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It was rumored that there would be 5-6 expansions to the world of Azeroth, mentioned in an interview by a leading person within Blizzard ("We have made concepts for this expansion, and we already have enough ideas for 5-6 more").^{[citation needed]}

Below are ideas by users where future World of Warcraft expansions could possibly visit after World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, the latest announced official expansion. The following are undeveloped regions that have enough content for an expansion pack. These ideas are grouped geographically:

General expansion ideasEdit

Legacy of the Aspects Edit

• Related Areas: Kir'abim 85 - 86, Tel'Abim (1 and 2) 86 - 89, Deadwind Steppes 89 - 91, Silithus Rockland 91 - 93, Hyjal Island 93 - 95.
• Zone Layout: Two islands near Stranglethorn and one island at the place where Maelstorm was. Also 2 new zones - one near Deadwind Pass and the other in Ahn'Qiraj: The Old Kingdom
• Possible new class: Dragonmaster or Monk
• Related opposing forces: Infinite dragonflight,Emerald Nightmare,Twilight dragonflight, Ahn'Qiraj
• New Proffesion: Runecrafting
• New Features: Guild Hall, Housing, Guild Ship and a Ship PVP Battles
• Related new bosses: Cleansing of Nozdormu, T'gharr, Twilight Cult Leader, Medivh and C'thun the Great
• Lore: After destruction of Neltharion the Earthwarden and assasination of Alextrasza the shattered Dragonflights are rebuilding in peace, but even in this calm times Infinite Dragonflight is trying to destroy the time, nightmare is planning to take over Emerald Dream and fanatic Twilight Dragonflight wants to avenge their master.

The Moon Edit

• Related areas: Twisting Nether
• Possible new hero class Spirit walker, Runemaster
• Related opposing forces: Burning Legion
• The Burning Legion is getting planing to destroy Azeroth, So they must kill off Elune (Mu'sha). You have to help stop the Burning Legion and save Elune.

The Council Edit

• Related areas: Twisting Nether,K'aresh, Unseen outlands parts
• Related Playable Faction: The Council
• Related Classes: Raiders, non-specified classes.
• Related Intelligent/playable classes: Demons (illidan's servants), Arakkoa, Ethereal, Centaurs, Satyrs and Naga
• Related opposing forces: Burning Legion
• Resume History: Illidan Stormrage is back with the power of the last vial of the Well of Eternity he took in the past, to escape death, with now Lady Vashj dead and Kael, Illidan reagrouped his forces, and putting Serena Scarscale in the command of his nagas servants, he make a "alliance" with some races that were afected by the burning legion, the horde, the alliance or the cataclysm, he make a path with the ethereals, Arakkoas, and centaurs, and with all his remaining forces, with all of then together he created the Council.

The Emerald Dream Edit

• Related areas: Emerald Dream, Emerald Paradise, Emerald Nightmare, lesser, unfinished Emerald Dreams.
• Possible new hero classes: dragonsworn, spirit walker, Demon Hunter.
• Related intelligent/playable races: Children of Cenarius, sprite, furbolg, treant, dryad and satyr.
• Related opposing forces: The Nightmare, Druids of the Nightmare, and the Old God behind it.
• Nethaera says: "As for the Emerald Dream, there are no plans for anything as of yet but it is a consideration for the future. The Emerald Dream opens up a lot of different opportunities and the Burning Crusade is definitely not going to be the last of the expansion packs. There are many different places and storylines that can be pursued. The story is going to keep growing and as it does so, people will get to experience it."
• Possible extra stuff: Spirit mounts you can use while corpse running, portals and/or shortcuts to several places in the world. Lore states that powerful druids can obtain supernatural abilities in the Dream, unknown if playable druids are powerful enough.

 

See also: Emerald Dream expansion ideas

The Great Sea Edit

• Related areas: The Great Sea, South Seas, Maelstrom, Nazjatar, Mak'aru, Broken Isles, Undermine, Zandalar, Tel Abim, Plunder Isle, Gishan Caverns, Gilneas, Balor, and the greater Kul Tiras area of islands.
• Possible new hero classes: Steamwarrior, techslayer, sailor, pirate, buccaneer, tinker, brewmaster, potion doc, and primal.
• Related intelligent/playable races: Murlocs, makrura,s naga, ogres, half-elves, and high elves.
• Related opposing forces: Naga, Queen Azshara, and her underwater army. Perhaps also the Elemental Lord Neptulon the Tidehunter. Xavius and the Underworld Minions. Mur'gul. The Stormreaver clan. Some of the other forces in the Great Sea are the Bloodsail Buccaneers and the trolls of Zandalar.
• Possible extra stuff: Underwater mounts, Underwater dungeons / raids, Swift Aquatic Form (maybe its a shark/penguin), Boat mounts.

