The Faction Rivalry

[Vanforth-wyrmrest-accord (Vanforth)]

@Etheldald-ragnaros

After literal years one can get tired really easily of the horde and those who defend it. Specially those who mock you and insult you in every posible way.

Not going to argue with that, not at all. However, you being frustrated doesn’t give you the right to take aim at an entire group of people for the actions of a few. I get agitated at Alliance players spewing hatred at Horde players just as much as I hate it when Horde players berate and mock Alliance players; when folks do that, they’re showing the world just how immature and childish they are.

@Etheldald-ragnaros

One can easily get tired of that garbage, and of course if you are attacked, you must defend yourself.

Stand up again them and call them out, but don’t demonize the whole player base.

@Etheldald-ragnaros

That is not fair to us and i will always advocate for a better story.

Gotta keep in mind that a better story for you, is not necessarily a better story for everyone; we all have different preferences.

Do I want the Alliance story to be better? God yes.

Do I want it to come at the cost of Horde players suffering as a result? No.

There’s a difference between wanting things to improve, and wanting other people to suffer because you had to in the first place.

@Etheldald-ragnaros

then can i ask what the hell we, ally players want?

Everyone wants something different. I know what I want, for sure. I did a whole write up about it (A Proposed Revision 🖊). I know it’ll never happen, but I know what I like, and I know what I don’t like. I don’t like where the story is going, and I’m choosing to distance myself from BFA and Shadowlands as a result.

It’s important to recognize the moment when this game isn’t fun for you anymore; it’s okay to take a break if it’s just getting more and more frustrating. I’ve been a day 1 vet for WoW, and after fifteen years I’m pretty much calling it quicks; it sucks, but it’s not worth getting stressed or agitated over.

@Pellex-hyjal

Where do you think those moments were? I never once fist-pumped in BfA. I never once felt gratification of any kind, instant or otherwise.

I was speaking more generally about the narrative over the years, but with BFA in focus - I never felt it either, personally. After Teldrassil it took me months to come around to even leveling Horde side - but I’ve spoken with a lot of folks Horde side and for many, sticking it to the Alliance at Teldrassil was a major victory for them.

Others have said a lot of the Zandalar story had some great moments where they genuinely felt heroic again.

@Benezet-wyrmrest-accord

It’s explained tons of places that things make it into the game/lore just because someone decided it would make a good idea, creating this frankenstein abomination that is difficult to make coherent.

This is another really important thing that folks need to be reminded of constantly; for Blizzard, the Rule of Cool always triumphs.