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

[Reive]

stupid question, but what would the theme of the expansion be if those leaked images were not fakes? void?

[Santandame]

On one hand, it looks AI-generated on first glance, on the other, I'm inclined to wonder why he'd mislead us that way. Have we tried checking the metadata of the original images to see if he left anything hidden for us? If these are to mislead us, maybe he's hidden something real beneath them.

It’s a tricky one. It doesn’t look like anywhere on Azeroth. It looks like it could be Nathreza with K’aresh as an outside possibility. We know Azshara is knocking around beyond the Umbral Veil so it could be there.

I’m just dubious that Blizzard would have us go off world so soon after Shadowlands. I figured if we were to get a Void expansion, it would be a Void incursion on Azeroth.

I’m more inclined to trust Scaleface over Towellie.

There’s the possibility the zones are on Avaloren with the heretics. But I think that would be a huge waste just to have the heretics be Void practitioners instead of another cosmic force, or even a combination.

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stupid question, but what would the theme of the expansion be if those leaked images were not fakes? void?

Void I’d guess. However, the Void aesthetic seems to have changed with DF from purple tentacles, eyes and corruption to more of a midnight blue, space aesthetic. Though it could also be Dreadlord themed and set on Nathreza. Nathreza has a purple theme going on if the Portalkeeper Hasabel fight from Antorus is any indication.

[Le Conceptuel]

I don't know. The "sword" pic looks like some Unreal Engine stuff. Not the recent WoW's detail quality. I really hope it's fake because I was really enjoying my life on Azeroth.

I think it might be a hint. Maybe @Houle had it right and this is supposed to tell us the sword gets corrupted?

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I can see these pictures being generated by ai based on a description of a zone, as seen by someone. This way they can "show" us what they've seen without taking a picture, and with a plausible deniability of actually leaking something.

That could make sense, I suppose. I'd expect he'd give us something more concrete to grasp on to, though, as he did with the Drek'thar image and the metadata puzzle.

[Al Gorefiend]

It’s a tricky one. It doesn’t look like anywhere on Azeroth. It looks like it could be Nathreza with K’aresh as an outside possibility. We know Azshara is knocking around beyond the Umbral Veil so it could be there.

I’m just dubious that Blizzard would have us go off world so soon after Shadowlands. I figured if we were to get a Void expansion, it would be a Void incursion on Azeroth.

I’m more inclined to trust Scaleface over Towellie.

There’s the possibility the zones are on Avaloren with the heretics. But I think that would be a huge waste just to have the heretics be Void practitioners instead of another cosmic force, or even a combination.

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Void I’d guess. However, the Void aesthetic seems to have changed with DF from purple tentacles, eyes and corruption to more of a midnight blue, space aesthetic. Though it could also be Dreadlord themed and set on Nathreza. Nathreza has a purple theme going on if the Portalkeeper Hasabel fight from Antorus is any indication.

Void has always been blue, black and purple.

[edeledc]

The "Winter is coming" from the wow twitter account makes me believe that Iridikron will unleash the "Galakron Hunger" on the world.

This could lead to some Cataclysm-like event that would justified a (partial?) world revamp, with some kind of zombi apocalypse theme (Opposing argument would be we just had Shadowlands so...), but also new threats and new grounded adventures for each zone. We could imagine some zones being merged into one.

The cataclysm timeline could still be accessible through some Bronze temple of sort and if there is a Classic HD, the classic timeline could also be accessible once more.

That's just ideas from the "winter is coming" though, I'm probably wrong.

[lostsoup]

What about his twitter header? Not sure how long he's had it.

[Nightshade711]

What about his twitter header? Not sure how long he's had it.

There’s also Scaleface’s new PFP.


Which looks to be the Twitter header. Though the header is a little cut off.

[Santandame]

Void has always been blue, black and purple.

It has but the Void aesthetic has changed significantly from what it was previously to what we have now in Aberrus.

