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

[micwini]

Each year, our ranks grow stronger, and one day we shall be rewarded

Yes indeed. Next friday.

[Paula Deen]

I don't mind them either, but I'm pretty easily satisfied when it comes to WoW art.

This. I do not know what on earth people here expect anymore. It's wild.

[Demonly]

Weird, might be a regional issue then. Suspicious!

Make sure you:
- Clear cache
- ipconfig /flushdns
- Restart router

Otherwise. Incognito window shows same for me.

[Bossmonkey]

Weird, might be a regional issue then. Suspicious!

I'm in US and it's just black page for me with social banner at the top

[D4NNYB0Y]

mmo grunt e

Probably the fifth (E) throwaway account for this person (grunt is the low post count rank on this website I think?)

He would have been banned. The mods ban burner accounts that post leaks or accounts that post multiple different leaks.

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Heryn has also not been banned so this account has not posted multiple leaks, and it is not a burner account for an existing poster.

[taishar68]

If that leak is real, then the A in SoA likely refers to "Avaloren" and not "Azeroth".

Storms of Avaloren or Secrets of Avaloren

Perhaps; analogous to Mists of Pandaria, so it kind of fits.

[Draedarr]

Entered the wagon

[Rathwell]

This. I do not know what on earth people here expect anymore. It's wild.

Apparently, a full revamp of the entire world of a 20 year old game

[micwini]

This. I do not know what on earth people here expect anymore. It's wild.

I think its more the premise of "oh, another random island" and not as much "these zones look ugly".
It looks good, but the premise is not something some people want or expect.

[Picle]

It's all about the fonts.

Currently they use Metamorphous (newer version of Morpheus) and Semplicita. They're also using a heavier weight of Open Sans on the Dragonflight features page, which appears to be new/different, and could account for the font used in body text from the laptop screenshot.

They also still use Friz Quadrata often, but it's likely they'd stick with the current design cues for their website features page.

it goes further than that

oversimplifying - a website's SEO rank is heavily linked to its adherance to accessibility standards. so it's less about design cues or brand standards, more so that Google will essentially punish websites that aren't up to par when it comes to discoverability (big deal when you're creating awareness for a new product)

The "website leak" forgoes these standards in areas where the text does not have enough contrast with the background it is displayed over. again, stranger things have happened, but i would be surprised to see that webpage being public facing as is. so it could be a WIP, but then the "mobile ready" part seems odd.

is fishy

[Fahrad Wagner]

Yes indeed. Next friday.

Brother, if it's yet another mystery island... I'm gonna be so gutted

[Teriz]

No new models, with already implemented ghostly textures is vastly less time-consuming than CREATING a slew of new models for 4 different screenshots.

Uh what new models? The Direhorn, Harpy, and the Earthen in those screenshots are using existing models with reskins. Someone posted up the trees in the desert zone using the exact same model as trees in DF. I'm sure if I cared to dig more I could find more stuff that's just ported over from existing WoW assets.

[micwini]

Apparently, a full revamp of the entire world of a 20 year old game

I mean they need to do it at some point or the game might look like the image in your sig in a few years.

[Marlamin]

Make sure you:
- Clear cache
- ipconfig /flushdns
- Restart router

Otherwise. Incognito window shows same for me.

Yeah, none of those will work for this issue, it's a Bad Gateway which is always on the remote end.

[Fahrad Wagner]

This. I do not know what on earth people here expect anymore. It's wild.

I agree that the art team always nails it, but this looks amateurish and to me it's only emeulating the WoW vibe because it uses WoW models. The first screenshot is good, the rest... meh.

[Pheraz]

I mean they need to do it at some point or the game might look like the image in your sig in a few years.

Yes, revamp is badly needed. They know it, they said it will come at "some point in the future". Maybe after Shores Of Avadworfs

[Fahrad Wagner]

Apparently, a full revamp of the entire world of a 20 year old game

See, gramps gets it!

[Worldshaper]

I'm in US and it's just black page for me with social banner at the top

EU here, and same. It's been hours now.

[Demonly]

Weird, might be a regional issue then. Suspicious!

Just went down for me. Weird.

[milkmustache]

I agree that the art team always nails it, but this looks amateurish and to me it's only emeulating the WoW vibe because it uses WoW models. The first screenshot is good, the rest... meh.

Cult. Joined.

I agree, it looks good but it also feels very set piece for me. They stage the areas in the feature overviews pretty well, but these feel almost parody of that. I know, I know, I know it's copium for me, but it really just feels off.