Personally, I think one of the most exciting undocumented changes in
2.4.3 is the work being done in Stormwind. The action in the Alliance's heartland isn't limited to the
comic book, oh no. Alliance construction workers are breaking their backs day and night to make preparations for the
upcoming addition to Stormwind City, the Stormwind Harbor. You can take a look on the PTR between the Park and the Cathedral. I can't help but notice the boatloads of explosives floating in the canals. You would think they would take the back wall of the city down the traditional way, but it looks like the Dwarven workers may be taking lessons from the Gnomes.
Hopefully, this is only the first in a long line of changes to the world leading up to
Wrath of the Lich King. Something like that definitely feels like the progress needed in-game to lead up to such a meaningful expansion as far as story goes. Such massive changes to one of the most beloved Alliance cities shouldn't simply happen overnight. We'll see if they continue this while we're on the road to
Wrath. Who knows, we may even get a few hints at other world changes
we aren't sure about quite yet.
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6-19-2008 @ 1:34PM
DJPaul said...
This area leads to the Docks
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6-19-2008 @ 1:47PM
Alchemistmerlin said...
Why would any construction worker willingly help the city of Stormwind after the masons/Defias fiasco?
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6-19-2008 @ 1:48PM
Thrush said...
Good point ... maybe we'll see a new Defias-like faction in WotLK. =)
6-19-2008 @ 2:30PM
Greg said...
that was a really good comment my favorite so far, lore ftw!
6-19-2008 @ 2:48PM
Lansiron said...
Well, a certain Lady Prestor is no longer pulling the strings behind the payrolls, so any laborer who signs up now has a fair chance of actually, y'know, getting paid.
(Never mind the fact that she's probably still standing there. You killed her. I killed her. She's dead to us.)
6-19-2008 @ 3:15PM
Doz said...
They could be the unwilling type, possible pulled out of the stockades for some good ol community service.
6-19-2008 @ 1:47PM
Allen said...
http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm273/wotlkalphar/018a53f8.jpg
This is a better image of the harbor in-game.
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6-19-2008 @ 2:07PM
jadeleopard said...
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b226/Blackwidow000/Take2/Misc/018a53f8.jpg
Your PB bandwidth went poof, so I upped it to mine. Nice pic. :)
6-19-2008 @ 2:37PM
KateJaneway said...
Did you notice the crates with the Horde symbol on them? What's with that?
Also, those boats are big pimpin' XD;
6-19-2008 @ 2:38PM
Robert said...
No thats actually not "in-game" but from the alpha. This post is about the PTR
6-19-2008 @ 2:38PM
KateJaneway said...
Did you notice there's Horde symbols on the crates?
Also, those boats are big pimpin'! XD;
6-19-2008 @ 1:58PM
Rudolphe said...
So we're getting our own boat in SW? is it going to go straight to northrend?
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6-19-2008 @ 2:00PM
Adorable1 said...
Why build a new harbor when those slackers out in Westfall haven't even finished those repairs yet. ; )
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6-19-2008 @ 8:35PM
SaintStryfe said...
they do seem more and more incompetent as time goes on, don't they?
6-19-2008 @ 2:02PM
innajunglestylee said...
This attention to detail clearly proves that Blizz favors Alliance. Horde gets another sleazy Goblin and you get a fancy new boat? QQ, slap in the face, etc etc etc.
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6-19-2008 @ 2:34PM
SpaceDog said...
Oh jeez, grow up.
"Yes, let's split our MMO into two factions. Now, let's dislike one for no good reason!"
It makes sense for the expansion. Not everything is gonna be mirrored exactly on both sides.
6-19-2008 @ 3:27PM
innajunglestylee said...
Your joke is resisted by SpaceDog.
Joke dies.
6-19-2008 @ 3:08PM
Anteia said...
While I think your comment is being sarcastic, to anyone who actually WOULD have that comment, I'll just point to Muru being moved out of Silvermoon, an entire new event with the Lady Liadrin in Shattrath, and the most important change, the fact that Silvermoon has the Tauren Chieftans hanging out in it. So Horde has gotten to see 'advancing storylines' in their cities too. I think this is the first time Alliance has besides Onyxia. (And come on, the Thrall questline in Nagrand trumps Onyxia's entirely.)
6-19-2008 @ 4:23PM
innajunglestylee said...
All true, but I think Horde and Alliance can come together on one thing, and that is that Lady Liadrin really needs to pipe down now. We get it, servants of the light, exalted with SSO in one quest. But do you have to keep on about it every 10 minutes?
And yes, I was being silly. I'll likely be dragging an Alliance alt over to check this out when it goes live. I think it's great to see the content move forward organically like this for both factions. I just wish we really could raid and kill your construction workers and trap you forever in the Eastern Kingdoms while Horde takes over Northrend.
6-19-2008 @ 2:04PM
Badger said...
I just want to see what happens when the King shows up.
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