I usually don't jump to conclusions but if they had no intent on making them available they would just say no.
There's absolutely no norm of DI paladins. And well, they did originally state, that the original plan for allied races was that "Shaman EQUALS Horde" and "Paladin EQUALS Alliance", which then after showing that Dark Iron can be shamans, but not showing that zandalari can be paladins, is unsettling.
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No such thing was originally planned. The man just said class balance per horde and alliance side is based on lore not equal numbers
And yes DI paladins is the norm. It has been since forever
Just because it wasn't data mined til recently doesn't mean it wasn't a planed thing
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So from the sounds of it there gonna explain rather they can be pallys or not though the quest where we unlock them?
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Anemo: traveler, Sucrose
Pyro: Yanfei, Amber, diluc, xiangling, thoma, Xinyan, Bennett
Geo: Noelle, Ningguang, Yun Jin, Gorou
Hydro: Barbara, Zingqiu, Ayato
Cyro: Shenhe, Kaeya, Chongyun, Diona, Ayaka, Rosaria
Electro: Fischl, Lisa, Miko, Kujou, Raiden, Razor
Hard confirmation that Zandalari Prelates are Paladins, and that the story arc isn't complete and could lead to them being playable.
I think a cool way to handle it might be if the Zandalari Prelates discover the teachings of the Freethinkers and reform that order, drawing the Light purely from their strength of faith rather than a specific Loa's blessing.
Anemo: traveler, Sucrose
Pyro: Yanfei, Amber, diluc, xiangling, thoma, Xinyan, Bennett
Geo: Noelle, Ningguang, Yun Jin, Gorou
Hydro: Barbara, Zingqiu, Ayato
Cyro: Shenhe, Kaeya, Chongyun, Diona, Ayaka, Rosaria
Electro: Fischl, Lisa, Miko, Kujou, Raiden, Razor
My take is that he's saying "wait and see" because the restoration of Zandalari Paladins after the Prelates of Rezan lose their power probably a fairly major part of the Horde 120 quest experience (or even 8.1 if Zandalari and KT humans aren't unlocked immediately) and they don't want to spoil it.
That wasn't a might. He literally said "they used the light once, they can do it again" it's a yes without spoiling it
So a niche, never really cared for feature that was talked about during a time when Blizzard were still unsure of what features were plausible? Cool. I'm talking about Blizzard today, not during WoTLK/Cata when they promised the moon and delivered rocks.
Doesnt change the fact that if they werent adding the Zandalari Paladins, they would just say so. Whenever Blizzard goes out of their way to not say no, its pretty confirmed.
This is true.
If he did not wish to give this sort of hope, he would not have chosen to answer the question. You really do have to read between the lines sometimes as you said.
I now believe Zandalari Paladins will be a thing once they join the Horde.
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They confirmed Kul Tirans as the fourth Alliance allied race in the same manner as they confirmed mag'har orcs in the previous Q and A, an offhand comment.
Now that we know the Kul Tiran model is designed to be playable, I can easily the model being modified for a future Ogre Allied race but that could be in an entirely different expansion for all we know right now.
As for High Elves, no, they are part of the Horde as confirmed by Ion in a previous interview.
The real battle for azeroth is going to come with the fifth tranche of races, who is getting Vulpera?
Guessing part of the Zandalari allied race unlock/Zandalar finale involves the prelates getting their power back, which might be why they didn't want to spoil the story arc?