San’layn/vampyr Elf ALLIED RACE Coagulated Megathread of Ideas{Re-VAMPed} (Part 1)

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Ogres on the other hand need to be a core race and not an AR imo.

It’s possible that they would just be released as an expansion feature in the beginning, possibly even in a prepatch for a future expansion. I still think having events leading up to new Horde and Alliance races right before an expansion would be really awesome, exciting, and fun. Though, I’d be fine with them being an allied race. I will immediately focus on any Stonemaul Ogre rep that ever pops up. ← <;

@Warsnarl-thrall

Was upset we got BE’s instead of Ogres and a little miffed that we got goblins instead of ogres though I’d put goblins with ogres for the first two Horde new races as long as we got both and not just one like we did.

I was new to Warcraft in general when I first started playing during BC. I can’t say whether it was best for Blood Elves to join the Horde or not, but I’m happy they’re apart of it to be honest. As for Goblins, I was really excited for them when I saw Cataclysm, and was hoping that Ogres wouldn’t be too far behind. Was really happy with Pandaren, but then WoD happened… x- x

Funnily enough, I wonder a different universe where they did go with Ogres instead of Goblins. I can imagine a lot of kerfuffle in the Goblin megathread that would’ve been created during BfA and all sorts of arguments about them. I’d be for them, of course, but likely not be a front-runner for them, instead being a small supporter.

@Warsnarl-thrall

But I think that anyone that is a fan of a specific race, or subrace, would like to have some story go along with it and that won’t happen if they are just customizations.

And this is the biggest worry I have with customization races. Not having any in-game presence or storylines at all, and just being treated as their parent race playing pretend. It’s a huge reason why I worry about San’layn being a customization race instead of being their own thing, when they would have some difference between them and Blood Elves. Believe me, I want playable San’layn, but I don’t just want to see a still image of them as customization options and then never having any presence or recognition in game of how the Horde let them join.

I actually made a thread about this subject some time ago if anyone wants to read my thoughts more in depth:

Customization Races: Identity and Reasonable Expectations Discussion

With Shadowlands introducing several races as customization/sub races, I felt that it was important to hold a discussion regarding what is reasonable to expect involving them in terms of worldbuilding and identity. I type this as someone who likes story and worldbuilding in games, in particular fantasy MMORPG’s. These customization races (Wildhammers, Troll Tribes, High Elves, etc) not having an identity in-game is a worry. At the time of this post, we have not seen much in the way of how Blizz…

The only thing I would add at the moment is having their own unique pets to the hunter class. Some customization race possibilities would not make sense with the starting pet of their parent race.

Anyway, I view player characters as being very important to the player. San’layn and other races deserve better treatment than just being a customization option announced in a still image with flat fanfare and nothing in-game to explain it at all. Just my opinion, of course.