Why High Elves Don't Work: A Primer (Part 1)

[Rosenylund-herod]

Does this mean we should get an extra model of blood elves but with blue eyes then?

Yeah, we can put antlers and warpaint on them.

And Void elves have tentacles and are blue. A little more modified than changing eye color.

fair point…

Wrath? The time where the representative for High elves said everyone involved in the recovering of Quel’delar, both High elves and blood elves “children of Quel’thalas”? That time?

Y’know what? i would just be repeating myself at this point.

And they were modified just like Void elves were and if anything, they were modified more, almost as if they knew that if they’d give us a less modified model, it would cause trouble.

I’ll credit this to Blizzard being lazy.

This has been demonstrably false and it’s been shown that they can be as vindictive (Silver covenant feeding Sunreavers to a shar) and reckless (stealing random magical artifacts from Broken) as Blood elves, if not more.

I suppose there is a heartless Blood elf in all of us… spookie

Which High elves are affected by the same: The Sunwell.

fair…

And as long as you maintain the skin tones and tentacles, they’d still don’t look like regular blood elves. Unlike just giving blood elves blue eyes.

Alleria sure did not maintain her tentacles and purple skin

Unless when the main dev say they are kind of the same.

He also says anything can happen.

Oh, this again, the “A company set on making money didn’t make a decision that will give them money because they’re saving it for a rainy day” take.

This may not be the exact same case with playable races.

But classic already showed you can just do a “rainy day” with a potential project. Hell, classic had phenomenal numbers on launch and still has a healthy amount of players.

As someone that dislikes Night elves, the fact that you’re putting Void elves and Night elves in the same category it’s something I find boderline offenssive.

I jest, but really, they’re nothing alike.

The void is known for being dark and scary and Void elves are an elf that has a bit that dark and scary. Night elves were directly designed from drow/dark elf inspiration. They are nothing alike but they both provide a quirky feel of a dark elf fantasy.

They do have a positive point over High elves: At least they were present when their people needed them.

were they

Void elves are in the picture, and they’re not goign anywhere.

Even with the “rules” that would exclude Void elf is what i am saying. And i’m aware, other than banter there is never going to be a removal of a race.

Long sigh

longer sigh

Except for that part where the High elven kingdom left it and all in all, they’ve spent a longer time with the Horde than with the Alliance.

if we had a competition when it comes to numbers, this is true and fair.

[Lavinnelly-dathremar (Lavinnelly)]

Ok, since you won’t bother to check things before saying anything…

“The Wretched are elves that failed to control their innate addiction to magic, overindulging in arcane sources to the point of deformity and, often, insanity. Obsessed with obtaining and devouring magic, they are a danger to both themselves and others, and are usually too violent to surrender.”

https://wow.gamepedia.com/Wretched

i’m like 90% sure it was retconned to withdrawal.

brb, checking chronicles

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

Unless the writers decided that there simply weren’t enough Alliance high elves remaining to make a playable population… as dev commentary suggests.

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

I hate windmills

I hear they cause cancer, though we don’t need to get into that here.

[Midare-area-52 (Midare)]

i’m like 90% sure it was retconned to withdrawal.

brb, checking chronicles

I don’t know I don’t remember seeing anything about that in Chronicles, but I might be wrong.

This is from Blood of the Highborne and that novella was pretty recent.

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

Either way it technically involves over doing the arcane stuff.

[Rosenylund-herod]

I don’t think you need all of us to explain it to you…

… Though I noticed that you didn’t address the ‘misleading’. At least your aware of that.

Okay, be vague if you must then…

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

My post actually followed a line by line response to yours.

[Tinatie-moon-guard]

1: yes, withdrawal
2: still not the same degree

Think of the doses similarly to radiation

Humans: background level
High/Blood Elves: elevated
Nightborne, wretched before getting cut off: standing next to a nuclear fuel cell
What I’m talking: standing inside a gigantic neutron beam and turning it off before you die

[Rosenylund-herod]

I suppose so…

[Lavinnelly-dathremar (Lavinnelly)]

i’m like 90% sure it was retconned to withdrawal.

brb, checking chronicles

I don’t know I don’t remember seeing anything about that in Chronicles, but I might be wrong.

This is from Blood of the Highborne and that novella was pretty recent.

you’re right, chronicles confirms it was overindulgence

[Guzzle-barthilas]

Wow, that is one hell of an ego there. Your opinion is worth less than others’ because of it.

No, my opinion is worth less than others’ because I’m stupid. Get it right fam.

[Midare-area-52 (Midare)]

you’re right, chronicles confirms it was overindulgence

Yay sources that match!

[Starblööm-darkspear (Starblööm)]

What bothers me is that before Ion made the comment about high elves being blood elves, he had a video to suggest adding high elves for alliance when ARs were first introduced.

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

The best part was where she demonstrated what she accused you of.

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

Apparently he looked into and decided it was a bad idea. Must have been one of the reasons.

[Tinatie-moon-guard]

Only in your imagination.

[Guzzle-barthilas]

I know, very imperious, wasn’t it?

[Tinatie-moon-guard]

I’m not claiming to be an authority. I’m only claiming you aren’t one.

[Hecatone-burning-legion (Hecatone)]

Forgive me my lady! I’m so sorry, it’s only true when you say other people are doing what your doin - er… accusing them of.