Today I’ve been reading the wowhead article of the upcoming gender change at the barber shop, which includes a statement from John Hight. It’s obviously just corporate speech, stating that they have only the player in mind. But there was 1 sentence in his statement, that really made me think:
I actually think this statement might have been true in the past, but it certainly isn’t now. We have characters being shipped left and right, while we are constantly being confronted with romantic hints between the now established main character cast.
I feel like this has all creeped into the game with the hiring of golden. Ever since she started that kalegos X Jaina thing, the story feels more and more like one of those cheap romance novels for middle aged women and now that she is actually working actively for Blizzard, I really think her influence radically changes the course of the franchise.
I’m not saying relationships are something new. They simply weren’t put in the focus of things and apart from Thrall (which is a whole other story…) were mostly already established relationships.
What do you think? Do you feel the same or is it just me? Do you guys think it’s a big deal?
I feel like the warcraft franchise slowly turns into a fanfiction of it’s original self, hence the title.