Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[Enrif]

It looks great, I am suspecting that is it for our shorts.

Not necessary. Someone brought up Arator line where a video is supposed to show and none of them match to Arator. So, we might see one more next week for Arator.

[TheProphetLord]

Not necessary. Someone brought up Arator line where a video is supposed to show and none of them match to Arator. So, we might see one more next week for Arator.

Arator would be a fun one.

I'd also be good to have a primer on the Windrunners considering their home is a dungeon.

[Enrif]

Arator would be a fun one.

I'd also be good to have a primer on the Windrunners considering their home is a dungeon.

well, here it is

https://www.mmo-champion.com/content...-of-Two-Worlds

It's a fine cinematic. I love that they showed that Veressa and Arathor did help with Quel'thalas after Scourge, even though they could have helped Dalaran instead

[Enrif]

Well, now people can be blood elves on the alliance and represent as such


so, no point of keeping blood elves, mechanically on the horde if i can look like one on the alliance, right? And thus, we would finally have the high elves available on the alliance.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

It's just time to create the long awaited 3rd playable faction: the UEA. United Elves of Azeroth.

All blood, high, and void elf customizations can be rolled into a singular playable elf race called the "omega elf" as an example.

[Zuben]

Well, now people can be blood elves on the alliance and represent as such
https://i.imgur.com/CUhjTFV.png

so, no point of keeping blood elves, mechanically on the horde if i can look like one on the alliance, right? And thus, we would finally have the high elves available on the alliance.

[FossilFree]

Just give Alliance a half-elf allied race inspired by Arator. They would be close enough to high elves to satisfy the itch while being different enough from blood elves to not be a clone of them.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

Just give Alliance a half-elf allied race inspired by Arator. They would be close enough to high elves to satisfy the itch while being different enough from blood elves to not be a clone of them.

Over 10 years of elf fans never be satisfied until they get what they want, and this suggestion would be no different.

Specifically to this website high elf fans won't be satisfied until they get playable high elves on Alliance, using the current blood elf model but with blue and green tattoos (à la Alleria's original depiction) for customization, not worrying about that pesky "void" word in their racial names.

[Enrif]

Just give Alliance a half-elf allied race inspired by Arator. They would be close enough to high elves to satisfy the itch while being different enough from blood elves to not be a clone of them.

Arator is flatout a blood elf, modelwise, even if he is a half elf. "half elves" were introduced in TWW with pointy ears on humans

[Eupitor]

Just give Alliance a half-elf allied race inspired by Arator. They would be close enough to high elves to satisfy the itch while being different enough from blood elves to not be a clone of them.

This would be the perfect ragebait, giving them another close-enough thing they didnt ask for, i support it

[Evilfish]

Just give Alliance a half-elf allied race inspired by Arator. They would be close enough to high elves to satisfy the itch while being different enough from blood elves to not be a clone of them.

I got a better one. How about they don't give them anything and they can keep crying like they have for the last 2 decades? At this point their constant crying is part of the background noise.

[Enrif]

https://housing.wowdb.com/decor/1968...ell01m2-19688/
https://housing.wowdb.com/decor/1969...ner01m2-19690/
https://housing.wowdb.com/decor/1969...ain01m2-19691/
https://housing.wowdb.com/decor/1968...mes01m2-19689/

The fact they have WINDwells is curious. The aesthetic seems halfway between highborne and tauren, and the color scheme is definitely silver covenant.

Have we seen this bow model before?

https://www.wowhead.com/ptr/item=272...ow#modelviewer

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Skyborne... like Higborne or Nightborne?

Will they finally add the high elves, and make them actually HIGH, in terms of altitude?

[TheProphetLord]

Interesting...

We shall see what comes. I'd be surprised if we didn't see Amani Trolls due to the popularity, so this might be the Alliance equivalent.

[Psykho]

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Skyborne... like Higborne or Nightborne?

Will they finally add the high elves, and make them actually HIGH, in terms of altitude?

