Unpopular Opinions

Perroy-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 3:15pm

Most altposters are

Bertov-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 3:25pm

Of course Dreadbore can’t deal with strong female protagonists in his media. Typical.

Dreadbore-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 3:26pm

Woah now, woah.

Woah.

I can’t deal with bad female protagonists in my media.

Looks pointedly at Jaina’s BFA writing

Telaryn-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 3:32pm

Jaina at Battle of Dazar’alor

https://i.redd.it/ilal7qwm8ua21.png

Mion-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 3:45pm

I’m not budging on my stance until I’m offered a netflix series.

Williame-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 6:55pm

Titans is a good show. Saying this as someone who also didnt watch this for ages until convinced otherwise due to Robin saying “F*ck Batman” in the trailers and ebony starfire.

Telaryn-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:04pm

[disco music intensifies]

Williame-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:04pm

I don’t know what this means, I’m intimidated, and basically I’m going to kill you now Telaryn.

Telaryn-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:10pm

Zasnok-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:20pm

Good points. But I barely see any of that when actually RPing.

Been around for the block for ten years now, and I can count on my finger the number of elves that actually fit the lovely description you painted. Most of them are basically just your average fantasy high elf. They are nice, virtuous and eager to buddy up with their former enemies without a hint of scorn, let alone arrogance.
Obviously I don’t expect people to follow a stereotypes blindly, but at least show SOMETHING in the character as a reminder that your elf belongs to this particular society, anything.

Do note that I am talking as an Orgrimmar RPer. If things are better in Silvermoon in that regard, then please export some of these elves ASAP. I’m just about done with happy go lucky elf rangers or lawful good blood knights.

Senneria-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:44pm

Oi now, I’m not some fresh meat to be sold across continents

Aerilen-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:48pm

Orgrimmar tends to generate Sin’dorcs, which is a shame.

Vilesun-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:48pm

Not all of us are like that, just not how all orcs are “Pfah, pinkskins! You are weak!!!” when that is 80% I see happen in Orgrimmar.

Zasnok-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:55pm

I hardly think the orc playerbase is any better. Hell, I’ll pump these numbers up to 90%.

Ironically enough each playerbase need to take a hint from one another. Orc RPers should stray a bit more from the common cliches of their race so they won’t all be Grom cosplayers, while Blood Elf RPers should ground their concepts more into the culture of the race so they don’t feel so out of place.

Hierarch-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 7:58pm

I miss those humble days when if someone mentioned Sin’dorcs to a particular Moklohn banshee we’d get hit by a 20-page long AA archive entry or document detailing how the character is completely valid and adhering to lore.

Tehya-wildhammer · January 23, 2019, 7:59pm

sounds like spicy stuff

Zasnok-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 8:00pm

As a former Moklohn, who knows said banshee, this made me laugh.

In her defense, there’s nothing lore breaking about a sindoorc. It’s just that it reeked of “I wanna play a pretty elf in Orgrimmar and not get bullied by orcs”

anon25607672 · January 23, 2019, 8:32pm

Mate, not even Liadrin is much off of a high elf

Aerilen-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 8:45pm

There is actually an example of a sin’dorc in Stonard and has been since TBC, however he comes across as incredibly awkward and eccentric when you speak to him. He was sent to the Swamp of Sorrows by his peers due to being annoying.

It’s a far cry from all the steroid abusing, mohawked and pierced punk-orc-elves though.

Coldsháde-argent-dawn · January 23, 2019, 9:22pm

Sin’dorcs? What’s a sin’dorc?