Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[elbleuet]

Yeah my high elf paladin is looking good with his silverhand set.

I know you're mad about it.
But please deal with it.
High elves are now for both factions. Enjoy your High elf paladin while I enjoy my High elf.
Blizzard took the good decision.

[Broflake]

Sorry, but it seems you're the one that don't understand the difference:

You can "play" as an Alliance high elf in Shadowlands just as much as you could "play" as a demon hunter back in TBC by being a rogue and wielding Illidan's warglaives and wearing his blindfold.

You can roleplay as one, but you are not one.

I am not sure why they insist on it but hey, freecountry right?

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I know you're mad about it.

Why would I be upset over a video game?
I honestly could not care less dude.
I play alliance, so this benefits me.

But please deal with it.

Follow your own advice before speaking to me bud. Screaming for 15 years for something you still dont have isn't a good look.

High elves are now for both factions. Enjoy your High elf paladin while I enjoy my High elf.

Well, if you had a high elf, you'd have a connection to the sunwell, and you'd have a paladin.
You're still a void corrupted creature.
That is assuming you care about lore which, let us be honest, most helfers didnt.

Blizzard took the good decision.

A decision being good or bad is separate from whether or not you agree with it.
I don't agree with it, but if it turns out to be more beneficial, then its a good decision.
If you learn to not emotionally invest yourself in this matter, you'll not be so bothered.
There are more important things to life than pixels

[Amaterasu65]

I know you're mad about it.
But please deal with it.
High elves are now for both factions. Enjoy your High elf paladin while I enjoy my High elf.
Blizzard took the good decision.

Besides blue-eyed paladin isn't as immersive as gold-eye paladin. At least that's how I feel.

I also really like the purple eye, could push the arcane mage fantasy further. Their eyes can get purple from full-on arcane energy rushing through their entire body.

[Broflake]

Besides blue-eyed paladin isn't as immersive as gold-eye paladin. At least that's how I feel.

I also really like the purple eye, could push the arcane mage fantasy further. Their eyes can get purple from full-on arcane energy rushing through their entire body.

Did they confirm the purple and red eyes!?

[Doffen]

This looks really nice, pity I don't enjoy the hunter class that much. I even have Thoris'dal in my bank... on my mage! Wonder if I should switch from Human to VE after this. Can make some really nice pant-mogs which doesn't look good on human males, on cloth at least.

Also the Artifact weapon goes really well with that set.



That's my Belf hunter with the mage tower skin on the Artifact Weapon which is of course named Thas'dora, Legacy of the Windrunners, which goes well with it. Then you can use that skin on the Void Elf, with the red hair maybe and blue eyes and voila, you almost got an Alleria lookalike.

I just wish, and this is my biggest wish when it comes to customization, that hair shows in helms, hoodies etc. That would be the real change to me. I just dislike most helms seeing it just cuts your hair off :P

[Amaterasu65]

I am not sure why they insist on it but hey, freecountry right?

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Why would I be upset over a video game?
I honestly could not care less dude.
I play alliance, so this benefits me.


Follow your own advice before speaking to me bud. Screaming for 15 years for something you still dont have isn't a good look.

Well, if you had a high elf, you'd have a connection to the sunwell, and you'd have a paladin.
You're still a void corrupted creature.
That is assuming you care about lore which, let us be honest, most helfers didnt.

A decision being good or bad is separate from whether or not you agree with it.
I don't agree with it, but if it turns out to be more beneficial, then its a good decision.
If you learn to not emotionally invest yourself in this matter, you'll not be so bothered.
There are more important things to life than pixels

The salt is real. High Elves didn't depend on the Sunwell when they left Silvermoon either way. Don't know what your point is. The truth of the matter is BOTH factions have have normal skin tones and blue eyes and who knows what else VEs are gonna get to look more like Alleria and so on. Blizzard literally caved in after huge demand and they are gonna deliver. It makes sense because these features will actually sell.

