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

[Nibelheimy]

People and cultures celebrate all sorts of things for various different reasons.
A pride holiday in wow wouldn't be a politically driven event called "Pride Month", it would be an in-universe equivalent where Azerothians would celebrate pride-adjacent things.

Just like every other holiday we have.

Azerothians are a very diverse bunch of people, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for them to go about and celebrate some "Festival of many colors" or whatever where they celebrate their social diversity and self-expression.

This is absolutely the right way to do it, if it even has to be done.

[Auxis]

Wait, is the DF meta achievement already available? Or are people just working on the achievements that will be involved in it?

[Nymrohd]

Wait, is the DF meta achievement already available? Or are people just working on the achievements that will be involved in it?

It is available, I've even seen a few Taivans around. They did add a very annoying achievement that has you redo the Eon's Fringe dailies even if you have the previous achievement for doing them all.

[Worldshaper]

People and cultures celebrate all sorts of things for various different reasons.
A pride holiday in wow wouldn't be a politically driven event called "Pride Month", it would be an in-universe equivalent where Azerothians would celebrate pride-adjacent things.

Just like every other holiday we have.

Azerothians are a very diverse bunch of people, it wouldn't be out of the ordinary for them to go about and celebrate some "Festival of many colors" or whatever where they celebrate their social diversity and self-expression.

Azerothians aren't diverse at all. The WoW Twitter community might be, and a small clique of characters we work with closely (Wrathion for example).

But most of the people living on Azeroth show xenophobic tendencies whenever they get a chance.

If it weren't for gameplay reasons, Blood Elves would probably call orcs and trolls racist slurs all the time. Humans basically tolerate dwarves and gnomes because they've been around for ages. But most, I reckon, are more like Garithos or Daelin Proudmoore.

Death Knights and Worgen were always shunned IIRC, for example. Orcs are seen as greenskins.

[Civciv]

Wait, is the DF meta achievement already available? Or are people just working on the achievements that will be involved in it?

Yep it is, I'm riding my big boi Taivan in GS.

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Azerothians aren't diverse at all. The WoW Twitter community might be, and a small clique of characters we work with closely (Wrathion for example).

But most of the people living on Azeroth show xenophobic tendencies whenever they get a chance.

If it weren't for gameplay reasons, Blood Elves would probably call orcs and trolls racist slurs all the time. Humans basically tolerate dwarves and gnomes because they've been around for ages. But most, I reckon, are more like Garithos or Daelin Proudmoore.

Death Knights and Worgen were always shunned IIRC, for example. Orcs are seen as greenskins.

You clearly don't play the game. We've got lots of diverse characters.

[Sondrelk]

It is available, I've even seen a few Taivans around. They did add a very annoying achievement that has you redo the Eon's Fringe dailies even if you have the previous achievement for doing them all.

The Eon's Fringe dailies don't bother me really. It's annoying, but it's also just 8 dailies of the pool of 15 or whatever. It's the Storm Chaser oen that really bugs me, being such a massive leap in complexity over the rest, and so dependent on being available at all times for the rare storms actually showing up.

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Azerothians aren't diverse at all. The WoW Twitter community might be, and a small clique of characters we work with closely (Wrathion for example).

But most of the people living on Azeroth show xenophobic tendencies whenever they get a chance.

If it weren't for gameplay reasons, Blood Elves would probably call orcs and trolls racist slurs all the time. Humans basically tolerate dwarves and gnomes because they've been around for ages. But most, I reckon, are more like Garithos or Daelin Proudmoore.

Death Knights and Worgen were always shunned IIRC, for example. Orcs are seen as greenskins.

It's definitely the best way to celebrate diversity within the lore confines of WoW in a way that let's it be both visually similar in terms of colour, and also most importantly message of inclusion.

And of course, transmog is a big draw of any event in WoW. And one that celebrates the various races of Azeroth would be a great way to have lots of racial themed armour for everyone.

[ImTheMizAwesome]

Weird that there was no prime reward announced yet, i guess it will be today because 1 promotion was listed on april 1st.

