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

[Myrrh]

Midnight (according to Wowhead)
"This chapter is entirely Void themed, with the forces of the Void invading Azeroth to attempt to plunge the Light out of the Sunwell. Help unify the Elven tribes to stand with the Light."

There's no mention of time travel.

The Last Titan
"In the expansion we will return to Ulduar and witness the return of the Titans to Azeroth. We will cover a vast conspiracy, which will stretch throughout the history of the world. It will challenge everything you think you know. Titans and the intentions and the true nature of Azeroth itself."

Again... still no mention of time travel whats so ever.

It's a stretch, but I think 'return' and 'old world' are just tripping some people up from taking that slightly too literally. Some chose to get absurdly aggro about their lil misunderstanding though lmao.

[Pinksocking]

Oh sweet summer child. Now we will speculate about 14.0 - if it's world revamp, switch to new engine, so called wow 2, etc. xD

Also Teriz would try to fit tinkers in 12.0 and later 13.0.. which could be even right since it will be Titan expansion.

14.0 is clearly a return to a revamped outlands.

The burning legion is back baby!!

[Dnusha]

Same. One raid at launch and one raid 6-8 months after. Next expansion.

one year expansions finally have been delivered

[Jodmos]

Don't think they showed a new login screen, but that visual of your characters sitting around a campfire would be a good replacement.

There is an enter world button the screen so it's a new login screen.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

What about the login screen?

From the expac website, on the section that talks about warbands:

[Teriz]

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY you have no idea how happy it makes me to learn that I finally get my hero class.

So you're sticking around despite 11.0 being an underground expansion?

[Cosmic Janitor]

Blademaster, people would expect Blademaster.

Frankly blade master seems like something with a heavy paint of eastern martial arts (at least if we go by the original), something a wow warrior has no connection to.

[pacotaco]

So uh, what about the sword? Looked like it was used as a hype shot for the trailer but doesn't seem to actually be involved in the expansion's story?

You missed the part where the tip of the sword is the "sun" for the Arathians, and it suddenly started to flicker giving room for the Void to take over?

[milkmustache]

I will say these blurbs seem a bit more interesting to me than The War Within does.

Agreed, The War Within feels like it's just setting the stage for the beginning of the conflict. We all knew it was coming, The War Within starts it, and then it explodes in Midnight.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

Wait, this means the next few years of hype threads won't endlessly speculate/have fake leaks on what the next expansion is. WE ARE FREE.

Honestly, something of a shame. I'll miss the fake leaks. Then again, it will also bring to life a whole new genre of fake leak oriented around the actual details of what we already know, allowing for more room to speculate over actual details.

[FossilFree]

Hero talents also open up a Void Knight spec for paladins. Just like how we see the warrior abilities turning electric, paladin abilities would turn all Sarkareth style cosmic void effects. Would probably be for protection and retribution, but not holy.

[Amstrup]

Where's Ion?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

If expansions are 4 zones, then Midnight will be Eastern Plaguelands, Western Plaguelands, Ghostlands and Eversong Woods.

Maybe throw in Tirisfal?

Two Quel'thelas zones and 2 void world zones.

[Merryck]

From the expac website, on the section that talks about warbands:

Oh damn that's awesome. Hopefully you can change the background? That just looks like a random location in the Azure Span.

[Cheezits]

You missed the part where the tip of the sword is the "sun" for the Arathians, and it suddenly started to flicker giving room for the Void to take over?

They have not confirmed it's the sword. It might be a Naaru crystal.

[Syegfryed]

Midnight (according to Wowhead)
"This chapter is entirely Void themed, with the forces of the Void invading Azeroth to attempt to plunge the Light out of the Sunwell. Help unify the Elven tribes to stand with the Light."

There's no mention of time travel.

The Last Titan
"In the expansion we will return to Ulduar and witness the return of the Titans to Azeroth. We will cover a vast conspiracy, which will stretch throughout the history of the world. It will challenge everything you think you know. Titans and the intentions and the true nature of Azeroth itself."

Again... still no mention of time travel whats so ever.

Problem is that there is no "elven tribes" in current day, that might be the case in the past, but not today.

But oh well, retcons are blizzard greatest weapon, i can imagine they saying there is so many varieties of diverse blood elf tribes, despite they undergoing a massive cleansing after the scourge.

[milkmustache]

You missed the part where the tip of the sword is the "sun" for the Arathians, and it suddenly started to flicker giving room for the Void to take over?

Was that confirmed to be the tip of the sword? It looks like it, but they kept calling it a crystal. My belief is that it'll be revealed in the story to be the sword.

[Nymrohd]

Frankly blade master seems like something with a heavy paint of eastern martial arts (at least if we go by the original), something a wow warrior has no connection to.

I mean if you ask me, blademaster has more in common with monk and shaman but people expect it for warrior most of the time.

[Samin]

Wait, this means the next few years of hype threads won't endlessly speculate/have fake leaks on what the next expansion is. WE ARE FREE.

You undererstimate our creativity to shitpost

[Dnusha]

Where's Ion?

I missed him too.