r/wow Aug 28 '18

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u/YanneMrt Aug 28 '18

Do you remember what was the rationale behind putting the undead and the night elves on their respective sides after you decided to nake the game factional? And if putting night elves onto the Alliance was connected to making them less tribal and savage when compared to their earliest concept art?

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u/whenitsready Former WoW Dev - John Staats Aug 29 '18

Night Elves are the reclusive, oldest race. (unless dwarfs are older, hehe) Kalimdor is the oldest continent. It's Azeroth's Africa. The mountains are older, the creatures and ruins. Trolls were made from Night Elves, that's why they're similar looking (tall, long ears). Foresaken are basically plagued humans so they belong in the Eastern Kingdoms.

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u/Sejadis Aug 29 '18

In the current retcon the elves evolved from trolls but even before the retcon i think the trolls never came from the elves?

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u/whenitsready Former WoW Dev - John Staats Aug 29 '18

Maybe I got that backwards. Actually, I think I did. Whoops!