Talk:Alterac Navy/@comment-24827457-20150129011420/@comment-6335668-20150129084610

Why do people keep assuming that Lordamere is in some way a minor feature of the border? It's a massive bloody lake by in-game standards, so that can't be it. Maybe you, like Aretain, just don't understand the vital role lakes and other non-oceanic bodies of water have in terms of trade, warfare, and territorial control. When something like a third of your border is made up of water, to not maintain a small naval presence on it is ridiculous.

Or did you think smugglers will stop themselves, Gnoll raiding ships will intercept themselves, and that no enemy would ever see an undefended stretch of lake coast and think 'yes, that is a good spot to invade'? Are you simply ignorant of the existence of lake and river pirates, multiple naval battles fought on lakes and rivers, and the current existence of no less than nine Navies operated by nations without a coastline? Hell, you're American, All - ever heard of the Battle of Lake Erie? Keep your smug bullshit about 'lol landlocked' to yourself.