and they just didn't want to go all-in on the theme in TWW for people just to be tired of it come our return to Northrend. At least that's my guess for the departure.

[Makorus]

It really wasn't. Especially when right after we talk to Orweyna and talk to jer about how she will continue searching for the source of the Black Blood.

The only reason it was "obvious" was because we knew S3 would have an Ethereal themed raid. And even that could have been something besides K'aresh.

It was obvious because the cliffhanger for the next patch literally showed us Karesh.

It's as simple as that.

[Jastall]

I am more inclined to believe we get Tazavesh as a hub because they are already spread thin on housing and Midnight.

Probably, but that's exactly why they should reuse those assets. It's a perfectly fitting area, it looks nice, and probably didn't take much effort to repurpose into a hub. I think that, rather than making all-new assets all the time, Blizzard should reuse assets more, so long as the reuse makes sense obviously.

I'm a bit bummed the raid is only 8 bosses tho. That makes TWW the expansion with the fewest raid bosses of them all, I believe. Final raids should be a good, meaty 10 bosses at least IMO. I get that raids don't get as much focus as yesteryear because they're no longer the only endgame in town, but still.

[Khaza-R]

It really wasn't. Especially when right after we talk to Orweyna and talk to jer about how she will continue searching for the source of the Black Blood.

The only reason it was "obvious" was because we knew S3 would have an Ethereal themed raid. And even that could have been something besides K'aresh.

I think the most obvious thing Locus Walker getting a short story over her.

[Lady Atia]

Devourers in "real space", I thought they only eat anima.

I think we will make Dimensius weak, weak enough to trap him in a pokeball and bring him to Azeroth

Maybe they come with us when we port Tazavesh out of the Shadowlands. Basically like a virus.

[Ersula]

Yeah I think this is exactly what happened. Someone (Metzen? probably) sat the team down and said they can't constantly make new OC islands.

But that's what they did. Patch zones are Patch zones. How is some sort of rootlands lore different than designing an entire culture for "K'aresh but outlargus?" If anything TLT is going to be as much disjointed as this expansion is, if not more.

Eyyyy, poggies!

"Gee, Shadow Priest, why does Blizzard let you have two reworks in one expansion?" Incompetence, mostly. But that's nothing new.

[Makorus]

Yoon said: "I think the really cool thing about Eco-Dome Al'dani is that the canonical route that the storyline takes place is the campaign, the raid, and then Eco-Dome Al'dani. That is not a thing we do often so I'm really looking forward to seeing how people react to this cadence."

Surely Blizzard realises what an idiotic thing that is when the raid doesnt even open until the following week.

[Sondrelk]

It could be that TLT is meant to have underground areas too and they just didn't want to go all-in on the theme in TWW for people just to be tired of it come our return to Northrend. At least that's my guess for the departure.

They could also just not have had underground zones in TLT.
Harrowsdeep did need to be somewhere in Northrend. But it could easily just be an instance. It doesn't need to be a full zone.
Northrend is large enough anyways that they will probably struggle to use all of it anyways.

[Cheezits]

Players are able to gather a lot of hints and clues about where we're headed to next in Midnight with the story in this patch.

Uh.... Quel'thalas? What did they mean by that?

[Sondrelk]

I think the most obvious thing Locus Walker getting a short story over her.

Could also just have been buildup to Midnight, as has been mentioned many times before.

[Darkarath]

Maybe they come with us when we port Tazavesh out of the Shadowlands. Basically like a virus.

That's actually a smart and interesting idea.

Nah, it'll be our bestie, Image of Archmage Vargoth.

Hah ¡¡ That would actually be pretty funny. I love Archmage Vargoth.

[Joshuaj]

Planets are gonna be thrown at us in the Dimensius fight...

We're going full on Endwalker, and I love it

[Kiivar86]

Devourers in "real space", I thought they only eat anima.

Wouldn't be the first time they consume non-anima stuff, they were eating up stuff from Zereth Mortis (which didn't agree with them, making them swiss cheese).

[Xeladriel]

guys the patch looks amazing! but you delve into azeroth pursuing xal atath...two patch later here we go k'aresh and xalatath is missing XD is funny

[Sondrelk]

It was obvious because the cliffhanger for the next patch literally showed us Karesh.

It's as simple as that.

It was A cliffhanger. Not THE cliffhanger. We have had lots of cliffhangers that don't lead to something immediately before. The one from the megadungeon in DF as an obvious example. It was heavy foreshadowing for Xal'atath, and then the next patch does nothing with it.