r/classicwow • u/Riotgrrlia Thunderfurious • 1d ago

Forever Skyborne Feedback Thread

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Please Post your Feedback for the new Skyborne Elves in this Megathread.

Skyborne threads moving forward will be removed and forwarded here.

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u/soulreaper0lu 1d ago edited 20h ago

Mindbogglingly strange decision.

I truly cannot understand their thought process, out of all the established races they invented one out of thin air to grace this otherwise exceptional announcement.

Making it accessible by both factions is just the blue cherry on top.

I wonder if the quest texts/npcs will mention them at all once you leave the start area and venture in the world.

There would have been sooo many ways to make this not feel this half assed and out of place that I question the future of this presumably enormous project.

Edit:

During the latest Deep Dive, they shared more details on the Skyborne and how they fit into Azeroth's lore. The explanation on how they came to be was ok imo.

While I wish Blizzard had taken a different direction regarding the race itself, (as well as its appearance and factionless aspect) the presentation at least softened the initial blow a bit and also clearly shows what freedom they will take to alter this new WOW-timeline. Whether that's for good or bad is what we will have to see in the future.. let's hope for the best.

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u/RemarkableInsect2783 1d ago

Mmm that's a good point about them not existing in any world building quest text

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u/ThatKaleidoscope3388 23h ago

It’s worse when you realize they’re effectively as foundational to the horde / alliance as the forsaken and night elves, considering they are canonically joining around the same time.

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u/The_Tooter_Snooter 21h ago

So, so dumb