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

[Timester]

not long ago some "ethereal raid" items were datamined. do you think the new zone is going to be k'aresh?

The Ethereal was Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in the Nerubian raid.

[Golden Yak]

K'aresh seems more likely as a Midnight zone, what with the heavy Void angle and all.

[Dracullus]

The Ethereal was Nexus-Princess Ky'veza in the Nerubian raid.

And it was tease for something bigger involving Ethereals. In past expacs I would say it's clear tease for final or middle patch, but now with this Saga thing they may think about bigger picture. If Void is dealt in Midnight, clearly K'aresh sounds like suitable patch.

Also, I must say Silvermoon->Sunwell->K'aresh rhymes nicely with Legion's Suramar->Tomb->Argus, although I picture Silvermoon as hub and Amani as first tier.

[Timester]

And it was tease for something bigger involving Ethereals. In past expacs I would say it's clear tease for final or middle patch, but now with this Saga thing they may think about bigger picture. If Void is dealt in Midnight, clearly K'aresh sounds like suitable patch.

Also, I must say Silvermoon->Sunwell->K'aresh rhymes nicely with Legion's Suramar->Tomb->Argus, although I picture Silvermoon as hub and Amani as first tier.

Void isn't dealt in Midnight, Xal'atath will be the main villain for the entire Saga.

[Khaza-R]

I think we will definitely see some Ethereal activity in Undermine and possibly 11.1.5. But I think the core of their story will be tied to Alleria and the Locus Walker in Midnight.

[Samin]

Void isn't dealt in Midnight, Xal'atath will be the main villain for the entire Saga.

I don't think it's guaranteed that Xal survives Midnight, but it's certainly possible (if only because of fan service). But the void will be "dealth with" in Midnight.

You will not only help reunify the scattered elven tribes of Azeroth, but you will make your stand with the forces of the light and banish the shadow forever.

[Timester]

I don't think it's set in stone that Xal survives Midnight, but it's certainly possible (if only because of fan service). But the void will be "dealth with" in Midnight.

Metzen already said it that Xal will be confronted multiple times over the arc of the Saga, not one in time done raid boss.



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[Samin]

We've already confronted her multiple times and will again in Midnight.

What he said was by no means a reference to literal combat encounters.

Again, that wasn't really the point I was making. The void will be dealt with in Midnight

[Timester]

We've already confronted her multiple times and will again in Midnight.

What he said was by no means a reference to literal combat encounters.

The arc of the Saga. The three expansions.

[Dracullus]

Void isn't dealt in Midnight, Xal'atath will be the main villain for the entire Saga.

And Metzen said we will banish Shadow forever. And later he said things may go not to plan. It's not certain dude, Xalatath and Void man remain main villains for whole Saga, but many speculate that Titans/Order will be against us in Last Titan.

Also, Metzen said she won't be one and done villain like Deathwing and we encounter her multiple times during Saga, I'm listening to this interview right now. Just 2 months of Chinese whispers and suddenly she has plot armor bigger than Anduin xD.

What he said was by no means a reference to literal combat encounters.

Oh, that's another thing. She may be final boss in Worldcore and simply.. win, just like Jailer in 9.1.

[Samin]

Yes and if she appears in part 1 & 2, that is multiple times across the arc of the Saga. He contrasts it against Deathwing who is very absent in the story of Cata versus Xal who is more involved and not just a single raid encounter at the end.

What you're thinking he said is "all the way throughout the Saga".

Again, it could be all throughout the saga, but that's not what Metzen said. it's ambiguous.

[Darkarath]

https://x.com/MrGMYT/status/1857093329038549182

Well, we can throw yesterday discussion to trash. New zone for 11.2 confirmed.

Very glad about this.

Confidence is restored.

[Timester]

Yes and if she appears in part 1 & 2, that is multiple times across the arc of the Saga. He contrasts it against Deathwing who is very absent in the story of Cata versus Xal who is more involved and not just a single raid encounter at the end.

What you're thinking he said is "all the way throughout the Saga".

Again, it could be all throughout the saga, but that's not what Metzen said. it's ambiguous.

It's the fact of "arc of the Saga". It's a clear definition of a story with three parts, not like the previous expansions. So Xal has to been seen in the new concept of Saga.

[Sinstrike]

Player housing leaked a while back by someone who certainly wasn't me....

https://imgur.com/a/1DAHkjc

[Sondrelk]

Player housing leaked a while back by someone who certainly wasn't me....

https://imgur.com/a/1DAHkjc

Wow. Truly some visionary people who predicted housing and really went against the grain.

Honestly, it is still kinda surprising we are actually getting it. Sure, Midnight is exactly hte kind of expansion I predicted housing would appear in years ago, but even then I didnt actually think we would see it.

[Joshuaj]

Not how politicians see it. In many countries any type of online gambling has to be legislated, even virtual. That's why RDR2 and GTA Online gambling is banned.



Would still be banned.

This is me rn.

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Player housing leaked a while back by someone who certainly wasn't me....

https://imgur.com/a/1DAHkjc

...This is the fake login screen, isn't it?

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Oh my god it wasn't...

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I don't think it's guaranteed that Xal survives Midnight, but it's certainly possible (if only because of fan service). But the void will be "dealth with" in Midnight.

If you think "forever" actually means forever in WoW, boy do I have some news for you.

[Cheezits]

Red Shirt Guy pointed out the guy in the housing video is a High Elf in a Human themed house. Take that as you will.

[Alanar]

I wonder if we will be able to go to the isle of Kezan too, above Undermine.

Wondering that to.

[huth]

You're saying a car would fit in Lord of the Rings?

No, i'm saying the reason it doesn't has nothing to do with it being Fantasy.

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I think the key difference is in presentation. The cars at Mirage Raceway weren't modern cars with internal combustion engines, they were driven by rockets.

We built those before we built rocket cars. Just saying.

[Joshuaj]

So...this was on Kosak's post regarding the conceptualization of the Cosmology Chart. Seems the idea for "Lords of Death" were in the cards for a while now, and the Void Lords were seemingly planned as well...but it's Light that interests me...

They likely won't be named "The Archons" anymore, but it does seem Blizzard had plans to make Lords of Light. Potentially, this could still be in the cards.