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

[Rathwell]

I'm all for Storms of Azeroth. It would make the most sense given the only legitimate piece of evidence we have of the next xpac (Algerian Stormrider) that the S word would be Storms.

Would also be nifty given the rumored Heroes of the STORM revival.

Actually, the S is for Shaping of Azeroth, because of all the mega zones they're implementing

[Kiivar86]

SoA - Saving our Asses, duh.

[Hitei]

Actually, the S is for Shaping of Azeroth, because of all the mega zones they're implementing

It stands for Smooshing of Azeroth because all the zones are smooshed together.

[Worldshaper]

I think it would be smart of them to use Azeroth in the name, honestly. It is instantly recognizable to players new and old, current and lapsed subscribers.

It's also bloody easy to market a name and theme like that in cool ways. Lots of stormclouds, lightning, weather effects, and so on.

Storms of Avaloren makes a bit more sense if you simply consider our speculation though, because that's where the storms (presumably) are. But Azeroth clicks for more people, and there's no reason the storm cannot extend to cover all of Azeroth in such an expansion. In fact, that could be part of the plot, and why there's an urgency in the beginning of the story.

Like I mused in my original Voidstorm leak back in August, perhaps Queen Azshara meddles with the storm and sends it all across Azeroth. Maybe it's just an effect caused by the elements being at unrest, or Xal'atath tinkering with Elun'Ahir over on Avaloren.

I wonder how they'd work this pre-patch though, because the Dragonflight pre-patch was essentially this. It was called Tempest Unleashed and spawned a bunch of bad weather and elementals in some old world zones.

[DiscipleofCazicThule]

Sons of Anarchy, duh.
Explains the new fel bike models.
New class: METAL
New race: Demonaxx
New feature: Bike riding
New dungeon: Capitalism's fall
New raid: Gallywix's secret pleasure palace
New continent: Frigg - The dead titan. The enormous corpse of a young titan that used to live in the moon, but fell on Azeroth. Every biome contains running rivers of eternal blood. METAL!

Source: I am Chris Metzen's son's father.

I heard from a good source that they're replacing Laura Bailey with Katy Sagal as Jaina Proudmoore's voice actor.

[Dragon ANX]

"SOA" being the title

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[Lady Atia]

I think it would be smart of them to use Azeroth in the name, honestly. It is instantly recognizable to players new and old, current and lapsed subscribers.

It's also bloody easy to market a name and theme like that in cool ways. Lots of stormclouds, lightning, weather effects, and so on.

Storms of Avaloren makes a bit more sense if you simply consider our speculation though, because that's where the storms (presumably) are. But Azeroth clicks for more people, and there's no reason the storm cannot extend to cover all of Azeroth in such an expansion. In fact, that could be part of the plot, and why there's an urgency in the beginning of the story.

Like I mused in my original Voidstorm leak back in August, perhaps Queen Azshara meddles with the storm and sends it all across Azeroth. Maybe it's just an effect caused by the elements being at unrest, or Xal'atath tinkering with Elun'Ahir over on Avaloren.

I wonder how they'd work this pre-patch though, because the Dragonflight pre-patch was essentially this. It was called Tempest Unleashed and spawned a bunch of bad weather and elementals in some old world zones.

I don't know, the last time they used "Azeroth" in the name of an expansion we got BfA, and I'm quite sure that's something they want to stay forgotten lol. it would be as bad as "Warlords of Durotar" as an Expansion name.

[milkmustache]

I think it would be smart of them to use Azeroth in the name, honestly. It is instantly recognizable to players new and old, current and lapsed subscribers.

It's also bloody easy to market a name and theme like that in cool ways. Lots of stormclouds, lightning, weather effects, and so on.

Storms of Avaloren makes a bit more sense if you simply consider our speculation though, because that's where the storms (presumably) are. But Azeroth clicks for more people, and there's no reason the storm cannot extend to cover all of Azeroth in such an expansion. In fact, that could be part of the plot, and why there's an urgency in the beginning of the story.

Like I mused in my original Voidstorm leak back in August, perhaps Queen Azshara meddles with the storm and sends it all across Azeroth. Maybe it's just an effect caused by the elements being at unrest, or Xal'atath tinkering with Elun'Ahir over on Avaloren.

I wonder how they'd work this pre-patch though, because the Dragonflight pre-patch was essentially this. It was called Tempest Unleashed and spawned a bunch of bad weather and elementals in some old world zones.

The storms in this round could be caused by the same individual who created the storms out West. My hunch is Odyn, as our showdown with him seems to be building to its time in the story, so I wonder if Odyn or a/the Titankeepers almost launches some form of assault in the form of storms to attempt to put us in our place.

