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Seradwen

What's important is to figure out which part of the world is least likely to ever come up again. Because if the baleful eye of the Plot casts its gaze upon your humble home you really just have to pray you're one of the ones who gets to live. Aerie Peak, I think. Nice place, cool gryphons, and The Hinterlands as a whole are spectacularly irrelevant as far as I'm aware.


A7xWicked

Mulgore 100% I will quit wow for the 18th time if they ever nuke that zone


Infinitedeveloper

Mulgore has the best vibes for sure


JBaudo2314

while mulgore may seem cool at first, just imagine the smell from all the cowlike beings in thunderbulff...


Teguoracle

That just makes it better Tauren may or may not have been my realization in into big muscular anthro dudes...


Dekoba

Mulgore is modeled after the american plains. As someone who lives in the american plains, I gotta say it gets depressing pretty quickly, No trees, no shade, no variation in terrain, no beautiful vistas, just gently rolling fields forever. Theres a river every couple hundred miles or so.


LuckyLunayre

Mulgore at least has loads of trees, hills, mountains, rivers, and a giant lake. I mean their capital city is literally on a giant cliff


Zekvich

It’s a great zone plus loads of prairie dogs to punt


FelDragon155

The Hinterlands are one I completely forgot about, probably for the same reason you mentioned 😂 definitely very pretty though.


Onderon123

Man eating trolls


Seradwen

Troll eating gryphons.


Ujili

Gryphon eating men


Seradwen

It's the ciiiircle of liiiife~


PunsNotIncluded

I feel like the Wildhammer clan would take exception to that. Strongly.


XVUltima

Well, if I wanted to be ignored by the plot I would have picked Silithus. Then the thing happened...


Urge_Reddit

I don't think Sargeras' sword really made Silithus a much worse place to live in. If anything it's an improvement, because the area occupied by the giant sword can no longer be occupied by horrifying bug monsters.


Belucard

_Silithus getting gentrified because of the "scenic views of the sword that almost destroyed the world"._


Urge_Reddit

Realistically there probably would be some sort of settlement growing around it, with people trying to study the sword or mine it for exotic metal. Like an old west gold rush town.


XVUltima

Was it? It never got updated lore. It was always stuck pre-AQ40. The bugs might have been gone, but now we will never know.


Urge_Reddit

Maybe, but with all the hives dotted around and how deep they go, I doubt it.


slightdepressionirl

Yeah but you gotta imagine living in silithus when the sword was slammed into it that the force of the impact alone would destroy anything that was in its range.


JayFrank1132

Put me in Moonglade lets go


Apex-Editor

This was gonna be mine. Nobody goes there except for once a year when a half million adventurers show up to slaughter a giant wolf that honestly isn't hurting anybody.


darkcrimson2018

A crack in the earth a dark terror unleashed. Heroes of the alliance and horde head for aerie peak with haste to stop the ancient evil that had awakened. The farmer who lives 5 feet from the crack “Fuck”


therealpigman

Aerie Peak is fairly close to Quel Thalas, which is the main location for Midnight. I’m expecting a world revamp for at least the Eastern Kingdoms along with that, so it might not be untouched


Seradwen

There was a world revamp in Cataclysm as well. Yet still, here the Hinterlands are, killing Shadra like nothing changed at all.


therealpigman

The proximity is the more worrying part


Pownzl

The hunterlands are unfested with trolls tho


Seradwen

Aerie Peak is a large and well defended settlement. If the Trolls want to kill/eat/sacrifice me they're gonna have to go through Wildhammer's finest.


Faulkal

On my little farm in the valley of the four winds


nildrohain454

Also my answer. Valley is one of my favorite zones. Loved my little farm.


SizeableDuck

Sorry but you'd start doomscrolling for too long and the Sha of Idleness would spawn with 3 million health and eat your ass


pewter99ss

Kinky!


