Pretty easy to do when it happens in almost every thread
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I agree, more or less. If Blizzard makes a mistake that creates a significant benefit to one side, and especially if it takes them a whole week to fix it, then part of āfixing itā should be giving the other side the same benefit.
But this isnāt the same thing as the Horde āatoningā for it, and the idea that any player should āatoneā for a Blizzard decision (or a Blizzard mistake) is odd.
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yeah but you even complain about her in-game and on other forums. itās like some weird playground crush where you try to kick sand at her to tell her how much you like her.
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Why is it acceptable for the Alliance to suffer as a result of Blizzardās decisions, but the Horde should not?
If this is the case, why not join the call to put the Horde in the passive role for awhile?
I did that like, once, two years ago and you know it. Donāt exaggerate
if I was kicking sand at anyone over liking them itād be you
irrelevant note but thereās someone reading this thread now named Illbleed and I donāt know how to feel about that.
RIP Dreamcast.
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Obligatory reminder that no Horde players are writing this dreck. Horde players do not need to be punished or atone for Blizzardās bias.
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Itās certainly not acceptable for the Alliance to suffer as a result of Blizzardās decisions. I never said that it was.
What Iām saying is that neither side should suffer as a result of Blizzardās decisions. Making one side suffer on purpose in return for the other side suffering by accident doesnāt make the situation better for anybody. Instead, the side that suffered should be given something to counteract the instance of suffering, or in other words an equivalent benefit ā for instance, a week of being able to queue for warfronts without being ilvl 320. At that point, both sides would have had a chance at the same benefit, and that would be fair.
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Hereās the real question.
When one side has suffered considerably more than the other, is it acceptable to merely go forward with both sides no longer suffering, or should something be done to amend for the previous suffering?
What kind of amends are you talking about, though? Deliberately imposing imbalance, glitches, or plot impotence on the Horde will rectify nothing and improve nothing. This is eye-for-an-eye thinking and nothing good comes of that, ever.
Blizzard needs to get its act together and the shape that needs to take is acknowledging that they are writing and programming for two factions. If theyāre going to lean on this faction narrative to the point of deliberately goading both camps of their players in their marketing campaign, they need to make a good faith effort to treat both factions equally.
The Horde has historically benefited more from Blizzardās bias. The solution to that is not punishing the Horde, but trying to remove bias.
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As I said before, yes, something should be done to amend for the previous suffering. Something, for instance, that accords the same benefit that the less-suffering side enjoyed.
This does not mean that the other side should be made to take their āturnā at suffering. That would not be fair, because no players have decided, or can decide, to make the other sideās writing or gameplay worse. Only Blizzard is responsible, and only Blizzard can make the situation different.
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I donāt know, if you dislike how the alliance is treated so much why not join the horde.
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I canāt take you seriously anymore.
Iāve always tried to hold up some amount of human decency towards you but I refuse to believe you arenāt taking the piss
Being warmongers does not make you equivalentāno, worseāthan the literal Lovecraftian tumors that are trying to eat the worldās soul from the inside out and have consistently been a force of untold horror and misery in the setting.
Take a step back for a moment and realize youāre huffing the faction conflict fumes a little too hard man.
Just
Wow.
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Iām sure this argument will be in good faith.
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Nobody should have to make that call.
The Horde and Alliance offer wildly differing themes and aesthetics; having such an option is one of the big draws of a game like this because it lets you choose the kind of character you play and the kind of story you get to experience.
The problem with the current state of affairs is that the two factions were originally set up as distinct but in many respects equal. This new dichotomy of Awesome A-Holes and Noble Dishrags is spitting on the legacy of the early game, not to mention everybody who likes the Hordeās themes and aesthetics but doesnāt want to play an evil murdering monster, or likes the Allianceās themes and aesthetics but prefers not to be constantly ignored and spat on.
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How would robot-catting the Horde not accomplish this?
Force the Horde to take a passive, introspective role for awhile. Let them go on a spiritual journey to learn about themselves and let the Alliance do the initiating, the action, the fighting.
Would a story in which the Alliance lead the charge and the Horde be relegated to cleaning up camp be amenable?
I find the wording of āsome amount of human decencyā peculiar. Are we not all meriting of full human decency?
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I believe it was Serph who said that the feeling safe on the forums thread was the thread that keeps on giving. But holy moly. This topic ā opinions on BfA ā is the topic that keeps on giving.
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That would be a good plot if it was approached that way. With the writing actually emphasizing the Horde cleaning itself up and looking inward, rather than just being swept under the rug the way the Alliance is now.
Thatās approaching it from a standpoint of writing a balanced narrative, not just trying to deprive half the story of any attention. That would be the important difference, I think.