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

[Nymrohd]

Make lore master or path finder mandatory for it, but please for gibt sake of everything that’s fun, let us fly at launch when we completed the required tasks. Ever since they started to gate flying I hated it. I don’t want to buy it the first minute of the new expansion, but after I’ve finished it. I don’t think that’s too much to ask for.

Pretty much. Ask for loremaster and a decent level of progression on factions (Renown 15 or 20). Someone dedicated would be able to do it in 3-4 weeks, most people should be able to do it before the first patch.

[Nightshade711]

I just hope we dont get Dynamic flight in new zones from start, it kills immersion really. Best way for me would be like TBC and WOTLK, level up without flying then buy/gain flying once you reach max level.

Hard disagree.
It’ll be a huge pain to traverse zones if they keep them dragonflight sized. Which they most likely will with dynamic flight.

[bruxx]

This.
I want my time on the ground. And no, I'm not taking the "you don't need to fly if you don't want to, no one's forcing you to" argument from the dragonriding fanboys. I do need to fly too if others have the ability because world events, rares and farmable nodes are all reached faster by those who use the system than those who don't, thus, giving the ones rejecting flying (or dynamic flying) a huge disadvantage.
I personally always thought pathfinder was a great way to gate flying, idk what people were conplaining about. "I have to work for a goal, while that goal should be handed over to me in the first minute because I pay for this game". Soon mythic+20 gear might be automatically handed to you upon reaching max level.

Wait, world bosses are an immersive part of the experience?

[Marlamin]

Could it be a cata classic special edition bundle? Like the Wotlk one with the tuskarr glider?

Yeah, could be, though I have my suspicions that might be one of the other encrypted things.

[Northelim]

Any new developments? Just woke up.

[Sondrelk]

This.
I want my time on the ground. And no, I'm not taking the "you don't need to fly if you don't want to, no one's forcing you to" argument from the dragonriding fanboys. I do need to fly too if others have the ability because world events, rares and farmable nodes are all reached faster by those who use the system than those who don't, thus, giving the ones rejecting flying (or dynamic flying) a huge disadvantage.
I personally always thought pathfinder was a great way to gate flying, idk what people were conplaining about. "I have to work for a goal, while that goal should be handed over to me in the first minute because I pay for this game". Soon mythic+20 gear might be automatically handed to you upon reaching max level.

I feel it's fine to give Dragonriding at the start so long as you cap players at the version of Dragonriding you have without any improvements for longer. It's still useful for certain things, but mostly it's a free glider to and from quests, not a better mount to be used at all times.

Make Renown give upgrades to the zone, rather than glyphs giving you inherent buffs. More updrafts, more vigor refills, more speed boosts, etc.

Make it so that by the time you reach max Renown for a zone you can fly almost as well as you can currently. If alts are a concern you could have those unlocks be account wide.

[Nymrohd]

Any new developments? Just woke up.

Nothing really new. The avaloren leak with those images and maybe this post by Marlamin
https://www.mmo-champion.com/threads...1#post54275759

[Makorus]

I just hope we dont get Dynamic flight in new zones from start, it kills immersion really. Best way for me would be like TBC and WOTLK, level up without flying then buy/gain flying once you reach max level.

As much as I love Dragonriding, you do lose a lot in terms of zones.

Like, the DF zones are really nicely designed, however, you barely even realize because you are only in a select few areas where you kill stuff.

[Sondrelk]

As much as I love Dragonriding, you do lose a lot in terms of zones.

Like, the DF zones are really nicely designed, however, you barely even realize because you are only in a select few areas where you kill stuff.

It's the same issue you had previously with regular flying. Difference is just that the flying is more inherently fun, and there is a chance you can fail at it.

It's too good though, which would be nice to have changed in future iterations.

[Nymrohd]

As much as I love Dragonriding, you do lose a lot in terms of zones.

Like, the DF zones are really nicely designed, however, you barely even realize because you are only in a select few areas where you kill stuff.

