Moral Relativism Is Boring

[Zuleika-hyjal (Zuleika)]

@Reallyhappy-dalaran

WC3 and WoW entered development pretty close to each other tmk, and the Forsaken were created with the idea it was gonna be like WC2, with them literally being named Scourge in the game files.

To expand on this, here’s a link to an account by one of the devs who worked on early WoW:

@Zuleika-hyjal

Early on, the Horde was definitely considered the “evil” faction. The Forsaken were going to be the undead player race (they weren’t called Forsaken yet). Possibly even part of the Scourge. Metzen was still writing WCIII at the time and nothing was solid yet. Once WCIII was done it was obvious that players couldn’t be Scourge, what with being minions of the Lich King and all.