At SOME point, I think WoW could use a Cataclysm-style revamp of the world. And I think a lot of us would love to see Silvermoon City become an ACTUAL part of the world, as well.
It’s obviously wildly impractical to do right now, but should such a time ever come, I would love to pitch my own suggestions for a minor revamp of Silvermoon.
First off, I would eliminate the western wall, opening up the city to the left side as well, which currently serves as a minor questing area (there are only like 2-3 quests there as well, just relocate or remove them entirely).
I would then treat the Western side as the “Farstriders’ District” or something to that effect. Tall trees and buildings that are a little more run-down looking and reclaimed by nature. Nothing massively different, mostly just adding some NPC’s and removing most of the rubble.
Now, the first MAJOR addition would be “the Dead Scar”. Where the “gates” currently exist between the eastern and western halves of Silvermoon, I would add a bridge between the two. Underneath that bridge, however, I would have the Dead Scar treated as a “graveyard”, one that runs all the right through the center of Silvermoon, all the way to the shore.
My thinking is, it would serve as a cornerstone of the Blood Elf culture, that their loss should always remain a part of who they are. At the same time, transforming it into a beautifully melancholic memorial to the fallen. Maybe right where the Dead Scar meets the shore, some sort of monument or even a small pier where maybe they do “viking funerals” for those who die now, sending the newly-departed off on a boat and archers with flame arrows to burn them away in the distance.
Finally, on the newly-restored “Western side/Farstriders’ District” of Silvermoon, I might add a proper Harbor. My thinking is, Silvermoon City is positioned quite perfectly to be a major seaside port, and it would be an absolutely beautiful environment for a harbor of various elven ships, as well as boats to other important locations. Orgrimmar, Brill, Zul’dazar, you name it. In fact, maybe even a boat to Suramar (I would also love to see Suramar made a friendly capital one day).
Obviously this would all go pretty low on the list of priorities, but I feel like Silvermoon just holds a lot of potential. And I’d also love to just see more focus in actual world-building, personally.
