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

[Kiivar86]

Smooth visual transition between zones is good for world coherence, but gets more dull for gameplay and recognizability. The Burning Steppes and Searing Gorge might as well be the same thing, 4.e.g. but while Vanilla had a massive landmass for its time and little experience from the devs, along with an intended naturalistic look, DF doesn't. If I'm going to be flying over these places and doing repeated content there, having them be distinct enough that I know right away if I'm one or the other via flora, general geography and color palette is key. A way to get around this are all the one-time events that keep the content itself distinct even where the zones can't manage, e.g. you can't confuse a Fyrakk assault even for a fire invasion, but it needs to go further.

You are honestly the first person I've ever seen to actually want zones to work like this. I've seen countless people express frustration and annoyance at how compartmentalized zones are and the like. Its also still incredibly easy to tell when you're in a different zone in the Dragon Isles even with them flowing together better.

What a strange issue.

[Super Dickmann]

You are honestly the first person I've ever seen to actually want zones to work like this. I've seen countless people express frustration and annoyance at how compartmentalized zones are and the like. Its also still incredibly easy to tell when you're in a different zone in the Dragon Isles even with them flowing together better.

What a strange issue.

Most people complaining about compartmentalization mean it in the Cataclysm/SL sense or even the BFA one, where zones are too divided and don't flow into each other gameplay-wise. I.e, there's an intermission between engaging with any given zone's content that treats them as separate lobbies instead of part of a connected world. I don't think there's any polity for zones to be less distinct and to connect with each other more notably. DF does the cohesion part very well, the best in a decade not counting Legion, but I'm hoping they get to more inventive zones. The DI have Vakthros, Valdrakken, Algeth'ar, the Bronze zones etc. Zaralek is if nothing else a very inventive bit of work, but there's very little that hasn't been done before.

[Murlocos]

My nitpick wish for 11.0 is that the expansion name isn't just one word again. I thought it was okay but not great with Cataclysm and Legion, where there was a little bit of punch and finality for the latter, but Shadowlands and Dragonflight are such dull names.

[micwini]

If blizzardo is indeed attending Gamescom, it would make more sense for them to announce 10.2 there instead of random blog post this week. Unless they have more stuff to show.

[Aeluron Lightsong]

My nitpick wish for 11.0 is that the expansion name isn't just one word again. I thought it was okay but not great with Cataclysm and Legion, where there was a little bit of punch and finality for the latter, but Shadowlands and Dragonflight are such dull names.

Hard to figure out considering what the setting would be about. If its about the Light all I can think is "Crusade of the Light"(God I hate what they are doing with that but I digress).

[micwini]

If the next expansion is void + backside of Azeroth, I think they could pull off Shadows of Azeroth. It refers to the void and at the backside/hiddencontinent in the same title.

[Catastrophy349]

https://www.wowhead.com/news/develop...14-2023-334557 ENJOY!

[Cheezits]

https://www.wowhead.com/news/develop...14-2023-334557 ENJOY!

Dev update tomorrow, huh?

[milkmustache]

Its the big one

[Darkarath]

Tomorrow is the day then.

Much of WoW's future depends on what 10.2 has in store for us. Really excited to see what is coming.

[Reive]

i don't think thye're going to announce 10.2 tomorrow. maybe. I don't know lol

what are going to announce at the gamescom if they are going to reveal 10.2 tomorrow?

[Darkarath]

I mean, it IS possible the Dev update is in regards to 10.1.7.

I thought about this possibility but I do not think that it would be the case. I guess that they would talk about 10.1.7 a week before its release.

They know that we want to see 10.2 and tomorrow update not being about it would be a big dissapointment.

[Darkarath]

what are going to announce at the gamescom if they are going to reveal 10.2 tomorrow?

I do not know if it is confirmed that Blizzard is attending Gamescom.

[Cheezits]

A video update makes sense for the supposed biggest patch, like how Zereth Mortis was revealed.

[Sondrelk]

Does "developer update" usually mean new patch?

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Keep an eye out for anything that "leaks" early today, if that's the case. I know I will!!! Idc if I'll find nothing.

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I mean, it IS possible the Dev update is in regards to 10.1.7.

I believe there have been Dev updates that have not announced new patches, but the timing on this one is pretty much perfect for a new major patch announcement so I would be shocked if it isnt.

[Worldshaper]

IIRC, patch 10.1 was announced as part of a 2023 Roadmap update first mentioned on Twitter. March 8th, 2023. A Wednesday.

So I think it's likely we'll see a 2023 Roadmap update (the final one?) either this Wednesday at 7pm (CEST), or next Tuesday at 7pm (CEST) during Gamescom Opening Night Live.

In a way, I think the likeliest scenario is that they announce it this week. Next week might be more of an Xbox Activision Blizzard thing, with even more surprises (although unrelated to the patch).

[Makabreska]

i don't think thye're going to announce 10.2 tomorrow. maybe. I don't know lol

what are going to announce at the gamescom if they are going to reveal 10.2 tomorrow?

What they are going to announce tomorrow when 10.1.7 is already done?

[Reive]

maybe tomorrow's update is something linked to classic wow, like som2 etc.

[Makabreska]

maybe tomorrow's update is something linked to classic wow, like som2 etc.

No. Why again it is so weird for peeps to imagine major patch announcement coming like that? Did peeps think too much about Gamescom?

[Cheezits]

No. Why again it is so weird for peeps to imagine major patch announcement?

Probably because there hasn't been an encrypted build, and they were really vague with the title/aren't hyping it up.