Why is it Lightforged… Is Blizzard hinting something??
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oh boy I can’t wait to fight and slay the cruel monstrous villain Y’rel!
Uhm.
So it can be lit up at night?
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Wouldn’t it make sense that floodlights be showing it at night instead? They literally are calling it Lightforged
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…maybe that crazy idea that the Arathi come from another timeline is possible. 
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I don’t even know how she’d get to our reality.
Wouldn’t mind kicking her pretentious teeth right out of her jaw in the meantime though.
Easiest assumption is that they wanted their symbolic Gorehowl back but didn’t want to leave the Alliance out of it, so it got the “golden blade” treatment to go with Turalyon and the LFD.
Considering the statue was done on NetEase’s part, it’s unlikely they’re privy to Blizzard’s internal secrets on a “we know a plot point that will happen in 4 years” level, since they’re not directly developing the game.
I think this a hint that Yrel’s army may come to our Azeroth.
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Hello? Yes? I’ve come to sign up to join Y’rels army of the light. Pay no mind to my demonic minions…
Lightly forged out of aluminum foil
Nah, it’s likely a Chinese interpretation. Both games are completely different anyway.
Can’t wait for them to destroy that one too… cough
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Well there is an Exarch Hellscream in the AU among the ranks of the Lightbound.
Seems like it could be a hint.
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Most likely to represent oposite factions can mix and work together. Mainly Blizzard and Netease that became enemies and are now one again.
It is to represent the AU version of Garrosh who became lightforged and is an enemy with Yrel, clearly hinting at a next plot point down the road
dunno from where you guys get those ideas
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Considering netease built it, probably not. Then again we got light stuff with the Arathi.
I sure hope they keep that portal to alternate Draenor closed and pretend it never happened.
It’s certainly an interesting choice. 
Hardly think they would make some marketing for a future xpac with Gorelighthowl after the Neatease destroying the Orc statue.
I’d wager it’s still related to “making things right between Blizz and Neatease”, after they finally agreed upon their pieces of the pie, after Neatease destroyed the orc statue when their partnership blew up.
As stated in WoWhead : In commemoration of their renewed partnership with Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase has revealed their new Gorehowl statue, engraved with messages from returning players and now called the Lightforged Gorehowl!
I bet you are the type to think Garrosh did nothing wrong.
They probably just thought that the gold would look cooler.
If it was hinting at anything, it would likely be hinting maybe at patch content, not expansion content. We already know what the next 2 expansions will be, and they won’t include Yrel’s light army.