[Update 9/28/11: Since the release of this article, we've learned from our readers that the Emerald Dream and an aquatic theme could potentially coexist in a single expansion with the introduction of N'Zoth, an Old God responsible for the "spark" that created the Emerald Nightmare. He is also the being that is largely responsible for Deathwing's corruption and current state. The speculation is that he is somewhere beneath Azeroth's oceans, perhaps in a sunken city.]
On the 24th we released a 90 second video to You Tube offering a brief view into the rationale behind our hypothesis that the next expansion in the World of Warcraft would be the Emerald Dream. The minute we released it, though, something didn't feel quite right about it. Within 30 minutes of posting it to You Tube, we were already second-guessing ourselves and posting more rationale in the comments. I personally felt it was rushed, and it's been nagging at me since we posted it and I hadn't been able to figure out why.
