Midnight 12.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Magistrate]

https://media.mmo-champion.com/image...onezulaman.jpg

Loading screen for Zul'Aman? I'm fairly sure that's the Eastern Kingdom's OTHER side. You can see Gilneas, Dalaran Crater and I think Scholomance?

Oh shit, and a healed up Plaguelands? Nevermind, you can see some mushrooms.

I know this isn't really a big deal, but some things on here seem positioned weirdly. Like the wall running more sw-ne instead of s-n.

[Marlamin]

Has anyone gotten an alpha invite since the week it opened

Yeah, there's waves every week or so.

[Valysar]

Has anyone gotten an alpha invite since the week it opened

They already should invite more ppl ...
Less than 20 ppl right now horde side, that's scary

[Cheezits]

I know this isn't really a big deal, but some things on here seem positioned weirdly. Like the wall running more sw-ne instead of s-n.

Also- it seems to have been repaired.

[Reive]

harandar looks like a mix of val'sharah, ardenweald and the forest part of gorgrond

[Hearthfinder]

It's an artist's rendition. I wouldn't put too much mind into things like scale (which is obviously exaggerated here and there, and smaller elsewhere).

Anyway, likely the loading screen for when you enter from the old version of Quel'thalas into the new one/Eastern Kingdoms zone.
@Therougetitan So, a portal then? Or is it bigger than that?

Plot twist: it's Northeron.

[Cheezits]

Plot twist: it's Northeron.

Plot twist twist: Isle of Fangs is Northeron.

[allegrian]

https://media.mmo-champion.com/image...onezulaman.jpg

Loading screen for Zul'Aman? I'm fairly sure that's the Eastern Kingdom's OTHER side. You can see Gilneas, Dalaran Crater and I think Scholomance?

Oh shit, and a healed up Plaguelands? Nevermind, you can see some mushrooms.

This might be huge... It could be the first patch zone, with actual faction exclusive zones.

This could explain the rushed reclamation of gilneas in a random and unrelated DF patch.

[Dvalin]

This might be huge...

It's not? It's a loading-screen. It has all the familiar landmarks on it; Dalaran's crater, Gilneas City, the Gilnean Wall, Capital City, the radiance of the Sunwell, etc.

[Hearthfinder]

Huh, one of the new icons datamined by MMO-Champ features those peaks from the EK load screen. Isle of Fangs, I mean. Some kind of Zul Aman achievement.

[milkmustache]

This all just goes to show the powers of quality marketing. After Gamescom, I was so bummed about Midnight. After the Deep Dive and Alpha display, I could not be more excited for an expansion.

[Khaza-R]

That loading screen plus the earlier Undermine/Lordaeron string fit like a glove. Maybe what I thought was Scholomance is actually Capital City?

Yeah, that's Lordaeron. The snowy mountain between it and the Dalaran crater is Alterac.

Which means the massive mountain must be Aerie Peak. What I can't place is the ship/island(?) south of that. Is that suppose to be Tyr's Hand?

[Cheezits]

It's not? It's a loading-screen. It has all the familiar landmarks on it; Dalaran's crater, Gilneas City, the Gilnean Wall, Capital City, the radiance of the Sunwell, etc.

Why would an EK loading screen map only feature the top half of the EK?

This heavily implies that, somewhere down the line, the top half of EK is going to be its own separate instance. Perhaps by the end of Midnight.

[Dvalin]

By the way, is someone streaming Harandar or something? I'm curious how the intro is.
@Cheezits That's an absurd claim.

[Hearthfinder]

Plot twist twist: Isle of Fangs is Northeron.

Plottier twist: Wildhammer Dwarves were smol Amani all this time.

[Cheezits]

By the way, is someone streaming Harandar or something? I'm curious how the intro is.
@Cheezits That's an absurd claim.

Why else make a unique loading screen for a segmented chunk of one of the two main continents? I believe this is the first time they've ever done so.

It's not entirely the "top half" but it gets pretty close. Maybe top third?

[Hearthfinder]

Yeah, that's Lordaeron. The snowy mountain between it and the Dalaran crater is Alterac.

Which means the massive mountain must be Aerie Peak. What I can't place is the ship south of that. Is that suppose to be Tyr's Hand?

The massive mountain seems to be Zul Aman, based on the datamined icon currently on the front page. I think Aerie Peak and the Hinterlands is meant to be the bit in the bottom right?

[Reive]

"Due to performance concerns, we’ve had to disallow decorations with lights from being used outside. We’re going to spend some time trying to optimize exterior light decorations and hope to re-enable them post-launch."

sad

[Darkarath]

It's not? It's a loading-screen. It has all the familiar landmarks on it; Dalaran's crater, Gilneas City, the Gilnean Wall, Capital City, the radiance of the Sunwell, etc.

IMO it's kind of weird.

I'm guessing that Zul'aman won't have a loading screen so this loading screen cannot belong there.

The Blood Elves initial leveling zones already have a loading screen. Same with the EK as a whole.

So... Where does this picture fits?

[Dvalin]

Yeah, the Plaguelands, Aerie Peak, Arathi, etc. even what seems like the start of the Wetlands, are also visible. Just not filled with details.
@Darkarath The old Eastern Kingdoms one won't work anymore, since it's shape will be revised. And the old shape is still on the current loading screen (with old leaders, still).