6.1, while technically a major patch (any X.Y patch is,) this is going to be a little more in the vein of 2.2's Voice Chat (man, that didn't work out, did it?) or perhaps more like 5.1/5.3. We're not getting a new raid (though given the recent release of Blackrock Foundry, would we even want one?) And we're not getting a new zone or a whole lot in the way of story-content (though there will be a new leg added to the Legendary chain, though I'm not sure it's technically possible for anyone to have finished the BRF quests yet.)
While the eight vanilla races and the Draenei were given their new models at the launch of 6.0, Blood Elves have had to patiently wait, retaining their 2007-era looks (and given that they're Blood Elves, having to wait for months to look extra pretty is an insult that should be punished by DEATH,) while their blue, tentacle-faced/haired counterparts got all the loving (granted, it's Warlords of Draenor, so you can imagine that it made sense to prioritize new models for the Draenei.)
Anyway, the long(ish) wait is almost over, and soon Blood Elves will be able to talk without just flapping their jaws like a flap on a hinge (something our Worgen and Goblin friends could use... Any chance at a quick touch-up, Blizz?)
Heirlooms are getting their own Toy-like storage solution. You'll no longer have to mail these items to various alts, and it should also make things like dual-wielding Arcanite Reapers on a low-level Fury Warrior cheaper, as I believe you'll be able to generate multiple axes from the same space in the tab. The super-exciting thing about this is that there will now be a mount that is usable at level 1 that is awarded for getting I believe 35 heirlooms. (Some quick math - there are 4 pieces of armor times 7 variations (Cloth, Agi Leather, Int Leather, Agi Mail, Int Mail, DPS Plate and Tank Plate,) so that's 28. Then you've got five cloaks (healing, tanking, Str DPS, Agi DPS, Int DPS,) and a whole load of weapons... Well, if it's really 35 I might actually have it already!
After getting through the BRF quests, there will be another chapter in which you will break a certain minion of Gul'dan's away from his control and gain this person as a Legendary follower.
Anyway, there are a bunch of new features coming, even if this is definitely an "inbetween" kind of patch. I'm personally very excited to get the Jukebox and start collecting music for my garrison.
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