Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[Lady Atia]

well yes of course; I meant "all available/playable classes" of course by default no Warlocks and Shamans, etc...

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if I'm not mistaken the Quel'lithien High Elves became Wretched in Cata, which was like 3 years in lore time after the Sunwell was restored

Night Elves could get Shamans and Paladins the same way Tauren got Paladins and Priests - just say they represent something else. The resto shaman artifact was used by Aszhara after all (and looks weird with all the current races tbh).

[Frenchvince]

Dark ranger customization is basically only red eyes + undead skin, so san'layn would not need to have anything special to fullfil this fantasy other than hunter and rogue class. New updated vampiric skin would be cool.

It's true, we can say that ultimately the dark ranger is no longer an exclusive for the blood elf model since the Forsaken also obtained the red eyes. It just became a personalization for the undead.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Not High Elf news, but seems all the DK hair colors will be freed to all classes! That's just awesome for more options all around, and it interestingly also overlaps more the options between BE and VE, with shades of blue now available to both not only as DK's.

TBH, if I didn't enjoy autumnal aesthetics so much on Blood Elves, I might use blue/silver hair on one of mine.

[elbleuet]

Not High Elf news, but seems all the DK hair colors will be freed to all classes! That's just awesome for more options all around, and it interestingly also overlaps more the options between BE and VE, with shades of blue now available to both not only as DK's.

TBH, if I didn't enjoy autumnal aesthetics so much on Blood Elves, I might use blue/silver hair on one of mine.

If it's true, then it's another victory.

Silver haired High elf would be awesome !

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

If it's true, then it's another victory.

Silver haired High elf would be awesome !

Indeed, but so far nothing on that, just that BE DK hairs are now available to all classes. Just pointing out there's no a bigger overlap of blue-ish hair in VE/BE.

But I do think that lifting such hair color restrictions for all races bids well to what options we will get when AR get updated.

[Kyriani]

Indeed, but so far nothing on that, just that BE DK hairs are now available to all classes. Just pointing out there's no a bigger overlap of blue-ish hair in VE/BE.

But I do think that lifting such hair color restrictions for all races bids well to what options we will get when AR get updated.

Where exactly did you see this is for sure happening? Last I saw was players lamenting that they took DK hair colors away from non-DK Night Elves. I mean, I hope you're right, I really do, I just want to see where you saw this is actually going to happen (was it a twitter post or something?).

[Frenchvince]

Not High Elf news, but seems all the DK hair colors will be freed to all classes! That's just awesome for more options all around, and it interestingly also overlaps more the options between BE and VE, with shades of blue now available to both not only as DK's.

TBH, if I didn't enjoy autumnal aesthetics so much on Blood Elves, I might use blue/silver hair on one of mine.

https://shadowlands.wowhead.com/news...in-shadowlands

That's so cool, a sharing of hair colors between blood elves / void elves now please Blizz !

[Varodoc]

For 3 years I have fought so that void elves could have pink skin tones like Alleria. Now I shall fight so that void elves can have blonde hair options like Alleria. The fight to look like Alleria will never end. We are going after the braids once the blonde hair is available.

[Frenchvince]

For 3 years I have fought so that void elves could have pink skin tones like Alleria. Now I shall fight so that void elves can have blonde hair options like Alleria. The fight to look like Alleria will never end. We are going after the braids once the blonde hair is available.

It is also my goal, to one day be able to resemble a high elf who masters the void like Alleria. <3

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Where exactly did you see this is for sure happening? Last I saw was players lamenting that they took DK hair colors away from non-DK Night Elves. I mean, I hope you're right, I really do, I just want to see where you saw this is actually going to happen (was it a twitter post or something?).

French with the link!

https://shadowlands.wowhead.com/news...in-shadowlands

That's so cool, a sharing of hair colors between blood elves / void elves now please Blizz !

I had seen Ion's tweet about it myself but didn't hunt it down to source it; figured it was going to spread since since it came from himself, and here it is!

But yeh, the loosening of aesthetic restrictions is just great, and makes me hopeful for the options AR will get when it comes to them.

Honestly I think we will get lot of hair color options with them overall.

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It is also my goal, to one day be able to resemble a high elf who masters the void like Alleria. <3

It's just kinda silly when you can't replicate the fantasy of your faction leader; that was always a huge issue with Sylvanas, and then they went and did it again with her sister Alleria, lol.

So yeah, I do hope we are allowed to get closer to her look soon, and specially, to see her ranger aesthetics adapted to a Void Elf sensibility -or just as, since it still remains an aspect of Thalassian culture barely touched upon- Would be amazing to see more braided hairstyles, tattoos and feather decorations, but imagine so with a void twist -braids with tentacles, void-feathers and shimmering purple to blue tattoos for example-

[Kyriani]

Awesome TY! Glad to hear that these options will be available regardless of class!

