Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Foolicious]

I just realised Metzen could be announcing Cataclysm again this November (Classic). Would be funny.

What would make it even funnier is if the next expansion for retail also has a revamp and/or a strong Void or Elements theme. Announcing two revamps of Azeroth in one night is one small feat! "Horde and Alliance, where you at? I'm proud to announce World of Warcraft: Even Cataclysmier!"

Imagine them copying the cata trailer and just replacing deathwing with fyrakk and a new voiceover for 11.0

[Dracullus]

Hard to imagine 10.2 on Gamescom. It is for general audience, people don't really give a shit about WoW patches there. We will see, if there is no PTR build next week, 10.2 on October is pretty dead.

It's also key clue if we should expect 10.3 or not. October release/5 month season - yep, early November - uncertain, late November (after all events datamined in 10.1.7 - Brewfest, Hallow's End, Anniversary end) - it's pretty certain they slow down a bit with patches in second DF year.

[Lady Atia]

Hard to imagine 10.2 on Gamescom. It is for general audience, people don't really give a shit about WoW patches there. We will see, if there is no PTR build next week, 10.2 on October is pretty dead.

It's also key clue if we should expect 10.3 or not. October release/5 month season - yep, early November - uncertain, late November (after all events datamined in 10.1.7 - Brewfest, Hallow's End, Anniversary end) - it's pretty certain they slow down a bit with patches in second DF year.

They had a huge gamescom presence in the past, including the announcement of an expansion and later the legion café. So there is no reason not to assume 10.2 to be talked about there next week.

[micwini]

next week bois

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WoW Legion was announced at a Gamescom, so a patch being announced there isn't too out of line for them

They could do it, but so far i've heard 0 about them even attending.

[Darkarath]

next week bois

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They could do it, but so far i've heard 0 about them even attending.

Exactly, I have not seen anything about them attending. That being said, I think that TESO shows its DLC's in similar events, and people care even less about It than about WoW so 10.2 in Gamescom could happen.

Might they want to announce 10.2 among WoW coming to consoles? Improbable but would be a nice play, generating even more hype for 11.0 at Blizzcon.

[Makabreska]

They had a huge gamescom presence in the past, including the announcement of an expansion and later the legion café. So there is no reason not to assume 10.2 to be talked about there next week.

WoW Legion was announced at a Gamescom, so a patch being announced there isn't too out of line for them

Quite a big difference between announcing an entire expansion and announcing a patch on a big, non-exclusive stage. Not sure why people equal these two. I don't see it happening.

This is same song and dance we get each time a big gaming event approaches.

[Reive]

Quite a big difference between announcing an entire expansion and announcing a patch on a big, non-exclusive stage, not sure why people equal these two. I don't see it happening.

This is same song and dance we get each time a big gaming event approaches.

unironically there could be a patch 10.2+console/xbox port announcement at the gamescom.

[Makabreska]

unironically there could be a patch 10.2+console/xbox port announcement at the gamescom.

WoW on consoles is a big hopium. Not going to happen for technical reasons alone.

[Reive]

if blizzard is indeed showing up at the gamescom then microsoft has something to do with it. going there just to announce patch 10.2 is both unlikely and lame.

[Hitei]

WoW on consoles is a big hopium. Not going to happen for technical reasons alone.

It's really more like enriched delusionite.

[Makabreska]

We all kinda forgot about this survival game they announced 2y ago or so. Now that would warrant a Gamescom stage.

[Hitei]

We all kinda forgot about this survival game they announced 2y ago or so. Now that would warrant a Gamescom stage.

The launch of a new IP is the sort of thing they'd keep at Blizzcon.

[Darkarath]

WoW on consoles is a big hopium. Not going to happen for technical reasons alone.

Probably not happening but it is undeniable that Blizzard has been making enormous developments in the last years to make WoW controller friendly. The ping system coming in 10.1.7 is just another example of a system that would be very console friendly.

What does seem aligned with Blizzard's overall business strategy would be a new game. A sort of "WoW 1.5" that doesn't replace WoW but rather complement it and serves as both a way for new players into the franchise, but also as a way to bring back or retain older players.

That would be the dream. Sadly I think that it is highly unlikely that Blizzard has been keeping a project of such scale in secret for years. Imagine a Genshin Impact of WoW. It would be insanely popular.

[Sondrelk]

So anyone else tried out the Kalimdor cup? I just love how it shows off Kalimdor again. Really gets my engine going again for a world revamp.

[loras]

Every project is secret until announced. :-)

Rather: Until leaked.

Which tends not to be long.

[Makabreska]

Are you a Blizzard intern for constantly affirm things about game development without source? :-)

No, I simply have a working brain that tells me "good luck implementing WoW controls with all the buttons on gamepad", and "good luck running CPU heavy game like WoW on a modern consoles".

But hey, hopium is a powerful drug. I'm sure they will announce WoW 2 with world revamp on consoles very, very soon.

[Hitei]

Quite people seem to forget that usually this kind of project is done in the shadows, do you remember all the abandoned projects that we had no knowledge of before like this souls like Diablo version?

Diablo Souls had been rumored for a pretty long time.

[huth]

No, I simply have a working brain that tells me "good luck implementing WoW controls with all the buttons on gamepad", and "good luck running CPU heavy game like WoW on a modern consoles".

But hey, hopium is a powerful drug. I'm sure they will announce WoW 2 with world revamp on consoles very, very soon.

Don't forget the biggest issue: Addons. WoW is developed with the assumption players have access to addons. This would be difficult at best to translate to consoles.

[Makabreska]

Don't forget the biggest issue: Addons. WoW is developed with the assumption players have access to addons. This would be difficult at best to translate to consoles.

I would say that, but common sense is not welcomed here by some, as it shatters their delicate hopium world.

[Raetary]

No, I simply have a working brain that tells me "good luck implementing WoW controls with all the buttons on gamepad"

The game is already playable on gamepad.

In fact the game has had integrated gamepad support since 9.0.