Manaan Stronghold Confirmed!

It has finally been confirmed that the upcoming release of 5.3 on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 will also include a new purchasable stronghold.  What had been kept under wraps was where exactly this stronghold would be located.  I had been privy to some unverifiable information about a month or so ago that this stronghold would be, in fact, located on Manaan.  But in typical fashion, SWTOR Devs were all like "Hey, we can neither confirm or deny the presence of a Manaan Stronghold, and any information appearing to confirm any specific location is most likely rumor."  Yeah, nice one guys.  Its sort of like calling your favorite store where they tell you your favorite long time cashier is "No longer with the company and pursuing other employment opportunities."  We're not fooled.  Thankfully, that time has passed and they are now only extending the finest veneer of 'unconfirmed' because they like the surprise of Patch Day morning, I guess.

According to questions regarding the new stronghold, Dev Musco stated the following about it: "MAN, what A great question. Let me see if I can get you AN answer to that ."
** Emphasis added by me.  Except the capitalized letters.  Musco did that.

He then went on to give a run down on the costs for initial purchase and how much each wing will cost to be opened.  Even if there wasn't such an obvious hint in his initial response, anyone with half a brain would have figured rumors confirmed simply by the names of some of the rooms alone.

                  - Deepwater Sanctuary (North)
                  - Deepwater Sanctuary (South)

I'm personally very excited for the new stronghold.  I tend to favor strongholds with light colors and rounded features.  And Manaan sounds like this will appeal to me on both counts.


~~  Scrappywheelz  ~~

EDIT:  A friend of mine sent me a YouTube video of a rough rending of what the Manaan Stronghold will look like - enjoy!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_q3RKHlL_0