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

[PaladinBash]

Rev up the AI for a sudden rash of Storming Sea "leaks". Makes a nice change from Stormbreak and Void ones. Still kinda liked the whole "astral alignment causes an eclipse" one, that sounded cool as hell.

[Dismayxz]

The difference is that Toweliee isn’t random, and has more skin in the game than those throwaway accounts. He also hasn’t backed down since making his initial assertion.

Again if you line the clues up you have underground and you have storm. That’s earth and wind. We’re simply missing Fire and Water clues at this point, and whatever Fryakk is doing with the fire lands may take care of that aspect.

Then we have Thrall on the key art; a shaman representing the elements, so IMO we’re still moving in that general direction until more clues come along.

On the flipside of more negative comments aimed at you for some of the ways you've argumented, I'll give you this. One thing 10.2 is going to do absolutely feels like it requires resolution and this time around faster than when we got rid of Ragnaros in Cata and then only helped pick a new Firelord in Legion. And that is the Firelands more or less being without a Firelord again after 10.2. That is not something they'll ignore forever, the Firelord we specifically helped to his position is killed in 10.2. That is going to be a situation to deal with at some point in the future again.

[Ferlion]

"The Storming Sea"

Yeah, okay.

So west from what, the Dragon Isles because of Tyr? Or Kalimdor as it's mentioned (although she also flew "back").

I do admit, a proper island expansion, with boats because we can't fly, and the islands are like, actually in chain. Kind of a Carribean vibe.

I could dig it

[Merryck]

I do admit, a proper island expansion, with boats because we can't fly, and the islands are like, actually in chain. Kind of a Carribean vibe.

I could dig it

Not for a whole damn expansion ...

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It'd also suck if we get told we can't fly after getting a cool new flying system

[Catastrophy349]

Speculation about to go through the roof!

[Ferlion]

Not for a whole damn expansion ...

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It'd also suck if we get told we can't fly after getting a cool new flying system

I mean, you could do quite a bit there.

Underwater zones, volcanic zones. Desert Islands. Rain Forests.

[PaladinBash]

I want an island where Hozen are experimented on and rise up to overthrow the Titan Keepers managing the facility. Give me that Planet of the Apes vibe.

[Catastrophy349]

"The Storming Sea"

Yeah, okay.

So west from what, the Dragon Isles because of Tyr? Or Kalimdor as it's mentioned (although she also flew "back").

I read it as "west of Kalimdor."

[Teriz]

https://x.com/MrGMYT/status/1709361260914233391?s=20

That aligns with the “Storm Rider” achievement, the Heroic mount Algarian Stormrider, and the squally battle pet. It even lines up with Thrall on the key art.

Very strong hint imo.

[Polybius]

I mean, you could do quite a bit there.

Underwater zones, volcanic zones. Desert Islands. Rain Forests.

Add to it a debuff that mysteriously deletes flying players for getting too comfortable flying like Erinethria.

[Catastrophy349]

We're going FULL CIRCLE from pre-patch (Uldaman) and 10.2 (if final patch).

[Nhiosis]

I want more dense zones like the Azure Span. Less open wide zones like Ohn'ahran Plains. I can't really say much about the Waking Shores and Thaldrazus though. As much as I disliked the lore of Shadowlands I felt like the zones were all really amazing. Same with WoD. Two of the worst expansions lore wise, but in terms of environment design I felt like they blow everything else out of the water. Especially when compared to expansions that made sure it's zones were consistent with each other. Like MoP or BFA.

Respectfully, please god no. I couldn't stand those stuffy cramped up zones. Wide open spaces have been a highly requested feature by the community for years now and I hope they continue with them moving forward.

[Ferlion]

Add to it a debuff that mysteriously deletes flying players for getting to comfortable flying like Erinethria.

While a joke, I do think you could even find a place for Dragonriding here. It is a new system and it should stick around, but I think maybe a debuff of some sort? It would feel like such a downgrade to go back to "Can't fly till max level", but maybe make flying in the new zone not last as long, vigor recharge nerfed? Use the Glyph system to buff it, so flying is it's own sort of evergreen system?

[ro9ue]

my top 5 fantasy locations :

1. underwater
2. in the sky
3. underground
4. moon
5. forbidden west

I think you're about to get your entire wish list checked off in the next expansion.

[Catastrophy349]

Pretty sure that's the point. It's the last part of the "A Song of the Depths" book from 10.0.7. Sky, Sea, and Earth.

[Ferlion]

Pretty sure that's the point. It's the last part of the "A Song of the Depths" book from 10.0.7. Sky, Sea, and Earth.

I can just see a giant elemental that's basically this.

[ro9ue]

"The Storming Sea"

Yeah, okay.

So west from what, the Dragon Isles because of Tyr? Or Kalimdor as it's mentioned (although she also flew "back").

They did nudge Kalimdor over between the old world map and the one with Dragon Isles on it....



They're making room for something.

[huth]

They did nudge Kalimdor over between the old world map and the one with Dragon Isles on it....

[IMG]

They're making room for something.

Sure, but that wouldn't make a whole lot of sense with the attached story. We can go that place just fine.

[Xilurm]

Respectfully, please god no. I couldn't stand those stuffy cramped up zones. Wide open spaces have been a highly requested feature by the community for years now and I hope they continue with them moving forward.

But every expansion has one of those, no? Unless you mean you want more than one per expansion.

Honestly they look pretty bland to me. I never understood why people liked Nagrand so much for example.

[ro9ue]

Sure, but that wouldn't make a whole lot of sense with the attached story. We can go that place just fine.

I think the suggestion is west of what... Kalimdor. In order to fit something west (and probably North) of Kalimdor, need to give some space.