Could be Blizz trying to give High Elves at least some form of unique visual identity

I mean if it's similar to the Void Elf situation in that its High Elves but a tad to the left, at least it has a theme that would logically at least LOOK like what everyone was asking for in the first place, even as a Void Elf fan I have to admit Blizz missed the mark, Void did not gel with the High Elf fantasy, a Wind Elf could hopefully be something most people can say "eh, close enough" to.

[TheProphetLord]

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Skyborne... like Higborne or Nightborne?

Will they finally add the high elves, and make them actually HIGH, in terms of altitude?

I've been thinking about this, my major concern is that they are marked for Shop?

But I am seeing how popular the Amani Trolls are being and I can't see why they wouldn't be added to the game and then the question would be who the Alliance race would be.

Liadrin is the Amani's way back to the Horde alongside potentially the Zandalari.

[Hearthfinder]

Highvale Elves from the Hinterlands, taught shamanism by the Wildhammmer dwarves.

[Enrif]

Highvale Elves from the Hinterlands, taught shamanism by the Wildhammmer dwarves.

with standard high elf looks, no funny colors and glows, or funny voice overs. that would likely make every high elf fan happy.

[Hearthfinder]

with standard high elf looks, no funny colors and glows, or funny voice overs. that would likely make every high elf fan happy.

Yes. Although I think options should range from: generic High Elf, to shamaniatic ranger with scars or tattoos.

Hairstyles should offer a couple of normal ones you might expect on any elf (shared between Void Elves and Blood Elves), and also some that look like you belong in the wilds, swooping through the air on your mount.

Eye colours should offer mostly blue and white or grey variants. Perhaps a couple of unique ones that remind you of storms and rain. Not sure, perhaps there's a literal texture or particle effect. Optional, of course.

Obviously, new face options are needed for all elves.

A new neutral idle pose would be quite welcome, as an option for all elves.

[Val the Moofia Boss]

In the Midnight questline, it seems that certain players get different quest dialogue options depending on their customizations, like being a Man'ari. It seems like the simplest option would be to continue down that path, and let the player's ingame mouseover tooltip race name change depending upon the customizations you have selected. So if you have the Darkfallen blood elf customizations, then the game will formally recognize you as a Darkfallen. If you do not have the Void Elf colorations and tentacles, the game will formally recognize you as a high elf. RP addons like TRP can already adjust player mouseover tooltips like this, but the other person has to also have TRP in order for it to read as "High Elf" when mousing over instead of Void Elf.

After that, the next step would be to be give more High Elf representation in the Alliance by having some settlements and an army, rather than the current situation where ingame it just looks like a few Silver Covenant members and that's it.

[Limayria]

Yes. Although I think options should range from: generic High Elf, to shamaniatic ranger with scars or tattoos.

Hairstyles should offer a couple of normal ones you might expect on any elf (shared between Void Elves and Blood Elves), and also some that look like you belong in the wilds, swooping through the air on your mount.

Eye colours should offer mostly blue and white or grey variants. Perhaps a couple of unique ones that remind you of storms and rain. Not sure, perhaps there's a literal texture or particle effect. Optional, of course.

Obviously, new face options are needed for all elves.

A new neutral idle pose would be quite welcome, as an option for all elves.

There's 0 reason to not have every customization shared between the velf/belf/helf races, either their differences being primarily political and potentially available classes same thing for every race that can reasonably share those customizations this game needs more options desperately

Especially for older races like blood elves who have an objectively midling number of options and the vast majority of their hair styles are terribly outdated

In the Midnight questline, it seems that certain players get different quest dialogue options depending on their customizations, like being a Man'ari. It seems like the simplest option would be to continue down that path, and let the player's ingame mouseover tooltip race name change depending upon the customizations you have selected. So if you have the Darkfallen blood elf customizations, then the game will formally recognize you as a Darkfallen. If you do not have the Void Elf colorations and tentacles, the game will formally recognize you as a high elf. RP addons like TRP can already adjust player mouseover tooltips like this, but the other person has to also have TRP in order for it to read as "High Elf" when mousing over instead of Void Elf.

After that, the next step would be to be give more High Elf representation in the Alliance by having some settlements and an army, rather than the current situation where ingame it just looks like a few Silver Covenant members and that's it.

Can't wait for my high elf to be void teleporting around, and using a void voice filter and turning people XD