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

[Treegdar]

They are having secret 10.2 PTR Testing on the 11-25 of September.

The timing seems kinda strange that its a range of 2 weeks that theyre flexible with content creators for, but the whole secret PTR testing matches what they did with 10.0 Alpha and 10.1 reveal. All the content creators had like a few days to play and put together videos that essentially took the place of the tradional reveals for that stuff.

[Cheezits]

Wowhead's trading post datamining has a Kirin Tor staff that isn't part of the trading post this month. Maybe something in the next patch?

https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/scree...al/1120834.jpg

Khadgar having a purpose finally?

[Santandame]

And still Pirate Day has nothing to do with all of this?

Pirate’s Day is so insignificant that I doubt the devs even remember it’s coming up.

Lately the store and trading post have been dropping hints involving pirates, diplomats and seafaring so unless they are purposefully misleading us then it’s likely the next expansion will feature those in prominent ways.

[Catastrophy349]

Pirate’s Day is so insignificant that I doubt the devs even remember it’s coming up.

Lately the store and trading post have been dropping hints involving pirates, diplomats and seafaring so unless they are purposefully misleading us then it’s likely the next expansion will feature those in prominent ways.

The real question to ask here is: Do people "hope" that these "hints" toward pirates/exploration ARE indeed for the next expansion? Or, would you prefer that these are intentionally misleading to keep us from knowing the "real" expansion theme?

Tldr: Yay or nay on Pirates?

[Cheezits]

The real question to ask here is: Do people "hope" that these "hints" toward pirates/exploration ARE indeed for the next expansion? Or, would you prefer that these are intentionally misleading to keep us from knowing the "real" expansion theme?

Tldr: Yay or nay on Pirates?

It's not really a misleading thing when pirates were foreshadowed in the wedding short story and Forbidden Reach. The shop bundle and trading post theme could be trolls, hints or just related to September having a pirate holiday.

Doesn't really matter when we have giant HD and unused boats in the files and official set-up of a pirate faction in game.

[Sondrelk]

The real question to ask here is: Do people "hope" that these "hints" toward pirates/exploration ARE indeed for the next expansion? Or, would you prefer that these are intentionally misleading to keep us from knowing the "real" expansion theme?

Tldr: Yay or nay on Pirates?

Nay on pirates as an overarching theme. Yay on ocean exploration.
I can't see how pirates would carry an entire expansion, but it could be a frequent enemy to start with. Similar to stuff like Djaradin in DF so far.

[milkmustache]

The real question to ask here is: Do people "hope" that these "hints" toward pirates/exploration ARE indeed for the next expansion? Or, would you prefer that these are intentionally misleading to keep us from knowing the "real" expansion theme?

Tldr: Yay or nay on Pirates?

Hope towards exploration, seafaring and the such with piracy as an 11.0 threat or a means to our exploration (think Horde war campaign using pirates help in Tiragarde Sound). Pirates will no doubt be at play, but I think they'll be a piece of a larger puzzle, which we're still missing some of. Avaloren, Other Side of Azeroth, Pirates, Naga, Void, just how do they work together?

[Catastrophy349]

It's not really a misleading thing when pirates were foreshadowed in the wedding short story and Forbidden Reach. The shop bundle and trading post theme could be trolls, hints or just related to September having a pirate holiday.

Doesn't really matter when we have giant HD and unused boats in the files and official set-up of a pirate faction in game.

Yeah, I can see how my wording comes off "ignorant". I didn't mean that "pirates aren't in our future". There's enough stuff in-game to suggest that these themes exist. I'm talking specifically about all of the more recent "pirate themed" stuff (datamined, shop items, trader's post, etc.). Do people think that this stuff is a "hint" toward 11.0, or is it for something else (is probably a better way of wording it)?

[Dracullus]

The real question to ask here is: Do people "hope" that these "hints" toward pirates/exploration ARE indeed for the next expansion? Or, would you prefer that these are intentionally misleading to keep us from knowing the "real" expansion theme?

Tldr: Yay or nay on Pirates?

We had Tinker guy, we had Void guy, I guess we have SERIOUS DARK PIRATE EXPANSION guy this time xD. Jesus, I know some people have vision for next expac, but some try to find it on every corner.

Yes, it's pure coincidence these transmog come on Pirate's Day month, devs totally forgot about this day. Except one guy that put drake customization for that day of course, bless his soul.

