Unpopular Opinions

[Raes-argent-dawn (Raes)]

@Mogi-argent-dawn

Whilst I’m very far from a grimdark role player, I sometimes do find myself taken out of a scene when a gnomish character employs one of their endless gadgets, or has a weapon that far exceeds the power level of any other character present. I suppose my unpopular opinion is that I sadly struggle to roleplay with gnomes because of this opinion.

I think this comes down to a lack of taste of some people’s behalf, tbh. Having a Gnome/Goblin who can endlessly whip up countless gadgets and life-saving tools from a coconut and a conch is jarring. Nobody likes an RP’er who can find a solution to every single problem a character faces whether they’re sat on a mage or a death-knight, or a demon-hunter or a monk or whatever.

Things should have limitations, essentially. Think it’s also good to understand a lot of the technology we’re seeing in the quest-chains wouldn’t be available, esp. if we’re talking the high-powered military stuff.

@Rajeek-argent-dawn

There is enough evidence with In game portrayals of gnomes, goblins, pandaren and vulpera to suggest these races can and have serious inclinations (gnomeregan covert ops, bilgewater battalion, shado pan, Nisha to give just one example of each)

My personal take with Gnomes is that they collectively witnessed a traumatizing event and reacted in pretty extreme ways. (Headcanon 2: Electric Boogaloo - #653 by Raes-argent-dawn)

I’d like to do a Vulpera at some point whose premise is essentially that they’ve been a slave all their life, and on joining a Horde, they first choose themselves a name - and so associate the horde with loyalty.

Hunting down a Goblin alchemist who’s been committing unethical experiments and trying to create a new strand of hobgoblin - torturing his fellow Goblin in the process. I guess my point kinda is that there’s ways the give the races a darker twist but Blizzard doesn’t help there.

EDIT: As for unpopular opinions: I don’t like the look of Overlord plate and you shouldn’t be using it when there’s a far better version available from the Stromgarde warfront.