If it's that big a deal, just say the majority of people from the kingdom of Stormwind or Alterac or something were always Asian. Problem solved.
My only issue with these things is that it cost us a new class.
My only complaint is that someone will no doubt create yellow humans and name them after K-Pop stars.
I hate K-Pop. Specifically for what it does to the minds and bodies of Koreans who feel pressured into looking more "Western" to feel accepted and successful.
As a black person, I find them not offensive and long overdue.
this isn't 2001, the world has expanded far beyond that. If someone is really so pressed about other ethnicities being in the game for a race they probably won't even play, the in-lore reason is that most of them come from booty bay/south seas.
It just boggles my mind because people will look for any reason to be upset about something (not you specifically at all) that literally doesn't affect them at all.
Last edited by UnluckyAmateur; 2019-11-09 at 03:17 AM.
Originally Posted by Boomzy
who cares.... so fucking inconsequential...
That's not being disingenuous. It's ALL "magical shit". 99% of the Warcraft setting cannot be explained in terms of our reality, from the configuration of continents and the way climate seems to work from one adjacent region to the next, to the evolutionary biology of the creatures that exist there. You can assume that Azerothian humans breathe through the nose and mouth simply because artists designed them with noses and mouths, but that doesn't mean you can then go ahead and assume that they are genetically identical to Earth humans. As has already been noted, humans on Azeroth evolved in a completely different way than actual humans did, so while they might look the same their genetic makeup SHOULD be VERY different.
Building on your assumption, you could just assume that Azerothians were always meant to have these variations in appearance, it's just that Blizzard hadn't managed to implement it until now.
Last edited by Adamas102; 2019-11-09 at 03:22 AM.
Originally Posted by Boomzy
I don't really mind it, but I hope they do at least give a nod to what areas of Azeroth they may hail from. I'm assuming the darker-skinned humans are from Stranglethorn about-ish.
That and I'd just like to remark that current humans don't really look anything like 'white people'. More like neanderthals- cartoony gorilla people with a medieval European culture, whereas these new customization options seem to be more in line with modern real life humans.
None of it is really a complaint or an argument against it, but it's not a crime to bring up some points that I think are relevant.
Who cares 99% of the populace have helmets on anyways so you wont even see it. And even when they dont how often are you zooming in to look at someone elses char face?
You're intentionally bullshitting but even if we go with that, then just come out and say humans magically come out of their parents with completely random features and colors. We both know that's a ridiculous notion on earth or azeroth but we can keep pretending it isn't I guess.