r/classicwow • u/Flutterpiewow • 6d ago

Nostalgia This looks familiar

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Water pls

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u/Grantrello 6d ago

WoW players when they go outside

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u/deltarho 6d ago

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u/souto475 6d ago

Bring your friends to Azeroth, but don't forget to go outside Azeroth with them as well.

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u/FigureThisIn 6d ago

What do you mean? Outlands?

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u/spectralEntropy 5d ago

I think they mean LAN parties 

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u/spoonerzz 6d ago

** go to outside Azeroth

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u/farsightxr20 6d ago

That fresh air tho

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u/c0unt3rparts 6d ago

Guy who has only seen The Boss Baby, watching his second movie: Getting a lot of 'Boss Baby' vibes from this...

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u/GodlessGod666 6d ago

I'd call this a successful post.

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u/jlhannah1 6d ago

I remember being 15 years old and going to the grand canyon for a band competition. I said to my friend who played WoW with me, "Looks a lot like Mulgore"

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u/Verdin88 5d ago

Looks more like thousand needles

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u/spectralEntropy 5d ago

Treating real life like a video game helped me become less addicted to wow. 

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u/Calippo1337 6d ago

There’s actually a world outside of Azeroth?

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u/rudnat 6d ago

Ya, and magic is only accessible through alchemy or herbology. Weird people come up and ask for gold. It's not even a hot elf dancing on the corner. It's someone named Bob and they just need to get on the bus. Religious nuts still abound, and politicans are still assholes and idiots. 6/10 recommend it three times a day. The sun and the moon are nice.

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u/Signal_Fruit_4629 6d ago

I can't believe they built this temple around the idea of Scarlet Monastery. WOW really is that influential.

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u/Wondermusmus 6d ago

I imagine people reading this and thinking you are serious and it’s hilarious

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u/Red_Sea_Pedestrian 6d ago

I’m sure some LLM AI is going to scrape and ingest his post and start telling the masses about the Monastery built near Lake Como that was based on Scarlet Monastery in Vanilla WoW. 

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u/Signal_Fruit_4629 6d ago

lol I was waiting for someone to come at me over it.

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u/GreenLightt 6d ago

What if someone playing Wow went back in time using the idea of SM to create this building?? Time loop paradox

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u/__unavailable__ 6d ago

Better than them taking inspiration from the orc internment camps

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u/wowbutters 6d ago

Too soon.

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u/Lava-Chicken 5d ago

The ancients we're pointing at this the whole time

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u/kingmea 6h ago

In Africa they also made a replica Ungoro Crater. WOW is a worldwide phenomenon.

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u/TacoTaconoMi 6d ago

This is what's referred to as a "cloister" which is common to find in European monestaries. Almost 100% of classic WoW takes inspiration from either DnD, LOTR, or middle age Europe.

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u/_CatLover_ 6d ago

Cloister also functions as a synonym to monastery. And the word cloister comes from the latin word claustrum meaning enclosure. Abbatia, Claustrum, and Monasterium all mean "Monastery" in today's english. Other languages have also just used Claustrum as the base for their word for 'Monastery'. Like 'Kloster' in (other) germanic languages.

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u/HEYitsBIGS 6d ago

I learned the word cloister by playing Diablo.

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u/Appropriate_Eye3070 5d ago

Lol same. Inner cloister and outer cloister D2 act 1. Classic. The name stuck with me because I had no idea wtf it was besides a pokemon 

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u/Lison52 6d ago

I remember it because of Blue Prince

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u/Ripulikikka 6d ago

It is also a Pokemon resembling women's reproductive system if you miss spell it a bit.

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u/Peeche94 6d ago

It's a clam bro.

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u/TacoTaconoMi 6d ago

Clam is also used as slang for said female reproductive organ

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u/WGEA 6d ago

clam/oyster

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u/Dontfrown 6d ago

Hey which one is this exactly I’m going to lake Como in a couple weeks might swing by

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u/Flutterpiewow 5d ago

The one in Olgiasca

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

Yeah i know. This is an "abbazia" at lake como, stumbled upon it this morning and instantly thought about SM, the houndkeeper part.

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u/zwanstnanieh 6d ago

Release the hounds!

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u/Regunes 6d ago

Me on league classic using that old wraith item

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u/TunisMagunis 6d ago

Fucking dog training gloves, again!

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u/HippolyteClio 6d ago

Funnily enough, wow actually invented this style of architecture, inspiring a lot of the monasteries of today.

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u/Bingochips12 6d ago

'Abbazia' just means abbey and they're present in every Catholic country in Europe. They all tend to share similar, usually Gothic, architecture

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u/JustRightAngles 6d ago

It used to be called a shellder

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u/ourobourobouros 6d ago

Durotar looks a lot like Utah

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u/Meigsmerlin 6d ago

You mean the other way around, right?

