High Elf POSITIVITY Thread 😎

[Lannisterian-tichondrius]

I like the male body jewelry! The ones for BEs? I want that though lol on both eh.

[Lorithyn-agamaggan (Lorithyn)]

@Ariël-drakkari

Man, how much I despise the body jewerly -talk about a mostly wasted customization slot, though the slutmog lovers will probably take advantage on it I guess…-

Farstrider tattoos made way more sense to me.

[Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord (Talendrion)]

@Ariël-drakkari

Errr… no. Hard pass regarding your tentacle hair and growing Widow´s peak

Obs talking about the non tentacley hairstyles, and if you can’t appreciatte a widow’s peak, you are weak.

@Ariël-drakkari

And deffinitely NO to pink eyes -I can already see the amount of trolling a pink eyed male Belf could atain in this place-

More weakness in your part. Why are you so afraid of pink?

[Fyarsing-sargeras]

@Cezol-darkspear

I have a weird itch that this just muddies the water even more than an actual, separate AR would.

This was my initial response, as well.

I’d been imagining that any push by Blizzard to integrate the HE’s into the VE’s, socially and culturally, would result in a plethora of customization options that demonstrate the individual has a divergent origin (i.e. they weren’t part of the original squad accompanying Umbric), but which would be entirely unique from anything/everything available to Blood Elves (excepting, perhaps, blue eyes).

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Perhaps, something like:

Blood Elves

• Skin Color(s): A spectrum not unlike seen in humans.
• Hair Color(s): A spectrum from wheat yellow to autumn red. Plus black.
• Eye Color(s): A spectrum from wheat yellow to honey yellow. Plus green and blue.

Void Elves

• Skin Color(s): A spectrum not unlike seen in humans, with Void-suffused discoloration on arms/legs.
• Hair Color(s): A spectrum from white to dark indigo. Plus gray and black.
• Eye Color(s): A spectrum from pink (Arcane) to purple (Void). Plus blue.

[Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord (Talendrion)]

@Rreifren-moon-guard

I understand where people are coming from with this not being the high elves we want however what blizzard has announced can be further improved to be what we want. A combined void elf and high elf “race” rather than void elves who can pretend to be a high elf.

This is what I think it’s the best current option; that this customization expansion is meant to lead to a narrative unification of the thalassian exiles as one political entity under the Windrunners. With Sylvanas disconnect from the Horde, the Windrunners are now an Exclusively Alliance thing, and a joining of their forces and politics could be the start of some great development for the Thalassian Exiles as a whole.

[Cezol-darkspear]

@Fyarsing-sargeras

I’d been imagining that any push by Blizzard to integrate the HE’s into the VE’s, socially and culturally

Without a new rig and differen’t customization options, we essentially just literally took the Blood Elf model, that’s why i feel weird about this, and if it continues with more High Elf customization and class options for Void Elves, it essentially just makes Blood Elves neutral.

IDK, my heads been spinning since i learned the news.

[Kyuu-bronzebeard]

@Lannisterian-tichondrius

Just not the lore! Model stuff I agree with share it!

Aye of course! Belfs and Velfs and Helfs should be lore separate. But options are good!

[Cezol-darkspear]

@Rreifren-moon-guard

I understand where people are coming from with this not being the high elves we want however what blizzard has announced can be further improved to be what we want. A combined void elf and high elf “race” rather than void elves who can pretend to be a high elf.

If this turns into new options like a “race skin” whereas everything “Void” about these Elves turns into “High”, then i guess i’d be ok with it going forward.

[Masurao-lightbringer]

It’s just like pandaren if tushui and huojin each were imbued with either holy or void energies.

[Ariël-drakkari (Ariël)]

I certainly don´t. Kinda seems like a dig regarding the usual “Blood elves have no males lul” gags.

@Lorithyn-agamaggan

Farstrider tattoos made way more sense to me.

Nah, considering the only elf NPC in this game sporting warpaint is and always has been Alleria, I think that is something we shpuldn´t get as Hordies. The runic tatoos are in the very first art depicted in the TBC gamebox, ergo something much more Belfy.

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

Obs talking about the non tentacley hairstyles

Nah, still not my taste. I rather like the long anime hair of the Belves, your curly / Bald states are too boring for me.

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

More weakness in your part. Why are you so afraid of pink?

I´m more afraid of the "perfect storm"one might get with naked male Belf + Body jewerly + pink eyes + tmog / dance studio events or + devs jokes.

I´m rather tired of the terasing of the rest of the Hordies AND the devs, tyvm.

[Kynterana-moon-guard]

Lovely post asking people if they are going to change to a normal High Elf ICLY on the MG forums for RP reasons

How many VE are going to go HE?

There are a lot more new Void Elves in Telogrus Rift than there usually are. But to the question, Vanaelia won’t. The only thing i might change is her eye color, specifically from the default to the newer purple one (because that’s closer to Void stuff). Mind you, I’m glad people get to play what they want to play, and maybe if I made a newer, younger void elf, they might keep one of the blood elf skin tones. But Vanaelia is who she is, and that’s all there is to it.

[Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord (Talendrion)]

@Ariël-drakkari

I certainly don´t. Kinda seems like a dig regarding the usual “Blood elves have no males lul” gags.

Masculinity so fragile lol

@Ariël-drakkari

Nah, still not my taste. I rather like the long anime hair of the Belves, your curly / Bald states are too boring for me

It’s just fun that because they are “not your taste” they shouldn’t happen.

