Why did everyone just let Tirion die

[JustRob]

I don't really mind Tirion dying, but I'm a bit surprised everyone just stood there and watched it happen. It's not like he was killed immediately. First Gul'dan summoned a demon and then he got killed. With some waiting in between.

So let's see, we have Jaina and Mekkatorque on the Alliance, and Sylvanas and Thrall on the Horde. That's four fighters with long-range combat capabilities. Why did nobody think to shoot Gul'dan or blast him with a spell? It seemed to me like Tirion could've been saved if they really tried.

Also, why did Tirion even go off on his own anyway? Did he really think just him and the Argent Crusade could take down the Legion?

[Pull My Finger]

They thought: man, this is the plot twist that'll give us an expansion worth of material!

[snackfeat]

He did not die in the broken shore scenario, he is alive until the ret paladin artifact quest line.

[Hyve]

He's alive, as Snack said. He dies during the Artifact quest.

As for why we were stood around for so long, honestly, no idea. It felt like a very long time of us doing nothing ... Blizzard have gotten so much better at synchronisation of events, voice acting and such, but this just went back to Classic level event design for me. It was pretty bad.

[Jotaux]

They probably figured they could game some divine intervention to stop the legion like with the Lich King.

[Echoic01]

Why didn't the eagles just carry frodo and the ring and drop it into Mount Doom? There is always an "easy" or "obvious" way to do things but that's boring and doesn't create story. Plus Gul'dan is incredibly powerful and could easily reflect anything the fighters have.

[Deleted]

He's alive, as Snack said. He dies during the Artifact quest.

As for why we were stood around for so long, honestly, no idea. It felt like a very long time of us doing nothing ... Blizzard have gotten so much better at synchronisation of events, voice acting and such, but this just went back to Classic level event design for me. It was pretty bad.

Can you elaborate? I don't play pally so probably wont do the artifact questline, how does he survive and then how does he die again?

[Baine]

By the way, is it the voice of Bernard Hill, the one who voiced Tirion in Wrath? (he was the one who acted as Theoden, king of Rohan in LotR)

[Pony Soldier]

Well now that I think of it he did tell us to stay back because of it being a "trap" (a very poor one since we beat that demon no problem). I guess we were just honoring his command. I really don't know why else.

[Pizzakid2093]

what's real dumb is that it appears that he dies in the broken shore, but really he is alive and you get to watch him die twice as a paladin. just wonderful.

[Eldonia]

Because everyone thought that the light would protect..AAAHHH!

[Aydinx2]

Why didn't the eagles just carry frodo and the ring and drop it into Mount Doom? There is always an "easy" or "obvious" way to do things but that's boring and doesn't create story. Plus Gul'dan is incredibly powerful and could easily reflect anything the fighters have.

Because he had the Nazgul patrolling the skies and the fiery eye could easily spot any flying entities crossing into his borders?

[oplawlz]

Because we didn't like him very much.

[Deleted]

Because that gold statue in dalaran was just tacky...

[Archmage Khadgar]

Why didn't the eagles just carry frodo and the ring and drop it into Mount Doom? There is always an "easy" or "obvious" way to do things but that's boring and doesn't create story. Plus Gul'dan is incredibly powerful and could easily reflect anything the fighters have.

This. We didn't save Tirion for the same reason Jaina and Khadgar weren't at the end of the scenario, because they would ruin the entire point of having it, which is to further the story.

[Merpish]

Off topic completely, but they NAILED the VA for Tirion during his death. You could hear the agony and fear in his voice as the light began to fail him and the liquid death burned him alive.

[Sonatine185]

I don't really mind Tirion dying, but I'm a bit surprised everyone just stood there and watched it happen. It's not like he was killed immediately. First Gul'dan summoned a demon and then he got killed. With some waiting in between.

So let's see, we have Jaina and Mekkatorque on the Alliance, and Sylvanas and Thrall on the Horde. That's four fighters with long-range combat capabilities. Why did nobody think to shoot Gul'dan or blast him with a spell? It seemed to me like Tirion could've been saved if they really tried.

Also, why did Tirion even go off on his own anyway? Did he really think just him and the Argent Crusade could take down the Legion?

I thought it was pretty apparent that Tirion jumped off to sacrifice himself in order to save the ship from going down from that giant.

[Baine]

No, http://wow.gamepedia.com/Floyd_Van_Buskirk

Man, I was sure it was Bernard Hill!

[Sunderella]

i dont think he is dead. in fact, if you look at his "corpse" when he sinks into that green lava you can see that all his HP is intact. The dude played worlds biggest icecube in front of the lich king and appeared for the killing blow. Im sure this time it will be the same xD

[ItsTiddles]

I thought it was pretty apparent that Tirion jumped off to sacrifice himself in order to save the ship from going down from that giant.

I think you have Tirion confused with Varian Wrynn.