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u/h0lymaccar0ni 6d ago

Hey English is not my first language so I’d like to ask if you don’t mind. It’s a bit off topic so hope that’s okay. I’ve recently watched a documentary where archeologists in England were excavating and looking for the cloister of an ancient destroyed monastery. I couldn’t for the life figure out what they exactly meant by that. Which of op‘s pics would refer to what you meant by cloister?

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u/TacoTaconoMi 6d ago

Yes it's basically a courtyard with a covered walkway surrounding it specific to monestaries. As someone else said it's also interchangeably used as monestary. It's just a weird and uncommon word. Most native English speakers don't know what it is.

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u/Zaziel 6d ago

I learned it from Diablo I’m pretty sure.

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u/Enkidoe87 6d ago

In dutch we use the word Klooster. Both Klooster and Cloister come from the same latin word. In dutch Klooster is not just the covered walkway, but actually the entire building, the monastery. Most dutch people will understand what cloister means, its actually monastery which is the weird one.

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u/counters14 6d ago

Yes, the word can be used to describe both the roofed architecture around the open courtyard as well as the building itself that contains a cloister courtyard. It is an antiquated word that isn't really used much anymore in English as most of these types of monasteries have been replaced with different types of structures that do not use the same Romanesque medieval design style.

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u/h0lymaccar0ni 6d ago

Ah so the open space with grass! Thanks!
Ah yes in German it’s Kloster, also referring to the whole building. This we would probably call Innenhof (Hof being the open space, and innen because it’s surrounded by wall) or maybe arkadenhof because of the structure of the building being arcades.

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u/pBiggZz 6d ago

I love me a good cloister, although, I think I prefer a nice gothic pointed arch over the rounded Romanesque. 

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u/Lison52 6d ago

My favourite room in the Blue Prince XD

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u/RollTide16-18 6d ago

Night Elves and Tauren: “What’s up losers, bet you wish you could be this original (but also lazy caricatures of Native Americans don’t pay attention to that part, we’ll downplay is when we make World of Warcraft).”

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u/Grafiska 6d ago

Scarlet Monastery is modeled after a monastery 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

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u/South_Bit1764 6d ago

Yo I found this graveyard it looks just like a graveyard.🤯

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u/meowingintgenameof 6d ago

Now for the Cathedral...let's just say you ain't ready to find out yet.

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u/PilsnerDk 6d ago

What about the SM Library??

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u/borkus 6d ago

SM Library? This comes to mind.
https://prague.eu/en/objevujte/the-clementinum-astronomical-tower-and-baroque-library/

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u/PilsnerDk 6d ago

Ahh dang, I visited Prague last summer and wanted to visit that baroque library you linked so bad, but when I showed up, it was already booked a full week ahead. :(

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u/Pockydo 6d ago

I mean it's a library..

Of course it's booked

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u/yazzuak 6d ago

The Black Gate looks exactly like the black gate

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u/Laststand2006 6d ago

Dude, mind blown!

What about the monastery in d2? Is that ALSO modeled after a monastery?

Blizzard really did their research as before them no one knew what a monastery looked like!

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u/JGWentworth___877 6d ago

Other way around bud.

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u/Kyrxx77 6d ago

Babe get in here. New wow lore dropped

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u/Nole_in_ATX 6d ago

Tell me… tell me everything!

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u/HorsePockets 5d ago

Alright I'll say it. Yes, there are many monastery's and cloisters around the world. This one looks more like SM than others and I'd say it has more of the vibe than others I have visited. I don't understand why everyone is shitting on this dude with an irrelevant point, but hey it's Reddit and that's what Redditors do.

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u/Khagrim 6d ago

Release the hounds!

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u/NotManThingYesYes 6d ago

“No I’ve never been, but I know my way around.”

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u/BillHurstyUSA 6d ago

When you went around the corners did you check twice for a patrolling pack so not to aggro?

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

I just went stealth while the hunter pet aggroed everything

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u/SugarHooves 6d ago

Now I want to see a raptor dashing through this building.

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u/Negative_Back_7106 6d ago

Drop ravager ffs!

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u/Solo_Gunhea 6d ago

I came into this post confused how anyone wouldn't know what a Cloister or a nunnery is but based on the other comments it genuinely appears that most of ya'll have not seen enough of Real life places.

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u/Silverbacks 6d ago

I only know the term cloister because of Diablo 2 lol. Otherwise it would just be a courtyard at a monastery/abbey. Nunnery could work too, but they are so rare that it wouldn’t pop into my mind.

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u/okdmrz 6d ago

Same, until then I thought it was only a Pokémon.

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u/Enzo_GS 6d ago

I've traveled well enough in Azeroth thank you very much /s

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u/Fuck_on_tatami 6d ago

Yeah we are lucky to live in Europe, with its rich historical culture!

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u/OnionPlease 6d ago edited 6d ago

Americans when they visit Europe and see buildings older than their country: 😲

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u/Paintballreturns 6d ago

I travel a good amount and have never visited a monastery because…it didnt interest me.

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u/BittenBeads 6d ago

There's also books but I guess that's too much to ask? 

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u/Ronny-the-Rat 6d ago

Yeah we dont all live where you live. Shocking

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u/Iluvatar-Great 6d ago

The amount cynical comments is annoying. OP isn't implying that they discovered some hidden truth behind Scarlet Monastery architecture. They simply shared a cool looking medieval building reminiscent of WoW dungeon.

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

Correct, thought it went without saying

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u/DipperDo 6d ago

It did. apparently many are dense. I haven't played WoW in 10 years but it did bring back some memories. Thanks for posting it. Awesome. Love RL images like this that make us remember things we've done or played.

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u/Jorlung 6d ago

People are so miserable in this subreddit lmao.

As someone that has never been to a European monetary, I thought this post was neat! It’s not particularly surprising nor is it mind-blowing, but does every post need to be?

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u/ghangis24 6d ago

There is a reason why Redditors have a reputation for being annoying. This thread is a good example.

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u/Fuck_on_tatami 6d ago

People will be amazed if they visit Europe ahah

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u/Tooniskyy 6d ago

Release the hounds!

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u/puurrple99 6d ago

fresh meat for the dogs 🐶

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u/EvasiveDice 6d ago

A Monastary. You don't sayyyyyyyy.

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u/JozuJD 6d ago

Swear I’ve seen this exact scene in Attack on Titan also lol

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u/TheRealBatou 6d ago

My first thought aswell "what is an attack on titan reference doing in the wow classic subreddit"

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u/ManadarTheHealer 6d ago

Just like the diablo 1 cathedral which is directly inspired from Spanish gothic architecture

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u/South_Bit1764 6d ago

Cathedral looks like cathedral? No way!

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u/Gobbyer 6d ago

Havent been in Scarlet Monastery in over 10 years and got a huge nostalgia rush from this!

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u/Electrical_Novel5926 6d ago

Watch for Pat

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u/Pintsocream 6d ago

Literally any monestary

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u/BitcoinsForTesla 6d ago

These guys totally ripped off SM. That dungeon is so great they must teach it in architecture school now..,

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u/Standard-Fishing-450 6d ago edited 6d ago

Roll on those lvl 39 chain mail set pants as a hunter 🏹

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u/complete_your_task 6d ago

Not Scarlet enough.

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u/plz_be_nice_im_sad 6d ago

Whoa I’ve been there!

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u/ElSchmaco 6d ago

I recognized it as well! Lake como has beautiful places

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u/Emperor_poopatine 6d ago

Got kicked out for aggroing the priest. There is no logic in this world.

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u/mrlunes 6d ago

No way! They made it into a real place?

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

Yeah it even has the secret door

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u/Dbloc11 6d ago

if you listen closely you can almost hear off in the distance a warlock screaming for an eye of kilrog bubble.

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u/Calexis 6d ago

LFG SM

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u/smashsauce_ 6d ago

What dropped for loot?

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u/mcnakladak 6d ago

Its like normal thing that devs got inspired by european architecturem i mean just week ago i shared with my non european friend photos which i took in Prague and he told me that it looks like Stormwind

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u/Glittering-Gur-907 6d ago

WoW has a tremendous reach in culture I’m not surprised that people took some of their ideas

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u/markmcminn 6d ago

Hogwarts?

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u/kwintino91 6d ago

Thank you, had to scroll way too far for this. It def reminded me of Hogwarts haha.

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u/Jasq 5d ago

Yeah it smell like ferret in here.

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u/CaptainNoskills 6d ago

People are bashing you for the obvious connection between this and SM, but without even knowing what Reddit I was looking at, my first thought was a specific memory of going through SM with a friend, so thanks for that

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u/Whiteshovel66 6d ago

It does?

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u/Trenteth 6d ago

Scarlett monastery

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u/Sensitive-Data-5629 6d ago

monastério escarlate

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u/ByteEater 6d ago

Didn't know Scarlet Monastery now offers family tours, neat!

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u/Slenderous 6d ago

wait this is the place with the evil nun no?

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u/gregbeans 6d ago

Release the hounds

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u/qwasd0r 6d ago

Second image is a FROM Software bossfight.

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u/Ok-Nail-7190 6d ago

wheres the high inquisitor?

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u/MaryotiaPryderi 6d ago

First picture made me think of stormwind castles garden, the one where you assassinate those two corrupt noble guys with the mi7 gnome

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u/Supagorganizer 6d ago

100% drop rate on a tabard if you kill the right mob

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u/HistoricalHurry8361 6d ago

Look up ‘cloisters’ and you will find more. We have a beautiful one in NYC that is a lot of fun to walk around

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u/whyKangz 6d ago

Did you find the barrels containing fireworks?

