Id prefer to play Alliance simply cause I like Iron Forge best among the cities, but my friends and guild play on the Horde side, so Horde it is and I doubt I am unique in that approach, no amount of flair or lore makes up for playing with people I like spending time with, so until crossfaction guilds are a thing, if they ever will be, I will be playing horde and that is the one and only reason for it.
I play horde because of Reghar in Heroes of the Storm 
Vulpera and Goblins… but mostly, Vulpera.
UwU
There are too many external factors that cause people who would prefer to play alliance but choose horde instead.
- Playerbase for endgame content
- Racial abilities (for pvp especially)
- Plot, backstory and setting
- The story characters
- The ability to play with friends
All of these factors are largely outside of player/character identity, and are noticeably imbalanced between Alliance and Horde
And regarding identity, I think a lot of people will either choose characters that are themselves fully idealised in some way, or whatever they think is the most attractive. The most played races are Blood Elf, Human and Night Elf (in that order). Nearly 1/3 of horde players are Blood Elf lol - so I don’t think resentment of attractiveness IRL is the cause of character race choices.
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Hell yeah brother
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You just know this is going to be gold dust. cracks knuckles
(As a caveat, whilst I do play both factions, I would say I lean 55% Horde, 45% Alliance, in the spirit of absolute disclosure)
Well, you just can’t do that can you? Because there -is- no average WoW player, is there? Nor do they fit simple stereotyping. I mean just going off the ones I actually -know- in real life (There’s a lot of bleedover between Online Gaming and LARP) There isn’t a -type-. There is a -Stereotype- but not a -type-. I mean, do you want to go tiny little spritely women? Squaddie officers who were in Desert Storm? Published authors? Politicians?
There just is not a type.
But lets go with your categories…and this, as ever, is in the spirit of jovial sarcasm, and to be taken as such.
I’d say you’ve nailed me with Gothic, as I am fond of the Chiaroscuro type effect, but not dark, metal, anime (I personally detest anime) and Harley Quinn type stuff seems ridiculous and trying too hard, like those annoying people who go “Look at me, I’m so Kooky!” “No, you’re -annoying-, there is a difference” But generally Artistic style I prefer some of the more classical era art.
Hmm, no. Bit unusual for my age demographic, but I never gave a damn about Metal, and find ACDC and Def Leppard dull as heck. Punk? ehh, some Sex Pistols stuff was good, and the Clash were clever, as for electronic music I still maintain Donna Summer’s “I Feel Love” is one of the greatest tracks ever, but generally speaking I prefer classical music, preferably Prokofiev, -some- Wagner, Not keen on Mozart, big fan of Ludwig Van though, Got to be bombastic music, no fiddle de dee twiddling like Mozart did. Man was overrated. Although, in fairness, he did a good thing in making nations able to perform opera and classical music in their own languages, instead of it all having to be Italian.
You could almost not be further from the truth. I’m only sensitive in the sense that I have empathy for other people’s problems, but not when it comes to my own, I always mock the fact that I am epileptic, and have brittle bones and never say “You can’t say that!” but am like “Yeah, you called me a mickey taking name about Epileptics, I’ll take that, because its actually funny”
Socially awkward? Oh heck no. I am an absolute Social Butterfly, and can walk into any room and wow it with my presence. Not even in a Camp/Flamboyant way (Though there is nothing wrong with either!) “Oh wait, X has arrived, what happened on your way here?” “Well, a funny thing happened after I got on the train…Picture if you will” to an extent that people do -impressions- of me telling a story, and I am a renowned raconteur, bon vivant and invited to all the best parties. 2020 has actually been quite tough in that regard, as I can’t go damned anywhere.
I’m not overly serious, I am generally either gently sarcastic, sincere and empathic, or out and out just mocking your stuff.
