December 14, 2008, 04:52 PM
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#25 (permalink)
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Re: WOOOWW! New cutscene - MEGA HUGE SPOLERS ALERT
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Originally Posted by Drew
The Blood Elves didn't get any support after the destruction of the Sunwell because they weren't part of the Alliance anymore. And it was their own fault.
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We could build Arcane Sanctums in the human missions of WCIII which suggests that the elves were still part of the Alliance. I think Blizzard may have adjusted the Lore to keep the elves in, in order to propel the story forward. The story I'm concerned with anyway.
If they weren't part of the Alliance, the whole plot line in WCIII where Kael'thas is still taking orders from Garithos, after the Sunwell destruction is a little weird. Leaving a race to die (or even encouraging events to make that happen), reasoning that they had concerns over their environment is a bit harsh, if not genocidal, wouldn't you say?
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Originally Posted by Drew
The Orcs. These guys are not evil. It really wasn't their fault they had an addictive bloodlust. It was Ner'zhul's fault. Who was an orc. And, who, if you remember, was the original Lich King. Before Arthas. So blaming the humans for Arthas really isn't fair.
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Arthas was responsible for his own actions. He just happened to be human. Thrall had the good sense to go to Kalimdor. I guess a greater evil / motivation drew Ner'zhul in, so we could go further back to exonerate Ner'zhul. We could blame Eve for eating an apple, if we were so inclined, but we all know it was the serpent's fault for putting it there. 
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Originally Posted by Drew
About the trolls: you know that story that they are the ancestors of Night Elves? Yeah, um, thats not true. If you go on the official community site and go to the history, it says that the night elves made their way to the edge of the Well of Eternity, and thrived there. Nothing about the trolls. Whoops!
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My mentioning it as a "true story" was more of a humorous aside. The Lore does imply it could be possible though. It's on the internet somewhere so it must be true. 
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Originally Posted by Drew
So, the big question: Who is evil, Alliance or Horde? The big answer: NEITHER OF THEM. They are two separate groups, fighting against a common enemy. This should make them allies, right? Wrong. Somehow, each member race has managed to piss off at least one of the members of the other faction.
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Agree strongly with this. What I don't agree with is the notion that the Horde are evil because the Alliance are just as malevolent. Any time I join a discussion like this it's usually because of the misconception of Alliance = Good / Horde = Bad. I know the Horde haven't always been immaculately behaved. 
Last edited by Vaell; December 14, 2008 at 04:55 PM..
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