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

[justwatching]

Sadly those look very real. The artstyle fits nothing seems obviously reused and its completely disappointing.

Hopefully this gets debunked because if this is it the reaction to it will be brutal.

[Therougetitan]

If this is claiming to be from the announce cinematic as per the top screenshot, then shouldn't the other three have the names too?

Na, Legion cinematic was like that too. Lots of moments when there is no name overtop of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZNNk1s0LxI

[Imotbh]

Tbh the fact that the zones resemble other WoW zones only add credit to them

[Demonly]

wait remember that stone-ogre looking race from that other past leak?

Hey ! I was looking for this. Got the link to that leak? I was almost positive that guy admitted to it being fake, but I want to compare the zone names + images.

[Alendarr]

Great catch. Can someone re-link that one? Little hard to find in the ocean of 200 leaks.

[Izalla]

This is one of the takes I'm talking about, though, lol.

Both affirmative and denying of this, it's all absurd.

It's so fucking tiny and compressed, but even if it wasn't, WoW is a game that has iterative qualities of existing biome styles even when it doesnt reuse shit, making all of the "this looks like X" zones absolutely ridiculous, because they're always going to be some flavor.

People who are absolutely on board either like what they see and want an affirmation of it, or are skeptical and worried for the upcoming product and don't.
People who are calling fake are the same people who would call fake on literally anything that is flawed looking within WoW's cartoony style and homogenized biomes when based off something semi-real.

Case and point, people are so certain to say any given image is from any range of 3-4 zones from 2-3 different expansions.

It's not that people shouldn't be allowed to speculate, it's just that the confidence of it is hysterical when this community has 15 years of being bamboozled. It's a 360 by 810 image. Shit like "that cat looks flat" is impossible - it is literally too compressed and tiny to tell.



I'm not trying to convince you of anything.

It's a fool's errand to make any conclusion at all.

Agreed. Plus that cat or whatever it is has the same sitting stance as cat models that are in game so why wouldn't they just use an existing model doing that pose?

[Well Done Steak]

This is it. Especially that Direhorn at the bottom is a creature that isn't in the game yet, but we have a Battle Pet version of it from the Time Rifts.

Pack it up everyone, we found it.

This right here, that direhorn is just like the one from time rifts for sure.

See you guys in Avaloren!

[matijwow]

I am really curious about what is sticking out of the back of the mountain dwarfs back. This could potentially be AI generated with some photoshop work added in, but this is still impressive if that's the case.

The dwarf has Ratatouille the Rat on his head, holding up a chef's hat.

[Throren]

Great catch. Can someone re-link that one? Little hard to find in the ocean of 200 leaks.

[Marlamin]

But those are press kit secondary images, not trailer photos.

How the scenes are built/look between the zone reveal trailer and the zone reveal screenshots are very similar, though.

[Throren]

also idk if this is just me but this looks like the new un-used white colour of the druid cheetah form - but with the druid trinkets on its body removed

[Izalla]

The Imgur upload: 2:18:34 AM GMT https://imgur.com/GtPQwkl
The MMO-Champ post (from a burner account): 2:45 AM GMT https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...2#post54269962
The reddit post (from a burner account): 2:49:55 AM GMT https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comment...i/is_this_110/

Could just be one guy posting over the course of a half hour, pretending he's not the source.

No I mean, whoever got their hands on the screenshots to post them. Who would have access to the features trailer to be able to take screenshots? Only a Blizz dev right? That's really damn risky to do with your work computer I would think. Telling a friend a secret is one thing but screenshotting your work, saving it, and then moving it off your work computer seems like a bad idea.

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also idk if this is just me but this looks like the new un-used white colour of the druid cheetah form - but with the druid trinkets on its body removed

Yes it is the same sitting stance as the updated cheetah model.

[Northelim]

I don't think Blizz ever hinted at Underground stuff... but they certainly hinted at the whole West of Kalimdor stuff.

...Unless, this is some Bronze Dragon Time-Travel Shenanigans...

Blizzard has never hinted at underground stuff? You are kidding right? It lterally mentions Khaz Algar and the Earthen in the game in Uldaman Legacy of Tyr in a blue item. Here it is -

https://www.wowhead.com/item=201920/...report-earthen

Also, you are going to tell me Zaralek Caverns and its entire seamless tech was just created for the sole purpose of the zone never to be used ever again in a future underground zone or even possibly a whole continent? Yeah, ok.

[Demonly]

Didn't we dismiss this because of the image on the screen was tilted while the monitor wasn't?

[Marlamin]

No I mean, whoever got their hands on the screenshots to post them. Who would have access to the features trailer to be able to take screenshots? Only a Blizz dev right? That's really damn risky to do with your work computer I would think. Telling a friend a secret is one thing by screenshotting your work, saving it, and then moving it off your work computer seems like a bad idea.

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Yes it is the same sitting stance as the updated cheetah model.

Press embargoes with the big guys exist and there's also partners that would have early access. Hell, maybe it's some silly exploit that allows one to view some thumbnails from private YouTube videos like that one that happened a few years ago. Theoretically could have been any of that, provided it is real.

[Bananarama2024]

New continent is Tel Abim. Was led by the master of Al'Akir who resisted the Black Empire and was relieved of his position by the Old Gods. Formed a civilization as the secret Emperor of Tel Abim after the Sundering. Empire consisted of Goblins, Earthen, and Nerubians. Holy crusaders exiled from Pandaria took over the Empire and enslaved Wes'hiim in the name of Elune. Nerubians are the only ones properly resisting by the time we get these. Each zone has an equally large underground section to it. New race. Leveling process revamp.

[Viridiel]

Same zone ordering and everything. ???, Khaz Algar, Agg'orand, and the Everward. If this is fake then it was definitely based on the earlier leak.

EDIT: Actually, the dwarf doesn't seem to match, so unless it was a placeholder or we're being introduced to several elemental dwarves, it's not quite lining up.

[matijwow]

i.imgur. com/VromJYz.jpeg

[Defend]

Press embargoes with the big guys exist and there's also partners that would have early access. Hell, maybe it's some silly exploit that allows one to view some thumbnails from private YouTube videos like that one that happened a few years ago. Theoretically could have been any of that, provided it is real.

You're so cute.

[Hitei]

Didn't we dismiss this because of the image on the screen was tilted while the monitor wasn't?

It's a laptop, the screen is angled back.

I still stand by that one being 95%+ fake, because every expansion's website is uniquely designed and this is just a direct copy of the existing dragonflight where someone went through and changed everything slightly ("Oh, diamond scroll entry indicators instead of circles!", etc.)