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

[Zazajin]

I feel like this thread only has 10 actual people in it and then an army of alts

I just lurk to be honest, hopefully there will be something more exciting and real, but I'm starting to think they'll manage to keep it under wraps until Blizzcon.

[Tinnhead]

Worldshaper posts from the 1st, 18th, and 20th of October.

1st
"So I guess the details are one thing. But when it comes to the broader strokes of the expansion's theme, it seems likely that we've got:


The Harbinger (likely Xal'atath), Queen Azshara, and Iridikron will cause a threat to Azeroth, comprised of the Void and possibly elemental forces. Other Old Gods may or may not be involved. It is unclear how closely their goals align, but Azshara wants to rule while the Harbinger wants to carry out an awakening.
Khaz Algar will be the location, or one of them. It might have something to with Avaloren, which might be on the other side of Azeroth. But it could be something closer to home. There's a chance it is below ground, but not guaranteed.
Given that they will have just been empowered at this point, the Dragon Aspects are likely to be part of the story. So is Thrall, the World Shaman.
Gryphons, flying, storms, the elements, etc. seems like they'll be part of the expansion, but it remains to be seen to what degree. "

18th
"World of Warcraft: Beyond the Storm is a neat name.

Homage to Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, a bit.

Alliance and Horde ships, sailing across the sea, are torn to pieces by the storm. We fly over it with our Stormrider.

We manage to save some of the shipwrecked crew members and salvage a few supplies. Enough to begin a scrappy outpost.

Already, the Children of the First Flesh, the enslaved dwarves of Khaz Algar, are working hard to unearth Elun'Ahir's heart for their master, while the unyielding brood of Erinithria does what it can to protect it. It's a losing struggle, and every day the Harbinger comes closer to her goal: to resurrect her former body; XAL'ATATH, GOD OF LIFE AND DEATH, RETURNS. "

20th
"Shadows of Azeroth would have to be one of these two for me to be interested:

1. Old God shenanigans below ground or in a separate "Black Empire dimension"

2. Dark Elune, nightfall, eclipse, etc. Maybe connected to some Old God prophecy, you know how she turns dark when the Night Warrior is born.

That said, I think it's more probable, and more interesting quite frankly, if the title is something like Storms of Azeroth. It would seem pretty obvious, since almost all lore clues involve storms somehow. "

[SunspotAnims]

It was pretty easy to guess a lot about Dragonflight well in advance of it's announcement, but the next expansion has been pretty tough to predict.

My prediction, based solely off vibes of what we know currently, and what I'd be hyped to see:

-Avaloren is the new continent west of Kalimdor, but it's not really the main focus of the expansion.
-Its main focus is that it's the boat expansion.
-Players get ships, with an assortment of customization and systems involved in controlling and managing it; water engine is revamped to allow for waves and other oceany stuff.
-The Zaralek loading system will be used to stitch together all of Azeroth's continents into one seamlessly traversable world.
-Aside from Avaloren, there are vast expanses of ocean between the continents that are populated with smaller islands and other points of interest, not mapped directly and left for players to discover for themselves.
-World revamp will happen in 12.0. For now, the only revamped part will be the Quel'Thalas region, which will be rebuilt from scratch and implemented directly into EK proper, rather than separated via a loading screen. This will ensure that it's possible to sail entirely around EK.
-Despite what Ybarra says, there will be a few pirates.

Just my random prediction based off of the concept of impassible storms, all the updated boat models, and new capabilities with the seamless loading system.

[kavikor]

according to the CDC the next expansion will be World of Warcraft: Assisted Reproductive Technology

Ancestral Ruins of Tirisfal

Azeroth's Reclaimed Throne

Ancient Realms of Twilight

I can't make anything good with this

[Leowyld]

Worldshaper posts from the 1st, 18th, and 20th of October.

