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It would explain her poor decisions and the derailing of her character throughout MoP and beyond, especially in 'A Little Patience' scenario; she's a military commander with thousands of years of experience. In a society like the Night Elves that's arguably a meritocracy, she wouldn't have kept her position if she wasn't a good commander. She didn't know about the Sha, was mad about the Horde defiling a temple and all that experience could be used to feed her pride. Remember how Taran Zhu was corrupted by the Sha of Hatred and the Mantid Empress by the Sha of Fear.

** The raid itself will contain a bunch of Garrosh supporting generals as a group Boss fight. All these generals will be Horde members the Players already encountered in Cataclysm and MoP.

* It's now been confirmed that there is a conspiracy involving the Titans and Azeroth is not necessarily what we've been told she is. Perhaps World Souls are not baby Titans after all, and the only reason World Souls become Titans is because the Pantheon has been "Order corrupting" them in the same way they're terrified of the Void "Void corrupting" one. If allowed to be born without ''anyone'' tampering with them, a World Soul would become something else entirely, and this will be our goal in the Last Titan.

** Proven false as Iridikron left Azeroth through ha void gate after the events of the Dawn of the Infinite and Vyranoth defected from the Primalists.

* Confirmed. The "Season of Discovery" announced at Blizzcon 2023 purports to add new secrets and elements from later in the game's history in a way that's consistent with the Classic era of the game.

* World of Warcraft Classic has already changed things from the original game. Even if they have been relatively minor, such as balance adjustments, it means an absolute pureness is not being adhered to. Also, as some have observed, "you can't go back home again," in that even the things that stayed the same in Classic don't always give the same experience they originally did because information exists now that didn't back in the day. Content that was once considered incredibly challenging has been trivialized thanks to having been "solved" in the meantime, even for players experiencing the content for the first time.

* Ironically, one way to restore the mystery, challenge, and need to learn, is to add something that's never been seen before, but done in the ''spirit'' of Classic. Popular candidates for this include zones based on the original versions of Outland and the Emerald Dream, which had [[DummiedOut partial, unused]] maps in the original game that differed from versions that would eventually appear in later expansions. Similarly, other options include new player options in races that were outright considered for the original launch (like ogres) or had old models that have been requested since then (like naga, high elves, and furbolg), alongside classes with a long history like necromancer, all with the symbolic goal of taking old moments of WhatCouldHaveBeen and making them happen.

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** It is also possible that the relationship between the Aspects and the Incarnates would lead the former away from Order (and thus to corruption, which, as emphasized in 10.1, he feared most) and decided to infuse the eggs on purpose to drive a decisive wedge between them.

The expansion has been setting up from the beginning that the Primalists ''[[VillainHasAPoint aren't wrong]]'', implying that this dragon war will eventually end on good terms. However, with Raszageth dead, the three remaining Incarnates follow a pattern. Fyrakk is the aggressive, impulsive one, an unlikely candidate for a HeelFaceTurn. Iridikron is said to be the most obsessed with his grudge and even made a dark bargain he has kept from the other Incarnates, making him likely to be a full, unsympathetic villain. That just leaves Vyranoth.
* This is further supported by the upcoming book, ''War of the Scaleborn.'' Its synopsis includes that Alexstrasza and Vyranoth were once friends, and that they were trying to keep peace between the Aspects and the Incarnates. That being said, though, Vyranoth and the other Incarnates end up imprisoned for 20,000 years anyway, and she seemed to mourn the loss of Raszageth (who was killed by adventurers at the behest of the Aspects) the most of the remaining Incarnates.

The earthen of Khaz Algar apparently seem to have become like dwarves without the curse of flesh. Avaloren also features "heretics" that Odyn wants destroyed, despite no apparent aggression from ''them''. With the existence of a fifth Old God remaining in a new edition of an old in-game book, it's possible that this psuedo-curse of flesh is due to one of these locations (if they are distinct at all) harboring said fifth Old God. This would be consistent with lore in the past couple of expansions elaborating that no power is either inherently [[GoodPowersBadPeople good]] or [[BadPowersGoodPeople evil]] and contrast perfectly with this expansion specifically hammering in through Odyn's records that OrderIsNotGood.

We were told awhile back that the Emerald Dream is basically the Titan's blueprint for Azeroth. However, the wild, untamed wilderness of the Emerald Dream contrasts with the new implications of the Titans not merely being Order-themed but a bit Order-obsessed. However, even the Chronicle offered contradictory origins for the Emerald Dream and didn't confirm which one was true. Therefore it's possible that the Emerald Dream really is a ''Chaotic'' realm of Life predating the Titans. The Titan perspective may not entirely be a lie either, merely taking credit for the particular way in which they decided to fence this wilderness off. If the theory about the Emerald Dream being natural for Azeroth is true, this could tie into the earlier WMG about Azeroth not being exactly what we have been told she is.

** Tyr believed that the relationship between the Aspects and the Incarnates would lead the former away from Order (and thus to corruption, which, as emphasized in 10.1, he feared most) and decided to infuse the eggs on purpose to drive a decisive wedge between them.

