Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[Manariel]

Remind me why the Horde keep getting their leaders become evil, and yet it's obviously Horde bias? The only characters shown as being absolute "good" are High King Anduin "Literal Hurty Bones From Doing Bad" Wrynn, while the Horde gets genocidal maniacs they get to put down.

The Horde get literally evil characters, in a game where the villains drive the plot. So yeah, we'll see more of them.

But at least the only characters on the alliance that get shafted on the regular are the night elves.

It doesn't change the fact that Alliance zones are mostly unfinished, with reused assets when Blizzard takes a lot more care in crafting Horde zones. And for all the Horde players whine about their leadership going evil... they've lost two characters because of it, Garrosh and Sylvanas. Thrall's still here and he'll be the Orc racial leaders again, that's obvious, and the Forsaken will probably have Voss or the Desolate Council. The only race which was truly shafted was the Darkspears, with Vol'jin never being allowed to do anything as Warchief, and BGA positioned Rokhan has his successor.

[Garfurion]

A race being rare hasn't really been an issue before (cough, void elves), and a combined half-elf/high elf race would be less "rare" than either on it's own so eh, don't see that as much of a concern.

A race needs to, at least theoretically, have a way to replenish their numbers so an official lore reason is needed and a large enough source population. Customisation options don't have that requirement or a Dark Troll look would be impossible.

A request for a Half-Elf customisation option for humans would also be a lot harder for Blizzard to turn down since it doesn't seem to cross any of their red-lines.

[Aldo Hawk]

Blood elfs with different eye color is not worth this thread.

I just wish people redirect their efforts into gameplay issues instead of different eye color.

Excuse me, but this is a total lack of comprehension from your part.

What is being asked for is for something from the Alliance to be made playable, just like Dark Iron Dwarves were, visuals may or may not be liked, and these can change.

This is not just a 'different eye color' thing.

[Aldo Hawk]

No matter how much you spin it. It’s still an eye color at the end of the day.

As i said, this discussion is a waste and i wish people focus on important gameplay, class identity, content problems that directly affect us instead of asking for different eye color blood elves.

Spin it? There is nothing that anybody has to spin at all.

It's simple, High elves, they are not playable, they are in the Alliance, ergo... Just like that.

And I can just enumerate that racials, visuals (more than eye color), classes. voicelines, etc... So yeah, so much 'just eye color'. Oh, and FACTION. Yeah, just eye color...

In fact, is so much 'just eye color' that given the recent announcements that Blood elves are going to get 40 new customization options, people are thinking that it can mean blue eyes, and even if that ends up being the case, the High elves will still be asked for. Yeah, so much 'just eye color'...

Would not be nice to bring something to the conversation than just some spiteful and half-assed comment to shit on others? Yeah, I hope that sinks in

[Ruri]

“Being listened to” and “having demands met” are very different things, y’know.

No, I wasn't aware. Thank you so much for that life lesson.

Fortunately I'm more self aware when I speak and demanding something from Blizzard is just not a practice I want to invest. I'm sure you could have taken from my post that it is still a request, just much politer than: 'demand being met' without trying to make a useless point.


Back onto subject. In no way blood elves potentially getting a blue eye customization a good argument against high elves. In fact it's the furthest thing away when if your argument is based on similarities we can go down the panda road.

[Manariel]

I’m nit being spiteful. I read nearly half the pages in this goddamn thread and it seems to me that it’s been discussed to death and blizzard will not even do it.

This is why i think the energy and thoughts of posters should go elsewhere.

Why should we drop this demands just because other players find it more important. I honestly don't give a crap about class identity or whatever gameplay problems affect mythyc+/raid players. I care about High Elves being made playable when they keep using more of them everywhere in Alliance content, however.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

How is it possible for so many of you to talk in circles the same talking points... yet say absolutely so little at the same time? Do you not get bored of it? Or is it just a way to increase post counts?

I’m nit being spiteful. I read nearly half the pages in this goddamn thread and it seems to me that it’s been discussed to death and blizzard will not even do it.

This is why i think the energy and thoughts of posters should go elsewhere.

People need to live out their fantasies somehow.

[Zora-Prime]

High Elves are Blood Elves. They are just using the name Blood Elves because Kael thought it was cool or something.

[Issilian]

They really aren't different societies. If Blood Elves were still the mana vampires they were introduced as then sure, but now? No, they're the same.

And racials would also mostly be the same. Blood elves have arcane racials, high elves would also have arcane racials.

Yes, but god forbid that logic enters this conversation.

This whole debate seems to boil down to entitlement, "I want it, therefore I should have it", it's like watching a group of Karens wanting to speak to the manager.

