The Unofficial High Elf Discussion Megathread

[Lavinya-moon-guard]

Because if they’re anything like me, they considered themselves the continuation of the high elven story when Blood Elves were advertised to us as such back in TBC over a decade ago.

So, you want Blood Elves to be the sole fair-skinned blonde elves in existence. Gotcha.

Blood Elves are already getting this, in a much fresher and relevant forat no less, with Void Elves.

The Void vs. Light angle with Void Elves is far more ripe for good story than High Elves’ “I like humans and hate how you guys siphoned living creatures like 5 expansions ago!”

Except there should be nowhere nearly enough Void Elves in existence to oppose Blood Elves.

Void Elves don’t really love the Void like Blood Elves love the Light and have no reason to oppose it - specially in a faction with Draenei, Lightforged, the Church of Light and all that jazz.

[Lydon-emerald-dream (Lydon)]

Lol, someone didn’t play Horde in TBC and how long it took for Horde to stop whining about Blood Elves.

Sure, you can find it if you look, but most people don’t care now. Void Elves won’t be a controversy in an expac or two.

[Vexander-wyrmrest-accord]

Sure, you can find it if you look, but most people don’t care now. Void Elves won’t be a controversy in an expac or two.

Void Elves? Probably not.

The absence of High Elves? That’s not going to stop.

[Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord]

Because if they’re anything like me, they considered themselves the continuation of the high elven story when Blood Elves were advertised to us as such back in TBC over a decade ago.

We’re sorry you were mistaken?

Blood Elves are their own thing.

The continuation of the High Elves are the High Elves.
Which isn’t surprising because until TFT you never interacted with a Silvermoon Elf.

It should have been obvious they were their own thing when their story changed drastically in TFT but then Quel’dorei were still around.

[Lydon-emerald-dream (Lydon)]

High Elves have no issue existing as NPCs. They’ve managed just fine so far.

I believe Blizz shouldn’t hand identical flavors and experiences to both Alliance ad Horde, no. If that means light skinned elves to you, sure (even though Night Elves have plenty of fleshy tones).

[Vexander-wyrmrest-accord]

High Elves have no issue existing as NPCs. They’ve managed just fine so far.

And we request that they take the next step, much as other NPC races like Dark Iron Dwarves, Mag’har, Nightborne, and Zandalari have.

Becoming playable.

[Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord]

We’ve said it before. That ship sailed with Shal’dorei

Argument doesn’t stand anymore.

[Lydon-emerald-dream (Lydon)]

And I oppose that and say not every player race desire is one that should be acted on.

Are we down to just staying what we want now?

[Lavinya-moon-guard]

Sure, you can find it if you look, but most people don’t care now. Void Elves won’t be a controversy in an expac or two.

In an expac or two we probably won’t even remember Void Elves exist. So far, from the look of it the writers have no intentions of using them in the story.

I believe Blizz shouldn’t hand identical flavors and experiences to both Alliance ad Horde, no.

Good thing they’re not identical in flavor or experience, having followed very different paths since Kael’thas’ renaming.

[Lavinya-moon-guard]

Are we down to just staying what we want now?

I mean, you haven’t done much else besides that.

[Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord]

That is his entire argument.

[Vexander-wyrmrest-accord]

And I oppose that and say not every player race desire is one that should be acted on.

You’re welcome to your opinion, however, there is no legitimate reason to not make High Elves playable. Other additions make any reason players or even Ion has come up with pointless.

Can’t have similar aesthetics on both factions? Pandaren and Nightborne. Even Void Elves.

Too few in numbers? Void Elves, Darkspear Trolls, Pandaren, etc…

Can’t use the same model as an opposite faction? Nightborne/Void Elves.

There is no good, legitimate reason to not add High Elves that is not specific to this expansion. Once BFA is over, unless a new reason is given specific to the next expansion, then High Elves should be added. Likewise, if a new reason is even needed, then it should be discarded immediately. This request has been on-going for too long now.

[Lydon-emerald-dream (Lydon)]

Lol, are you actually playing the game or being willfully ignorant here?

Say what you will about Void Elves, but not that they aren’t being used. This is simply false. They’re all over BFA’s story content.

[Bladinas-scarlet-crusade]

Name one Void elf used in the story that’s not Alleria or Magister Umbric.

[Lavinya-moon-guard]

simply false. They’re all over BFA’s story content.

• They helped bring in reinforcements during the Siege of Lordaeron
• Umbric tried to assassinate Gallywix
• Umbric helped us steal the magic scepter of water
• They reanimate dead dinos using the Void during one (1) faction assault

That’s it. That’s the great story of the Void Elves. That’s also all the history they have since they were introduced yesterday, and half of it only involves Umbric

Honestly, Dark Iron Dwarves have done more this expansion than Void Elves.

[Nyshant-wyrmrest-accord]

Lydon: High Elves are irrelevant! They’re nowhere. You can’t see them. They’re not part of content! They’re irrelevant.

Also Lydon: I SAW LIKE TWO VOID ELVES IN KUL’TIRAS THEY’RE THE FUTURE OF THE ALLIANCE.

[Lydon-emerald-dream (Lydon)]

This thread: “We don’t want Void Elves! They were just made yesterday! They have no lore! No characters! No story! There’s like 12 of them! They aren’t a compromise! We want High Elves!”

Also this thread: Rolls a Void Elf

[Nicodemùs-argent-dawn (Nicodemùs)]

The story that would be told for the High Elves would not be “taking away” from the Blood Elves. It’s a different story. An unrelated story. A story that has little to do with Blood Elves or Quel’thalas aside from maybe a reference to their brethren here and there.

Nothing has to be taken away from Blood Elves to make High Elves playable.

[Bladinas-scarlet-crusade]

True master of misdirection. Can’t handle the facts so he pokes fun at his detractors.

[Nicodemùs-argent-dawn (Nicodemùs)]

I don’t see the point of this comment Lydon.

When pro-'s say they don’t want Void Elves, they mean they don’t want Void Elves instead of High Elves. They didn’t ask for Void Elves, but that doesn’t mean they don’t necessarily like them.

I like Void Elves. But that has nothing to do with the fact that I am unhappy we got Void Elves instead of High Elves. It isn’t what I asked for. And anyone who tells me I should be grateful I got anything at all can go pound salt.