Can we just keep Arthas dead?
His arc was over. There's nothing more they can do with him that wouldn't be stupid. Illidan was brought because his arc ended really abruptly and pointlessly.
The quest is about arriving just after another player kills Arthas and forgets to loot the reigns. I don't think it's taking place "currently".
Isn't Arthas Canonically buried in Stormwind?
Originally Posted by Boomzy
Perhaps but I feel like he shouldn't be redeemed. In my heart he made a terrible mistake and the wrong decisions because he was terribly flawed and full of rage. He doesn't need to be brought back and pushed into the light again. Those who knew him, forgave him for the most part. At his end, he regretted his decision.
The quest is a joke, but he slaughtered innocents in Stratholme before he got Frostmourne. And killed his own men on the Frozen Shore of Northrend. Burned the boats. Slaughtered the mercenaries he hired to keep them from telling the truth...
Arthas did a lot of evil before he took up Frostmourne.
When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like injustice.
Can’t see Arthas returning as anything but a Force Ghost. Let the boy rest.
Stratholm was a colossal f up on everyone part no matter what arthas did people were Gona die, if anything uther screwed that up. If uther didn’t leave, him and his knights coulda help vetted some of the people saving more lives.
Agreed with the mercenaries getting betrayed part thou
Some say its in menethil harbor since there is a bigger unnamed grave.
Sister.
Both of these posts hinge on the same thing: Actively making the choice to take an evil action to create a better outcome. And it's been argued all throughout history. But. Just because something good came out of it doesn't mean it was a good act. There were many uninfected people in Stratholme that he cut down "Just to be sure".
And any good person would still feel guilty about doing it, even with the better outcome. Arthas was so sure of his decision that his guilt was, at best, minimal. And then he went on to do even more evil acts, with less and less "Good Reasons" to do it.
I think he should have a redemption arc, one in which he acknowledges that he should have -found- another way to contain the evil.
It's all a Trolley Cart problem, in the end, though.
When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like injustice.
Before I have made my account here I remember reading one of your comments, you know, the one about living in Jerry Springer era. This is why I called you 'brother'. But as courtesy I will use 'Lord's child' from now on. Win-win I hope.
Killing is neither good nor evil. Intent makes it so. Better sure than sorry!
Minimal guilt is all he needed, for purity carried his hammer. Mal'ganis could always return, releasing him was the most important task.
I guess we are meant to disagree, as I simply can't see place for redemption here.