I guess to each their own I felt the Horde storyline in BFA was atrocious. I enjoyed Ally side though. I guess its because story wise I prefer external conflict over internal. I dont like instability in my faction of any kind. If there were no Horde the Alliance would all be getting drunk in Iron Forge on dwarf brew together. If there were no Alliance however the Horde would be at war with themselves
Iām a human male paladin for life.
But seriously yeah, Alliance for me is the faction, because itās rooted in Warcraft III storyline, and the reason I tried WoW was because I wanted to travel to the Lordaeron lands and free them from the Scourge.
I remember the first time I created a character, me and friends travelled north as we leveled and were in awe of all historic locations, like Stromgarde Keep from Warcraft II, Ruins of Alterac, Andorhal. It was pure horrific experience to see skull level monsters for the first time. Kalimdor just didnāt hold the same interest for me.
Looks at the green human with bad dental work
Errrā¦ Ive never viewed Orcs as monsters. Just after the events of Warcraft they were just another humanoid race on Azeroth looking for a place to call home. Eredar, Worgen, Tauren are closer to monster style races than most. But with every player race being some form of humanoid its hard to truely say whos a monster and whos not. Its the reactions/attitudes that make a race monstrous in this world.
The same people who claim to be alliance for life or proud to be are running around as a discount blood elf horde race, itās laughable and pathetic.
No surprise itās a dead faction,
My entire guild switched to Horde during WoD. I hated it. Their cities are ugly and the Horde races are mean and nasty. I was so happy when my guild decided to return to the Alliance because I was about to gquit if I had to go thru another expansion as Horde.
Iām both sides. I have a level 60 Alliance and a level 60 Horde. 
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Then I guess this thread doesnt apply to you? Like at all? This thread has nothing to do with picking a side or playing both sides. It has to do with not enjoying one of the two. To the point where it feels unplayable.
I asked red or blue in that sense and here you are talking about magenta. Just trying to understand the point of your response
I find the Alliance boring because it feels like itās just humans and elves everywhere, while the entire faction itself seems to be centered around humans which I feel is the most boring race in the game.
Itās a shame because I love dwarves and think Ironforge is one of the best cities in the game, sadly nobody hangs out there.
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Its the exact same deal with Orcs on Horde. If you think its not your kidding your self
Itās so weird, too. Back in Vanilla, Ironforge was the Alliance capital to hang out in.
But Blizzard always wanted Stormwind to be the central Alliance capital, and they finally succeeded in Cata, when they added all the new toys to Stormwind and not Ironforge.
I may have mained Horde since 2005, but Iāve always enjoyed running (and dying) through Ironforge. It makes me sad to see it such a ghost town those days.
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My main is on the horde, now im the new Betrayer.
All i need is a Highmountain Tauren DH, but with some other mechanic to emulate eye beam.
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Generally find the opposite to be true. Alliance is just boring.
Horde doesnāt have dibbs on fugly.
Have you taken a good luck at a Dwarf face? Like, zoom in close and really just drink it all in? We arenāt often accused of being handsome. 
*calls momā¦
āMom, Iām handsome, right?ā
āYouāre a Dwarf.ā
I agree that the Horde is very orc-centric, no argument from me. I just find orcs more interesting than humans so I donāt mind as much. When it comes to players I feel the Horde is more diverse in terms of races as well. Sure there are plenty of blood elves and more recently vulpera, but I also still see a good amount of orcs, goblins, and Tauren. I even see more pandaren hordeside.
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Now that the Nanci Pelosi wanna be is gone, I can speak freely.
When I started playing WarCraft II, I played through both campaigns. I disliked the Alliance right away because they served a king and were comprised mostly of humans. I started to kind of get into them when I unlocked gnomish flying machines, dwarven demolition squads, and mage towers - but the priest and paladin thing killed it for me. I hate anything like Priests, Paladins, or the Light. It reminds me of real life Abrahamic religions and the legends that exist to glorify their cruelty and turn it into some sort of warped heroism.
Then I played the Horde, and right away I enjoyed their diverse, tribal vibe. When I got to ogres and death knights, I was sold. But then I was able to train dragons instead of gryphons and I loved the Horde ships in WCII.
Then WCIII hits and everything doubles-down. I really liked the Undead and the Night Elves, but the Undead were just too totalitarian. They wanted to completely take over and dominate. That attitude makes me sick when thereās no end to it. I hated the Alliance even more, especially Arthas. It was kinda funny because when Arthas was a paladin, I saw him as the epitome of everything I detested about the Alliance, but when he became a death knight, I viewed him as cooler, but incredibly weak. He was clearly a slave, and whatever force was behind Frostmourne (we didnāt know about the jailer or the maw at the time) had completely owned him and driven him to destroy even the things he loved most.
Arthas was a monument to weakness, while Thrall was a monument to strength. Born a captive belonging to a supposedly war-like species, Thrall was determined to eke out a peaceful existence for his people. He saved the Tauren, he established a new home for his clan, and he made important connections with key Alliance figures like Jaina. I was impressed.
As the story unfolded, I understood that the Horde had never been bad. They were victims of domination and mind-control the same way Arthas had been, but their master was Mannoroth and their entire race was afflicted. Were they weak like Arthas was? In the sense that they could not resist the domination, yes. But Arthas sought out his own damnation through an ambitious drive for power, whereas all the Horde did was trust their leader and obey someone they thought would protect them.
After seeing the Alliance pursue the Horde all the way to Kalimdor and attempt to eradicate them, I began to associate the Alliance with bigotry, nationalism, racial genocide, and ethnic cleansing.
I respected and enjoyed the Night Elf faction, but when they betrayed their own ideals to join the Alliance for World of WarCraft, their entire narrative fell apart. āWe are guardians of nature, and will fight any who seek to harm it.ā Yeah, the Alliance is every bit as harmful to the environment as the Horde. Shoving the two groups into the same faction was reckless and robbed the Night Elves of their moral high ground.
The way that the Alliance treated the undead after Arthasā control was broken was absolutely disgusting.
āI get that you regained your own will, Uncle Fester, but youāre ugly now so youāre a monster.ā
Thatās infuriating. Living or undead - Family is Family.
āFamily.ā
I do find myself sticking with the Alliance more than Horde. Iām one of the few that enjoys WoD and Garrison content, and Iām not a fan of the Horde version of Garrisons.
Lunarfall > Frostwall
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tried a few times. cant stand the aesthetics on horde side. some love them and thats great, but its just not for me
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Alliance is for younger players. Horde is for older veteran players. I played both factions and my alliance friends kept coming and going, the turnover was crazy. So, ended up switching to Horde full-time during WoD and am still playing with mostly the same people 6 years later.
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Alliance for life here.
Alliance is for older veteran players. Horde is for younger players.
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I played Horde once. In BfA if you did the campaign on both factions you get a cool alliance themed wolf mount. I couldnāt pass that up.
It was excruciating playing horde. Felt so wrong. I hate virtually everything about the horde. The victimhood mentality while simultaneously being a world superpower. The cruelty and violence in the name of some twisted form of righteousness. Trolls.
But at least I have that sweet Alliance wolf!
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