Obviously Darnassus and Undercity are gone unless you time travel but focusing on the present, there is really a flawed design on implementing social hubs in this game. It's always either Stormwind or Org and now with those stupid portal rooms coming in the future, that will just cement them further as the only cities you will ever need to go to.
I am bored to death of these cities. I'm already bored of Boralus because its so human. I mean I don't object to it, I just feel like there's next to no choice. I mean if you want any semblance of a traditional fantasy city, Ironforge is the only option for the Alliance and without a transmog thing there or portals, there is little reason to be there. Having a "capital" is so damn boring.
I also find it a little odd that for an mmo, there is a shocking lack of large settlements. There are more races in this game than just the playable ones and yet we've very rarely come across the homes of these races unless its for questing, dungeons or raids. It just makes the game seem so small. Like it's fine having horde and alliance cities but I mean all the other races like Vrykul, Furbolg, Hozen, Jinyu etc. I mean even the Pandaren didn't have a city unless you count whatever those temples were.
I know not all the races are friendly but shouldn't there be some sort of big city that these races have built? Even tribal races should have some home that is large. Thunder Totem was a good example of a mini city. It had its own map, had a chamber for the leader and a rep vendor. You could go further and have banks or even auction houses in those places.
I feel like when blizzard designs places, they should approach it from a role playing perspective. I don't play on a RP server but I know the game would feel so much more alive if they tried to build the world whilst thinking of stuff like that. I thought Brennadam in Stormsong was impressive when i first arrived... until half of it got destroyed instantly by the Horde and turned into a warzone where you can't walk one step without mobs descending on you. There are so few places where you feel safe and immersed in the world and when you do, you're always either in bloody Stormwind or Orgrimmar. There should be more places in the world than just those two.
I want to experience all the races of my faction and beyond. Freehold for example has a non instanced version and i thought when i was going there that it was an actual pirate settlement i could explore but again its just quests and fighting. Can't you still have quests in these places without having wandering mobs? I mean having conversation to initiate a fight with a mob would work too wouldn't it? Then you might be able to walk around these locations and actually take them in instead of running about frantically.
Ironforge deserve's more love and i agree with all you say i'm sick and tired of SW and Org being the only cities they really use .
hear hear
Instead off Darnassus and Undercity, it should have been stormwind and orgrimmar.
10/11/2018 20:05Posted by LannInstead off Darnassus and Undercity, it should have been stormwind and orgrimmar.
It's a crime that forum doesn't allow me to like this comment more once.
09/11/2018 01:43Posted by UliothI feel like when blizzard designs places, they should approach it from a role playing perspective.
Well it has been a theme-park MMO since TBC due to how they design expansions in an encapsulated space. Kinda sucks from the RPG pov, I really wish they would let existing zones transform over time instead of trying to come up with new islands every expansion.
09/11/2018 01:43Posted by UliothObviously Darnassus and Undercity are gone unless you time travel but focusing on the present, there is really a flawed design on implementing social hubs in this game. It's always either Stormwind or Org and now with those stupid portal rooms coming in the future, that will just cement them further as the only cities you will ever need to go to.
Cities have no actual function in game now except to get to the AH... unless you have the mount then there's no reason to go back to the cities.
I’m of the opinion that every major race, should have their own capital city.
They don’t have to be as big or as important as Stormwind. Just have uses of main cities and be thematic so people appreciate them.
I always thought we’d gain two major cities soon and instead we lost two.
They don’t have to be as big or as important as Stormwind. Just have uses of main cities and be thematic so people appreciate them.
I always thought we’d gain two major cities soon and instead we lost two.
I want Thunder Bluff updated to Thunder Totem graphics and with all things Orgrimmar has so I don't have to put foot in that filthy place again.
10/11/2018 21:09Posted by UrukI want Thunder Bluff updated to Thunder Totem graphics and with all things Orgrimmar has so I don't have to put foot in that filthy place again.