Umm, when I was in my early twenties yes, but then I -was- a Goth at the time, so it kind of goes with the territory old thing, I did like mixing it up with some grey, yellow and purple though. Did once have my waist long hair dyed fuschia pink, however in my defence, that was done in my sleep by my girlfriend, and not a personal choice, especially as my day job was as a Mortgage Advisor. Yes, many eyebrows were raised that day. Was bad enough that I had hair down to my backside, let alone the colour…
Never had a Tattoo. Would never get one of a Marvel character to be honest. I am the only damned Superhero in my life so I don’t feel the need to do so. Did have piercings, in my aforementioned Goth phase. Nine in total, Had the old belly button done (Bit pointless really) Lip, nose, several ear ones, eyebrow (Which got ripped out by a sword blow, leaving a pretty neat scar) and both nipples, which is actually the most uncomfortable ones a man can have, in accordance with both piercers, and chaps who have had the one you would expect to be the most painful, but apparently is not.
I was never so bold. These days I just have two metal studs in my left ear.
I think Rampant means something in our mental dictionary that differs. That summons up a whole new image! And now I can’t unsee it.
Depression? Yeah, that happened, I’m nearly 50, I’ve had a lot of life to go through, so that happened.
Excluded? Nope. Was a model student and popular. Bullied? Nope, I was also incredibly intelligent as a tiny 12 year old and made sure one of my first friends was the really -big- kid, who looked like he could (and did) beat the tar out of anyone giving me aggro. Happily this turned out not to be as mercenary and self-serving as I make it sound, and 34 years later we are still best friends. It was an equal trade, I was smart, and helped him with homework, he had fists like shovels, and so I was never bullied.
Outcast? Heck no, everyone wants me at parties. Loner? Heck no, very much a gregarious person, non-athlete? 35th fastest Cross Country Runner in my prime, Physical activity? Yeah, LARP…
Just stopping you there.
You say that like those are -Good- things?
They’re the things that kind of disconnect people? I mean they are useful -now-, but they are not a replacement for actual social interaction, and we really should not start thinking of them that way. They are a social crutch, not the same as actual social behaviour.
Careful now champ, you’re starting to seem a bit too desperate to make a point…
Bingo! There we have it.
The ‘Attractive’ female, much like the attractive women that they don’t look like or never had a chance with or be teased by, or “The 'Attractive male, more handsome and muscular than they are in real life only reminds them of their insecurity as they are very likely not anything like that in real life”
You are now being painfully obvious in trying to appear to be intellectually objective, whilst still getting the digs in there, but lets bite, lets bite and see what this tastes like.
Which ‘Attractive’ females do you mean? There aren’t any on Horde. Closest are probably Blood Elf Females or Nightborne. Now in the latter case, apart from a few generations of people who lived in Pennsylvania in the twentieth century, no one is blue, right? In the former case you are talking about women with angular expressions, elongated ears, vibrissae and headlamp drug addict stares.
Is…that your type? Is that anyones? I mean there probably is a niche market for it, but most players of WoW, in fact, lets be honest, almost all players of wow are likely to find humans attractive, in some variety.
The Attractive male, more handsome and muscular than they are in real life?
Again, you’re trying too hard there. You seem to be under this delusion that all people who main Horde are male. May I gently disabuse you of this delusion. I’m also going to go into some basics here. There is only one species that even looks anything -like- a peak male human on the Horde, and that is Blood Elf. Remember what I said about the female model, and how actually freakish they would look in real life? Yeah. That, just male this time. I don’t want to look like an Orc. I certainly don’t want their manner of dress. I prefer not looking like I spend my life in a BDSM nightclub, and I like the fact that I have functional wrists, so can do things like open jars, or bottles, unlike male orcs would be able to do, (Or male humans for that matter, they would both be utter weaklings in a proper fight)
So kind of a swing and a miss with that piece of analysis…
Umm…What? You know there are quite a few species in the Horde, right? Like…famously a lot of them, of which the Undead are but one.
