Nice to see the thread with all the great pictures and written intro is back! It just makes me think the next expansion is closer than ever:
-Code name: Rise of the Fallen Prince
-Expansion will be presented at Blizzcon 2019, after revealing Warcraft III: Reforged launch date.
-It will feature the comeback of Arthas, following Reforgedâs lore Retcons
-Arthas will not be happy with WoTLK events, but he wonât definitely be the villiain of this expansion, although we will believe so.
-New zones: Northeron and QuelâThalas. Besides having only two zones at start, they will be massively big, with a really long storyline touching Lordaeron survivors and isolated High Elves
-Factions would be merged since 8.3 so this wouldnât be an xpac feature
-New races: High Elves (Brand new model, not related to previous elves models, unique customizations etc) for the Alliance, and Ogres (All tribes united, both male and female with two-headed option) for the Horde. No Allied Races planned at launch.
-New class: Dragonsworn. Mail class with three specs: tank, heal, and a unique dps playstile (mixing dragon magic and melee attacks). Some gameplay aspects involve the use of one-handed weapons and offhand, Dragonflight oath that would work like Zandalari Loa election. All races are eligible to become Dragonsworn, including Allied Races. They start at level 1 and will take a relevant position in 9.2âs Dragon Isles lore.
-Level system revamped. All 120 characters will become level 50 and the new max level would be 60. This cap will not be increased in following expansions, introducing a substitute mechanic thatâs still being discused.
-World revamp following level revamp. You will still be able to visit the old world through CoT. Kalimdor, Eastern Kingdoms, Northrend, Pandaria, Kezan, Kul Tiras, Zandalar, Broken Isles and Outland are included in this update, leaving Draenor for a future update.
-Almost every quest will have choices, this is a change that has come to say long-term. The team is excited about creating branching stories, but there will still be a canon outcome of each one. Obviously major lore quests will remain linear for the sake of narrative.
-Housing will finally be a thing. It will be similar to Wildstarâs. There will be a Guild version, named Fortresses.
-Following Housing, there will be two new professions: Lumberjack and Woodworking, they will offer the vast majority of housing decorations, bows and crossbows, although other professions will be able to craft some decos.
-Artifact system will not be present in this expansion
-Island Expeditions and Warfronts will be still accesible via NPCs, both soloable.