That can be solved by having small vignettes EVERYWHERE and just rotating them so that the map does not feel busy at all times. Problem is that at launch, DF did not have a large number of world quests and launch rares were useless to do outside Obsidian Citadel.

[Izalla]

The Auspicious Arborwyrm and the possibly related Cypress pet are encrypted content in Classic. Fyrn (and probably the arborwyrm mount?) is encrypted content in retail, which is where I'm confused.

None of those Avaloren screenshots involve anything especially woody so I'm gonna overblown the importance of this in my mind. I'm not even a doomer about the screenshots but I will be disappointed if the new continent is 95% reused assets unless they come right out and say it's because the revamp is coming in 12.0.

[Nymrohd]

It's the same issue you had previously with regular flying. Difference is just that the flying is more inherently fun, and there is a chance you can fail at it.

It's too good though, which would be nice to have changed in future iterations.

I think it could have still worked capped at double speed instead of triple speed. Dragonriding world quests/challenges could have stayed thrilling by allowing for higher speeds using wind currents.

[Marlamin]

None of those Avaloren screenshots involve anything especially woody so I'm gonna overblown the importance of this in my mind. I'm not even a doomer about the screenshots but I will be disappointed if the new continent is 95% reused assets unless they come right out and say it's because the revamp is coming in 12.0.

Yeah, there's a lot seemingly of wood related terminology stuff encrypted, more than I'd assume is relevant for a chinese new year mount.

The Auspicious Arborwyrm is the chinese new year wood dragon mount 100% sure. "Arbor" is "tree" in latin.

Yep, but again, it'd be the first time there'd be a chinese new year mount on Classic.

[pacotaco]

The Auspicious Arborwyrm and the possibly related Cypress pet are encrypted content in Classic. Fyrn (and probably the arborwyrm mount?) is encrypted content in retail, which is where I'm confused.

The Auspicious Arborwyrm is the chinese new year wood dragon mount 100% sure. "Arbor" is "tree" in latin.

[Catastrophy349]

Probably a slow moving weekend, then come Monday, BOOM!

[Nymrohd]

One idea I had was that Khaz Algar (and thus the Algarian Stormrider) could simply not be connected to the expansion continent; it could be a starting zone for a new race or class.

[FossilFree]

Dragonriding is almost perfect now, all it needs is an air-brake so you can slow yourself down on hairpin turns. Not a total stop like aerial halt. Something you can tap to get a light braking effect or hold for a stronger effect. Real race cars have brakes for a reason, it's weird that dragon racing even got released without an air-brake.

I'm not sure why anyone would want to go back to grandma minivan flying at this point though. It's so painful. I do think it's funny how you have to use static flight when you die in the Dragon Isles though, just to highlight how much of a punishment it is compared to dragonriding.

[Nymrohd]

Dragonriding is almost perfect now, all it needs is an air-brake so you can slow yourself down on hairpin turns. Not a total stop like aerial halt. Something you can tap to get a light braking effect or hold for a stronger effect. Real race cars have brakes for a reason, it's weird that dragon racing even got released without an air-brake. Imagine if NASCAR had no brakes lol.

Flying creatures that would try to "break" at such speeds would pretty much pull their own wings apart. Gameplay should still make sense. These are living creatures, not machines.

[Ersula]

The Auspicious Arborwyrm and the possibly related Cypress pet are encrypted content in Classic. Fyrn (and probably the arborwyrm mount?) is encrypted content in retail, which is where I'm confused.

Speaking of wood themed things, did we ever find out how to obtain the toy that turns you into a wooden mannequin from the trading post?

[allifeur]

I really hope we'll finally get the crowning of Fenran Thaurissan II as king of all dwarves, followed by some revolts from wildhammer dwarves and the need to reinforce his power legitimacy by submitting Khaz'Algar to his autority by force. Would be good material to start a faction war where the Alliance plays the more morally questionnable role, while the Sin'dorei & Shal'dorei political alliance builds itself as a more virtuous side.

The sky captain gear has been datamined to have a "masquerade" version, which I would assume would be nightborne. The captain who led us to the dragon isles also happened to be one, so it would make sense.