golden eyes are for priests/paladins only ex. confirmed by danuser. you must have a strong devotion to the light to manifest them
ion may have wiped that out. so really all high elves should be manifesting gold now then
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(Commentary): They should have done that from the start. There was no reason the Void Elves shouldâve been Blood Elves instead of the Silver Covenant. I doubt Umbric would be any less engaging of a character if heâd been a Magister of the Silver Covenant, and chose to embrace the change.
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Exacitor is right, HEâs donât tap it the same way, they felt it when the sunwell was re-lit and passively can draw on it, but their not juicing up like the BEâs are.
And not all HEâs are paladins/preists, so even taking that angle isnât likely to give them gold eyes⌠maybe in another handful of years sure since even passively drawing on it youâll still see some saturation, but not yet.
Agreed, or if they HAD to keep the BEâs as the start point, have them bring the silver convent in during the unlock quest as part of reuniting with the Alliance.
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âThe Sunwell is thus returned to us,â Aurora said. She turned her face to the window.
âYes,â Lorâthemar replied.
Auroraâs voice startled him. âI had wondered why the pangs of the addiction felt so eased lately. I have not needed⌠help⌠to cope.â
âThe magic in the Sunwell is different now,â Lorâthemar said. âIt may take a while for some to adjust.â
âSome, yes.â Aurora reached her hand up and seemed to grasp something that Lorâthemar could not see, twisting it between her fingers as if it were a long ribbon. âI am a priestess of the Light. I know this magic.â
you dont need to âtapâ it. its a passive connection, like breathing for high elves. they are all connected to it
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(Commentary): Personally Iâd rather it had just been the Silver Covenant. For one thing, leading with Umbric keeps it a, âBlood Elf,â faction, and maintains that story of proving themselves to the Alliance, which is something the Silver Covenant does not need to do. The Void Elves wouldâve been loyal allies who endured a tragic accident and were being supported by the Alliance, rather than twice-traitors who messed with dark powers and paid the price. It would be a VERY different narrative. Also, I think the Blood Elves are better off WITHOUT a bunch of their people breaking off every now and then to form a new faction.
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oh god not this thing again
you canât stump devs dump.
get over it with the debates and spitefulness
what difference does it make tho? void elves still arent getting blood elf skin tones. ion made it clear AGAIN today. they want faction distinction
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Correct, but the blood elves are the ones in close proximity to it, their still going to the sunwell, and silvermoon is close enough that they are being bathed in it compared to the HEâs who still have the connection⌠but its distant. Iâm not saying HEâs wouldnât develop the gold eyes down the line, i just feel it would take longer.
Donât need the skin tones, more of a âit would stop the HE argumentâ and give the void elves a story line of their own without requiring the blood elves⌠also wrap up the HE story line, rather then them keep poping up everywhere as NPCâs
EDIT: In a nutshell, i like the blood elves, them loosing more people to jump ship to the alliance as void infused was meh⌠i also dislike the constant arguing for high elves in the alliance and NPCâs used to back it up⌠having the silver convent be the start point for the void elves and replacing the HE npcâs with VE npcâs would have solved both.
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alex said that anything is possible and to not lose hope on at least void elf high elf customization⌠so
and that guy is like the director of creative
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the game director took a very strong stance today. youre not getting blood elf skin tones
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(Commentary): The narrative I described above. Rather than the Blood Elves splintering for the umpteenth time (which is lame for Blood Elf players to lose characters), the Void Elves couldâve continued the Silver Covenantâs narrative in a new direction. Instead of twice-traitor elves who messed with dark powers and paid the price, the Void Elves wouldâve been loyal allies who suffered a tragic fate and are struggling to cope and continue to aid the Alliance.
(Commentary): I never suggested this. Though I wouldnât rule it out.
(Commentary): He said nothing about faction distinction. His words were along the lines of, âblue eyes donât make sense for Blood Elves,â no doubt referencing the lore people have been mentioning for months now about the gold eyes being a result of actively drawing on the Sunwell and using the Light, and the fel eyes taking much, much, much longer to be cleansed. Even then, gold eyes would become more prominent. Seems overall more likely that eventually all Blood Elves would have gold eyes.
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there are many different directors for wow. there is the game director, the creative director, the art director.
game director serves as the mouthpiece between players and the dev team as well as oversees the development of the game as a whole while taking info from the creative director, the art director etc
Blood Elves are High Elves no matter how many times you guys plug your ears and scream that they arent.
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They are not. Theyâve gone through physiological changes since renaming themselves Blood Elves. If they are still High Elves, then they are still Night Elves too, since psychical changes mean nothing to you.
Youâve been checkmated at this point. Please donât embarrass yourself further.
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yes he said lorewise. even though they are blasted by the sunwell arcane/holy magic 24/7 
, and void elves with blood elf skin tones make absolutely no sense at all
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nah they do.
look at alleria
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Literally who?
Get Metzen on the line and weâll talk about official lore.
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The only physical changes theyâve had are their eye colors changing, and this was due to fel corruption. Your argument is akin to arguing green orcs arent actually orcs.
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yeah danuser has a sylvanas body pillow
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Shes a poor example, as she didnât go void the same way the VEâs did
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