Spoiler, 11.0 expansion leak

[TheSquirrelKing]

World of Warcraft: Storming Abyss

New Continent: Khaz Algar, home to a race of Dwarves that Odyn infused with storm energy that he harnessed from the Thorignir Storm Drakes, they’re known as the Stormborn and act as our main faction throughout the expansion. We are brought there by Tyr and he and the Tyr’s Hand act as a main ensemble of characters.

6* new zones, four arranged in a fashion similar to the Dragon Isles; above ground and blending together with increasing elevation, with the highest zone being a frosty, mountainous region, and the lowest being an arid desert, more akin to a modernized Durotar/Gorgrond than Vol’Dun. The other two zones are a lush jungle and a storm-ravaged wasteland. The other two zones are underground, with one being beneath the frost region, and another being beneath the wasteland, both of these zones are next to each other, just the same as their corresponding above-ground zones.

The Wasteland will be home to another faction, a group of Arrakoa-like bird people called the Kenuran. They are initially hostile towards players but will be open to relations with them as time goes on. Whereas the Stormborn will be more drawn to the Alliance the Kenuran will be more drawn towards the Horde, this will serve as a starting point to reigniting faction tensions without sending them into a full-blown war. Almost nobody wants a repeat of Battle for Azeroth.

The dynamic events from Zaralek are going to be returning throughout all of the zones, with more difficult ones unlocking as you reach a higher level cap. You will also be able to seek out Heroic and even Mythic only dynamic events as your gear gets better.

*the zones are a bit smaller than they are in Dragonflight, but larger than many ones in the past.

No new classes but two new support specs will be added. Bard for Rogue and Banneret for Warriors.

The main city is Uldaz atop the frosty mountain region, combining Titanic and Dwarven architecture. The city is partially above ground and partially below, acting both as a hub city for players and as a method of getting to the mountain’s underground zone.

There will be 8 dungeons at launch and 1 raid named The Rising Storm. It takes place within Uldaz and sees the Stormborn splinter into two factions, the Stormriders who rebel against Odyn and utilize the Storm Drakes as mounts, and the Puremind who remain loyal to Odyn, shunning the others as being corrupted. Odyn is the final boss but he will escape.

World revamp is in the works but will not be ready by 11.0. However, it will be partially ready as Azuremyst, Bloodmyst, Eversong, and the Ghostlands will be added to the main continents, removing them from their BC/Outland purgatory. Yes, this means you’ll be able to fly in them. The retaking of Gilneas is planned for further down the line, as well as a Forsaken settlement of a fully cleansed Stratholme, turning it into a permanent settlement for them.

Dynamic Riding will be extended to all mounts that use Gryphon, Wyvern, and Dragon animation skeletons. More will be added in the future, but this is what will be done in time for launch.

[Catastrophy349]

This is it!

[Kneckt95]

this seems plausible

[kavikor]

are these two playable races or just npc factions?

[doledippers]

New Continent: Khaz Algar

this has my BS sensors tingling. khaz algar was never really described as a continent in the lore books. It's more of like, a zone, if anything. Not to say that blizzard can't just change their mind obviously. the rest sounds pretty reasonable tho

[Heartbane of Duskwood]

Siege of Avaloren

[TheSquirrelKing]

NPC for now. The Stormborn skeletons are similar enough to standard Dwarf ones that adding armor onto them wouldn't be a problem, but the Kenuran use an entirely new rig that the armor needs to be accounted for. Player outcry from the lack of Dracthyr transmog colored the decision to delay their release as playable races until they're ready to wear new armor pieces.

[Baraden]

> Support specs

Ruined

[Yzmor]

Please no. This is even more boring than the Avaloren ones.

[Baraden]

Please no. This is even more boring than the Avaloren ones.

Sadly the more boring it seems the more likely it is to be true

[Walrusking]

I know some names of expansions are clunky, but "Storming abyss" sounds extra dumb to me. Also no Tuskarr so fake.

[Nightshade711]

> New specs
> DH gets none of them.

Confirmed fake

[Xennethia]

I like the sound of this one, but a Banneret spec feels really off for Warriors. I'm not sure anyone is asking for a Warrior support class. Bard for Rogues I can see happening.

If the pull the TBC land masses into the main continent and don't make them any larger then I feel I'm going to be terribly disappointed in whatever world revamp they have planned.

[Munson85]

There is no way Banneret is real cmon breh

[bdna]

6 new zones instead of 4? That would cost a X.3 content patch

[Harbour]

I saw the same leake named Whispering Abyss, on reddit. Sadly it was deleated. But me and some other guy called the name a bullshit in general 10.0/11.0 threads back then.
Seems like the same 'Leaker' decided to rename the leak into Storming Abyss, lmao.
Fake obviously.

[ManjiSanji]

If any iteration of this is what it really is, this sounds like one of the dullest, most uninspired expansions ever.

[Explicit Teemo Nudes]

6 new zones instead of 4? That would cost a X.3 content patch

Are you saying we're getting a proper X.3 patch in DF, an expansion with only 4 original zones?

[bdna]

Are you saying we're getting a proper X.3 patch in DF, an expansion with only 4 original zones?

lol of course not, theres no X.3 on DF too

[Baraden]

There is no way Banneret is real cmon breh

True, it's an American game - they can't be using the word Banneret when apparently Philosopher is too archaic for them