The main issue for me isnât the idea of Horde and Alliance no longer being âa thingâ and it becoming more ânations working togetherâ, itâs HOW theyâre doing it.
âWarcraftâ no longer needs to be âHorde vs Allianceâ to still be "War"craft. Azeroth has had far, FAR bigger issues than âHumies verses Orcsiesâ since Wrath. Itâs felt badly forced for most since Wrath, with the exception of Mists and Garrosh. THAT was done right.
So Iâm fine if with âWar Withinâ and âMidnightâ (esp with âall elves being reunitedâ) if the Alliance falls apart and the Horde disappears. Bliz cannot seem to pull a reasonable reason for having this happen. It COULD have all worked far better⌠if they had talent and ability in their story-telling staff. They donât.
And that is what Iâm grinding my teeth over with Gilneas and how this will play out in future. âForgivenessâ between nations is an absolute requirement if thereâs going to be a real peace. There needs to be justice, sure (but then, Garrosh has been more than punished, and so has Sylvanus, so⌠thatâs dealt with), but Forgiveness and reconciliation is also required⌠and that means REAL writing, from people with REAL ability (not just having ticked a box to be employed).
Thatâs what is lacking. Having the Forsaken come in to help Gilneas isnât the issue. Itâs how they have portrayed everything up to this point, and how they told the story. Glenn was a brilliant character: but this latest âofferingâ has made him an Oathbreaker to his people. Any King that does what he did in this is utter scum. Also, he was a REAL man up to recently⌠now heâs a beta weepy little wuss. But his âstrong, compassionate daughterâ (someone I know nothing about who seems to have done nothing of note and who seems to have appeared from no-where, thatâs how insignificant a character sheâs been since she first appeared) is Queen?!
Kings and Queens do not abdicate unless they committed a terrible crime against their Oath to their people. To Abdicate because âthey feel sad, and donât understand things that these modern kids doâ is betrayal to their people and oath-breaking. Again, another great character in WoW ruined by idiots in Blizzard.
Oh, and to add: Malfurion and Tyrande are no longer leading Night Elves⌠because âholidayâ and âsuper good awesomeâ daughter (seeing the theme?) can now do it as sheâs proven (how? when? where?) she can. Weâre constantly being âtoldâ that X character is the one to do it without ever SEEING them DO it. Didnât even know Tyrande and Malfurion HAD a daughter⌠again, thatâs how insignificant this character is⌠yet weâre to believe that two of the oldest characters in the game, whoâve suffered and fought for their people for 10,000 years⌠will just take a break and living in a cottage in the sticks?
Bliz needs to boot out the inept writers and staff and start hiring real talent, for their âideasâ might have some merit, but their execution sucks balls big time.
