The Army of Light is clearing the planet Argus in World of Warcraft. But something disturbs the image of the holy troop …
Patch 7.3 of World of Warcraft has been active for nearly two weeks now, and players have had plenty of opportunities to complete around two-thirds of the story quests on Argus with the Army of Light.
And as cool as it is to stomp across the battlefield with the Army of Light and its warframes, to follow some cool new Draenei characters, and to plow through hordes of demons, it feels equally wrong.
During the priest campaign (paladin as well, as far as I know), you first encounter Lothraxion. He is a dreadlord who has been “cleansed” by the Light and now fights in the Army of Light. After the latest developments, one could certainly speculate whether the Light is just another form of corruption – but that is a topic for another article.
The point is that it has been hinted repeatedly that the Army of Light consists of the desperate survivors of thousands of worlds. The last champions who have hidden from the Burning Legion and together are building a stronghold against the Burning Crusade.
But the Army of Light apparently consists only of Draenei (“normal” and “lightforged”), a human (Turalyon), a high elf (Alleria), and a dreadlord (Lothraxion).
Perhaps it would have simply been too much work to develop entirely new species just to use them as cannon fodder in the Army of Light. But they could have simply utilized existing demons, painted them a bit glowing-golden, and used them as survivors of the peoples that were later assimilated by the Legion.
How cool would a golden succubus in elite armor be? Or a “highly holy” doomguard? Or even just a small squad of “cleansed” imps contributing to the army?
As it is presented in Patch 7.3, the Army of Light consists of Draenei. And they are on a “We are reclaiming our world” campaign. The impression does not come across that they are the elite and the last survivors of countless peoples – but rather just a revenge campaign.
What do you think of this matter? Do you like the Army of Light? Do you think it is good how they are portrayed?
By the way, the last chapter of Argus is almost here – we will reveal what new features are coming!
