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

[ro9ue]

Why is player housing such a "deal-breaker" for people? I never really interacted with player housing in an MMORPG before, so I think it would be really fun (especially in WoW). However, I'm not going "yep, no player housing. Dead game" either.

It's not a dealbreaker, but it is a really popular and robust system generally. I know people who spent hundreds of hours on their Skyrim house - in a single player game. Let's not even get into the popularity of Animal Crossing. I've heard of FF14 having literal real estate, but I don't play that game so not sure. Personally, I love ESO's take on it. In a bunch of different zones there are buildings that are instanced houses. I only use mine as a functional space, but there are things in WoW I liked with the Garrisons if I'm to be honest. The statues, and adding archaeology pristine items to your showcase (which is interesting they had that for Time Rifts, isn't it?).

Player Housing is essentially a whole other avenue for player expression, like transmog, and it would be a deep evergreen system that can add a lot to the economy in terms of craftable items. Could act as a functional space, or shared space for guilds as well (for players like me).

WoW also has a huge back catalogue of so many amazing props that they can add for collectors. Look around in any building... just look at this stuff:

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Ggd4N
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Yg4NX
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/vnGq3
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/kDNXK
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/03JGJ5

There's a nelf kitchen ffs.

[Merryck]

I bet player housing would suffer from a terrible user interface. The recent UI update still looks like something from 2004.

[Catastrophy349]

How about we shift the topic to what comes next? Specifically, Patch 10.2.5! Will/should it be the same size as 10.1.5, or larger?

[PotHockets]

How about we shift the topic to what comes next? Specifically, Patch 10.2.5! Will/should it be same size as 10.1.5, or larger?

If 10.3 exists then yeah sure 2.5 can be sizable. If it doesn't exist then they need to get the next expansion out as fast as possible so whatever size it needs to be to not impact that is how big .5 and .7 should be.

[Merryck]

How about we shift the topic to what comes next? Specifically, Patch 10.2.5! Will/should it be the same size as 10.1.5, or larger?

Hopefully larger. I don't know what they could add besides paladins / druids / shamans for all races, and some quest lines to wrap up loose ends though.

[locketto]

10.1.7 gone from ptr1

10.2.5 incoming soon? or what next

[Sondrelk]

10.1.7 gone from ptr1

10.2.5 incoming soon? or what next

10.2.5 seems a likely candidate to reveal at Blizzcon, so probably that. Once they have to reveal that 10.2 is the last major patch they will need to start damage control immediately to prove DF is deliberately this short, and not another failed expansion like WoD and SL.

[Nightshade711]

Hopefully larger. I don't know what they could add besides paladins / druids / shamans for all races, and some quest lines to wrap up loose ends though.

With the way the story is going with the dream we’re probably getting druids expanded next.

[Baraden]

They addressed him being in the shadowlands without trotting him out as a raid boss. He's gone, he's in the past. And the game needs to stop living in the shadow of him. He's not a hero, he is a murderer, while tragic, irredeemable. That story is done. The jailer stuff idk it seems dumb but still that would have had Alex involved.

No one wanted or was asking for a redeemed Arthas, but they wanted his character to be respected; that is not what happened

[Reive]

10.1.7 gone from ptr1

10.2.5 incoming soon? or what next

10.2.5.

/10chars

[Demonly]

They're not giving us much though, are they. :P

ikr, they really don't seem to be.

[Catastrophy349]

https://x.com/MrGMYT/status/1715491283307737392?s=20 Yeah, when I asked my question above, it was directly related to this build change.

[Sondrelk]

How about we shift the topic to what comes next? Specifically, Patch 10.2.5! Will/should it be the same size as 10.1.5, or larger?

10.2.5 should ideally have a lot of improvements to old evergreen systems, rather than try to add more stuff to DF specifically. Or at least, if it is the final patch as seems likely.

I imagine it will lay the groundwork for a fated season, and the equivalent patch in SL had a lot of small stuff that isnt immediately apparent as improvements in hindsight, like old dungeons in the M+ pool. So I hope for something similar from this expansion as well.

[Woke it Up]

10.2.5 should ideally have a lot of improvements to old evergreen systems, rather than try to add more stuff to DF specifically. Or at least, if it is the final patch as seems likely.

I imagine it will lay the groundwork for a fated season, and the equivalent patch in SL had a lot of small stuff that isnt immediately apparent as improvements in hindsight, like old dungeons in the M+ pool. So I hope for something similar from this expansion as well.

My feeling is that we get an announcement of the next patch and unlikely but a road map up til 11.0 next week to keep the focus on beyond at blizzcon. Hopefully with a chunky new feature for the blizzcon build

[Izalla]

The leaker never confirmed that the Lands of Conflict are the EK. If anything Kalimdor would fit more, especially with elements and a new shaman spec.

I would prefer a revamp to housing.

Nah it doesn't fit Kalimdor better, as there is an old book called Lands of Conflict that is about the Eastern Kingdoms.

[Ferlion]

I wouldn't read too much into that leak being real besides the WoW stuff. All it would take is someone to have seen a bit of the Diablo stuff and add on WoW things.

[Catastrophy349]

Keep in mind, for prior BlizzCons (2019 and earlier) we received the "schedule of events" anywhere from 1.5-3 weeks before the LIVE event. In other words, I would expect that to come out next week to HYPE people up, too (in addition to anything else coming over the next two weeks for HYPE TRAIN).

[PotHockets]

From Aroged posted yesterday..

Some news article posted this about the leak over at the diablo section

Might give credibility to what they said about the next expansion title.

So that's pretty damn interesting. I tried to find another source though about the 2.0.0 Alpha getting datamined though and couldn't find anything anywhere.

[matijwow]

10.0.5 added:
Trading Post

10.0.7 added:
A zone (Forbidden Reach)
Monk class expansion
Furbolg faction
Baine quest
Orc and Human heritage armor

10.1.5 added:
A megadungeon (Dawn of the Infinite)
Evoker 3rd spec
A world event (Time Rifts)
Warlock class expansion
Kalimdor Cup

10.1.7 added:
Undead and Nelf heritage armor
A world event (Dreamsurges)
EK Cup

10.2 will add:
A zone (Emerald Dream)
A raid
A world event (Superbloom)


Predictions for 10.2.5 and 10.2.7
Class expansion: Paladin (1st), Druid (2nd or 3rd), and Shaman (2nd or 3rd)
Some bridge content to next expansion (unfortunately I'd guess another world event instead of a dungeon or 1 boss raid)
Dragonriding Events in Northrend/Outland
Maybe heritage armor for Pandas and Dracthyr

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From Aroged posted yesterday..

Some news article posted this about the leak over at the diablo section

Might give credibility to what they said about the next expansion title.

So SoA might be confirmed. Interesting.

[Merryck]

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So SoA might be confirmed. Interesting.

which SoA?