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

[AOL Instant Messenger]

One or the other teaming up with Xal’atath would make for a better dynamic I feel.

I imagine Azshara or Denathrius could work especially well with one of the following:

• A practical, highly efficient kind of villain to contrast with their pomp and tastes for luxury. We don't really have many of these in WoW, at least in practice, so this may be difficult to produce.
• A highly self-serious kind of villain to contrast with their arrogance and acerbic wits, which WoW already has a preponderance of, meaning we wouldn't need to conjure a new villain for this.
• A more craven, comical kind of villain (i.e. something akin to Gallywix in characterization) to contrast with their lofty objectives and formal personalities.

[Santandame]

I imagine Azshara or Denathrius could work especially well with one of the following:

• A practical, highly efficient kind of villain. We don't really have many of these in WoW, at least in practice, so this may be difficult to produce.
• A highly self-serious kind of villain, which WoW already has a preponderance of, meaning we wouldn't need to conjure a new villain for this.
• A more craven, informal kind of villain, such as Gallywix.

Love the idea of either of them with Gallywix, or a Gallywix style villain. Think that suits them to a tee, and would make for some brilliant scenes.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

But if it was, it would be cool

Here's my alternative: Communist Goblins as villains. Then again, Kotick may demand that these malefactors be based on any number of union organizers instead.

[Nymrohd]

Here's my alternative: Communist Goblins as villains. Then again, Kotick may demand that these malefactors be based on any number of union organizers instead.

Didn't we already have goblins trying to form a union?

[guro-tchai]

Here's my alternative: Communist Goblins as villains.

so that's what happened to those kidnapped by Comrade Umbric back in Dazar'alor?
btw we already have some clues that purple is the new red:
https://imgur.com/a/rNWvflj

cover of a book; cold war propaganda posters

[huth]

so that's what happened to those kidnapped by Comrade Umbric back in Dazar'alor?
btw we already have some clues that purple is the new red:
https://imgur.com/a/rNWvflj

cover of a book; cold war propaganda posters

I think the first one is just a general Atlas reference.

The second one fits, though i fail to see what is new about that. We already killed Neltharion.

[Khaza-R]

The word Banana comes from the Arabic word Banan which means finger. The Banana was given its name due to its finger like shape. A cluster of Bananas is also called a hand. I could cite and provide various sources if you’d like?

Never heard of a banana referred to as hand. Its called moz, mooz, mawz, depending on the dialect. Hand is yad (standard) or iid (Syrian)

Either way, I think you guys are looking a little too deep into something that's just a case of orientalism from Blizzard. I would almost guarantee they haven't put that much thought into it.

[Santandame]

Never heard of a banana referred to as hand. Its called moz, mooz, mawz, depending on the dialect. Hand is yad (standard) or iid (Syrian)

Either way, I think you guys are looking a little too deep into something that's just a case of orientalism from Blizzard. I would almost guarantee they haven't put that much thought into it.

Neither had I until today when doing research. But that’s what a group of bananas is referred to.

I agree that Blizzard haven’t given it too much thought. I am still pretty convinced when/if we get Tel’Abim - it’ll be Arabic/Middle Eastern themed.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

so that's what happened to those kidnapped by Comrade Umbric back in Dazar'alor?

See? It all fits together; we've been underestimating Blizzard all along. Let us go along to the Goblinution, comrade.

[Revamp Man]

The BfA island quest items have consistently been tied to storyline added in the future.
Since 8.0 we've had over a dozen of those quests turn out to be real so it's safe to assume the rest will as well

LETS GO ELEMENTAL EXPANSION!!!!!

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Iridikron will be the final boss of the expansion and his plan involves conquering the elemental planes.

11.0 will involve us going to each plane and making alliances but not for the factions instead for Azeroth itself

[Berkilak]

Iridikron will be the final boss of the expansion and his plan involves conquering the elemental planes.

11.0 will involve us going to each plane and making alliances but not for the factions instead for Azeroth itself

I'd be very surprised, given how heavily the elements featured in 10.0. Look at the Vault sets. I doubt they'd revisit those thematics so soon.

[Fahrad Wagner]

The BfA island quest items have consistently been tied to storyline added in the future.
Since 8.0 we've had over a dozen of those quests turn out to be real so it's safe to assume the rest will as well

LETS GO ELEMENTAL EXPANSION!!!!!

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Iridikron will be the final boss of the expansion and his plan involves conquering the elemental planes.

