Official High Elf Discussion Megathread

[matrix123mko]

I think most of us who play blood elves like our story progression! we like to have our sunwell

This is not the real Sunwell. It is not a source of unlimited arcane power but fragile naaru juice that slowly lightforges everyone nearby.

[Rhlor]

This is not the real Sunwell. It is not a source of unlimited arcane power but fragile naaru juice that slowly lightforges everyone nearby.

it has arcane power too

[Traycor]

I'm considering reorganizing the OP, putting the contents into the next post, and arranging the OP for new high elf customization options since they are being designed/created right now.

[ddi2]

I am responding to your posts after you started to respond to me.

Yes, I know that.

Did he....he said if you want blue eyed pale skinned elves the horde is there for you. that sentence alone is enough the suggest that they thought they where nothing more then looks. That combined with the current planned looks for void elves kinda confirms it.

That statement means the looks is what is they consider important. Not that the race is just the looks. I mean, Ion has repeatedly talked about High Elves as a separate group from Blood Elves, never did he say they are exactly the same thing. But those differences are unimportant to him, for Ion when it comes to playability the looks is all that matters.

They did not think about void elves or high elves long enough. they see the reaction that a lot of people want high elves. So they think this will fix it.
For me and many others its a big fat nope.

Yes, I understand that perfectly.

[elbleuet]

I'm considering reorganizing the OP, putting the contents into the next post, and arranging the OP for new high elf customization options since they are being designed/created right now.

Super ! Good idea!

[Alanar]

When the Nightborne eyes get fixed, I hope I get blamed for it for making that eye edit.

I hope you do tbh, I even used yur example ones.

[Ielenia]

good thing im not talking about group, but race

Irrelevant. Because when we're talking about "playable race", which is the context of the word "race" used in this discussion, we're talking about groups within said race. Just like "humans" refers only to Stormwind humans, not Alteraci humans, or Gilneas humans, or Lordaeron humans. A goblin is from the Bilgecartel, and not from any of the other cartels.

it have a lot to do with that

It's not, really. Anti-high-elfs constantly insist it does, but it doesn't, really. We're not asking to create a new group out of nowhere. High elves in the Alliance already exist and have existed for a long time.

[FlubberPuddy]

I'm considering reorganizing the OP, putting the contents into the next post, and arranging the OP for new high elf customization options since they are being designed/created right now.

That would work, it can include suggestions like turning hairstyles with tendrils into non-tendril braids for instance. We can get some updated artwork in now that we know its happening and we can be mindful of taking into consideration what we're getting to better direct ideas for High Elves.

It may be better to hold off till the options are up on the alpha though, just a suggestion.

[elbleuet]

Apparently Void elves are getting real high elves blue eyes. Blood elves' new eyes appear to be "turquoise" rather than really blue. Take it with caution Things may change as it is only beta.

[Frenchvince]

Purple eyes are available for velf in character creation.

[baskev]

Yes, I know that.


That statement means the looks is what is they consider important. Not that the race is just the looks. I mean, Ion has repeatedly talked about High Elves as a separate group from Blood Elves, never did he say they are exactly the same thing. But those differences are unimportant to him, for Ion when it comes to playability the looks is all that matters.


Yes, I understand that perfectly.

But the way he said it does not make it sound like that. The way he and blizzard has said it so far. Makes them sound like 1 race. Or better said :something we only want the looks for.

Again if he really ment they are 2 sepperate races or taken our wish for real ( not granted it). He could have said they would look to similar as blood elves. Or we do not think its a right idea etc etc...not : the horde is there for you.
That sentence and their previous actions around high elves thrully make it sound like blizzard really do not see them as a race.

[FossilFree]

Purple eyes are available for velf in character creation.

I think purple void eyes should be the Void Elf exclusive, like how Blood Elves have one more unique eye color with the holy gold. We know that void users were expelled from Silvermoon for the threat they pose to the Sunwell, so it doesn't make much sense for Blood Elves to get any void purple color or for Void Elves to get gold.

[DeicideUH]

Purple eyes are available for velf in character creation.

Only males, thought, but I think it's a bug.

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Apparently Void elves are getting real high elves blue eyes. Blood elves' new eyes appear to be "turquoise" rather than really blue. Take it with caution Things may change as it is only beta.

Blue eyes for blood elves are accessible. That purple color isn't, thought.

[Frenchvince]

Blizzard must share the hair colors of the belf with the velf, to be able to make a high elf.

[Mikhas]

Blizzard must share the hair colors of the belf with the velf, to be able to make a high elf.

Bu then the blood does not have anything unique, they should add at least blonde or silver but not every one of the hair colors.

[Frenchvince]

Only males, thought, but I think it's a bug.

[DeicideUH]

https://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2020/23/3/1591216173-855ecf0c11f357f795bf413d1fa226b2.png

I mean it's a bug in the sense that females are not able to select it.

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Holy cow, we will be able to customize Entropic Embrace!

https://twitter.com/MrGMYT/status/12...947983363?s=20

That explains the bug I got with it not changing skin once, as well as the constant Entropic Embrace changes that happened in previous builds (sometimes affecting hair, sometimes not)!

[Kyriani]

Bu then the blood does not have anything unique, they should add at least blonde or silver but not every one of the hair colors.

I'd push more for Blood Elves to get the Darkfallen aesthetic as "unique" options - Red eyes, the same skin options used by Dark Ranger and San'layn NPC's... that sorta of thing.

[FlubberPuddy]

i mean it's a bug in the sense that females are not able to select it.

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holy cow, we will be able to customize entropic embrace!

https://twitter.com/mrgmyt/status/12...947983363?s=20

that explains the bug i got with it not changing skin once, as well as the constant entropic embrace changes that happened in previous builds (sometimes affecting hair, sometimes not)!

woooot!!! Fuck yes!

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Lmao even the wowhead peeps are memeing on blood elves!

"When Void Elves ninja Blood Elf skins why wouldn't you have BEs asking for VE stuff?" -Stiven

"Because Alliance wins" -Another wowhead dataminer who I don't know name of sadly

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I'd push more for Blood Elves to get the Darkfallen aesthetic as "unique" options - Red eyes, the same skin options used by Dark Ranger and San'layn NPC's... that sorta of thing.

Yeah that's good, I would do that too.

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That explains the bug I got with it not changing skin once, as well as the constant Entropic Embrace changes that happened in previous builds (sometimes affecting hair, sometimes not)!

Now it makes sense why it also happened to give a fair skin tone. What if you can choose to lessen the degree of the embrace, so people that want High Elves can 'avoid' the racial proc in that sense (but it's still actually there)?

[Frenchvince]

Vereesa update <3