Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

I believe their was a datamined NPC for Auric, with new armour (combined normal Emerald Nightmare / Nighthold Hunter armour with the green evoker starter gear)

It was for the K'aresh patch but I bet pound to a penny, that it'll be for Midnight

IMO weird that we didn't see him or any High Elf Pilgrims at the Sunwell during the zone intro.

[Tanaria]

IMO weird that we didn't see him or any High Elf Pilgrims at the Sunwell during the zone intro.

It's possible they just wanted to focus on the Blood Elves and the Vanguard of the Light for that scenario.

I must admit, I do agree with their approach, for that specific and initial instance.

The High Elf Rangers wouldn't really fit that initial assault scenario. No doubt Auric will have a role to play at a time which makes sense.

Those high elf pilgrims as well; it's not as matter of them existing during the Quel'Delar questline, but it's more about, how important are they to the story now? Bear in mind, the last we saw them was 2010 and that was before the big events that deeply soured High Elf/Blood Elf relationships

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

It's possible they just wanted to focus on the Blood Elves and the Vanguard of the Light for that scenario.

I must admit, I do agree with their approach, for that specific and initial instance.

The High Elf Rangers wouldn't really fit that initial assault scenario. No doubt Auric will have a role to play at a time which makes sense.

Those high elf pilgrims as well; it's not as matter of them existing during the Quel'Delar questline, but it's more about, how important are they to the story now? Bear in mind, the last we saw them was 2010 and that was before the big events that deeply soured High Elf/Blood Elf relationships

Indeed. Really, we never knew what was the response of Quel'thalas to the High Elf pilgrims after the Purge of Dalaran. Since it has been datamined we will be seeing some of the fallout of the Purge, wonder if the pilgrims will be addressed.

[Enrif]

something to chew on for high elf fans from the latest build
https://www.wowhead.com/beta/item=26...eldorei-medley

curios that they call it quel'dorei medley instead of say sin'dorei or thalassian medley

all the foods added in the build
Hearty Silvermoon Parade
Hearty Quel'dorei Medley
Hearty Rootland Celebration
Hearty Flora Frenzy

[Traycor]

The Thalassian Range being added to Quel'Thalas in beta is very interesting. It's currently empty.

The space stretches from the Silverglade Refuge (new Silver Covenant High Elf outpost at the bottom left of Eversong Woods) all the way to the Scarlet Monastery. All that space behind Stratholme in a long strip is a significant little subzone, especially if they decided to extend it's borders out into the water. Extending the shore would be easy because there's nothing there but ocean.

In fannon for over a decade and then more recently in private servers, this spot has been built out as a High Elf subzone. Blizzard has to be aware of that and the speculation surrounding the location. Now, with Blizzard giving this range a Thalassian elf name, it would really make sense to build out this subzone as the home of the High Elves.

[elbleuet]

The Thalassian Range being added to Quel'Thalas in beta is very interesting. It's currently empty.

The space stretches from the Silverglade Refuge (new Silver Covenant High Elf outpost at the bottom left of Eversong Woods) all the way to the Scarlet Monastery. All that space behind Stratholme in a long strip is a significant little subzone, especially if they decided to extend it's borders out into the water. Extending the shore would be easy because there's nothing there but ocean.

In fannon for over a decade and then more recently in private servers, this spot has been built out as a High Elf subzone. Blizzard has to be aware of that and the speculation surrounding the location. Now, with Blizzard giving this range a Thalassian elf name, it would really make sense to build out this subzone as the home of the High Elves.

Actually the zone is really big.

Wouldn't surprise me if this zone was a high elven one.

Eversong forest : blood elves
Voidspire : void elves
Thalassian Range : high elves

[Cheezits]

The space stretches from the Silverglade Refuge (new Silver Covenant High Elf outpost at the bottom left of Eversong Woods) all the way to the Scarlet Monastery. All that space behind Stratholme in a long strip is a significant little subzone, especially if they decided to extend it's borders out into the water. Extending the shore would be easy because there's nothing there but ocean.

It also goes directly into Red Bubble Stratholme so if it's part of a content update, that area could be integral to accessing it without updating the rest of EPL.

[Traycor]

Actually the zone is really big.

Wouldn't surprise me if this zone was a high elven one.

