Many Alliance players wish for High Elves as a playable race in World of Warcraft. But that will likely remain a dream.
When the Allied Races were announced as one of the major features of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth, the excitement was high. Particularly, Alliance players hoped that a long-awaited dream could finally come true: playable High Elves.
With the announcement of Void Elves, that hope was diminished. Because “somehow” Void Elves are High Elves, but then again, not really. With the sickly skin and duller eye color, as well as the rather “dark” character options and questionable lore, many players feel disappointed.
Therefore, during the Q&A with Game Director Ion Hazzikostas, the question arose again whether High Elves would be a playable race for Alliance players.
Once again, the hopes of the Alliance were dashed.
High Elves do exist – but only with the Horde
The final (and rather jokingly intended) response from Hazzikostas on this topic:
“If you want to play High Elves but don’t like Void Elves – then the Horde is for you.”
He referred to the idea that you should simply create a Blood Elf instead.
You can find more information about the existing Allied Races here.
However, Hazzikostas also mentioned good reasons why High Elves are currently not considered as a playable race. There are simply very few High Elves who belong to the Alliance – while there are a few, such as in Dalaran or Stormwind, the population is small.
Furthermore, High Elves would blur the line between the two factions for the Alliance – with Void Elves, that is not the case, as they clearly differ visually from Blood Elves.
Would you like to play High Elves? What do you think of the WoW Director’s response?
The Q&A also addressed the question of the global cooldown – always a heated topic.
