tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post436676616552280403..comments2022-04-11T20:34:56.519-07:00Comments on Gamer By Design: WoW: Fiction Has a Horde BiasTalarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-4542635480619623232017-11-24T16:47:50.630-08:002017-11-24T16:47:50.630-08:00I'm sorry, it wrong. The alliance had a lot of...I'm sorry, it wrong. The alliance had a lot of lore in Wrath and Warcraft 3. The Horde has been made out to be the villains of franchise with data and mop. I say the Horde love is on par with the alliance, if not it need more attentionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691519264920269511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-47191938781737799462017-11-24T16:47:49.982-08:002017-11-24T16:47:49.982-08:00I'm sorry, it wrong. The alliance had a lot of...I'm sorry, it wrong. The alliance had a lot of lore in Wrath and Warcraft 3. The Horde has been made out to be the villains of franchise with data and mop. I say the Horde love is on par with the alliance, if not it need more attentionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09691519264920269511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-76906192600935747332016-09-13T09:28:05.774-07:002016-09-13T09:28:05.774-07:00What...What...Kitty L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04543943156640904423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-73325403745577117692016-05-29T07:19:40.417-07:002016-05-29T07:19:40.417-07:00I LOVE THE ALLIANCE, EVEN IF YOU CURSE AND ATTACK ...I LOVE THE ALLIANCE, EVEN IF YOU CURSE AND ATTACK ME, I WILL STILL LOVE HER!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-8344042321675053342013-11-19T08:35:29.872-08:002013-11-19T08:35:29.872-08:00"The Goblins can largely be written off as ei..."The Goblins can largely be written off as either green Gnomes, or Horde-favored versions of the same Goblins who already worked mostly with the Horde anyhow."<br /><br />...................... DAMMIT. We get no love. No respect! /shakes fistAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-68450316229683151552013-11-18T23:24:30.847-08:002013-11-18T23:24:30.847-08:00I think it's part of the problem of having suc...I think it's part of the problem of having such a wide player base with varying interests. Some players want Game of Warcrafts, others want Warcraft 2. I personally think some of their strongest potential stories are some of those they've left hanging in the wind; such as the council of three hammers, or even ones as far back as Calia Menethil's disappearance. I don't know if an endless back and forth between Orc and Human will sustain the series, eventually it's going to get stale (and for some of us it already has).Clockworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565064315360664711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-54248791427943753032013-11-18T23:20:55.101-08:002013-11-18T23:20:55.101-08:00I'm glad I am not the only person that thought...I'm glad I am not the only person that thought that Scenario was weird. My first time through I spent the whole time thinking that it must be some other NPC with Tyrande's voice. I find it odd that Night Elves that are supposedly hundreds of years old or more are so prone to flights of naivety (especially since, IIRC, using ambush tactics was something you did as Tyrande in WC3...)Clockworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565064315360664711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-73925727349532618742013-11-18T19:45:48.395-08:002013-11-18T19:45:48.395-08:00Seriously. I think I nearly did a spit take with m...Seriously. I think I nearly did a spit take with my drink when I first watched the beginning of that scenario. It was almost silly.<br /><br />Like I said in my post, I'm okay with the Horde being the primary story drivers. They're clearly more proactive and more interesting from a story perspective, unless Blizzard gets a little more creative with their Alliance-based story hooks.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-51969193753336354572013-11-18T18:46:46.138-08:002013-11-18T18:46:46.138-08:00Yup. Entirely agreed. The Alliance, or the humans ...Yup. Entirely agreed. The Alliance, or the humans at least, have always existed as a foil to the Orcs. I'm personally okay with that being the focus given I've been playing Warcraft games since the original RTS, but can Blizzard afford their continued focus, or will it hurt sales and subscriptions in the long term? The WoW playerbase is extremely diverse, and decently sensitive to this sort of thing. On the other hand, I really don't miss the players who were endlessly complaining about ZOMG Pandas! So perhaps it's not a big deal either way.Talarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684944568000522986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-87471659409864637882013-11-18T17:27:16.798-08:002013-11-18T17:27:16.798-08:00Agreed with Clockwork. And even the start of the ...Agreed with Clockwork. And even the start of the whole series involved the ORCS invading and the humans reacting.<br /><br />But yes, Talarian, I'm annoyed with Tyrande's portrayal in A Little Patience. They just want to portray Varian as being better than her in every way despite being about 1/200th of her age.<br /><br />And on a broader point, yeah, the Horde tends to spark events while the Alliance pretty much exists to fight against threats like the Burning Legion.Balkothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12425374556730828853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2814591084344141656.post-10768425145970900152013-11-18T16:13:30.403-08:002013-11-18T16:13:30.403-08:00I think part of the problem is that despite having...I think part of the problem is that despite having plenty of amazing ideas for other stories (such as fallout of the whole three-hammers thing, or Magatha's attempted coup) Blizzard has always been most in love with the story from the first Warcraft, whose title spells it out perfectly "Warcraft: Orcs and Humans". Other stories might pop up, but in the end the spotlight shines on the dynamic between the original races, and the two have always been stuck in a dance that the Orcs lead.Clockworkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00565064315360664711noreply@blogger.com