So i have a MC/BWL/AQ20/ZG geared alliance warrior that no matter how geared or how many raids i do, i cannot seem to grow am attachment to.
Background : I f’ing live and breathe the Horde. My first Hardcore toom was a warrior i made to 58. That cow brought me so much pride (My bnet is taurengomoo), but i lost hin to some kid aggro in real life. This was on nekrosh when it was semi populated. I moved to alliance stitches to try again because it was a real struggle to find leveling dungeon and outside ubrs, raids were non existent. I lost my tauren war at 58 to kid aggro and took a week off before i go agane as an alliance war just to do content and push myself. Now ive done all the content minus aq40 and naxx and i just cant seem to bond with this character. I miss the horde, i miss being a tauren, i miss the general good feels i get in Thunder bluff.
I dont know why the horde has such a small population. I logged on stitches horde to try amd talk to a 60 if there was any raid scene or end game stuff and it was silence. The LFG channel was barely moving compared to the nonstop spam of alliance.
I hate this. And i dont understand the lack of Horde interest.
I am thinking of leveling another tauren, just because it brings me joy, but it really makes me sad knowing there is little to no chance i may see what ive already done on stitches alliance.
This may seem stupid to some of you, but i really miss the horde and want to go home.
horde on stitches seems to be just about half of what the alliance are if you go by the discord numbers, I think there are a few factors, like the human starting area, westfall and duskwood were all really fleshed out and had a lot more time put into them, it makes them more compelling zones to level in.
there is also a bit of a spiral … the population is lower, so Im not going to play here, so the population is lower !
anyway …
I would say tauren are more animated, if you liked a tool with character but wanted to play alliance you probably should have rolled dwarf ? human is bordering on one of the more boring choices… idk maybe buy yourself orb of deception ? or reroll, nothing wrong with having 2 warriors ?
I mean alliance just has huge advantages in PVE so it’s obvious that in a game mode where you are 1 unlucky Windfury+Crit away from killing 15 people most of the players will choose alliance.
You think you do, but you don’t. The only reason Alliance is popular in HC because it is still a Vanilla Classic, but with one life and as such faction balance is screwed because of paladins, who offer more utility, reliable aggro reduction and many saves that are invaluable in Classic raiding.
Or maybe wait a little. Early 2024 there will be SSF added, where trading won’t be available until lvl 60. (I assume you can still play normal HC if you choose). That will no doubt cause a huge influx of players, so if you don’t mind more or less soloing your way to 60 there will be some new life to both sides on max lvl, also on horde.
Alternative, season of adventure, wich is basically Classic + comes out in a few weeks, November 30. It’s not HC and the lvl cap will start at 25. Unless you are dead set on doing HC or Classic vanilla, you could try that out. Seeing that the lvl cap is 25 and that all classes will get new abilities, I see many will try several characters. I for me, will roll different classes on both Horde and alliance.