[FlubberPuddy]

Yes, but god forbid that logic enters this conversation.

This whole debate seems to boil down to entitlement, "I want it, therefore I should have it", it's like watching a group of Karens wanting to speak to the manager.

You could say this about many things people ask for of Blizzard.

I could call people wanting flying immediately lazy pieces of shit because they don’t wanna do what’s required for Pathfinder.

That doesn’t really change the fact that there are people not satisfied with how flying is handled and want it laid out differently.

I could call everyone complaining about the state of classes right now as shmucks that just want more abilities than there are buttons on their kB+mouse combined because apparently more buttons = more complex.

I’d still be ignoring the fact that there’s people who aren’t happy with the state of classes and my dismissal of the topic doesn’t change that.

You can be as dismissive as you want, but there’s people that clearly want High Elves. And from Blizzard themselves have referenced it as a popular topic therefore trying to reduce it or call the group of people wanting it “illogical” is just another way of being a scumbag Steve (if you’re gonna call people a “Karen”).

The fact that there’s people who have come in here and said “I wish this effort was placed toward Y instead” means that they’re acknowledging how much effort, collectively, has been put forward toward an idea and addition for the game.

Just because it’s not what you personally want doesn’t make it a waste.

I do love though how irksome some people get over others focusing on asking what they want in a video game. Some people man.

[Anastacy]

No, I wasn't aware. Thank you so much for that life lesson.

Fortunately I'm more self aware when I speak and demanding something from Blizzard is just not a practice I want to invest. I'm sure you could have taken from my post that it is still a request, just much politer than: 'demand being met' without trying to make a useless point.

And your useless point was "Bwizzard isn't wistening to me, waa waa".

They can listen to you and a multitude of things happen afterward including, but not limited to, not giving you want you want.

[Aldo Hawk]

I’m nit being spiteful.

Blood elfs with different eye color is not worth this thread.

I just wish people redirect their efforts into gameplay issues instead of different eye color.

No matter how much you spin it. It’s still an eye color at the end of the day.

As i said, this discussion is a waste and i wish people focus on important gameplay, class identity, content problems that directly affect us instead of asking for different eye color blood elves.

I’m nit being spiteful.

Are you sure about that?

Don't take me as a fool, you despised the whole thread as some sort of stupid, shallow thing, when that is not the case, you didn't even bothered to give a proper insight for it and just spitted on it. That is a pretty spiteful attitude don't you think?

I read nearly half the pages in this goddamn thread and it seems to me that it’s been discussed to death and blizzard will not even do it.

This is why i think the energy and thoughts of posters should go elsewhere.

One thing does not erase the other, if that is everything you want to contribute to the thread I'm afraid it's not gonna work and will be rightfully pointed out as mean commentary that helps nothing.

[Ignaz]

No matter how much you spin it. It’s still an eye color at the end of the day.

As i said, this discussion is a waste and i wish people focus on important gameplay, class identity, content problems that directly affect us instead of asking for different eye color blood elves.

If this discussion is a waste of time; then, why are you here wasting your precious time and not in other discussions?

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How is it possible for so many of you to talk in circles the same talking points... yet say absolutely so little at the same time? Do you not get bored of it? Or is it just a way to increase post counts?



People need to live out their fantasies somehow.

Then, go and live your life as you please. We'll invest our effort and time wherever we please

[KOUNTERPARTS]

Then, go and live your life as you please. We'll invest our effort and time wherever we please

Well, here I am doing so. Thanks!

[Ignaz]

Well, here I am doing so. Thanks!

Good luck.

[How dare you]

High Elves are Blood Elves. They are just using the name Blood Elves because Kael thought it was cool or something.

Blood Elves have been corrupted by fel magic, thus the green eyes. High Elves are still uncorruoted.

[Ignaz]

Blood Elves have been corrupted by fel magic, thus the green eyes. High Elves are still uncorruoted.

They don't want to understand that, they only see blue eyes.
Well, that's their understanding capacity

[Redzonetode]

high elves arent going to be added as a seperate race. its just not happening.

your best bet is that void elves get high elf customization in 10.0 (presuming blizz gives allied races the same customization boost that original races are getting)

[How dare you]

Right.

If only there were story wherein the source of mana for them were pumping them full of Light and Arcane. A well if you will. Made of equal parts Light and Arcane. Having some sort of cleansing effect...

Sounds dumb.

[DeicideUH]

Right.

If only there were story wherein the source of mana for them were pumping them full of Light and Arcane. A well if you will. Made of equal parts Light and Arcane. Having some sort of cleansing effect...

Thus golden eyes, not blue.