Taliesin sort of explained this already awhile ago, about how the new starter zone gives our characters the freedom to not just be “cosmetically” from a different racial faction.
Wildhammer Dwarves and Bronzebeard Dwarves are just the same race. “I don’t like this.” Yeah. You don’t like it because you want them to be a different race. They just have feathers in their hair bro. Its not a different race lol. Blizzard is the boss. Just because Dark Iron are a different race doesn’t mean Wildhammer and Bronzebeard need to be racially different lol. There goes the community making up restrictions and lore again.
Now we’re probably going to see some Orc clan representation. We already see that we’re not not just a visually different troll but rather ARE a troll from a different tribe like a Sand Troll or Jungle Troll.
It goes back to Void Elves and Blood Elves. They’re both just High Elves. Kul Tirans are both Humans.
This also means rather than starting out in Teldrassil and being a traditional Night Elf that learns how to be a mage from a Highborne, you can actually BE a Highborne Night Elf now and that’s not just a made up fantasy you’re only RPing as. It’ an objective reality within the lore that your character can be a Highborne if they want to be.
Highborne Night Elf Mage fantasy is now a reality. Void Elves that weren’t Blood Elves are also a reality. Being an ACTUAL Wildhammer is now possible.
Highmountain Tauren are the same as normal tauren. They just have antlers and war paint.
Not arguing with your overall point, I agree with you. Wildhammer are just normal dwarves. Just pointing out that a lot of the criticism comes from little inconsistencies like the example I gave
Just curious, aren’t Dark Iron technically the same as Bronzbeard & Wildhammer? They’re just a bit more well done due to circumstances since their separation.
Factually incorrect, High elves who drank the void are no longer high elves. They deserve either they’re own slot or the story given elsewhere, and to those who want them to literally look like BE/HE stop trying to take the Void out of void elves. If you really want them then either ask for a seperate HE/half elf race or have a part of the silver covenent become apart of the army of the light: