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

[Khaza-R]

Stop putting boobs on things that don't need boobs! And if you NEED to add boobs to an alien energy race, add three!

Eh, I don't see the big deal here?

Their physical forms were destroyed by a violent, cataclysmic event. Their ethereal form might just be them holding on to a semblance of what they previously looked like by memory or willpower alone.

[MauroDiogo]

My gut's telling me we'll see the presumed Goblin raid in 11.1 along with the "Rootlands" in the same patch.

We've seen a lot of Goblin activity in the new zones and I just keep thinking that we'll most likely be finding them trying to siphon off or collect Black Blood in the Rootlands, much like they were doing with Azerite.

I haven't really seen anyone else mention it but in the Alpha, just behind Opportunity Point, there was another area that we still don't have access to, but you could see it from above in the map. There's a section of the cave wall in Opportunity Point that looks like a tunnel blocked off by rubble. But in the Alpha you could see that there was something else on the other side.



And from the top view it looks like pools of black blood, tainting the area around them and you can see a lot of pipes and grey structures on those same pools.

Xal'atath could be on a more secondary role while she takes a breather during 11.1 and the focus is shifted slightly to telling the story of the Haranir while they try to protect their lands from Goblins who want more of the black blood.

Gallywix is seen having some ties with Ethereals in the Shadowlands, so it could somehow be a thread that would then lead to a potential 11.2 Ethereal raid with Xal'atath coming back to do her thing. Whatever that might be.

GUTTERVILLE!

It's nice to have a name to the area I was talking about and seeing it in the actual in-game map!

[huth]

I hate hate hate that to my core. Completely unfitting for the race. Couldn’t they have just made the model curve at the chest to keep a feminine silhouette without defining actual breasts with the shading?

I dunno, they still look pretty androgynous.

[AOL Instant Messenger]

Eh, I don't see the big deal here?

Their physical forms were destroyed by a violent, cataclysmic event. Their ethereal form might just be them holding on to a semblance of what they previously looked like by memory or willpower alone.

I can’t speak for everyone, but at least for me the issue is that they’re defined. I think it makes sense for ethereal women to have curved chests both because they are imitating a presumably formerly mammalian body and also because it’s just an easy way to visually signal they’re female, but their bodies aren’t usually defined: they otherwise look like vague silhouettes with the right arrangement of limbs and digits, but without much definition.

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I dunno, they still look pretty androgynous.

The female ones look fairly female to me otherwise, and I’m fine with them having defined sex. It really is just the breasts actually being shaded at the bottom and actually looking like breasts that puts me off.

[Lady Atia]

Could this be a haranir druid bear form?

It's prolly for the new packleader rework.

[Holdodlig]

Some new cosmetic set (probably TP reward)





A new coat who apparently has his bottom part linked to the chestplate and not some anecdotic leg item.

[Divada]

I can already tell you that trenchcoat is the only thing you're going to see on RP servers

[Cheezits]

They make feminine models because people like them. That's the monkeys paw for anything being playable besides Drac and you saw how that went (and they gave them the human model with bigger breasts instead of blood elf which actually fits the aspects visages)

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A new coat who apparently has his bottom part linked to the chestplate and not some anecdotic leg item.

The fact that something this huge is debuting in Undermine is insane. But could be a shop item.

[Holdodlig]

They make feminine models because people like them. That's the monkeys paw for anything being playable besides Drac and you saw how that went (and they gave them the human model with bigger breasts instead of blood elf which actually fits the aspects visages)

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The fact that something this huge is debuting in Undermine is insane. But could be a shop item.

Unlikely. There are 3 variants of this item and they are rare quality. They'll be in the trading post or a renown reward.

As for the ethereal, here is a NPC with a new ethereal model :

https://www.wowhead.com/ptr-2/npc=23...ase-thief-azir

You can have a glimpse at their animation. Sadly, it doesn't seem that they have all the class cast animation which makes it unlikely that they'll become an allied race.

[Cheezits]

No reason for them to have full animations 2 patches before Midnight. I think the female models/customizations are more indicative.

[Joshuaj]

Some new cosmetic set (probably TP reward)





A new coat who apparently has his bottom part linked to the chestplate and not some anecdotic leg item.

Seems Elune based tbh (the armor I mean).

[Worldshaper]

OK wtf Siren Isle is great. Loving the vrykul lore, the rainy mood, the quick pace of rewards, etc.

Oh and Jesus those datamined items look good.

[Raetary]

Looking through the tier sets, aside from warriors and locks which have the same silhouette as usual, i like that they tried to do something a tad bit different for the other sets.

I don't think it necessarily works for every set *cough* hunters/DHs *cough* but its nice to see some creativity.

[Foreign Exchange Ztudent]

That's a nice coat a shame we still don't have those LV70ETC Managers' Sunglasses on Retail yet for Transmog. Closer and closer to Wolfslayer Sniper Rifle + Coat + Sunglasses.

[Raetary]

Actually, we could expect ethreal raid in 11.2 based on these datamines:

inv_11_0_etherealraid_communicator_color4
inv_11_0_etherealraid_chime_color1

The communicator was a Ky'vas trinket.

[Enrif]

Seems Elune based tbh (the armor I mean).

Yeah, that armor has heavy elune vibes. Though , it also has a general celestial vibe. Stars, moons and suns.

[Nightshade711]

Unlikely. There are 3 variants of this item and they are rare quality. They'll be in the trading post or a renown reward.

As for the ethereal, here is a NPC with a new ethereal model :

https://www.wowhead.com/ptr-2/npc=23...ase-thief-azir

You can have a glimpse at their animation. Sadly, it doesn't seem that they have all the class cast animation which makes it unlikely that they'll become an allied race.

Is it just me or are these animations really damn smooth? I hope they do become a race in some way. As for animations it is possible they could still be working on the more player specific ones but who knows.

[Joshuaj]

Yeah, that armor has heavy elune vibes. Though , it also has a general celestial vibe. Stars, moons and suns.

True, but that is Elune's thing lol

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Hopefully the Life Pantheon are called "The Celestials" or summ like that.

[OCoyne]

It's entirely possible that there could be some Ethereals within the Darkfuse as there are some within Nerub'ar Palace. Some Ethereal factions seem to be playing the role of Xal'atath's lieutenants, so it would make sense if they are involved with her interests.

I'd say they're less playable races and more of what you're saying. The Shadowguard Ethereal were active in the novels scouting all of Azeroth on Xal's behalf pre-patch but ingame we haven't seen them since the Seat of Tirumvirate, the 5 man in Argus.

They were overdue an appearance at this point to be honest.

[Merryck]

That gnome outfit makes me want to make a gnome wizard