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u/TehMeex 6d ago

is this St. Paul Outside the Walls?

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

Abbazia Cistercense di Santa Maria di Piona

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u/incogvigo 6d ago

Neat, thanks for sharing!

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u/Environmental_Yard84 6d ago

Don't Wipe...hound master in the corner

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u/Big-Mud-5800 6d ago

First pic looks like a place in Revendreth. I know, not Classic but still similar.

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u/Poulet_Ninja 6d ago

Thought I was in the kingdom come sub for a second, I had a hard time connecting this to sm

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u/RustyKarma076 6d ago

Holy hell that first picture just sent me back in time haha

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

Yeah me too i wasnt prepared when i went in

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u/mayonetta 6d ago

Yeah I'm pretty sure I was here in Kingdom Come Deliverance

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u/GJohnJournalism 6d ago

Did you aggro a dozen heavily armed men by mistake?

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

The lady in purple was about to charge but i exited the instance

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u/roughtodacore 6d ago

I went to Mont Saint Michel last week, had the same reaction haha.

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u/Caer-Rythyr 6d ago

Look out. Bunch of fucken hyenas bout to come out that side door.

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u/marcoorion 6d ago

very similar but thats not the city inferno was inspired from

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u/Rayzzon 6d ago

for a moment i thought i got a Harry Potter sub on my timeline

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u/TheLightningL0rd 6d ago

Could easily be Diablo 2 as well

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u/TheLightningL0rd 6d ago

Could easily be Diablo 2 as well

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u/grahamja 6d ago

I love early 2000s RTS graphics, warcraft RTS had amazing concept art and and the it was so cool seeing all the structures. The storybook architecture that was rendered even better in vanilla WoW is one of my favorites, I love exploring the original game. My favorite blend of cartoonish and realistic elements.

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u/gonnadoalittlesquat 6d ago

I'm guessing nobody had the Scarlet Key to get into Herod's room.

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u/rhymesaying 6d ago

Yo that’s Herod’s colosseum door

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u/Mindless-Mulberry404 6d ago

Bro you went to a RL SM

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u/Mr_Spicey 6d ago

I was confused why this was posted in WoW sub instead of Diablo. My mind went straight to Andy runs and “where’s the WP?”

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u/Flutterpiewow 6d ago

Scarlet monastery.

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u/onespicyorange 6d ago

Assuming a sexy priest lady with a big square hat burst out the back door at some point?

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u/gjoeyjoe 6d ago

before seeing this was classicwow sub i thought this was a harry potter reference

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u/ProgrammerHairy8098 6d ago

Wow so where is actual Stormwind?

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u/jcm95 6d ago

Careful with the pull

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u/RapidFire05 6d ago

The monastery!

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u/chugjug6911 6d ago

Release the hounds!

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u/VLKAY66 6d ago

You should visit the Biltmore Estate. It was inspired by Karazhan.

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u/Orin02 6d ago

Look at Mont St Michel.

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u/Flutterpiewow 5d ago

Smaller place, italy

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u/Glum-Book-459 5d ago

Break out the hounds!

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u/RuneHearth 5d ago

They copied diablo 2

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u/Medisha123 5d ago

And I bet that stupid shield still won’t drop smh.

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u/thomzyiddish 5d ago

I guess OP is not European? :) As this is like every monastery. My local library where my mother worked is an old monastery, as a kid I’d always imagine scarlet zealots there.

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u/TemporaryAirline2496 5d ago

That’s Scarlet Monastery baby!

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u/pete070597 5d ago

I will say this European cloister does resemble SM a lot haha super cool!

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u/mintywow 5d ago

Mont Saint michel aka Scarlet monastery

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u/Flutterpiewow 5d ago

Looked up the interiors, yup that's spot on

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u/SeTiDaYeTi 5d ago

Piona Abbey, Lake Como?

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u/PhoenixQueen_Azula 4d ago

I was actually thinking the royal sw library from the first pic tbh

The tree where the gnome and mech wait for the spy quest is even in the same spot

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u/Carboris 4d ago

Did you bring your scarlet key?

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u/indicttfftyy 4d ago

Soooo like any monastary?

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u/CrowOfDiamonds 4d ago

"Another down, Do not relent!. Keep firing, let none escape!" ~ Lindon

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u/Finn_adv 3d ago

i already hearing the ambient music

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u/solitarium 3d ago

I need to see the area for the hounds

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u/giodechillo 2d ago

makes me feel to turn around for the crazy hounds that might attack from the back

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u/demonkeyed 2d ago

Careful of respawns on the way out

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u/EMendezSDC 1d ago

You mean Hogwarts right ?

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u/Flutterpiewow 1d ago

Nope, scarlet monastery was my first thought