and with Metzen retired, I do wonder what new direction this may take. I'm thoroughly enjoying legion, the Night elf lore in the nightborne, highborne, druids, wardens and demon hunters is amazing and very refreshing = and I'm loving it that it's not about horde or alliance - we're are seeing the varying strands of night elf culture never seen before in game but which I've read about extensively, seeing new developments, like the Court of Farondis, the Nightfallen and even the old druids - it's nice to see night elf focus so.
I'm still think that Khadgar shows up a lot, and that he's leading the invasion of the nighthold - well it makes sense after the build up in the comic and previous expansion - but ultimately, as fancy as the night elven show has been, we have Khadgar leading and Gul'dan defending - human v orc again
so I guess we're still there....
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Night elves still get that even here in broken shore.. let's look at the various groups.
1. Nightborne - either evil racists or corrupted and addicted - although Thalyssra does very well
2. Highborne ghosts - cursed, and for all intents and purposes ineffective to anything, they can't leave Azsuna it seems
3. Val'sharah druids - nearly all displaced because of the nightmare, they find refuge with their nightborne kin under Thalyssra, but guess who's got a village in Val'sharah next to an ancient elven fortress? Yep you got that right, HUMANS - from Gilneas.
4. Moonguard - well nearly totally wiped out, Fortress fallen, survivors have joined with their nightborne kin who weren't trying to kill them.
5. Wardens - "The Wardens are now few in number, yet threats exist, ... slay this ..." - again, massive losses, nearly totally decimated.
I mean Suramar City, fancy new nightborne elves, etc are nice eye candy, but hey night elves don't come off strong in this situation at all, either addicted corrupted if they're nightborne, weak if they're druids, hopeless if ghosts - and at the end of the day, they need a human to command all the elves, - i mean blood elves, night elves, nightborne, highborne, high elves - i mean seriously ... with the likes of Thalyssra, Tyrande, Mordant Evenshade, Malfurion Stormrage - all 10k years old, not to mention Lor'themar, Sylvannas, and Khagar has to lead?
Make no mistake, I'm waiting to see how night elves come out the heroes here, or any elf for that matter. Thalyssra has the best shot, Illidan is the promised one - but what will eventually happen... it would be Khadgar, then Medivh steps in, Gul'dan, and we'll have a Thrall cameo somewhere
Anyway, saying that the nightborne resistance has really tried, still not enough. Ofc they are not going to eclipse humans with a new race, even if it is a night elven based one like the nightborne for all the wonder they bring.