Malikoi generously offers to buy Dalaran's old location over on the forums, and says he plans to create a new city, complete with flight path, graveyard, and even an arena. It's not like the Kirin Tor are going to need it any more, right? They're moving the magical city of Dalaran up to Northrend, so Malikoi should be able to pick up the old land.Bornakk, however, says the Kirin Tor are not selling the land, which of course begs the question: what are they going to do with it? They could only take part of Dalaran up north, and leave part of it there in the Alterac Mountains (to serve as a new quest hub for lowbies, perhaps?). Or maybe Dalaran will have to fly up north under duress and what's left behind in Alterac will be the remains of some battle the mages had to fight?
It will be kind of a shame to not have that purple dome there any more (and it would be cheating if Blizzard just left it there when they've already told us the mages have made the decision to move the whole city). There's a lot of wonder to be found in Azeroth, but I can't think of any other experience that has matched up in exactly the same way to turning a corner from Hillsbrad and seeing a gigantic pink dome in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully whatever replaces it will inspire that same sense of magical amazement.
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10-10-2007 @ 2:12PM
liberalsareimbeciles said...
I vote they put in an instance, whether high or mid (30ish) level. Crypts of Dalaran or some such setting. Magical forces, rogue Wizards, all that jazz.
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10-10-2007 @ 2:13PM
shmooo said...
I think they'll turn it into a used-mount lot.
See this Ram over here? What a beauty, low mileage. Only used by a bank toon to ride from the AH to the bank every Sunday.
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10-10-2007 @ 2:15PM
Gazmik Fizzwidget said...
Just a perfect hemispherical hole in the ground would be cute.
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10-10-2007 @ 2:15PM
Krick said...
Is it just me or does the current Dalaran bubble seem a wee bit small for a fully functional city?
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Krick
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10-10-2007 @ 2:27PM
mcclary said...
@2 lol! that made my afternoon
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10-10-2007 @ 2:39PM
Richard said...
I hope it's really just a charred, smoking crater.
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10-10-2007 @ 3:14PM
Hollywood Ron said...
I always thought it was a purple bubble. Am I just color-impaired? Are my monitor settings off?
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10-10-2007 @ 3:20PM
sarah said...
well, since they are mages, i think they should make the giant bubble it into a giant portal that takes you to the new city.
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10-10-2007 @ 3:22PM
Baluki said...
They've already said that it's going to be a big crater in the ground.
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10-10-2007 @ 3:22PM
treyger said...
@7 i thought i was the only one - glad to know its not just me
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10-10-2007 @ 3:24PM
hpavc said...
Just because those knobs and their elementals roa maround it, doesnt mean they own it. They can all hoof it back to silverpines or work in the orchard.
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10-10-2007 @ 3:38PM
John said...
@4
They use a magic similar to a bag of holding to create extra-dimensional space. Delran is really larger than the capitol cities, but held in the smaller extra space.
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10-10-2007 @ 3:38PM
Todd said...
I'm sure this empty space will have a portal of some kind allowing for people to travel to and fro of Northrend.
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10-10-2007 @ 3:38PM
Todd said...
(repeat)
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10-10-2007 @ 4:01PM
Combatc87 said...
What I really want is a serverwide event the likes of AQ, where you get to see the city lift from the ground and begin to fly north.
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10-10-2007 @ 4:13PM
Liel said...
Legendary iUP Podcast interviewed a dev at blizzcon and they were talking about Dalaran, he said there was just going to be a hole in the ground.
Would be cool if a NPC was there saying "It was here last night I swear".
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10-10-2007 @ 5:26PM
barrett said...
"Bornakk, however, says the Kirin Tor are not selling the land, which of course begs the question: what are they going to do with it?"
http://begthequestion.info
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10-10-2007 @ 5:38PM
Mike Schramm said...
Yeah, well, barrett, I'm a big fan of language as a living, breathing thing, and since "begs the question" is grammatically correct, I can use it however I like. If I'd rather not be tied down by an obscure philosophical meaning, I won't be-- language should be constantly evolving and incorporating new meanings all the time.
So, to put it politely (and appropriately), kindly honk off.
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10-10-2007 @ 6:40PM
TonyRomo said...
"If I'd rather not be tied down by an obscure philosophical meaning, I won't be-- language should be constantly evolving and incorporating new meanings all the time."
Translation:
I am a moron and did not realize what I was saying or what it meant. Now, I must defend myself by appearing erudite and condescending at the same time.
Classy.
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10-10-2007 @ 9:46PM
Lencer,Free said...
I say it's gonna be like Auchiedoun or whatever it's called, a big blast radius of doom...
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