Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-25266931-20161116163238/@comment-5430952-20161118080035

^ pretty much

Think about it, KNN, if RWBY wasn't based in Beacon, things would've been worse for Vale rather than better. No one would've stopped Roman from robbing that Dust store, or the big heist on the docks in Black and White. And no one would've learned of what was happening in Mountain Glenn until it was too late, thus the local Huntsmen would be caught unaware when the huge Grimm assault went down in Breach, which would've led to more casualties. And with Cinder controlling the tournament randomization process, she could've had Team RWBY eliminated long before they became a threat to her. Hence they would've been stuck defending Vale, wholly unaware of the WF circumventing them and sending Grimm into Beacon. And no one would've stopped Torchwick from possibly firing on Beacon with Ironwood's ship.

In short, RWBY had to be in Beacon, or Volume 3 would've ended on a much worse note.