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

[Myrrh]

It's time to accept that Avaloren is the real deal, regardless of what "leaks" or who "leaks" it.

You're not fooling me Chris Metzen

[klaussf]

can we get something out of the qwik bracelet?



srry gn

[Woke it Up]

can we get something out of the qwik bracelet?

I think he needs to moisturise more

[Vakir]

can we get something out of the qwik bracelet?

Yes. Through it I can confirm that he has extremely tacky taste and his skin is dry.

[Myrrh]

can we get something out of the qwik bracelet?

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srry gn

that the dude needs to moisturise goddamn

[Woggmer]

I'm talking about the quality of the shots themselves. Not the internal angle. Most people know that's the case as well, which means they can replicate it, but obfuscate through poor quality.

For what it's worth, the thing I struggle the most with is the dwarf image. The background looks like a matte painting.

Yeah, but what really confirms it for me is that unlike the previous 4 leaked screenshots, the architecture of the backgrounds are entirely original designs.. while the last few screenshots borrowed a lot of assets...

It would be mind-blowing if both those 4 first screenshots and these turned out to be true...

[Izalla]

If you see enough smoke there must be a fire.

I mean, we are 100% going to Avaloren at some point. The fakers have nothing else to use except the world revamp + Khaz Algar. All the Avaloren leaks involved Khaz Algar being on Avaloren because they have to as it's the only thing we are certain is involved in the next expac. How many South Seas expac leaks did we get before we actually got Zandalar and Kul Tiras? The leakers don't know what else to use that sounds plausible. Maybe Blizz wants to save Avaloren for 12.0 after it's had a bit more time to settle into the community's collective mind. I'm 50/50 on whether or not it will be next, and that depends entirely on if Khaz Algar is actually supposed to be taken as being part of Avaloren or not, which this thread cannot agree on =P

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I've finally figured it out;

World Of Warcraft: Au'stralias
Explore a world where up is down and east is west, in this shape and time bending adventure into the world where the maelstrom flushes the other way!

Join Thr'all, J'aina and G'dday-dan and the whole gang exploring the Wester Eastern Kingdoms and Easter Kalimdor. Brave the frozen northern Strangled'Grom Vale and the icy Dul'drums before heading to the very south to explore Summerspring and westereasternorthersouther plaguelands

Some zones have been doubled in size, some have been halved. A scarlet monastery stronghold zone has refused to change at all with the times.





I can't see Avaloren without thinking about Loreal / avalon

You joke but I would accept an Australia.

[Nyel]

I can't see Avaloren without thinking about Loreal / avalon

All I see is Sophia Loren… it’s just not a good name in that context.

[Izalla]

Qwik is Ybarra right? So is that supposed to be Ybarra's wrist, or did he exchange friendship bracelet's with that wrist?

[Zelk]

" Blizz Life Qwik" life realm expansion confirmed

[justwatching]

Yeah, but what really confirms it for me is that unlike the previous 4 leaked screenshots, the architecture of the backgrounds are entirely original designs.. while the last few screenshots borrowed a lot of assets...

It would be mind-blowing if both those 4 first screenshots and these turned out to be true...

The Backgrounds are very obviously AI generated and look nothing like wows engine you dont really need to go further than that. Its stupidly low effort(didnt even get the text colors correct) and it probably took all of 10 mins to make.

Also Blizzard is never going to call an expansion "oathbreaking".

[Viridiel]

Has anybody done an analysis on the cosmic weapons from the Trading Post? The flavour text mentions the titans but they're visually azerite-based and their name (... of the Grand Design) is a reference to the First Ones. Very weird.

Voidsong is a bit easier because it says that it's a gift from Dimensius and mentions (presumably) Xal'atath in the name, although the patterns on the staff seem really familiar to me but I can't quite put my finger on where they're from.

[Moth Preacher]

The Backgrounds are very obviously AI generated and look nothing like wows engine you dont really need to go further than that. Its stupidly low effort(didnt even get the text colors correct) and it probably took all of 10 mins to make.

Also Blizzard is never going to call an expansion "oathbreaking".

Excuse me, it's "World of Warcraft: Oath Breaking"
Don't disrespect "a Member of the Blizzcon event realization team" They have more than 100 people.

[matijwow]

Hey I just finished War of the Scaleborn. It is ok. Too many battles IMO. Would have been better to spend more time developing the characters. But I guess that the author is limited by Blizzard in a lot of ways. I think that she did a good job.

Anyway I just wanted to share some things that I find interesting:

- IMO the Incarnates in their element are more powerful than the Aspects in their prime.

- IMO Iridikron knew about the Old Gods and probably interacted with them in some way.

- Harrowsden (Iridikron's lair) should be somewhere in Northrend, or maybe to the north of Northrend. I think that we will visit it at some point, and it even has the potential to be another Torghast if they ever put it in the game.

- The book talks about several new zones that could be in Northrend. Maybe these zones were just renamed by mortals or maybe there is something to the north of Northrend or maybe they were destroyed 10.000 years ago.

- Neltharion has a strong presence in the book. He was a cool guy before he went nuts. He did not value mortal lives at all, though.

- It is explained why Dracthyr were so feared by Neltharion and why he put them in stasis.

- Tyr (sadly) has no presence at all in the novel. He is killed at the beginning.

- Vyranoth alliance with us in game makes even less sense after reading the book.

- The Primalists origins are kind of explained, although how they are still active 20.000 years after the war in such numbers is not explained at all.

There is much more, but nothing really major besides the zone that I have talked about. If someone has any doubts I will try to answer them, although I believe that by now anyone interested in the book already knows everything that there is to know.

One interesting thing to note is, at least in game, they had the Primal Incarnates follow the elemental traits from Chronicle 1.

[Myrrh]

Has anybody done an analysis on the cosmic weapons from the Trading Post? The flavour text mentions the titans but they're visually azerite-based and their name (... of the Grand Design) is a reference to the First Ones. Very weird.

Voidsong is a bit easier because it says that it's a gift from Dimensius and mentions (presumably) Xal'atath in the name, although the patterns on the staff seem really familiar to me but I can't quite put my finger on where they're from.

The overall weapon design of the staff reminds me of what I think was a felguard weapon back in Legion, that might be the familiarity you're feeling.

[justwatching]

Excuse me, it's "World of Warcraft: Oath Breaking"
Don't disrespect "a Member of the Blizzcon event realization team" They have more than 100 people.

Oh my bad. I hope the mighty Blizzcon event realization team doesnt come for me.

[Zankai27]

The Backgrounds are very obviously AI generated and look nothing like wows engine you dont really need to go further than that. Its stupidly low effort(didnt even get the text colors correct) and it probably took all of 10 mins to make.

Also Blizzard is never going to call an expansion "oathbreaking".

The backgrounds look like WoW's artstyle to me

[Pinksocking]

It's time to accept that Avaloren is the real deal, regardless of what "leaks" or who "leaks" it.

no shot cupcake

[Dismayxz]

Qwik is Ybarra right? So is that supposed to be Ybarra's wrist, or did he exchange friendship bracelet's with that wrist?

That looks like one of the bracelets either Ket or Ketsuki made. I don't remember which one of both had the Tweet with the mountain of bracelets for Bcon prepared, but either one made a ton of them with those pieces, I believe.

Unless of course Blizzard Employees also just make those amongst themselves, for the Con. Lots of Traditions going on at Blizzcon.

[justwatching]

The backgrounds look like WoW's artstyle to me

Yeah a bit cause they used legit images to train the model...but the point is not about the artstyle you can just tell that its not in-engine.