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

[hattahat]

What Leak? i really like HOTS

There was a BlizzCon leak that mentioned the Stormfall expansion.

[johnny download]

Gallywix is the key to all of this. Once you recognize the secret reason, you will feel ashamed of your words & deeds.

[Woke it Up]

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/hero...ctober-23-2023

This game had no updates whatsoever for over a year and then has had 2 back to back in Sept/Oct of this year. Starting to wonder if the leak that mentioned HotS coming back with a map editor/custom game thing is legitimate.

The Leak that mentioned HOTS was disproven by the hearthstone reach, none of the other ones took that gamble.
https://imgur.com/a/MFcrIlw

Unrelated but these mostly talk about merging of zones. This seems like a weird meme, on any sort of scale that must cause a number of things to explode right?

https://imgur.com/a/kVmDQQQ
https://imgur.com/a/VTV6m9f
https://imgur.com/a/lafdKNF
https://imgur.com/a/zusZOIQ
https://imgur.com/a/K9JoPlB
https://imgur.com/a/IGKOFQM

Spreadsheet

[Well Done Steak]

So anything worthwhile today?

[Ebonn]

So anything worthwhile today?

What is the point of asking this? Before anyone replies, you could go back and check for yourself in a couple minutes. But you’re asking someone else to do it for you and spoon feed it to you? Not even trying to be a jerk here but I genuinely don’t get why people come into forums and do this lol

[Merryck]

Why does 22mage22 have a high credibility score? All he has done is make vague statements on a new account.

[PotHockets]

Why does 22mage22 have a high credibility score? All he has done is make vague statements on a new account.

Because were bored and this is the worst leak season to date

[Magistrate]

The Cordana Felsong fight from Vault of the Wardens but with Kobolds and candles.

If wow keeps going sillymode, I at least want playable kobolds.

[Woke it Up]

If wow keeps going sillymode, I at least want playable kobolds.

Warlock imps will now be replaced with Kobolds

[Merryck]

Because were bored and this is the worst leak season to date

Yes, this might be the worst leak season to date. Even the most credible leaker is just posting AI generated images.

[Teriz]

If we get Avaloren as the "new continent" in 11.0, what type of zones would you like to see/capital city?

If we get some sort of Underground "new continent" in 11.0, what type of zones would you like to see/capital city (perhaps this would be Khaz Algar)?

If we get some sort of "revamp" for the "current zones" in 11.0, what type of "revamp" would you like to see/capital city (cities- For example, Stormwind, Orgrimmar, Gilneas/Lordaeron return, etc.)?

The reason Avaloren (to me) seems less likely is because its a redux of the dragon isles. While Blizzard has pushed to continue storylines, Avaloren as how its been explained thus far is the dragon isles all over again with a mysterious, lost continent with titan and draconic themes. In addition, there's just no major lore hook there beyond Odyn, and there's simply not enough juice on Odyn to base an expansion on him and some titan heretics.

A revamp is coming, but I doubt its happening in 11.0 because 11.0 is likely a continuation of the story from 10.0. The revamp is going to drop when we start a new storyline, which is likely going to occur in 12.0. That said, there is a chance that the events of 11.0 lead to revamp in a future expansion.

IMO, Underground is the most likely. I believe that Thrall on the key art, Zalarek Caverns, Khaz Algar likely being underground, and Iridikron conveniently being an earth-elemental based proto-drake all point in that direction.That said, I don't believe that Khaz Algar is going to play a major role. It'll likely be a zone we visit like the Azure Span or the Ohn'ahran plains. If its an underground expansion, I don't see how Undermine doesn't play a massive role.

[Catastrophy349]

With just under 11 days until BlizzCon, when do you think we'll receive our first/only "legitimate leak?" Will it happen within the next few days, next week, a few days prior to the event, the night/morning before, or not at all? Place your bets!

[Merryck]

With just under 11 days until BlizzCon, when do you think we'll receive our first/only "legitimate leak?" Will it happen within the next few days, next week, a few days prior to the event, the night/morning before, or not at all? Place your bets!

It'll be something small like a little pamphlet just a day or two before BlizzCon. And by then everyone in this thread will have turned feral.

[ro9ue]

With just under 11 days until BlizzCon, when do you think we'll receive our first/only "legitimate leak?" Will it happen within the next few days, next week, a few days prior to the event, the night/morning before, or not at all? Place your bets!

