Similarities are there, this is the issue with taking someone who they want to copy. But it’s rather normal that the copy will not have the same ‘depth/character’ in their voice.
You won’t change their minds to switch back so better get used to it. I sure have lol
Original voice actor has been under some allegations for some naughty/frowned upon things.
Maybe the guy that did his voice 14 years ago didn’t want to do it again?
I mean he’s mike tyson
He could kill us all
There are half a dozen legitimate reasons this change could have happened other than the accusations but unless Blizzard lets us know, everything is just speculation.
The new voice actor isn’t that bad, just different.
You guys are acting like this is some bad 90’s anime dub or on this level of bad:
Compared to the old VO it does seem that way
No, it’s definitely bad. Understandable, since this is kind of a rushed case of things, but they are still bad. Honestly hope another recast happens with someone who sounds like they have actual VA experience.
So based on that video there are some glaring differences in the sense that the new voice actor seems to be his lines straight. No modulation, no music, no effects just him talking. But the old ones you can still hear modulation and effects.
This was really apparent in the heritage armor.
Now as for who I like better, to be honest I actually like the new actor more. The old va was too high with the voice, and I get it elves are more effeminate and can have higher voices but one thing I love about lorethemar is he makes the race sound manly.
Now I can say the same about kael thas, he sounds manly. And I think the new tempest keep is actually better.
My personal opinion though. I’ll have to compare them in game not in a video from before it’s full implemented.
Getting a new VA yes, but going back and re-recording lines?
Sucks 1 allegation even if it’s proven false kills your image instantly. Some people have happy stories, like the pro smash player took it to court and is proven innocent :).
There’s a funny thing about at will employment that a lot of people don’t know and are given terrible advice regarding - contrary to popular belief, it doesn’t actually give employers carte blanche to terminate whomever they wish for any reason at all.
There are many, MANY protected reasons and classes, along with policies within the employers’ own associate manuals that bite the employers in the rear. People typically don’t fight things like that due to bad information and/or bad advice.
In addition, several at-will states - if you have a legitimate grievance and notify the labor department, the state will actually investigate and sue on your behalf. The general public doesn’t typically hear of these cases due to the case files being sealed.
Large corporations bank on the lack of knowledge/education and the plethora of bad advice floating around.
That said, more likely than not whether the voice actor was an employee or contractor, there was most definitely a behavioral clause which has been standard in the large majority of employment situations from retail to professional gigs that govern even perceived negative reflections on the company - which this situation most definitely falls under.
These clauses are often located either in a small section of new hire paperwork and contracts or in the associate policy handbooks themselves and have been standard for over two decades. Often people sign acknowledgements of these and don’t even realize what it contains and covers.
I don’t know, I guess business don’t want to be associated with any allegation of such kind I’m assuming? I’m not agreeing or disagreeing with blizzard, just that I understand their predicament.
Except it’s not bad, so there’s that. 
I like the new VA. I want to know if they plan to replace the voicework in HOTS as well. Would be good, to remain consistent.
I mean, old Kael sounded calm, collected, and overall just smug. New guy has many moments of “evil guys have to sound louder and raspier”.
Of course that’s my opinion, but largely isn’t the issue or even matters. The problem is the cancel culture. Get a new VA not like we will care in half a year, but to purposefully go back and remove and replace every voice line? That’s why people don’t like cancel culture, not because scummy people get what’s coming but because you are trying to erase the person completely from existence.
Even if it’s proven false or not enough proof is there, this guy will be hounded the rest of his life. If the shoe was on the other foot you certainly wouldn’t want everything you have done to be erased, especially if false.
I know. I’ve testified in termination cases defending my reason for termination and my company’s policies backing up my decision. And you’re right - most folks (even online definitions) will describe at-will the way I did in my comment. I was succinct (and arguably misleading) in my description in order to drive the point that “due process” as claimed by the previous poster I quoted was irrelevant as this isn’t a criminal case, but was a decision made by an employer.
Yup, the producer could have wanted consistency, they could have been annoyed with the actor over negotiations, the new actor’s agent asked for it, etc.
I’m not saying it wasn’t because of the allegations, I’m only saying there are other possibilities.
No, your post was fine and I sincerely appreciate informed responses (which is funny to me, considering the brevity of my own comment, lol).
I generally don’t spend a lot of time with in-depth responses on these types of threads (provocative or meant to just get a rise out of people). I save my long-winded diatribes for cross-faction play threads. 
Reasons for getting rid of the original VA aside, the new voice lines sound more like they’re practicing the lines than doing a serious take.
It doesn’t sound good.