Eversong forest : blood elves
Voidspire : void elves
Thalassian Range : high elves

It is big, but it's narrow. Extending it out into the water could solve that easily. It's a subzone just like Eversong, Silvermoon, and Quel'Danas are sub zones. Though it isn't as big as any of those.

[Mace]

It is big, but it's narrow. Extending it out into the water could solve that easily. It's a subzone just like Eversong, Silvermoon, and Quel'Danas are sub zones. Though it isn't as big as any of those.

It would have been nice, but do you really think they’d develop those zones for those factions of Thalassian elves?

How would the uniting the elven tribes declaration fit ?

[Ardenaso]

The Thalassian Range being added to Quel'Thalas in beta is very interesting. It's currently empty.

The space stretches from the Silverglade Refuge (new Silver Covenant High Elf outpost at the bottom left of Eversong Woods) all the way to the Scarlet Monastery. All that space behind Stratholme in a long strip is a significant little subzone, especially if they decided to extend it's borders out into the water. Extending the shore would be easy because there's nothing there but ocean.

I like to think that this was the Grain Caravan route, and the Silver Covenant seized this area later on while Sylvanas, Arthas, and the Dreadlords were having an undead civil war

[NekoOwlAzure]

They should give Void Elves more High Elven looking hairstyles, not just the ones that look messy and voidlike, maybe they should just give all hairstyles that Blood Elves have to Void Elves but give Void Elves more blueish kinda hair colour tints to fit with the High Elf theme.

[BaumanKing]

Not seeing Auric anywhere is worrying; I hope they haven't forgotten him.

They haven't. In the novel Blood Ties, it is revealed that he and many others have decided to remain in Allerian Stronghold, as they now consider it their home instead of Silvermoon. It is also revealed that Talthressar fell in the last war with the Legion.

[Enrif]

any idea what that could mean?
https://www.wowhead.com/beta/spell=1...ilver-and-void
https://www.wowhead.com/beta/spell=1...ilver-and-void

this seems to me that it might relate to silver covenant elves and void elves.

this was part of the initial midnight build but i don't think this ever came up?

[Rhlor]

They haven't. In the novel Blood Ties, it is revealed that he and many others have decided to remain in Allerian Stronghold, as they now consider it their home instead of Silvermoon. It is also revealed that Talthressar fell in the last war with the Legion.

That's disappointing; he was a character I was expecting to see in Sunwell—he was literally the High Elf representative.

[elbleuet]

Nice to see that he's no longer lolneutral.

I'm a bid sad for Thaltressar. I wanted to meet him in Midnight.

[TheProphetLord]

https://x.com/TheRedShirtGuy/status/...457061167?s=20

Spoilers in this tweet, so be careful.

At this point not having High Elves feels like an insult. My view is either give us High Elves properly or sunset the race.

[BaumanKing]

I am kinda upset to see that roofs of the blood elf house exteriors can be blue (the color is even called "high elf blue" in the settings), but they are faction locked. This means I won't be able to build a high elf house for my void elf. Blizzard is simply laughing at us.

[Enrif]

I am kinda upset to see that roofs of the blood elf house exteriors can be blue (the color is even called "high elf blue" in the settings), but they are faction locked. This means I won't be able to build a high elf house for my void elf. Blizzard is simply laughing at us.

give feedback on the ptr. things can still change if people talk about it

[NekoOwlAzure]

I am kinda upset to see that roofs of the blood elf house exteriors can be blue (the color is even called "high elf blue" in the settings), but they are faction locked. This means I won't be able to build a high elf house for my void elf. Blizzard is simply laughing at us.

give feedback on the ptr. things can still change if people talk about it

I also want Night Elf ones available for the Horde side cause they make a lot more sense in Azshara than they do in Duskwood or Elwynn.

Also where does it say that the Blood Elf ones can be blue?

[Tanaria]

They should give Void Elves more High Elven looking hairstyles, not just the ones that look messy and voidlike, maybe they should just give all hairstyles that Blood Elves have to Void Elves but give Void Elves more blueish kinda hair colour tints to fit with the High Elf theme.

That won't happen.

Ion has stated that they want all the races to have equal numbers of features, so you can't give all Blood Elf stuff + any new stuff to Void Elves as well because then that's an unfair balance.

The Sin'dorei, being a core race, should have very clear and staple features that are only available to them and not Velfs.