The War Within 11.X Patches & World Soul Saga Speculation Thread

[Nymrohd]

Their true nature was already revealed when WotLK made it apparent that they had zero problem wiping out all life on the entire planet at the slightest hint of "corruption", and that their forces are almost entirely composed of mindless slave races.

Slightest hint of corruption? All of the keepers have been compromised by the old gods, one of them got killed (and soon later almost resurrected by Cho'gall), another is about to go free. Multiple Old God worshipping races are all over the planet, the Emerald Dream has been corrupted to Nightmare with an Old God creation implanted in it.
I mean, that's not a slight hint of corruption.

[Cheezits]

The armor sets shouldn't be Blizzcon related as they aren't encrypted. Blizzard usually encrypts items related to Blizzcon and the ingame store. Currently there is a "Sky Captains" cosmetic set that is encrypted, but listed on the PTR, so that could be a fit.

I agree that most likely the Green Energy Gryphon and the Nightmare Dragon that was on Wrath are most likely tied to Blizzcon. Nightmare could be the Cata preorder mount, with an HD version for retail like the Tuskarr glider, and Gryphon could be virtual ticket or tied to 11.0. Or Cata, 11.0 and the Ticket have three different mounts and we are missing one of them. It's important to note that both the drake and gymryphon rigs will EVENTUALLY receive dragonriding.

The datamined ghostly sound... unsure if it's for the gryphon or another mount.

[Valysar]

That does not hype me at all, having a gryphon as a reward...

[Lady Atia]

The armor sets shouldn't be Blizzcon related as they aren't encrypted. Blizzard usually encrypts items related to Blizzcon and the ingame store. Currently there is a "Sky Captains" cosmetic set that is encrypted, but listed on the PTR, so that could be a fit.

I agree that most likely the Green Energy Gryphon and the Nightmare Dragon that was on Wrath are most likely tied to Blizzcon. Nightmare could be the Cata preorder mount, with an HD version for retail like the Tuskarr glider, and Gryphon could be virtual ticket or tied to 11.0. Or Cata, 11.0 and the Ticket have three different mounts and we are missing one of them. It's important to note that both the drake and gymryphon rigs will EVENTUALLY receive dragonriding.

The datamined ghostly sound... unsure if it's for the gryphon or another mount.

I really hope we get the nightmare dragon for retail too ... I'm sick of classic getting stuff that's not available on retail.

[Cheezits]

I really hope we get the nightmare dragon for retail too ... I'm sick of classic getting stuff that's not available on retail.

So far every new classic mount (lizard, tuskarr glider) got a retail version in HD, so that shouldn't be an issue.

[Nightshade711]

The datamined ghostly sound... unsure if it's for the gryphon or another mount.

Ghost sounds? Green effects similar to Maldraxxus anima?

SHADOWLANDS 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

[Lady Atia]

So far every new classic mount (lizard, tuskarr glider) got a retail version in HD, so that shouldn't be an issue.

Sadly no, we never got the festering green dragon mount and I think they also didnt release the easterbunny pet for retail (nor the mount for classic although it has a model there).

[Worldshaper]

They "shaped" Azeroth's current look, sure, but the planet itself very much existed in the old lore regardless.

It likely wasn't a very beautiful place, nor super adapted for intelligent life. Why else would they need to shape mountains, clear out the seas and so on?

[huth]

While the Well of Eternity was accidental, it was still the result of the Titans seeking to do good, to rid Azeroth from an invasive species seeking to corrupt and consume it. The Keepers then built the structures around it to ensure it remained safe. Which then caused life on Azeroth to accelerate, and sentient beings to evolve.

I'm not saying I want Azeroth to be manipulated or used by any external force, but to suggest the Titans havent been a force for good is simply wrong. It had been one thing if they arrived when all was fine and dandy, and started messing things up. But all they've done on Azeroth has been reactive, in response to the fact that the planet was being infested by the Old Gods.

Something else that should be considered: The Titans can be talked to and they owe us quite a bit.

[Hitei]

Slightest hint of corruption? All of the keepers have been compromised by the old gods, one of them got killed (and soon later almost resurrected by Cho'gall), another is about to go free. Multiple Old God worshipping races are all over the planet, the Emerald Dream has been corrupted to Nightmare with an Old God creation implanted in it.
I mean, that's not a slight hint of corruption.

It is a slight hint of corruption re: the planet as a whole. That is my point; the Titans have literally never given any fuck about the planet itself or the various lifeforms on it.

Their system wasn't "is the planet okay or corrupt?" their system was: "is our own control system threatened? If Y; vaporize the entire world and everyone on it."

partial corruption in the planet's life-support systems as well as complete corruption in most of the planet's defense mechanisms

Literally the only reason that "we" are all alive right now is that a Constellar, not a Titan or Titan Keeper/watcher, decided that the Titan's status systems were in the wrong on what constitutes a condemned world and effectively lied to their system.

