Blood Elves should be able to be druids!

[Maxilian]

The Barrens issue is caused by the Nightmare though. That said, there's still a difference between using nature magic to heal the land, and using arcane magic to force the land to ie. always be a warm place.

You're right, but also if you do the BE starting area, you see that the BE do have a connection with nature, even to the point of having treants to work with them...

[Venziir]

Only good troll is a dead one. And nearly a decade of killing them in dungeons and raids would agree . also pinkeye? o.O
*loads up a bunch of troll tusks to ship to a piano maker*

Seen the Night Elf baby in Nagrand? That thing is a freaky, demon nightligt! Oh and honestly, most trolls would probably agree with you, they don't seem overly fond of each other :P

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You're right, but also if you do the BE starting area, you see that the BE do have a connection with nature, even to the point of having treants to work with them...

And you also see how some of the same treants have gone mad due to all the magic.

[Maxilian]

They are an evolution. Mutations drive change, evolution is the change. The change being Night Elves and trolls are vastly different beings.

Just because they changed a lot doesn't mean that they evolved, is like saying that the Nagas are evolved Night Elfs

[Venziir]

They are an evolution. Mutations drive change, evolution is the change. The change being Night Elves and trolls are vastly different beings.

Yeah, they lost the mojo, got bad fashion sense in return :P

[Sierra85]

*loads up a bunch of troll tusks to ship to a piano maker*

i never knew that piano's white keys were made from troll tusks. What a horrible practice. oh the humanity.

[Aeula]

I'd love it i'd faction change my worgen druid in a heartbeat.

[Maxilian]

And you also see how some of the same treants have gone mad due to all the magic.

True, and that's why in the quest that you have to kill them, the quest giver explain you, and said that she's sad that she have to do that to her allies, but that's something that have to be done

[Venziir]

These, but also there are always exeption, there could also come someone with new teaching for the forsaken, for example, lets say Sylvanas go to Northrend (Naxxramas to be more especific) and raise the 4 horseman, as you may know Sir Zeliek was a undead that weild the light as his weapon, that could be a really good form to introduce the paladins to the forsakens... (I know he considere the undead as a curse, but maybe he feels guilty for many things the Lich King made him do, so he tries to find a way to redeem himself, and what a better way than showing those who are also cursed a way to purify themself with the light... -note: is just a mere idea-)

Sir Zeliek is a special case, as he isn't undead as the others. He is undead obviously, but he retained his own free will, which is remarkable, he doesn't however have control of his own body, which makes it a bit hard honestly. That said, sure we could have an army of vindictive, angry zombies in plate armor... Just kinda sounds and seems like Death Knights already.

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The only baby that wasn't freaky was the tauren one :3

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Ivory was used for the white keys for the longest time; what is ivory

Filthy purple liar! Them tauren babies are ADORABLE!

[Venziir]

i never knew that piano's white keys were made from troll tusks. What a horrible practice. oh the humanity.

More like; "Oh the... Trollitity!"... Wow, that's a stupid word >.<

[Sierra85]

are still dumb, short-lived and illiterat /shrug

dumb, short-lived and illiterat

dumb, illiterat

illiterat

Trolls for ever mon!!!

[Venziir]

Nagas are transformed. It was an instant change. Afaik the change that occurred with the Night Elves was gradual or so it would seem. It's not fully explained, there isn't any lore beyond a line in a magazine about it. Perhaps it will change and be fleshed out. Trolls have been living around Hyjal and Nordrassil for 10000 years and are still dumb, short-lived and illiterat /shrug

I'm not sure as to how shortlived they are though, some of them seem ancient honestly, such as King Rastakhan. Oh and it's not like Night Elves are still immortal :P

And illiterate and dumb? Eh, the trolls were the only mortal race to create an empire that spanned the entire globe of Azeroth, while keeping the Silithid at bay. Dunno, I've found as many troll tablets with texts as I've found night elf books... If not more honestly.

[Grubjuice]

And you also see how some of the same treants have gone mad due to all the magic.

there be mad treants all over the place.

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The Blood Elves defended the nature from the Death Scar thanks to Arcane magic. THis means they care of nature xD ...the fought lvl 8 skeletons coming from the terrible Ghostlands!

[Venziir]

I said *wasn't* freaky was the tauren one D:

Mah bad :P

[Venziir]

there be mad treants all over the place.

True, apparently it doesn't take much to make a hollow-tree crazy.

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The Blood Elves defended the nature from the Death Scar thanks to Arcane magic. THis means they care of nature xD ...the fought lvl 8 skeletons coming from the terrible Ghostlands!

No, it just means that they'd rather not have a HUGE EVIL BLACK SCAR OF DEATH AND DECAY ruin their fabulous lawns.

[Maxilian]

That's a very interesting idea

xD I'm happy someone else like the idea

[Maxilian]

Sir Zeliek is a special case, as he isn't undead as the others. He is undead obviously, but he retained his own free will, which is remarkable, he doesn't however have control of his own body, which makes it a bit hard honestly. That said, sure we could have an army of vindictive, angry zombies in plate armor... Just kinda sounds and seems like Death Knights already.

Yeah, i know he's an special case, that's why i think he's the perfect tutor

[Urti]

I could easily see Belf droods. Especially when you remember that the in-game "classes" are really only such for gameplay purposes. Hell, I could see reasonable cases made for goblin, gnome, and forsaken using the druids mechanics, belfs would be a cakewalk.

Gnomes could be either trained by the Nelves in an attempt to mitigate their innate destructive tendencies and/or give them a better understanding of the consequences of their tech. Likewise the Tauren could try to impart a little earthmother love to their goblin allies. This take would be fairly straight forward, and maybe even use the companion pet models (Bear cub tanking, lion cub feral, moonkin hatchling etc...). Another take would be that gnomes and goblins use technology to approximate a druids abilities. Instead of "shapeshifting" they ride in a transforming machine (mechanical druid forms), heal with some kind of steampunk "vita-ray" or something, and so on.

Likewise forsaken could experiment on captive druids and develop a form of "un-druidism" to match their undead natures. Something like a Blight Druid, that uses hte diseased/undead animal forms, and acheive their spell effects by channeling necromantic energies instead of the Dream. I love the idea of a forsaken shapeshifting by literally breaking and folding their bones, re-knitting their muscles, and incorporating dead animal parts into their bodies, sounds metal as hell.

Belf druids could be explained in any number of ways. You could honestly make a halfway decent cases for every race if you try hard enough.

[The Madgod]

Yeah, i know he's an special case, that's why i think he's the perfect tutor

He's also dead, so there's that.

Plus, it's really his background that makes him so special. He was so attuned to the Light in life that it heeded his call in death. As well, despite his enslavement by the Scourge, he was able to retain his sanity and morals. What he had was not something that could be taught.

[Chaosturn]

What a useless comment.

There's nothing funny about blood elf druids, guys. Quit joking around.
It's super serious.