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

[Ferlion]

Isn't it suspicious that a lot of things on these images appeared in previous "Leaks"?

Most of the time the "fake leaks" cannot catch anything from what is to come.

There are a lot of reasons to think that website leak is fake anyway, Even discounting the screen not being centered, the phone lighting is uniform, the cracked glass on the screen swirls into the art, the text reads as common buzzwords, down to even using "living world" and it's not "storming seas".

It's storming sea. The Forbidden Sea and the Veiled Sea reach all around from east to west. Which, mind, the Forbidden sea would come from the East.

[Dnusha]

when everyone and their mom has speculated Avaloren.

maybe, i guess i missed speculation part since i logged in first time i years. screens seem believable though

[keelr]

Avaloren is supposed to be a long lost continent. Constructs probably going haywire with disuse and age all over.

And in the 2 min long reveal video would you showcase random golems playing wild animals in a boring enviroment or epic places with new characters and scenery. I just watched back BFA, Legion and WoD reveal trailers and none of them had any scene that could be compared to anything we saw before. All of the scenes contained new models, from close in their own enviroment. This is just a really good fake.

Also, thanks for the edit, Mr. Leaker. You gave new life to this Thread.

[Marlamin]

The amount of headcanon stretching and people feeling the need to classify this as 100% real or 100% fake is mindboggling after all these years. Simmer down a little.

[PotHockets]

And in the 2 min long reveal video would you showcase random golems playing wild animals in a boring enviroment or epic places with new characters and scenery. I just watched back BFA, Legion and WoD reveal trailers and none of them had any scene that could be compared to anything we saw before. All of the scenes contained new models, from close in their own enviroment. This is just a really good fake.

Also, thanks for the edit, Mr. Leaker. You gave new life to this Thread.

These are all new models. Just because they're aesthetically similar to things doesn't make them not new. I mean hell there is literally a new triceratops model that's a large version of one we got in game that echoes the combat pet but isn't just a blown up version of it.

[Mrpms]

The amount of headcanon stretching and people feeling the need to classify this as 100% real or 100% fake is mindboggling after all these years. Simmer down a little.

No.

Its either all in or nothing at all. EMBRACE THE CHAOS.

[PotHockets]

The amount of headcanon stretching and people feeling the need to classify this as 100% real or 100% fake is mindboggling after all these years. Simmer down a little.

Nothing is 100% real until Blizzcon but it is frustrating the gymnastics being done to completely write this off.

[Beerplz]

And here was me thinking we are getting the Naga Expansion with underwater casino and slot machines where if you hit the jackpot you get Azshara stripping :|

[Vlyse]

Really excited about Avaloren. Blizzard has consistently won me over in the past with new lands & lore. (MOP, Broken Isles, DF, etc.) A Titan continent is long overdue.

[Hitei]

Really excited about Avaloren. Blizzard has consistently won me over in the past with new lands & lore. (MOP, Broken Isles, DF, etc.) A Titan continent is long overdue.

The hints suggest it's specifically not a titan continent though.

[KyleEverett]

The amount of headcanon stretching and people feeling the need to classify this as 100% real or 100% fake is mindboggling after all these years. Simmer down a little.

I'd personally be a bit disappointed if the announce trailer has "4 new zones, 4 new renowns, 8 new dungeons!"

[Makorus]

I mean, this looks cool. But I still lean towards fake, because if you have access to the trailer, surely you would show something cooler.

[Vakir]

No.

Its either all in or nothing at all. EMBRACE THE CHAOS.

Yup. After over 15 years, there's just no getting away from the fact that people will never learn fucking anything.

"Hey guys, there's a listing in Leipzig Gaming Convention confirming Wrath of the Lich King."
"Ugh, fake. Arthas is a God, we can't possibly fight him."

I mean, this looks cool. But I still lean towards fake, because if you have access to the trailer, surely you would show something cooler.

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[Swnem]

I mean, this looks cool. But I still lean towards fake, because if you have access to the trailer, surely you would show something cooler.

Only the first screenshot looks from a trailer to me. The other 3 look like promotional shots they put up on the expansion website.

[Ferlion]

The amount of headcanon stretching and people feeling the need to classify this as 100% real or 100% fake is mindboggling after all these years. Simmer down a little.

Honestly, if it's real it's real, not a huge deal.

I just don't think it's real. Everyone always has the possibility to be wrong, but it should be noted that I am 100% always right. It's like, a fundamental law of the universe. Even when I'm wrong, I'm right.

[Marlamin]

I'd personally be a bit disappointed if the announce trailer has "4 new zones, 4 new renowns, 8 new dungeons!"

...there's only 4 low-res screencaps from a leak that, while good, is not confirmed in any way? Stop headcanoning in information that's not actually there and then judging an entire expansion on said headcanon. Assuming makes an ass out of you and me. Come on.

These are all new models. Just because they're aesthetically similar to things doesn't make them not new. I mean hell there is literally a new triceratops model that's a large version of one we got in game that echoes the combat pet but isn't just a blown up version of it.

As someone who has gone through all the new models in Dragonflight, there's definitely some asset reuse going on here, but that does not benefit or go against the legitimacy of the leak as that's just how it works.

[ercarp]

Oh shit this is big. I'm surprised I missed that. Was it not discussed at length in this thread yet?

It was discussed and debunked and then discussed again and debunked some more. I'm personally doubting it myself at the moment after seeing the leaked zone screenshots (which seem real to me). A world revamp expansion does not seem likely at this stage, although there may still be a partial one.

[KyleEverett]

I'll admit my fears of the expansion being lazy would be extrapolating too much, but I really want to something interesting and different.

[Raetary]

So, literally just woke up and boom trailer screenshots.

Man, they look way too damn real not to be a true leak.

[Viridiel]

The hints suggest it's specifically not a titan continent though.

You reckon? One of the maybe three things that we know about the place is that there were Keepers there. There are just also "heretics" who committed "crimes" against the Keepers. The heretics could be Keepers themselves.