by Michael Sacco 
May 1st 2010 at 8:30PM
Filed under: Cataclysm
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Love Is In the Air | 2/2 - 2/15 |
| Blackrock Foundry Normal and Heroic open | 2/3 |
| Darkmoon Faire | 2/8 - 2/15 |
| Blackrock Foundry Mythic opens | 2/10 |
| Lunar Festival | 2/16 - 3/2 |
| Blackrock Foundry LFR wing 1 opens | 2/17 |
| Blackrock Foundry LFR wing 2 opens | 2/24 |
| Darkmoon Faire | 3/1 - 3/8 |
| Blackrock Foundry LFR wing 3 opens | 3/10 |
| Blackrock Foundry LFR wing 4 opens | 3/24 |
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Tokkar May 1st 2010 8:32PM
Actually, that's not one of the towers of Lordaeron remodeled, that's the zeppelin tower that has always been there, just revamped a bit. I just looked at it myself in an older version of Mapviewer - same location, same tower, different look. :-)
Kylenne May 1st 2010 9:02PM
I don't think he's referring to the zeppelin tower. Take a closer look at the screenshot, there's a domed tower-like structure in the distance behind the zeppelin tower that is not currently present in that spot. Judging distances is kind of hard from this shot but it looks like it could be part of the rebuilt ruins.
Tokkar May 1st 2010 9:11PM
Ahhh...I see it now. Interesting...
sandwiches May 2nd 2010 1:34AM
That domed tower, if I'm not mistaken is the bell tower of Lordaeron. Right now, it's kinda small but I think with the new remodel of Lordaeron to be seen from up high, it'll be part of the city, at least.
Debesun May 2nd 2010 4:02AM
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090823104731/wowwiki/images/c/cf/Undercity_in_Cataclysm.jpg
More than likely the structure on the right. It's the preview picture of the Undercity in Cata that was shown during last years Blizzcon
Thon May 2nd 2010 5:04AM
Actually, Tokkar was right from the start. That is in fact the zeppelin tower, only now, the entrance building to the right of it has a dome on top. If you look closely you can actually see the "fencing" on the roof of it, just like there is in WoW right now.
icepyro May 2nd 2010 5:45AM
Sorry Thon, but the zep tower can be seen behind the tree in the foreground, to the right of the zep docked. the fenced roof is much closer than the dome tower in the background, if that concept art linked above is right, I have to concur its the right tower. However, there is no bell in that tower so it's not -the- belltower, just an open tower.
Thon May 2nd 2010 5:48AM
You're forgetting that there are TWO zep towers, not one. The one you're talking about is simply the one that takes you to Northrend.
icepyro May 2nd 2010 6:02AM
not forgetting at all. the dominant tower has the zep for stv on its left coming in and the one for Orgrimmar docked at a tower. there is another tower to the right of it that goes to northrend. It's partially hidden by the tree right over the chick's head. It is shorter than the org/stv one. The dome tower is kinda under the zep if its on the same hill. The fence on the roof is in front of it. There is even a window for that wing. THe dome can't have a fence in front of it unless it is further away, and the top of a roof is not wide enough for a fence along its ridge and a roof and a tower right behind it (would look weird too). The dome is also slightly blurrier indicating distance. The dome tower is from undercity or at least not on the same hill.
mines510 May 1st 2010 8:35PM
I think it could reflect the alliance between the Blood Elves and the Forsaken in particular. Seeing as Sylvanas was a blood elf in her living, she chose to honor some of their heroes perhaps?
ExodusMachine May 1st 2010 8:51PM
High Elf, not Blood Elf.
Darkthunder May 1st 2010 8:45PM
@ExodusMachine: Blood Elves were formerly High Elves before their lust for the arcane energies corrupted them, which eventually led to them becoming the Blood Elves they are today. So technically speaking, saying that Sylvanas was once a Bloodelf, is not entirely incorrect.
