Where are you even getting this definition? Blizzard’s given definition of an Allied Race is one that the Horde or Alliance recruits to join their cause after earning their respect. Nothing more, nothing less.
I do play both factions, I have both a Horde and Alliance main. That doesn’t mean I can’t complain about what I think is unfair, like many Horde players complain about the bee mount being Alliance-exclusive is unfair.
So there’s no difference between core and allied races if that’s the official definition.
And those people complaining about the bee mount are almost as ridiculous as you are complaining about this. You keep spouting “but species”. That’s inconsequential. There was actual in-game work done on creating a completely new everything for Kul’tirans. Species is just a term that you’re using because it fits your narrative.
Who needs actual facts when you can just complain that you didn’t get a new “species”.
Well I’m sorry you think of me this way. I speak of species because they truly are a whole new race. If Blizz tomorrow decides to turn all allied races into skin options for core races, guess what? The Horde would have one extra playable race, because Vulpera are not Goblins.
I’m actually puzzled to see people don’t mind there is no difference between allied and core races apparently. If you like to grind to unlock new races instead of the old fashion, that’s on you.
They’re definitely using the Goblin rig but with some new animations. Still, yes it’s way better than tinkertoy Gnomes. Why couldn’t we have nearly fully robotic, or fully robotic (no I do NOT care one bit how they justify that) instead? I wanted Mechagnomes, these Junkergnomes are garbage.
This might just be the reason I’d like to see them drop restrictions on grouping between the factions, going forward.
… So they don’t have to bother being ‘fair’ and make concessions anymore. So I can play the race I want to, in the content I want to, without feeling slighted that I’m playing the ‘inferior’ version.
The problem isn’t so much that the Alliance aren’t getting enough attention, it’s that they have no way to really engage with the interesting Horde-side bits without dropping their faction entirely.