[Valysar]

There is too much to buy this month

[Well Done Steak]

My money is on avaloren, nightsqual, titans for 10.3.

I'm still betting on 11.0 taking place in karesh as Yrel takes the fight to the extreme and were caught in the middle trying to keep the balance of void and light from falling apart.

Karesh because it's the last known place a void lord manifested and there is probably some void rift into their realm that AU xera would want to o exploit.

But if I'm wrong and it's pirates I just hope we get ships that we can have naval battles with and can customize And is evergreen that can be relevant going forward.

[Pheraz]

WoD 2.0 wouldn't take place on Draenor, it would be on Azeroth with the Lightbound Army fleeing Draenor because it's a dying world and trying to turn Azeroth into a world completely dominated by the Light and the Naaru. It would be like a light-based version of the Burning Legion. Yrel and Xera would be the main antagonists, Thrall would take a major role as a force opposing Yrel, with Arakkoa and Ogres as new playable races, Grom and Garrosh possibly appearing, and a potential fracturing of the alliance because of Turalyon and the Draenei.

Sounds like a compelling expansion IMO.

Indeed. When reading this this sounds nice! As long as the orcs aren't rubbed all over our faces again I'm fine.
LF being evil would also be very cool.

[Dracullus]

There is too much to buy this month

Sadly I expect Blizzard counting on it and releasing another 200 bundle tomorrow. It will de facto mean there is premium sub for wow for 5$ more that gives transmog + extra tenders.

Personally I already ignore all transmog after one month there wasn't enough coins to even buy all mounts and pets which I prioritize.

[Catastrophy349]

I could see a world where the new expansion isn't "per se" pirates, but rather that the "pirates" are helping us/leading us to some "new land" where we go and deal with "insert whatever theme (Titans, Void, etc.).

[Nymrohd]

I'd say WoD 2.0 would be an Outland & Draenor mashup. To escape their collapsing world, they would transpose it with the MU Outland and what would be left would be a collision of both worlds. You'd get an updated version of Outland Netherstorm, Hellfire Peninsula, Blade's Edge Mountains and Zangarmarsh while getting updated WoD Talador, Shadowmoon, Spires of Arak and Nagrand to fit the new timeline. So they could start with the existing WoD model and just change the northern part.

[Revamp Man]

I just dont care man. There is so much reaching and speculation that I will just wait and see.

That's what the thread is for dude

[milkmustache]

My money is on avaloren, nightsqual, titans for 10.3.

I'm still betting on 11.0 taking place in karesh as Yrel takes the fight to the extreme and were caught in the middle trying to keep the balance of void and light from falling apart.

Karesh because it's the last known place a void lord manifested and there is probably some void rift into their realm that AU xera would want to o exploit.

But if I'm wrong and it's pirates I just hope we get ships that we can have naval battles with and can customize And is evergreen that can be relevant going forward.

I wouldn't be surprised to see K'aresh at some point, but I can't imagine it being 11.0. The light isn't really mentioned too much this expansion, only assumed by contrast to the obvious old god/void overtones, so to launch straight into Light vs. Void war would be a bit jarring, but hey, it's not out of question.

I could see a world where the new expansion isn't "per se" pirates, but rather that the "pirates" are helping us/leading us to some "new land" where we go and deal with "insert whatever theme (Titans, Void, etc.).

I agree with this, maybe some sort of privateering feature. Nightsquall/pirate approaches factions about X threat on Avaloren/Islands, factions/Dragonscale Expedition (or new join faction effort) comission pirates as privateers to bring the adventurers to these new lands.

Do we know if the factions armies have recovered post-Fourth War?

[Catastrophy349]

People were gung-ho on the Void Elf and Lightforged Draenei talking to each other (random) inside of Valdrakken. Saying that means that Void vs. Light is next.

I guess similarly to the Kultirans and Zandalari Trolls of Legion.

[Cheezits]

Update notes just confirmed a new Bronze and Infinite questline. Required to do Tyr Questline Pt 3.

Also this, unsure what it means exactly.

Hundreds of zone drops and rare spawn drops lost to the Cataclysm have been faithfully (or near-faithfully) restored. Good luck on your transmog hunts!

Where are these coming from?

[Catastrophy349]

https://www.wowhead.com/news/patch-1...h-notes-334767