Originally Posted by
Eurytos
Just because events that happen in game can be canon, doesn't mean that all things that happen in game are. Specific events here and there, I agree. But its a slippery path to go down if you're saying every thing is canon. I mean, the caverns of time alone presents significant problems. Shall we go back and change the entire war of the ancients?
Which brings me to my next point, dude, the war of the ancients, the things malfurion, illidan, tyrande did back then. Medivh, Khadgar, other Guardians, far more powerful. Regular non-guardian mages like Jaina, Antonidas, all more powerful. Plenty more to name and the things they did. There are books about this...which are in fact canon.
In regards to thrall specifically, while 'm not very attached to shamans the way I am paladins, I might think many shamans had some real issues with Doomhammer being given to every tom, dick, and harry who rolled a shaman. As far as the story of the Doomhammer(by the way, another weapon and person named for each other) forsaking him, thats interesting, though I still don't think it makes thrall an ordinary orc. Before he was a shaman, he was trained by Orgrim, so he's a feirce warrior in his own right. Less powerful, sure. Regular orc, I don't think so.
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I would also point out that much has been retconned. In this light, I guess I could be wrong about some things. I know that pretty much the only things one could guarantee are canon at this point are the Chronicle books. Even still, I don't think its possible to make the argument that everything we do in game, as a champion/adventurer can be claimed as canon. Canon, by its very nature, is supposed to have some semblance of rigidity. It can't just change on a whim. Otherwise, why call it canon? And the game, has to be malleable. It's got to change. I quite enjoy going back in time, doing all sorts of crazy things, knowing they don't truly affect the canon, but are fun things to play in the World of Warcraft. I can keep them separate in my mind just fine.