 

See also: Great Sea expansion ideas, Great sea race ideas, Cataclysm

The Other Side of Azeroth Edit

• Related areas: The unexplored side of Azeroth. (Around the back of the Planet)
• Possible new classes/hero class: Demon Hunter, Primal
• Related Opposing forces: Naga, Servants of the Old Gods, Old Gods, Some factions of the new continents.
• Related Professions: Woodworking, Lumbering, Carpenter. (All of these professions could tie in with the idea of Guild Headquarters.)
• Related Intelligent/Playable races: The Ursura (A highly evolved relative of the Furbolg that took a different evolutionary path many years previously), Unnamed natives of the lost continents.
• The far side of Azeroth has never been explored. Any ships that have set out to sail there have never returned. But when Azeroth as we know it is on the brink of destruction from the old gods who have begun to awaken, the forces of the horde and the Alliance must send envoys and explorers to call for aid from the lost continents of Azeroth. There they will find not only a previously unknown civilisation, but they will find hope in an age old form encased in the earth, a form that is believed to be one of the legendary Titans.
• Possible Extra stuff: Player gambling, Underwater Mounts, Swift Aquatic form, Guild Headquarters (Instanced), A new floating city (created by the mages of Dalaran to fly to the new continents.)

Old Gods Edit

• Related areas: Underground Azeroth.
• Possible new hero class: Runemaster
• Related opposing forces: Old Gods (at least three remain) and the Twilight's Hammer clan
• Related professions: Faiths
• Related intelligent/playable races: Troggs, titans, kobolds, elementals, nerubians, Dark iron dwarves, naga, faceless ones, and qiraji.

 

See also: Wars with the Old Gods by Manuelwow, Broken Chains by Magnive.

Great Dark Edit

• Related areas: Other planets besides Draenor and Azerot* h.

Into the Nether Edit

• Related areas: Twisting Nether
• Possible new hero class: Brewmaster
• Related playable races: Pandaren (Horde) Arakkoa (Alliance)
• Related opposing forces: Sargeras, Burning Legion, Burning Cult
• Related professions: Woodcutting, Woodcrafting

 

See also: Darkness Unstoppable by Jormungand01, Moons of Draenor by Snenladin, World of Warcraft: The Conquered Worlds by FireMaster, The Fourth War by Manuelwow.

Pandaria and Pandaren SettlementEdit

• Related Areas: Pandaria, Pandaren Relaxation Area.
• Possible New Hero Classes: Brewmaster
• Related/Intelligent Playable Races: [[]]Pandaren]]

 

See also: Pandaren ideas

Ancient Kalimdor (War of the Ancients) Edit

• Related areas: Ancient Kalimdor before the Sundering. (Accessed via Caverns of Time)
• Related opposing forces: Highborne, satyr, Burning Legion, Azotha (primitive humans) aqir, trolls, and infinite dragonflight.
• Related intelligent/playable races: Earthen, furbolgs, Ancients, demigods, night elves, sprites

Old Azeroth (First/Second War) Edit

• Related areas: Lordaeron, Dalaran, Alterac, Quel'Thalas, Old Draenor, Gilneas;
• Related opposing forces: Mainly Horde/Alliance battlefields;
• Related intellegent/playable races: ogres, goblins, forest trolls, Wildhammer dwarves;
• Related enemy bosses: Blackhand, Lothar, Khadgar, Ner'Zhul, Sargeras, Alexstrasza, Deathwing, Orgrim Doomhammer, Zul'Jin;

 

See also: The Second War, Beyond the Dark Portal

Argus Edit

• Related areas: Argus, the eredar homeworld.
• Related class: Demon hunter
• Related opposing forces: Burning Legion, unknown others
• Related playable races: Broken
• Related opposing races: Burned ones, felguard, eredar, and infernal
• Related enemy bosses: Kil'jaeden, Sargeras
• Possible extra stuff: Guild spaceships, Exodar-looking.

Twisting Nether Edit

• Related areas: Other parts of former Draenor, because it is said that Draenor was much larger than Azeroth, so it is probable that Outland is not the only inhabited part. And maybe portals to other worlds that Illidan sealed.
• Related opposing forces: Burning Legion, The Void, maybe some new currently unknown faction. Gul'dan's surviving death knights.
• Related playable races: Broken, arakkoa, and ethereal.

From the Ashes Edit

• Related areas: Former Lordaeron, areas and parts of unseen Northeron where survivors could have fled and started rebuilding the once proud nation under the Guidance of Callia Mentheill Arthas Sister, allying with Kul Tiras since both have either been in isolation or in the case of Lordaeron, Stromgarde with the return of Danath Trollbane, or Alterc where maybe intelligent Orge have started own Kingdom. And for more Horde FurbolgFound a Kingdom in Felwood to save what is left of the forest
• Related opposing forces: Scourge, Forsaken, Naga, Horde
• Related Allies: High elves, Alliance, Horde
• Related other faction race/starting point: Gnolls, or Naga, Orge
• Related playable races: High elf, Gnolls, Human, Naga
• Related Classes: Magi,

Shadow of the Ravager Edit

• Related Areas: Twisting Nether, Pantheon Stronghold
• Related New Races: Green Dragonflight, Bronze Dragonflight
• Related Classes: Demon Hunter
• Related Opposing forces: Burning Legion
• Related Bosses: Sargeras, Mephistroth, Azgalor, Kazzak the Supreme
• Resume History: After the defeat of Kil'jaeden, Archimonde and theother demonlords, Srageras now his time is short. With his remaining Legion, he wants to get the last spirits of the Well of Eternity. But he finds only his former best friend and the Greatlord of Azeroth: Warwanderer.

