Lightbound Undead

Elae-nagrand · April 3, 2019, 1:30am

I honestly don’t think this is a lot more than an April Fool’s joke, its something that I actually believed was going to happen, as it made sense given the whole Calia thing?

Or is this Blizzard’s way of telling us no it’s not going to happen? They told us there was no secret cow level for years, but there soon was one.

Karat-anubarak · April 3, 2019, 1:31am

I could be wrong but I don’t think Blizz has much input on Wowhead’s jokes.

Tovi-moon-guard · April 3, 2019, 1:33am

LF UD threads makes me appreciate High Elf threads.

Kiblee-moon-guard · April 3, 2019, 1:34am

Please no, take Calia and stuff her in a reinforced safe and launch it into the void

forget it was ever a thing

Fallynn-wyrmrest-accord · April 3, 2019, 1:45am

I feel like they’re being spammed now. They should make a single megathread and stay there like the rest of us talking about ARs. I’ll say my piece about not wanting them and then mute it, like people do with mine.

Elae-nagrand · April 3, 2019, 1:47am

Well I think Lightbound Undead should have a place in the game, as we have a subrace of most races, just no subraces of undead yet.

Fallynn-wyrmrest-accord · April 3, 2019, 1:48am

I entirely disagree and hope to never see them added, personally. I gave my reasoning in another thread. Might as well copy-paste it here.

Lightbound Undead was actually a cool idea

I disagree with you personally. In my opinion, Lightforged undead are a terrible idea. It turns into a “You’re evil if you don’t go through this process.” Or “why be regular undead when you can be better”. LF Draeni are living and so they’re not considered “corrupted” to begin with where as the stereotype is: If you’re dead, your damned.

Now, there’s things that would make me ok with the idea, I guess.

Establishing that you don’t become some perfect little angel upon becoming Lightforged. Blizzard did a good job of showing that the light has its dangers too. If LFU have the “holier than thou” attitude, big no.

Perhaps make it a ritual like night warrior. They then wouldn’t be on Alliance, and of course give them lore drawbacks. I don’t think LFU are a good allied race anyway personally. The origin would indeed be a ritual taking place current content. Whereas void elves branched off a good long time ago, there’s nothing background wise to make these any different.

Making it just another form of resurrection. Nothing special or amazing, just the result of something else bringing you to life. Imo at that point you’re just living though so I don’t know why you’d be “undead”. Maybe because it’d been too long Or something.

That aside, and again, this is a personal opinion and I speak for no one but myself. There’s many other undead races I’d love to see rather than them. Obviously San’layn are at the top of my list. Technically these could be counterparts to one another, but again it’s imperative that we’re not just slammed with the “evil” bat once again with the Alliance being perfect without the ability to do wrong.

Other ideas I’d personally rather see:

Playable giests

Valkyr(this would be a tough one as there’s no males).

Nerubian

Undead Vry’kul

So yeah. Just my thoughts.

Take it as you will. These are just my opinions, anyway, and you can feel free to have yours, but mine isn’t going to change.

Breakcog-proudmoore · April 3, 2019, 1:52am

I wouldn’t mind having the undead return to the alliance.

Karix-azuremyst · April 3, 2019, 1:59am

Okay, it’s time to create a “lightforged undead mega-thread” and see how many posts we can get on it. Who’s with me!?

Momimfotm-dragonmaw · April 3, 2019, 2:01am

Lightbound undead suck. Lightforged undead suck. Calia sucks.

No.

If they ever make LF undead of any kind playable I will devote all of my time ganking and griefing anyone dumb enough to play one.

Ugrumag-wyrmrest-accord · April 3, 2019, 2:19am

In my humble opinion, Lightbound Undead should never have been a thing. The Light positively effecting the Undead should never have happened.

Kai-wyrmrest-accord · April 3, 2019, 2:21am

They announced Pandaren as an April Fool’s joke at one point in the past before allowing us to play as the best race on Azeroth in actuality.

Just something to consider!

Ravenwolfn-stormrage · April 3, 2019, 2:22am

Sounds like an awful idea. The light is supposed to have a negative effect on the undead as they’re kind of on opposite ends of the spectrum. I’d prefer if it stayed that way and we didn’t go smashing anymore lore than we already have.

Ghorum-moknathal · April 3, 2019, 2:22am

I’m truly curious, do you feel as passionately about void elves?

Ghorum-moknathal · April 3, 2019, 2:23am

I agree, but undead holy priests exist.

Momimfotm-dragonmaw · April 3, 2019, 2:25am

To be honest, does anyone really feel passionately about void elves?

Ravenwolfn-stormrage · April 3, 2019, 2:25am

That isn’t the same. Lorewise there are very few priests who can actually wield the light, as it causes them extreme pain. Only a secret few of great willpower can. To be lightforged it is implied that they are infused with the light, in a similar way to how a paladin embodies the light, which would just end up destroying the undead or causing them untold, crippling agony to the point of where they’d wish they were dead again.

Ghorum-moknathal · April 3, 2019, 2:29am

Touché
/10 char

Ghorum-moknathal · April 3, 2019, 2:32am

I see the distinction, but it feels like you are splitting hairs. Lightforged undead could be that special few with the amazing willpower you mention. Like how good elves are special in that they can have the void without being consumed by it

P.S. I agree that lightforged undead would be dumb and lazy.

Czajen-moonrunner · April 3, 2019, 2:47am

If there is any good in the universe, it is merely blizzard’s way of telling us no, it’s not going to happen.