@Ariël-drakkari

I´m more afraid of the "perfect storm"one might get with naked male Belf + Body jewerly + pink eyes + tmog / dance studio events or + devs jokes.

I´m rather tired of the terasing of the rest of the Hordies AND the devs, tyvm

eyeroll

[Muir-kelthuzad]

Looks like the High Elf movement has been successful!! Congratulations to everyone in support of this and their continued effort towards making today happen, despite the hurdles of negativity!

Now we can move on to requesting what more customization options we’d like to see for our High Elves!

[Ariël-drakkari (Ariël)]

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

Masculinity so fragile lol

I´m a woman irl, so… indeed?

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

It’s just fun that because they are “not your taste” they shouldn’t happen.

And just because you feel like sharing everything this doesn´t mean it should happen either. Let the races keep their own stuff, man. Not everything has to be available in both sides.

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

eyeroll

Someone has not been present at tmog events on Horde.

My best friend won by a combination of the Easter even ears and a big clamp toy that shows his toon ina quite provocative feminine way (and this is just players, now take into account “Jenny”, the Orc with a male Belf cheerleader, Maximilliam of Villaforte, etc.). I know what I´m talking about, and I rather not let more stuff available so the devs keep with the gag stuff regarding Belves.

[Lannisterian-tichondrius]

@Ariël-drakkari

I´m a woman irl, so… indeed?

I think his point was, just because there are options that don’t emphasize masculinity. Doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have them.

Some of us are men and play male characters, why should we not have the option for body jewelry? Because someone else doesn’t like it? Don’t use it then.

I like more options for us!

[Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord (Talendrion)]

@Ariël-drakkari

And just because you feel like sharing everything this doesn´t mean it should happen either. Let the races keep their own stuff, man. Not everything has to be available in both sides.

That as a point I get, not sure if it has much validity now that they share skin tones and eye color, yet sure. But there’s a thin line between the idea of exclusivity, and framing it as “no that hairstyle is ugly I don’t want it”.

Cause then it comes across as you merely using the exclusivity as justification for something you don’t want.

@Ariël-drakkari

I´m a woman irl, so… indeed?

@Ariël-drakkari

Someone has not been present at tmog events on Horde.

My best friend won by a combination of the Easter even ears and a big clamp toy that shows his toon ina quite provocative feminine way (and this is just players, now take into account “Jenny”, the Orc with a male Belf cheerleader, Maximilliam of Villaforte, etc.). I know what I´m talking about, and I rather not let more stuff available so the devs keep with the gag stuff regarding Belves

So you are concerned about the concept of masculinity of a fictional race, and compound what is ostensibly intended as a dig, and what unintentionally so. Like I would tell you your masculinity is not based on other’s perceptions of it, but, this is literally about the masculinity of a fictional race, which also is not your gender?

[Ariël-drakkari (Ariël)]

@Lannisterian-tichondrius

Some of us are men and play male characters, why should we not have the option for body jewelry? Because someone else doesn’t like it? Don’t use it then.

I did say some people (apparently you guys) would find utility for that customizations (and dressing room makes one choice one body jewerly type or else; indeed devs need to put on the “thanks but no thanks” for players like myself), didn´t I? I find it especially useless cause armor WILL probably cover it unless you slutmog, so…

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

That as a point I get, not sure if it has much validity now that they share skin tones and eye color,

Cause they´re still two different races separated by faction. We start with too much sharing features on the gameplay model and afterwards people are going to start asking for territory and neutrality and more Belf stuff cause why not? Indeed, I don´t want to share most stuff, the stuff we shared is good enough. No need to blur more the two races so people start petitioning to make them the nuPandaren.

Skin tones and an eye color is good and dandy; a decent compromise, but let the races keep a modicum of excusiveness between themselves, tyvm.

@Talendrion-wyrmrest-accord

So you are concerned about the concept of masculinity of a fictional race, and compound what is ostensibly intended as a dig, and what unintentionally so. Like I would tell you your masculinity is not based on other’s perceptions of it, but, this is literally about the masculinity of a fictional race, which also is not your gender?

I´m tired of the devs increasingly taking with zero seriousness the male Belves. Started with Johnny Awesome and we already got Aethas the perma pathetic mage AND Lor´themar acting like a high school cheerleader towards someone he probably has never evenb talked before. So yes, I look with concern the increasing gag PoV devs reserve for Blood elf males in this game.

Had they not insist in portraying more the “gag” perception than the serious perception, I´d probably care less over this, but alas…

[Lorithyn-agamaggan (Lorithyn)]

I get what she’s saying. She doesn’t want more of the usual insults thrown at her favorite race. People would surely use body jewerly on joke characters if given the chance

But I’m all for the option for those that would genuinely enjoy it

[Lannisterian-tichondrius]

@Lorithyn-agamaggan

I get what she’s saying. She doesn’t want more of the usual insults thrown at her favorite race. People would surely use body jewerly on joke characters if given the chance

I mean I see that too, but the problem is why would non masculine men be an insult anyways? Those insults to BEs are unfounded on both ends to look at it.

[Nicodemùs-argent-dawn (Nicodemùs)]

I just realized I am not going to have enough slots to save transmog outfit presets with all the new outfit possibilities that will become actually aesthetically appealing options once these changes go live! D: