Well, I also suspect they believe they made something so uniquely ācoolā that people wouldnāt notice or care.
This thread and the who knows how many megathreads that have arisen since near-end of Legion / early-start of BFA (when allied races were announced), proves otherwise.
Same (although to be fair, itās not just ANY class, itās a specific one that is nominally restricted, although not as much as DH ā that one is definitely the most restrictive ATM).
Trick isā¦given how recently the two people separatedā¦thereās a LOT OF OVERLAPā¦on what counts as BE and HE.
Have to navigate these waters with caution, and while emphasizing the differences is a good start, it doesnāt need to be done with a sledge hammer.
The fact that HE wouldnāt have Warlock, DH, and DK is already a difference. Potentially wouldnāt have Monk (even though I listed it on my preferences, thereās no reason to believe HE have monks). The addition of Shaman alone (or druid alone) would start to highly emphasize difference.
No need to lose Paladin.
But I do get your concern on the area, again, regarding infringement from either side. I simply think the concern is unwarranted. I think if HE are made playable, it will be more in line with the Silver Covenant and will be kept separate from Silvermoon and Quelāthalas.
The open question, in my opinion, is WHERE they would re-settle. (Or ifā¦they may stay in separate enclaves as they are now).
HElf pallies are historic so Iād be arguing much more on their side. Iād be much more, if we gotta let them have a non-BElf class, give 'em druids per that mention of HElf druids being a thing in the WC2 instruction manual
HElves havenāt had anything to do with shamans historically so Iād be leaving that off. Puts them basically in the middle of BElf and NElf classes, sharing things both can be
I think it would make more sense to figure out how they could add Druid and/or Shaman rather then some trade for something that might never happen by taking away something thatās almost guaranteed.
But in terms of the Blood Elves, not even the original Thalassian playable race has Paladin, Druid, and Shaman. Why should HEās get all classes that BE fans also want? And I am unsure how I feel about BE druids btw shamans yes but Iām indifferent on BE druids havenāt decided if I like the idea of them or not.
Giving them the same level of classes as Zandalari, would give them more classes then BEās. And I disagree they should get all of them.
I had forgotten about that. Given that we havenāt seen that since though, itās quite possible they took that thread and expanded it into the Night Elves for WC3.
The only reason I include Shamans as a possibility is due to proximity to the Wildhammer Dwarves, and that a major lodge is in Hinterlands not far from Aerie Peak.
Any High Elf Shamans in this regard would DEFINITELY be new recruits and very green (no pun intended).
Same. Iām okay with those 2, but not at the expense of Paladin.
If having all 3 is a problemā¦then Pally First, and then we figure out which of the other 2 makes the most sense.
I lean Shaman due to the Wildhammers, but I do understand the desire for Druid as well.
Not it wouldnāt.
They (HE) would most likely lack Demon Hunter, Death Knight, and Warlock. Possibly also Monk (do not know for sure).
Gaining Druid and Shaman in return would mean that Blood Elves still have 1 more class option overall (possibly 2).
I donāt see them getting DHās or Warlocks but why would they not get DK? Did no HEās die against Arthas? Could more DKs not be made if the need arises? And were the SC not intricately involved in WOTLK the depose Arthas expansion where arguably people died.
And why should they get 2 Elf druid races, and an Elf paladin race. While Horde has no Elf druid race. When Elves are arguably incredibly popular.
Unless we also opened the classes for BEās which I donāt have an opinion on in regards of Druids as I just said.
And this list would be fine, but if weāre adding new lore additions in that just seems an unfair amount of popular classes to an already popular race, and I donāt see any problem with people having preferences on which classes they prefer and why.
From what I understand in the lore (and this likely will have changed since the advent of Shadowlands and BFA Allied Races), but every Thalassian elf who became a Death Knight, returned and joined the Sinādorei.
As for the elf druid vs pally vs shaman race thing ā technically thereās no elf shammies yet at all either.
So that argument would extend to even if High Elves retained Paladin, had NO druid, but got Shaman.
Or if Night Elves got Shaman and High Elves got neither druid nor Shaman.
Or if Night Elves got Shaman and High Elves are still unplayable.
Blood elves donāt need every class. Nightborne would be a better candidate for elven druids horde side.
Dk for high elves Iām less on the fence about with them being available for ars now, admittedly. Before though, it was a question of would there have been any high elf dks that didnāt join the belves after.
