Why? The arcane gifted Eredar are those on Argus. The draenei have no significant arcane based culture to speak of for the past what... 20k years? Their focus is the Light. I can see nothing to suggest they have anywhere near the arcane power of the Eredar, or for that matter, any of the Highborne or their descendants.
The Highborne most definitely are a closer "counter", especially with the Shen'dralar who have some affinity with demonic draining. That being said, this whole conflict is artificial and contrived in its appearance.
Time to feel the wrath of the Blood Elves, Alliance.
Lacking what? Are you referring to the night elven apprentices in Azshara? The Highborne re-introduced reforging to Azeroth, after all.
The draenei have never been portrayed as possessing much knowledge or interest in the arcane, either. Their mages, few as they are, teach it can be addictive and dangerous. That's about it. I don't think they can even hope to compete. I think Blizzard has exhausted the draenei/blood elf antagonism, anyway. It's a good time for the blood elves to confront their hypocritical night elven kin on the basis that they've admitted one of the most questionable faction of Highborne into their numbers, whilst shunning their own kind for fairly similar acts of desperation.
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They reintroduced something ancient, yes it wasn't something new, it was just forgotten. At some point the highborne started to stagnate in Eldre'thalas, since they teach outdated techniques and their equipment is ancient and of rather poor quality as well.
You might be right, and the Draenei could know even less but it hasn't been stated yet.
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Depends, the Highborne are inherently powerful in wielding arcane magics due to the Well's influence on their evolution. I do not doubt they won't struggle to pick up new techniques. In truth, I doubt they are as powerful as the high/blood elves or the Naga females, but in relative terms they and humans are the arcane specialists of the Alliance. Gnomes, I don't know. They're brainy, like the elves, but not inherently gifted in any other way in the arcane. Humans apparently can draw reckless amounts of energy but this must be juxtaposed vis-a-vis the fact that high elves became very conservative due to their fear of the Legion, and in the WRPG were still detailed as inherently more powerful than any other playable race when it came to the arcane. With fewer inhibitions, blood elves are likely to be a force to be reckoned with.
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Your basis for this is, what? Their kindredness with the Eredar? So what? Even gnomes seem to have a more defined arcane "culture" than draenei nowadays. Their focus is very much spiritual and Light-based. I'll concede we know too little about them but there is nothing to suggest they possess innate ability with the arcane anywhere close to the Highborne. Those Eredar who were gifted in the arcane are now mostly Man'ari and are on Argus.
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What Jaina did in Dalaran was stupid and irresponsible. Instead of making threats and acting stupid she should have focused on the real enemy which is Garrosh. Now all of the Alliance will have to suffer because of one dumb bitch. Sorry, but that's how she's acting now. Whatever wizardry you guys have in the Kirin Tor, good luck with it, you're gonna need lots.
I just finished the 5.1 quset line, damn, I'm ready to kick some Alliance ass. Lor'themar is awesome.
I'm not sure where you get this from.
- Rise of the HordeLong ago, on the planet of Argus, the eredar race arose. They were extremely intelligent and had a natural affinity for magic in all of its forms. Using their gifts, they developed a vast and wondrous society. They were aided in this development by an ancient artefact known as the Ata'mal crystal, a triangular crystal whose origin was a mystery to the eredar, though their legends suggested it had been a gift bestowed upon them in ancient times.
As far as lore goes, the Draenei are pretty much the master race in almost all fields; entirely what one would expect from a race that is millions of years old, as opposed to most of those upon Azeroth whose history rarely stretches back beyond the 20,000 year mark.The draenei culture is centered around two things: the Holy Light of Creation and magic. The first is the result of their unique relationship with the naaru, while the second is the path that the eredar have always followed. As a result, draenei usually choose religious professions, such as priests or paladins, or magical ones, such as the mage. A few have started to follow the path of the shaman under the guidance of Farseer Nobundo.
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The world's best mages versus a rather arrogant race (and I say that despite playing one one) who, despite having been so foolish as to charge headlong into the use of Fel magic, despite having seen what it did to the Orcs, curse their High Elven cousins for not having been that stupid, still proclaim themselves to be the most knowledgeable and proficient of magic wielders.