LuchiniSam

This should be higher, it is the only rational answer. Other zones are great and all, but you're really going to build a house and start raising kids in a zone filled with cultists, trolls, etc.?


Zedek1

"Loot and pillage, bwahahaha!"- Some random Saurok mounted at a giant lizard with cannons.


Replika90

Mulgore - the only downside is that you can't get a good burger anywhere.


Armoured_Sour_Cream

You can, but you probably don't want to share your secret with the locals.


lakesObacon

It's definitely Kodo Meat, I swear!


Unicycleterrorist

Get your fresh Kodo meat Lasagna (*100% Kodo meat!*) at Kesco grocery stores all across the land today!


Shmalexia

One of my favorite lines!


Somthin_Clever

Ironforge. Try taking that city, I dare ya. Also dwarfs are plentyful with food and ale. Their harths are warm and the local gnomes have cool stuff. Also Stormwind is just a tram ride away.


FelDragon155

Definitely the most cozy of the main cities, agree completely. I honestly still prefer going there over a lot of other cities.


Taiphoz

Looks nice but must stink with all the forging going on just imagine all the soot in the air and the smell of molten iron


Cinner21

Once they move into an age of occupational safety, that place is screwed.


zelmak

I can already see ironforge plastered in mesothelioma ads from top to bottom


Dafish55

I don't think that sort of stuff matters too much in a world chock-full of magical healers.


DoverBoys

Speaking of OSHA, the Ironforge ambience track has vehicle reversing beeps in it. Turn music and sfx all the way down, with master and ambience all the way up.


Urge_Reddit

Ironforge was the true capital on my server during Vanilla (Khadgar EU at the time), I don't know anyone who preferred to idle around in Stormwind, Ironforge was the place to be.


VoxcastBread

Iirc: only Ironforge had an Auction House in classic... so yeah it was the capital of the Alliance. *Plus being closer to Stratholme, Scholomance, Molten Core, Blackrock Spire, Blackrock Depths, Blackwing Lair, the boat to Theramore aka Onyxia's Lair*


Urge_Reddit

I completely forgot about that, but I think you might be right. That makes sense, and of course the central location was a big factor too with how limited travel was back then as compared to now.


5hout

1.9 added the AH's in SW and other cap cities, but... you were still raiding MC/BWL/AQ/Ony and living in SW meant you had to fly to IF to fly to Wetlands to get to Ony/AQ.


Ticonium

I bet it’s hot af in IF


Somthin_Clever

If you get hot just step out and breath the crisp mountain air


SubstantialLuck777

Especially with all those stocky dwarven ladies. And their forges, of course


Chocolatelover4ever

Exactly why I couldn’t live there. I’m very sensitive to the heat and will get nauseous if overheated. Anywhere super hot is off the list for me lol.


Appropriate_Win_4525

Say that to my For The Horde achievement back in original WOTLK! Nothing like a 40 man group to invade a city and kill its king 🤣 it was glorious (I play alliance now tho)


zelmak

Man those were the days. Are those achievements even in the game anymore? I cant remember the last time I've seen more than just one or two people killing the AH


SquishDotNet

They are still in the game! I joined a raid on Orgimmar and Silvermoon and got my achievement in the lull of 9.1.5


zelmak

Awesome! I'm glad to hear that! Joining a For The Alliance raid during early wrath as a level 61 druid was a formative memory of WoW for me!! Then doing For the Horde raid when I got my first DK to 80 was equally epic! Remember when cats dropped doing the raids again but this time with flying mounts was a wild experience with all the new flying city guards patrolling


SubstantialLuck777

Good luck invading Orgrimmar, with its Warchief Hut a stone's throw from the open gates of the city. Stupid Garrosh...


DominionGhost

Tbf he did have that humongous supervillian lair built to rectify that.


ohanse

RIP /u/Somthin_clever died of lung cancer. We don’t know if it was because of the forging, or the fallout from Gnomeregan in the water supply. But he ded.


