Breakfast Topic: Which is your favorite city?
by Olivia Grace 
Jul 18th 2012 at 8:00AM
In yesterday's Breakfast Topic, we talked about things that make you jealous of the opposite faction, and one thing that came up a bit was cities. Cities, to me, are iconic reminders of faction symbolism. The cathedral in Stormwind (in the header image for those of you who haven't seen it) is a big feature of the Stormwind skyline. It even has its own named district, and the trainers for those characters who employ the light, paladins and priests, reside within.
Stormwind is bright and breezy and has some really epic music when you ride through the gates. It feels like a special place, a place with great history. Compare that to Orgrimmar, and you get a great contrast between the Horde and the Alliance. Orgrimmar is a rough-and-tumble mish-mash of areas. The recent addition of the Goblin Slums only adds to its transient feel. Where Stormwind is longstanding and traditional, Orgrimmar is vacillating, changeable, and potentially dangerous. Orgrimmar feels like a set from Mad Max, and I love it for that!
Damn, but it's hard to navigate when you're just getting to know it on a ground mount. Blizzard hasn't really got to grips with a good way to show different altitudes on their maps. Oh, and speaking of hard-to-navigate and different altitudes, let's talk Undercity. I suppose it's the Horde equivalent of Ironforge, as an indoor city, but I'm not sure if its eminence is comparable. Ironforge is great, too, by the way. I like the big machine feel of it, the great forge in the middle, and how it isn't as frustrating to navigate, but I'm afraid I think Undercity is my favorite city.
Undercity's so dark and mysterious. It feels like an old chapel that was buried underground, and while the water is a little to bright in its greenness (I'd prefer a murky gray), the design of the place with its dark rafters and steps and bridges really appeals to me.
What about you? What's your favorite city? Are there any you just can't stand? Is it one of the opposite factions cities that you're a little jealous of? What do the cities say to you? How do you feel when you're in them?
Stormwind is bright and breezy and has some really epic music when you ride through the gates. It feels like a special place, a place with great history. Compare that to Orgrimmar, and you get a great contrast between the Horde and the Alliance. Orgrimmar is a rough-and-tumble mish-mash of areas. The recent addition of the Goblin Slums only adds to its transient feel. Where Stormwind is longstanding and traditional, Orgrimmar is vacillating, changeable, and potentially dangerous. Orgrimmar feels like a set from Mad Max, and I love it for that!
Damn, but it's hard to navigate when you're just getting to know it on a ground mount. Blizzard hasn't really got to grips with a good way to show different altitudes on their maps. Oh, and speaking of hard-to-navigate and different altitudes, let's talk Undercity. I suppose it's the Horde equivalent of Ironforge, as an indoor city, but I'm not sure if its eminence is comparable. Ironforge is great, too, by the way. I like the big machine feel of it, the great forge in the middle, and how it isn't as frustrating to navigate, but I'm afraid I think Undercity is my favorite city.
Undercity's so dark and mysterious. It feels like an old chapel that was buried underground, and while the water is a little to bright in its greenness (I'd prefer a murky gray), the design of the place with its dark rafters and steps and bridges really appeals to me.
What about you? What's your favorite city? Are there any you just can't stand? Is it one of the opposite factions cities that you're a little jealous of? What do the cities say to you? How do you feel when you're in them?
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