Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

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Kind of a big middle finger to what seems to be a good portion of the fanbase, isn't it? I was a fan of the direction proposed in this thread, it's a shame.

It is not a big middle finger to anything, you people who have been crying out for high elves and ignoring what people have been telling you that blood elves ARE high elves are the ones who have been sticking a big middle finger up to the lore during this entire ridiculous conquest.

For nearly 7,000 years, high elven society centered on the sacred Sunwell, a magical fount that was created using a vial of pure arcane energy from the first Well of Eternity. Nourished and strengthened by the Sunwell’s potent energies, the high elves’ enchanted kingdom of Quel’Thalas prospered within the verdant forests north of Lordaeron.

Blood Elf History
During the Third War, however, the high elves were nearly scoured from Azeroth. Led by the death knight Arthas, a Scourge army stormed into Quel’Thalas, slaughtering almost ninety percent of the kingdom’s population. Arthas then used the mystical Sunwell to resurrect the fallen necromancer Kel’Thuzad, irrevocably tainting the fount in the process.

Fearing that the befouled well would obliterate his dwindling race, Prince Kael’thas Sunstrider gathered a group of Quel’Thalas’s defenders and destroyed the fount to avert catastrophe. Although the high elves were spared from continued exposure to the Sunwell’s dark energies, in the fount’s absence they suffered terribly from withdrawal. As a result, Kael’thas desperately searched for a means to help his people—whom he had renamed the blood elves—and thus he set out for the shattered world of Outland. There he allied with the renegade demon Illidan Stormrage in the hopes of finding a cure for the blood elves’ crippling withdrawal.

That is the official lore of the high elves, taken straight from https://worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/game/races/blood-elf


Trust me i have always wanted the alliance to be the ones who got those stupid legolas and barbie freaks more than anyone on the alliance could ever want, i hate every single thing about them and the 2 maps in wc3 that allow you to destroy them remain my favourite parts for this exact reason. But nothing will change the fact that the blood elves are the high elves and unfortunately the horde are stuck with them.

[brbshower]

I knew as soon as the question was answered that I had to come to this thread to see the amount of arrogance and spite on both sides and it does not disappoint. I don't care about high elves one way or the other but man is the drama fun to watch.

This...all day long. Where is my upvote/like option? I'd spend all day liking your post lol

[Varodoc]

Alliance high elves literally already had that choice and chose not to accept the dark powers. It'd just be a retread of their story.

Possibly, but then again, Blizzard at least would finally make even the thickest High Elf fan understand that they are not becoming playable. Since this is their choice, and I respect it.

Honestly, have something REALLY bad happen to the High Elves -- something so terrible and tragic, that they literally have no other choice but join the Ren'dorei in the Void, or face a gruesome demise. It would only serve as potential character development for the two sisters Alleria and Vereesa, at the very least.

[TheEaterofSouls]

Could always ask for blue eyed blood elves. i kinda want that to be a thing now.

[Deno]

Is it only me who interpereted the "contact lenses" comment like he was saying "dude, it's only an eye color"?

[Byne]

Could always ask for blue eyed blood elves. i kinda want that to be a thing now.

Death Knights.

[elbleuet]

Blizzard is stupid. Stop adding high elves in bfa and bring more void elves instead !

[Alanar]

I don't give two hoots what you think right now. My position won out completely!

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They're not part of the Horde so I wish you luck.

Damn dude you beat me to it with the sig haha

[Deleted]

So High Elf fans, care to put some of that passion to work to try to promote the Snekbois for Alliance? I mean even if it was just a "no, we're not planning it for BFA" I'd be happy because then I could just ditch playing BFA and wait for the next expansion for news (I know it's sad but literally the ONLY thing keeping me wanting to play BFA is getting a race I actually have an interest in...since I have zero interest in the current crop of Allied Races).

[Dudas]

High Elves
Blood Elves are basically High Elves. Slightly different eye color and backstory, but if you want to be a light skinned elf, that is basically a Blood Elf. Giving that to the Alliance would blur the line between factions.
There aren't a ton of High Elves out there in WoW.
If you are Alliance any want to be an elf, the Horde is there for you.

GAGAGAGAGAGAGAGGAGAGAGAGAGKAKAKAKAKDSHAKJHSDAHSKJDGASDASDA
KEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK
now go read some books and not retcon the last 20 years of blood elf lore

[Katsutomai]

I've already updated mine. I liked my old one, but having the game director say it is a lot better.

I am extremely happy. This is not about denying them High Elves, over which they are undoubtedly going to be extremely sad right now, I am happy that the intrinsic logic of the faction wall has been respected, that the truth that Blood Elves are High Elves has been respected and that Void Elves are a compromise position for the Alliance that has been respected.

.... Faction Wall, you say? Void Elves are purple Blood Elves. Nightfallen are, pretty much, Night Elves. That Faction Wall is kinda shaky.

[etheldald]

rip dreams of helfs fans?
too bad that the horde is such a horrible faction to play with.

but really, i don't understand the helfs fans if they wanted helfs in the alliance play the damn void elfs, that's why they added it in the first place.

[Obelisk Kai]

Could always ask for blue eyed blood elves. i kinda want that to be a thing now.

Definitely should be.

As this topic has been resolved maybe it should be locked and we can start a blue eyes for blood elves megathread.

[ThatBloodElfEnjoyer]

New signature.

No amount of random YouTuber videos, fan art or fan fiction will get you High Elves. It's over.

[Melsiren]

I wonder if that one guy is actually going to try to do his playable High elf rally.

[Byne]

rip dreams of helfs fans?
too bad that the horde is such a horrible faction to play with.

but really, i don't understand the helfs fans if they wanted helfs in the alliance play the damn void elfs, that's why they added it in the first place.

They are slightly voidy and so high elf fanboys cant play their white knight totally morally pure elves

[Deleted]

I have to admit I'm getting annoyed with blizzards response. If they really want to stop people asking for High Elves they should literally kill them off. Make a plot line where all them die or join the Void Elfs. It's kind of their own fault as they keep putting high elves at the forefront in the silver conclave and the windrunners sister as very noticeable forces from wrath to now.

[elbleuet]

Definitely should be.

As this topic has been resolved maybe it should be locked and we can start a blue eyes for blood elves megathread.

Are you serious or just immature ?

[SupBrah]

MRW Ion just completely shut down the High Elf whiners

[Deno]

.... Faction Wall, you say? Void Elves are purple Blood Elves. Nightfallen are, pretty much, Night Elves. That Faction Wall is kinda shaky.

not really. as ion pointed out, distinctiveness is something you can't ignore just because you wanna prove your point. When I see a nightborne, I don't see a nelf. When I see a void elf, I don't see a blood elf (well, one that hasn't been transformed by void).