Obscure media and merchandise. Chen and the pandaren only got popular after MoP.
I ask you the same thing. Where's the evidence that an obscure character that got mentioned in WoW only five times or so in eight years was somehow popular with the player base before MoP was even announced?Where's your evidence to the contrary?
Also, the huge outcry after MoP's announcement, of people going "Kung Fu Panda ripoff" and "Panda for kidz" surely shows how the character was popular, huh?
Because it is meaningless. Because it proves nothing. Again, I'll repeat:It's hilarious that you ask for evidence, and when that evidence is brought forward, you say that "it means nothing".
It's not that "I believe". It's a fact. Chen was obscure. He was only mentioned less than five times in eight years in the game. And Deathwing was mentioned even less in six years.Considering that you believe that Chen was an obscure or unpopular character before MoP, I'm not surprised that you think that way of Deathwing.
No, it's not irrelevant, because "must have necromancy" was anywhere near a requirement, the runemaster concept would never even be considered, much less one of the top three picks! Can't you understand this? A requirement is a qualifier. If one lacks the requirement, they are disqualified. The runemaster was not disqualified, since it was in the top 3, so your claim that "must have necromancy" being a requirement is bogus.Again, the Runemaster being considered is irrelevant, because the DK is what was implemented.
A fantasy world that is defined by real life words because the writers are using the english language to describe such world. If Blizzard wants to make up a new word, or use an existing word in a different way, Blizzard must define the new meaning of those words in an unambiguous way.Which we're not talking about. We're talking about a mythical creature in a fantasy world that is completely defined by the creators of said fantasy world.
No, they haven't.They consider Dracthyr dragons. Dracthyr are hybrids, thus they have stated as such.
I'm not avoiding the point. I'm addressing it. Because those are two separate conversations that you're trying to conflate to try to weasel out of the fact you were wrong and refuse to admit you were wrong.And here you are again avoiding the point yet again.
Chen popularized the pandaren race and headline an expansion because Blizzard chose to make the expansion about pandaren. You got it backwards.Interesting that a character that was never popular was seemingly able to popularize the Pandaren race, and headline an expansion.
Says the guy who only got personal opinions so far.If only you could provide some evidence outside of your personal opinion.