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

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Huh, an innuendo? I thought that we were getting rid of those because it made for an easy smokescreen for Blizzard to appear as though they've reformed their internal culture while otherwise proceeding with the rampant employee abuse unimpeded.

Both blizzard and Individual devs said the stuff that was taken out were either put in by abusers or stuff devs wanted to change but couldn’t because higher ups shot them down and they opened a new channel to talk about said stuff after every thing came to light.

It’s rather unlikely they took out every innuendo and I don’t think anyone ever commented on never putting in more.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

honestly i didn't even think of it as that, i just thought about big belt and large monster skull on it, but that's just me.

It's probably a double-entendre, suggesting both the belt's larger size and, due to its position, serving as a sexual innuendo.

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Both blizzard and Individual devs said the stuff that was taken out were either put in by abusers or stuff devs wanted to change but couldn’t because higher ups shot them down and they opened a new channel to talk about said stuff after every thing came to light.

It’s rather unlikely they took out every innuendo and I don’t think anyone ever commented on never putting in more.

Hrm, that's fair enough if we take it to be true. The veracity of those claims I feel is dubious, given the awful convenience of it, but on the off-chance that it's true I may have judged too hastily.

[ChairmanKaga]

I'm very excited at the idea a .2 Emerald Dream patch and a .3 Bronze / Caverns of Time Murozond + Iridikrond/Galakrond patch. I hope we win but we f*ck up the timeline and this leads to 11.0.

I think I see how a "world revamp" could work with this scenario for 11.0. Instead of everywhere being "Cataclysm" style revamped you have time distortion/pockets doing entire zones or sections of zones with a bronze drake that does the whole switch timelines thing like Lordaeron or Silithus. Here you could do all sorts of timey-wimey alternate history what if type of scenarios in the pockets.

[Sauredfangs]

Where tf is the troll beards

[Khaza-R]

I think I see how a "world revamp" could work with this scenario for 11.0. Instead of everywhere being "Cataclysm" style revamped you have time distortion/pockets doing entire zones or sections of zones with a bronze drake that does the whole switch timelines thing like Lordaeron or Silithus. Here you could do all sorts of timey-wimey alternate history what if type of scenarios in the pockets.

Sounds awful honestly.

But that would truly be WoD 2.0 by adding a bunch of false timelines that have no permanence to the main story.

[Cheezits]

https://twitter.com/wowhead/status/1...xvHZHFljvN8ivg

HD vanilla leveling gear, with many different tints. Revamp..?

[Makabreska]

https://twitter.com/wowhead/status/1...xvHZHFljvN8ivg

HD vanilla leveling gear, with many different tints. Revamp..?

And this time for realzies!

[Rathwell]

https://twitter.com/wowhead/status/1...xvHZHFljvN8ivg

HD vanilla leveling gear, with many different tints. Revamp..?

Christ on a cracker, a real mail coif! And perhaps more interesting: a hint of padding underneath the coif! Unusual in video games and movies that you actually see them wear padding underneath.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

https://twitter.com/wowhead/status/1...xvHZHFljvN8ivg

HD vanilla leveling gear, with many different tints. Revamp..?

Alrighty, now I'm less cynical.

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Christ on a cracker, a real mail coif! And perhaps more interesting: a hint of padding underneath the coif! Unusual in video games and movies that you actually see them wear padding underneath.

That's a nice, realistic addition. Kind of increases immersion.

[Fahrad Wagner]

https://twitter.com/wowhead/status/1...xvHZHFljvN8ivg

HD vanilla leveling gear, with many different tints. Revamp..?

I've been dreaming of HD versions of old items for years now! I'm ready for thisssss

[Jekyll]

It's probably a double-entendre, suggesting both the belt's larger size and, due to its position, serving as a sexual innuendo.

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Hrm, that's fair enough if we take it to be true. The veracity of those claims I feel is dubious, given the awful convenience of it, but on the off-chance that it's true I may have judged too hastily.

Imagine doubting the victim but prefer to listen to angermongering YouTubers XD. Yikes

[ImTheMizAwesome]

World revamp with HD more classic looks and races culture stuff would be awesome, besides heritage armors i feel like there could be much more race based customization and transmogs in higher quality.

Also updated racial mounts would be nice.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

Imagine doubting the victim but prefer to listen to angermongering YouTubers XD. Yikes

I think you're confused about my meaning. I was suggesting I was dissatisfied with Blizzard's haphazard approach to the problem which created the aforementioned victims, in which they overcompensated on the surface while doing absolutely nothing to resolve the actual problem and continuing to bust unions and undermine the people trying to seek justice for what they did.

[Fahrad Wagner]

Christ on a cracker, a real mail coif! And perhaps more interesting: a hint of padding underneath the coif! Unusual in video games and movies that you actually see them wear padding underneath.

I really hope the vintage leather, cloths and plate sets get the same treatment... and that they don't stop there! Giving HD visuals to the old sets has so much potential.

[Nymrohd]

I've been dreaming of HD versions of old items for years now! I'm ready for thisssss

If only they had taken the opportunity to tone down those spaulders.

[Fahrad Wagner]

If only they had taken the opportunity to tone down those spaulders.

I don't mind them, but I agree this would have looked 10 times better with the spaulders size reduced to 60-80% of what it is now.

[Nymrohd]

I don't mind them, but I agree this would have looked 10 times better with the spaulders size reduced to 60-80% of what it is now.

It's not just the size. The rest of the armor makes an attempt to be realistic. Why do we have fluted pauldrons with gaps large enough to effectively guide a broadsword to strike the shoulder and sever the arm more cleanly??? Yes, metal pauldrons did have this layered appearance but that was just articulation and you could barely slip a dagger through them.

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Btw on Dragonriding and existing mounts.

What if we get access to a Dragonriding version of an existing model (e.g. Cloud Serpent) and then owning the many different variations of that model (Heavenly/Thundering, Colors) just unlocks customization options on it? No idea what you'd do about ground mounts though (I would love for them to try actual mounted combat but the effect in pvp would be crazy).

[Grimbold21]

https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/item=320...-of-wild-magic

I need this updated, along with the rest of the set in the same color.

[Zulggun]

The new shaman tier in 10.1 has them in high res.

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Actually scratch that, it has dragons not wolves. Sorry.

[loras]

Sounds awful honestly.

But that would truly be WoD 2.0 by adding a bunch of false timelines that have no permanence to the main story.

Did...did you miss the entirety of Legion? You know where alternate Gul'dan initiates a new invasion of the Burning Legion? There may have also been a sword that slightly altered a zone at some point.

Additionally we learn that the light ultimately scours away life as well, as seen on alternate Draenor under Yrel, we may have also taken some refugees from that timeline as well.

This "impermanence" you lament looks an awful lot like claiming cooking is impermanent just because somebody neatly cleaned up after they made a mess. It still happened, just as much as everything else.