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Also the Artifact weapon goes really well with that set.



That's my Belf hunter with the mage tower skin on the Artifact Weapon which is of course named Thas'dora, Legacy of the Windrunners, which goes well with it. Then you can use that skin on the Void Elf, with the red hair maybe and blue eyes and voila, you almost got an Alleria lookalike.

I just wish, and this is my biggest wish when it comes to customization, that hair shows in helms, hoodies etc. That would be the real change to me. I just dislike most helms seeing it just cuts your hair off :P

This is my only regret. Not going for hunter MT weapon. It fits perfectly.

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Did they confirm the purple and red eyes!?

If you see the post, there is a Void Elf with purple eyes on natural skin palette. Don't know about red eyes though.

[elbleuet]

I am not sure why they insist on it but hey, freecountry right?

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Why would I be upset over a video game?
I honestly could not care less dude.
I play alliance, so this benefits me.


Follow your own advice before speaking to me bud. Screaming for 15 years for something you still dont have isn't a good look.

Well, if you had a high elf, you'd have a connection to the sunwell, and you'd have a paladin.
You're still a void corrupted creature.
That is assuming you care about lore which, let us be honest, most helfers didnt.

A decision being good or bad is separate from whether or not you agree with it.
I don't agree with it, but if it turns out to be more beneficial, then its a good decision.
If you learn to not emotionally invest yourself in this matter, you'll not be so bothered.
There are more important things to life than pixels

Yeah buddy. I'm happy for you too.

[Doffen]

Meh...im annoyed because their story always involves a human as their lover influencing them in some way.
I want independence!
I WANT ANGER!
I WANT ELF RACISTS!

Agree, that's why I like them elves initially, both Night, High and other elves for being arrogant and feisty :P

[Zaelsino]

I disagree with him entirely on the hair. Void elves deserve to resemble their racial leader but they should achieve this through new designs, maybe based on Alleria's braids and other ideas shown here. Straight up pasting over all the blood elf hairstyles is a terrible idea.

[Yarathir]

And their new jewelry options. Unless I'm missing something those will be unavailable to alliance elves.

Oh yeah, those too.

[Broflake]

The salt is real.

Not sure why you and several others insist on such a thing. Are things so empty that you feel the need to assume someone is unhappy so you can feel good?
Let's cease baiting with such statements.

High Elves didn't depend on the Sunwell when they left Silvermoon either way.

I am not sure where you ever got the notion. The high elves people are ALL connected to the Sunwell, regardless if they left Silvermoon (high elves), or stayed (blood elves).
This is confirmed in Shadows of the Sun by the high elves of que'lithien who felt it restored, and is confirmed by Alleria who felt its destruction and restoration while being in Outland. So, the notion high elves don't use or depend on it is a false narrative.
This is what makes void elves superior to all other elves. They don't need an external magical source to feed them. They ARE the magical source.

Don't know what your point is. The truth of the matter is BOTH factions have have normal skin tones and blue eyes and who knows what else VEs are gonna get to look more like Alleria and so on. Blizzard literally caved in after huge demand and they are gonna deliver. It makes sense because these features will actually sell.

Well, as I said before.
I may not agree with their decision but it benefits me. So its a win-win situationf or me.

If you see the post, there is a Void Elf with purple eyes on natural skin palette. Don't know about red eyes though.

That works.

[Yarathir]

Screaming for 15 years for something you still dont have isn't a good look.

It's about time for you to cope. This desperation is a little embarrassing.

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Did they confirm the purple and red eyes!?

The purple ones were in the Void Elf preview. Probably their version of the golden eyes.

[Broflake]

Yeah buddy. I'm happy for you too. ������ Enjoy your Horde High elf Paladin
It would be nice to see the Silver Covenant joining the void elves ranks and to see more high elf/void elf interactions.

I would rather see them rejoin the blood elves.
With Sylvanas gone, there is no windrunner representation for the Horde.

