I think I’m kind of over the War campaign story. I just don’t want Sylvanas to die and be the scapegoat for any and all faction conflict. It’s not like she’s the one person that is stopping world peace. Under any warchief there is going to be opposition to the Alliance.
sending positive vibes out to Sadvanas ![:pensive:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/pensive.png?v=6" ":pensive:")
I dunno about the second part of your post, but I’ve thought the same about Blizz ever since the War of Thorns finished. That they didn’t realize what they had actually written when they had the Horde commit genocide against the Night Elves.
I bet they just wanted to shock factor and stopped thinking past that point without considering the actual impact such an act would have on the story. And, if I’m being honest, it’s absolutely ruined this whole thing they’ve been trying.
It doesn’t matter where they take the story at all. Because regardless, Teldrassil happened, and that’s not okay.
Leaving the Horde was not an option at that time for sure. Quel’Thalas would’ve been isolated in an otherwise Alliance-controlled Eastern Kingdoms, and Suramar might just start looking like a nice new home for the Night Elves who survived the War of Thorns.
Aside from that, I think a rescue mission into enemy territory is a lot more palatable than more genocide.
And unless Tyrande goes inquisition on their @$$ it will piss off a lot of Alliance players.
We need to repay blood with blood damn it.
Or they would both say “Woah woah woah, These are our ancestors and people. We never agreed to this. Peace out. Tyrande if you need a place to crash you are welcome here”
Or Oculeth getting some portals set up in Teldrassil to Suramar for a quick and effective evacuation.
You know the Horde doing something rather than watching the whole place burn down.
Zelling’s death seems really unnecessary and pointless. Why did they even make a likable character in the first place if they were just going to kill him for no purpose in the story? It now feels like he was made just to make the story… sour.
More acceptable than immolating an entire city full of innocents, yes.
I can’t justify the stupidity of the writing.
She sees no problem in human experimentation and killing civilians either. She’s incapable of morality or even having a sense of honor.
Don’t worry. He’ll complete our Triumvirate to rule over the Forgiven once his body is recovered and brought to Calia.
I think Rohkan gives the most fair and balanced assessment.
I actually pretty much like all of the reactions and how varied and different they are. Shows that there is some thought being put into these characters. I just hope Blizzard follows through with these differing views rather than just picking one to run with and expecting everyone to fall in line without reservation.
Which is exactly why I’m hoping he’s only assumed dead and not actually dead. He was literally the only good thing about the war campaign, and I will be pretty mad if Blizz kills off what could have been a great addition to the Horde NPC repertoire (which is in bad need of new members anyway with how many good characters either got killed a la Vol’jin or punted to the side a la Thrall).
That’s even worse for so many reasons.
I’m REALLY hoping there’s at least some sort of explanation later in the expansion, with all the Old God stuff going on, but with how Blizzard’s writing has been, I can’t see them pulling it off.
Honestly, the Void Elves should’ve done this with Void Rifts. Would’ve been a good way to lay a foundation upon which to build their place in the Alliance, and more importantly, get the Night Elves to not look at them for the sins of their ancestors/past, but for the people they are now.
Hopefully Zelling’s death frees up space for an actual Forsaken character other than Nathanos who isn’t defined by sadness and is instead wonderfully unapologetic about doing dark stuff to beat the Alliance.
Sounds a bit like Voss.
You’re the Story Forum’s poster of the week!
We have text files that indicate death scream.
I would love to have the RAS or Deathstalkers take up a role, but I just feel like they are going to wipe them out in SOO2.0.
This expansion is so disappointing as a sylvanas/forsaken fan. I feel like we are losing both. Voss was called not forsaken when introduced into the war campaign, but it seems like she is being set up to represent them.
Don’t you think it’s reasonable to extend that same forgiveness for the flaws with the narrative to those characters you don’t personally support? Because with my leading question answered, I can remove my mask to reveal that - I too think the narrative was stupid and don’t blame saurfang for this inconsistency.
But what if she thought they deserved it and saw no crime in it? Is that more acceptable than immolating an entire city full of innocents? Is it more acceptable than Eitrigg’s campaign of terror and murder against the entire Blackrock clan?
My point here is that Blizzard’s writing of honor is so wildly inconsistent that using it as a basis of political decisions is like using a roulette wheel.
Gotta be careful what you wish for, bud. Cuz sometimes you might just get it…
I wouldn’t have qualms with Voss if I didn’t have the suspicion that she would be receptive to Anduin and accepting of Calia, which basically has killed any interest in her whatsoever on any level for me.
Well, keep in mind that we didn’t have an option to choose our side at all at first. It took a lot of complaining and negative feedback on the Saurfang/Zekhan stuff to get a pro-Sylvanas route.
I don’t doubt the PC will reap different rewards in the end depending on whom they backed in this civil war rehash, but Blizzard can’t into subtlety and the “right” choice seems clearer with every new act of villainy they pin on Sylvanas.