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These are rumors and should not be taken as anything else.
* A raised level cap. In April 1st [2], 2005 Blizzard poked fun at their upcoming Battlegrounds feature. They featured screenshots of an Orc and Human who challenged each other to the battlegrounds. Originally one of the pictures showed that the human character was level 65. It was quickly replaced with a clearly edited photo where the level was lowered down to 60. The original picture is available here. [3] Some people say Blizzard edited it because they didn't want there to be a discussion on why the character level was above the normally attainable.
* The expansion pack will integrate real-time weather effects all across Azeroth. However Blizzard has not said that weather effects have been pushed back to be included in an expansion pack, but rather the hints available point it to be released in an upcoming content pack [4] [5].
* Characters will be able to learn other racial languages, even those of the opposing factions. It should be noted that this has been rumoured about every single patch or upgrade made by Blizzard so far and that it's been reported that language development has been put on hold for the foreseeable future.
An image showing that the Goblin race is already included as a customizable character in World of Warcraft, unlike all other "mobs" that are premade.
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An image showing that the Goblin race is already included as a customizable character in World of Warcraft, unlike all other "mobs" that are premade.
* At least one new race for each faction. Goblins were planned to be the fourth Alliance race before they were replaced by Gnomes. [6] Ogres were featured as a playable race in an April fools joke in 2004 [7] (former Blizzard April fools jokes have revealed to be true in the past, most noticeably the Secret Cow Level joke included in Diablo II [8]). Hot candidates include Goblins, Blood Elves, Ogres, Naga, Draenei, Nerubians, High Elves, and Pandaren.
* There is speculation that the new game's name will be "The Burning Crusade" due to the fact that Blizzard Entertainment reserved the rights to the name in May 3, 2005. The name hints that the Burning Legion will have a large role or at least be the focus of the expansion[9]. There is also a subsection for the section Twisting Nether in Chapter Five: The Planes in the Warcraft RPG sourcebook, Shadows & Light, named The Burning Crusade. This details how unknown heroes of the Horde, Alliance, and other worlds are fighting a war together against the Burning Legion on worlds the Burning Legion is invading. This can lead to the assumption that the expansion will be based in the plane of existence, the Twisting Nether, or another world like Azeroth.
* The third continent of Northrend is one of the areas rumored to be made available in the expansion, possibly including a fourth continent, Undermine [10] (Screenshot from Collector's Edition "Behind the Scenes" DVD)
* Extended cities with player housing neighborhoods. In Stormwind the blue instance portal behind a large portcullis is a hint for this[11].
* The addition of a third faction, most noticeably one consisting of Nagas, Blood Elves and Draenei. This rumor has been taken with skepticism due to the fact that it would require Blizzard a large amount of time to redesign existing world content with additional towns, flight points and quests. There is no supporting evidence for this as of yet.
* The much awaited Hero Classes might be introduced in the expansion. Blizzard has said that they will give more information about this gameplay mechanic at this years BlizzCon. [12]
* Timetravel might be introduced. This will allow players to see what Azeroth looked like before the war with the Burning Legion started, and so on.
* There also rumuors of at least one new profession, woodworking, and a new class, Monk.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-World_of_Warcraft_Goblin_(playable_race).jpg
* A raised level cap. In April 1st [2], 2005 Blizzard poked fun at their upcoming Battlegrounds feature. They featured screenshots of an Orc and Human who challenged each other to the battlegrounds. Originally one of the pictures showed that the human character was level 65. It was quickly replaced with a clearly edited photo where the level was lowered down to 60. The original picture is available here. [3] Some people say Blizzard edited it because they didn't want there to be a discussion on why the character level was above the normally attainable.
* The expansion pack will integrate real-time weather effects all across Azeroth. However Blizzard has not said that weather effects have been pushed back to be included in an expansion pack, but rather the hints available point it to be released in an upcoming content pack [4] [5].
* Characters will be able to learn other racial languages, even those of the opposing factions. It should be noted that this has been rumoured about every single patch or upgrade made by Blizzard so far and that it's been reported that language development has been put on hold for the foreseeable future.
An image showing that the Goblin race is already included as a customizable character in World of Warcraft, unlike all other "mobs" that are premade.
Enlarge
An image showing that the Goblin race is already included as a customizable character in World of Warcraft, unlike all other "mobs" that are premade.
* At least one new race for each faction. Goblins were planned to be the fourth Alliance race before they were replaced by Gnomes. [6] Ogres were featured as a playable race in an April fools joke in 2004 [7] (former Blizzard April fools jokes have revealed to be true in the past, most noticeably the Secret Cow Level joke included in Diablo II [8]). Hot candidates include Goblins, Blood Elves, Ogres, Naga, Draenei, Nerubians, High Elves, and Pandaren.
* There is speculation that the new game's name will be "The Burning Crusade" due to the fact that Blizzard Entertainment reserved the rights to the name in May 3, 2005. The name hints that the Burning Legion will have a large role or at least be the focus of the expansion[9]. There is also a subsection for the section Twisting Nether in Chapter Five: The Planes in the Warcraft RPG sourcebook, Shadows & Light, named The Burning Crusade. This details how unknown heroes of the Horde, Alliance, and other worlds are fighting a war together against the Burning Legion on worlds the Burning Legion is invading. This can lead to the assumption that the expansion will be based in the plane of existence, the Twisting Nether, or another world like Azeroth.
* The third continent of Northrend is one of the areas rumored to be made available in the expansion, possibly including a fourth continent, Undermine [10] (Screenshot from Collector's Edition "Behind the Scenes" DVD)
* Extended cities with player housing neighborhoods. In Stormwind the blue instance portal behind a large portcullis is a hint for this[11].
* The addition of a third faction, most noticeably one consisting of Nagas, Blood Elves and Draenei. This rumor has been taken with skepticism due to the fact that it would require Blizzard a large amount of time to redesign existing world content with additional towns, flight points and quests. There is no supporting evidence for this as of yet.
* The much awaited Hero Classes might be introduced in the expansion. Blizzard has said that they will give more information about this gameplay mechanic at this years BlizzCon. [12]
* Timetravel might be introduced. This will allow players to see what Azeroth looked like before the war with the Burning Legion started, and so on.
* There also rumuors of at least one new profession, woodworking, and a new class, Monk.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-World_of_Warcraft_Goblin_(playable_race).jpg
