You know, to be fair, those who wish for High Elves to be playable on Alliance does have every right to post in this thread to ask for them, even though we know it arenāt going to happen.
It is just the same as weāre allowed to also request for Blue Eyes for Blood Elves. If one group canāt ask for one thing, then both groups should not be allowed to ask for either.
Iāve said many times that exposition is not Blizzardās strong suite. I think they want people to have their own take on things, but it leads to disputes like we see on here. We even have different takes on the character of groups like the Silver Covenant. This is something I frequently bring up during lore disputes.
Even with a major feature like the warfronts, we rely on a Q&A to figure out what happened.
I think it comes down to how much they actually put behind their story. The larger the scale of the story, the more likely itās going to end up looking off or flat-out terrible, or just be kind of ā¦I donāt want to say bland but, predictable?
The way they handled Suramar was fantastic. Perhaps if they did something on that scaleā¦
I wish the entire city was able to be visited post Legion. Maybe they couldāve made a seperate, city phase for it for the players or something. sigh what could have beenā¦
Tbf I think this is the best compromise both sides could agree on: a schism between High Elves, one part joining the Sinādorei (ie, blue eyes for BEs) and the other part turning into Void Elves infusing themselves with the Void (ie, HE customization options paired with Void scars or tattooes to distinguish them from BEs).
A schism? Yeah, I agree, that would be potentially an interesting way to take the story. Itād give High Elves some much needed internal conflict too, since at the moment they all seem to be pretty chill with the Alliance? At least from what Iāve seen, do correct me if Iām wrong!
Iām sure thereās plenty who want to return home ā¦perhaps just as many want to remain in the Alliance? From there they could either become their own distinct thing, with lore implications suggesting some went with the Sinādorei or Renādorei ā¦or they ultimately pick aside, with some becoming Void Elves, others becoming Blood Elves.
Everyone does has the right to agree or disagree with each other.
Doesnāt matter if weāre Anti-Helfers or Pro-Helfers, we all have the right to discuss the same topic, whether we disagree or agree with each other, a good discussion is a peaceful discussion
Yes Iām late, but Iām still recovering from spending far too long awake as Iām too old to handle that as well as I used toā¦ but anywhoā¦
You seem to be putting too much weight on the way Iām refering to them instead of what Iām saying.
Yes, itās obviously not a secret that I donāt like them, specially as someone that adores the lore of blood elves, but that still doesnāt change that them gaining autonomy has the risk of devaluing the story of the blood elves.
No, I wouldnāt want them to be available to kill in BGs and wpvp, as someone that dislikes them, it would be far more satisfying to have them dealt with by the NPCs characters that have an actual reason to deal with them, specially if that means the writers wonāt be tempering with everything the blood elves went through.
The least thing any race need, specially playable races, is writers ruining their storiesā¦ we all know how well that went with for example Night elves and Forsaken.
I do think High/Half Elves could enrich the Blood Elvesā story though. At least, moreso than the Void Elves. The dynamic of ālight worshiping elves vs void elvesā is only interesting at face value imo
I donāt know about this one. There hasnāt been much of a High Elven story since after the third war except for the Blood Elves, but Blood Elves arenāt all the High Elves out there, and there isnāt really much of a half-elven story either since spawns of Half Elf can:
I just see Half Elves as a way to bring something new and interesting to the table as well as being a true compromise to the Helf request
And giving High Elves some spotlight almost certainly would require more Blood Elf screentime too, which is always nice. Itās good that Lorāthemar is actually doing something now, but heās hardly the only Thalassian thatās deserving of attention. I for one and curious as to what Silvermoon is like nowadays
I was actually thinking why donāt we look at a possible new elven race, even if from another World. After all, the Warcraft universe is quite big, and I am pretty sure Azeroth, Draenor and Argus are not the only realms in the Warcraft universe. There could be new worlds out there that we may not know about.
Just a suggestion though, and I donāt expect anyone to agree with me on this suggestion.