(SPOILER) Who sets the fire?!? Taking all bets!

[Deleted]

Nathanos taking matters into his own hands.

Doesn't seem like him to against her wishes even in the case that he had some exclusive knowledge forcing an impromptu decision on him.

[exochaft]

My bet is this as well. She hates her former people and this would be her perfect revenge, together while serving nzoths purposes

I think it would be a good misdirection to what we've been fed this entire time, similar to the Horde vs Alliance PoV of the first Broken Shore assault where there was community split on what actually happened. Have her scheming beneath the surface, taking advantage of the situations to serve her own ends by *cough* pouring fuel on the fire.

[Hitei]

I don't know why people think the Alliance is going to do it on purpose. It'd just be shitty writing.

There's no point in burning it down to start a war, because Sylvanas has already started the war by attacking the Night Elves.
The Night Elves aren't going to burn down their own home just to "deny it" to the Horde. The Gilneans aren't going to burn down their own home to deny it to the Horde and also burn down the home of the people who saved them. And no other Alliance race is going to burn down the home of two allies to deny the Horde (or to start a war which has already been started).

[Deleted]

My guess is the goblins based on one of the pics that was uploaded earlier. Assumption: The goblins were ordered to bomb an area by the Warchief (you see them with explosives and gyrocopters), but in typical reckless goblin-engineering fashion, they added a shit-ton of azerite to their explosives and the resulting explosion was tremendously bigger and more volatile than anyone (including Sylvanas) thought. The resulting devastation underscores how dangerous azerite can be to each faction.

I also tend to this version, though I have doubts about it. Didn't Sylvanas threaten Gallywix that he better not screw up concerning Azerite or else it'll be his head? I would count accidently blowing up something you intend to conquer as a major screw up, so he shouldn't still be breathing after the scenario, but afaik he does.

[Ehrenpanzer]

SPOILERS







So who do you think will set the fire that burns it all down?
Poll inc.

Nomi /thread

[Kellorion]

I woik ld love, if the Horde could claim the feat, but I think the Alliance does it themselves in attempt to gain sympathy.

Also, what spoilers??

The patch is today, it will be up soon enough and then we will know. It could wind up here.

[Ehrenpanzer]

I don't know why people think the Alliance is going to do it on purpose. It'd just be shitty writing.

There's no point in burning it down to start a war, because Sylvanas has already started the war by attacking the Night Elves.
The Night Elves aren't going to burn down their own home just to "deny it" to the Horde. The Gilneans aren't going to burn down their own home to deny it to the Horde and also burn down the home of the people who saved them. And no other Alliance race is going to burn down the home of two allies to deny the Horde (or to start a war which has already been started).

If you want to get technical, the Alliance started the whole ball of wax by killing goblins to get their hands on Azerite.

[Hitei]

I also tend to this version, though I have doubts about it. Didn't Sylvanas threaten Gallywix that he better not screw up concerning Azerite or else it'll be his head? I would count accidently blowing up something you intend to conquer as a major screw up, so he shouldn't still be breathing after the scenario, but afaik he does.

She doesn't want Darnassus to actually have it. Her plan was to deny the Alliance a port to ship Azerite from in Kalimdor, and cripple the Night Elves so that she'd have one less enemy in the coming war. Burning the tree down wasn't intended, but it doesn't screw anything up, and it shows the power of Azerite on a grand scale.

If you want to get technical, the Alliance started the whole ball of wax by killing goblins to get their hands on Azerite.

I don't want to derail another thread with this crap. But no, they didn't. In Before the Storm, the goblins in Silithus attack an Explorer's League party being escorted by a few sentinels in the middle of the night (after said party has been deliberately keeping their distance from the goblins and trying to observe Azerite via telescopes and long-range instruments) to kidnap a gnome geologist, killing at least three people in the process, all of which happens before the quests where Goblins are killed.

[mingarrubia]

The only arsonist that we know of is called Zul the prophet.

[Deleted]

Salvanas will go full morally grey mode and uses untested azerite stuff that sets off a chain reaction

[Deleted]

I just finished reading the Before the Storm novel assuming it would tell the reason for the war at the end. What a dissapointment, the story had almost nothing to do with bfa. The only thing I have learned is that azerite can be used to protect things. So I don't think the fire will start with azerite. Not sure what will, unstable artifacts seem plausible.

[Hitei]

I just finished reading the Before the Storm novel assuming it would tell the reason for the war at the end. What a dissapointment, the story had almost nothing to do with bfa. The only thing I have learned is that azerite can be used to protect things. So I don't think the fire will start with azerite. Not sure what will, unstable artifacts seem plausible.

It can also be used to destroy things. Did you miss the entire part where it's used to make a super-poison that is capable of completely destroying a plant and also destroys parts of the plant that aren't even attached anymore?

Before the Storm does explain the reason for the war. Sylvanas wants to attack Stormwind to give the Horde something to sate its bloodlust, and to raise the dead humans as Forsaken. Attacking Darnassus is just the pearl harbor-esque first strike of the war. Meanwhile the book also explains to you how Anduin ended up in a state where attacking Lordaeron was an acceptable move, and establishes some other things that will probably be important down the line, like Calia and the fact that Stormwind is in need of a Queen and an heir.

[Deleted]

It can also be used to destroy things. Did you miss the entire part where it's used to make a super-poison that is capable of completely destroying a plant and also destroys parts of the plant that aren't even attached anymore?

Before the Storm does explain the reason for the war. Sylvanas wants to attack Stormwind to give the Horde something to sate its bloodlust, and to raise the dead humans as Forsaken. Attacking Darnassus is just the pearl harbor-esque first strike of the war. Meanwhile the book also explains to you how Anduin ended up in a state where attacking Lordaeron was an acceptable move, and establishes some other things that will probably be important down the line, like Calia and the fact that Stormwind is in need of a Queen and an heir.

I forgot but I do remember it now. I haven't looked at it that way but it makes sense what you say, I guess my dissapointment in the ending clouded some elements of the story a bit for me.

[Byne]

I just had a (probably stupid) idea. What if we burned the tree down? Blizz hasnt shown us the cinematic or told us how our artifacts go from overflowing with power to completely drained. What if the power escapes the artifacts during the battle for Teldrassil and burns the tree down?

[bloodmoth13]

It's Nomi. That fucker burns everything he touches

This has to be the best answer

[Raelbo]

I just had a (probably stupid) idea. What if we burned the tree down? Blizz hasnt shown us the cinematic or told us how our artifacts go from overflowing with power to completely drained. What if the power escapes the artifacts during the battle for Teldrassil and burns the tree down?

One possibility I'd consider, given that the artifacts were powered up by taking the corruption out of the sword of Sargeras, is that the artifacts come into contact with a large quantity of azerite in Teldrassil which sets off a massive reaction

[Deleted]

It's Nomi. That fucker burns everything he touches

I love you.

[Raelbo]

This has to be the best answer

I love you.

To be fair, I can't really claim the credit. Here was my inspiration:

[HavokHeart]

The only arsonist that we know of is called Zul the prophet.

He does set Stormwind on fire in the horde quest that breaks him out from the stockades. Proven pyro.

[Big Mama]

I think one of the grells may have done that...