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

[ercarp]

Think less "Cliff-ian" and more "Of the Cliff".
Which is what the ian suffix stands for.

"Algar" may mean a particular geographic feature, but in this case it's also a deeply culturally ingrained word.
"Algarian" meaning "People of the Cliff" in relations to themselves.

Or in relations to the mount: Stormrider of the Cliff, or Stomrider of the people of the Cliff.

That makes sense. I think I was overthinking it.

[Sondrelk]

Yeah, pre-overhaul Gorgrond sounded pretty cool.



You won't get infracted for mentioning leaks or anything like that, no worries.

Isn't that true for basically everything that was cut from WoD? Choosing a zone for a Garrison, Shattrath raid, Grommash final boss...

Train adventures across Draenor was a top tier idea though. Especially when you consider the way it could have convinced players to accept no flying.

[Axcel]

Warcraft Rumble
Crossgame promotions will be shown
People with Blizzcon ticket will be able to play it after the opening ceremony

Officially everything in this leak is debunked because the game goes live at blizzcon, blizzcon ticket isn't necessary.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/warc...lly-november-3

[Makorus]

Officially everything in this leak is debunked because the game goes live at blizzcon, blizzcon ticket isn't necessary.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/warc...lly-november-3

I mean, it's already available in some countries as well.

[ercarp]

Officially everything in this leak is debunked because the game goes live at blizzcon, blizzcon ticket isn't necessary.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/warc...lly-november-3

Good catch.

RIP Stormfall 2023-2023.

[Wangming]

Isn't that true for basically everything that was cut from WoD? Choosing a zone for a Garrison, Shattrath raid, Grommash final boss...

Train adventures across Draenor was a top tier idea though. Especially when you consider the way it could have convinced players to accept no flying.

The thing my heart bleeds for the most is Karabor as a hub city.

[Axcel]

I mean, it's already available in some countries as well.

I'm playing it now through early access. It's been super fun imo, great to play while waiting for dungeons inbetween.

[Jodmos]

Officially everything in this leak is debunked because the game goes live at blizzcon, blizzcon ticket isn't necessary.

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/warc...lly-november-3

Could be simply saying it will be playable at Blizzcon after the opening ceremony. Of course being a mobile game that doesn't make a lot of sense.

[lanerios]

Could be simply saying it will be playable at Blizzcon after the opening ceremony. Of course being a mobile game that doesn't make a lot of sense.

The copium is strong here. It's a fake leak :P (I am joking, I know nobody takes it seriously)

[ercarp]

The thing my heart bleeds for the most is Karabor as a hub city.

For me it's Farahlon. I always wanted to see what Netherstorm looked like before it became Netherstorm.

[CasualFilth]

idk, i still think we'll have a 10.3 smh. Probably NOT a new zone, most likely new raid and 10.3.5 will be Fated stuff.

[Axcel]

Could be simply saying it will be playable at Blizzcon after the opening ceremony. Of course being a mobile game that doesn't make a lot of sense.

The leak literally says you get to play early with a blizzcon ticket, no copium needed here.

[flan1337]

I’ve never once disagreed with you about using Undermine. I’ve frequently agreed with you in our discussions that I would love to see it. Stop skirting around that and acting like I’m claiming otherwise.

I’m saying that if they used the current goblin aesthetic for it, then it would be poorly received because the current goblin aesthetic is shit. Bilgewater Harbour, Hardwrench Hideaway and the Goblin Slums are not appealing places to look at. It would need a massive shake up and a ton of diversity.

As for the image not working, I’m not sure how to get that to work but the image was the steampunk city Columbia from Bioshock Infinite.

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The aesthetic of Bilgewater Harbour.

[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdFAht1XoAUbPCJ.jpg[/]

I hate bilgewater aesthetic - it hurts the eyes. Bring back the Booty bay style of goblin buildings.

[Well Done Steak]

What's the most interesting leak recently? Been busy this weekend.

[Merryck]

What's the most interesting leak recently? Been busy this weekend.

None of them are interesting.

[Well Done Steak]

None of them are interesting.

Well seems like I missed long discussion on something

[Jodmos]

Well seems like I missed long discussion on something

You didn't miss it, you avoided it.

