On Wrathgate

[Pellex-hyjal (Pellex)]

@Pigzig-felstriker

It also makes Sylvanas look stupid if it was all legitimate. Although I think she was partly in on Wrathgate, lets assume she wasn’t. She runs the “Royal” Apothecary Society and said she would keep Varimathras on a short leash in WC3. Somehow a giant rebellion formed under her nose.

It never bothered me. She was distracted by the prospect of getting revenge on Arthas at the time.

@Badmaa-nagrand

The way the forsaken were portrayed in warcraft 3 always meant they were going to be a Sinister race that were up to no good.

Warcraft 3 didn’t have Forsaken. It had Scourge. The Forsaken were deliberately created to NOT be the Scourge. You can read the full story here:

@Zuleika-hyjal

But then, there was the epiphany that some people were into playing evil races/factions. Whereas a LOT more people wanted to play as these "evil races (Forsaken not included) but as the good guys (Thrall’s Orcs during WCIII).

So, Metzen needed to come up with something for the undead. We seriously considered dropping them, but every time we looked at concepts/in game assets we balked. Then he announced the Forsaken.