Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[Broflake]

I wonder if Void Elves are now going to shoot up in population to rival Blood Elves.

Probably. They were already themost popular AR.
Now they get the blood elf look, and no rep lock?
Mmph. I am sure they'll bepopular

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You should know better by now.

Let's avoid infractions though yes?

[delus]

But is the outrage enough to fuel this thread the rest of the way to 1000 pages?

I don't know if it will get that far without people giving 1k word essays on the topic.

[MyWholeLifeIsThunder]

I saw an interesting suggestion on the official forums. This goes back to the idea that Wildhammer dwarves and Sand Trolls are being added as customization options instead of separate races:

Add customization to Blood Elves to let them play San'layan, plus give arcane tatoos. And give warpaint/high elf options for Void Elves.

Agreed, giving HE skin tones to Void Elves really could mean that the "racial" groupings are becoming a lot more broad, so it makes me hopeful for San'layn/Dark Ranger options, as well for more of Alleria's aesthetic for Void Elves.

Maybe not right now, but when AR get more stuff later down the line.

[Rhlor]

Exactly. The horde will get more options, having blood elf blue eyes, any alliance who really wanted high elves or blue eyed thalassians won't feel he has to stay on the alliance either.

And according to Danuser, well he can roleplay a high elf on the horde. Yes. Auric Sunchaser is in Quel'danas and is a high elf, you can decide if you are one but fighting with the horde races, never partaking in pvp battles with the allinace.

he has the tittle high elf representative


my hunter is going to be a high elf that accompanies auric in queldanas and stayed to live in his home!

[delus]

I saw an interesting suggestion on the official forums. This goes back to the idea that Wildhammer dwarves and Sand Trolls are being added as customization options instead of separate races:

Add customization to Blood Elves to let them play San'layan, plus give arcane tatoos. And give warpaint/high elf options for Void Elves.

Felblood is an option. All they have to do is import demonhunter customizations.

[Broflake]

Agreed, giving HE skin tones to Void Elves really could mean that the "racial" groupings are becoming a lot more broad, so it makes me hopeful for San'layn/Dark Ranger options, as well for more of Alleria's aesthetic for Void Elves.

Maybe not right now, but when AR get more stuff later down the line.

For me I am disappointed because it completely defeats the purpoe of having void elves to begin with. They might as well have done high elves rather than this weird loop de loop

[Sharby]

I wonder if Void Elves are now going to shoot up in population to rival Blood Elves.

IIRC Velves are already the most popular Alliance AR by far, and that was WITH the rep requirement.


I don't think its unlikely that it doubles in size.

[Broflake]

Felblood is an option. All they have to do is import demonhunter customizations.

Felblood do not have the same appearances as a demon hunter, they're also dead if I remember right.

[Rhlor]

I am fucking LIVID that BLOOD ELVES get the high elf eye color. High elves are not a part of the horde! Now all those retarded high elf horde RPers get to live their fucking stupid ass dream of "I just decided to join the horde" like bitch what. Oh yeah, High elves would totes rejoin with their blood elven brethren in the horde... the same horde that genocides over and over. The same horde that saw Nathanos lead a fucking massacre of the high elves of Quel'Lithien Lodge. Oh yeah, they're real hyped to join those murderous maniacs.

All this, and I could let it slide of void elves got the high elf skin colors and blue eyes so at least there, "high elves are technically playable on alliance now".

Edit: Wait, did they get the coloration? The front page confused me for a moment. The "new void elf options" thing has most of them in blood elf underwear models so I assumed those are blood elf??

I remember those elves! were those who do not want help! and then they became wretched because they didn't start consuming corrupt magic!
but there were high elves who came home! in woltk!

[DeicideUH]

I saw an interesting suggestion on the official forums. This goes back to the idea that Wildhammer dwarves and Sand Trolls are being added as customization options instead of separate races:

Add customization to Blood Elves to let them play San'layan, plus give arcane tatoos. And give warpaint/high elf options for Void Elves.

I'm all in favor of dark ranger looks for blood elves.

And I think warpaint will come to void elves, but in a later stage. It was a common request from high elf and void elf fans alike, Alleria has them, and they work as a visual differentiation between void/high elves and blood elves, who now seem to be using jewelry as their thing.

