Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[milkmustache]

There is an older (placeholder?) version of the Ethereal visible in the Neighborhood blog post from July:

I don't know if I want to take this particular image as evidence towards Ethereals characters, or evidence towards a certain Ethereal being in our neighborhoods, maybe a public transmogrifier or something of the sort, that just happened to get a new model in the Midnight trailer. If only we knew if the armor the new one had on was available to us.

[blaatschaap]

High Elves? No. BUT! You get a super hot pink hair color for the (Dark Iron?) Dwarves!

Y'all got any more of them pixels

[Cheezits]

Werid that the ends don’t see to be smouldering, could just be a texture glitch or Mabye new skin colour for register dwarfs?

Maybe toggleable flames?

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Maybe toggleable flames?

Ooh that would be really nice, the fire effect is cool but some beards would work super well without it.

[Bwgmon]

Maybe toggleable flames?

Honestly would be a good option for people that want the "classic" Dark Iron look. I'd hope they finally add color variations for the flames on top of it if so though, felfire beards for Warlocks and blue flames on Death Knights would be insane.

[Sondrelk]

Don't suppose anyone has seen a Dracthyr with regular armour somewhere in the many videos? I still want to believe.

[Cheezits]

I don't know if I want to take this particular image as evidence towards Ethereals characters, or evidence towards a certain Ethereal being in our neighborhoods, maybe a public transmogrifier or something of the sort, that just happened to get a new model in the Midnight trailer. If only we knew if the armor the new one had on was available to us.

It's our first Ethereal wearing chest armor AFAIK, so that is saying something. So even if it's a special guy, they bothered to put a new costume on him.

[Local Ardenweald Faerie]

Do you really want to have a giant city as a hub where whole sections are gatekept from you, where you either will be dazed and teleported out upon entering or potentially be even attacked?

It will be incredibly annoying to deal with.

it also makes no sense.
I'm there to save their nation from a Void invasion, yet can't freely stroll through their city?

Especially when we are most definitely gonna be able to run around the Sunwell, we saw the Helf banners and Arator/Turalyon there.

I, resident Alliance Champion of Azeroth, can freely visit the Blood Elves from sacred site, but am barred from what? Farstrider Square? The Royal Exchange?
It's stupid.

Have it be a fully open neutral hub for the expansion and then cut off the Alliance from using services once the expansion is over, ala Gilneas/Bel'Ameth

I get you, that's a genuinely good point - we're there to save Quel'thalas from the Void. No contest there. Though, on my end - given Silvermoon is a Horde place first and foremost, I do not mind. It's understandable that they wouldn't want us Alliance folk rummaging around willy nilly. I doubt that the blocked off sections will be significant, too - they're not gonna lock profession trainers, quest givers, ETC ETC in faction exclusive territory.

Nyeh. Maybe I've just got fond memories of accidentally running into the Sunreaver section in Dalaran and laughing at myself for somehow forgetting I'm not supposed to be there.

[Marlamin]

Wow, there is a lot of new b-roll in that Xbox thing. This is what I mean with how weird their messaging has been.

[milkmustache]

It's our first Ethereal wearing chest armor AFAIK, so that is saying something.

It honestly looks like player armor. There's a lot on him, it seems like it could be a full set, very possibly a heritage/civilian set for Ethereals.

[Thinkpad]

It's our first Ethereal wearing chest armor AFAIK, so that is saying something. So even if it's a special guy, they bothered to put a new costume on him.

How do we know for sure that's an ethereal???

[blaatschaap]

I for one am all for the era of puffy sleeves.

New profession: Dry-cleaning

[Cheezits]

How do we know for sure that's an ethereal???

It has their funny idle pose and it seems to have bandages on its arms and a transparent chest.

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Wow, there is a lot of new b-roll in that Xbox thing. This is what I mean with how weird their messaging has been.

If it flat out has an Ethereal in it and also showcasing new Endeavors that haven't been revealed, I can only assume it's footage meant for later release?

[Raetary]

https://youtu.be/lu6R8W91lM8?t=12311

The stance looks similar to a nightborne, but.. the clothes remind me of Broker/Ethereal stuff

Fucking christ.

Make. Them. Playable.

How do we know for sure that's an ethereal???

What else would it be?

You can see the bandages on his arms, and he's wearing a K'areshi themed set.

[Enrif]

How do we know for sure that's an ethereal???

we don't. But the idle stance doesn't fit any of the current player races. the nightborne have the closest i think, but the ethereal idle stance looks also like that. Also, bandages on the arms, and the puffy style fits Brokers

[blaatschaap]

I get you, that's a genuinely good point - we're there to save Quel'thalas from the Void. No contest there. Though, on my end - given Silvermoon is a Horde place first and foremost, I do not mind. It's understandable that they wouldn't want us Alliance folk rummaging around willy nilly. I doubt that the blocked off sections will be significant, too - they're not gonna lock profession trainers, quest givers, ETC ETC in faction exclusive territory.

Nyeh. Maybe I've just got fond memories of accidentally running into the Sunreaver section in Dalaran and laughing at myself for somehow forgetting I'm not supposed to be there.

I'm sure they'll design it in a smart way. Probably make the horde only bits indoors with relatively small passageways into them so you can't easily accidentally skyride through them. Pure speculation but I'm sure they are thinking of these things

[Hitei]

I don't know if I want to take this particular image as evidence towards Ethereals characters, or evidence towards a certain Ethereal being in our neighborhoods, maybe a public transmogrifier or something of the sort, that just happened to get a new model in the Midnight trailer. If only we knew if the armor the new one had on was available to us.

This. You guys should... calm down.

It's very possible this is just a "Wandering Merchant" thing that shows up with rotating furniture stock once a week or something. Hence it being a consistent NPC in neighborhood central location shots.

[Cheezits]

Also for a split second you see the back of a Female Amani, showing it's pretty obviously using the Orc model.

[Pyrophax]

That salty Alliance tears. I waited for it since WoD, probably. What a warm feeling.
Don't worry, TLT will be even more Alliance aligned than TWW. But this time, before devs change their plans bc of some crybabies - red team is feasting.

[Marlamin]

This. You guys should... calm down.

It's very possible this is just a "Wandering Merchant" thing that shows up with rotating furniture stock once a week or something

Likely theory. Yuvalal also noted he exists in the Horde neighborhood footage.