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

[Auxis]

This seems cool! Do we know if the camera and controls are pretty much the same as in WoW?

[Makorus]

The weekly report didn't suggest a blog post for S4 did it? Because there are some obvious questions that people will have (and a lot of things people will start crying about due to incomplete datamining) like how the dinar system will work and what will happen to legendaries.

I mean, we still have at least 4-6 weeks to go until Season 4.

[Nymrohd]

I mean, we still have at least 4-6 weeks to go until Season 4.

Oh I know, I just wish they'd get ahead of the whining by giving the information instead of letting datamining form opinions first.

[Ersula]

It should be noted that a lot of the plunderstorm abilities look nothing like existing player abilities: Who wants to bet this is where they're testing future hero talent tree gimmicks?

[Auxis]

So looks like they are interested in taking this and running with it if players get behind it and love it and provide feedback:

"We are really focused on trying to break the rules. We really want to give players something that's super exciting, especially experimental, before The War Within launches," Salvatore said, referring to WoW's next expansion due later this year. "Once that launches, the big focus is going to be on that expansion."

"If people are going to social media or creating forum posts about how excited they are about the abilities within Plunderstorm, this could totally be something that we look to bring to the game in the future."

[Marlamin]

Oh I know, I just wish they'd get ahead of the whining by giving the information instead of letting datamining form opinions first.

Unless anything comes up, I'm expecting PTR to hopefully be up in the next few days.

[Sondrelk]

I wonder whether the event will have a global release. It's not technically 10.2.6, so you would imagine it's possible.

[Auxis]

I wonder whether the event will have a global release. It's not technically 10.2.6, so you would imagine it's possible.

Pretty sure there is no global release. It's split between NA and EU. Holly said in a tweet that they really tried but in the end they had to settle for the split release.

[Sondrelk]

Pretty sure there is no global release. It's split between NA and EU. Holly said in a tweet that they really tried but in the end they had to settle for the split release.

Aww. No fun for me tonight I guess.

[Enrif]

It should be noted that a lot of the plunderstorm abilities look nothing like existing player abilities: Who wants to bet this is where they're testing future hero talent tree gimmicks?

I actually thing further and quote myself from the class speculation thread:

This string in the 10.2.6 datamine gets me thinking


From what is shown with this plunderstorm event, we will be a blank class, and the abilites we pick up determine what we can do.

There are privat realms that have something like this already, but seeing blizzard toying with it, and saying they put in new tech.

Perhaps, we don't see new classes in WSS. Perhaps blizzard will surprise us and remove class restrictions after WSS.

I mean, they are giving us the ability to collect any transmog on a character in TWW plus all the account wide everything stuff. Hero Talents are allowing a more sideways progressions in what classes could be like.

And now this Plunderstorm...

It could be nothing. But if blizzard goes the way that, after WSS, we become a default adventurer class, with all the old classes becoming Specs and Hero Talents that can all be used by this Adventurer class? Now, that would be exciting.

FF14 already has basically this system, and it is soo much better for enjoyment of the game, not having to track progession on different alts, and all the pain that came with it.

If blizzard would be going down that road, heck, i would be more than happy. incredible happy.

[Cheezits]

Out of curiosity, are the three flying mounts added here all confirmed for dragonriding? The wilderling, parrot and shadowlands mount? I'm trying to find their animations.

[Sondrelk]

Seems like the legendaries will go on. Honestly a bit disappointed with that seeing as I hate having to transmog an off-hand on my Evoker, but what can you do. Maybe the Evoker staff from Vault will still be better for Devoker at least.

[milkmustache]

Out of curiosity, are the three flying mounts added here all confirmed for dragonriding? The wilderling, parrot and shadowlands mount? I'm trying to find their animations.

Which Shadowlands mount? I believe Marlamin said yes for Wilderling and Parrot.

[Sondrelk]

Which Shadowlands mount? I believe Marlamin said yes for Wilderling and Parrot.

The Shadowlands Veilstrider meta-achievement is turning into a FoS, with a new identical achievement giving a mount instead having been datamined. The mount is one of the Maw dragons we sometimes saw in Torghast.

[Nymrohd]

I actually thing further and quote myself from the class speculation thread:

I think it would be a great idea after the Trilogy. We should expect them to do a talent system revamp again anyway since 3 expacs of Hero Talents are bound to mean bloat. Revisiting the system at its core might be the best idea.

[Enrif]

I think it would be a great idea after the Trilogy. We should expect them to do a talent system revamp again anyway since 3 expacs of Hero Talents are bound to mean bloat. Revisiting the system at its core might be the best idea.

And not to forget we reach level 100 again in TLL, so a level squish should be on the horizon too. So, a level squish + stat squish (mentioned to be bound for midnight), plus a potential new class squish?... Basically WoW2 at that point.

[milkmustache]

And not to forget we reach level 100 again in TLL, so a level squish should be on the horizon too. So, a level squish + stat squish (mentioned to be bound for midnight), plus a potential new class squish?... Basically WoW2 at that point.

I'm 90% sure they mentioned a stat squish for Midnight.

[Dracullus]

I was let down it's PVP, but after hearing it's classless I'm intrigued enough to check it.

From minor stuff datamined I love that DF meta achiev got unique Bakar mount, and on top of that apparently they readding SL gladiator model for SL meta achiev! Mount for gladiator, completely unique model on top of that, it's most ridiculous part of WoW cosmetics rewards for me, especially compared to similar achievements in PVE world.

[allegrian]

It's super cute and actually makes sense since Amirdrassil is connected to the Shadowlands. And it can dragonride!

This looks super cool, much better than the slime cat.

[Nymrohd]

The DF meta achievement seems much more involved than the Shadowlands. Gonna take some work!

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This looks super cool, much better than the slime cat.

Slime cat was very much unique. We already have this in multiple colors.