11.0 will involve us going to each plane and making alliances but not for the factions instead for Azeroth itself

Elemental expansion? After Dragonflight was mostly about elemental themes mixed with dragons? I think that's quite unlikely

[Nightshade711]

The BfA island quest items have consistently been tied to storyline added in the future.
Since 8.0 we've had over a dozen of those quests turn out to be real so it's safe to assume the rest will as well

LETS GO ELEMENTAL EXPANSION!!!!!

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Iridikron will be the final boss of the expansion and his plan involves conquering the elemental planes.

11.0 will involve us going to each plane and making alliances but not for the factions instead for Azeroth itself

Omg elemental expansion that means playable Elemental race/class confirmed?? Surely based off the WC3 firelord. They’d have to have a visage form too because everyone wants to play a pretty elf.

/s

[loras]

Omg elemental expansion that means playable Elemental race/class confirmed?? Surely based off the WC3 firelord. They’d have to have a visage form too because everyone wants to play a pretty elf.

/s

Got a chuckle out of that, heh.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

Elemental Expansion.....

My Magic 8 ball betrays reality by saying Yes.


-_- Jokes aside... I really don't see it being a thing.

[Darkarath]

Well is certainly curious that with the elemental focus of DF, the Elemental Lords are nowhere to be found. What is more, I doubt that we will see them, almost certainly not in 10.2, as it seems that we are having a Green Dragonflight - Emerald Dream patch, and I just not see them popping out in 10.2.5 or 10.3, as the Bronze, Blue and especially the Red Dragonflight has not been touched upon, or not much, IMO.

I agree with the general sentiment that an Elemental focused expansion after DF would not make much sense... Unless a world revamp happens. With a world revamp Blizzard can add as many themes and plots as they like.

Definitively, if an Incarnate survives DF, and it seems that this is going to be the case, I can see this Incarnate searching for new allies. One of them could be the Elemental Lords. Not all of them, but maybe some.

[Lorgar Aurelian]

Iridikron will be the final boss of the expansion and his plan involves conquering the elemental planes.

11.0 will involve us going to each plane and making alliances but not for the factions instead for Azeroth itself

The planes are just fancy jails why would we care if he took them over?

[Syegfryed]

"People could just level another character" is really a dumb statement in that situation

Why? if you want to play with alliance friend lv up an alliance character, if you want to play with a hourde group lv up a horde character, isn't like we still have faction lock per account.

And as for game bleeding dry, i don't see that personally while im doing conten

As you said yourself, you only play horde, so you would not feel it, and now with crossfaction it will feel like you have more people to play with it, US servers are most unaffected but in some places the game is close to dead. Wow numbers ARE low, thas why the game cost more

Another question, have you actually played DF?

No, paid for the sub, but i will not buy the exp unless they fix the "new race"

About faction war again, no it doesn't make sense anymore.

It does, and it will always will make sense, if they actually follow their own lore instead of shove bs down the expansions.

[Melorandor]

The likely candidate for 11.0 with my own wishes:

Age of Exploration themed expansion, ala the Waveborne Diplomat's Regalia for instance. New Continent is Avaloren, located west of Kalimdor. Player boats and system which functions like Dragonriding, and along with it comes upgraded water graphics, textures, and physics.

Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms start to get periodic but massive revamps, beginning with new coastlines for many old-world zones. Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, Zandalar and The Maelstrom are combined into a single continent map called, "The Great Sea" where Blizzard starts adding sailing to them. Can now sail from Kul Tiras to the Broken Isles or to Zandalar vice versa.

Winterspring, Moonglade and northern Darkshore's coast get expanded instead of being mountains. Home to where Port Nendis was. The old Quel'thalas zone in Lordaeron is finally dealed with.

[Darkarath]

The likely candidate for 11.0 with my own wishes:

Age of Exploration themed expansion, ala the Waveborne Diplomat's Regalia for instance. New Continent is Avaloren, located west of Kalimdor. Player boats and system which functions like Dragonriding, and along with it comes upgraded water graphics, textures, and physics.

Kalimdor and Eastern Kingdoms start to get periodic but massive revamps, beginning with new coastlines for many old-world zones. Broken Isles, Kul Tiras, Zandalar and The Maelstrom are combined into a single continent map called, "The Great Sea" where Blizzard starts adding sailing to them. Can now sail from Kul Tiras to the Broken Isles or to Zandalar vice versa.

Winterspring, Moonglade and northern Darkshore's coast get expanded instead of being mountains. Home to where Port Nendis was. The old Quel'thalas zone in Lordaeron is finally dealed with.

This sounds really cool. I would love It.