The racial of void elves could easily be tied to your costumsation preferences. If you make your void elf fair and pale skinned or anything not voidy, you get an arcane visual.
The Draenei Manāari eredar skin already does this if Iām correct.
For those against this, you then should argue the same for the Draenei.
In addition to that itās not game breaking in any way, shape or form.
Also the argument of core race flew out of the window. Because other from the name tags you canāt tell the neutral races apart. If you want to argue hairstyles, what about the transmog which give characters hoods. If I was to post a picture of a void elf and blood elf next to each other without the UI on, I doubt youād be able to tell them apartā¦
So yes an arcane hue looking alteration for the void elf racial is a nice alternative to actual playable high elves. We can tie it to how you costumise your void elf or as an option via npc/barbershop.
The Manāari racial is still called Blessed by the Naaru and does the exact same thing as other Draenei and for the same reason, it simply reflects their past as Manāari even if they are repentant. It is still being blessed by the light.
This request is not the same. It is a request to twist Void Elves into something they are not as a vector for an entirely different fantasy.
Agree to disagree.
It is because you view it that way. Void elves also have affinity of the arcane as they are blood elven exiles. So it could as well be an arcane hue.
That I did overread and yes, that would be a good solution. Also, would be nice to add Fel-options (also for eyes if not present) as well if you wish to run a Void Elf Warlockā¦
I think that would upset blood elf players. So I wonāt ask for something that is core to another race.
Unless you mean the racial proc, I thought for a moment about green eyes.
1.) It cannot be reconciled with the lore of Void Elves. Besides, you think this would be enough? They will want a nameplate next and to not bleed purple. The only thing acceptable is 100% of what is wanted, and anything else that you are told is āif we just get this that will be itā is a lie designed to facilitate incremental movement.
2.) So this ONE race gets to modify their racials to pretend to be a different race? You do realise you are endorsing an entirely new system which every other race in the game will then ask āwell what about us?ā. Brave move to volunteer tons more work for Blizzardās art team with a precedent everyone else can point to.
No, I am taking about racials. You are broadening it to classes. Void Elves use the void, but you can also have Void Elf Mages.
In the same fashion light infused Blood Elves can have Shadow Priests. Wielding a power and being infused by it are two different things for the most part.
I donāt know if you are baiting because the position of Blood Elf players for the most part seems to be that that is what you are doing asking for Blood Elves in some fashion on the Alliance, no matter what they call themselves now.
I always thought of Blood Elf Shadow Priests (post Void Elves) as ātappingā into the void, without risk of being fully consumed by it.
So like āmana tappingā from TBC, but they simply ātapā into the void to gain their powers.
I mean, just because an Elf uses the Void doesnāt mean they instantly become a Void Elfā¦look at the High Elf Shadow Priest whoās body Xalāatath now uses.
Like I said itās not game breaking and Iām happy with my void elf. The racial doesnāt bother me. But if you argue against high elves it would be a good alternative for those that desire it.
I also like to add that adjusting a sprite proc isnāt hard. The alternative would be just allowing them to hide it all together on the model and that would be a simpler solution.
In every conversation I had with you so far you show a bias towards the race. Either you want to completely block the implementation of it or any middle ground you dismiss.
This is not constructive debate but a bias you carry with you.
What I suggest isnāt game breaking as itās just a visual adjustment for the players that want it and would circumvent the need to add an additional race to the game with its own unique sets of racials and other passives.
Iād be more than happy with more costumsation for all Allied races rather than having more races added.
Every race in the game can be Priests and some have more difficulty than others in using the twin forces of light and void that Priests can use. I imagine Blood Elves and Lightforged Draenei canonically have great difficulty in being Shadow Priests. Similarly, Void Elves and Forsaken must struggle to use the light.
This is because of their very natures being at odds with the powers they wield.
The middle ground was Void Elves with customisations. You are literally enjoyng the compromise that was wrought and asking for more.
How am I supposed to treat someone enjoying a compromise when they come back later and say āwe need to compromise on this divisive issue!ā even though we just did that.
So please donāt talk of solutions or compromises or middle grounds because it is clear that is not what is sought. What is sought, as I have said previously, is victory. And the fact you are talking of solutions and compromises and middle grounds whilst your character is the product of what should be the accepted compromise is somewhat galling.
Iām not sure Blood Elves would have difficulty becoming Shadow Priests, on their own determination. I think by Silvermoonās laws, they certainly wouldā¦but I think a Blood Elf could easily become and tap into the voidās power, just like a Night Elf Shadow Priestess could.
Lightforged Draenei lore is such a mess at the moment with the whole LFD Warlockā¦itās like, down is up, black is white, left is right, north is south.
That should actually be the case. For the same reason that a LFD Warlock is VERY rare in lore, even after their introduction. It is not easy to do for them.
We know Undead struggle to wield the light, and they do so in pain. By this logic, the two light infused races (lightforged Draenei and Blood Elves) likely struggle to wield shadow magics. Nobody is stopping them, it is just extremely difficult for them based on the previously confirmed precedent.
I am of the opinion Lightforged Draenei Warlocks are incredibly rare and that one needs to be an LF Draenei of incredible willpower to use those magics given they are so at odds with your nature.
