Shadowlands will be introducing new customization options, including human races (as opposed to European humans with darker skin) and black blood elves. Is there a lore explanation for the human races? I know that the idea that humans have a variety of skin tones isn't new to the game, but these new updates have brought it to my attention. I have seen no in-game explanation for where they come from or why they exist.
Is this purely a self-insert mechanic for black and asian players? Because this really pisses me off.
Human races can be explained. Dark High Elves can't.
Caleb Lee
Yes they are, they stood to close to the sun well and got burnt as fuck.
Julian Evans
>Is this purely a self-insert mechanic for black and asian players? Bingo. And Chinese players will pick the European one anyway.
Justin Diaz
There's barely any reasoning. One could surmise that humans in this universe were never conflicted with skin color. Generations of humans born near the equator generally had darker skin.
The best explanation is that Warcraft was initially written as a basic fucking "knights vs orcs" themed strategy game, and over the years of success, the writers had to come up with a lot of relatable marketing shit along the way until something clicks in the tiny minds of you sensitive fucks to finally buy their stupid shit.
Samuel Martinez
>Is this purely a self-insert mechanic for black and asian players? Because this really pisses me off. But it's okay when whites are able to self-insert, right?
Lincoln Hughes
jeeeeeeesus cunt honestly who gives a fuck? fuck I am so sick of race, race, RACE RACE RACE RACE RACE! my fucking god every cunt in the fucking world can't shut the fuck up about RACE
Evan Morales
why does this bother you. look if you're a fucking racist, then just don't use them.
>Is this purely a self-insert mechanic for black and asian players? Because this really pisses me off. Get over it man. If you're still playing WoW at this point you've already proved you have no standards for gaming so don't get all fake outraged now
Outside of a few sensitive spergs most people dont care about black or asian humans. You could already make a black human from the getgo just not as stereotypically detailed here. Asians are a stretch but theres already humans in WoW with asian names.
Ryder Perry
>Now there's no difference between horde and alliance races at all.
Jacob Hernandez
see how its a fantasy world so it doesn't have to be explained.
imagine actually caring about a feature so small
Nolan Sanchez
I don't get this false controversy, niggers have been in WoW since vanilla
Hard to get angry about this shit after the corrupt-a-wish void elves.
Kevin Taylor
>caring about WoW lore
Ethan Lee
I like how these diversity choices always end up being so similiar
>we need to show diversity >I know lets make a black female with an afro, nobodys done that before
Cameron Powell
This desu. Wow expansions are a fucking mess >OH YEAH AND UHH REMEMBER WARCRAFT 3? DEATH KNIGHTS ARE JUST NOW A PLAYABLE CLASS >OH AND UHHHHHHHH GOBLINS AND WORGEN. HAVE YOU HEARD OF GILNEAS? ITS BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME BUT UHHH STARTING NOW THERES A BIG SIEGE WHERE THERE ARE TONS OF WORGEN AND THEYRE PLAYABLE TOO >OH AND THE MAELSTROM IS ACTUALLY JUST PANDALAND LMAO
Imagine going through that much trouble to make an overused joke
Noah Brooks
Show me an asian human in Warcraft 1-3.
Austin Wright
>Is there an in-universe explanation for diversity in WoW? Yeah. The same way we have it dingus. Black and asian people in a fantasy video game shouldn't be a foreign concept.
Lucas Gray
That's not an afro though
Wyatt Brooks
WoW is non-canon since Cata
Jonathan Taylor
Yeah, imagine being this based
Ian Carter
Humans, gnomes, jungle trolls, draenei, and blood elves have no explanation for the variation in their hair or skin color. In fact it's entirely possible gnomes dye their hair funky colors and belves darker shades.
Landon Gonzalez
>Is this purely a self-insert mechanic for black and asian players? Because this really pisses me off. Why does this bother you in an MMO where you make your own characters? Are you mentally ill?
Are they from different kingdoms? How come we haven't heard of these kingdoms before? If they coexist in the same kingdoms then why aren't they interbred into some kind of brownish color instead of having very distinct racial features. Does that mean there is segregation and the different races don't get along?
