What is the ETA for Stormwind and Orgrimmar?

#1 - Jan. 4, 2013, midnight

Dear blizz,

Curiosity bumped me on the head today, and it got me thinking. Both cities have been under construction for over a year now. Bless their little programing codes that would otherwise be their hearts, because they have been hammering away for ever!

- When will Org's defense upgrades be completed?
- When will Stormwind finally be repaired?

I am sure every single pandarian rolling up in those cities are like "what they preparing for?" or "who busted up this town? are we safe coming here?"

Love,
a curious dwarf

Bashiok

Community Manager

#5 - Jan. 4, 2013, 12:26 a.m.

With the majority of stone and lumber being sent to the various war fronts for construction and repairs, there's essentially nothing left for the craftsmen to work with. In fact, the laborers seen toiling over the constructions are not actually doing anything. We've told them they can go home, or volunteer for Pandaria duty, but every day they climb up those ladders, and every day slowly hammer at boards and walls to no effect. They take their lunches in solitude, sometimes taking a break to stare at the sun, and at the end of their shift they climb down and go home.

They've repeated this every day for over two years. We're quite worried about them. Top men are currently investigating the possibility of providing them with twigs and small rocks with the belief that some progress may snap them out of it.

Bashiok

Community Manager

#11 - Jan. 4, 2013, 12:33 a.m.

01/03/2013 04:30 PMPosted by Vaust
With the majority of stone and lumber being sent to the various war fronts for construction and repairs, there's essentially nothing left for the craftsmen to work with.

We could always chop you down for lumber Bashiok.

>:|

Bashiok

Community Manager

#42 - Jan. 4, 2013, 1:13 a.m.

Just to note, Tweeted Mumper about the city updates last month and it seems likely they are going to be updated soonish.

https://twitter.com/mumper/status/275837056335347712

I'd guess 5.3 considering the artists are probably overly busy with the raid and the new daily area.

Fun ruiner.

Bashiok

Community Manager

#43 - Jan. 4, 2013, 1:14 a.m.

01/03/2013 05:00 PMPosted by Pinoko

Thats now but what about all through Cata, thats years!

Furthermore, we have horrible leaders then if they hire such fail carpenters, and dont know how to budget their resources lol

Since the whole Defias Brotherhood kerfuffle you have to get 20 forms signed, in triplicate, by just about everyone short of the King himself to lift so much as a hammer.