Originally Posted by
FanaticDreamer
I mean...yeah? Were we playing the same game? This has always been the Horde that I've seen. A bunch of separate races that are together not because they share core beliefs but because they need each other - an alliance of necessity. If they weren't allied with one another they'd be easy pickings for the Alliance and any other force sizeable enough to deal with them.
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Orcs - they're the backbone / start.
Trolls - were constantly being picked-off by multiple enemies -the ogres made them flee STV and then when they settled on Darkspear they were being constantly attacked by Murlocs then Humans. It was pure luck that they got involved with the Horde / Thrall, who were hiding on the Island. The trolls joining the Horde is what enabled the Horde to have the manpower to actually challenge the Alliance. But if the Trolls were never bothered they'd have happily stayed in STV just living their best life.
Tauren - they were nomadic for centuries and constantly moving due to their enemies, the Centaurs, picking them off steadily over time. They were almost extinct until Cairne reached out to the invading Orcs / Horde and offered an alliance with Thrall. Thrall / the orcs helped with the Centaur problem, so the Tauren owed them allegiance. But if the Tauren had it their way, they'd be living peacefully in the plains somewhere NOT involved in constant violence / war.
Forsaken - this one is even more obvious. The Forsaken simply joined the Horde because they had no other option. The Alliance and/or the Scarlet Crusade would have seen them dead. Sylvanas had to convince even the Horde to take them and promised their alliegence and power among the ranks. If Sylvanas / The Forsaken could have stood on their own or been welcome back by their people on the Alliance they would have preferred that.
Blood Elves - see above. The Blood Elves were once part of the Alliance and would have happily rejoined if not for Jaina's bullcrap. There was some tenseness between the Alliance and the Blood Elves, so they were SOL there. They were with the Horde because Sylvanas showed them kindness and offered them help. But not necessarily because they truly want to be there.
Pandaren - again, see above. Honestly, it makes little sense that they're on the Horde.
Goblins - Thrall offered them a better deal than the Alliance did.
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But the point is, pretty much everyone who is part of the Horde is there out of a matter of convenience. Where-as pretty much all races in the Alliance have been allied for generations. The Horde has had so much in-fighting and swapped through so many leaders that her summization isn't too far off.