A gunship as our next garrison / class hall ?

[Holdodlig]

Hi everybody,

I was wondering with all the fake leaks thinking we'll build a ship if we could actually have something better in the form of a gunship ? The reasons I'm thinking it are :

-Blizzcon : The mounts could have been named after the two first gunships in Icecrown, but instead have "random" name telling us what are the true name of the gunship (interceptor for the horde, skychaser for the alliance). Since gunship are already in game, it does not really spoil the future content.

-Argus quest : As we know, the last patch of each expansion is supposed to be the next expac quest design's pattern, and with all the "I can move my Vindicaar here and there" it would make sense to see it for the gunship. It would give opportunity for some special areas in the air which would actually be cool.

Your though ?

[Leih]

I made this suggestion in another thread or two before. I think it's entirely possible that we could see something like this.

[MikeBogina]

I don't think we'll ever get a controllable ship in wow anytime soon(the thousand needles one doesn't count), but if we're doing an island expansion, I can definitely see our next garrison/order hall being a large ship that does stuff in cutscenes and scripted quests, but docks in whatever zone we're in(islands) and gets upgrades throughout the expansion.

And if they were to add some sky island thing, well upgrade it to an airship

[A Chozo]

Oh, maybe that's why blizzcon's mounts are gunships! It all ties together!

[Rhamses]

I would definitely prefer having a flying gunship to a naval ship.

[Dakhath]

While I'd prefer a naval ship, a gunship probably plays better with the increasing power fantasy. I think this is definitely a possibility if we're heading to those southern seas.

[Eurhetemec]

It does seem fairly likely though personally I suspect a ship - airship progression and for the airship to be able to land on water rather than eternally hovering.

[Elfezen]

You mean Cid's Airship from every single game in the Final Fantasy series?

[Stormmantis]

Guild flagships maybe, maybe add a new aspect of pvp combat with member having their own roles such as gunners or pilots. I would love to see something like this.

[Soeroah]

I never really bought into the idea of ship-based garrisons, but I recently came to the realisation that the Vindicaar very much feels like it could be testing the system.

You pick which zone you want to dock at, and your view through the window changes/you see the ship in the zone. You can only pick up/turn in certain quests/see certain interactions in certain zones. You can modify it, slightly.

Feels like they're testing the system, working out the kinks of having quests that only show up if you're docked in certain areas. If they did go ahead with a ship garrison, it would basically work like a free, customisable extra flight point for whever you put it, assuming you can just jump off and run into the zone proper, unlike the Vindicaar.

As much as they tend to reuse new models introduced toward the end of an expansion in the next expansion to get the most use out of it, new systems introduced at the end of expansions tend to be tests for future content. The Shipyard could be seen as the prototype for the Class Hall mission system - less followers, more focus on equipment than abilities. Several expansions now have used final tier trinkets to test new spell/stat mechanics.

The more I think about it, the more I think the Vindicaar is testing tech for a ship hall system.

[Camthur]

I want a flying gunship that can sail. (or a sailing ship that can fly, whatever) In other words, I think it should be versatile and be able to fly over things, while retaining the ability to function in water when necessary.

[Enrif]

I actually would rather get Naval Ships. WoD introduced a lot of new models for ships but there was no real use for them.

Also it's more likly to be naval ships. After all some professions got random new recipes based on navel things. the felslate anchors and the leystone buoys

[Lochton]

Wouldn't mind a warship or airship, as long as the players aren't the commanding unit of it. Rather us being a special force. Explains better for having multiple heroes. A player selects his vessel and joins, there he will have to recruit 4-5 followers as a tactical unit that can assist in world content and scenarios. The command board isn't for random missions anymore, but for selected areas where you wish to deploy your unit, they'll return with a crate of content that is fitting with the zone, and for how long they've been there.

You should then be able to assign one (again) as a bodyguard.

[TheVaryag]

Hi everybody,

I was wondering with all the fake leaks thinking we'll build a ship if we could actually have something better in the form of a gunship ? The reasons I'm thinking it are :

-Blizzcon : The mounts could have been named after the two first gunships in Icecrown, but instead have "random" name telling us what are the true name of the gunship (interceptor for the horde, skychaser for the alliance). Since gunship are already in game, it does not really spoil the future content.

-Argus quest : As we know, the last patch of each expansion is supposed to be the next expac quest design's pattern, and with all the "I can move my Vindicaar here and there" it would make sense to see it for the gunship. It would give opportunity for some special areas in the air which would actually be cool.

Your though ?

Why? It will be no different than the Vindicaar, three copies (Or more) of the same ship In all areas, clearly we wouldn't be moving It on our own that'd be silly. And then as the final ultimate upgrade It turns from whatever colour It was Into Golden as It's ultimate goku form.

Just leave garrisons out of WoW already, we don't need order halls, table missions, we're not office workers.

[CreatureLives]

1 faction gets the sea and 1 faction gets the air. You choose which faction you are on. Instead of it being Horde and Alliance it could be a void themed faction and a light themed faction you have to choose from.

I like this idea because it feels more populated than it just being only your base or something just for your class. Also, Blizz wouldn't have to put so many resources in to all these different things when it could be just 2 different places. You could even upgrade them as you go along with maybe a boat upgrading a harbor and the airship getting new floors, rooms and addons. They could use the traditional airship style we've seen on Horde & Alliance or maybe use the new Vindicaar thing. If they did the Void/Light faction idea then it would make sense for the light to use the airship.

I dunno, just an idea. Seems cool to me.