Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Vakir]

And still doesn't explain the different outfit for azshara

Prompts. AI hallucination. A different elf image with similar requirements passed off as Azshara.

Literally dozens of potential reasons.

[DELUXExSUPREME]

The gear store (separately ran from Blizzard) has a 30 minute-ish countdown popup for new users. Hopefully nothing is hooked up to that, that'd be awkward...

https://gear.blizzard.com/collection...ht-merchandise

I don't see this countdown anywhere on the site.

[Marlamin]

I don't see this countdown anywhere on the site.

Note the "new users". Screenshot

[Vakir]

I don't see this countdown anywhere on the site.

They may have fixed it.

I didn't either after I first clicked. Try clear cache and cookies?

[Sebashtian]

Interesting how the text description for the merch mentions "Azeroth's newest frontier"

Additional zone added, from under da sea maybe? Kinda like Broken Shore

[Thinkpad]

Prompts. AI hallucination. A different elf image with similar requirements passed off as Azshara.

Literally dozens of potential reasons.

And a million human paladins and male elves didn't change up Turslyon and Lorth.

[Alanar]

A half-elf who was born in a human kingdom who lived in the alliance since birth

Ye ye,but hes appearance doesnt say that. He always had a blood elf model, nothing says half elf then or now. Thats my point.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

Its actually not a Quel'thalas expansion but its Avaloren.

Honestly, they really need to stop flubbing with the timestamps.

[Chickat]

Midnight speculation:

Delves: new follower is Valerra Windrunner
First Raid: Sunwell
Player Hub: Silvermoon with Alliance and Horde sections like Dalaran
Story: Xala'tath is powering up the Dark Heart. To do so, she needs to drain the sunwell. Players must stop her! Do we get there in time? Or do we just slow her down? We need to chase her across Azeroth's titan constructs. The race is on to stop her before she reaches the Chamber of Heart!
Lor'thremar is missing. Thalyssra is busy with Suramar. She Assigns Arator as a neutral leader so the Alliance and Horde can work together to stop the void invasion.
Mechanics:
level to 90
Flight earned as end of campaign reward
New class/race? Haha no.
Player housing
Communities
Town hall
New dungeons
Revamped quel'thalas

New delve follower is Azshara and she just solos it for you.

[Hitei]

Its actually not a Quel'thalas expansion but its Avaloren.

Honestly, they really need to stop flubbing with the timestamps.

"New Zone: Quel'thalas" followed by three new zones that are just on the other side of the planet would be a power move.

[putino]

They may have fixed it.

I didn't either after I first clicked. Try clear cache and cookies?

I just got it, both via mobile and via PC

[Nymrohd]

They may have fixed it.

I didn't either after I first clicked. Try clear cache and cookies?

It's up there at under 7 mins. I'd advise just using a "Forget about this site" option to clear every form of tracking.

[Ersula]

Thrall gets screentime	Choosing between Light/Void	Nobody dies	Housing Zone in Quel'thalas	New Draenei City Ship
No New Playable High Elf Variation	Naga	Release: 2nd Quarter 2026	Troll Dungeon/Raid	Void Elf Demon Hunters
New Hero Talent Trees	Sylvanas Appears	Feet	New Race: Ethereals	Phase Diving
Naaru Appear	World Content Difficulty Tiers	Undead Paladins	New Island Zone	New Class: Astromancer or Astrologian
Revamped Lordaeron	Arator in the Cinematic	Thalyssria saves Lorthemar	New Class: Bard	3rd DH Spec

My Bingo Card

[Hitei]

New delve follower is Azshara and she just solos it for you.

It should be Xal and she just floats around half-assedly helping and keeps asking why you are wasting your time in this cave when there's a war for the fate of the planet happening outside.

[Chickat]

Definitely AI, he isnt portrayed as being old as dirt ingame, he's portrayed as the light protecting him from aging, I'd place him biologically in his mid-late 50s, but he looks 90 here

Maybe with Illidan killing her, he's aging again?

[Nymrohd]

Maybe with Illidan killing her, he's aging again?

Or something happens during the book and his time is limited. Maybe some demon or void entity breaks the lightforging. Or he sacrifices that part of himself to save Alleria or Arator and he is on borrowed time. I'd hope not cause that's the kind of thing that should be in game and not in a book but . . . we've had worst critical information in books or short stories only.

[ro9ue]

The 3 character press kit leak is the new Shadowlands Bolvar leak. Remember when people were arguing over why he should/shouldn't be red/blue? That's this Azshara form.

The cinematic can explain the reason.

After the Sunwell’s final defenses collapse and Xal is continues her approach, a hooded elf steps forward. It’s Azshara, using a visage form to slip into the city unnoticed, now revealing herself to defend her people.

or

During a war council debating the Sunwell’s defense, someone insists, “We need all the help we can get.” introducing Azshara, who enters in as her elf form.

I mean it's endless possibility.

[Chickat]

If it is, I won't be mad, this all sounds hella cool!

Too good to be true though

[Vakir]

And a million human paladins and male elves didn't change up Turslyon and Lorth.

And yet they have many fuckups you ignore by replying with one sentence zingers.

It's really easy for someone to say "let me mix up things with a passed off new Azshara design so it isn't obvious," if they're trying to trick people. It's not evidence of anything for or against. Use critical thinking.

Again, no Xal render, the only one we've actually seen via the teaser. Because it would be easy to debunk.

[Nymrohd]

Less than a minute for the gear store page