We will see what happends
They realized their stupid design choice and took a U-turn. It’s 1/3 of the city that is off for Alliance.
Not “overwhelmingly / majorly Horde”.
I told you guys especially these 2 undead Neilo and Sander they would backtrack on this. You can’t make a faction city a hub for an expansion and tell the other faction that they get a tiny place. While every previous hub was big and nice to explore.
Faction blindness is crazy on some folks. Most people don’t care and are tired of it, that’s why you get Crossfaction features nowadays. It needlessly separates the playerbase in a game that needs to retain players, not lose them over petty crap that has been overused and done.
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So you also make stormwind horde friendly?
It’s not the heart like Orgrimmar or Stormwind, you know both aren’t the exact same. But if it makes sense storywise ok.
Let’s be honest here : Blizzard has been massively lazy and should have revamped an eastern kingdom capita of the Alliance. They did not but should have, since Silvermoon is a Horde city.
However, the first Orc invasion of Stormwind was pretty nasty. So I’m not sure how it would fly storywise but then again, the storytelling and logic have been abysmal since a long time.
Sure.
But you will still QQ because Stormwind will be revamped in a Southern EK expansion, so you’ll QQ that humans are the spotlight even if we give you 2/3 of Stormwind.
The day I can freely walk into Stormwind is the day you’ll get full access to Silvermoon.
Because it’s a woke snowflake who have no common sense.
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has nothing to do with woke, just a matter of fair treatment. instead of going with, now 2/3 crossfaction of a city that is Horde, they did not bother to revamp an Alliance city, like Gilneas for example. Could have worked.
They did this to cut costs and time, it wasn’t going to fly anyway and they backtracked as expected. Imagine telling half your playerbase (if not more) to suck it with a small section of a unique expansion hub while the other faction enjoys everything. It makes no sense storywise.
Honestly, it’s telling how much of this conversation has slipped into “Silvermoon is a Horde city” - as if repeating that sidesteps the real issue. Let’s set the record straight:
- Expansion hubs should not be hostile territory. Historically, even faction-aligned cities like Dalaran and Shattrath were converted to neutral hubs precisely because WoW centers its expansions around shared narrative spaces. To label Alliance players “kill-on-sight” in Silvermoon breaks that design tradition.
- There’s a glaring narrative contradiction. The same developer panel that confirmed Liadrin summons the Army of the Light to defend Silvermoon also frames Alliance presence as lethal. That’s not storytelling nuance, that’s narrative dissonance.
- Silvermoon’s identity is more than factional. It’s the elven capital, rich with schisms, exiles, and complex loyalties - not a one-note Horde stronghold. To flatten it to “Horde only” dismisses the layered history players care about.
This isn’t mechanical whining - it’s a push for internal coherence both in story and in hub design. If Silvermoon is the expansion’s central hub, Blizzard needs to choose: is it a hub of unity or a Horde fortress? Because right now it’s trying to be both, and that just doesn’t hold.
That said, I’m pleased with the clarification, though the dissonance I originally pointed out remains.
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I’d say, the setting is a Horde fortress.
The reason being is the atmosphere of Silvermoon doesn’t change between districts or between the secluded Horde area.
It’s vibe, it’s theme…everything is still “Blood Elf.” Nothing about the city even screams “Nightborne” let alone “High/Void Elf.”
If we saw clear evidence that the Alliance/Quel’dorei or the Horde Nightborne had set up stalls and spires across the city, then it could be a hub of unity. It doesn’t do that.
It is trying to be both, but overall - it’s a Horde fortress, in my view.
I’M ALLIANCE, I DON’T WANT ACCESS TO SILVERMOON. RED IS DEAD.
Stop with the snowflake, holy moly.
One can hope you know: BRINGING THE SHATTERED ELVEN TRIBES TOGETHER X’D
Also still feels weird that our reputation is literally called COURT OF SILVERMOON, for Alliance players too.
Story and game itself seem to really love involving us with silvermoon and it’s goverment while gameplay is leaning on the otherside, which is what irks me mostly.
I think you might be jumping the gun with a lot of assumptions of what is -definitely- happening - we’re not talking about TBC-era Silvermoon, we’re talking Midnight - and that one barely has any npcs spawned beyond what we were shown in the snippets.
But I’ll reiterate - if Silvermoon is framed only as a fortress, it stops being an expansion hub.
No hub has ever been hostile to half the playerbase. Lore-wise it’s not just “Blood Elf vibes” - it’s the ancient elven capital, with exiles, schisms, and now even the Army of the Light at its gates. Call it a fortress if you like, but then it’s not a hub - it’s just a faction capital with a token corner.
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Elven capital, these elves belong to horde, therefore its horde city. Why are you making mental gymnastics. Stop being a snowflake.
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I don’t think I am, because we can’t just pretend that the Midnight features video doesn’t exist.
The whole of this upgraded Silvermoon is just “Blood Elf.” It doesn’t really matter which area is Horde-only and which are neutral…the whole thing is “Blood Elf” from one end to the other.
It’s only “High Elf/Alliance” features that I saw were that of Windrunner Spire.
If the whole city feels “just Blood Elf,” then calling it a hub doesn’t hold up - it’s just a fortress with a neutral corner. And it clashes with the panel itself saying Liadrin calls the Army of the Light to defend it. You can’t call on Alliance forces while also saying “Alliance is kill-on-sight.” That’s not a hub, that’s mixed messaging.
Which is why I called it a “Horde fortress”, when all is said and done
I mean, to not even see any Nightborne shops, residents and NPCs in Silvermoon and the two races have been very friendly for a little under a decade now…
…Really, the only thing keeping it a “Horde fortress” are those Horde tapestries, which must be the Horde-only area. If they weren’t there, it would be just a “Blood Elf fortress” when all is said and done.
Let’s end this: the panel confirmed two-thirds of Silvermoon will be accessible to Alliance players. That directly addresses the hub issue I’ve been raising. Calling it a “Horde fortress” or “Blood Elf fortress” ignores the facts and the devs’ intent. Silvermoon is an expansion hub moving forward, not a PvP arena, and this design choice reflects that. Mixed messaging claims don’t hold when the developers have already clarified access.
I look forward to see how the details unfold in game - at this point everything else is just speculation.
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2/3rds accessible is acceptable for me, so as far as I’m concerned this issue is closed.
Why not?
In TWW Dornogal feels ‘just Earthen’, but it’s still most definitely a hub.
In DF Valdrakken feels ‘just dragons’, but it’s still most definitely a hub.
Etc.
BLIZZ CATERING TO THE CRYBABIES AGAIN!
When will this MISERY STOP
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