No ball on Caverns of Time
I decided to have a look at Caverns of Time today. In order to do so I had to travel miles and miles all the way from Thrallmar to Dark Portal to Swamp of Sorrows (fly) to Undercity to Orgrimmar (fly) to Tanaris to Caverns of Time.
It took... quite a bit of time.
There should be an easier way to get to Kalimdor from Outland, if you ask me. I noticed some portals to Orgrimmar next to the Dark Portal, but they were not clickable... maybe not implemented yet.
Eye of Storm envoysIn both Undercity and Orgrimmar I noticed Eye of Storm envoys. No ball here - you must be level 70 to enter this particular battleground. Well, that's what happens when you join beta as late as I did. I think I will pass on even attempting to level up to 70, since by the time I would the expansion will actually be released and I will have to do the same thing again.
Once I finally made it to the Caverns of Time I at least got some eye candy to share :)
Caverns of Time entrance from Tanaris desertThe dragons that used to roam around the area are all-but-one gone. It creates absolutely no problem to run into the place. The long spiral tunnel guarded by Keepers of Time faction (neutral, no aggression there) takes you deep down underground, to the main chamber.
The tunnel itself is filled with strangely positioned artifacts from all around Azeroth. Broken statues, lamps, fragments of architecture - all thrown at strange angles into the walls of the corridor. The setting really manages to establish a concept of time travel, where dimensions and places blend together in unexpected fashions.
The following four screenshots were taken during my journey down the rabbit hole.
Finally, I arrived at the main chamber, where keepers of time walk around the main pedestal. The pedestal supports a large dragon and intricate hourglass mechanism, undoubtedly powering the time travel.
Main chamber in the Caverns of Time
Access Denied :(
The tunnel itself is filled with strangely positioned artifacts from all around Azeroth. Broken statues, lamps, fragments of architecture - all thrown at strange angles into the walls of the corridor. The setting really manages to establish a concept of time travel, where dimensions and places blend together in unexpected fashions.
The following four screenshots were taken during my journey down the rabbit hole.
Finally, I arrived at the main chamber, where keepers of time walk around the main pedestal. The pedestal supports a large dragon and intricate hourglass mechanism, undoubtedly powering the time travel.
Main chamber in the Caverns of TimeThere is a number of smaller corridors leading away from the chamber - each "decorated" suitably to the mission it represents. Enthusiastically I have thrown myself on all of them, just to receive the following message: "You must first complete the quest Caverns of Time. You also need to have The Burning Crusade installed".
Access Denied :(Frustrated after a long run all the way from Outland, I decided not to look for the quest and call it a day. Not a very productive one.
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