Based on what? What grounds do you base the idea that there will be some massive reveal or plot twist? Their past examples of writing have all been shallow and unimaginative. Remember that this is the same company that believes "The Rule of Cool" is the ultimate method of presentation and delivery of story.
That was obviously sarcasm. It was based on the premise that 4D chess would be a hyperbolic extension of 3D chess, which in turn is (at the time) a fictional variant of chess, afaik shown first in star trek, that is aleady rather nonsensical and a desperate attempt to make something look more complex and futuristic to show off how smart the characters playing it are/were.
In this context I ment to say that the hack writers at Blizzard deserpately try to make all her nonsense strategies look like they were part of some genious plan (while in truth they all rely on pure dumb plot armor throughout all of it). That part is coroborated by some of the voice lines on the PTR. The comment was aimed at all the desperate sylvanas fanboys that come up with ever more harebrained explanations for this shit show.
So yet again, its a "good" thing that the alliance enslaved thrall and forced him to fight in a ring...
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When you have no decent argument, just play the fanboy card so all the alliance players can jump into your echo chamber.
I been seeing this topic on the front page since yesterday and the title's ridiculousness is killing me. Did you watch it with your ass? Delete this please.
2 things really bothered me with this.
1. the invisibility wasn't stealth at all, especially when he grabs her and she's still invisible.
2. Why does snapping an undead's neck kill them, but they can live with conditions that living can't(like half their head missing, etc...)
As you said, two of the most of powerful living orcs. These two did not live that long polishing boots. That they stopped the assassin should have been expected. Had the assassination succeeded, the conversation would be how two of the most powerful orcs fell to two un-named assassins.
But you are correct on why they chose to attack in broad daylight but they were cloaked.
There is also the question of whether Sylvanas were expecting them to succeed. I suspect not. Had she wanted them dead, she should send someone more dependable, like her champion. So maybe the assassins were not expected to kill them, but just to provoke Thrall. Why? No idea. A possibility anyway.
That's the only thing that makes any sense. Someone(not necessarily Sylv) wanted to provoke Thrall out of hiding.
Who stands to gain by this:
Saurfang. By bringing Thrall back into the horde it reinforces Saurfang's faction both from an ethical and physical standpoint.
The Alliance. Having Thrall back in the horde would not only undermine Sylvanas, but simultaneously stabilize more rational and honorable horde factions. Anduin already released Saurfang, so maybe someone like Matthias Shaw could hire mercs to lead Saurfang to Thrall as well as prod Thrall out of hiding.
Sylvanas. Some weird plot of hers to get all her enemies in one place, maybe? Maybe she wants to somehow show the horde how weak Thrall and Saurfang have gotten? And what their "honor" leads to? I don't know. Seems like a stretch. Or she might need Thrall for something else, like managing the elements around Nazjatar after Azshara is defeated.
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I personally find it hard it would be Saurfang given how honor bound he is shown so far. Such underhand tactics does not seems to his M.O.
Anduin does not seem the type. Shaw might but would he do something like this without Anduin permission? There is also the fact the assassins seems to be Undead. Are there independent Murder Inc around? I do not know.
So it leads back to the Sylvanas. I think she wants Thrall back out and possibly lead the Horde. Why? I think Sylvanas has a bigger plan and that does not include the Horde. The war is simply a path towards that. At some point she will step away from the Horde on her personal quest and someone will need to lead the Horde after her departure. The quests involving tracking back her in Legion shows she has a personal agenda. I personally think she is seeking immortality, maybe even godhood.
This is all just speculation on my part.
Well it could have been a lot worse. They gave a fight to Thrall and Saurfang is a true veteran, So if they had sent 4 or 5 assassins they would been chumped before Thrall could have his little duel so for Forsaken fans, consider only 2 a blessing otherwise they would have been rendered a lot more incompetent to give the same result.