Iridikron is correct, and his conclusion is exactly what WotLK set up: The Titans aren't out to do "good" and they don't care about us. They are out to remake the universe to their own vision and will commit mass genocide without the slightest hesitation if it conflicts with their own interests. Even before the setting doubled down on cosmic alignment, the Titans were established as just being terraformers with little interest in what or who was on the planet first.

[Merryck]

Ya'll will literally never convince me the Titans are evil when they've done so much that benefits life and the universe. Too bad Danuser is tainting them with twitter ideology, making them out as fascist scum so the heckin wholesome old god anarchists look good.

[Hitei]

It likely wasn't a very beautiful place, nor super adapted for intelligent life. Why else would they need to shape mountains, clear out the seas and so on?

The same reason humans build palm tree shaped islands and flood entire valleys.

Also I don't know what your thing about intelligent life here is. There was intelligent, sentient life on the planet from the start. The Elementals were a fully developed, sentient and intelligent society before the Old Gods even showed up, and then when the Old Gods showed up their off-spring were also intelligent and had a fully developed society before the Titans showed up.

Ya'll will literally never convince me the Titans are evil when they've done so much that benefits life and the universe. Too bad Danuser is tainting them with twitter ideology, making them out as fascist scum so the heckin wholesome old god anarchists look good.

The Titans being kinda shitty has nothing to do with twitter or Danuser, and the fact that you think it does says volumes about how little you understand the game's lore.

[Teriz]

Ghost sounds? Green effects similar to Maldraxxus anima?

SHADOWLANDS 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO

Brings me back to the silly 10.0 speculation where people thought that the datamined green effects around the encrypted mount for pre-purchase meant that 10.0 would be a "Lifelands expansion" or some other nonsense.

Some things never change I suppose.

[Hitei]

Brings me back to the silly 10.0 speculation where people thought that the datamined green effects around the encrypted mount for pre-purchase meant that 10.0 would be a "Lifelands expansion" or some other nonsense.

Some things never change I suppose.

Lol, okay.

[Lady Atia]

Brings me back to the silly 10.0 speculation where people thought that the datamined green effects around the encrypted mount for pre-purchase meant that 10.0 would be a "Lifelands expansion" or some other nonsense.

Some things never change I suppose.

To be fair, we got the Emerald Dream as final patch zone/raid, so that wasn't really too off.

[Pheraz]

Ya'll will literally never convince me the Titans are evil when they've done so much that benefits life and the universe. Too bad Danuser is tainting them with twitter ideology, making them out as fascist scum so the heckin wholesome old god anarchists look good.

what the....
you know, I am really far from being a left wing fan IRL but ... dont you think this is a little far fetched?
this thread is becoming weirder each day. now we compare old gods and titans to IRL politics

how many days until blizzcon? @.@

[Luck4]

I think, it's funny that so many people are arguing about which version of the game is more fun/popular/engaging/better when it's already an unfair comparison, to begin with, since Vanilla Classic is a game that is nearly 20 years old and was released more than three times with ZERO new content just new gimmicks, meanwhile Retail receives 90%+ of all development resources and somehow still is being threatened by a fossil game, it's madness.

If we take the disadvantages that Vanilla has compared to Retail into account, this whole discussion already proves that Vanilla is factually a better version of the game.

As soon Blizzard starts releasing content for "Vanilla" Classic, it'll become even more evident.

PS: I say this as someone who played WoW since late 2010 and never had the opportunity to experience Vanilla before (zero nostalgia for me there).

For me, Vanilla is a better version than Retail basically because:

Vanilla gameplay = Joyful
Retail gameplay = Stressful

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

There is zero reason to believe that any speculation for Classic content is going to occur until we are one week away and the 1.15 mystery is still present.

[Makorus]

"They made the planet a bit more inhabitable, so it's okay that they've decided to mindcontrol part of the lifeforms and made those creatures the protectors of the planet"

And that is good... how?

[Hitei]

I think, it's funny that so many people are arguing about which version of the game is more fun/popular/engaging/better when it's already an unfair comparison, to begin with, since Vanilla Classic is a game that is nearly 20 years old and was released more than three times with ZERO new content just new gimmicks, meanwhile Retail receives 90%+ of all development resources and somehow still is being threatened by a fossil game, it's madness.

If we take the disadvantages that Vanilla has compared to Retail into account, this whole discussion already proves that Vanilla is factually a better version of the game.

As soon Blizzard starts releasing content for "Vanilla" Classic, it'll become even more evident.

PS: I say this as someone who played WoW since late 2010 and never had the opportunity to experience Vanilla before (zero nostalgia for me there).

For me, Vanilla is a better version than Retail basically because:

Vanilla gameplay = Joyful
Retail gameplay = Stressful

"Classic has no new content at all!"
"...btw, Classic content is new to me"

lol?