[Reive]

Void I’d guess. However, the Void aesthetic seems to have changed with DF from purple tentacles, eyes and corruption to more of a midnight blue, space aesthetic. Though it could also be Dreadlord themed and set on Nathreza. Nathreza has a purple theme going on if the Portalkeeper Hasabel fight from Antorus is any indication.

Thanks. yeah, deosn't seem like void. it's too "dirty" to be it. the void is a deeper purple/blue

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have to say it, right now the prospect of another cosmic expansion is more interesting than a revamped azeroth. the og world is not/won't be the same without the faction conflict. It would probably be another "slop" like dragonflight

[Magistrate]

I'd actually love to have found Elemental structures (in my headcanon, Molten Core would be Ragnaros original seat of power which is why he could be summoned there and there'd be remnants of Firelands' style architecture there) that have somehow survived from before the Black Empire. Honestly despite the fairly large time span of Azeroth's history, there are very few significant ancient civilizations that could have left buildings and facilities.

Honestly I actually love this. Mix in some black empire and elemental ruins into some areas.

[Catastrophy349]

So, regardless of whether or not this is "real" or "fake", are we excited about it or not?

[lostsoup]

So, regardless of whether or not this is "real" or "fake", are we excited about it or not?

I think it looks really cool, though I think people who are enjoying the down to earth style of Dragonflight who were hoping for a world revamp are gonna be disappointed.
The designs of the two creatures in the twitter banner look awesome.

[Magistrate]

I would be all for a primordial or ancient Kalimdor expansion but you run the risk of angering those who get upset with time travel.

I remember a “leak” prior to Legion that was clearly a mock of WoD. It was called the Dragon Kings of Azeroth. It had Jaina going back to pre first war Eastern Kingdoms and helping the rulers from back then to enslave the Aspects and funnel their powers in order to wipe out the Horde when they invade. I think it was:

- The Menethils of Lordaeron with the red flight.
- The Sunstriders of Silvermoon with the bronze
- Archmage Antonidas and Dalaran with the blue
- The Bronzebeards with the black flight with Ironforge being the first raid.
- I can’t remember who had the green flight. I want to say Gilneas but it may have also been the Arathi.

I imagine most would have hated that, but I’d have loved it and still would if we got anything like it.

I don't think we need time travel. Zone revamp could include sprinkling in some stuff that should probably already be there. A lot of stuff like the old gods and such weren't really fully developed concepts in vanilla to the level of world building history they've established today.

Nothing crazy, just tuck some mysteries into like border areas and hard to reach areas for flavor and maybe future content npc areas.

[Santandame]

Question is, IF it’s real, where is it?

- Nathreza?
- K’Aresh?
- Beyond the Umbral Veil?
- Avaloren?
- Somewhere created for the expansion?

[Reive]

So, regardless of whether or not this is "real" or "fake", are we excited about it or not?

i like it, but i feel many won't because they want a revamped ek/kalimdor

[Teriz]

So, regardless of whether or not this is "real" or "fake", are we excited about it or not?

Nope. This is giving me Argus and Shadowlands vibes. Terrible direction to take the game if this turns out to be real.

[Catastrophy349]

Is it possible that those "images" are of a world revamp of Azeroth? In other words, we got cracked and that's the result.

[Reive]

Question is, IF it’s real, where is it?

- Nathreza?
- K’Aresh?
- Beyond the Umbral Veil?
- Avaloren?
- Somewhere created for the expansion?

doesn't look like azeroth so it's not avaloren. nathreza probably not because the zones in these pictures don't fit the dreadlord style. it's probably k'aresh or the umbral veil

[Revamp Man]

That creature in t&e left corner or at least the head of it reminds me of a mix between ysharjj and the devourers from SL who were supposedly a force that wants to consume all

[Nightshade711]

Nope. This is giving me Argus and Shadowlands vibes. Terrible direction to take the game if this turns out to be real.

What are you even talking about.
Argus was one of the best pieces of patch content in the game so far.