The ideas for the next WoW expansion Kul Tiras are flowing. Even the Red Shirt Guy has some ideas – and they sound damn good!
Over the years, some fans of World of Warcraft in the community have gained a special reputation. One of them is the Red Shirt Guy, who appears at every BlizzCon and peppers the developers with lore questions, which have previously prompted them to resurrect a once “dead” dwarf – because they simply forgot that he was not actually dead.
If you call the Red Shirt Guy – also known as Ian Bates – a “lore freak,” he would probably take that as a compliment.
Due to the latest leaks about a possible expansion of World of Warcraft focusing on Kul Tiras, Bates could not hold back and immediately devised a complete plan for the next expansion. We will briefly present his ideas to you.
Shadows of Kul Tiras
After the victory over the Burning Legion, the Alliance and Horde return to Azeroth to deal with things at home. The Alliance and Horde are on the brink of a new war, as Sylvanas is still angry, and the Alliance continues to think about revenge. But this is interrupted when huge tidal waves arrive at the coasts of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms.
But with the waves come ships. Refugees from Kul Tiras, washed ashore along with some Naga (Horde) and some Ethereals (Alliance). Both groups report the same occurrences: A massive city has been lifted from the sea – Nazjatar, the capital of the Naga. And with her came not only Queen Azshara’s servants but also agents of the Void who are founding a cult that more and more crazies are joining.
The core features of the next expansion are as follows:
- New continent: Kul Tiras
- New race for the Horde: Naga
- New race for the Alliance: Ethereals
- Be the captain of your ship and sail around the waters of Kul Tiras
- Level cap raised to 120
In total, there will be 7 new zones and two additional starting areas for the Naga and Ethereals. Bates has put in a lot of effort to bring enough variety to the environments despite the “ocean” setting. Thus, there are many farms and green landscapes in Boralus that are being attacked by the Naga. In the Shadowgrasped Moors, there are still some remnants of the Scourge, as a single delivery of contaminated grain has also arrived here – thanks to the Void, these undead are rising again.
Elf ruins must not be missing either; Galhara is now one of the largest Naga cities and a continuing threat. Surrounding the void magic is the Void Pinnacle – priests will be pleased, as the blade Xal’atath would play a significant role here.
Bates has also roughly developed a plan for the patches. Accordingly, there will be 4 major content patches:
- 8.1 – The Forsaken: The war between Horde and Alliance breaks out again. There is a new battleground, a dungeon, and a small raid in Undercity.
- 8.2 – The Vengeance of the Void: The true plan of the Ethereals is revealed. They want to summon the Void Lord Dimensius to corrupt the World Soul of Azeroth. Players must go to the planet K’aresh (a new endgame zone) to prevent the ritual. Of course, with dungeon and raid.
- 8.3 – Azshara’s End: The fragile peace holds, and because the Ethereals are defeated, the Horde and Alliance now attack Naz’jatar. Naz’jatar is a new zone and simultaneously brings the final raid of the expansion.
- 8.4 – The Drowned God: The cult of the Drowned God is gone – so it was thought. But from the tomb of Sargeras, there are reports of secret rituals. Below the tomb, the heroes find an ancient titanic vault in a new dungeon. Here they learn the terrible truth about the Pillars of Creation and the Old God N’Zoth. This heralds the next expansion – World of Warcraft: The Black Empire.
Why everyone is talking about Kul Tiras as the next expansion, we reveal in this article.
You can find the complete concept in English in our sources.
What do you think of these ideas? A cool thing? Or far from what Blizzard would really do?
