Conquest of the Horde

Woot woot, your friendly neighborhood Mikain here. Yeah Yeah, it's been a long while.

I've been out of it for so long that I decided to join in the fun. People might have already seen these areas, I had before going to them, but not everyone has. They're pretty cool to see even if you have seen similar already anyway. I also understand that not everyone is in the know on obtaining beta files. I can't spread that, but I can show you what's up. Seeing images is nothing like actually running around there. Or better yet flying there. But try to enjoy the screens, doods.

TL;DR - I will now commence dumpage of comparison photos for Wrath and the Cata beta.

You may make requests for areas you wish to see.

-Stormwind-
Fountain by the Bank
Wrath
Cata - Omgz is that sum watarz?

Dwarven District Bank
Wrath
Cata
Old Town
Wrath
Cata
Throne Room
Wrath
Cata
Stormwind Lake - Behind the Cathedral District
Cata

Stormwind Outskirts - Beyond the walls of the Dwarven District
Cata

Canals Instance Door - I never knew the name of this...
Wrath
Cata

Orgrimmar
Blockade
Wrath
Cata
Entryway
Wrath
Cata
Entry Tunnel
Wrath
Cata
Valley of Strength
Wrath
Cata
Valley of Strength - Backside
Wrath
Cata
The Drag
Wrath
Cata
Valley of Wisdom
Wrath
Cata
Hall of Legends
Wrath
Cata
Valley of Spirits
Wrath
Cata
Goblin Slums
Wrath
Cata
Valley of Honor
Wrath
Cata
Blacksmith
Wrath
Cata
Arena
Wrath
Cata
Back Gate - To Azshara
Cata

Building Interiors
Cata


Links would have been so much easier...

Stormwind looks like an improvement.

Orgrimmar... eh. The Valley of Wisdom and Spirits look okay. The rest just looks like something out of Mordor. o:

I did this months ago. Kretol told me I shouldn't post pics here before release, or Blizzard may try and shut COTH down. It might be different now that it's in beta, but I dunno.


On topic though. I really like the new world in Cata. It's an amazing improvement.

The NDA was lifted, anyone can post anything pertaining to Cata.

... Wow.

Mikain Wrote:The NDA was lifted, anyone can post anything pertaining to Cata.

Alright then. Yes, it's a beautiful new world. I especially love Gilneas and the Graveyard behind the cathedral. Lost Isles is also really well made.

Reese777 Wrote:Stormwind looks like an improvement.

Orgrimmar... eh. The Valley of Wisdom and Spirits look okay. The rest just looks like something out of Mordor. o:

Herasy! I think Orgrimmar looks wonderful, and less flat. I'm probably one of a few that said Stormwind only looks okay.

Oyush. Orgrimmar makes me squee in delight. Though, that fountain inside the Trade District of Stormwind is in itself a rather nice minor improvement. :3

One does not simply WALK into MULGORE!

I've always found Orgrimmar design to be very lacking, as it doesn't provide the right atmosphere when roleplaying. However, after seeing the pics of the new Orgrimmar, I believe I've found myself a future personal RP hub!

Ogrimmar reminds me of hellfire citadel a lot with the twisting metal and dark coloring. Plus it makes Ogrimmar look more like a city then a collection of quickly built structures out of what was easily available. Really makes me want to make a Orc just to experience the new Ogrimmar since I was fan of Orcs before thrall had leadership and new Ogrimmar reminds me of old horde.

Stormwind looks awesome but sad to see the instance portal going away, guess blizzard had to put one final nail in coffin and bury it. New fountain in trade district looks awesome with the water. I've seen more screen shots and video's of Stormwind and it is equally awesome as new Ogrimmar. My favoriate part of Stormwind face lift is all the new land around the city.

Gate to Mulgore joke I wonder how tauren will get out of there starting zone now. Crowds of tauren standing on Mulgor side.

I love the effort mate,
all pics look great,
especially Stormwind ^^

Do want!

Orgrimmar looks badass. Stormwind kind of makes me go 'eh' though, but even so it does look a lot better.

Neruu Wrote:Really makes me want to make a Orc

Do it. More Orcs are required. In fact, the number of Orcs is directly proportional to the amount of awesome in any one given area.

Orgrimmar looks amazing. The atmosphere is really different and it seems the main colors of brown and red have been updated to black, orange and red. I like.