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

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

Some say that the final chapter title kind of makes it seem like Fyrakk's death will stem from it. But, at the same time I'm still Team Megadungeon for Fyrakks' demise rather than it being Campaign related.

[Nebron]

Btw while I know people disliked WoD to a varying degree, if timey whimey craps leads us to some part of AU Azeroth I would not mind it at all. WoD had fantastic world building. I would e.g. love to see a Seven Kingdoms AU so we could see those cultures (plus Amani and QUel'thalas)

100% agree. If built-up correctly, that would be absolutely neat. Especially that it could fit into a narrative of a down-to-earth xpac, which I believe Dragonflight revisited after a countless of universe-scale threats.

[Sondrelk]

Fyrakk isn't a boss in the Aberrus raid, so unless he's killed in open-world content it seems likely he will last beyond this patch. He seems a bit too powerful as an Incarnate to go down as part of an open-world quest, IMO; but it wouldn't be the first time that's happened.

Could be that he is defeated in 10.1.5 as well. We still don't really know what is happening with the Blue Dragonflight stuff, but we do know that Fyrakk is primarily spending his time in those zones.

[Kiivar86]

Exactly, after Aberrus... need I remind you that the last boss is the leader of the Fractured Flame?
This clearly refers to Sarkareth.
I think however that Fyrakk will not be a raid boss and will be dealt with in quests.

The description for the campaign mentions how you've handled many threats within Aberrus. The previous campaign quest has you go and kill Sarkareth. A Flame, Extinguished is set after Sarkareth's defeat, and deals with something after that.

We'll see who's right in short order, I imagine. Like I said I'm ready to eat crow but I'm gonna be smug if I'm right.

[Darkarath]

Oh, that makes sense!!! Fyrakk cannot die in 10.1 as it would be kind of underwhelming to see him around in the Dragon Isles Assaults. So it probably refers to Sarkareth, the ''A Flame, Extinguished'' part of the questline would make sense. I am so happy, they just could not drop Fyrakk in a questline. He needs to be a raid boss, and I hope that he stays alive for a while. Pretty sure that now, with the Shadowflame infusion, he is the most powerful dragon in history, maybe behind Galakrond.

Also, now that Blizzard is getting better at encrypting stuff... Does anybody believes that Aberrus might have a secret boss / Mythic only boss? They have not do something like that since... Raden in MoP? Aberrus as a secret laboratory would be a perfect chance to throw there some unexpected secret boss !! Might Sinestra / Sintharia make an appearance?

[Kiivar86]

Y'know, as I argue this, a thought did occur to me.

Sundered Flame. Its referencing the Sundered Flame. That makes more sense. It deals with mopping up the Sundered Flame after Sarkareth's defeat.

...still suspect Fyrakk bites it in a campaign though.

[Sondrelk]

Oh, that makes sense!!! Fyrakk cannot die in 10.1 as it would be kind of underwhelming to see him around in the Dragon Isles Assaults. So it probably refers to Sarkareth, the ''A Flame, Extinguished'' part of the questline would make sense. I am so happy, they just could not drop Fyrakk in a questline. He needs to be a raid boss, and I hope that he stays alive for a while. Pretty sure that now, with the Shadowflame infusion, he is the most powerful dragon in history, maybe behind Galakrond.

Also, now that Blizzard is getting better at encrypting stuff... Does anybody believes that Aberrus might have a secret boss / Mythic only boss? They have not do something like that since... Raden in MoP? Aberrus as a secret laboratory would be a perfect chance to throw there some unexpected secret boss !! Might Sinestra / Sintharia make an appearance?

I somehow doubt it, given the difficulty of hiding an entire boss fight. Feels like that would require an inordinate amount of encrypted stuff that would plainly be unused boss fight stuff.
Then again, maybe not. I would definitely be down for a hidden Mythic only boss, even if I think that concept is kinda contrary to what we now consider good instance design.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

In a sense I think Fyrakk was sent(Hence the name of the subzone Iridakron's gambit) to the caverns to distract us to give Vyranoth and him time to do whatever they want to do. I am not sure how Fyrakk will end but I can see him dying soon ONLY cause he was sent as a distraction knowing full well what was in the Zaralek Caverns. Now he could survive but he might be detrimental since he is now filled with the Shadowflame. He might get himself killed if the magic(Or fires) are as dangerous as the story expresses.

[huth]

Albinism occurs in many species (it even happens in plants), why not dragons?

We've had an albino drake mount for years already anyway.

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In a sense I think Fyrakk was sent(Hence the name of the subzone Iridakron's gambit) to the caverns to distract us to give Vyranoth and him time to do whatever they want to do. I am not sure how Fyrakk will end but I can see him dying soon ONLY cause he was sent as a distraction knowing full well what was in the Zaralek Caverns. Now he could survive but he might be detrimental since he is now filled with the Shadowflame. He might get himself killed if the magic(Or fires) are as dangerous as the story expresses.

I thought that was pretty blatant from the opening cutscene of 10.1. He's a distraction, nothing more. Though him surviving might throw a wrench in Iridikron's plans... especially if he figures out that he was used as mere bait.

[Berkilak]

"Lead the way, Emberthal." Yeah, she's pretty much confirmed as Aspect.

[Makabreska]

Sloot is rushing through normal, I think, if someone wants to follow the raid.

[Nightshade711]

The new legendary looks interesting.
I’ll have a hard time trying to match a mog to it though on my Evoker.

[Foolicious]

"Lead the way, Emberthal." Yeah, she's pretty much confirmed as Aspect.

Or at least Emberthal is out of the race. The whole cinematic feels like Emberthal saying "Im way to old to deal with that stuff" xD

The new legendary looks interesting.
I’ll have a hard time trying to match a mog to it though on my Evoker.

Its still a fist weapon so you will barely see it anyway as a caster. Its very titan styled, which is unlike most mail sets. Maybe Uldir?

[Nightshade711]

Its still a fist weapon so you will barely see it anyway as a caster.

I mean unless they make it like the Windwalker artifact where it’s always visible.

[Berkilak]

Or at least Emberthal is out of the race. The whole cinematic feels like Emberthal saying "Im way to old to deal with that stuff" xD

How could you possibly get that out of the entire story showing her to be a leader? The decisive action with the Oathbinder, the Sundered swearing fealty to her, Ebonhorn constantly deriding the existing "candidates" before literally telling her to lead. It would make zero narrative sense to have all of that with her just peacing out.

[ChairmanKaga]

The new legendary looks interesting.
I’ll have a hard time trying to match a mog to it though on my Evoker.

Hellboy RHOD vibes, though Left handed.

[Berkilak]

The new legendary looks interesting.
I’ll have a hard time trying to match a mog to it though on my Evoker.

But yeah, it doesn't fit the "draconic regal" or "nude" options that have been prescribed to us, so transmogging that thing well just isn't going to be possible.

[Makabreska]

Ooooof no cinematic after Sark death?

nvm it's there

Ok, but it was like, nothing. Sark lies on the floor, reaches out to the void space and then dies.

[Berkilak]

Looks like no guaranteed legendary drop for the Evokers, at least. And very unlikely that the mount skin remains as a personal drop.

[Nymrohd]

But . . . evokers cannot mog gloves.