Thinking like Wed Nov 1st, probably when a lot of the promo material will start circulating.

[Catastrophy349]

Ah, I remember the "Shadowlands: Bastion" pamphlet that came out before the event. Good times.

[flan1337]

Ah, I remember the "Shadowlands: Bastion" pamphlet that came out before the event. Good times.

The art style was also so new that a lot of people thought it was fake.

[Merryck]

Ah, I remember the "Shadowlands: Bastion" pamphlet that came out before the event. Good times.

Bastion looked so much better on that pamphlet. It looked like an arcane desert.

[Ferlion]

I figure either this week or next we'll get some leaks. Friday-Wednesday are going to be the critical days.

[ercarp]

I was bored so I wrote this pitch/prediction for 11.0 based on the clues we have so far. No ChatGPT, I actually tried to write it with my real human hands. You can probably tell.

Azeroth stirs, causing the planet's crust to crack, revealing lost, forgotten worlds hidden in the shadow of Azeroth.

One of these lost worlds is the Barrow Deeps, an ancient cave system beneath Mount Hyjal inhabited by a variety of creatures—both old and new—including wendigos, furbolgs, ghosts, remnants of the dark trolls' civilization, and goblins with an unusual interest in the sap harvested from the massive tree roots that wind their way through the ancient caverns. As we fight with and alongside the creatures of the Deeps, we also find ourselves assisting the Druids of the Claw in investigating and putting a stop to the goblins' nefarious activities.

Our heroes must also venture to Northrend and brave the depths of Azjol-Nerub. The subterranean empire of the nerubians, located beneath the icy continent, is now but a shade of its former glory. Crumbling away and infested with the Scourge and their new allies, the Azjol-anak enlist the help of Azeroth's adventurers to quell the undead threat and begin the long and arduous task of rebuilding their once glorious empire.

Deep, deep beneath the kingdom of Khaz Modan, lies the sprawling earthen kingdom known as Khaz Algar, the "Chasm of Khaz". Though the earthen of the Mountain and the Chasm were once one and the same, they split off from their surface-dwelling cousins long ago and evolved into the Algar (dwarf-like race inspired by the Dvergar of Norse mythology). The Algar are similar to their Dwarven cousins in many ways, but remain more closely connected to their earthen origins and Titan creators, both in appearance and culture. At the heart of Khaz Algar is Uldaz, one of the last unexplored titan facilities left on Azeroth.

Through their new alliance with the denizens of Khaz Algar, the heroes of Azeroth rediscover the lost arts of the Algarian Runemasters. This is a cloth-wearing melee hero class that uses mystical runes to ward themselves and their allies, and to enhance their own attacks with devastating arcane power.

As our heroes delve ever deeper and closer to the primal stone and rock that gave Azeroth its shape, Shamans gain a new understanding of the elements, unlocking the Shattering tank specialization.

It doesn't go too in depth (pun intended) with details as it's more of a pitch for a potential expansion setting than a fully fleshed out concept. In essence: cracks form around Azeroth, new (and old) places are revealed, and we go to those new places to do more kill/collect quests. Runemasters have a close connection to dwarves so "rediscovering" this art through the Algarians makes sense to me, and since we're dealing with a lot of underground cave stuff (and probably earth elementals), adding Shaman tanks into the mix also makes sense. I thought Shattering sounded cool as a name for the specialization.

Not sure what the overarching story for this expansion would be, but I imagine it would involve Azeroth (the titan), Titan stuff, and a lot of underground shenanigans. Magni will probably return. The plot line with the goblins in Barrow Deeps is setting up Undermine as a future patch zone. I would also like Uldaz to be an actual zone instead of a raid.

I intended for the "new allies" helping the Anub'ar to be dreadlords (specifically Denathrius's gang) but whatever's coolest works for me. Could also be Xal'atath. And yes, the roots in the Barrow Deeps are intended to be Elun'Ahir's. Not sure if that completely makes sense given the proximity to another world tree (Nordrassil) but honestly I didn't even think of that until writing this sentence.

[Izalla]

Why does 22mage22 have a high credibility score? All he has done is make vague statements on a new account.

Probably because it's got the least detail and nothing is outlandish. Hence, it is the most believable just for lack of detail and lack of "wish list" or over the top additions. The poster himself is not credible for any particular or proven reason, the leak is just in the actual style of legit leaks (which is not hard to fake and yet so many people don't bother with it).