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

[Makorus]

I mean the actual event is called "Timerunning : Pandamonium"

And yes, they deliberately misspelled pandemonium. So its undoubtedly Pandaria/Panderan related.

Yeah? Because it's going to be MoP CM.

Because that's the first CM.

It's not Pandaria-related as in, any story-wise.

[Cheezits]

Any piratey hints on the PTR files?

[Xilurm]

What is Nightsquall? I saw people talking about it on other threads.

[doledippers]

What is Nightsquall? I saw people talking about it on other threads.

he's a pirate captain mentioned in a book found in 10.0.7, he basically is the only person to successfully sail across the storming sea and return. The book said that he is trying to assemble the greatest pirate fleet of all time to head back there and retrieve all the gold and treasure he accumulated because it was too much to take back by himself

tldr; legendary pirate

[Murlocos]

An 11.0 vendor build went up today. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and predict the alpha will start in late January.

[Eldryth]

An 11.0 vendor build went up today. I'm going to take a shot in the dark and predict the alpha will start in late January.

The roadmap we just got put the start of alpha around 10.2.6 in late winter/early spring, so that's probably way too soon.

[Chickat]

The roadmap we just got put the start of alpha around 10.2.6 in late winter/early spring, so that's probably way too soon.

Feb is really the earliest it could happen. March is likely, and April is possible.

[Nymrohd]

I'm thinking late Feb/Early March

10.2.6 and 10.2.7 will be around concurrently with Alpha/Beta anyway.

[Dracullus]

I guess Alpha/Beta may be little longer this time, imo Warbands with merging achievements and stuff like that may cause issues in unexpected places.

[Nymrohd]

I guess Alpha/Beta may be little longer this time, imo Warbands with merging achievements and stuff like that may cause issues in unexpected places.

I don't see why. There are clearly different flags for account wide achievements already. the only issue is the recalculation process.

[Makorus]

I don't see why. There are clearly different flags for account wide achievements already. the only issue is the recalculation process.

Honestly, I feel like the Trading Post was partially a testing ground for account-wide currencies as well.

Account-wide reps might have a few kinks but that's why they are only gonna implement TWW factions at launch.

[Fahrad Wagner]

Very excited to see what this mystery 10.2.6 is all about

[Dracullus]

Very excited to see what this mystery 10.2.6 is all about

Won't remain mystery for long, as soon they come back from Christmas it's time for 2.5 release and next PTR.

Personally I think it will be something like 0.7 or 1.7 - content with account wide gear from Season 3 to gear up alts and prepare for S4. Anything more - something like Plunder Isle zone (or reusing islands from BfA) or mini 1-2 boss raid would be nice surprise. Imo also Tuskarr allied race would be very easy win for them.

[infinitemeridian]

I wonder if the 10.2.6 pirates symbol is a new spec for rogues that uses guns. The Azerothian Archives event has a gun available for hunters AND rogues.

[Makabreska]

I wonder if the 10.2.6 pirates symbol is a new spec for rogues that uses guns. The Azerothian Archives event has a gun available for hunters AND rogues.

That is like, the least possible option for this mystery patch.

[Cheezits]

I wonder if the 10.2.6 pirates symbol is a new spec for rogues that uses guns. The Azerothian Archives event has a gun available for hunters AND rogues.

Wait, where is this? I vaguely remember some kind of pistol for rogues in launch, it may have been an icon.

Just checked: it's in MrGM's video. It's also available to Warriors.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbyoNJ5JcP0

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That is like, the least possible option for this mystery patch.

I don't think it's that crazy when Augmentation exists. It wouldn't be a support but we might be getting new specs randomly throughout 2024+.

[Ersula]

That is like, the least possible option for this mystery patch.

True, but they almost always provide some sort of reason for people to make new characters in the year before a new expansion & I'm not seeing anything like that in the other patches. I have no clue how it's going to be pirate themed, but I'm expecting at the very least a new class/race combo, a new spec or a new allied race. Tuskarr & Gnolls are still good candidates for Allied Races simply because the only non-playable sentient races that's been in the warcraft setting longer are Ogres & Murlocs, and they were featured in Dragonflight. Tuskarr & Gnolls are in Warcraft 3 but Kobolds weren't. Perhaps, they get into a conflict with Pirates? And the respective factions fleets come to their aid?

[Cheezits]

True, but they almost always provide some sort of reason for people to make new characters in the year before a new expansion & I'm not seeing anything like that in the other patches. I have no clue how it's going to be pirate themed, but I'm expecting at the very least a new class/race combo, a new spec or a new allied race. Tuskarr & Gnolls are still good candidates for Allied Races simply because the only non-playable sentient races that's been in the warcraft setting longer are Ogres & Murlocs. Tuskarr & Gnolls are in Warcraft 3 but Kobolds weren't. Perhaps, they get into a conflict with Pirates? And the respective factions fleets come to their aid?

Remember Jinyu too. It would be out of nowhere but this is the best opportunity for them in the entire Worldsoul Saga, they don't really fit the rest of the expansions.

As shitty as it may be I can see them kicking Tuskarr all the way down to TLT because it's Northrend.

[Kiivar86]

On the Trading Post, I wonder if the Blademaster orbs will be kind of the new Vagabond/Wanderer item in that there's a new color variation every month. Would be neat!

I might need to splurge on those mounts next month, I like the pterrordax and the scarab's sweet too.

[Makabreska]

I don't think it's that crazy when Augmentation exists. It wouldn't be a support but we might be getting new specs randomly throughout 2024+.

Augs were clearly planned from the start and they simply didn't have time to release them. Doubt Blizz would randomly give rogue 4th spec, especially one having same theme as already existing.