[Woke it Up]

Actually, the S is for Shaping of Azeroth, because of all the mega zones they're implementing

I think it's more "Schlorping Ol' Azeroth" zones together

[PotHockets]

The storms in this round could be caused by the same individual who created the storms out West. My hunch is Odyn, as our showdown with him seems to be building to its time in the story, so I wonder if Odyn or a/the Titankeepers almost launches some form of assault in the form of storms to attempt to put us in our place.

Titan Keeper civil war would be an awesome expansion theme imo.

[Rathwell]

It stands for Smooshing of Azeroth because all the zones are smooshed together.

This is a legitimate screen cap from the upcoming expansion reveal cinematic. (Haters will say it's fake)

[Sondrelk]

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One of us! One of us!

[Rathwell]

Titan Keeper civil war would be an awesome expansion theme imo.

I just hope they'd come up with a new architecture style for the Titans 'cause I'm kind of getting tired of the same old popping up in every expansion. We haven't really had a fully titan-themed expansion and yet I'm already a bit over the aesthetic

[Daniri]

Indeed there was, and the leak that was posted on MMO-Champion doesn't necessarily contradict anything that was in the "official leak" (which was basically a list of file names as far as I can tell). It's in fact further supported by the datamining of them changing "Torajan" into "Nahantu" in the name of an item.

Because the datamining started before the guy posted the thread, the thread cant be taken seriously.

[GhostFish]

Can the people needlessly arguing with each other in point-by- point manner please just take their tiresome nonsense to private messages?

[PotHockets]

I just hope they'd come up with a new architecture style for the Titans 'cause I'm kind of getting tired of the same old popping up in every expansion. We haven't really had a fully titan-themed expansion and yet I'm already a bit over the aesthetic

The cool part with the Keepers is that you can kinda just overlay them anywhere. So no matter where the expansion takes place you can have a wide variety of biomes and themes going on besides just the Keeper civil war stuff.

[Worldshaper]

Right now, I am 90% confident that the expansion is this, roughly speaking:

Storms/Shadows of Avaloren/Azeroth

• Locations - Avaloren, Khaz Algar, Elun'Ahir, and Azeroth.
• Characters - Odyn, Tyr, Eonar, Elune, Thrall, Jaina, Erinethria, Ysera, the Dragon Aspects, Vyranoth, Iridikron, Xal'atath/The Harbinger, and Queen Azshara.
• Factions - The Algarians, Erinethria's brood, Earthen Ring, Valarjar, etc.
• Theme - Storms, Life, Order, Light, Shadow/Void, the Elements, and Azeroth.
• Story - Involves a Storm created by Odyn and his quest for retribution, discovering a secret land, the world-soul in peril, the Hour of Twilight, etc.

[Catastrophy349]

Right now, I am 90% confident that the expansion is this, roughly speaking:

Storms/Shadows of Avaloren/Azeroth

• Locations - Avaloren, Khaz Algar, Elun'Ahir, and Azeroth.
• Characters - Odyn, Tyr, Eonar, Elune, Thrall, Jaina, Erinethria, Ysera, the Dragon Aspects, Vyranoth, Iridikron, Xal'atath/The Harbinger, and Queen Azshara.
• Factions - The Algarians, Erinethria's brood, Earthen Ring, Valarjar, etc.
• Theme - Storms, Life, Order, Light, Shadow/Void, the Elements, and Azeroth.

90% confidence is pretty high.

[Woke it Up]

Right now, I am 90% confident that the expansion is this, roughly speaking:

Storms/Shadows of Avaloren/Azeroth

• Locations - Avaloren, Khaz Algar, Elun'Ahir, and Azeroth.
• Characters - Odyn, Tyr, Eonar, Elune, Thrall, Jaina, Erinethria, Ysera, the Dragon Aspects, Vyranoth, Iridikron, Xal'atath/The Harbinger, and Queen Azshara.
• Factions - The Algarians, Erinethria's brood, Earthen Ring, Valarjar, etc.
• Theme - Storms, Life, Order, Light, Shadow/Void, the Elements, and Azeroth.

Ain't a Metzen expansion if there isn't some Raging or Ravaging going on so he can do his exarragrated both hand lift towards the sky

[pacotaco]

Right now, I am 90% confident that the expansion is this, roughly speaking:

Storms/Shadows of Avaloren/Azeroth

• Locations - Avaloren, Khaz Algar, Elun'Ahir, and Azeroth.
• Characters - Odyn, Tyr, Eonar, Elune, Thrall, Jaina, Erinethria, Ysera, the Dragon Aspects, Vyranoth, Iridikron, Xal'atath/The Harbinger, and Queen Azshara.
• Factions - The Algarians, Erinethria's brood, Earthen Ring, Valarjar, etc.
• Theme - Storms, Life, Order, Light, Shadow/Void, the Elements, and Azeroth.

In before the expansion takes place on the moons.