High Elves are not blue-eyed Blood Elves

[Willfred-nesingwary (Willfred)]

See, for me. It isn’t about the looks. It is about the Lore. We have High Elves within the ranks of the Alliance, and have been since the game launched. They have been part of our stories, part of our lives. Ok, Void Elves, I do like them, but I don’t fully like them considering there is no lore to them.

In the end though, this is World of Hordecraft since more is getting catered to the Horde instead of making it equal and fair gameplay for both factions

The conclusion which I have come for Void Elves is that we are High Elves of a different flavor. The lore of Blood Elves is Void Elf lore. Same with High Elves. We are all elves. We share a common history. Leave it at that.

Void elves deserve a better story, but that maybe asking too much. If they do add more skin tones to Void Elves have them change all High Elves in the Alliance into Void Elves and end the debate. All High Elves have decided to go Void. In response the Blood Elves have decided to adopt any who refused. Weird and contrived, but there ya go… High Elves on both sides.

[Saraslam-frostmourne]

Void elves deserve a better story, but that maybe asking too much.

But it isn’t asking for much at al… Oh wait… yeah, you’re right. They did really bad with the story in BfA. They’ll just make it worse for the Void Elves.

But still, how about we just get the High Elves that have remained loyal to the Alliance as a playable race? Shouldn’t be hard at all.

[Thèón-emerald-dream (Thèón)]

They did really bad with the story in BfA.

Asking for a void elf story is like asking for them to get ruined with bad writing.

[Saraslam-frostmourne]

I know. That is why I stopped right there.

[Lorithyn-agamaggan (Lorithyn)]

Hey, the writing can’t get 101% worse

[Saraslam-frostmourne]

I am actually curious on where the story is going from N’zoth to SL? Makes no sense there.

So it is already 101% worse.

[Thèón-emerald-dream (Thèón)]

I am actually curious on where the story is going from N’zoth to SL? Makes no sense there

It’s in a book because a game can’t have the story shown in the game.

[Snikrot-silver-hand (Snikrot)]

Yea, what is so difficult to understand? You don’t seem to get it and making up your own distinction because you want your alliance elves to be the sole claimant of “high elves” which is factually false.

[Shadina-gorefiend (Shadina)]

Adding on to what other people said, Ghostcrawler also said that they as a team felt the Pandaren were a failed experiment. Neutral races in a game all about faction identity have no place. Using them as a reference for something like blood elves being on both sides is a false equivalency, and a really bad one considering Blizzard says it failed. They’re not gonna make the same failure involving something like that twice.

[Snikrot-silver-hand (Snikrot)]

I’m not interpreting anything. I am taking exactly what he said at face value because he specifically stated that blood elves aren’t high elves. That is not an interpretation. You going “but what he really meant is _______” is an interpretation.

[Saraslam-frostmourne]

Ah, is it the Big Book of Blizzard Lore Contradictions?

[Aríadníe-wyrmrest-accord (Aríadníe)]

Give it up . Alliance will never have a high elf race .

The literally allready HAVE a highelf race. what do you think the void elves are?

[Willfred-nesingwary (Willfred)]

The literally allready HAVE a highelf race. what do you think the void elves are?

Exactly! Void Elves just need more skin options and customization then BAM High Elves. We literally are High Elves just more Emo

[Aríadníe-wyrmrest-accord (Aríadníe)]

Exactly! Void Elves just need more skin options and customization then BAM High Elves. We literally are High Elves just more Emo

For all we know, those dark skin tones and blue eyes COULD be void elf customisations. It would actually make way more sense lorewise.

[Dosao-bonechewer (Dosao)]

Void elf is an abomination …, most ally also agree which is why they keep crying for High Elf

[Tiea-detheroc]

@Vidris-bronzebeard

They are asking for the high elves that remained Alliance. Not blood elves.

Whether the two races are the same race is immaterial.

@Evë-illidan

You do realize that blood elves are literally just high elves that sated their hunger with fel instead of arcane and called themselves blood elves to honor their fallen. That’d be like me eating nothing but oranges until my skin began to take on an orange tinge and I called myself a numan. Does that not make me human anymore? BIOLOGICALLY, NO!

[Hornyvixen-area-52]

where is ghostcrawler

oh working on riot games

[Shadina-gorefiend (Shadina)]

Doesn’t matter. His standpoint makes sense, and he said the team collectively felt that way. “We felt” were his words. You can try and strawman that away, but that remains true considering the Alliance didn’t get Nightborne, the Alliance didn’t get HMT, and the Alliance aren’t getting blood elves. Multiple points where neutral races would have worked and the Allianced begged for it to be the case - and it didn’t happen. And it shouldn’t happen, mind you.

[Hornyvixen-area-52]

blizz has a high turnover rate for their team

[Leinadh-stormrage]

Yea, what is so difficult to understand? You don’t seem to get it and making up your own distinction because you want your alliance elves to be the sole claimant of “high elves” which is factually false.

I haven’t made up anything. Have you played Legion? Elisande makes the difference between High Elves and Blood Elves.

Learn your lore.