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

[Doffen]

Same here yes. I can not wait to give my soul to the new experience. Hope the story isn't fucking it up.

Yeah, crossing fingers!

[Grazrug]

Yeah, crossing fingers!

I will go fast to 80 so I can create the Earthen. Not sure yet if he will be mage or warrior depending on the aviable mogs.

[Doffen]

I will go fast to 80 so I can create the Earthen. Not sure yet if he will be mage or warrior depending on the aviable mogs.

Going to be leveling my hunter, I THINK, but darn Frost DK main is tempting.

Mogs gotta fit, thats for sure!

[Cherry123]

lol they didn't even do a promotional cinematic for gamescom. The budget is clearly being cut, I wouldn't be surprised if CGI is abandoned in the next expansions.

[Skytotem]

lol they didn't even do a promotional cinematic for gamescom. The budget is clearly being cut, I wouldn't be surprised if CGI is abandoned in the next expansions.

Have they... done promotional cinematics for Gamescom in the past?

[Cherry123]

Have they... done promotional cinematics for Gamescom in the past?

Considering they don't have enough budget for the classic 3 shorts. I mean, look at how much content Legion and BFA gave and how much the latest expansions provide.

[Enrif]

Have they... done promotional cinematics for Gamescom in the past?

Legion was revelaed at a gamescom.

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lol they didn't even do a promotional cinematic for gamescom. The budget is clearly being cut, I wouldn't be surprised if CGI is abandoned in the next expansions.

I would wait for thursday before i made judgement.

[Skytotem]

Considering they don't have enough budget for the classic 3 shorts. I mean, look at how much content Legion and BFA gave and how much the latest expansions provide.

Aren't we getting the third short in a few days?

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Legion was revelaed at a gamescom.

Well what were they gonna do, re-reveal the expansion that was already announced?

[Enrif]

Well what were they gonna do, re-reveal the expansion that was already announced?

We have not seen the full intro cincematic for TWW. Like the stone dude climbing the tower for DF. Unless that cinematic with the earthen, Faerin, Orwyna is it, which would be a strange one for a expansion cinematic.

[Skytotem]

We have not seen the full intro cincematic for TWW. Like the stone dude climbing the tower for DF. Unless that cinematic with the earthen, Faerin, Orwyna is it, which would be a strange one for a expansion cinematic.

Well okay, how do we measure cinematics between DF and TWW?

[Enrif]

Well okay, how do we measure cinematics between DF and TWW?

Well, Every Cinematic has some heroic fantasy action going on. MoP had Chen toing with the Horde/Alliance soldiers, WoD had Grom fight of Mannoroth, Legion had Varians attack on Broken Shore, BfA had the Horde&Alliance both rallying up, SL had Sylvanas and Bolvar fight, DF had Watcher Koranos make a heroic attempt at climbing the pillar and fixing the orb.

The Cinematics we have seen sofar for TWW, not a single one has that heroic fantasy moments. The earthen dude hammers, Farin armors up, Orwyna dances, the Nerubian concocts a potion and simple Xal smirk. There is something missing. These seem more like 4 distinct short stitched together and more akin to the Covenant cinematic for SL.

[Skytotem]

Well, Every Cinematic has some heroic fantasy action going on. MoP had Chen toing with the Horde/Alliance soldiers, WoD had Grom fight of Mannoroth, Legion had Varians attack on Broken Shore, BfA had the Horde&Alliance both rallying up, SL had Sylvanas and Bolvar fight, DF had Watcher Koranos make a heroic attempt at climbing the pillar and fixing the orb.

The Cinematics we have seen sofar for TWW, not a single one has that heroic fantasy moments. The earthen dude hammers, Farin armors up, Orwyna dances, the Nerubian concocts a potion and simple Xal smirk. There is something missing. These seem more like 4 distinct short stitched together and more akin to the Covenant cinematic for SL.

Did other expacs get additional cinematics? Like what would be the equivalent of the Orwenya-Earthen-Xal-Faerin thing for other Expacs?

[Hitei]

Did other expacs get additional cinematics? Like what would be the equivalent of the Orwenya-Earthen-Xal-Faerin thing for other Expacs?

[Enrif]

Did other expacs get additional cinematics? Like what would be the equivalent of the Orwenya-Earthen-Xal-Faerin thing for other Expacs?

https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Template:Animations


There are a lot of cinematics. And since SL we had two different cinematics.
SL had The King and the Queen as their main cinematic, but also the Beyond the Veil cinematic
DF had Dragon Isles as their main cinematic, but also the Take to the Skies cinematic

TWW sofar has only the Shadows Beneath cinematic which is more similar to the Beyond the Veil and Take to the Skies cinematics.

Currently the Anduin&Thrall Cinematic is listed as the TWW one, but that feels more like a cinematic for the Saga then specifically for TWW.

[Joshuaj]

Gul'dan beat us big time on the Broken Shore, and we still had plenty of gaming in Legion.

That's beginning of expansion stuff though. Dalaran gets blown up at the beginning of TWW. That's not my argument.

My argument is that, if we lose at the end of TWW, likely when Xal'atath is by Azeroth, then everything is fucked. I expect us not to 100% win maybe, but I don't expect Xal'atath to win either.

[Enrif]

That's beginning of expansion stuff though. Dalaran gets blown up at the beginning of TWW. That's not my argument.

My argument is that, if we lose at the end of TWW, likely when Xal'atath is by Azeroth, then everything is fucked. I expect us not to 100% win maybe, but I don't expect Xal'atath to win either.

It could be more of a Sylvanas situation? We defeat her plan, but not her. She just opens a void portal and says something like "you did well, my toys, we'll see each other again... soon."

[Cherry123]

I don't believe in miracle cinematic on Thursday. If it existed, it would have been shown right away

[Makabreska]

That's beginning of expansion stuff though. Dalaran gets blown up at the beginning of TWW. That's not my argument.

My argument is that, if we lose at the end of TWW, likely when Xal'atath is by Azeroth, then everything is fucked. I expect us not to 100% win maybe, but I don't expect Xal'atath to win either.

I mean, we already know that things will go really bad for us at the end of Midnight.

[Santandame]

That's beginning of expansion stuff though. Dalaran gets blown up at the beginning of TWW. That's not my argument.

My argument is that, if we lose at the end of TWW, likely when Xal'atath is by Azeroth, then everything is fucked. I expect us not to 100% win maybe, but I don't expect Xal'atath to win either.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s the beginning of the expansion or not. Us losing at the end of an expansion to the main villain does not mean the death of the WoW universe. If we can lose at the start, then we can lose at the end. The order is irrelevant. “That’s beginning of expansion stuff though” makes no sense and holds no weight. If the writers want us to lose to Xal’atath, that can and will happen. It doesn’t mean the game will end.

[Xilurm]

lol they didn't even do a promotional cinematic for gamescom. The budget is clearly being cut, I wouldn't be surprised if CGI is abandoned in the next expansions.

What an absurd take. We've already had 2 CGI cinematics, a rendered in-engine trailer, a 2D short and a fully animated short too. The budget couldn't be higher.

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We have not seen the full intro cincematic for TWW. Like the stone dude climbing the tower for DF. Unless that cinematic with the earthen, Faerin, Orwyna is it, which would be a strange one for a expansion cinematic.

The Anduin and Thrall cinematic was the TWW cinematic.

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Currently the Anduin&Thrall Cinematic is listed as the TWW one, but that feels more like a cinematic for the Saga then specifically for TWW.

It's like people are desperately looking for reasons to be disappointed.