Why was their an uproar about belf blue eyes?

[Ariël-drakkari (Ariël)]

@Nylorâs-stormrage

He said they are two different elves

/sigh

@Cantaloupe-wyrmrest-accord

I would have many words of caution about what you’re currently seeing on fan-sites. It’s possible to take any textures and assets and apply them to any of the models and that’s what we’re seeing done, but just because it’s possible to apply a texture to a model does not mean it’s something that is going to be available in-game. I can confirm there are no plans for blue-eyed blood elves , as that eye color does not make sense for blood elves as they have evolved. So take what you see in datamining with a grain of salt.

I don´t see no mention of Belves and Helves as two different elves, I see the word evolution used in regards to Belves. And as much as youmay hate it, yes evolution has use in the context of literary and narrative development; which actually relates directly to this game. Your RNA theory on the other hand has like 0 relevance in this current product called “a MMORPG game”.

@Elfkens-kilrogg

whatever the case may be, blood elves have moved on from blue eyes for some odd reason.

That would be the whole freaking lore from WC3 up to TBC.

@Elfkens-kilrogg

i dont get it. what of the guys who dont use magic? why would they be addicted to it, like belf warriors, rogues, hunters or monk tanks? they should have normal, non glowing eyes in a variety of colors. cause ya cant be addicted to something you dont use in the first place.

/sigh

Ask Cdev 3. Basically, all and every Belf got “fel green eyes” in the lore thanks to passive radiation from crystals that DID contain fel and were stationed around Quel´thalas for rebuilding purposes. Now, the actual reason is that 12+ years ago the game engine wasn´t evolved enough to give a bunch of colored radioactive eyes to a gameplay model, and by proxy of using “fel” as a narrative arc it was easier to justify only one eye color for the race.