How am I able to level to 60 (or any level after 50), and still be able to go back to the old world (ex. Lots of 60s still hanging around Org)
I thought we left the old world behind?
I find it interesting that we can go back and forth between the afterlife and previous life.
Because… it’s not that level of immersion, and never has been?
Because they wont cut access to old content because your in another realm. We still have mounts to farm in azeroth when we get stuff done in SL.
Everyone can do that, it’s not even just an in-game mechanic. Portals between Azeroth and the afterlife have been set up. So all those time skip theories are wrong but yeah.
It’s a game.
And afterlives is a bit of a meme at this point. For example maldraxxus main theme is necromancy. Necromancy. In a spirit realm. I mean, why? Giving spirit a physical form in a spirit realm?
Good point for sure.
The level of immersion you’re asking for on a game you seem to be at least familiar with…
sus
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GameplayAndStorySegregation
The short version: as far as lore is concerned, unless a future patch says we go back to Azeroth as part of the storyline, we’re trapped in the Shadowlands.
As far as gameplay goes, naturally they aren’t going to cut you off from everything else.
“Quickly Skully, my faithful servant, we must commence the ritual to raise the dead!”
“We are dead, sir.”
“Excellent! My unlimited power frightens even me!”
I mean, technically, we open a portal from Oribos to Stormwind/Orgrimmar right away. Then we start even getting visitors that never went through the Maw. The citizens of Oribos are even all “What have we done? Now we’ve got uncontrolled immigration!”
But, didn’t Bolvar pretty much say that going to the Shadowlands was a one way trip? Sure, we’ve got reinforcements coming in, but I don’t think they’d have mentioned it being one way if it wasn’t going to matter in some manner later.
Make your own immersion. Don’t go back to old content.
I believe when he said that he meant the Maw, but that could just be my own extrapolation based on how you can travel between the other realms, but what happens in the Maw stays in the Maw (at least until we show up).
Wh have to build a wall around the portal rooms!
That’s a hell of selling point.
“We need to to cross over and bring back our abducted leaders but you won’t be able to come back. Nor will they…um…excuse me…Hey Carl! Carl! Who wrote this recruitment litature? It is awful”
Bolvar said there may not be a chance you can return…and surprise suprise, we returned fine! We beat the odds. But he also meant the maw specifically.
Why would people go hang out in old world capital cities anyways? The new Shattrath City is way better looking.
Auction House is only in the Old World Capital Cities. (unless you’re an engineer or have the AH mount)
I’d call that oversight on Blizzards part then. The sanctuary city is beautiful.
That is because they will not give us an auction house in a new zone ever.