Why does horde hate Void Elfs?

[Avarie-farstriders]

My nelves take offense to the comparison of nightborne and night elves. I only wish my nightborne could look as good as my night elves.

[Autai-moon-guard (Autai)]

You just reminded me about how awful NE men are. Jesus

Also, good job OP, 10/10 it might make it to 400 posts.

[Somand-proudmoore]

@Autai-moon-guard

Also, good job OP, 10/10 it might make it to 400 posts.

It’s a high elf thread. Surely it can get at least 20 more than that.

[Averax-staghelm (Averax)]

@Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord

Well, they put the option to play a High Elf on the Void Elf race through customizations. So that makes Paladins make a lot of sense for Void Elves.

Firstly, no it doesn’t. The customizations are written as the void elves gaining more control over their abilities and being able to dial back more of the purple at will.

Second, High elves were never paladins. In canon. Even in the Sylvanas novel she saw Turalyon for the first time and was like “What’s that, a priest that hits things with a big hammer? Wild.”

[Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord]

@Terranox-stonemaul

But nightborne are night elves according to posters. If void elves can get paladins then surely nightborne can be night elves right? And get night elf classes and looks.

If that’s what people want then they should make a thread and request that.

We can discuss it further but it’ll break down into a difference between lore and gameplay mechanics.

@Terranox-stonemaul

Case in point, wjen I play my nightborne I dont think I am playing a night elf. I think of highborne. And the druids I think of botanists. Arcane druids.

Sure.

And when I play a Void Elf that looks like a Void Elf, then I think it’s a Void Elf.

But if I’m playing a Void Elf that looks like a high Elf. Then I’m gonna think it’s a High Elf. From both a lore and mechanics standpoint… and Blizzard supports that.

The Horde doesn’t have a whole lot of lore support for having Night Elves that aren’t Nightborne, outside of the dead ones. Though I’m sure there may be an exception somewhere.

You can roleplay whatever you want though. Blizzard hasn’t supported that mechanically, but, live your best life.

[Autai-moon-guard (Autai)]

@Somand-proudmoore

Surely it can get at least 20 more than that.

yolo?

[Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord]

@Lannislight-tichondrius

Blood Elves that turned into Void Elves. Not the same as a name change for Blood Elves though.

Felblood Elves are a different race. So too are Void Elves.

Mmm. Blood Elves typically have glowing green eyes, which is a bit of a magical change. But sure. They’ve also got some roleplay tools to look like they’re either uncorrupted or were High Elves. Most NPC’s at this point have gold eyes cause of that Sunwell though, playa.

[Somand-proudmoore]

@Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord

But if I’m playing a Void Elf that looks like a high Elf. Then I’m gonna think it’s a High Elf. From both a lore and mechanics standpoint… and Blizzard supports that.

I dunno. I took them to be Alleria style Void Elves.

@Autai-moon-guard

yolo?

[Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord]

@Magnificent-wyrmrest-accord

i cant tell by the different posture and upturned ears(a unique model)

Yeah. Exactly. If you know about the ear curve you can tell them apart.

I like that you’re arguing that the pose matters.

I guess all Night Elves and all Nightborne stand a very specific way.

As far as the males go, they shrunk the arms. They don’t look like they’re from a seperate race of people though, which is the absurd argument being presented and defended.

I guess Anduinn isn’t a human because he’s got a unique model and stance?

Tyrande isn’t a Night Elf. Malfurion isn’t a Night Elf. Jaina’s not a human. etc.

[Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord]

@Somand-proudmoore

I dunno. I took them as Alleria style Void Elves.

I mean… Alleria thinks she’s a High Elf though.

[Autai-moon-guard (Autai)]

@Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord

As far as the males go, they shrunk the arms. They don’t look like they’re from a seperate race of people though, which is the absurd argument being presented and defended.

They’re essentially a lanky NE wtih flipped ears…honestly the Zandalari are like the perfectly proportioned NE model.

God how to folks play male NEs

[Zyhuna-stormrage]

@Autai-moon-guard

God how to folks play male NEs

Excuse me?

[Selicamoon-moon-guard]

@Moritz-proudmoore

I feel bad for blood elf fans.

It gave me a reason to switch sides

[Autai-moon-guard (Autai)]

@Zyhuna-stormrage

Excuse me?

MY EYES … well… eye… but OH GOD IT’S AWFUL

[Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord]

@Averax-staghelm

Firstly, no it doesn’t. The customizations are written as the void elves gaining more control over their abilities and being able to dial back more of the purple at will.

Firstly. No. The customizations are written as you being able to play the type of elf you want.

Check out the Blizzard response to the customizations.

According to a dev interview Ion gave several months ago, Blood Elves were originally unintended to have blue eyes in Shadowlands, but later on that decision was reversed following team discussions. If the art department was involved, what was the reasoning that led to blue eyes being added for Void Elves and Blood Elves?

This is another place where there was a race, High Elves, in the game which hadn’t really been represented on player characters. Blood Elves were the closest, but had felt green eyes. It was an opportunity where we had a number of elven races, and we could tie it back to their roots, letting players choose where they want to align and what fantasy to play out. We did have a lot of discussion about it, ultimately we might do more in the future, but for now we’re providing the option to have a few High Elf customizations available.

Source - Ely cannon, Art director.

You just made the source of those customizations up from nowhere.

@Averax-staghelm

Second, High elves were never paladins.

High Elf Shield Bearers. Paladin Order Hall. I’ve observed them in game.

Silver Hand Shieldbearer - NPC - World of Warcraft (wowhead.com)

Rulen Lightsreap. Silver Covenant Paladin Trainer.
Rulen Lightsreap - NPC - World of Warcraft (wowhead.com)

[Terranox-stonemaul (Terranox)]

It’s not like I can roll a nightborne druid and demonhunter and rp a night elf. My nightborne arent night elves and dont even speak the same language, nor are they interested much in night elf affairs.

Compared to void elves who can rp as high/blood elves, roll most of there classes, look basically the same, have the same 20 skin tones, and lorewise want to take back silvermoon.

Nightborne care little for night elf terriotories it seems. Nightborne just arent night elves besides borrowing the same skeleton.

Blizzard also gave vood elves blood elf hair colors. They only gave like 2-3 night elf hair colors. Nightborne also didmt receive the light skin tones, void elves got all 20 skin tones from blood elves.

[Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord]

@Autai-moon-guard

They’re essentially a lanky NE wtih flipped ears

Yeah. They just reduced the arm size really. changed the texture.

But they Left. The. Shoulder. Armor. Size. The. Same.

male nihtborne mogs suckkkk. So difficult. gotta find sleeveless stuff. The wide sleeves look terrible. it’s a mess.

[Somand-proudmoore]

@Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord

As far as the males go, they shrunk the arms. They don’t look like they’re from a seperate race of people though, which is the absurd argument being presented and defended.

My argument was that the situation of NB vs NE is not the same as VE vs BE, visually. That’s it. Nothing more, nothing less.

@Kallixtus-wyrmrest-accord

Alleria thinks she’s a High Elf though.

Do you have a source on this?

[Terranox-stonemaul (Terranox)]

Ahh they cover their faces.

[Zyhuna-stormrage]

That’s just a part of my mog, not that I look ugly