I’m always happy to see Ogre threads pop up. It happens quite a bit, so it’s great to see other Ogre fans wanting playable Ogres as well. They may not be the most wanted playable race ever, but a decent amount of people do want them playable.
Playable Horde Ogres are something long overdue and is something I hope people continue to support. We already have three clans of them within the Horde (MU Stonemaul, AU Stonemaul, and the Dunemaul), and the MU Stonemaul Clan in particular have had a long history with the Horde. They joined the Horde in Warcraft III, play a big part of Dustwallow Marsh questlines, and are even helping the Horde in Feralas against the Gordunni threat and trying to take over Dire Maul for the Horde. They even helped chase Cho’Gall out of Dire Maul in their questline in Feralas.
Talking to Orhan Ogreblade in Feralas also shows how dedicated they are to being part of the Horde:
"The Stonemaul clan serves the Horde!
During the founding of Orgrimmar, when Kalimdor was being tamed as our people’s homeland, the hero Rexxar defeated the chief of the Stonemaul ogre clan.
They have served the Horde ever since, and I’ve called them in here to do the heavy lifting against the Gordunni clan."
https://wow.gamepedia.com/Orhan_Ogreblade
It does bother me that a huge war with the Alliance occurred and there were no signs of the Horde Ogres anywhere. You’d think the Horde would’ve utilized all its members and had the Stonemaul help out somewhere. At this point, I could probably write a thesis paper over how much of a missed opportunity it is to not have the Stonemaul help out in BfA, let alone other world-ending threats we faced.
Anyway, if anyone wants to see more info on the Stonemaul Clan and the other Horde Ogre clans in general, as well as show off some support for playable Horde Ogres and ideas for them, you can check out my Stonemaul Ogre megathread here:
Regardless, keep showing off support! I know I’ll continue to dream of a day we finally see Ogre player characters walking around Orgrimmar!
Dream big, Ogre fans! 