Wizard's Sanctum in Stormwind has a second floor?!

[Ielenia]

the room was added months before that statement tho

So? It's not like they decided on that "twenty years of World of Warcraft" moments before Blizzcon either.

[Z3ROR]

I know how to get there. I mean that big room cant fit inside of that mage tower. I'm wondering where the portal takes us. Is it under ground the mage district?

Ah you meant lorewise?

Some background info on the wiki:
The Wizard's Sanctum houses the Academy of Arcane Sciences.
It is a location deep under Stormwind in which the Alliance's sorcerers and archmagi research, train, and experiment. After the fall of Dalaran, many young wizards and mages relocated to Stormwind City's Mage Quarter, where bountiful ley energies still lay untainted by the Burning Legion.

[Lilithvia]

So? It's not like they decided on that "twenty years of World of Warcraft" moments before Blizzcon either.

Knowing Blizzard, it's entirely possible. The classic announcement was entirely adlibbed.

"Do you have phones" entirely adlibbed

"Isn't he dead?" Metzen, not knowing his own fucking lore, before going on to blame the drunk known as Alex Afriasabi, adlibbed.

[Faerillis]

Yeah, but there are 10 new possible Portal spots in the Wizards Sanctum. While Horde has only 4 portal spots available. They must be planning something bigger with portals.

Or just to expand the Horde section again. The den is clearly underground and assembling the assets to add additional wings is pretty easy.

[Z3ROR]

Or just to expand the Horde section again. The den is clearly underground and assembling the assets to add additional wings is pretty easy.

They can probably find some room, yes. You don't want people walk down two floors down, so add another corridor on the other end of the upper floor and have a second room in de back would be the best option, i think.

[ManjiSanji]

Ah you meant lorewise?

Some background info on the wiki:
The Wizard's Sanctum houses the Academy of Arcane Sciences.
It is a location deep under Stormwind in which the Alliance's sorcerers and archmagi research, train, and experiment. After the fall of Dalaran, many young wizards and mages relocated to Stormwind City's Mage Quarter, where bountiful ley energies still lay untainted by the Burning Legion.

I think he means where is it physically located IN THE GAME.

Like clearly the room doesn't fit in the room in the building, so it must be located somewhere we cannot see it, as players. Underground is a likely location.

[Mecheon]

I think he means where is it physically located IN THE GAME.

Like clearly the room doesn't fit in the room in the building, so it must be located somewhere we cannot see it, as players. Underground is a likely location.

Its underground, beneath the mage tower. Just, go in a group with someone, one person go into the mage tower, other stand outside, simple to see

[Lynexia]

Yeah, but there are 10 new possible Portal spots in the Wizards Sanctum. While Horde has only 4 portal spots available. They must be planning something bigger with portals.

Or they'll just not use the spots they don't need which has been the situation in the past.

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I think one may preemptively be for Loch Whatever, the Earthen city, but the two new Alliance cities would make sense.

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Yeah but nothing shows them being turned into proper capitals so far.

I imagine horde will get undercity back at some point

So horde cities would be

UC
TB
Org
SM

And Alliance cities would be
AMD
GIL
SW
IF

which would bring faction capitals in line with each other... This works doubly since we will most likely be getting SM revamp in midnight so it makes sense.

IF nothing else it seems logical if they don't want to do Amirdrassil or UC making gilneas a capital is smart because they can have us "retake" it now and then drop a revamp with midnight so the alliance players can't complain about horde getting everything.

[Eurhetemec]

Yeah, but there are 10 new possible Portal spots in the Wizards Sanctum. While Horde has only 4 portal spots available. They must be planning something bigger with portals.

That's just basic forward planning. I wouldn't read too much into it. Even the Horde one will likely last them until the end of the current expansion cycle, which is like, six years from now.

[Z3ROR]

I think he means where is it physically located IN THE GAME.

It doesn't matter where it is ingame. According to lore it is underground, so it is underground.

I imagine horde will get undercity back at some point

So horde cities would be

UC
TB
Org
SM

And Alliance cities would be
AMD
GIL
SW
IF

which would bring faction capitals in line with each other... This works doubly since we will most likely be getting SM revamp in midnight so it makes sense.

IF nothing else it seems logical if they don't want to do Amirdrassil or UC making gilneas a capital is smart because they can have us "retake" it now and then drop a revamp with midnight so the alliance players can't complain about horde getting everything.

I doubt if Horde gets a new Silvermoon City. I personally think we lose the city to the void. Yes, it will be revamped, but it won't be capital city anymore.

I hope we get revamped versions of other capital cities though in the upcoming years. I mean Undercity and Thunder Bluff is still the same old sh*tty things. Undercity could be expanded by going above ground and opening up the floor/ceiling so we can easily fly into Undercity. And Thunder Bluff could using the new Tauren building introduced in Legion with Highmountain buildings and maybe give Highmountain a district in Thunder Bluff as well. Ironforge could have some upgrades here and there as well, like an backdoor entrance to that airfield for example.

[Orby]

I always think the Orgrimmar portal room is horribly strategically placed :P

[Varos]

This is new!

[Phinx]

It doesn't matter where it is ingame. According to lore it is underground, so it is underground.

The thing has windows. How can it be (lorewise) underground, if it has windows?

[Z3ROR]

I always think the Orgrimmar portal room is horribly strategically placed :P

Totally agree. I think it would be way better if it was placed in the other gatehouse between The Drag and Valley of Honor.

[Lynexia]

It doesn't matter where it is ingame. According to lore it is underground, so it is underground.


I doubt if Horde gets a new Silvermoon City. I personally think we lose the city to the void. Yes, it will be revamped, but it won't be capital city anymore.

I hope we get revamped versions of other capital cities though in the upcoming years. I mean Undercity and Thunder Bluff is still the same old sh*tty things. Undercity could be expanded by going above ground and opening up the floor/ceiling so we can easily fly into Undercity. And Thunder Bluff could using the new Tauren building introduced in Legion with Highmountain buildings and maybe give Highmountain a district in Thunder Bluff as well. Ironforge could have some upgrades here and there as well, like an backdoor entrance to that airfield for example.

There's a 0% chance we lose Silvermoon... People have been begging for it to be updated for literally years it would be so dumb for blizzard to just have it be destroyed rather than use it as a main capital for an expansion

[Z3ROR]

There's a 0% chance we lose Silvermoon... People have been begging for it to be updated for literally years it would be so dumb for blizzard to just have it be destroyed rather than use it as a main capital for an expansion

I never said it would be destroyed. I said we might onky6lowe Silvermoon. The city might become become void grounds. It would kinda makes sense in a way as well. Blood elves honors the sun. So if the void, which is anything but that, takes over their Sunwell and city that would be the worst thing that could happen. That would be the reason all elven tribes must be gathered together to solve this. So yes, I think we lose Sikvermoon, but might need the expansions progress to win it back.

[Nymrohd]

The thing has windows. How can it be (lorewise) underground, if it has windows?

Tell that to the Paladin class hall.