Originally Posted by
EnigmAddict
I want you to be honest about this. Blood elf is the most popular race on the horde and I think it was a great move. But, (sub-races aside), should the horde get more Elf races or is the blood elves the only elven group that should exist on the horde and blizzard should find other great races not - elf related.
Nightborne may be a new race, naga could gain an Elven version would you want these on the horde also? As full races? (or would you accept them as sub races), where Darkfallen and Wretched could also be. Or should the elven variations stick largely to the alliance and blizzard build the blood elf as a special elf brand versus the various types allied with the alliance or in another faction.
Recently I was looking into the demon hunter and found mention of a remarkable race called the Aldraachi - this race, like the elves, stood against the burning legion and almost defeated them, in a style more spectacular than the elves - except they eventually lost after a long campaign unlike the elves. But they were remarkable their warriors beat the demons till Sargeras had to come as an avatar, and they beat it too, even though that was part of the trick.
They were described like an awesome race, very warrior honor based and they reminded me of the orcs, but the orcs in the future, with an actual civilization and much raw power. Their world was destroyed by the legion but enough Aldraachi survived to join the Army of Light - and through them could actually find a home on Azeroth. I thought this would be a great addition for a horde race - the competition would be nightborne, naga or naga elves, ogre, ethereal. I suddenly felt more elves (nightborne/naga elves) was changing the feel of the horde and skewing to many people to a standard that was eating away at its core roots - do we need more? I admit, I like blood elves being exclusively the hot/sophistacted race on the horde, nightborne would feel like a crowd, although I might be able to cope with naga elves.
Ogres - face it, very few people would play a fat oaf - but blizzard could make them exciting and funny enough to be loved by many and played - it would be hard though. Ethereals is a good competitor, they'd bring technology a form of civlizaiton that could make well in the horde.
After high elves and pandaren, I don't think any other races or connected races should be shared. otherwise the factions will use their unique feel. So any new elves should stay on the or a different faction. Unique and nice looking but horde appropriate races be given to the horde.