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

[Xilurm]

The Lich King isn't the only person capable of raising the dead...

They should make a new intro then.

[Lady Atia]

It's pretty obvious that we're getting an Undermine megadungeon or raid (for season 2). What we betting on?

Raid, since that's what the icons are labelled as.

[milkmustache]

It's pretty obvious that we're getting an Undermine megadungeon or raid (for season 2). What we betting on?

Undermine Raid for 11.1.

Gallywix's cartoonish quest for wealth abudance and power leads him to foolishly making deals with Xal'atath. Whatever trade cartel he's running at the time (maybe Venture Co?) will be tasked with either drilling further into the Coreway/Heart of Azeroth, or mining an insane amount of Azerite/Kaja'mite (Old God blood?) to be used towards Xal'atath's gambit for the worldsoul. All of this via Undermine and maybe the Isle of Kezan.

I think maybe to double down on the theme we would see some mixture of Goblin and Shadowguard Ethereal technology being used here. Maybe even some renegade broker cartels, although unlikely due to the push for separation from Shadowlands lately.

If done well, I think it could be a fun patch, although on surface level with little to no knowledge other than some story hints, it does feel like it should be a megadungeon.

[Lahis]

Yeah, same for me.







No. Using a 3070 ti with an i7-11700KF and 32 GB of ram. 1/3rd of the time I fly into Zaralek Cavern I smack into the door.

I don't think I have ever seen that wall, and my PC is well below that. SSD issue?

[Nibelheimy]

I couldn't really care about Earthern Dks, but there were Earthern in Northrend at the time of the dk starting zone. (albeit quite different Earthern) They could just add them too the original dk starter quest like how goblins and worgen were sorted. It'd be the same justification. Wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

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The stuff Ion says in this video at 2:40 and then at 3:20 make me glad they are actually taking a step back when it comes to which classes should be allowed for what races. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the reason why Earthen can't be DK's in beta anymore.

Them actually caring about the narrative and themes of certain race/class combos is really good news. At the end of the day this game is also an RPG that has a lore that's been built for the past few decades.

They shouldn't just give every class to every race even if it doesn't make sense because some people that couldn't care less about the world and the lore just wanna log in and do their mythic run and log out and not care about the game or its world pass that.

Thank god.

[huth]

I don't think I have ever seen that wall, and my PC is well below that. SSD issue?

I think it's a latency issue more than a PC issue.

[Nymrohd]

I think it's a latency issue more than a PC issue.

Weirdly when I get to the ringing depths the game doesn't even try seamless transition, you get a loading screen

[Santandame]

It's pretty obvious that we're getting an Undermine megadungeon or raid (for season 2). What we betting on?

If we’re using Dragonflight as an indication, in the sense that the .1 patch raid was more of a side story, with the mega dungeon following the greater overall narrative; then I think it’s likely Undermine is the raid in 11.1 with the mega dungeon being the core of Azeroth themed or possibly even a vision of Xal’s demise during the Black Empire.

Now I know it’s not likely, but imagine this as a spanner thrown into the works - K’aresh as the mega dungeon for TWW. It would set up Dimensius and Xal’s relation to him. I don’t think it’s likely as I believe K’aresh to be the final patch zone for Midnight, but it’s a direction I wouldn’t be completely astounded to see.

I think as far as TWW goes in terms of content we’re looking at:

11.0 - Nerubians
11.1 - Undermine
11.1.5 - Either core of Azeroth or Black Empire mega dungeon
11.2 - The Rootlands

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Did mounts that share the same skeleton/rig as the Dragonflight dragonriding mounts get the summon animations backported to them? Or does your Smoldering Ember Wyrm still pop out of nowhere?

[Cheezits]

I think as far as TWW goes in terms of content we’re looking at:

11.0 - Nerubians
11.1 - Undermine
11.1.5 - Either core of Azeroth or Black Empire mega dungeon
11.2 - The Rootlands

I think there is a decent chance the Rootlands are a minizone and the megadungeon. The sword area is likely the finale and we have it datamined that Kezan was at least originally conceptualized as a raid. Considering we have 3 raids now, and Rootlands finale would be too similar to the Dream, they may make whatever is there the mid-point dungeon.

[Nymrohd]

I do hope they fix access to dungeons in the leveling realms before the weekend.

[Xilurm]

So the Beta didn't bring with it new models and stuff it seems huh? I hope we'll also get to see the new maps soon.

[Nymrohd]

So the Beta didn't bring with it new models and stuff it seems huh? I hope we'll also get to see the new maps soon.

The vast majority of that is available right on the first build.

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Btw on the Earthen Druids thing; just did the Rookery on follower mode and there is an Earthen druid called Freysworn Chalcy.

[Holdodlig]

I think there is a decent chance the Rootlands are a minizone and the megadungeon. The sword area is likely the finale and we have it datamined that Kezan was at least originally conceptualized as a raid. Considering we have 3 raids now, and Rootlands finale would be too similar to the Dream, they may make whatever is there the mid-point dungeon.

There's a lot of way they can make it a whole different experience if they take inspiration on the Deeprooots Depths from Elden Ring. They just need to follow the color schemes of TWW and not go into the teal / greenish tints of the Emerald Dream.

[Nymrohd]

The Warrens in the Ringing Deeps are next level. The kobolds are getting a far better hometown than multiple playable races. Kudos to whatever devs made that place. It gives me goblin city in the Hobbit.

[Auxis]

Not on the beta (collectors editions woes) but I’ve seen a few things about how there are ones using nature magic and wanting to be closer to nature when they die, nothing about forms though.

Are those the Earthen sworn to Eonar? I recall seeing something about a faction of Earthen sworn to her who are seen as almost heretics by the other Earthen.

[Cheezits]

The vast majority of that is available right on the first build.

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Btw on the Earthen Druids thing; just did the Rookery on follower mode and there is an Earthen druid called Freysworn Chalcy.

I thought you might be mistaken with their look but no, its an actual resto druid.



So I assume they are just waiting till Rootlands to finish their druid forms.

Or... it's like KT/Zandalari and they are slowly working on their forms throughout beta.

[Merryck]

How could we get Earthen druids before Dwarf druids.

[Nibelheimy]

The Warrens in the Ringing Deeps are next level. The kobolds are getting a far better hometown than multiple playable races. Kudos to whatever devs made that place. It gives me goblin city in the Hobbit.

Part of me is gutted we aren't getting the Swolebolds as playable races.

[Nightshade711]

I thought you might be mistaken with their look but no, its an actual resto druid.



So I assume they are just waiting till Rootlands to finish their druid forms.

Or... it's like KT/Zandalari and they are slowly working on their forms throughout beta.

I’m very curious what an Earthen’s Druid look like.