Originally Posted by
wushootaki
Elaborate then.
If not, I'll clue you in.
Sylvannas Burns Teldrassil, raises undead at Lordaeron, then runs off.
She reappears to give eulogy to Rastakhan, and then disappears.
She reappears to raise Derek, then disappears.
She reappears to imprison Baine, and give you a ride to free Ashvane, then disappears.
She reappears in a cinematic to fight Saurfang, and then runs off.
She is nowhere present in any zone storyline, and Nathanos serves in her place as the figurehead for mostly all of the war campaign. She's not there to raise Zellick. She's not there when we release Baine. She doesn't lead the charge into Nazjatar.
Most of her orders outside this are told through Saurfang's storyline, meaning she is no the protaganist in this arc, but reactive to what Saurfang and the player are doing.
She is a background character, working in the shadows, until Saurfang outs her and makes her run away.
Saurfang and Jaina however are at the forefront of the storytelling, via Jaina's arcs in game, and the entire cinematic focus being on Saurfang.