Looks nice.
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Indeed that does look nice
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There was probably a more diplomatic way to word thisâŠ
Not that Iâm in a position to dictate or judge. Iâve made a few posts myself that obviously could have been worded more diplomatically.
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man it is urgent. dunno if you live in the usa, but dude, its going down in these parts. any business is in danger
trying to think of a better way to word it. dont think there is. lol
Well if it were me, Iâd avoid terms like âXâ or âYâ. I can see how those might raise some peopleâs dander.
EDITED: since original post was deleted I vaguerized the terms so as not to not invalidate the deletion. I decided not to delete this so as not to turn the flow of convo into a head scratcher.
eh i just deleted it. the person i responded to, said it good enough.
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Good on ya! I got the point you were trying to make though. I just figure if both sides make even a little effort here and there, we might make this topic a bit more pleasant for everyone.
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YeahâŠitâs not our fault that you refuse or are incapable of understanding that other people think differently about this than you do.
SeriouslyâŠâdear lordâ itâs your problem not ours.
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You donât have to get it to realize itâs just some peopleâs preference and thereâs nothing wrong with that. Thereâs no reason to get all upset at them or think less of them for it.
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Iâm going to have to dig deep to find the right parallel and therefore the right comparison.
I think in the case of Blood Elf players being unhappy about a dwindling distinctiveness it has something to do with brand exclusivity but it also has to do with feelings of identity and ownership. The former I will need to research because Iâm on the spectrum and I donât get it but I do get the later so Iâm going to focus on that frame of view.
Identification and Ownership
Some people tend to become attached to their avatars on gamesâthis is probably because the human brain is stupid and empathizes with anything that has humanoid traits including but not limited to animated toasters and people playing sportsball. So letâs presume that people are like me and have played a Belf since BC. Itâs their thing, their aesthetic, theyâve poured themselves into it. They identify with it. This is probably also why people do things like get a faction tatoo.
Art is another thing that people pour themselves into. Artists, especially when doing personal art, become highly attached. Now letâs say someone takes that art without permission and reposts it, claims it as theirs, or traces it. You could say that the artist should be thankful for the exposure, or that itâs fine because no money was made and the artist hasnât lost the original art, but the artist has had their exclusivity robbed from them. Something they felt they had ownership and poured themselves into was used by someone else without consent and that person benefitted from the social currency of attention. Having had my art stolen before I can confirm it feels like a terrible violation.
Blood Elf players lost the exclusivity of their avatar, which they identify deeply with, and this was done without their consent so theyâre not happy and may feel violated but what will be will beâIt wasnât a carbon copy. Void Elves are blue.
Blood Elf players are now finding more things that were a part of their identity cannibalized by Void ElvesâSkins. A thing they feel ownership was taken (in the copyright infringement sense) without their consent. They feel violated, but itâs only skins. Some of us are happy for those who wanted this to get what they want.
But thereâs a fearâKnowing how lazy Blizzard is, how do we know that theyâre not just going give everything to Void Elves and completely destroy the distinctiveness of Blood Elves? I mean, itâs Blizzard, theyâre pretty tone deaf. To Blood Elf players who identify with their avatars and have a sense of ownership of them, this feels like a major violation.
So we speak up with our concerns and express that we want to keep some exclusivityâbegging for scrapsâlet us keep something reasonably substantial. Weâre called gatekeeper (as a trans person I feel this makes light of my plight), weâre accused of not sharing as if nothing has been taken without our consent, weâre called selfish for our concerns as others demand more and more of the variables that make our digital selves unique, and told our concerns are negative and therefore invalid. Itâs actually kinda messed up.
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Her dearest cousin to be exact. Which is why she comes as particularly airheaded, prejudiced and hypocritical when instead of putting the blame wholefully in the responsible party (A.K.A. Zendarin and Sintharia), she rather condemned the whole freaking Belf group -as if Zendarin would not had been grossly punished / maybe even killed cause Rommath is quite strict-. Silvermoon wasnÂŽt even involved ffs.
Also, Veeresa hates Lorâthemar God knows why and vice versa; so I doubt she has some sort of fixation regarding the Magisters per se (KhadgarÂŽs remark about preventing VeeresaÂŽs suicide by proxy of bothering Rommath could be more a reference regarding Rommath as a pretty brash individual -and as we have seen Veeresa is prejucided AND hypocritical, soâŠ-).
Side media has her making dumb comments about LorÂŽthemar; she just decided to hate Belves cause in her narrowminded brain the sins of her cousin = sins of a nation.
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I appreciate the explanation.
I still donât understand the why of those feelings of âownershipâ but just because I donât get it doesnât mean those feelings arenât real to those who have them.
Is that not what happened with High Elves though? They have been strictly on the Alliance side (for the most part) and were given to the Horde. We also lost something unique to us that we have been asking for since they were introduced.
I donât see Belves mentioning that, the fact that a race that is primarily alliance (Silver covenant, how they were in alliance camps with Tyrande etcâŠ) was given to the Horde? So i think itâs only fair that Velves also receive customization options for that too. You gained something strictly from the Alliance side and now the Alliance is gaining something too, itâs a fair trade.
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Itâs basic human nature. When people identity with, empathize with, and pour themselves into something, like an avatar or a fandom they get attached.
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Iâm in love! I truly want all the hair styles and colors that helves have! I donât think thatâs unfair to ask for seeing as how they are already Alliance.
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But I donât feel these things. Does that mean Iâm not human? I mean, I identify with my characters, empathize with them, and pour myself into them, but I donât feel this sense of ownership and exclusivity of this model or that skin color. I never have for any character of any race I have. If Blizzard gave a straight up carbon copy of Humans to the Horde, it wouldnât phase me in the slightest.
Posting here again to echo my Dark Ranger Customization thread. I am getting concerned that those us of in the âDark Ranger Clubâ are not going to get what we want. Unless theyâre planning to make them an allied race, class, or adding them via questline thereâs not really any excuse to not include Dark Ranger options.
Weâd like the the options already in game and some with tear markings, wounds, and decay with damaged ear options. Maybe even a pale bluish tint like Sylvanas had on her in game model.
As for non-Dark Ranger options Iâd like to see, Iâd like farstrider tattoos, piercings, and more âwildâ hairstyles. While what we have is nice, itâs still more of the same without indulging in other racial fantasies, such as Farstrider and Magister (those arcane tattoos.) Yes, I get it, Blood Elves are pretty and sophisticated but there are other facets to the race.
Plus, the bracelets and body jewelry are going to be pretty useless if you want to wear armor and not parade around mostly naked.
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I would love that for you guys! I donât know what would be better an allied race undead or just customization because as an allied race it MIGHT be too limiting, maybe?
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my biggest want with night elves was the leaves in the hair aesthetic, which created even more distance between them and nightborne. blizzard knows blood elves want their farstrider tattoos not trash jewellery armor covers up. hunters need tattoos representing the farstriders and magister types need runic tattoos. give something unique to blood elves to create distance from void elves again
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