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World of Warcrafthas doubled the size of the Stormwind portal room in the Patch 10.2 Public Test Realm. This extra space is likely being added to future-proofWorld of Warcraft, but it could mean other portals could be coming to the chamber as well.
Recently,World of Warcraftannounced Patch 10.2, Guardians of the Dream, and started testing it on the PTR. This means the first bits of the new content update are available for testing, including parts of the story campaign, the Emerald Dream zone, and several of its new features.
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However,World of Warcraftfan and content creator MrGM recently discovered a secret on the PTR that he didn’t expect. The portal room located within the Wizard’s Sanctum in Stormwind appears to have received a new stairwell that leads to another portal hall. Identical in setup to the first, this expanded chamber has places for 10 more portals in it, though its purpose is currently unknown.
Historically,World of Warcrafthas added one new portal in each expansion, usually leading to a major capital city or other hub.Dragonflightfilled the final spot in the portal room, meaning it would need to expand the area further once the 10th expansion pack was released. If it follows this precedent with future expansions, this new portal hall will have enough space in it to last 10moreWorld of Warcraftexpansions–and since it gets a new expansion about every two years,WoWwill be fine until around 2044.
At press time, the Horde’s portal room inOrgrimmar inWorld of Warcrafthas not been expanded yet. Unlike its Alliance counterpart, the Orgrimmar portal room is not located in a separate instance, so fitting it in might be slightly more difficult. It is likelyWorld of Warcraftis still working on how to add more portals to Orgrimmar.
That said, it is possible these new portal spaces could indicate something else. This extra room could meanWorld of Warcraftis re-adding portals to other Alliance capital citieslike the Exodar or Ironforge back to Stormwind. Alternatively, more portal locations could be added across Azeroth to simplify fast travel, perhaps as a part of a world revamp forWorld of Warcraft. Regardless of the purpose, the Stormwind portal room is primed to get more destinations in the near future, and with Blizzcon in a couple of months,WoWplayers probably won’t have to wait long to get the first glimpse at where these new gates might lead to.
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