Juan Manuel CC (Baal)

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Please, PLEASE, do not villain bat him, please let us have a guy who is complex and not always "right" without killing him. He sounds like such a wonderful character I don't want him to die. We deserve a male troll character to stay for good after Vol'jin, Zul and Rastakhan.

Sometimes you have clinical rotations where you don't learn what to do but rather learn what not to do, who you don't want to become, and what you plan on never doing 🙏

Unclear if it means Outsider (applicable to Zandalari) or non-Troll (not applicable to Zandalari)

I just hope he isn't villain batted

The speed at which they addressed this and implemented such sweeping changes is honestly super commendable

i tried to get baal's writing on polygon and it never worked out for various reasons but now i own my own site (or at least a chunk of it) and now I make the rules babey!!!!!

agree, go to peds

incredible tbh

I was confident it would change after they had *neutral Scarlet Crusade* NPCs lmo

This quest has been changed on the alpha!

You are now explicitly given a personal choice between aiding the blood elves in escalating the conflict, or attempting to de-escalate by dissuading the blood elf forces.

Give my first video game article a read :D

Juan is one of the best journalists in the WoW community. I read everything he writes.

This is such a wonderful piece and I'm so glad we have it on our site. Thank you @andeanhermedic.bsky.social!

Give my first video game article a read :D

World of Warcraft: Midnight may correct one of the MMO's worst depictions Can WoW overcome its Zandalari problem?

A new guest piece from @andeanhermedic.bsky.social about finding representation in WoW's Zandalari.

www.rogue.site/editorials/w...

Really this ought to be changed because it's canon we cannot enter the WoD Timeline anymore and also this is just generally weird; desecrating ancestral graves for Orcs doesn't make sense as a cultural practice no matter the context

"All that matters now is only to resemble oneself, to find oneself everywhere, multiplied but loyal to one's personal formula; to see the same credit listings everywhere, be on all movie screens at once."
- The Ecstasy of Communication

Baudrillard described the ecstasy of communication as an infinite fractal Narcissus, refracting himself in a thousand small mirrors, with no greater desire than to see one's formula, face, "code" reproduced and reflected back on every screen and billboard.

Now tell me what this is.

biblical literalism is such a specific historical moment, too. What Origen means by “literal” isn’t what we mean by it, which emerges as a direct reaction to the development of biblical scholarship. It insists on literal meaning by assuming a modern empirical universe.

Gay Republicans are gonna spin this so hard lol

Reposted with permission but yeah

I do not think Blizzard is introducing Harranir into the game well.

I think the way they are written overlaps with Troll, Night Elf, and Tauren lore in a way that undermines those races.

My mind, my impact, my questions

Mother!!!!

Shadra, The Venom Queen, sitting on top of a troll-style crypt in Wit'Kalar Crypt

Halazzi, Loa of the Hunt, speaking to Shadra. Halazzi says "Already your webs spin. I expect no less. Welcome to Aul'Aman, Shadra. Shadra replies "They will never see us coming, Halazzi. This will be fun"

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Spoilers re Shadra. 🕷️

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Can't believe no one said @andeanhermedic.bsky.social and An'she!

And @theprinxe.bsky.social and Zul'jin

Zul'jin for @groxi.bsky.social
Vol'jin for @andeanhermedic.bsky.social
Uther for @thompshire.bsky.social

If Genn can stay alive being a jusitified anti-Horde character, Zul'jan can stay alive as an anti-EK'Dorei character, let him be a cunt that we maybe have to smack into respecting our power and his sisters leadership AT MOST

In addition to Liadrin already being self aware, I think an additional bit that could be added to the writing is realizing she's been with the Horde for nearly 30 years, as long as the Revantusk, and she never bothered to learn anything about them

Jan'alai is a Loa of birth, death, and rebirth; a lot of phoenix imagery. Not just fire! @andeanhermedic.bsky.social

Appreciate Zul'jarra says "Heh." a lot. It's a fun way to show her type of comedy.

More amazing dialogue between Liadrin and Zul'Jarra. If you don't ship them by now, I dunno

Mmmm, more good conversation. Zul'jin was a complex figure and they aren't letting you forget that. He's not being painted as just a bad guy. Really like Liadrin's voice here counterbalanced with Zul'jarra.

@andeanhermedic.bsky.social LOOK ITS VINDICATION ABOUT THE TRIBE NAMING CONVENTIONS