Miscellaneous ideas Edit

• Draenor (before destruction) via Caverns of Time.
• K'aresh
• Xoroth
• Other portal gates.
• Other side of Azeroth.
• Kalimdor before part of it sunk via Caverns of Time.
• The Fall of Silvermoon in Caverns of Time.
• Opening of Central Temple in Ahn'Qiraj realesinng the Infestation and messing up a few places + AhnQiraj and Fall of Ahn'Qiraj in Caverns of Time.

War of the Forgotten World Edit

• Related areas: Other side of Azeroth (Non flyable in the pvp area).
• Related opposing factions: Horde / Alliance, Depends on which faction you're on.
• Related Allies: Horde / Alliance, Depends on which faction you're on.
• Possible Hero Class: Runemaster,Demon hunter(Starting quests involve reopening a lost portal that Illidan closed that opens up the back of Azeroth.) These classes start at level 68 at Shadowmoon Valley (Outlands).
• New Faction: The Rebellion (or Rebels), Which consists of races such as Centaurs, Dragonkin, Gnolls, Tuskarr, Furbolgs and Ogres.
• Possible Professions: Runecrafting.
• Zone Layout: 1 Massive continent that is under siege from the horde and alliance trying to get resources. the zone is cut through the middle due to Deathwing's decent.
• The Alliance and Horde have built bridges down the middle of the scar and has become a endless fight for Resources. Every hour one of the Alliance and Horde leaders come down (Random Leader each time) and fight in the Battle Zone... All the soldiers turn around surround each leader and watch them fight to the death... Players can join in, watch or Do some daily pvp quests. Achievements will be added depending on which Leader Spawns, how fast you kill him/her. Victory will award the winning faction with Scar Points which will award Heirlooms (lvl 1-90) and lvl 90 Gear (Blue and Purple).

The Hour of Twilight Edit

• Related Areas: Ruins of Azeroth. Pandaria, Zandalara, Kul Tiras, The other side of Azeroth. (Another Continent.)
• Related opposing factions: Azshara, N'Zath, Iron Twilight Cult, Rebels, Horde/Alliance.
• Related Allies: Pandaren, Horde/Alliance, Booty Bay Goblins, High Elves.
• Possible Hero Class: Monk, Demon Hunter (Monk would be on Pandaria at level 75. Demon Hunter would be apart of Illidan's Forces. But when Akama kills him you pledge loyalty to the Alliance or Horde. (Depeneds on Race.)
• Zone Layout: 2 Huge Contients on the other side of Azeroth. Also the South Seas Islands.
• The Hour of Twilight had begun. What had been believed to be Doomsday. The end of time. They had warned us of this day for many years. Now, Thrall, who had failed to stop the Cult from releasing the Old Gods, is all but dead. The lands are scorched with fire and plague. Orgrimmar has burned to the ground. Stormwind lays in rubble. When Baine meditates for aid. The Pandaren have answered thier call. Giving them safe passage to an all but lost lands. Now, in the South Seas. The Horde and Alliance must have a weak peace. They must rally up other races across the other part of Azeroth. A place only the Paraden know about. Filled with many intellegent and strong creatures that had never been seen before on the face of Azeroth. Now, With N'Zath released. He seeks to finish out the rest of the survivors. You must battle and take him out. Yet... while underwater the Iron Council Stirs. Twilight who were granted immortality. Levels 85-90 have Azeroth burned down. Nothing but fire and no way to return. As the Doomsday has begun... Is there any hope?

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• Expansion Guide Idea by Slumpstar.
• Nightmare Approaches by Jaberwaki.
• The Darkest Hour by WoW Fan Story Writer.
• The Burning Sword by WoW Fan Story Writer.
• The Emerald Dream by WoW Fan Story Writer.
• Flame and Shadow by WoW Fan Story Writer.
• The Traders League by Fusioneer.
• The Dark Titan by Khaotik.
• The Eternal Invasion by Arcanius.
• The Fourth War by Manuelwow.
• Cataclysm by Demigod1994.
• Darkend Dreams by Nightclaws.
• Moons of Draenor by Snenladin.
• Into Darkness by Toadem.
• The Diamond Heart by clockback.
• The Great Hunt by Tjsid.
• World of Warcraft: The Conquered Worlds by FireMaster.
• Rescheduled for Visitation by Potbasher.
• Call of the Final Hour by Dazurogar.
• The Black Dragonflight by Lichkingofthescourge.
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