ExodusMachine May 1st 2010 8:51PM
@Darkthunder
By that logic she's also a Wretched and a Felblood Elf, since they're both descendants of High Elves.
RogueJedi86 May 1st 2010 9:48PM
Sylvanas died as a high elf, so she's still a high elf. Unless she somehow gained the mana addiction of the Sunwell's destruction that the blood elves got even though her body is dead and doesn't require sustainment by anything much less mana. An undead vrykul wouldn't become an undead human just because a few vrykul became humans. There's still high elves, so Sylvanas' body dying as a high elf means it would still be called a high elf. Even if being a blood elf is just a culture and not a real race, Sylvanas embraced the Forsaken/undead faction before the bloods arose, so she'd be a Forsaken and not a blood elf.
I hope Blizz updates the mode of that High Elf statue though, it has the same low polygon count of the original pre-BC high elves. It needs to be changed to match the blood elf-variant model that all high elves now use. It's the only sour spot in that picture of otherwise nice-looking things, with its polygon count that is even lower than the Forsaken players and the nearby structures.
respectmahauthoritaa May 2nd 2010 12:21AM
@ExodusMachine
By this logic, you could say that Sylvanas is an undead Night Elf.
You could say that Sylvanas is an undead troll (if the theoty that night elves evolved from trolls is correct).
You could say that Sylvanas is an undead Naga.
High Elves started to call themselves Blood Elves after the invasion was over and saw the destruction of their homeland.
By this time, Sylvanas was long dead and gone.
Blood Elves was the name given by Kael'thas to his followers. The elves which didn't follow him remained High Elves. I can pretty much assure you that Sylvanas was never Kael's lackey, in life or death.
Let's give an example: You have religion X and die of natural causes. After 5 genrations your grand grand grand children create a satanistic cult. You are risen as a zombie. By the judgement you've been sharing, the following discussion would take place:
"Arrgh, a satanistic zombie!"
"No, he wasn't a satanist, he had religion X..."
"So what? Aren't satanists and people of religion X both humans?"
"Well yeah, but there is a difference..."
"Look, his relatives are satanists so that means he is a satanist now, no matter what he was in life"
"/facepalm"
Hoggersbud May 2nd 2010 12:30AM
There's an Elf Archer statue in the Scarlet Armory.
Crowqueen May 2nd 2010 6:30AM
@RJ It may be an abstract elf; it may be done in the style of some Soviet statues out there. It looks artsy to me rather than clumsy.
ioncat May 2nd 2010 6:29AM
The difference between a High Elf and a Blood Elf is more than cultural. Blood Elves turned to Fel Magic, which caused a physical mutation. Their eyes glow green because of it, and in Outland we get to see what eventually happens if Blood elves abuse that energy. They mutate further, turning into Fel Elves.
High Elves have never turned to Fel Magic, therefor lack said mutation. They are, compared to their cousins, genetically pure. Because of this, Blood Elves are technically a sub-race of High Elves.
Toads and Frogs are both in the Amphibia class and Anura order, but toads are in the Bufonidae family and frogs are in the Ranidae family. See what I'm saying?
CaryEverett May 2nd 2010 7:22AM
The difference between Trolls, Night Elves, Naga and High Elves is all evolutionary. They are completely different species. Admittedly evolution caused by unnatural magic-based mutations.
On the other hand... The difference between High Elves and Blood Elves is cultural ONLY.
It's like the difference between the Bronzebeard, Wildhammer and Dark Iron Dwarves.
Same race. Same species. Different cultures.
CaryEverett May 2nd 2010 7:25AM
@ioncat
Fel orcs are still orcs.
Fel High Elves (AKA Blood Elves) are still High Elves.
They weren't altered into a different species, and haven't had the years to breed and evolve further. The Night Elves and High Elves used to be the same species. But it's amazing what 10,000 years on separate continents with no interaction will do evolution-wise.