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

[Nyel]

I don’t buy them. I think they’re fake.

We‘re two now and I know some more of us are lurking in here!

[Fahrad Wagner]

I am on the hypetrain with You all, so..

As I am sneaking trough the websites, any ideas what's the "rift of aln" ? Of course it can be just some dev honeypot etc with restricted access by their corp ip, BUT:

https://crt.sh/?q=.battle.net

10978027649 2023-11-02 2023-11-02 2024-11-12 riftofaln.battle.net riftofaln.battle.net
www.riftofaln.battle.net

Rift of Aln host has been added first time in 2021

edit:

Also calltoarms.worldofwarcraft.com since 2019?

https://crt.sh/?q=.worldofwarcraft.com

The Rift of Aln is a zone in the Emerald Dream. Intriguing.

[Marlamin]

Call To Arms sounds very expansion-title’y

Call to Arms is an old unrelated thing as we established a few dozen pages back.

The Rift of Aln is a zone in the Emerald Dream. Intriguing.

Don't look too much into it as the domain is a few years old at this point.

[Ferlion]

*But in one small corner of the Emerald Dream, in a vast, deep
fissure, known to the druids as the Rift of Aln and believed to be
where the magical realm itself first originated, even the combined
efforts of the archdruid and the high priestess could not entirely
end the struggle. The Nightmare held firmly in that place, which
those of Malfurion’s calling believed bled into the Twisting Nether
and the Great Dark Beyond. Gazing into it, Malfurion saw it as a
bottomless chasm which radiated with primeval energies that even
he dared not investigate. Indeed, the very rift itself seemed halfdream, for it had a surreal quality to its expanse and to the
archdruid now and then seemed to ripple as if ready to fade or
change*

[JMitchy96]

1. Khaz Algar will be present
2. The Havi cinematic was real
3. Hots is back! In Pog form
4. 10.3 is real
5. Drakthyr will never have new classes ever

Havi cinematic?

[yankovic]

Havi cinematic? What? Did I miss something?

yeah you did actually

[Nize]

Damn man, why'd we have to have that schedule. Now i'm hyped for something that may obviously not be true.

But SoA acronym is one of the more believable leaks (due to D4 Spiritborn class being one hell of a guess if not) so my brain naturally wants to lean that way.

[pacotaco]

Havi cinematic? What? Did I miss something?

There was what it looked like a photo of some dud that looked similar to Havi, in the cinematic style. But IMO, it looked AI generated.

[RahEndymion]

1. Khaz Algar will be present
2. The Havi cinematic was real
3. Hots is back! In Pog form
4. 10.3 is real
5. Drakthyr will never have new classes ever

I'm tempted to think you're on the money with 4 for sure.

[Cheezits]

I wouldn't toss out the Rift of Aln when we are literally about to go into the Dream.

It would be incredibly funny if the next expansion is Lifelands.

[Harbour]

My guys and gurls who think the Avaloren screens are fake, please assemble so we can gather and prepare our victory tomorrow!

Yes, its fake.

[Tyruin]

At the end of the Emerald Nightmare raid wasnt there a void tentacle in a cave and a ghost-like Ysera would walk to it and dissappear?

Maybe it was subtle hinting all those years ago that after we go to the emerald dream, Ysera would somehow connect us to a void xpac

[Nibelheimy]

Rift of Aln was where...My lord.

That would be funny.

It's a deep fissure located in the Emerald Dream, and it's a source of strange energy. Druids originally thought it's the source of the Emerald Dream. It's located in Lake Elune'ara in the real world.

This fits the Fissure, and the Titan stuff being under northern Kalimdor. It's generally associated with Old Gods

Rift of Aln would also fit with a playable Satyr that could of been hinted by the binary leaker? Interesting.

[ArchoniteX]

This would make a lot of sense

[Fahrad Wagner]

Rift of Aln would also fit with a playable Satyr that could of been hinted by the binary leaker? Interesting.

Except said leaker said this clue was for the class and confirmed artificer, so no

[Cheezits]

Rift of Aln would also fit with a playable Satyr that could of been hinted by the binary leaker? Interesting.

They leaked Earthen, didn't they?

[PFKlax]

Have we actually thought about how this might play out story-wise?

It's clear the Void have been trying to infiltrate the Emerald Dream for a long time now. We don't know how the Fyrakk fight ends.

Given that we're potentially on the cusp of a potential void-based expansion, maybe something happens during the encounter that's going to join the dots. There's no way Fyrakk just falls over and dies with no consequence.

[Nathanyel]

what about twink ogres ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Wouldn't that be Mok'nathal?

[allifeur]

If this isn't BS, then azeroth gonna pull a king Arthur and pull out that sword....

Wait a minute, king Arthur, avalon, AVALOREN?????????

The ancient legend says whoever is to draw the sword from the planet shall be named King of the Burning Legion.

[Ferlion]

Rift of Aln would also fit with a playable Satyr that could of been hinted by the binary leaker? Interesting.

I honestly.. If this is it, I 100% should have seen it. Druid and Night Elf stuff is my jam.

Rift of Aln is a known lore location, Darkshore has been theorized to house a Titan facility with Earthen (We know it does, because there are Troggs in Darkshore).. We even discussed this in the thread a few hundo pages back.

I just never even considered the Rift of Aln because it's been a Old God thing.

But also, I don't think it would be related to Satyr.

Despite Xavius working with the Old Gods, Satyr are primarily Legion.