I'll place my bets on the Kirin'Tor.
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The blood elves are just as skilled in the arcane arts as the Kirin Tor.
Not to mention
Blood elves are biologically and physiologically high elves.[2] Courtesy of their exposure to fel magic (the practice of which spread in a similar fashion to the orcs own exposure to the substance, tainting even those in its proximity who chose not to dabble in it), the eyes of the sin'dorei now produce an emerald glow.
Few of these elves know of Kael'thas' pact with Illidan, and many would be horrified if they discovered it. Draining magic from small mana-bearing vermin is a far cry from draining magic from demons.
Meaning most of the blood elves never actively siphoned fel power, they eyes simply turned green because a few did.
Nor am I sure how you have extrapolated from that that they continue to have any special talent in the arcane. That quote describes the Eredar in the abstract. It does not state whether on balance those more inclined to the arcane remained on Argus or sided with the minority who fled from the path the Man'ari adopted.
Again, the basis being what? They don't seem very masterful at anything other than self-righteousness.As far as lore goes, the Draenei are pretty much the master race in almost all fields;
Where are you getting the "millions of years old" figure from? What are the visible hallmarks of their supposed "greatness"? They were butchered by the orcs and have spent most of their existence running from the Eredar using borrowed Naaru tech. True, it was the Legion that fuelled the Orcish genocide but what, exactly, did the draenei have to stop it? Where, precisely, are their great magi? I'll answer that: they're called Kil'jaeden and Archimonde. If they are millions of years old, its another sign of Blizzard's complete idiocy in appreciating the significance of these numbers.entirely what one would expect from a race that is millions of years old, as opposed to most of those upon Azeroth whose history rarely stretches back beyond the 20,000 year mark.[COLOR="red"]
"Arrogant" because, what? Unlike the Kirin Tor? Hah. They turned to fel because they perceived they had few alternatives. Their high elven cousins are cursed, not because they did not consume fel, but because they are perceived to have betrayed their homeland for the Alliance. Who, besides them, is more proficient or knowledgeable in the arcane? The Highborne relics? The fleeing draenei rats? Based. On. What.The world's best mages versus a rather arrogant race (and I say that despite playing one one) who, despite having been so foolish as to charge headlong into the use of Fel magic, despite having seen what it did to the Orcs, curse their High Elven cousins for not having been that stupid, still proclaim themselves to be the most knowledgeable and proficient of magic wielders.
I guess Modera and Jaina look pretty in a mirror.
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His statement is flawed at its core. The races comprising the Kirin Tor include high elves, humans and gnomes. This alone confers absolutely no advantage to them. Then you can add the fact that you have Kirin Tor amongst the Sunreavers, who were obviously exiled, who had access to exactly the same knowledge as the rest of the Kirin Tor, plus former Kirin Tor amongst the Forsaken.
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There were countless small battles on Azeroth (battlegrounds [RESOURCES!]), Outland (before and behind the portal, quests in every area where we fight the opposite faction) and Northrend in the Fjord, Tundra and Dragonblight (before Wrathgate). They were at war and hostile to each other... and unlike Combatbulter said, Varian didnt declare war (full out war with grant battles) after the Wrathgate, Garrosh did it in Cataclysm.
You act like the Blood Elves are fighting alone. They were present in Outland, while Kaelthas was still their leader.
No, its just ridiculous to add real life morals into a video game. Everything is relative.... Tauren call the Taurajo incident a "massacre", Jaina purged Dalaran (while disabling the dragonhawks of the Sunreavers [and no, she didnt just kill Sunreavers who wanted to baricade themselves in the city]) which is totally contraticting her attitude after Theremore was bombed.
The Plague turns humanoids into slime.... its a matter of perspective if its morally more okay to get killed by a mace smashing your head or a sword, which cuts your limbs off.
Why would morals change based on the fact that it's a video game?No, its just ridiculous to add real life morals into a video game. Everything is relative....
Azeroth most powerful mortal mage, yes. But if power would be the only reason someone wins a fight, we'd be dead by now. Even Thrall got captured by some no name Alliance marines.
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Because Azeroth =/= Earth? Dunno. \