I went to play a toon, and he was sitting at that first inn/camp you get to, and I just bailed for another zone immediately. Is there an opening zone - in look at feel - that is worse than Waking Shores?
I don’t mean like HFP which had logistics issues on launch day. I mean “Every time I see that zone I groan”
Edit: people keep saying The Maw. I dont count that as an opening zone. You can if you want, but you dont play through the Maw to start the expansion. You go through a scenario and you go to Bastion.
So i dont count the Maw.
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I thought it was a pretty good opening zone.
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What was wrong with it specifically? It’s pretty enough, the narrative is focused. The quests are pretty standard.
It’s not Hellfire Penninsula.
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there is nothing wrong with hellfire peninsula. best opening zone ever.
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Bro, huh? That first step through the Dark Portal into Hellfire Peninsula… that view was shockingly beautiful. One of my favorite memories of playing this game was seeing that Outland sky for the first time.
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Nah, The Maw from SL’s intro hold that title.
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best thing about it. path of glory.
Thundastahm thread on a Sunday. Checks out.
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This, 1,000% plus a few more.
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Compared to questing in vanilla, HP was a huge step up. At least there were quest hubs, and you weren’t running to three zones to complete many of your quests.
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But, why? Outside of Thrall looking around in the realm of death and deciding… nope, not going to use this first weapon that I see (IDIOT)… it was a really quick straightforward intro. What was bad about it?
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Oh not the maw o.o, I have PTSD from tryna get to raid and dying because everything and their mother wanted to end you and your linage o.o, (I was a healer)
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Thats just the intro though. The opening zone for SL was Bastion.
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Yeah but this was a great thing about Outland. Not specifically a great thing about Hellfire. Other than it being your first exposure to it, which it gets the nod for there.
I’ve just done it so many times that I kind of dislike Hellfire now.
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Waking Shores? That’s a weird way to spell Maldraxxus.
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I mean i loved Maldraxxus but even if you didn’t, its not the opener.
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It was, though we were sent back and forth constantly at the start.
If you weren’t a Druid or Shammy, it was even more painful due to the no mount thing.
Most intro’s are dry and boring, this one just added annoying to the mix.
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I’d extend enough agreement with the OP to say that Waking Shores was not a great opening zone. I don’t know if I’d say it’s the absolute worst Thundah because I think WoD’s opening Zone for Horde really sucks but it’s probably bottom 3-4 or so?
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Interesting. I dont remember the Horde opener for WoD. What else would you put in that Top 3?
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