This is why Blizzard is sometimes dumb. (Spaceballs Dark Helmet voice)
Storytime with Norman:
I hope this is new to some of you, because that would be neat.jpg. It also gives me a moment to drop some Gnome info.
Head over to Ironforge and fly to Gnomer. Once you’re facing the entrance, take note of the huge mountain in front of you. Now, fly up and over it.
Surprised? For the unaware…
There is a enormous snowy valley behind the Gnomer mountain before you even get to the coastline. Prime real estate. It’s been there as long as I can remember. (which is as back as far as BC.) I used to RP entire campaigns here with some other Gnome friends. There weren’t trees in the beginning but back in Cata they added a beautiful little winter forest and two camps, each on the far end of each side of the Valley. One camp is entirely empty, save for a tent, campfire, etc. The other little camp was taken over by a family of bears which have chased the Buckey brothers up a tree, where they remain to this day. The bears have been holding them hostage for over 12 years.
Gnomer is built into a large mountain. Leave it as it is. Expand UPWARDS onto the mountain and over it into the Valley. If you fly OVER the far side of the valley towards the coastline, you will also notice that the coast (although mountainous) has some perfectly shaped outcroppings that could easily be built up into FOBS, outposts, heliports, whatever. Can you imagine hopping on a tram outside of Gnomer, taking it up and over the mountain into the valley? The Gnome version of Thunder Buff’s lift! How cool would that be?
You could even run a tram from the valley, down through the mountain to the sea and create a little seaside village.
So many opportunities…
I’ve said this before and I am being 100% genuine. I would literally volunteer my time for free to a billion-dollar corporation to assist however I could in making this happen.
I wish someone would sit down and beat Blizz into submission until they realize what they have here, because I’m not sure they get it.
This goes for all the races - including Worgen. If you won’t give us player housing, give us a genuine place to hang our hats.