I agree with your points.
But before I start I need to clarify something.
Don’t let my avatar foul you.
My first character was Troll Hunter, which I still consider my main, since she has 120 days played time between Oct 2005 to June 2007.
My alt during that time was a Orc warrior.
My second main was a Forsaken Priest in TBC, stopped playing her in June 2007.
It’s just for you to know where I am coming from.
Factions should by no means determine, what races should or shouldn’t do.
I was thinking today, during all the events that led to the Burning of Teldrassil if:
- Lor’themar Theron: couldn’t he had been the strategist, behind all the war campaign planning, since his kin is colder regarding, emotions and planning ?
- Lady Liadrin could had been the voice of opposition, when Silvana’s ordered the catapults to fire, since she defends the light.
- Saurfang could had been left as a backup in Ogrimar, that would have kept his Honor “clean” of what happened, making his stance, seems less hipocrite.
- This could had been a story about Silvana’s, how she changed and how the Sin’dorei and her sisters will have to deal with it.
Leaving the more tribalistic Horde, to be more vocal about the unhappiness of her leadership.
Because from what I read in “A Good War” it’s Silvana’s & Saurfang planning.
The other races and characters, are basically there to be the “background”.
As already been discussed before, everyone says “yes” and bow down.
Only recently we saw Baine contesting Sylvanas.
When the Blood Elfs joined the Horde, in TBC my hopes were, that a race that once stood side by side with the Alliance, would bring more shades of white, on to the grey Horde.
Maybe this people could rehabilitate Sylvanas and remember what she once stood for.
I was wrong …
When the Nightborne joined the Horde, I thought: another elf race, maybe now after Legion, will have a more Elven Horde, more lawful, neutral, since things didn’t turn out so good with a Orcish Horde led by Garrosh.
As for Vol’Jin I couldn’t even taste properly his leadership since he got replaced after one expansion for Sylvanas.
Again I was wrong …
My sad conclusion is this:
The writers write what ever they want.
If they want to write a chaotic, Horde nothing will stop them, even if it means bulldozing, everything on it’s way …
It’s a lot easier to write about Sylvanas, Anduin and Jaina than consider all the implications, one event can have in the whole World of Warcraft universe.
I believe the same situation can be found, on the Night Elfs and other Alliance races, as well.
But I am mainly a Horde player, so I will just talk about, what I understand.
This is just my opinion.
Cheers.