Demon Hunter is already cut and thatās currently the most popular BE class.
Weāve only ever seen one HE Warlock and that might just be game mechanics or some kind of specialist.
Druid and Shaman arenāt real options until the lore changes.
Weāve seen plenty of HE Paladins and have strong lore characters for them to follow and they are part of the same order as Human/Dwarf Paladins anyway. The ones who they rejected their people for.
If a class is getting cut, Paladin aināt it.
Itās not like any of that would happen anyway. Thereās no way they are taking BE from the horde, especially not to give them to the alliance. Not unless they hire all new devs or something.
Also this has nothing to do with this convo but I just got an idea for a high elf mage and now I am wondering when/if weāll get any proper glasses mogs, not goggles, but glasses. I mean we have monocles, give us glasses!
My thinking is if all Thalassians are connected to the Sunwell, they can play down the connection for HEs. But can they play down that connection for HE Paladins? And the answer I arrive at is no.
Where as the Highvale stuff I like a bit more for HEs but thatās just me.
High elf light users used the light previous to the fall of the sunwell and the restoration of it. I donāt think helf pallies would need to be connected heavily to the sunwell.
Huh I never even noticed we didnāt have glasses, though Iāve never used the monocle option either.
My mage will also be my HE character! Heās a VE rn, he has always been a BE but I moved him to Alliance though Iām unsure why Iām not playing him atm at all. But he is who Iām saving to race change to a High Elf, I hope we both get our HE mages soon (for me itād give me a reason to play him again I think).
They already did.
They Sunwell being the source of Paladins is Blood Elf specific.
High Elf Paladins have always been the same as Human/Dwarf Paladins and it only makes sense as they have been living with them.
You would see them in the Human/Dwarf priest/paladin areas anyway.
Itās weird to think otherwise.
Also you would have to cut Priest as well by that logic.
Itās weird to see people think HEs would be given the island of Quelādanas and take half of Silvermoon too. I just think any association with BE story should be put out before it has a chance to give people validity to their ideas about stealing BE story and arguably parts of their kingdom.
And I thought it was said all Thalassians feel a connection with the Sunwell. So to that end would HE Paladins have a stronger than normal connection I donāt see why they would be just like a human Paladin.
VE have priest. So I donāt think the same applies, Paladins I thought weāre more light infused / connected then even priests.
And Iām not asking for that.
And there is no association with High Elf Paladins/Priest and the Sunwell because theyāve already been defined as part of the Human/Dwarf Paladin order.
They worship the Light directly and not through the Sunwell.
High Elf Paladins/Priest donāt give anymore validity to claiming anything anymore then another class. Thatās just a false association.
They can worship the Light, but I just think HE Paladins being actual instruments of the light would have a stronger connection to the Sunwell on that end than say a HE hunter or mage. So taking Paladins out as a class would then further push the narrative Alliance High Elf story is no longer that of Quelāthalas and these fringe ideas wouldnāt have validity. As itās arguably easier to play down the Sunwell with other classes.
Thatās just my opinion that I formed thinking about it when discussing Paladin, Shaman, and Druid all going to HEs I donāt think they should get all 3.
It wouldnāt push it away anymore then any other class.
And we have never been shown a connection between High/Half Elf Paladins and the Sunwell. They do not have the same history as Blood Elf Paladins at all.
The never lost their connection to the Light and they didnāt drain a Naaru. They never needed the Sunwell to use the Light because they are exactly the same as Human/Dwarf Paladins/Priest and are part of the same order.
And no one is saying they should.
But keep in mind the last two are currently a Headcanon until thereās actual evidence that those can even be things. Whereas one is already a thing weāve seen already.
And even if they get Shaman and/or Druid thereās no reason they shouldnāt get Paladins since thereās already classes they are unlikely to ever get.
And thatās keeping in mind that Shaman and Druid are slim chances.
I did not know Thalassians could turn on and off their connection to the Sunwell. And with Paladins being the most intricately light connected ones, I just feel they would be more of a connection to the Sunwell then other classes. And if the Sunwell narrative is to be moved away from maybe out of those 3 that should be the class that gets cut.
Zandalari Warlocks exist as well? But are not playable for reasons, I think it would just be the same logic applied.
I think Iād rather see NE Paladins, and a push towards more Highvale themes and a closer relationship with NEās for HEās as described above I really like that idea over one that potentially is too close to BE story, or has the potential to be pushed or portrayed as such.
Yes please. Lol
Under no circumstances should the the Alliance have won 3 Warfronts in a row. Especially when the city in question is remaining Horde.
They canāt.
I imagine a Silvermoon Warfromt would be against the Elf Gate and take place either in EPL or Ghostlands. Probably with the Horde winning that fight in canon.
Except we already see where they get their Light and itās the same way Humans do.
High/Half Elf Paladins/Priest are not Sunwell based.
And again, this applies just as much to Holy/Disc priest. The ones they are most likely to be.
Paladins are already a thing for High Elves.
Druids and Shaman arenāt. And we donāt need to remove their existing things just for two classes that might never happen.
Especially when those themes already tie in to being close allies of Humans and Dwarves, because theyāre all the same type of Paladin/Priest.
And if the Sunwell was blown up or w/e they would still be Paladins/Priest because they work just like Human/Dwarf Paladins/Priest.
Whether they can or canāt isnāt really relevant. Blood elves initially were paladins from exploiting a naaru. The sunwell is now partially light infused, but I donāt know if high elves ended up with the same crisis of faith the blood elves went through.
It doesnāt seem as though they lost the ability to use the light while the sunwell was gone either.
But if HEās canāt help being connected to the Sunwell, then HE Paladins canāt help being more connected than that of their kin who arenāt Paladins. As I thought the difference between Paladins and Priests was priests just wield the light, paladins being more infused / instruments of it? I canāt recall exactly but I thought Paladins are more infused with the light.
High Elves can worship the Light however they choose but they are still connected to the Sunwell and affected by it. If anything the Sunwell would boost the Light powers of High Elves and manifest Golden eyes for them quicker.
The only reason you havenāt really seen golden eyes on a High Elf yet is because they are just background NPCs and not as important as Blood Elves.
No, paladins just use the light in a more martial format.
The only real difference between a Light based priest and a Paladin is one utilizes it in a martial fashion and the other a more caster fashion.