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It's about time for you to cope. This desperation is a little embarrassing.

The matters I am hoping to cope with go beyond the matter of pixels. Best keep your psychic roleplay to yourself.
But hey, if you need to pretend someone is salty over something to feel good, go for it. Seems a little sad though.

The purple ones were in the Void Elf preview. Probably their version of the golden eyes.

Maybe.
They did show purple for blood elves in the past datamine despite it being NPC flagged along with blue eyes

[delus]

Sorry, but it seems you're the one that don't understand the difference:

You can "play" as an Alliance high elf in Shadowlands just as much as you could "play" as a demon hunter back in TBC by being a rogue and wielding Illidan's warglaives and wearing his blindfold.

You can roleplay as one, but you are not one.

So you are also saying that wildhammer Dwarves and sandfury trolls aren't coming to the game either?

[Ardenaso]

Meh...im annoyed because their story always involves a human as their lover influencing them in some way.
I want independence!
I WANT ANGER!
I WANT ELF RACISTS!

we need questlines where a Blood Elf guy tells you to kill some Human/Draenei for "stealing" his Blood Elf girlfriend

[elbleuet]

I would rather see them rejoin the blood elves.
With Sylvanas gone, there is no windrunner representation for the Horde.

The Horde doesnt need any.
But Vereesa could act as an Alliance representative in Silvermoon. That would be awesome.

[Broflake]

So you are also saying that wildhammer Dwarves and sandfury trolls aren't coming to the game either?

That is a case of false equivalency.
The difference between a wildhammer dwarf and sandfury troll is skin deep.
The difference between a void and a high elf literally has an entire questline dedicated to what makes them different.

high elves rely on the sunwell.
Void elves dont.
High elves have normal hair.
Void elves have tentacles.

Alleria is classified as a void elf despite her appearance, and not a high elf.
So, why is it that you want the looks of Alleria, the powers of Alleria, but not the racial classification?

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we need questlines where a Blood Elf guy tells you to kill some Human/Draenei for "stealing" his Blood Elf girlfriend

YES!
This would be hilarious

[The Silver Covenant]

Sorry, but it seems you're the one that don't understand the difference:

You can "play" as an Alliance high elf in Shadowlands just as much as you could "play" as a demon hunter back in TBC by being a rogue and wielding Illidan's warglaives and wearing his blindfold.

You can roleplay as one, but you are not one.

Same goes for Blood Elves with blue eyes. Still not a High Elf and we all have to roleplay as Quel’dorei. Nothing has changed except that the Alliance doesn’t have to suspend disbelief as much anymore.

[Broflake]

The Horde doesnt need any.
But Vereesa could act as an Alliance representative in Silvermoon. That would be awesome.

Sure they do, it creates parity between the factions which is important.
Lor'themar has made it quite clear he has no interest in anything to do with the Alliance, so there will never be an ALliance representative in Silvermoon.
It wouldn't make much sense story wise either since Vereesa and Lorthemar hate each other for unknown reasons.

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Same goes for Blood Elves with blue eyes. Still not a High Elf and we all have to roleplay as Quel’dorei. Nothing has changed except that the Alliance doesn’t have to suspend disbelief as much anymore.

The description of blood elves calls them high elves. The devs state they are high elves.
I cannot understand this insistence on refusing what has been reiterated over the past 15 years on the blood elf title being a title.

[delus]

That is a case of false equivalency.
The difference between a wildhammer dwarf and sandfury troll is skin deep.
The difference between a void and a high elf literally has an entire questline dedicated to what makes them different.

high elves rely on the sunwell.
Void elves dont.
High elves have normal hair.
Void elves have tentacles.

Alleria is classified as a void elf despite her appearance, and not a high elf.
So, why is it that you want the looks of Alleria, the powers of Alleria, but not the racial classification?

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YES!
This would be hilarious

So you're saying that they are different because high elves can't learn to use void magic?