Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Hearthfinder]

I do think it would be quite exciting to see a plot in which Silvermoon is overrun and Lor'themar at the very least disappears for the time being, creating a vacuum of leadership and outright chaos. This would leave the door open for a bunch of interesting developments and possibilities, with different people trying to pull Quel'Thalas in different directions.

Queen Azshara might return in humanoid form to bring "her" subjects back into the fold, and offer dark dealings and solutions that may work for now but will end disastrous.

Blood Elves, Void Elves, Silver Covenant and others are forced to reconcile and put their differences behind them in favour of a united people that can take back what's theirs.

Bonus points if we end up chasing after some forgotten heir to the throne, but I doubt that will happen in the age of councils.

[Calfredd]

I want sha infused abilities with ink brushstroke spell effects.

So many good spell effects that aren't being used like the sha effects and the spell effects all over Drustvar (I'm annoyed I can't find a proper image so here's an enemy with the spell effect in question).

[Wangming]

@Sondrelk

Some new account came in and said this is the one, we should remain skeptical but notably it does have new DH class combos if you were looking forward to that.

Nah the new account said it was the enshrouded leak with ghosts and the new LK.
There are also the riddles.

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Assuming the CGI Turalyon is the one linked above here, I really cannot see why it wouldn't be AI. The shoulders are different in a way that immediately screams AI generated.

Otherwise I am pretty good. Had a decent night's sleep, and will now start preparing the delicious food for the mini watch party later.

Sounds great. What food are you planning exactly?

Also since we are now in the prepare for the watch party era, can we link some Linkin Park songs now? Or should we wait till we are....Minutes to Midnight?

[Auburst]

can anyone please link what azshara redesign you are talking about?

Here. Have it. Hate it as much as I do.

[JDBlou]

Nah the new account said it was the enshrouded leak with ghosts and the new LK.
There are also the riddles.

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Sounds great. What food are you planning exactly?

Also since we are now in the prepare for the watch party era, can we link some Linkin Park songs now? Or should we wait till we are....Minutes to Midnight?

Yeah, you're right my bad. Do you remember what that leak entailed specifically?

[Wyrt]

I still don't believe they'd make Azshara completely unrecognizable for an expansion cinematic. Blizzard wants people to get excited for the expansion, not sit there and ask "Who the fuck is that?"

[Wangming]

So many good spell effects that aren't being used like the sha effects and the spell effects all over Drustvar (I'm annoyed I can't find a proper image so here's an enemy with the spell effect in question).

Ahh the witch spell effect. Reminds me of the worgen druid forms and how much they suck.
Gilneas has harvest witches and that provides the druidic abilities, NOT the worgen curse from the night elves. Harvest witches should have their own druid forms. I need my spooky bri'ish druids.

[Limayria]

Here. Have it. Hate it as much as I do.

Her yellow eyes almost make me wonder if she's gonna be changed by the world soul like the threager (idk how to spell) are

[Wangming]

Yeah, you're right my bad. Do you remember what that leak entailed specifically?

I'll try to search back to see if I can find it.

[Frood]

I don't necessarily think that another "hole in the sky" is lazy.

It seems to be the canon way to pierce the veil between two cosmic realms. It requires releasing a burst of energy/realm-associated magic, such as the destruction of a highly powerful magical artifact. Death magic from the Helm of Domination was used to tear open the way to the Shadowlands. The void realm will probably require the Sunwell, either destroyed to become void magic or absorbed/released through the Dark Heart.

[FlemmMinis]

Realism really hurts these Characters

[Wangming]

I'll try to search back to see if I can find it.

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Found it

- new enemy are called the shrouded. void spectres from worlds consumed by the all-devouring
- xal'atath has freed them in exchange for helping her claim azeroth's worldsoul
- they can possess people and control the undead
- faerin encounters the scion some time after she was in stromgarde and she gives the arathi a vision to defend the sunwell along with turalyon, anduin and velen
- turalyon dies saving alleria
- lorthemar and vereesa become enshrouded
- arator gets captured by xal'atath
- they repel xal'atath and empower the sunwell enough to stop the voidstorm for a time
- barrow dens discovered where the first high elf druids are sleeping and night elves help them awaken
- some of them became a new type of treant
- the ebon blade, darkfallen and forsaken are fighting off an endless force of undead amassing in the stratholme
- the death knights want to create a new lich king
- ruins under stratholme of an ancient city
- hostile forest trolls are allied with a new enemy called the ularak
- arathi and lightforge begin to follow a naaru called the last light
- renown for questing with certain characters. they reward you for increasing their reputation
- flying through riftways lets you jump from zone to zone
- races are replaced by tribes - tribes you can select your clan, ancestral power, family name, new class combinations and some tribes can pick their faction
- several elf districts in silvermoon
- there's a lodge in zul'aman and estate in silvermoon connected to your house
- your war camp is there and you can interact with them
- classic and retail collections will be connected soon

[Ensanglante]

Thank you. I love it tho ;(

[Sondrelk]

Nah the new account said it was the enshrouded leak with ghosts and the new LK.
There are also the riddles.

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Sounds great. What food are you planning exactly?

Also since we are now in the prepare for the watch party era, can we link some Linkin Park songs now? Or should we wait till we are....Minutes to Midnight?

Beef Bourguignon. Found some chanterelles by chance when I went into the forest by chance, and it seemed like the perfect opportunity.

[JDBlou]

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Found it

Indeed, it's certainly detailed but it has slim pickings on race-class combos

The Shrouded certainly matches up with the gamescom key art revenant things.

[okanial]

Here. Have it. Hate it as much as I do.

ugh I hate Lorthemar more. They made him age faster than humans. Is Thalryssa a bad wife? How did he get this old in 2 years after marriage?

[Xilurm]

Jaina dreadlord model already leaked

Mmm... abs.

[Enrif]

this matches the model of the screen i posted the other day

Yeah, that model matches the cgi renders too much and is too consistent to be AI. This might be the only real leak this season. We see in a few hours. Not thrilled by the Azhara model yet

[Xilurm]

Karlach's edgy sister. Honestly? Would

Karlach came waaaaaaay later than Jaina D.

[JDBlou]

Karlach came waaaaaaay later than Jaina D.

Both? Both. Both is good.

In other news; This wait is interminable.