I wonder if that has anything to do with the departure of a few people who had a big say in the narrative for a number of years.
It seemed like they were rushing to make people as pissed at her as they could, on their way out the door. Maybe she was on the chopping block, but then got a last minute reprieve due to a change in the company, as the more sadistic employees were let go.
Zelling felt like he was there just to make us hate Sylvanas. I wonder- was he always intended to die like that, or did they just throw that in because people were liking Zelling, and weren’t angry enough at Sylvanas?