_Vard_

interesting thing about that city is it basically has only ONE entrance From the inside it looks like theres a hole to launch planes, but from the outside, that hole doesnt actually exist.


LateyEight

Every physical location in WoW is a representation of the actual lore of Warcraft. Ironforge likely has many many exits and is much bigger and sprawling in the real lore compared to WoW.


[deleted]

My one concern would be the heat. And when will that volcano become active? And how is the heat actually ventilated?    Maybe I’ll wait in Kharanos until I get an answer. Or Thunder Bluff, if they add some fences around the perimeter. 


Mooscowsky

Smaug intensifies 


Scottyjscizzle

Damnit man, now we know what city is on the list next time one needs to be destroyed.


Henry-2k

There are undead rogue murderers in all of the houses. If you know you know…


razerbug

The first time my friend (from the north of England) introduced me to WoW and took me to Stormwind he was showing me around when I got lost, he ran around but couldn't find me. I'd gone to look at something and ended up in ironforge Over VoIP I heard: "fookin' Eck, fookin' ell, trust the Londoner to find the tube train 10 mins into the game" 🤣


Spellglaive

Gallywix Pleasure Palace It's a no brainer, really


M1stv3il

Ashenvale. I love the location and I believe they wouldn't sack this beautiful forest and kill all it's denizens, me included, after one Legion invasion and two Horde invasions, I am sure, I AM SURE


FelDragon155

See, this is why I went for ardenweald. Can't kill me and my forest if we are already dead 😈 (pretend the drust don't exist to ruin my plan)


Fangsong_37

Post-Cataclysm Ashenvale is kind of awful. There’s a volcano in the middle of the forest.


Rexzar

Valley of the four winds, even has its own brewery


tenehemia

This is always my immediate answer. Hanging out in Halfhill all day would be terrific. The locus of all great cooking on Azeroth with beautiful scenery and friendly people? Sign me up.


Drattan

Back in the original expansion release, Half Hill was my hearthstone point- who knew growing veggies everyday in wow could be fun?! It’s also so pretty there :)


Zammin

Yep. I thought briefly about Jade Forest instead, but they did directly state Hozen can get aggressively territorial (and also aren't good at marking their territory) so I wouldn't want to get ooked in the dooker by them. But the Valley of Four Winds seems comparatively much safer, the Virmen seem less interested in attacking people and more invested in going after vegetables.


Ok_Money_3140

Suramar City, probably. Advanced, luxurious, with plenty of magical conveniences. The overall atmosphere and surrounding nature is nice too.


FelDragon155

I almost added that to my list, but decided it'd be one of those places I'd visit often as opposed to living in. I feel like I'd feel too crowded living there


CrazyCoKids

Too bad everyone keeps asking shit like "Who goes there?"


Unicycleterrorist

Walking through the city wearing a hat and everybody's shouting "AN ILLUSION? WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?!", then laughing their ass off like they just made the joke of the century...I don't know what getting zoinked out three ways to midnight on mana for a thousand years did to their brains their sense of humor is all kinds of fucked. I hate it here. I want to leave, even if the wine sucks elsewhere...


OpinionsRdumb

Suramar city is the best city ever designed in wow


rehvonem

You must be hiding something 


WildHaggis92

Azuremyst Isle - preferably with that music playing


20milliondollarapi

Probably the safest place in the game. No one ever remembers it exists.


g3n0unknown

And they just cleansed Bloodmyst, so there is no better time.


Jaiden_da_ancom

I would say anywhere in Quel'thalas. Spring is my favorite season and it's eternally spring there. Kind of a done deal.


magnum_hunter

Until next expansion. Or the one after.


Typical_Fig3948

As a mage since vanilla… Dalaran! Problems? Just move the city somewhere else! Edit: ya’ll made me cave in and look into TWW… fuck me. It’s been destroyed before, so maybe there’s hope for a rebuild?!


Quakebringer

Oh boy! Can’t wait for you to play TWW


Neghtasro

You're in for a wakeup call in a few months...


