Originally Posted by
Shadowbane
To be honest people are going to complain no matter what race we get.
Blood Elves were too pretty for the Horde.
Draenei are space goat gypsies.
Worgen are from Twilight.
Goblins are annoying.
Even for lore appropriate races, most people won't care about the lore.
High elves are just blood elves.
Ogres are fat, etc etc.
I should note these are not my opinions, just those I've heard from others.
As for Hozen and presumably Jinyu, I don't see either of them lorewise becoming so involved with the factions as to take part in their affairs outside Pandaria where it just doesn't concern them.
I will always hold some hope we can play as vrykul at some point, though. The best explanation I'd have for that is that with the Lich King gone, the remaining vyrkul join up with the factions so they can basically battle each other to the death to go to vrykul Valhalla - and the Horde and Alliance, of course, are either happy to welcome them or are obliged to because if they don't, they'll side with the other team.
Naga and ogres don't appeal to me at all.