The Unofficial High Elf Discussion Megathread

Shadows-emerald-dream · February 4, 2019, 7:00pm

Sorry, but Void Elves are as close as Alliance will get to that.

Lavinya-moon-guard · February 4, 2019, 7:03pm

Which is not at all then, seeing as how Void Elves are entirely alien from High Elves.

Void Elves in no way, shape or form fill High Elves’ roles.

Nicodemùs-argent-dawn · February 4, 2019, 7:04pm

You can’t say that for certain. Things can change.

Shadows-emerald-dream · February 4, 2019, 7:09pm

Just because something “can” happen doesn’t mean it’s likely. Blizzard had their chance to add High Elves to the Alliance. They chose Void Elves instead.

Lavinya-moon-guard · February 4, 2019, 7:14pm

A big mistake, but nothing that can’t be fixed.

Nicodemùs-argent-dawn · February 4, 2019, 7:39pm

Likely or not, your statement was a definitive one, as if you had the authority to declare such a thing as final. You don’t and it isn’t.

Blizzard has as many chances as they want to add High Elves. Trying to paint the situation as to imply there was only one window of opportunity to add them and it was missed is disingenuous.

We will keep asking for what we want until Blizzard gives us High Elves or the game shuts down. Nothing you can say or do will stop us from asking for what we want. So buckle up honey, you’re going to be on this ride for a long time to come… or until Blizzard gives us playable Alliance High Elves.

Alamara-goldrinn · February 4, 2019, 8:12pm

Back in 2017, we spent 3 months discussing void elves before they were made available. We hunted down every single news, all datamined information, all speculation. We discussed how to make the void elves a true compromise. None of our feedback was heard.

There were many ways of making the void elves acceptable. But Blizzard delivered this mockery of a race without any lore that makes sense. It was only then, in february 2018, that the high elf threads exploded.

To me, the void elves are clearly an unfinished story. Blizzard is holding their true purpose for some time in the future. It’s the first time that a race is made playable with such a “to be fleshed out” state.

We reject that. If they want to replace something we hold dear, they should have treated the void elves with proper care and a good storyline, not this unfinished introduction.

Shadows-emerald-dream · February 4, 2019, 8:39pm

The game director disagrees, and that’s all that matters.

Vexander-moon-guard · February 4, 2019, 8:41pm

Strange, last word from the game director was, “Anything is possible in the future.”

Mowachassa-dalaran · February 4, 2019, 8:47pm

You might be right, but unless Ion pull out a miracle in BfA he isn’t going to be in that position for much longer.

Shadows-emerald-dream · February 4, 2019, 8:48pm

Strange, Void Elves are the most popular allied race to date.

Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord · February 4, 2019, 8:50pm

Yeah? You’re a time traveler now?

Mowachassa-dalaran · February 4, 2019, 8:50pm

We already explained why. We can do it again.

Nicodemùs-argent-dawn · February 4, 2019, 8:51pm

Which has absolutely nothing to do with how they failed to stymie calls for playable Alliance High Elves.

Look we get it. Void Elves are popular. No one’s denying that. I’m playing one for Void’s sake! But that doesn’t mean they aren’t failing at fulfilling a desire by a portion of the player base. Or that Blizzard won’t try to fulfill that desire.

The popularity of Void Elves is IRRELEVANT to playable Alliance High Elves, except insofar as they serve as an indicator of how well received playable Alliance High Elves might be. And I am fairly confident that if we do get playable Alliance High Elves they will be MORE popular than Void Elves.

Vexander-moon-guard · February 4, 2019, 8:52pm

I’d be interested to see how they’d fare if High Elves were an Allied Race. Which would be higher, you think?

Mowachassa-dalaran · February 4, 2019, 8:52pm

And the most successful Allied Races are the ones that attended old player demands.

Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord · February 4, 2019, 9:01pm

Because conversations continue in this vein, I want to point something out:

People liking Void Elves and being angry that they got Void Elves instead of Quel’dorei isn’t mutually exclusive.

All of the, “Void Elves have been really well received!” remarks are pointing in that direction.

I literally main a Void Elf, who I like, and am also upset at the way it was handled.

Alamara-goldrinn · February 4, 2019, 9:06pm

And there’s many like me, that have a void elf because that’s what we were given, but would race-change to high elf in an instant if given the opportunity.

I love my character, but I despise the void elves as they are currently.

Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord · February 4, 2019, 9:10pm

May I ask why? Just out of curiosity. Not trying to debate your opinion or anything.

Nicodemùs-argent-dawn · February 4, 2019, 9:20pm

I can’t speak for Alamara, but while I like Void Elves in general, I personally take issue with the fact that we got Void Elves in place of High Elves, when no one asked for Void Elves.

The animosity (for me) stems from them delaying High Elves when the opportunity was prime to add them since the Quel’Dorei had some spotlight time outside of Nighthold.

Had Void Elves been added AFTER High Elves… I’d probably have no such animosity towards them… though I do have some issues with their aesthetics. Namely the fact that 4 of their 6 skin colors are basically identical and certain obvious options were omitted (I mean how can the emo edgy elf not have pitch black or bone white as hair or skin color options???). But then all the allied races suffer from far too limited customization options in my opinion.