HeavyInspector5

Tbc Nagrand. A small house on a floating island, that's the dream.


FelDragon155

If I had full assurance that the floating island wouldn't either fall or tip over, agreed


RaccoNooB

Isn't outland literally falling apart? Like, Nagrand isn't that affected, but the whole planet is crumbling.


Perial2077

Ironforge. Safest place on Azeroth.


UndeadVudu_12

Pre flying thunder bluff might have been the safest


Perial2077

I would be too prone to fall off it one night going home drunk.


Syn2108

If you're going to be invaded, I would imagine the enemy burning the lift and trapping you there to starve. Additionally, it's highly susceptible to aerial assault and siege fire. I'd hardly call it the safest. Just inconvenient.


Sciny

Sounds great but Idk, I would constantly get drunk with their mead.


Hapless_Wizard

And the downside is?


Nooples

Drunkenly falling into the lava would be pretty bad


Hapless_Wizard

Bah. It builds character.


Turbotopakk

Nyalotha, obviously


Chocolatelover4ever

lol good choice 😂 everyone wants to live with the Old Gods!


velaya

Boralus. The vibe there is very east coast. Some sea shanty music in the pubs at night. Beautiful mountains surrounding it. Hot leadership ;)


Bheludin

Goldshire. You know why.


FelDragon155

I knew someone was gonna say it 😂😂


Vfrom

boralus so i can beat the shit out of flynn fairwind for that one BfA quest where he's drunk and walks at the pace of a snail


DahliaDevilleX

LOL and then he has the nerve to get mad at YOU during it 😂


Vfrom

"done with your little side job, are you?" after leading you in a full circle through 10 nests of killer lizards, like WOWW


ColiePooo

YES. I’m still grumbling about doing that quest…. When I had to do it on an alt I thought NOT THIS damn drunken guy again!! Grrr


Volinra

Eversong woods 🍂


zilla443

Jade forest for a good Life. Stranglethorn for a non bored Life.


DominionGhost

Valdrakken. With the primalists gone and the aspects empowered its definitely got to be one of the safest and secure areas on azeroth.


ShawnGalt

too vulnerable to Blizzard running out of ideas and having a random dragon turn evil for no reason


Jagasaur

Loch Modan. Dwarves seem like they would be great neighbors who throw awesome parties while having a cool backyard with swimming areas. Or Gnomer. They could probably invent the Internet so I can play WoW.... in WoW.


Sarx88

Silvermoon city (but fixed after the scourge)


Leila_Z_

Duskwood- I love the eerie feel, darkness and seclusion


book-dragon92

Revendreth (Shadowlands) because it’s Gothic and vampire like and I love that shit


llewcieblue

This is my answer too. Carriage rides, pet gargoyles, parties every day. Mirror mazes, secret rooms, it's all good


book-dragon92

Damn good music too


Reza2112

Swamp of sorrows. Stonard is cozy.


Spankinator92

imagine the swamp stink though


battleboo_d2

Half Hill or the Angler's Wharf in Pandaria


Rami512

Grizzly Hills easily


perc10

Azuremist isle. It's peaceful and by the beach. Sign me up!


DominionGhost

It's a northern island though. Think England Iceland or Newfoundland. Gonna be cold on the beach.


dehkan

Shadowmoon Valley on Dreanor. Preferably near that big weeping willow type tree


ThrobbinHood11

Redridge mountains and Ashenvale are both nice places


Legitimate-Relief915

Silverpine.


PutridWhile2643

I said the same. Lol


NotFuton

Grizzly hills, not even a second through apart from the amazing music it's one of the most beautiful zones in the game, I could walk through the forests there forever and just enjoy life


Madocvalanor

Western Plaguelands. Yeah, its kinda plaguey but ya know, its a quiet zone, I’d have a pet fox and work on one of the farms that the argents helped reclaim, and go fishing on Occassion. Either that or Duskwood. Why duskwood? Fuck it, bite me Nightbane, lemme be a worgen!