(I know some people want warpaint for blood elves, and I wouldn't mind it at all, but I feel Blizzard has abandoned that look for the Sin'dorei a long time ago, and it was mostly revived through high elf fan art).

[delus]

Red skin and horns. Demonhunter has similar options. Felblood were limited by low rez graphics of the time period. Maybe an update to the black wings. As for being dead, they're just blood elves that drank too deeply in the fel. Not a difficult action to repeat.

[Yarathir]

I'm all in favor of dark ranger looks for blood elves.

And I think warpaint will come to void elves, but in a later stage. It was a common request from high elf and void elf fans alike, Alleria has them, and they work as a visual differentiation between void/high elves and blood elves, who now seem to be using jewelry as their thing.

(I know some people want warpaint for blood elves, and I wouldn't mind it at all, but I feel Blizzard has abandoned that look for the Sin'dorei a long time ago, and it was mostly revived through high elf fan art).

Meh, I do hope this change won't preclude Void Elves from getting more voidy customization options too.

[Teriz]

IIRC Velves are already the most popular Alliance AR by far, and that was WITH the rep requirement.


I don't think its unlikely that it doubles in size.

Vulpera are actually a pretty close second. But yeah, after this, I expect Void Elves to displace Night Elves as the top Alliance race, and to challenge Belves for the top racial spot overall.

I really hate elves.

[Traycor]

I'm all in favor of dark ranger looks for blood elves.

And I think warpaint will come to void elves, but in a later stage. It was a common request from high elf and void elf fans alike, Alleria has them, and they work as a visual differentiation between void/high elves and blood elves, who now seem to be using jewelry as their thing.

(I know some people want warpaint for blood elves, and I wouldn't mind it at all, but I feel Blizzard has abandoned that look for the Sin'dorei a long time ago, and it was mostly revived through high elf fan art).

Agreed. The only thing I'm leery of is the "later date" part. Historically, that later date never comes. Blizzard fully intends to add more customization later in the xpac, I'm sure, but this kind of thing is usually abandoned unless there is an outcry about broken promises.

[Rhlor]

I'm all in favor of dark ranger looks for blood elves.

And I think warpaint will come to void elves, but in a later stage. It was a common request from high elf and void elf fans alike, Alleria has them, and they work as a visual differentiation between void/high elves and blood elves, who now seem to be using jewelry as their thing.

(I know some people want warpaint for blood elves, and I wouldn't mind it at all, but I feel Blizzard has abandoned that look for the Sin'dorei a long time ago, and it was mostly revived through high elf fan art).

not undead in my quel'thalas !!! just give the forsaken long ears

[Traycor]

All I am saying is, this clearly was never about having playable high elves on the alliance. It was, and always has been about skin deep aesthetics.
It had nothing to do with the lore or anything else.
I expect this topic will die now.

Really, they should change the names of some of the races on the character select screen. It should say Void Elf/High Elf. Trolls should include Sand Troll, Dwarves should include Wildhammer Dwarf.

It's an easy solve that wouldn't require changing the actual race name in-game. Just a simple nod to the player that the "race" is a wider grouping.

[Broflake]

Red skin and horns. Demonhunter has similar options. Felblood were limited by low rez graphics of the time period. Maybe an update to the black wings. As for being dead, they're just blood elves that drank too deeply in the fel. Not a difficult action to repeat.

And why wouldn't you just roll a demon hunter for those options?
Let alone, why would the blood elves who are vehemently opposed to such actions take in large amounts of fel?
Like...dude...

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Really, they should change the names of some of the races on the character select screen. It should say Void Elf/High Elf. Trolls should include Sand Troll, Dwarves should include Wildhammer Dwarf.

It's an easy solve that wouldn't require changing the actual race name in-game. Just a simple nod to the player that the "race" is a wider grouping.

I don't see the necessity and it may not be possible with the way the game is coded.

[Kaichu]

And why wouldn't you just roll a demon hunter for those options?
Let alone, why would the blood elves who are vehemently opposed to such actions take in large amounts of fel?
Like...dude...

Warlocks.
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[mortephobia]

shouldn't this thread close for redundancy?

[Aucald]

shouldn't this thread close for redundancy?

No, it is neither redundant nor does it appear the conversation is at an end.