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

[Vakir]

Looking forward to how an Assassin rogue will heal and tank for us . . .

Elixirs and outlaw-style swashbucklin'!

[WildcatTM]

Got my hopes up for Fel Orcs. Stupid me.

[Syegfryed]

It's one of my silver linings. I don't care about Haranir at all but at least they're not the third set of colors on the exact same model High Elves would be.

Sure they are better, but they are still lazy night elves with some fur, pointless, could be added as an night elf customisation and nobody would care.

Because there’s 0 story reason for Nightborne DHs.

There was zero story reason for void spec for a demon hunter. You just make reason and make story for it

In fact, its fucking preposterous this fucking class still is restricted to elves, till now, so i refuse to play it.

Alliance having one extra DH race doesn’t matter tbh

"inbalance never matters when it benefits the alliance"

[Jastall]

Looking forward to how an Assassin rogue will heal and tank for us . . .

Same way a Hunter does, I suspect.

[Dvalin]

Voidstorm looks cool. My concern is....really? Voidstorm? Pretty sure even ChatGPT could have come up with a less generic name for a void themed zone.
And yes, Quel'Thalas being just one zone is certainly a choice.
Not to be overly dramatic but it seems like the worst of two worlds. We don't get Plaguelands and stuff south of QT, but neither is it the size of a continent.
I would say the Amani fans are the winners cause Zul'Aman is a full zone. But the way it is worded suggests that they aren't our allies in this war. Hope not, but making tham just cannon fodder feels like a waste.

We ally with two grandchildren of Zul'jin and look into why the Loa aren't acting up. There are also cultists and hostile Amani in Zul'Aman.

[Wyrt]

It could be, except VE's are referenced in game as VE's not HE's and turn purple in combat, and have VE racials.

Just give it up dude.

Man'ari eredar are just a customization for draenei, just like high elves are just a customization for blood/void elves. If Blizzard was ever going to make high elves it would have been Midnight, but they clearly don't see the need because all the customization is already available to players on both factions.

[Nightshade711]

There was zero story reason for void spec for a demon hunter. You just make reason and make story for it

A void spec Demon Hunter makes a lot more sense than a Nightborne DH tbh.

"inbalance never matters when it benefits the alliance"

Horde has more Druids and Shaman than Alliance. You don’t see me complaining about that.

[Dvalin]

Also, where is it said that Zul'Aman and Harandar are connected?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Bleak.

Looks like a free patch, not an expansion.

A new Emerald Dream zone was unexpected.

"We must stand together" blah blah blah. Multi billion dollar company can't hire good writers apparently, only regurgitate slop.

No artifact weapons, Covenants, or Hero Talent specs to improve your character. Only Demon Hunter players get new stuff.

Third neutral race in a row. No more pairs from now on.

The remake of Quel'thelas looks to be a let down. I was thinking we would get Eversong Woods redesigned like the Emereald Dream with huge forests to fly through, and a grandiose city of skyscraper talls to fly through.

[infinitemeridian]

Because there’s 0 story reason for Nightborne DHs.
Alliance having one extra DH race doesn’t matter tbh.

There were Nightborne DH in Legion.

[Nymrohd]

OK so . .. if QT is a single zone there is no reason for this NOT to be connected to EK. That requires removing the invisible walls over Stratholme and doing something with northern lordaeron so it doesn't look as bad. I am not expecting a zone but they will have to actually work the terrain to connect EPL with Eversong and Zul'aman.

Also, less than half the expansion is Blood Elf focused. And we already have a launch zone in the Void. So what is the patch zones? My votes for Zereth Lumen remain high but I think EPL/Eastweald is not unlikely.

[ro9ue]

Midnight also ushers in bold new ways to customize and evolve your journey. Design a home that reflects triumphs and treasures you’ve earned with the highly anticipated Housing feature. Illuminate the darkness as an enigmatic new race—the haranir—whose culture is shaped by the deep places of the world. Unlock a daring new class and race combination, the Void Elf Demon Hunter, and master a new Demon Hunter specialization, Devourer. Hunt or be hunted with the new Prey system, where contracts pit you against Azeroth’s deadliest creatures.

"Unlock a daring new class and race combination, the Void Elf Demon Hunter"

I dunno, sounds pretty singular lol. Yikes....

[Lahis]

DF makes no narrative sense when leading into the Saga. My only guess is that Iridikron is going to be a key player in TLT and they want to make sure players know who he is.

The Dark Heart was uncovered in Dragonflight, and Iridikron's ultimate goal is to destroy the Titans. Not to mention the Worldsoul empowerign the Aspects instead of Titan magic.

Dragonflight definitely connects to the Worldsoul Saga.

[Dvalin]

Wow.

Of all the negativity, 'low-effort', 'you can see a 18-month production-period is bad' or 'could have been a patch' are the saddest of arguments which truly indicate people don't have a trained eye for stuff like this.

[Nightshade711]

There were Nightborne DH in Legion.

There weren’t.

[Lahis]

Valeera is a weird ass pick for your delve companion. How does she heal, how does she tank?

Brann is a weird ass pick for your delve companion. How does he heal, how does he tank?

[Hitei]

Also, where is it said that Zul'Aman and Harandar are connected?

Maisara Caverns looked to have similar vegetation so I assume they are connected.

[Wangming]

That's what throws me - did people think her being prettier would make that blandness somehow more worthwhile? It's a non-symptom of a bigger issue.

To this day, Generic Blood Elf Priest in the TBC cinematic looks more attractive, yeah, but the thing I actually remember about her is that transition from seeming grace and serenity to MERCILESSLY SUCKING THE LIFE OUT OF THE MANA WYRM.

Like, what a great race establishment in just a few seconds, significantly better than a Draenei casting a Seal and walking away, as cool as Maraad looked.

Probably not, she is living carboard. The issue is, there is a perception of elves as ageless being of otherwordly grace. A not particularly attractive human woman with bigger ears and eyebrows does not really fit the elven fantasy. Especially not when Xal'atath was there as contrast.

[WildcatTM]

Wasn't there a reveal recently where everyone was disappointed but came around by the time panels and interviews happened? Might have even been TWW. Hopefully that happens again. But no matter what, im gonna stay disappointed by Quel'thalas only being 1 zone, and harronir race is so tone deaf.

In hindsight, we should have expected Haranir since they were being set-up -- in my opinion -- as an allied race in the early days of TWW. Framework was already there.

[Syegfryed]

A void spec Demon Hunter makes a lot more sense than a Nightborne DH tbh.

Now, that there are story for it, obviouslly make sense, DUH

Horde has more Druids than Alliance. You don’t see me complaining about that.

and alliance have more other classes, pretty sure they still have more paladins

DH was an exclusive class, that was balanced, now is broken for giggles.

They could have add for draenei and orcs, but NOO, the elf whiners want DH and paladin too.