Ships to Pandaria still a possibility?

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

So in an interview with WoW-china they said that we will travel to Pandaria using portals. But could ships still happen?

On the coast of Karasang we will see our faction arrive in 5.1, arrive by ship/Zeppelin. Could we have ships to Karasang appear in 5.0?

I'm adding a poll, but it'll be a few mins.

[Serissa]

So in an interview with WoW-china they said that we will travel to Pandaria using portals. But could ships still happen?

On the coast of Karasang we will see our faction arrive in 5.1, arrive by ship/Zeppelin. Could we have ships to Karasang appear in 5.0?

I'm adding a poll, but it'll be a few mins.

Nope. They said there's no regular routes yet.

How do players reach Pandaria?
Through portals. Currently there are no routes to Pandaria.

[roahn the warlock]

Ya. You know I have alot of problems with things in Cata being half assed. lets not let it continue to Mists. I HATE that the Zep flys through a rock, I hate that some buildings in Stormwind jut through the castle walls. and this is just stuff I noticed cause im in those cities. it's lazy and looks horrid. bad workmanship. Furthermore. those dragons on madness that breath fire from the side of their face to charge thrall? Like.. they couldn't have them turn their bodies? no they are static.

anyway rant over

[Togarox]

Boats don't make sense atm as you just found the place. They would make more sense in 5.1 as that is when the armies are supposed to join in the fight over Pandaria.

[Deleted]

Boats don't make sense atm as you just found the place. They would make more sense in 5.1 as that is when the armies are supposed to join in the fight over Pandaria.

Surely portals are more effective if you want to send legions over to a remote continent as quickly as possible?

Boats make most sense because that's how you find a hidden continent far away ON THE WATER. It's also more moody and atmospheric than a portal.

[Shamgar]

Surely portals are more effective if you want to send legions over to a remote continent as quickly as possible?

Boats make most sense because that's how you find a hidden continent far away ON THE WATER. It's also more moody and atmospheric than a portal.

In the lore, the portals become more unstable the more people you send through them, and it would be dangerous to attempt to teleport an entire army.

[Razorice]

I think Blizzard will add some boats towards the end of beta.

[Deleted]

In the lore, the portals become more unstable the more people you send through them, and it would be dangerous to attempt to teleport an entire army.

The Dark Portal would like a word?

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Boats don't make sense atm as you just found the place. They would make more sense in 5.1 as that is when the armies are supposed to join in the fight over Pandaria.

That's how I feel. Since if we want to follow the lore to a T, you shouldn't be allowed to leave Pandaria until 5.1.

But then the faction arrives, and regular boat transportation SHOULD be available. Question will be if Blizz wants to take the time to code it.

[Wolftusk]

Portal is just lazy and stupid, it's way cooler and serves for way more nostalgia if you're on a boat.

[VT-Fighter]

If you stop to think about it, most of the continents are instanced or zoned off for that matter. How would adding a ship increase the chances that you will like this game more?

[Saffa]

If you stop to think about it, most of the continents are instanced or zoned off for that matter. How would adding a ship increase the chances that you will like this game more?

People like to complain. If they had to wait for a boat they would be screaming for portals just like they do in trade to get to Darnassus from Stormwind

[Imnick]

Portals are a beta stand-in for boat cutscenes
The starting zones with dead soldiers and debris make literally no sense if everyone arrived by portals

Use your brain

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

Portals are a beta stand-in for boat cutscenes
The starting zones with dead soldiers and debris make literally no sense if everyone arrived by portals

Use your brain

Oh of course for getting there we sail/fly. But once we're there, we're on an island that's on no map of Azeroth. Our faction wouldn't know how to send boats for transportation.... until they get there as well. So for 5.0 we're taking portals back/forth because gameplay > lore. But in 5.1 would Blizz add boats, or just keep the portal because it's easier than coding a new boat?

[Beno113]

Considering WoW's first expansion used a portal, I fail to see where you are coming from.

Fuck everything, we're taking the damned boats to Outland.

[Wishblade]

Yeah, I could imagine that in 5.1 we'll get our boat/zeppelin routes to the beach of Krasarang Wilds, but until then we'll have the intro journey and then portals.

[scormac]

Boats but make them phased so u can only get on them if you done some of the starter quests in pandarialand

[Kaleredar]

Considering WoW's first expansion used a portal, I fail to see where you are coming from.

...except for the boat that took us from azuremyst to darkshore.

[Kaleredar]

lol I hope that was a failed attempt at humor

It's still completely relevant. They could easily have added portals from azuremyst to darkshore, but they didn't until cataclysm rolled around and they wanted to shepherd everyone into Stormwind via Darnassus. They decided that using a boat was the best way to bridge the gap between the two areas. And more importantly, as someone pointed out earlier, it'd be quite the feat to ride a boat to Outland. Using the dark portal made sense because frankly, nothing else would. Now, we've discovered Pandaria, and people know where it is. With armies clamoring to get there, it'd make quite a bit of sense to start running boats back and forth.

[lopk]

Boats don't make sense atm as you just found the place. They would make more sense in 5.1 as that is when the armies are supposed to join in the fight over Pandaria.

Wouldn't make sense? The entire lore doesn't make sense (well, parts of it).

Personally, I do think that portals are lazy, BUT it's not a huge deal.