Never saw that quest, so maybe its an idea that’s been around for awhile.
But the fact that it’s grouped under Steamwheedle reputations and the fact that the wiki (sourced from the old ultimate visual guide) says they’re closely affiliated with Steamwheedle is probably why I (and I feel most people) assume they were a sub group of steamwheedle.
What’s funny is that Garrosh did not want to be the Warchief. He felt he was not ready for it.
Garrosh Hellscream says: I am honored, warchief. But I feel unprepared for the life of a ruler.
https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/Elemental_Unrest_meetings#At_Grommash_Hold
Because of that, I like to think that the AU’s where Garrosh was a great leader are those that Thrall actually listened to Garrosh and chose someone else. Like Cairne, Vol’jin, Saurfang or Eitrigg to become Warchief instead. Give Garrosh more time to become the leader Thrall wanted him to be.
The goblin vibe… for which Goblins? Certainly not Gallywox’s own people.
Or Blizzard wanted all Goblins under the same Reputation despite being different Cartels for simplicity’s sake.
They would’ve labled it “Goblin holdings” or something like that, and like I said, the UVG says they were affiliated. Clearly, something has changed over time in Blizzard’s thinking, but it wasn’t made clear until now.
Not the biggest deal, but I wonder if it’ll be explained more clearly in the leadup to the patch.
Not yet. Undermine hasn’t come just yet.
For the players, the people sitting at their computers. It seemed pretty obvious to me after going through the starting zone that dark, dystopian comedy was the goblins’ thing.
Hey we don’t know that yet. This could be the start of a multi-expansion long redemption arc for our boy.
Super stoked for Undermine, Goblins are some of my favorite for the levity they bring and it’s long overdue that they get some actual lore that is beyond various trade dealings and hilarious side-quests.
I hope Gallywix isn’t kaput, hoping for a very cartoon villain ‘I’LL GET YOU NEXT TIME, GADGET!’ situation where he ends up some derelict hobo like the Topper McNabb of Orgrimmar. Keeping him around would be more fun than killing him outright.
I wouldn’t say I wanted Gallywix to have a redemption arc per se, but, I dunno. I guess I just wanted his crimes to be as excusable as anyone else’s because he’s at least more entertaining than a lot of the other criminals the game wants me to work with. I hope he stays alive, at least.
It was. But most Goblins still thought Gallywix was a step too far.
So? Fictional characters getting everything the way they like it makes for boring fiction.
Not saying they should. In fact I’ve sort of turned around on Thrall’s decision to make Gallywix the leader in Cata.
It’s just your post seemed to imply to me that Gallywix’s behavior was normal for Goblins.
Both were always separate cartels, just like the Venture Company.
Let’s say it’s not abnormal, for the society established in the goblin starting zone.
Can’t wait to finally kill him. Thrall kept stopping me!
Dude stopped being Horde long ago. And for us Goblins, there is no faction allegiance. Only those with gold.
People forget how often us Goblins tried to kill him and Thrall stopping us.
Actions and words.
Garrosh lied.
Garrosh fought and killed to be Warchief.