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

[Chickat]

Ideally I want Iridikron or a new villain narrating a feature trailer.

I'd like the Cinematic to be showing how we get to where we are going, in the case of something new. OR, in the case of a revamped world, a 'Best of' Overview of the World, kind of like a reverse Cataclysm where we watched all we love get destroyed maybe we see the world healing?

Let me tell you why the Titans choose to protect THIS timeline. *begins hateful monologue*

[MCMLXXXII]

Still crying over Ocho. You were ripped away from us so soon. Just imagine what we could've achieved...

[Stonecloak]

They want a cinematic thats badass and cool. DF was a heartwarming tale of struggle to do ones duty. They want blood and thunder and shit. I cant disagree. WoD had story AND blood and thunder. Thats why 10 years later, WoD is still the best cinematic they have ever done.

Took the thoughts right out of my head.

[Itsgotime]

Still crying over Ocho. You were ripped away from us so soon. Just imagine what we could've achieved...

Maybe Nueve?

[McCallahan]

Pray for me guys - I did not get OC tickets but going to try and get myself in with the standby line

What time are you getting in line? Wondering when I should do the same.

[Harbour]

DF cinematic had clear purpose i can describe as "Hey, old guard and newcomers, look at this nice, warm and shiny world! You can spend some good time here and have fun riding the dragons!".
I dont know whether it worked or not, but this is the trailer i watched the least amount of times, like 3-4 times.
Classic/TBC/BFA ones i watched dozen of times.
WoD and WotLK i watched 50+ times, maybe even more.

Looking at viewership, im not alone in that feeling. I hope for 11.0 they cooked up story and character driven epic shit with epic music and goosebumps enducing ending.

[Paula Deen]

Let me tell you why the Titans choose to protect THIS timeline. *begins hateful monologue*

"I hate you. I hate you all but I got a surprise for ya now! So come on in."

Forest Troll Expansion confirmed?

[Chickat]

Legion had the best in-game cutscenes. Legion cut-scenes had millions views, which is something other expansions couldnt achieve.
This is the result of Legion having gripping story and characters. People had fun watching them. Cut-scenes being epic helped as well.

Rejection of the Gift is probably the best in game cut scene they have created imo.

Funnily enough, for my 2nd place you have to go ALL the way back to 5.4. That Garrosh VS TZ fight was epic. And it has real consequences and stakes due to the Vale being corrupted.

[Itsgotime]

Was the Diablo 4 leaker saying the acronym being SOA debunked as well?

[bdna]

I really don't care that much about the cinematic tbh. The DF cinematic was... fine for the most part. The problem is that everything about it was not explored in the game - or, if it was, was gated behind some renown grind/raid cinematic.

WoW (to borrow from another game) really needs a MSQ-style main quest to present all the lore instead of a bunch of disconnected activities that many players won't even do.

[Paula Deen]

Was the Diablo 4 leaker saying the acronym being SOA debunked as well?

Not yet.

Still going with Avaloren Screenshots and possibly website real

And SoA = Secrets of Azeroth

WoW (to borrow from another game) really needs a MSQ-style main quest to present all the lore instead of a bunch of disconnected activities that many players won't even do.

If we ever get a revamp you can guarantee this is on the priority list.

[justwatching]

Was the Diablo 4 leaker saying the acronym being SOA debunked as well?

Not debunked but hes also not very credible because he really just posted information that was already leaked and then added SoA ontop.

[Chickat]

Still crying over Ocho. You were ripped away from us so soon. Just imagine what we could've achieved...

I wasn't around for that and since its fake I don't have the patience to go looking. So I fear ill never know the true grandeur and majesty that was Ocho.

- - - Updated - - -

"I hate you. I hate you all but I got a surprise for ya now! So come on in."

Forest Troll Expansion confirmed?

Honestly, I never get sick of Trolls. And they have a lot of potential for Avaloren imo. They are one of the original races of Azeroth. Avaloren might have a troll empire.

[Itsgotime]

Not yet.

Still going with Avaloren Screenshots and possibly website real

And SoA = Secrets of Azeroth


If we ever get a revamp you can guarantee this is on the priority list.

Yeah, I have a feeling SOA might be it, but the real mystery will be what systems/changes they bring to the expansion. Has to be something notable. Class customization? I'd also like an Archeology revamp

Not debunked but hes also not very credible because he really just posted information that was already leaked and then added SoA ontop.

Interesting. So he was never the actual source for the Diablo 4 part then? Could have scrapped together a few bits of legitimate information and put a spin on it?

[Palapop]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKJ7lVbv3VM



you guys forgot this gem? :>

[NoTimeToDie5426]

Mark me down for blood and thunder, strength and honor, orcs and tauren absolutely flatlining a platoon of scrawny humans while lightning shatters the skyline. Classic Didier/Metzen awesomeness.

For the love of God THIS!

[Chickat]

Not yet.

Still going with Avaloren Screenshots and possibly website real

And SoA = Secrets of Azeroth


If we ever get a revamp you can guarantee this is on the priority list.

Also, Ion said the stuff about a revamp. Hes a lawyer. I don't see him saying anything about it unless they were actively working on it, or at least planning it. I really think 11.0 has a 50/50 shot of having a revamp.

[Paula Deen]

Yeah, I have a feeling SOA might be it, but the real mystery will be what systems/changes they bring to the expansion. Has to be something notable. Class customization? I'd also like an Archeology revamp



Interesting. So he was never the actual source for the Diablo 4 part then? Could have scrapped together a few bits of legitimate information and put a spin on it?

Yes. But I mean all he said was an acronym too...he didn't actually have any useful info to begin with outside of Diablo. Also, Archeology Revamp is 100% coming. I would put that at the top of any list of things right below leveling to 80 and above new continent(s). I am that confident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKJ7lVbv3VM



you guys forgot this gem? :>

BFA had alot of great cinematics. Its a shame the gameplay and overall story was so asswater that it blended completely into Shadowlands and, much like the Pandemic, it is all just a homogenized blur now.

Also, Ion said the stuff about a revamp. Hes a lawyer. I don't see him saying anything about it unless they were actively working on it, or at least planning it. I really think 11.0 has a 50/50 shot of having a revamp.

They have more people working on WoW now than when BFA dropped.

BFA had 2 continents with 3 zones each at launch. I think it is fair to assume that IF Avaloren is real its only part of what is coming....but I don't keep my thoughts too optimistic lmao.

[Xilurm]

They want a cinematic thats badass and cool. DF was a heartwarming tale of struggle to do ones duty. They want blood and thunder and shit. I cant disagree. WoD had story AND blood and thunder. Thats why 10 years later, WoD is still the best cinematic they have ever done.

You're right, the WoD cinematic is badass. The music, the visuals, the context. It's chill inducing. The same could be said about the Wrath one as well, and both are quite different in their presentation. I wonder if it's the fact that they have old characters in them.

Now imagine if they had Azshara in a cinematic like that.

[justwatching]

Yeah, I have a feeling SOA might be it, but the real mystery will be what systems/changes they bring to the expansion. Has to be something notable. Class customization? I'd also like an Archeology revamp



Interesting. So he was never the actual source for the Diablo 4 part then? Could have scrapped together a few bits of legitimate information and put a spin on it?

Yeah so Blizzard accidentally uploaded a pre alpha D4 2.0 build and didnt encrypt it properly so a russian group got ahold of it and datamined some shit...and thats the actual source of that information.

Obviously he could still be legit but hes not more credible than any other dude with a new account.