Please move the story along...

[caldepen]

There are so many storylines that of course never progress. How about moving them along? For example give the Gnomes back their home! Make it a world event and battle it out. I personally know its empty now, as I just cleared it not 15 minutes ago! I went to the head gnome dude in Ironforge and told him, but he wouldn't listen! I think for the sake of story and the game itself Blizzard should pick a handful of storylines and advance them.

What do you think and what storylines would you like to see advanced?

And don't moan about how it would change the game! Thats the point! Nobody cares to do gnomer anymore! Everybody just wants to advance to BC and eventually WotLK. But if there was a big momentous change then I would go check it out.

[sardotirion]

Actually, Gnomeregan would be interesting.

I would say something about the Scarlet Crusade, but with the Scarlet Onslaught being introduced in Wrath, it seems like their story is progressing.

Maybe some more stuff with the Old Gods?

[Awsomemic]

I would like to actually see some massive changes that would bring more high leveled players back to azeroth.

Gnomeregan would be one of those changes.
Get those troggs out of Dun Morogh, I've killed thousands of them.
Those dark iron dwarves who took Dun modr should have been killed of by now?
Westfall is also a place where a disaster can't continue forever.

and some more...

[grellboy]

yeah lets move the defias story along: without lady katrana prestors influence highlord bolvar fordragon has broken free of her charming nature and come to his senses. recently an army of immense size has been sent to wesfall in order to attack the defias. beaten, what's left of this group of thieves and bandits have moved to northrend to make a strategy in the peacful forests of the grizzly hills. recently the defias has also joined forces with the venture. company, and together they have destroyed a western section of the forest.

[Your Average WoW Player]

I think as much as Blizzard would LIKE to do this, it would be a pain to do.

Re-writing baseline, well established code sucks. Big time. And with everything that's been suggested, it would be a pain to alter it. That's why we don't see flying mounts in Azeroth. They'd have have to rewrite tons of code so that we wouldn't be going where they don't want us etc. etc.

[Awsomemic]

I think as much as Blizzard would LIKE to do this, it would be a pain to do.

Re-writing baseline, well established code sucks. Big time. And with everything that's been suggested, it would be a pain to alter it. That's why we don't see flying mounts in Azeroth. They'd have have to rewrite tons of code so that we wouldn't be going where they don't want us etc. etc.

Actually... I would love to see some more world changing events on a more frequent basis.
So far I count... 3 or something... Dark portal opens, scourge invasion and that insect place.
Maybe get the community bit more involved into the lore.

[Xlorep DarkHelm]

There are so many storylines that of course never progress. How about moving them along? For example give the Gnomes back their home! Make it a world event and battle it out. I personally know its empty now, as I just cleared it not 15 minutes ago! I went to the head gnome dude in Ironforge and told him, but he wouldn't listen! I think for the sake of story and the game itself Blizzard should pick a handful of storylines and advance them.

What do you think and what storylines would you like to see advanced?

And don't moan about how it would change the game! Thats the point! Nobody cares to do gnomer anymore! Everybody just wants to advance to BC and eventually WotLK. But if there was a big momentous change then I would go check it out.

I believe Blizzard's primary focus for advancing the storylines is through the expansions. Almost like "year markers" from the way Chris Metzen talks of them any more -- and subsequent content patches after an expansion are supposed to continue to advance the story arc for that expansion (so from TBC -> Sunwell is supposed to all move the story forward).

Unfortunately, I think that some of the old storylines in WoW are just basically going to end up forgotten. Some zones might see an update if it relates to a story arc for an expansion. But that definitely seems to be the direction they are moving.

Who knows the future though... they might do even more beyond this after a while.

[Shellar]

Even if you kill all current inhabitants of Gnomeregan, it will be many years before it becomes fit for habitation again. The contamination is simply too deep - it would take someone like Cenarius to completely purify the place.

[Your Average WoW Player]

Even if you kill all current inhabitants of Gnomeregan, it will be many years before it becomes fit for habitation again. The contamination is simply too deep - it would take someone like Cenarius to completely purify the place.

Very true.

The residents of Bikini Island (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikini_Island) were told that after the Hydrogen Bomb test they could safely return in a couple weeks.

It's 2008, the bomb was tested in 1952 and they still haven't gone back.

[C4RASHy]

There are so many storylines that of course never progress. How about moving them along? For example give the Gnomes back their home! Make it a world event and battle it out. I personally know its empty now, as I just cleared it not 15 minutes ago! I went to the head gnome dude in Ironforge and told him, but he wouldn't listen! I think for the sake of story and the game itself Blizzard should pick a handful of storylines and advance them.

What do you think and what storylines would you like to see advanced?

And don't moan about how it would change the game! Thats the point! Nobody cares to do gnomer anymore! Everybody just wants to advance to BC and eventually WotLK. But if there was a big momentous change then I would go check it out.


Im with you dude. Just thougt of the same idea. Ive just started up a Gnomeregan Project. Instead of how you make it, (you just write what you think they should add) I will make it very detailed. Im going to make art for the Gnomeregan City and maybe even work out 3D models. Inside Gnomeregan you will find the old Gnomer instance and an amazing Gnomeregan Raid. Ive just started the project! PLEASE CHECK IT OUT AND COMMENT http://www.worldofwar.net/forums/showthread.php?p=4142406#post4142406