I think we have already established that your psychoanalysis-fu is extremely lacking, and weak.
Is that…how you see all human interaction? That other people are there to despise and crush? I mean…that is…I mean…are you sure you are talking about Horde players here, or are there some deeper issues at hand that we need to be concerned about, for your sake?
Kindly take that statement out back and shoot it in the head, You need a question mark at the end of it if you are positing a question, unless you are trying to make a statement, in which case do not start with the word “Why”.
You were basically trying to make a set of cheap jibes at people who play Horde, whilst being woefully unaware of the fact that most people do actually play both factions, attempting some psychoanalysis that stands up to no serious scrutiny at all, and somewhat losing it at the end where you became a bit too desperate to make your point.
Started off 6/10, ended up 2/10.
Must try better.
Then why dosen’t blizzard just remove the faction restrictions?
It’s simple really…
ZUG ZUG
I’m a hardcore gamer and nothing in your original post applies to me, quite the opposite actually.
This is a very interesting read. I had to stop myself from forming arguments since I don’t fit in the catagorys… but then I main human warrior. I like to think I’m a social butterfly (love the phrase, use it in RL) though I’m not perfect, no one is, we all have mental health issues to some extent.
What really got me, was the reasoning… It makes sense. Though could one not argue that an alliance player is someone matching your discriptors, longing for a life they can’t achive in real life?
There sould be more in depth research to this I think. I’d be facinated to look at faction specific demographics but the use of alts could skewer the results.
I wish, it feels very outdated to split the playerbase, but apparently they have data that indicates, or they think that it is important. I personally don’t see it but I am sure there is a good amount of players who want it to stay split.
Why peoples play horde ?
Horde are the best thats why …
one thing
zug zug
Companies hire market research to define target markets so they can target those markets.
Those categories are not real, anyone would be a fool to think that people fit into those neat boxes. They are useful though because they help organisations to steer products a certain way.
The categories give identity to products, not people.
People that derive identify from products are called plenty of other things, mostly which I wouldn’t call complementary, it that’s just my opinion.
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I play Horde because I like feeling of “we are so different, but we fight together to survive”. I kinda like the warchief mess Horde had. In the end ordinary people decided the fate of the whole faction: dethrone stupid warchief and try another. and another. ah, democracy ,yay. Horde is all about “be better and make world around you a better place”
What there are other factions then horde? clearly the devs and ion don’t think so 
i play horde because both factions are equally bland might as well play the one with the cooler elves 
Why do people play horde?
I honestly don’t know. It’s the dog-whistle (hehe) red fash party, thought they’re good for bashing I guess.
I mean they’ve been led by a hypocrite wolf in peacenik clothing (Thrall) who was quite open to allow wars to continue, prevented the Alliance from getting justice for Bolvar at the Wrathgate and allowed the Forsaken to plot and scheme.
Garrosh (racial supremacist and misogynist) literally went “zug zug orc good nothing else matters” The horde… still forgives the Orcs? (Most of them sided with him.)
Sylvanas (genocidal, now omnicidal edgemaster and cult leader) literally was put there for the optics of “yaaas queen slay” while she awkwardly massacres women and children for hurt feefees.
I mean female character writing is bad but she’s literally become the sweatmonster’s big tiddy goth gf who kills people on livestream for her simps to give money to.
Vol’jin. Vol’who? Didn’t do anything, placeholder warchief to get killed because Blizzard wanted to tap into the basement dweller’s bucks a bit more.
So why Horde? I guess the game needs a containment place like 4chan too. Not to say all Horde players are sweatmonsters, just i’ve encountered ten times the amount on my brief stints there (mostly in WoD) compared to even the most spiciest group on Alliance.
a oldman shouts towards the sky SYLVANAS! me: heh alliance
Horde is more interesting from the story side of it all
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I like the way orcs look, really the only race on Horde I would play.
I just like Gnomes too much hehe