All of my horde characters hang out in Thunder Bluff, it’s not even just that Orgrimar is truly ugly, but it is STILL and always will be difficult to navigate.
look at Silvermoon, almost everything there ready to use, just needs a little update of textures...
Orgrimmar is the best reason to play Alliance.
09/11/2018 01:43Posted by UliothIt's always either Stormwind or Org
I avoid Stormwind as much as possible. My go to city was always Darnassus. I was gonna keep it that way, but for some reason Blizzard decided to reset the "go back in time feature" every time you leave the area for a bit, so everytime I try to use the Darnassus portal, I get sent to Darkshore beach with the burning tree in the horizon. Annoys the crap out of me, because it means I have to manually change it every single time I want to get to Darnassus, and I get longer travel.
Stormwind can go die in a fire. Only reason I go there is because I am forced.
10/11/2018 21:09Posted by UrukI want Thunder Bluff updated to Thunder Totem graphics and with all things Orgrimmar has so I don't have to put foot in that filthy place again.
100x this! i hate org, do blizz actually think we all live it?
Thunder bluff is probably my fav but i don’t recall it ever having a visual update which is just sad :(
p.s all city’s should have portals and barbers etc. so we can pick which one we want to hang in. what’s so hard about that!
10/11/2018 23:23Posted by Wolfblood10/11/2018 21:09Posted by UrukI want Thunder Bluff updated to Thunder Totem graphics and with all things Orgrimmar has so I don't have to put foot in that filthy place again.
100x this! i hate org, do blizz actually think we all live it?
Thunder bluff is probably my fav but i don’t recall it ever having a visual update which is just sad :(
p.s all city’s should have portals and barbers etc. so we can pick which one we want to hang in. what’s so hard about that!
Exactly, I’m desperate for echo isles to become a main city too. Maybe the Alliance could get Gilneas to balance it, oooo id love that.
10/11/2018 22:25Posted by Aylishbut for some reason Blizzard decided to reset the "go back in time feature" every time you leave the area for a bit, so everytime I try to use the Darnassus portal, I get sent to Darkshore beach with the burning tree in the horizon.
That sounds really strange. Undercity works fine for me, I had to go there everyday during Hallow's End event and only had to go back in the time once. After that it was always in its pre-BfA state until I talked to Zidormi again. So either yours or mine is bugged.
10/11/2018 22:25Posted by Aylish
Stormwind can go die in a fire. Only reason I go there is because I am forced.
Pretty much what I'm thinking about Stormwind on my Alliance characters, as well as for Orgrimmar on my Horde characters.
You still can use undercity at 120 without the time thingy. Just don't do the Sylvanas quest . That's what I do. Same with the WoD and Legion bread crumbs. Still haven't done them. Just offered the WoD starter and just abandoned it. That way the world stays just the same. I couldn't be without Undercity... everything is just where you need it.
Odd thread for a mage by the way. With access to the full compliment of portals there is no shortage of places to visit.
Odd thread for a mage by the way. With access to the full compliment of portals there is no shortage of places to visit.
I hope they rework Undercity and Silvermoon in next expansion.... I want fly in Ghostlands since I started play this game. Just Imagine no deadscare :D
10/11/2018 23:51Posted by VeneryenI hope they rework Undercity and Silvermoon in next expansion.... I want fly in Ghostlands since I started play this game. Just Imagine no deadscare :D
Frankly I hope they leave Undercity and Teldrassil as ruins, break the status quo for once instead of each xp ending where it began
10/11/2018 23:56Posted by Draebet10/11/2018 23:51Posted by VeneryenI hope they rework Undercity and Silvermoon in next expansion.... I want fly in Ghostlands since I started play this game. Just Imagine no deadscare :D
Frankly I hope they leave Undercity and Teldrassil as ruins, break the status quo for once instead of each xp ending where it began
Undercity is best city we have... Organized and not so boring like spike Ogr