A lore item in the Forbidden Reach recontextualized Il'gynoth's whispers to be about events in ''Dragonflight'', events that have now almost completely taken place, teasing the return of Azshara. The Dawn of the Infinite dungeon ends with Iridikron escaping through a void portal with the silhouette of a mysterious ally. It is then noted that Vyranoth and Fyrakk has been left behind to finish his other goals. After that, the expansion won't have enough time to elaborate on Iridikron's escape and connection to the Void, leading to it being an obvious contender for the next expansion's plot. Similarly, the Incarnate's vendetta against the Titans has remained mostly unresolved, especially since Odyn, who was the instigator of most of what they hated, has not appeared in ''Dragonflight'' so far. However, the Titan's history with the Void would make for an appropriate pairing to bring into the spotlight in the next expansion.

It's now been longer since ''Cataclysm'' than ''Cataclysm'' was from ''World of Warcraft'''s launch. In that time, a lot has changed, both for the game and expectations for the industry as a whole. While small improvements have been made to a new player experience over the years, such as a new starting zone, a level squish, and a concetrated leveling experience, many of them nevertheless leave the game disjointed and confusing for new players. As for veterans, many lament that the original continents of the Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor have been obsolete for over a decade.

However, over the last few expansions, classic enemies and old buildings have been slowly updated to modern standards. The game has also been moving to more content that scales and reward structures that have value beyond the patch they're introduced in.

There have been a few potential teases to a revamp as well, such as the orc heritage armor quest giving a prophecy of what a Cataclysm-affected area would look like in the near future. The dragonriding from ''Dragonflight'' is also poised to be introduced to the rest of the game as "Dynamic Flying", something the old world isn't really built for. While dragonriding races ''have'' been added to the old world, and this is cited as an argument against an impending revamp, the Kalimdor Cup is not mutually exclusive with a revamp, being a brief holiday that already requires Zidormi to access one of the races anyway.

A book can be found on the Forbidden Reach about the pirate Nightsquall returning from some distant lands to the west and looking for volunteers to claim a new prize. Over the course of ''Dragonflight'', an increasing number of cash shop or other cosmetic rewards have been nautical or exploration themed. The implication that Nightsquall found the lands to the west that Odyn was searching for ties it directly in with one of the biggest open plot threads. With Azshara's return teased as well, it seems that the sea will be an important part of the next expansion.

World of Warcraft Classic has already changed things from the original game. Even if they have been relatively minor, such as balance adjustments, it means an absolute pureness is not being adhered to. Also, as some have observed, "you can't go back home again," in that even the things that stayed the same in Classic don't always give the same experience they originally did because information exists now that didn't back in the day. Content that was once considered incredibly challenging has been trivialized thanks to having been "solved" in the meantime, even for players experiencing the content for the first time.

Ironically, one way to restore the mystery, challenge, and need to learn, is to add something that's never been seen before, but done in the ''spirit'' of Classic. Popular candidates for this include zones based on the original versions of Outland and the Emerald Dream, which had [[DummiedOut partial, unused]] maps in the original game that differed from versions that would eventually appear in later expansions. Similarly, other options include new player options in races that were outright considered for the original launch (like ogres) or had old models that have been requested since then (like naga, high elves, and furbolg), alongside classes with a long history like necromancer, all with the symbolic goal of taking old moments of WhatCouldHaveBeen and making them happen.

[[WMG: Tyr was the one who imbued the Proto-dragons' Eggs with the Magic of Order]]
* He learned about Iridikron's dark dealings, and to prevent the Proto Flight falling to the Void (being the one who got to know what may come in that case with Galakrond), knowing that Alexstrasza is too attached to them to be decisive in doing so, he chooses force. This will be revealed to the members of the Tyr's Guard (and probably, the Dragonflights) at the climax of his quest chain in 10.2.

[[WMG: Tyr was the one who imbued the Proto-dragons' Eggs with the Order Magic]]
* He learned about Iridikron's dark dealings, and to prevent the Proto Flight falling to the Void (being the one who got to know what may happen in that case with Galakrond) and knowing that Alexstrasza is too attached to them to be decisive in preventing it, he decides to rely on forceful methods. This will be revealed to the members of Tyr's Guard (and probably, the Dragonflights) at the climax of his quest chain in 10.2.

Ironically, one way to restore the mystery, challenge, and need to learn, is to add something that's never been seen before, but done in the ''spirit'' of Classic. Popular candidates for this include zones based on the original versions of Outland and the Emerald Dream, which had [[DummiedOut partial, unused]] maps in the original game that differed from versions that would eventually appear in later expansions. Similarly, other options include new player options in races that were outright considered for the original launch (like ogres) or had old models that have been requested since then (like high elves), alongside classes with a long history like necromancer, all with the symbolic goal of taking old moments of WhatCouldHaveBeen and making them happen.

Ironically, one way to restore the mystery, challenge, and need to learn, is to add something that's never been seen before, but done in the ''spirit'' of Classic. Popular candidates for this include zones based on the original versions of Outland and the Emerald Dream, which had [[DummiedOut partial, unused]] maps in the original game that differed from versions that would eventually appear in later expansions. Similarly, other options include new player options in classic races like ogres (which were considered for the original launch) and high elves, or classes like necromancer, with the symbolic goal of taking old moments of WhatCouldHaveBeen and making them happen.

[[WMG: The greater cosmic threat that Zovaal saw was the Void Lords. He like Sargeras saw the danger they posed and wanted to unite the cosmos to stand a chance against them.]][[/folder]]