Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[ChairmanKaga]

Really hope the Mail set is the third variant. But I fear it's the second one.

With the name Chain I'm assuming that's the Mail set.

[Fiercelord]

Has anyone found the model for the solo delve nemesis mount?

Also achievements spoil that we (Raid Spoilers) kill Dimensius

This one?

[Hitei]

I like that a lot. Based on how surprising this expansion has been, I am genuinely wondering about the outcome of that.

She doesn't sound very worried about it.

[Cheezits]

She doesn't sound very worried about it.

Xal wants to be Springtrap so badddd

[Sondrelk]

With the name Chain I'm assuming that's the Mail set.

Evidently I am completely blind. Good to know though. Always nice to have another set I look forward to gathering.

[Dragonborn]

Surprised that maps and loading screens are already up. Don't they usually have those a bit closer to launch?

Though, after all of this I really don't see Midnight staying void themed until the end. I wonder if the original plan is Rootlands for 11.2 and K'aresh for 12.2, but switched them after they came up with the idea for the saga.

[Marlamin]

Surprised that maps and loading screens are already up. Don't they usually have those a bit closer to launch?

Though, after all of this I really don't see Midnight staying void themed until the end. I wonder if the original plan is Rootlands for 11.2 and K'aresh for 12.2, but switched them after they came up with the idea for the saga.

This patch has been on the encrypted endpoint the longest out of every patch ever. Content wise, it's largely done. I would not be surprised if raid testing starts very soon.

[ChairmanKaga]

She doesn't sound very worried about it.

Claudia Christian has just killed it with Xal's voice work.

[Joshuaj]

Presumably the end goal of the Pattern.

I'm assuming either this, or remnants of an original creator being. Imagine if Azeroth was once a singular entity, and said entity birthed the First Ones, and to stop the 7th from claiming it, the First Ones split the entities remnants into multiple beings AKA Worldsouls, with Azeroth being the Prime Worldsoul

[PhaseThiefBlizzir]

New specs for some classes cough DH

[Kiivar86]

Beautiful K'aresh armor sets (All come in 5 different colors as usual)

OHhh yeah, that's the stuff.

[Joshuaj]

As far as I could tell without skimming all 200 pages of sound files that are mostly just creature/ambient stuff, the raid ends with her staying inside the collapsing pocket dimension to very not suspiciously """"""sacrifice"""""" herself and allow you and the others to leave.

Considering I think it's confirmed she's alive past TWW, I think she'll stay back a bit, and eventually return, either in TLT or in the climax of Midnight.

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This patch has been on the encrypted endpoint the longest out of every patch ever. Content wise, it's largely done. I would not be surprised if raid testing starts very soon.

It starts next Thursday lmao

[Cheezits]

My initial thoughts are that the patch isn't really too big, it's more Midnight waiting room, but I like what they're doing with the story and the season looks fun.

There really should've been two zones, but it's clear this was whipped together.

[rainhard]

My initial thoughts are that the patch isn't really too big, it's more Midnight waiting room, but I like what they're doing with the story and the season looks fun.

Definetely felt like art wise that they are investing in Midnight, not a bad thing tbh since everything seems decent even with some cut corners.

[Marlamin]

It starts next Thursday lmao

Welp, there it is I guess.

[Hitei]

Claudia Christian has just killed it with Xal's voice work.

I haven't bothered linking them but there's actually a ton of less story impactful Xal voicelines in the patch. After the truce she seems to just hang around haunting you while you do the campaign, commenting on things, giving you instructions, talking to third parties you meet up with, mocking Locus-walker's failures, etc.

[Cheezits]

Definetely felt like art wise that they are investing in Midnight, not a bad thing tbh since everything seems decent even with some cut corners.

Yeah. This will release shortly before Midnight announcement, and I think they know we'll have that to look forward to. I like that they stuck to their guns on K'aresh being fucked up, I would've liked less Brokers and more Eco-Domes though.

As people said earlier there isn't a single actual Ethereal city. Just Brokers.

[milkmustache]

Yeah. This will release shortly before Midnight announcement, and I think they know we'll have that to look forward to. I like that they stuck to their guns on K'aresh being fucked up, I would've liked less Brokers and more Eco-Domes though.

I love the "retcon" (or just reveal) that Brokers are K'areshi... but the reveal of Ghosts of K'aresh being very Broker heavy over Ethereal heavy is maybe the biggest bummer of that for me. But this is just off first impressions.

[Khaza-R]

Yeah. This will release shortly before Midnight announcement, and I think they know we'll have that to look forward to. I like that they stuck to their guns on K'aresh being fucked up, I would've liked less Brokers and more Eco-Domes though.

That's really my only critique of it. I don't even mind the Taza'vesh or the Broker's aesthetic but it is more sterile then what I pictured K'areshi culture would be.

[Joshuaj]

I haven't bothered linking them but there's actually a ton of less story impactful Xal voicelines in the patch. After the truce she seems to just hang around haunting you while you do the campaign, commenting on things, giving you instructions, talking to third parties you meet up with, mocking Locus-walker's failures, etc.

She's giving big Makima vibes ngl