wow World of Warcraft: Worldsoul Saga Announced with 3 Expansions

[Staff 1,488]

Blizzard at BlizzCon today announced World of Warcraft: Worldsoul Saga, comprised of 3 chapters (or expansions)!

Chris Metzen just revealed that Blizzard will deliver us a whole new way of storytelling that will be comprised of 3 chapters / expansions, instead of just one.

Worldsoul Saga is comprised of 3 chapters:

• The War Within
• Midnight
• The Last Titan

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[Q 200]

Hopefully, this will lead to a less rushed story where things can actually progress naturally rather than suddenly.

[Topman 9]

Everyone get's there wish of flying any mount  that is able to with Dragonflight speed

[Prophet001 598]

OK this looks amazing.

 

<3

[Arcling 898]

Sounds like they are leaning even more into copying Marvel with their sagas. These expansions start sounding more like seasons than proper expansions. Story themes seem rehashed, so it looks like they have a lot of filler planned before something meaningful happens, like with Dragonflight. Also all that stuff about Avaloren turned out to be fake.

[Dreamcatcher 66]

So hyped. Looks amazing

Finally Nerubian theme expansion

[TheRagingwolf 258]

Certainly a different way to do it. Holding out hope this is actually going to be executed well.

[Arcling 898]

9 minutes ago, TheRagingwolf said:

Certainly a different way to do it. Holding out hope this is actually going to be executed well.

Yeah, my worry is if these won't turn into season passes, just with extra steps. We will know for sure much later, but these could be shorter expansions with less tiers of raids for example.

Edited November 3, 2023 by Arcling

[TheRagingwolf 258]

7 minutes ago, Arcling said:

Yeah, my worry is if these won't turn into season passes, just with extra steps. We will know for sure much later, but these could be shorter expansions with less tiers of raids for example.

That is such a legitimate fear giving given the M$ takeover that it makes me a bit nauseous.

Edited November 3, 2023 by TheRagingwolf

[Arcling 898]

15 minutes ago, TheRagingwolf said:

That is such a legitimate fear giving given the M$ takeover that it makes me a bit nauseous.

What made me worried is that they mentioned how they want to deliver content faster. So "expansion" every year, but with half amount the content of the usual one? And, tbh new race is rather underhwelming, another reskin, so I don't see these rocky dwarves being played much. Well, at least I'm glad Avaloren leaks turned out to be fake, these looked way worse.

[Starym 3,800]

3 hours ago, Arcling said:

What made me worried is that they mentioned how they want to deliver content faster. So "expansion" every year, but with half amount the content of the usual one? And, tbh new race is rather underhwelming, another reskin, so I don't see these rocky dwarves being played much. Well, at least I'm glad Avaloren leaks turned out to be fake, these looked way worse.

They've said the annual expansion "hopes" before as well, didn't really work out that way 😄 I don't see this as changing anything to how it's been done until now. .2 being the final patch has been a thing for 2 expansions now and it's probably continuing on, so they can't really make it even shorter either. This is just them saying "forget the Jailer, forget Shadowlands, we have an actual plan, trust us". And I kinda do, at least more than in the BfA Shadowlands era (Dragonflight is sort of a one-off to me, not really properly connected to anything, even if it does set up the new Saga). 

[Arcling 898]

2 hours ago, Starym said:

This is just them saying "forget the Jailer, forget Shadowlands, we have an actual plan, trust us". 

Well, Jailer warned us about something coming, so I guess those are the Void Lords. Perhaps they aren't completely forgottening about Shadowlands, since even Dragonflight referenced some stuff from it (like us going to Ardenweald to swap Malfurion for Ysera). This expansion seems to be mostly a set up and we are supposed to have our final confrontation with them in Midnight. Then The Last Titan, hopefully they aren't pulling some cliche about "actually all Titans are evil" or something, but the title suggests all of them will die, perhaps except Azeroth herself or Sargeras (if he becomes an ally). About expansions' releases, I hope you are right. We certainly don't need any more rushed expansions.