No.
The people who are still alliance are them because they like it.
The the reasons people play horde are not things I play for.
Alliance aesthetics and cities are things I can stand to see.
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unless youâre mythic raiding (or doing high m+ keys), the imbalance people are so concerned about doesnât really affect you.
the mythic raid population is largely hordeside. Thatâs the crux of the problem.
At the end of the tier, it will likely be one guild bigger 
Time to make the problem even worse than the above so people in denial have to make even more extreme mental gymnastics to pretend there is no problem.
All I can do is go off what I see I have one alliance on Proudmoore and one horde on thrallâŚthat are raid ready
The difference in pugs LFG looking for keys 2 to 10 is freaking night and dayâŚdouble some times Triple the people looking for groups in LFG on horde side compared to alliance and hell of a lot more LFG for normal and heroic EP on horde side then alliance
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The 50% win rate for normal BGs sounds about right. Iâm at about 60% (or close to it) win rate last I checked.
Add more pandaâs that will fix imbalance?
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Once again even if this was true you can queue as Horde without faction changing so go ahead and enjoy your fictional %90 win rate queuing as Horde and after a month let us know how that works out for you.
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I have to ask this simple question. What would even remotely encourage people to move away from the Horde when -everyone- is on one side? Likelihood is that Blizzard would cut their losses and make PvP group its own players of their factions against themselves.
The Faction Imbalance is never going to go the opposite direction as weâre already in a snowball effect. More functional Raiding and PVP is on the Horde side. More populations on the Horde side. Hell, just having a greater social environment is enough to draw the masses. While the Alliance will be left the roaches who refuse to play the other side.
WoW is going to meet an Apex when Alliance PvE queues become a pain to group in. And Horde PvP queues become unbearable due to the lack of Alliance to fight against. When development just becomes a chore for Alliance (which BFA already proves to be so.) but a passion project for Horde.
Well it did snowball from Vanilla to Today but I took off from the end of WoD to the end of Legion. I have read and been told it was because of the racial changes and people finally adapted to BE models. Would the removal of racial abilities allowing people to pick the avatar of their liking by removing class restrictions fix a dying population?
Nope. Nobody would give up having EVERYBODY on the same side as them to being alone on the other faction.
Likely not, because removing racials would, while encourage play an aesthetic. Itâll just come down to a quality of life choice. The Alliance might see a slight spark of life, but will easily dwindle when the needs of progress is simply not there.
Play Alliance, a severely lacking community that has very little to offer for those seeking WoWâs pinnacle progression options in PvP & PvE?
or Play Horde, whoâs community is bigger and thrives in the PvP and PvE environments? Most, if not all experienced Raid/PVP groups are on the Horde side?
Then weâll come to the question of why even factions exist to begin with?
The same issue was there for Horde until WoTLK. I play both sides and always have but⌠it was a reason for Blizzard to release BEâs. They figured out it was because of the models horde had to offer. Now, I will be making me a Vulpera and be playing Horde this expansion. I do feel Alliance is going to lose even more of their population.
It would make it worse, M+ player would have no reason to play Night Elves anymore and human relentless will no longer be relevant, meanwhile Horde just have to stay with their bigger PVE/P community.
ATM Alliance racial is far stronger than Horde.
The Horde from Classic to Wrath had a difficult journey. A poor leveling experience and niche options for looks. There was also the lack of Paladins who were very powerful. But the Horde slowly got better over time with the addition of Shaman/Paladin; coming to a good standing come Cataclysm which further added options.
Blizzard gave more and more love to the Horde, which after Wrath of the Lich King; the Alliance lost their luster. Thereâs a slight preference in development for the Horde which has become far more evident as time went on. With the Alliance getting little to no changes, or nerfed roughly to lose their purpose.
Eh⌠Not really. The only âStrongâ racial is Shadowmeld. The rest of the Alliance racials are extremely Niche and some donât work despite their purpose fulfilling so. EMFH, Escape Artist, Fireblood/Stoneform. These are all racials that depend on a specific debuff to remove to see effective use. Sometimes these racials will not work because the mechanic is crucial for the fight.
The Horde has racials that can be used in all manners of content. Numerical buffs like Beserking or Blood Fury are short, but easily flexible regardless of class. While other racials like Arcane Torrent, Bull Charge, or War Stomp can completely negate mechanics or problems all together.
(Uldir - Prophet Zul is a grand example of Blood Elves becoming meta.)
The Alliance racials require very specific scenarios. The Hordeâs racials are far more forgiving and free-form.
Yeah, Escape Artist is nothing like it use to be. If it removed all slowing, snare, traps , etc. it would be OK. Nothing to gloat about thats for sure.
Or you could just dont deal with hard pull and go Night Elves.
Just in case you didnât know this, Zul is a freebie boss, heâs never been a wall boss where Arcane torrent is so essential to your progression.
Wut? Alot of BiS came off that SOB.
Freebie mean its a 1-2 night progression boss, the wall for Uldir is Fetid and Gâhuun.
Youâre missing the point, Ri.
The Horde has more viable tools to handle situations. Their race options provide plenty of leverage to work with. Stuns, Dispels, slows, or numerical bonuses that makes them cutting edge in content.
Prophet Zul is arguably easier with Blood elves as it relaxes the demand of Dispels. If we could get an example up; Horde take down Prophet Zulâs fight much faster rather than Alliance as youâve more options to handle the problem. You may not need Blood Elves, but the fight is much, much easier with them.
The Night Elves are not very strong in much content. Shadowmeld gives them options to skip certain fights or target drop a dangerous move. Beyond that; it doesnât offer much aid beyond that. Its a means of bypassing fights or a single mechanic. (And thatâs to say if that specific mechanic can be avoided with Shadowmeld.)
Youâre not going to make Zul fight easier with Blood Elves, you make it easier by stacking rogues and ignore his entire mechanic, Blood Elves running to adds to press torrent is actually a risky and wasteful move because you might get feared for it.
Itâs the strongest M+ racial and arguably one of the strongest healer racial for arena.