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

[Well Done Steak]

Amazing how fast this thread moves at times

So what's this Yrel and SoA talk about?????

[ro9ue]

Somehow with no new info this thread can move 50 pages.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

No Trademarks, no Page leaks. Yeah, surprisingly tight ship. (Don't take the trademarks seriously, we get it they wouldn't do that unless they intentionally wanted to hype up.)

I am kind of happy its very split right now with the SoA rabbit hole and the K'aresh Void Purply Scaleface side of things keeps you on your toes.

[huth]

I'm torn on the true identity of the 7th
Nothing makes sense because it wants absolute destroyed and eradication of everything

But Reality is 100% a possibility as well and the whole "Azeroth is a titan that is protected until she wakes up" doesn't make much sense when you take into account the Titans trying to order it and literally every other force trying to influence it makes me think Azeroth is something more...plus the map

It might well be an outside force that doesn't fit into the established scheme. There have been some suggestions in SL that the whole 6 balanced forces setup is some sort of lock to either keep something in or out.

[Catastrophy349]

Somehow with no new info this thread can move 50 pages.

Imagine how fast it could/would move with a legitimate "leak?"

[Joszef Kiprich]

We'll make it to 2000 easily before Blizzcon. Especially if we keep the talk up about Shadowlands lore and how all evidence must lead to an underground expansion.

[PotHockets]

It might well be an outside force that doesn't fit into the established scheme. There have been some suggestions in SL that the whole 6 balanced forces setup is some sort of lock to either keep something in or out.

Im guessing the devourers are the first thing we've seen of the 7th force tbh, I remember around Korthia them mentioning how there's a lot more going on with the devourers than first appear.

[Dismayxz]

Diablo and Overwatch are series with numbered entries, the number of the entry is significant, and both are also released products. World of Warcraft opts for subtitles for expansions instead, and they don't use expansion numbers in an official capacity beyond, like, patch notes, meaning there's no "World of Warcraft 11" for them to pull from if they went that route. Plus, since 11.0 isn't officially announced, a "Warcraft 11" jersey would kind of give things away.

What exactly would a 11.0 jersey give away? That a new expansion is going to be announced at this Blizzcon, which is basically already guaranteed and most know it/can assume and those who don't probably need the hint to pay attention in the first place? There would be absolutely nothing wrong with it, if anything confirming an announcement for whatever 11.0 is going to be in this way is just gonna build hype, if anything. It doesn't have to immediately give away or hint at themes either. It's a jersey. With a number on it.

Edit: Granted, "It's a jersey, with a number on it" probably would be a good motto to avoid this whole "BUT THE JERSEY" "BUT THE ANNIVERSARY" "BUT..." thing.

[ImTheMizAwesome]

Maybe blizzard made whole office empty of next expansion stuff related, so that noone can take any pictures.

Chris Metzen walks around the offices with a doomhammer in hand, ready to smack the leakers.

[milkmustache]

We'll make it to 2000 easily before Blizzcon. Especially if we keep the talk up about Shadowlands lore and how all evidence must lead to an underground expansion.

mention the T-word and we'll get to 2500

[NikolaiShade]

Maybe blizzard made whole office empty of next expansion stuff related, so that noone can take any pictures.

Chris Metzen walks around the offices with a doomhammer in hand, ready to smack the leakers.

The first rule of wow's next expanionis: you don't talk about wow's next expansion...

[elderu]

Maybe blizzard made whole office empty of next expansion stuff related, so that noone can take any pictures.

Chris Metzen walks around the offices with a doomhammer in hand, ready to smack the leakers.

I quite enjoy the imagery of that scenario.

[pacotaco]

Im guessing the devourers are the first thing we've seen of the 7th force tbh, I remember around Korthia them mentioning how there's a lot more going on with the devourers than first appear.

Yeah, devourers are very sus.
At first we only see the more animlistic ones (the thicks, the bipeds and the gorillas). They are presented as if they are a garbage collector mechanism.
But then a bit after that we see the giants in Castle Nazthria and the flotaing skinny ones in Khortia, and starts to look pretty weird that they are there.
By the time we see them in Zereth Mortis mutating by devouring it, to me it's pretty clear that they really are not what they tell us.

[Ersula]

mention the T-word and we'll get to 2500

What if the Pantheon of life are pronounced "Teetans?"

[huth]

Im guessing the devourers are the first thing we've seen of the 7th force tbh, I remember around Korthia them mentioning how there's a lot more going on with the devourers than first appear.

No, they were explicitly put there by design of the First Ones. Probably some sort of garbage collection method.

By the time we see them in Zereth Mortis mutating by devouring it, to me it's pretty clear that they really are not what they tell us.

Looks less like mutation and more like falling apart. They clearly weren't made to handle that stuff.

[Pheraz]

kinda tinfoil-hatish but ... why did they decided to give us classic scarlet monastry NOW? Kinda funny that some objects are HD though, for example the lions xD

imo this is a weird moment and also will they do this more often? did they understand that many classic dungeons are simply better dungeon design? (no I am not a classic fan, just played since the beginning, still prefer retail)

[huth]

kinda tinfoil-hatish but ... why did they decided to give us classic scarlet monastry NOW? Kinda funny that some objects are HD though, for example the lions xD

imo this is a weird moment and also will they do this more often? did they understand that many classic dungeons are simply better dungeon design? (no I am not a classic fan, just played since the beginning, still prefer retail)

Probably because it fit Hallow's End the best. The other two didn't really have much attached to them either, so i doubt there's much in the way of long-term implications.

[Teriz]

We got Thrall, the Algarian Stormrider, Khaz Algar, Storm Rider achievements, Avaloren surrounded by storms, a pet named Squally, and Toweliee talking about caves and scarabs.

How people are still bringing up the possibility of a void expansion, I have no idea.

[ImTheMizAwesome]

Don't bite the bait again, those that are behind void expansion happening.

[Lazarel]

We got Thrall, the Algarian Stormrider, Khaz Algar, Storm Rider achievements, Avaloren surrounded by storms, a pet named Squally, and Toweliee talking about caves and scarabs.

How people are still bringing up the possibility of a void expansion, I have no idea.

Dragonflight is not an Emerald Dream expansion so the void can still be a theme somewhere there according to the ongoing story.

But yeah I think a full void / cosmic themed expansion is not happening yet