Now that we’re in the midst of the War of Thorns, a few thoughts:
Breaking up the quest chain and having an entire week between the parts blunted the impact of it considerably. It was much more powerful in Test all in one sequence.
The Sylvanas section of The Warbringers was interesting as backstory to a character I don’t know. It didn’t have the resonance of Jaina’s story though. And, cringe away, but I had no idea who the big bad human guy was who decimated her world and turned her into a monster. Her burning of Teldrassil was no surprise, and I wondered that people were even speculating it would be someone else.
For some reason, I hope she gets a redemption arc. She’s powerful, she’s badass, she could be awesome and heroic. Dang, that leap to the seige tower in the BFA cinematic, it rallied her troupes in a heart beat.
Next up, The Battle for Lordaeron. I think I’ve played through it at least 15 times. Eye poker time. If it weren’t for the xp, and my stubborn desire to let all my characters prove themselves (and I do think it’s a good class test), I’d sure skip that one if given the chance.
I’ll be interested to see where they split the narrative.
I played through it once as a Horde character to see how the story played out from that side.
I find it difficult to play the Horde side. Note her name. Felt icky shooting at dwarves and Stormwind Soldiers (sorry buddies!) Killed her off.
As a toss in, I also can’t really play a male either, because I can’t take it seriously.
I got this guy all the way to Aszuna. Might have done a Battleground with him. Lolmeister all the way. He’s a goner too.
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Agreed. I’m not angry at the Horde either. They’re just playing their part in the story. The Battle Of Lordaeron scenario has been around forever in the beta, and those forums are always open to be read. What you’ll find there is people begging to be able to skip it, and not from any emotional reaction to the content. Before Teldrassil, I would have said you leave the Battle for Azeroth behind once you get to Kul Tiras, la la la. They hit Test with Teldrassil just ahead of it going live, and it’s a real shock, and makes me wonder what other unexpected War of Thorns related content they have in store.
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Yeah, I've found the Thorns storyline painful so far – both in it's bluntness and the impact it has on me as an Alliance-main player. I have Horde-side characters for completeness but haven't ever really identified with the Horde particularly (we've been here before of course with the whole Garrosh-Horde debacle). The Teldrassil thing is tough, my main and original first character is a Night Elf. I've long been mad at Blizzard for depopulating Darnassus and other racial capitals by having so much content funneled into new hubs (Dalaranx2, Garrisons, Class Halls), I kind of missed Darnassus at its peak because I came into the game in Burning Crusade when Shattrath was already the new hub. I'd have loved to have seen D at its prime. This doesn't make me angry at the Horde, or its leadership that much; more I'm disappointed that Blizzard took such a manipulative and blunt story-path… (e.g. it would have been so much more interesting to me to have the old gods corrupting Darnassus and Undercity from within during the course of the expansion).
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