[Eric Arthur Blair]

Now just give DKs two more eye color options, bloody red and unholy green, which get distributed to all the other classes too .

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

Now just give DKs two more eye color options, bloody red and unholy green, which get distributed to all the other classes too .

At SL announcement of expanded customization, my first thought was "based on covenant" and TBH I still think that eye color options based on covenant would be so cool.

Everyone could get those green maldraxxus eyes, or red Venthyr ones

[Eric Arthur Blair]

At SL announcement of expanded customization, my first thought was "based on covenant" and TBH I still think that eye color options based on covenant would be so cool.

Everyone could get those green maldraxxus eyes, or red Venthyr ones

That sounds really cool! I could get on board with that for sure.

Bastion blueish white and Night Fae dark blue would look amazing as well!

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

That sounds really cool! I could get on board with that for sure.

Bastion blueish white and Night Fae dark blue would look amazing as well!

*finger guns* bingo!

[Rhlor]

It's true, we can say that ultimately the dark ranger is no longer an exclusive for the blood elf model since the Forsaken also obtained the red eyes. It just became a personalization for the undead.

yeah

[delus]

I think dark rangers should have some decay visible. Perhaps they could update the old dark ranger models to have exposed bones, etc.

[Mirishka]

Ah I see. I got the wrong impression from your post, my apologies. It's true that there are some players that don't wish for Void Elves to get any hair color one might call remotely "normal" as far as human hair colors are concerned, and I agree such calls for exclusivity are petty. I remain hopeful however, that Blizzard will provide Void Elves with some standard human hair colors, including blonde, after Shadowlands launch. I can only keep my fingers crossed that it happens by 9.1. I'd be unhappy to wait longer than that for them.

I'd be happy if they just added basic Belf/Helf hair colors to the void elf hairstyles. That would keep the hairstyles unique between the two, but give Void elves another avenue for looking more like proper high elves.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

I'd be happy if they just added basic Belf/Helf hair colors to the void elf hairstyles. That would keep the hairstyles unique between the two, but give Void elves another avenue for looking more like proper high elves.

On one hand I don't think hairstyle exclusivity matters much when several races share a lot of hairstyles, but also don't see as a necessity to have BE hairstyles; I also think it is the sort of thing that actually can help solidify a new identity through aesthetics, such as how Alleria looks different from Blood Elves because of her retro-aesthetics -hairstyle, tattoos and decorative feathers)

And perfection would be how Void Elves adopt that aesthetic, in a way that also serves as a High Elf one through options -much like how you can get a Highborne aesthetic on Night Elves with certain choices- Regardless, I do think it would be good for Void Elves to take more of their aesthetics from Alleria, because beside Blood Elven background, that's like the only role model they have to emulate in universe -It's still kinda weird that VE aesthetics, the few we have of them, seems so based on ethereal stuff when there's more of an implication of connection rather than a direct link; like it would have made a lot more sense for Void Elves to base their aesthetics on Alleria on the first place since she saved them-

Overall, I am excited about the possibilities; more Alleria inspired aesthetics can give us that High Elf feel in a way that also makes sense for Void Elves, while VE's can outright also push more into Void territory.

Some mock ups of more HE looks without changing the hairstyle

[Mirishka]

On one hand I don't think hairstyle exclusivity matters much when several races share a lot of hairstyles, but also don't see as a necessity to have BE hairstyles; I also think it is the sort of thing that actually can help solidify a new identity through aesthetics, such as how Alleria looks different from Blood Elves because of her retro-aesthetics -hairstyle, tattoos and decorative feathers)

And perfection would be how Void Elves adopt that aesthetic, in a way that also serves as a High Elf one through options -much like how you can get a Highborne aesthetic on Night Elves with certain choices- Regardless, I do think it would be good for Void Elves to take more of their aesthetics from Alleria, because beside Blood Elven background, that's like the only role model they have to emulate in universe -It's still kinda weird that VE aesthetics, the few we have of them, seems so based on ethereal stuff when there's more of an implication of connection rather than a direct link; like it would have made a lot more sense for Void Elves to base their aesthetics on Alleria on the first place since she saved them-

Overall, I am excited about the possibilities; more Alleria inspired aesthetics can give us that High Elf feel in a way that also makes sense for Void Elves, while VE's can outright also push more into Void territory.

Some mock ups of more HE looks without changing the hairstyle

Nice work on those.