
What do you think? Is this perhaps a clue that players will be heading to Northrend from a Stonard dirigible or a Theramore boat? I may be reaching there.

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3-10-2008 @ 12:37PM
John said...
Ummm isnt stonard the closest town to Kara?
I could be wrong but when I do Kara, I port to uc, blimp to gromgol then fly to stonard. and finally walk to kara. If there is a better way please let me know. (other than summons)
John
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3-10-2008 @ 12:48PM
Zumwalah said...
fly from shat to the dark portal, mount up and ride from dark portal... wayyy faster then anything involving a zeplin
3-10-2008 @ 12:54PM
Abraham Warner said...
Yup, that's the way to do it and that's almost certainly why the new portals will be put in place
3-10-2008 @ 12:45PM
Arpz said...
Just out of devilment,
Ateish
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3-10-2008 @ 12:46PM
Keysdawg said...
These portals would have been handy back in Vanilla wow when we were killing Onyxia every week. But now, it's Meh....at best.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:53PM
Theserene said...
Except Dustwallow Marsh is nowhere near Stonard...
3-10-2008 @ 12:55PM
Aaron said...
But theremore portal is :p
3-10-2008 @ 12:47PM
Aaron said...
Well thats nice and all, but waaaay to late there Blizz, would have been nice in 2007 when a majority were doing Kara.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:47PM
Acariquara said...
Yep, this will make Kara runs a little faster. Then again, in 2.4 Warlocks will be able to summon lazy-asses inside instances, so what's the point?
Oh and BTW Stonard is also really close to the Dark Portal, easing access to Outlands. But then again, that's what Teleport:Shattrath is for.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:48PM
Kadathwack said...
Well, Stonard is the closest Horde town to Kara, so I suppose that's useful for it's own reasons. But if you were going to allow Mages to get to Kara easier, why not just let them port right to the front door?
Theramore seems a decent place to have the Alliance boats setting sail for Northrend, but Stonard seems a little out of the way for Horde Airways. I guess we'll just have to wait and see with this one.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:55PM
Gene said...
I'm guessing you probably don't play on a PvP server. During peak hours there are times where, at least on the PvP server I play on, where either the Horde or Alliance 'control' the Kara door.
Meaning, there are twice or more Alliance then Horde or vice versa. The only thing a direct port would do is give you a corpse to zone in to.
Then there's also the whole meeting stone thing outside too...
3-10-2008 @ 2:54PM
peaglemancer said...
Atiesh, Greatstaff of the Guardian's for everyone!
3-10-2008 @ 12:55PM
Zyfer said...
It for Kara. That is the only logical thing I can think. I have been farming badges there so it would be nice.
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3-10-2008 @ 12:57PM
Arabelli said...
Man, it's like Blizzard just wants me to be lazier.
Not that I'm complaining! I swear, the reason I never alt is just because travel/food is so cushy on the mage...
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3-10-2008 @ 1:00PM
briker said...
Ah, but don't forget, there is still the Karazhan dungeon underground that has been talked about. This could be preparation for that arriving in WotLK. As well as helping out with keeping Kara as the best place for badges.
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3-10-2008 @ 2:53PM
Lummox said...
"The Crypt" used to be accessible pre-TBC. If you knew where to die, you could ghost walk yourself through the gate and rez on the other side, giving yourself complete access to the really creepy but ultimately empty "dungeon" (it was not instanced). Way back in the day, on post-BWL/AQ40 raid debriefs, me and some officers used to wander around there while talking strategy and whatnot. Tons of screenshots if you look. Some very ominous rooms were in there ("The Upside Down Sinners" room was especially creepy).
3-15-2008 @ 4:38AM
Iliveanddie said...
Well, in 2.4 there also having gear avialiable for badges that is equivalent to BT/MH gear, and in sunwell plateau they will add bracers, boots and i think belt to t6. IF they're doing this, I think portals to stonard are just trying to get people to do kara more for more badges.
3-14-2008 @ 4:46PM
Killah said...
Could you maybe upload these screenshots and upload them somewhere?
3-10-2008 @ 1:03PM
Arabelli said...
Additionally, these are pretty major towns without anything 'big' around them. It may have to just simply be rethinking on Blizzard's part to make travel easier in general. No particular new things in the works so much as rethinking the monster flightpaths, etc.
There's a big chunk of land for each faction that is sort of a bear to get to without them. My hearth is currently in Theramore, since that makes it easy enough to get to either Tanaris or Rachet (for uh... checking on the Horde. Making sure they're okay. With blankets and stuff.)
Yeah, nicer in vanilla wow or during heavy Kara, sure sure. But better late than never!
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3-10-2008 @ 1:33PM
raszama said...
/agree
These are just probably general upgrades, to make Horde's life easier to get to that part of the map, and to make the Alliance's life easier. for mages, that is. damn clothies, need everything handed to them.