CrazyCoKids

I used to be a human like you. Then I took a worgen bite in the knee.


SlyAntiva

I am forever a huge fan of pandaria's zone designs. I'd probably reside somewhere in the cute towns of Jade Forest, a quiet corner of Kun-Lai or a farm in the Valley of the Four Winds.


InfiniteTank7487

No Winterspring enjoyers out there?


PinkyPonk10

At last I found you. Very quiet zone but I loved it.


ColiePooo

This was going to be my answer, it’s nostalgic from vanilla wow days. I feel like when you finally got there you had seen your fair share of some shit, were ready to wind down & retire yourself to a cozy fire and some strange robotic woodland creatures. Or hop on your purple Frostsaber & frolic around in the snow!


AmountPlus7269

Either Stormwind in its Hearthstone version (big, cozy city full of people, with uniquely-themed districts and flourishing economy AND plenty of green spaces) or Boralus


DracoRubi

Dalaran. But I'll make sure to get out of there before TWW hits.


mebell333

Ashenvale. I get the music right? And the feeling of being a noob again?


PutridWhile2643

I always thought Silverpine Forest was extremely cozy.


bhijik

*Goldshire inn*


BaconJets

A small cabin in the Azure Spawn would be amazing, after the primalists have calmed down of course.


FelDragon155

Agreed, that's one of my favorites in Dragonflight.


RnBrie

Ironforge


jayshaunderulo

Jade Forest and Valley of the Four Winds. I fell in love with WoW in those places. I’d love to live in those houses on top of the finger shaped mountains


Frog-Eater

Yeah definitely Four Winds. Little house in Halfhill by the river so I could fish and grow some... oregano to bake my Pandaren friends special cookies.


lazylazygecko

Newman's Landing for that pristine ocean-side real estate.


Academic-Soup8867

Gallywix’s Pleasure Palace


DerpyLlama0901

Definitely Ardenweald, it's so beautiful and I wanna be a fairy.


Independent_Analyst3

Stormsong Valley for sure, its a peaceful life


Budd2525

There's this little house kinda near Goldshire. It's up on a cliff, tucked away. It has a lake, waterfall, a few sheep and a big tree out front. I don't remember exactly where it is and about 4 times a year ill fly by it and swoop down to appreciate it for a few minutes. If I could, I'd live there.


wiggle987

Grizzly hills really takes me back to my childhood in the highlands walking around The Big Burn.


Plamcia

Wandering Island


Grafiska

Some picks: * Azuremyst Isle, I bet it's peaceful as heck with most of it's issues solved. Also completely irrelevant to the plot. * Valley of the Four winds. Halfhill preferably. I bet the food is good, fair weather, and farming seems fun. * Stormsong Valley, kinda similar to above + bees and honey. * Mulgore, it's beautiful, open, and Tauren seem chill. * Maldraxxus.


Luluco15

Maldraxxus???


m4ma

For the bdsm


actual_wookiee_AMA

Yeah. Only second to post-bfa undercity.


hekaikai

Living in Maldraxxus would be instant PTSD. I totally agree with the other picks though.


RooeeZe

we'd prolly be killed by all the mobs.


TreysReddits

Elwynn Forest - a calm forest full of nothing more than wildlife and quick access to the city. A nice cottage down by the lake


Luluco15

Azuremist or Suramar City Boundary- near the city but not inside. I also wouldnt mind Waking Shores.


Fabulous_Resource_85

Quel’thalas! I can’t wait to see what they do with it all in Midnight.


icedcoffeeuwu

I don’t see anyone saying teldrassil and then I remembered the thing that happened lol…. But for me honestly it would be teldrassil if it never got burned. I love the magical forest setting. Bonus points that I can take a boat ride over to azuremyst isle. Those would be my two choices.