1st
"So I guess the details are one thing. But when it comes to the broader strokes of the expansion's theme, it seems likely that we've got:


The Harbinger (likely Xal'atath), Queen Azshara, and Iridikron will cause a threat to Azeroth, comprised of the Void and possibly elemental forces. Other Old Gods may or may not be involved. It is unclear how closely their goals align, but Azshara wants to rule while the Harbinger wants to carry out an awakening.
Khaz Algar will be the location, or one of them. It might have something to with Avaloren, which might be on the other side of Azeroth. But it could be something closer to home. There's a chance it is below ground, but not guaranteed.
Given that they will have just been empowered at this point, the Dragon Aspects are likely to be part of the story. So is Thrall, the World Shaman.
Gryphons, flying, storms, the elements, etc. seems like they'll be part of the expansion, but it remains to be seen to what degree. "

18th
"World of Warcraft: Beyond the Storm is a neat name.

Homage to Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness, a bit.

Alliance and Horde ships, sailing across the sea, are torn to pieces by the storm. We fly over it with our Stormrider.

We manage to save some of the shipwrecked crew members and salvage a few supplies. Enough to begin a scrappy outpost.

Already, the Children of the First Flesh, the enslaved dwarves of Khaz Algar, are working hard to unearth Elun'Ahir's heart for their master, while the unyielding brood of Erinithria does what it can to protect it. It's a losing struggle, and every day the Harbinger comes closer to her goal: to resurrect her former body; XAL'ATATH, GOD OF LIFE AND DEATH, RETURNS. "

20th
"Shadows of Azeroth would have to be one of these two for me to be interested:

1. Old God shenanigans below ground or in a separate "Black Empire dimension"

2. Dark Elune, nightfall, eclipse, etc. Maybe connected to some Old God prophecy, you know how she turns dark when the Night Warrior is born.

That said, I think it's more probable, and more interesting quite frankly, if the title is something like Storms of Azeroth. It would seem pretty obvious, since almost all lore clues involve storms somehow. "

Putting way too much effort into this. It's just an attention thing. Heh.

[Tinnhead]

Meh, I am bored lol

[Leowyld]

Meh, I am bored lol

That, I believe.

[kavikor]

Meh, I am bored lol

Hmm, yes new account coming in with all the answers to these riddles!

Very convenient!

[Matticus777]

https://streamable.com/trxohr

Player Housing? (Source: Reddit)

[Nightshade711]

ART.

Expansion name acronym?

Actual Real Tinkers

Tinkers confirmed!!! Goblins can’t be tinkers though

[micwini]

https://streamable.com/trxohr

player housing? (source: Reddit)

this is the one

[SunspotAnims]

https://streamable.com/trxohr

Player Housing? (Source: Reddit)

Very cool, but looks like a fan-concept to me.

[ZyntosAran]

Very cool, but looks like a fan-concept to me.

The turns and placing of items is not smooth enough for a reveal video, and there is a dev UI element.

- - - Updated - - -

This is a little interesting. Just some old Hearthstone card:

https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-...d-the-tempest/

Why was Galakrond associated with storms, and the Maelstrom in this particular instance, and called The Tempest?

Because in that expansion, multiple classes got their own galakrond card. There are multiples.
https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-...lter=Galakrond

[micwini]

World revamp coming??!!!!!

[Dragon ANX]

https://streamable.com/trxohr

Player Housing? (Source: Reddit)

Doesn't seem legit, but... could make me really happy if it was true

[Nymrohd]

This is a little interesting. Just some old Hearthstone card:

https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-...d-the-tempest/

Why was Galakrond associated with storms, and the Maelstrom in this particular instance, and called The Tempest?

In that HS expac there were multiple versions of Galakrond. That is the shaman version

[NoTimeToDie5426]

this is the one

This is private server crap I think. Some of the words are in Portuguese when they mouse over toggles, such as the randomize button showing "aleatorio" instead of "randomize."

[Mrpms]

World revamp coming??!!!!!

Yes but there was a mistake and it's world re-vamp.

More vampires

[LostSinclair]

https://streamable.com/trxohr

Player Housing? (Source: Reddit)

I'd love for it to be real but why does the cinderbloom in the last bit have a pile of leather for its graphic?

[shade3891]

ART.

Expansion name acronym?

Azeroth Revamp Team?