[Raetary]

What's the most interesting leak recently? Been busy this weekend.

https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...1#post54255330

Spoiler: 

WoW Stormfall
Max level is 80
New island continent with 6 zones and a giant hole in the middle. Capital city is a vertical Ironforge named Khaz Algar.
No new races and class. More customizations and support spec for shaman.
Open world faction free content. Warmode is open PvP.
Big feature is Exploration. Torghast like content where you explore themed dynamic dungeons. This time, it is infinite and has a leaderboard. Gives item for Great Vault and a lot of cosmetic.
Keyforging allow you to add modifiers to your key like Bloodlust has a 5 minutes CD but now enrages the nearby enemies.
Dragonriding for gryphons, hippogryph, wyvern and bats. Renamed into Sky Mastery.
Itemization revamped. New item modifier. Old gem system is back.
Spell cosmetic. You can disable them.

WoW Classic
Cataclysm is next. Launches in June 2024. Portal pass includes an Atramedes mount.
Season of Invasion is next. Each zone can be invaded by the Burning Legion, the Scourge, Elementals or Qirajis. Dungeon are impacted and gain a new boss while open world mostly have elite monsters roaming in already dangerous areas. Classic HC will have seasonal servers too. Raid bosses will gain mechanic based on the current invasion.
No Classic +.

Hearthstone
New expansion is Delights of Pandaria
New keyword is Simmer. Gain bonus effect the longer you keep the card in your hand.
Two legendaries per class : A chief who impacts your deck at the beginning of the game and a spell (Masterpiece)
Monk is coming to Hearthstone. Chen Stormstout is the monk hero.
Hero Power change with a new keyword : Stance. Can deal damage, heal or transfer damage to another target.
Mechanic is chi. You can store chi like mana and use it instead of mana. You can't play cards that cost more than your mana cost with excess chi.
2v2 is coming next year for the 10 years anniversary.

Warcraft 3
Going free to play. People who bought Reforged will have the two first campaign pack for free.
Soft Reforged reboot with paid new campaign for Q2 2024. Free to play. Graphisms are rebooted and are more cartoon like WoW.
Goal is 1 campaign every 3 months for 2 years.
Skins for units in store. Preordering campaign gives you campaign cosmetics for your units.
First campaign is NE and is centered around War of the ancient
Second campaign is Kel'thuzad and the cult of the Damned

Warcraft Rumble
Crossgame promotions will be shown
People with Blizzcon ticket will be able to play it after the opening ceremony

Overwatch 2
Baptiste short
Mauga is the new char. He's a tank with two laser canons.
New Control map Everest and Escort map in London
New PvE DLC is in Brazil. Overwatch fights talon and Mauga is a boss in this.
More free content released. Old season skins are coming back as free content. Buisness model is going into a Pay for exclusivity.
One Overwatch character will die in the game story. He will still be playable.

Overwatch : Recall
Overwatch anime on Netflix
Main char are Tracer, Winston and Mei.
Happens right after Winston cinematic of the same name.
Season 1 is centered around the return of Talon. Overwatch isn't back yet.
8 episodes centered about a different character and its nemesis.
Should be live in Q1 2024.

Diablo 4 Embers of Hatred
New Paladin class. Uses only blunt weapons and has holy shield.
New weapon types : Flay (Paladin, Barbarian, Druid), Morningstar (Paladin, Barbarian, Rogue, Druid), Scepter (Paladin, Necromancer, Sorcerer, Druid)
Introduction of holy damage and holy resistance
Kurast and Torajan Jungle
Last boss is Mephisto
Destiny of Hatred new feature. You can chain up to 15 dungeons. The more dungeon you clear, the harder it is, the better is the reward.
2 new parangon boards per class.

Diablo Immortal
New Ureh Campaign
Battle pass theme is mongol inspired
Echoes of the past event which bring back bosses
Memory of Mirakodus and Juris Khan are the main bosses

Odyssey
CGI trailer for the game
Game is procedurally generated
8 biomes at launch
Names are heavily inspired by greek mythology with a technological twist. Main story is pretty much old godly civilizations with highly advanced technology who fought for the Evermount and eventually died. Mortals now dwelves into the ruins of their people to gather technology and seek dominance over the world.
4 different races which are Dryads (forest elves), Ulyssians (ppl who put their soul into rusty robots), Sethers (evil satyrs), and Herenites (harpys)
5 tiers of construction. You first ride horses and end up flying with runic mech wings.
There is a creative mode.

Blizzard's Customs
HotS will have a new custom game mode using SC2 map editor.
New interface for custom Blizzard content like WC3 maps, HotS and SC 2 Arcade.
Blizzard's Custom includes assets of all 3 games.
You can choose between WC3, HotS or SC2 gameplay.

[Merryck]

It's all the same. We're not getting real leaks until we're a week from Blizzcon. Everything else is fan fiction.

[Raetary]

It's all the same. We're not getting real leaks until we're a week from Blizzcon. Everything else is fan fiction.

And we will blissfully indulge that fanfiction until Blizzcon day arrives.