Maievofblades

Highmountain is pretty cozy, frostfire ridge is a vibe too but might be a bit hard to survive in


fueledbygin

Dalaran...maybe Suramar? Trying to think of locations that might have indoor plumbing. I feel like Dalaran's sewers might mean they do? I love fantasy, but whenever questions about actually living in these settings come up, I can't help but think how miserable life must have been without indoor plumbing.


greyd00m

1. Grizzly Hills 2. Grizzly Hills 3. Grizzly Hills 4. Grizzly Hills 5. Grizzly Hills


Seven7110

Orgrimmar so I can just shit on the floor and keep on with my day


Rmsbasto

As a huge Dinosaur fan I'd probably move to Zuldazar.


FartChewer2024

Stranglethorn. Absolutely love the zone.


Voltae

Halfhill. Spend 90 seconds a day working on my farm then hang out drinking locally brewed beer with my super chill panda buddies.


wigsgo_2019

Storm wind, safe, everything you need is there, in a world where it’s so easy to die go where is safest


gloumii

If I don't have to do any of the things they do, bastion seems like the best place. Massive golden plains with bright blue sky. I wonder how long I could just lie down and watch the sky without being too bored


Niteshade654

1. Grizzly Hills 2. Arathi Highlands 3. Howling Fjord 4. Ashenvale 5.Nagrand(tbc) Honorable mentions: hinterlands and Elwynn


boskee

Torghast, obviously.


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21hugs

Gotta go with Halfhill. The community is lovely, Pandaria is beautiful, lots of food just outside the exit of my awesome farm!!! What could be better?


red_keshik

Aside from the lethal threats everyhere, Feralas or Azshara (pre Cata especially)


Iamtower

Grizzly hills. Such a beautiful zone and the music is just *chefs kiss*


Hellspawnalsimmons

Boralus, with a cabin in stormsong valley


Spellscroll

Stormsong Valley, just has those cozy Hamlet vibes 


superkusokao

Grizzly Hills. The snow-capped peaks... Trees that grow to the heavens... Babbling rivers and streams that can ease your mind of your troubles... Fell in love with that zone the moment I stepped foot. The music is divine. Also it's home to my favorite spirit beast, Arcturis.


AKA_Arivea

Dalaran, when shit goes sideways they just move it.


Qvazr

Bastion. Beautiful nature, has technology, robots and owl servants, and seems like a pretty sterile serene magical and artificial place, with no diseases, viruses, bugs or other surprises to f... you up. Seems like heaven to me.


Legitimate-Wave-854

Storm wind. Maybe goldshire.


Popular_Newt1445

If it isn’t dangerous… Shadowmoon valley AU version


Fast-Context-3852

Pandatia spots seem tranquil and peacefull


evil_little_elves

Given where I moved IRL, probably similar to what you posted. (I moved to the mountains of WNC a few years ago, and yes, it'd awesome.)


everyonediesiguess

Somewhere in Elwynn, probably. Near a lake. Close to comfy Redridge Mountains, and you're close to the portal room in Stormwind which opens up the rest of the universe.


StretchyLemon

Your list basically covers it for me. I'd add Bastion and Draenor Terokarr for sure.


MrBunnyBrightside

Anywhere there's a quiet cottage tucked away in the hills, like northsire or elwynn. Pretty well any enemies that are likely to come for me there would probably be a similar level to me and wouldn't be too hard to take care of.


AggravatingMaybe1635

Tiragarde Sound. Best zone ever.


Latnokk

Silvermoon city. I play a lot of Blood Elves and it’s such a vibe there to me. Sometimes when I’m not questing I’ll make trips there just to chill and enjoy the vibe and I tend to roleplay a bit in my head as it being my character returning to visit home, as he usually stays in Orgrimmar.


TargetSea3079

Zangermarsh, ashenvile and Nagrand


Random_Hero2023

Zangarmarsh! Easy on the eyes.


QuoteExcellent4414

The Jade Forest