[Worldshaper]

Yep it is, I'm riding my big boi Taivan in GS.

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You clearly don't play the game. We've got lots of diverse characters.

Lots of diverse characters != "Azerothians are diverse", just saying.

[Civciv]

Lots of diverse characters != "Azerothians are diverse", just saying.

Sure, if it makes you happy then Azerothians are not diverse.

[Auxis]

Yep it is, I'm riding my big boi Taivan in GS.

He really is the bestest boi

My xiv sub is running out in a week or so. Guess I'll hop on back to WoW to get to work before S4 starts.

[Worldshaper]

Sure, if it makes you happy then Azerothians are not diverse.

Not happy, just correct.

[Auxis]

New "This Week in WoW" in a few hours if I've got my times right. Hopefully we're getting some more Hero talents or some Alpha news. Or maybe some S4/10.2.7 news.

And hopefully it isn't another week where they just let Classic have the limelight because their new phases are dropping.

[Lady Atia]

Weird that there was no prime reward announced yet, i guess it will be today because 1 promotion was listed on april 1st.

Wasn't the prime thing only announced for one year anyways?

[Cheezits]

New "This Week in WoW" in a few hours if I've got my times right. Hopefully we're getting some more Hero talents or some Alpha news. Or maybe some S4/10.2.7 news.

And hopefully it isn't another week where they just let Classic have the limelight because their new phases are dropping.

I have a big feeling that this is a dead week because SOD. We may get some more hero talents though.

[Murlocos]

I'm expecting alpha to be announced out of the blue, though IIRC for Dragonflight a bunch of content creators were hinting at getting their previews in a few days prior so we might see a repeat of that.

[Ersula]

I have a big feeling that this is a dead week because SOD. We may get some more hero talents though.

My prediction: This will be "TWW ALPHA WEEK" or "TWW ALPHA HAS BEEN DELAYED" week. Honestly for all the things they packed into Spring the Retail roadmap is way behind the classic roadmap.

"But they won't want people playing the alpha & sod phase 3 at the same time" I also predict only youtubers will be getting alpha access during April.

[ImTheMizAwesome]

Wasn't the prime thing only announced for one year anyways?

Oh damn, you're right.

Searched some google and it seems like the prime gaming for wow most likely ended and march was the last month.

[Worldshaper]

God I want Alpha datamining to begin. I wanna get a feel for how the classes will play, and what their transmog will look like, as well as learn if there will be new class/race combos or character customisation.

Will help a lot in deciding which 4 to focus on for the "camp".

[Lady Atia]

God I want Alpha datamining to begin. I wanna get a feel for how the classes will play, and what their transmog will look like, as well as learn if there will be new class/race combos or character customisation.

Will help a lot in deciding which 4 to focus on for the "camp".

Last minute class transmog prediction:

Since we will get 3 tiers again, each class will get a tier set look based upon one hero spec. DH's get an extra generic one, druids are out of luck haha.

So for hunter we could get a dark ranger set for the first tier (maybe more after Nathanos than Sylvanas though since Midnight will hopefully give us more bloodelf themed sets anyways), an orc-styled pack leader set for the 2nd and another night elf sentinel set for the third raid?

[allegrian]

I think they should start adding race specific holidays, it would be open for other ones of course but it would be celebration, with race themed cosmetics.

Like with orcs we could have "Kosh'harg" from their heritage questline for example.

There woiuld be 2 holidays running at the same time, one for alliance race and one for the horde.

Some holidays are already race specific. Hallow's end is forsaken, winter veil is dwarven, there's that night elf moon holiday no one cares about as well

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God I want Alpha datamining to begin. I wanna get a feel for how the classes will play, and what their transmog will look like, as well as learn if there will be new class/race combos or character customisation.

Will help a lot in deciding which 4 to focus on for the "camp".

You can expect lots of dwarf and human themed mogs with the earthen and arathi, we already saw the 4 arathi based mogs which look amazing (templar style).

I personally want to see the full earthen AR customization options and racials.