Originally Posted by
Psychotrip
I'm only skimming this, but I love seeing people still engaged enough in the world to come up with story revisions. Reminds me of the Elder Scrolls community...in both good and bad ways XD
But just like The Elder Scrolls, it often feels like theoriticians and fan-writers put more thought into the world than the devs themselves. It sucks, too, because clearly there are people who are still passionate about the world and want it to improve.
As someone who loves Blood Elves as much as Night Elves, I gotta throw my Sin'dorei a bone, too. They got shafted in a completely different way.
Everything from Kael'thas going from a beloved anti-hero to a generic villain, to the Blood Elves immediately losing their most unique aspect (edgy magic-addicted broodlords), to becoming generic holy high elves with (sometimes) green eyes. Blood Elves haven't been humiliated nearly as much as the Night Elves, but they've lost what made them unique imo.
I wanted the tattoo-covered, demon-enslaving, edge-nerd, hot-blooded magic addicts from the old lore. I know that's not everyone's cup of tea, but that's what set Blood Elves apart from "normal" elves. We got that for half an expansion.
Some of this is the fault of TBC being so awful story-wise (despite it being my first and favorite xpac). The end of WC3 seemed to be setting up an entire faction of magical mutants led by Illidan, Kael'thas, Vashj, and Akama. I always kind of wished that they ended up the third faction (maybe with Forsaken joining them instead of the Horde), but that would have been WAY too much work.
Barring that, at the very least I wish they hadn't done Kael so dirty. He should have been an anti-hero, not a full-on villain, and definitely not a generic high-elf good guy. That's kind of how I feel about Blood Elves as a whole right now. They've lost their identity and feel like something different entirely. They have no hook anymore. Especially with Nightborne joining the Horde instead of the Alliance (!!!), they almost feel redundant now.
At the very least, I'd like to see the Blood Elves divided between those who are re-dedicated to the Light, and those who refuse to give up arcane and fel magic. The Blood Elf intro (post cata) implies exactly this,but to my knowledge it's never been expanded on.
For real, just look at their original artwork and concept art from both WC3 and TBC. Their body-language, their facial features. They look like anime villains! The Blood Elves now just seem unrecognizable.
TL;DR More evil magic from the blood elves, please.
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I still can't believe we're at the point where the Alliance is led by a single High King, and the Horde is led by a council of independent nations.
The political identities of the factions have gone through so much bad-writing that their government structures have completely flipped. It's wild XD
Why did they have to kill Vol'jin again? Was it worth it in the end? Don't answer that. That's for a different thread!