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Vaneras

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0. 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:00:48 PDT

In the next major content patch we will be adding a few methods of improved transportation to areas of interest while leveling.

It is time for the denizens of Azeroth to witness the full might of the Horde as they do what they do best: employ goblins to construct zeppelin towers and float players across vast seas using sky boats. That's right, a new zeppelin route is being added in Thunder Bluff and will transport players to Orgrimmar. Isn't technology magnificent?

Also, brought to you by Azeroth's greatest users of magic, are all new portals coming to Stormwind and Orgrimmar. These portals will transport players directly to the Stair of Destiny at the Dark Portal. Travel is just so much more convenient when it's instantaneous! Players will then find that a new connecting flight path exists at the Stair of Destiny allowing players new to Outland easy and direct access to the city of Shattrath.

Keep your seat backs and tray tables in a full upright and locked position, and we hope you continue to enjoy your methods of travel in Azeroth and beyond!

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Hellfire

1. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:03:11 PDT

Isn't that basically taking away the great feeling of stepping through the dark portal?

Q u o t e:
at 40% hp varian wryn runs in and kills thrall and yells ''GLYRY TO THE ALLAINCE!''

Qipley, Arget Dawn, on the Arthas fight. I got to say I agree with him.
GLYRY TO THE ALLAINCE!

Headgiver

< Dark and Deadly >

Wildhammer

3. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:04:26 PDT

Since other post was locked, heres a quick recap xD
Thats all very well, and I wholeheartadly agree that they are long overdue, but there still remains one connection they have failed to fix since BC.
Exodar to mainland.
Horde can connect silvermoon to eastern kingdoms via Zul'aman and Plaguelands, so how come alliance cant connect exodar to the mainland via Auberdine.
I read ages ago that it was because some players dont have BC installed so it avoids confusion, but thats a pointless basis as you wouldnt even have the flightplan if you didnt have BC installed.
So please blizz, give us some loving and connect space monkey island to the rest of the world.

Please add a connection, its a nightmare to level JC as it stands.
Go to darny, take ship to auberdine, take ship to exodar, when all it takes is a simple FP connection.
Purtty please.

Beerwolf

< The Illuminatí >

Lightbringer

4. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:06:34 PDT

Yay

Kranik

Bloodhoof

5. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:11:35 PDT

Doesn't this make the quest "Through the Dark Portal" sort of contridicting.. Since you never have to enter it...

Beerwolf

< The Illuminatí >

Lightbringer

6. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:13:05 PDT

Q u o t e:
Doesn't this make the quest "Through the Dark Portal" sort of contridicting.. Since you never have to enter it...

People have been getting portals off mages to Shattrah for years.

Dabien

< Soul Exchange >

Eonar

7. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:13:50 PDT

Its easier to level JC in Shatt, in the Scryers (and I assume Aldor) tier, you have the many bookcases that seem to have been snuck in with all available professions ;) But I do agree, the flight path needs to be extended over to Exodar.

Anyway, it seems like all travel is being eliminated from the game. Why on earth would you think to add this portal now? Surely if mages are going to burn up their mana creating a permanent portal, they'd direct it somewhere it could be of use? Like possibly Dalaran, the centre of the new fight instead of a zone thats populated entirely by Death Knights?

I'm not seeing players asking for these things, but everything is being made easier, bit by bit. Please, if your designers are struggling for things to fill the patch notes with, ask the community what we actually want instead of just adding something else to make the game easier and more pointless...

Coming in the next patch, all players can portal anywhere they want, at any time. Walking is eliminated!

Grinding my way across Northrend, 1 rep at a time.

Kranik

Bloodhoof

8. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:18:57 PDT

Q u o t e:

People have been getting portals off mages to Shattrah for years.

I know but it's 10k xp for walking through a portal :D

Also when you get a portal to Shat you don't have the FP for your HF fraction base or the steps up to the dark portal :)

Secks

Daggerspine

9. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:45:04 PDT

Why not set the teleporter to the other side of the dark portal?

Rwtiny

< Menethil Legacy >

Boulderfist

10. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 13:52:26 PDT

Stepping through the dark portal....

one of the best experiences in this game...ever...
and you take it out...
how completely mindless

again i welcome the new wave of clueless @!@* -wits

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Im bored with facerolling / mashing 3 buttons
I hate BE FOTM rerolling retardins

Noumad

< Descendants of Yggdr… >

Draenor

11. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:04:43 PDT

Talk about jaw-dropping changes. Literally, I was like this o.O

What are you doing to your game?

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Valde

< Rebellion >

Moonglade

12. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:16:02 PDT

Heh, I really like this since I mleveling up alts, but yeah I agree with the exodar thing, and that it makes way for the new players to get easy access to higher level content faster (which sucks) but tbh this hame is oooold and who cares if they get there! (the new palyers) It makes the game more worth while, thanks Blizzard, gonna love this. ^^

Arkot

< Goa Gubbar >

Frostmane

13. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:17:06 PDT

Q u o t e:
Why not set the teleporter to the other side of the dark portal?

This. Just put the portals close to the commanders looking at the map. Much better!

I am so totally awesome and you are like, totally not.

Yooko

< Resurrected >

Runetotem

14. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:18:01 PDT

Q u o t e:
Talk about jaw-dropping changes. Literally, I was like this o.O

What are you doing to your game?

It'll encourage new players to keep on playing rather than getting bored by level 20 becuase no one is around old world content.

As a buisness choice to encourage new players, this is a smart move. All us high levels with mutiple characters are already hooked becuase we're played end game content at 60, 70 and 80. But the new players have to work all the way up to level 68 before they can see Northrend and see where all the players are.

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Kleptic

< Delirium >

Zenedar

15. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:33:50 PDT

It's called progression of an expanding environment in a game.

Do you really think that in all the time since the opening of the Dark Portal the various Mage's haven't figured out how to create a portal to take them directly to the Stair of Destiny?

Why can't the Flight Master's teach their Wyverns and Gryphons to fly directly to Shattrath from the Dark Portal.

Expansion and change are part of MMO's, if you don't like it you are really playing the wrong game.

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Avengerorion

16. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:49:44 PDT

What's the fuzz all about, people that want to do it the old fashion way can just go to Stonard or Nethergarde Keep. It's not that they force you to use the portals.

Kleptic

< Delirium >

Zenedar

18. Re: 11/06 Upcoming Transportation Improvements 11/06/2009 14:52:38 PDT

Q u o t e:
One of the best feelings iv had in WoW was when my music was pretty loud and i was in the blasted lands and the music was dull and then i entered the dark portal and the music was damn epic, It sounded like something from star wars I loved it, And then you had the Burning legions never ending forces fighting, But hey the legion mobs will probably be removed because some noob probably will end up running into them and decide to attack them.

Who doesn't attack them?

It's like past time for me and my friends.

Kleptic - 80 Rogue, Valo - 80 Warrior, Lylian - 80 Death Knight, Nuthut - 69 Paladin (Belf qq)

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