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

[Fahrad Wagner]

Okay, so now that WoWhead has reported on the "new continent" leak, I'm ready to say it was fake. WoWhead wouldn't spotlight a real leak.

I've been trying to tell people it's fake for PAGES

[Cheezits]

Something to consider, the website leak says that the dwarves are called Stormriders.

But.... the heroic mount is an Algarian Stormrider?

So is it a mount or a dwarf? Wouldn't it technically be the Stormrider's Stormrider? Or the Stormrider's Gyphon?

[Izalla]

Idk the third one to me looks like a desert zone that has assets that would be used for a revamped Durotar, Badlands, etc. in the future. We know they wanna do a revamp and we know they've been doing behind the scenes work on it for a while so why not use some of those assets to help with development process while you're cooking up something BTS that is gonna be a massive project and probably need a longer cycle than your average expansion would.

Yeah but go to the areas in Vol'dun with the red sand and it looks the exact same. Even the pillars with the + shape at the top showing in the background exist in Vol'dun, but since those were titan structures that can't even be used as proof against that zone being new because of course Blizz would reuse titan assets. But in the same damn zone they already used them in?! Makes me sad if true. And I really love Vol'dun.

[KyleEverett]

Okay, so now that WoWhead has reported on the "new continent" leak, I'm ready to say it was fake. WoWhead wouldn't spotlight a real leak.

They absolutely would. They did with the Bolvar leak.

[ercarp]

what leak fits those images the most?

Storms of Avaloren, probably.

[Izalla]

Something to consider, the website leak says that the dwarves are called Stormriders.

But.... the heroic mount is an Algarian Stormrider?

So is it a mount or a dwarf? Wouldn't it technically be the Stormrider's Stormrider? Or the Stormrider's Gyphon?

So what you're saying is... we are gonna ride the dwarves.

[ercarp]

The web leak refers to them as "Aggo'rand", but yours as "Algaren".

I think it's talking about two different creatures. Algaren are the dwarves, Agg'orand are the ogre-looking things.

[Aradur]

Storms of Avaloren, probably.

God that sound awful...please be fake, please be fake, please be fake...

[Beerplz]

Okay, so now that WoWhead has reported on the "new continent" leak, I'm ready to say it was fake. WoWhead wouldn't spotlight a real leak.

What do you mean ? They covered the Dragonflight leaks

https://www.wowhead.com/news/dragonf...ulation-326710

https://www.wowhead.com/news/world-o...website-326583

[Shadochi]

Last year, I gave the Dragonflight logo and the Dracthyr customization slides 4.75/5 after some contemplation. At first, I was in complete denial of course.

Oh interesting, I thought that was 4.5

[Marlamin]

What do you mean ? They covered the Dragonflight leaks

https://www.wowhead.com/news/dragonf...ulation-326710

https://www.wowhead.com/news/world-o...website-326583

...and Shadowlands, the "they wouldn't cover it if its real" argument really holds no merit, especially if it's big enough of a leak to garner enough clicks to make it worth posting about. Implying they know what the next expansion is also a bit of a stretch.

[ercarp]

Something to consider, the website leak says that the dwarves are called Stormriders.

But.... the heroic mount is an Algarian Stormrider?

So is it a mount or a dwarf? Wouldn't it technically be the Stormrider's Stormrider? Or the Stormrider's Gyphon?

There are a few Wildhammer NPCs referred to as Stormriders as well so it's pretty weird.

[Beerplz]

So what you're saying is... we are gonna ride the dwarves.

Sign me up!

[locketto]

I've been trying to tell people it's fake for PAGES

Why?
It looks very real

[PotHockets]

Yeah but go to the areas in Vol'dun with the red sand and it looks the exact same. Even the pillars with the + shape at the top showing in the background exist in Vol'dun, but since those were titan structures that can't even be used as proof against that zone being new because of course Blizz would reuse titan assets. But in the same damn zone they already used them in?! Makes me sad if true. And I really love Vol'dun.

I just don't think we can judge much based on 4 quick screen shots is all. We have no real context on them other than that they look like WoW. DF zones have so much biome variance that getting one single shot of a subzone isn't really telling as to what the larger zone will look like. We know they wanna keep Dragon/Dynamic riding going forward so the zone size will have to be large enough to accommodate that. I mean honestly I could even see the first and third screen shots being in the same zone where it starts out as a prairie and as you go further in turns into a dust bowl/desert kinda thing.

[Reive]

Storms of Avaloren, probably.

hope it's fake otherwise this expansion is a skip

[Fahrad Wagner]

Why?
It looks very real

It trumps the amateur eye

[PotHockets]

It trumps the amateur eye

There's being skeptical which is good and then being in denial because it doesn't fit what you want it to be.

[Izalla]

Storms of Avaloren, probably.

I saw someone say the zones match those zone descriptions exactly but the first screenshot looks like a forest, not rocky peaks. The other ones can be made to match if the stormy zone ends up also being snowy, but there's no actual snow showing in the screenshot so from what we've seen, the zones don't actually match the pictures. Entirely possible if it's all real that other areas of the zones match the descriptions given in that post but the pictures we've seen don't. And they are incredibly safe guesses to make, because Dragonflight and BFA also both had snowy mountains, deserts, and rocky peaks, and jungle/forest areas. The supposed plateau from the website leak description also doesn't seem very elevated, and instead seems to be between elevated buttes. I dunno, it just doesn't feel cohesive to me. Maybe one of the three is real rather than all three being real.

[Nebron]

If it's screenshots of the trailer, why not pick the exciting ones showing off new architecture and iconic locations?

Imagine if someone leaked the DF zones, but all we saw were the Blizzard bear on a bit of snow, a tuskarr in front of a normal tree, and Merithra in one of the areas of Ohn'ahran plains that looked suspiciously like Val'sharah.
Why wouldnt said person take a picture of the Bronze temple, Valdrakken, an aerial shot of the Waking Shores, or the giant eagle statue looming over Maruukai.

It's just a weird choice all around when the pictures seem to be high enough quality to could be taken from a legitimate source, and not hastily taken a picture off while trying not to be caught.

Oh yeah, I absolutely agree with you. I've been ready to believe this is a legit leak - the leak - for some time today, but the more I read, especially the @Hitei analysis, @Fahrad Wagner passion for revamp and especially @Teriz disappointment, I can't help myself but acknowledge it just can't be real

But imagine all people from Blizzard reading this thread and traversing through the despair, denial and utter dissapointment in a situation the leak was legit. Damn, that would be a bitter pill to swallow