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

[Marlamin]

Now what we need is to find that 1 in a million leak that used the hearthstone title.

I don't believe any have unless it's one of the rare ones I haven't seen, I've been keeping an eye out for it as the HS expansion name already leaked via other website ways already but was kept private (but I guess that isn't necessary anymore, at least not in here until it spreads).

[Santandame]

I do agree that the entire expansion shouldn't be underground, but there are definitely enough potential biomes and themes for 2 underground zones. IMO a good xpac theme would be a continent as big as old Kalimdor pre sundering. Meaning it would take 2-3 expansions to unlock it all. First xpac is 5 zones. 2 underground and 3 above ground. Then each other xpac could just stick with 1 underground zone each or even just large cave networks in the zones but the meat of each zone being above ground.

There's enough diverse biomes for like 7+ underground zones, easily. The issue is, as talented as Blizzard's art team is, can they pull it off? So far, Zaralek, isn't any indication they can. Deepholme was decent, it wasn't mind blowing wow, but it was decent. But Blizzard had a chance to prove themselves with Zaralek but instead they went with Deepholme but with some extra doodads.

I suppose there's always the possibility that they were saving themselves underground wise for next expansion, which could certainly happen.

I am all for an underground expansion, just as long as they get it right and its not all Deepholme/Zaralek throughout.

Just like I would be well up for an Undermine expansion as the primary landmass - provided its not the depressing Bilgewater(or really uses any of those assets outside of potentially a Bilgewater district in one hub. Perhaps one zone is a mishmash of various Goblin cartel districts.) aesthetic throughout.

[Merryck]

I don't understand how these things slip by ... So many people must be involved with merchandising, and not one of them thought to double-check whether the subject of the merch had been announced before putting it on the store?

[Santandame]

I don't understand how these things slip by ... So many people must be involved with merchandising, and not one of them thought to double-check whether the subject of the merch had been announced before putting it on the store?

Human error, nothing more or less. These things just happen. We all cock up.

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I don't believe any have unless it's one of the rare ones I haven't seen, I've been keeping an eye out for it as the HS expansion name already leaked via other website ways already but was kept private (but I guess that isn't necessary anymore, at least not in here until it spreads).

Are you saying you know the name of the HS expansion? Would that mean you'd know if the Stormfall leak was genuine?

[Merryck]

Human error, nothing more or less. These things just happen. We all cock up.

It happens quite frequently though. Particularly with Blizzard. Maybe it's a strategy?

[Santandame]

It happens quite frequently though. Particularly with Blizzard. Maybe it's a strategy?

Could well be, at that point so close prior to an expansion launch Blizz have nothing to lose and lots of hype to gain.

[Marlamin]

Are you saying you know the name of the HS expansion? Would that mean you'd know if the Stormfall leak was genuine?

Scroll up a few posts, everyone can know the name now.

[Explicit Teemo Nudes]

Human error, nothing more or less. These things just happen. We all cock up.

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Are you saying you know the name of the HS expansion? Would that mean you'd know if the Stormfall leak was genuine?

There is a t-shirt with the Hearthstone expansion name in the Blizzard store.

[Raetary]

Well, guess someone's getting fired.

[Chickat]

There's enough diverse biomes for like 7+ underground zones, easily. The issue is, as talented as Blizzard's art team is, can they pull it off? So far, Zaralek, isn't any indication they can. Deepholme was decent, it wasn't mind blowing wow, but it was decent. But Blizzard had a chance to prove themselves with Zaralek but instead they went with Deepholme but with some extra doodads.

I suppose there's always the possibility that they were saving themselves underground wise for next expansion, which could certainly happen.

I am all for an underground expansion, just as long as they get it right and its not all Deepholme/Zaralek throughout.

Just like I would be well up for an Undermine expansion as the primary landmass - provided its not the depressing Bilgewater(or really uses any of those assets outside of potentially a Bilgewater district in one hub. Perhaps one zone is a mishmash of various Goblin cartel districts.) aesthetic throughout.

Sure, but id rather they save some biomes for future underground zones. 2 in an expansion is plenty.

[Merryck]

I can't imagine getting hyped for a Hearthstone expansion ... The Titans was interesting, but they blundered their designs ... You'd need to add a new class like Monk to get me excited, but this one just seems like a filler expansion.

[Delever]

I know they had datamined Goblin and Worgen hallow's end masks which kinda of leaked the new races.

https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...-the-Expansion

Lmao thanks I clicked the link and found one of my comments from back then when I was like.... 14? *Insert "it's been 84 years meme*

[Wangming]

Yes and he wasn't even that accurate about 8.0, calling it the Old God expansion without mention of the faction war, but calling 12.0 the faction war expansion. I mean, he prefaces it all by saying it's just a prediction, but people treat it as a leak.

Because a mysterious Chinese fortune teller using magic to figure out the themes is a much more compelling narrative than some guy making shit up and being lucky.

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There is a t-shirt with the Hearthstone expansion name in the Blizzard store.

Pics or it didn't happen.

EDIT: Fuck, it did happen. And it isn't Pandaria. Wellllll

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I can't imagine getting hyped for a Hearthstone expansion ... The Titans was interesting, but they blundered their designs ... You'd need to add a new class like Monk to get me excited, but this one just seems like a filler expansion.

True. Although Hearthstone has more expansions over the year, this is BlizzCon, so if a new class is not revealed, that likely isn't coming this year.

[Delever]

Because a mysterious Chinese fortune teller using magic to figure out the themes is a much more compelling narrative than some guy making shit up and being lucky.

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Pics or it didn't happen.

EDIT: Fuck, it did happen. And it isn't Pandaria. Wellllll

Yep... Showdown in the badlands is the next hearthstone expansion it seems. Rip to another leak

[Wangming]

Yep... Showdown in the badlands is the next hearthstone expansion it seems. Rip to another leak

Yeah that is two verified blunders, and no verified wins for the leak. OW was pretty suspect as well. So it seems the game is still...something.

[Ferlion]

I don't believe any have unless it's one of the rare ones I haven't seen, I've been keeping an eye out for it as the HS expansion name already leaked via other website ways already but was kept private (but I guess that isn't necessary anymore, at least not in here until it spreads).

A shame. Now the obscurity is gone, every leaks going to use it.

[Northelim]

Yeah, his hint was essentially that we're going underground. Thrall, Khaz Algar, and the Chinese leaker thus far all work along those lines.

What chinese leaker? What he says exactly? Translation to english pls?

[Santandame]

Scroll up a few posts, everyone can know the name now.

Ahh thank you! I guess this confirms no Stormfall. The dream that we get more races next expansion lives on.

[Marlamin]

The dream that we get more races next expansion lives on.

I mean, there are a few missing IDs in the character race DB2 before the 10.2 mount, which considering customizable mounts also go in there might not mean much (e.g. the Algarian Stormrider is probably in there) as well as there just being gaps for other reasons, but the only thing it does mean is that I can't easily shoot down the possibility.

e.g. if there were 0 missing IDs in between the Dracthyr race and the customizable dragonriding mounts, the likelihood of them working on a new race are very low as those take way more time to cook up than the 10.2 mount would have, so they would take up an earlier ID spot.

[Auxis]

Looks like an homage to the painting "An American Gothic".

I don't recall seeing any cactus in the Badlands of WoW. Maybe it's more of a reference to SoCal where BlizzCon takes place, like a competition or something?

I'm pretty sure I see cactuses i this imagewhen I zoom in. Bit blurry tho and I am on my phone.