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Paving the way to Battle for Azeroth, Blizzard released a new “Warbringers” animated short this week that sees Horde warchief Sylvanas Windrunner burning the night elf stronghold of Teldrassil and its many innocents to death. This dishonorable act did not sit well with fans: some have protested by threatening to cancel their subscriptions, while others have taken the novel approach of stripping off their character’s armor to vouch for a more suitable leader (e.g., Varok Saurfang). Luckily, Blizzard’s newest cinematic “Old Soldier” has soothed at least some of the outrage.
A large part of their complaints with that moment was how none of the other Horde leaders seemed to question Sylvanas' rash decision to murder countless night elf innocents. For many Horde players, it felt like they were the only ones with any sort of conscience or sense of honor—they suddenly felt ideologically opposed to their own faction. It was a jarring, upsetting moment that players reacted to with scathing vitriol. Old Soldier, however, acknowledges and gives voice those feelings.
A large part of their complaints with that moment was how none of the other Horde leaders seemed to question Sylvanas' rash decision to murder countless night elf innocents. For many Horde players, it felt like they were the only ones with any sort of conscience or sense of honor—they suddenly felt ideologically opposed to their own faction. It was a jarring, upsetting moment that players reacted to with scathing vitriol. Old Soldier, however, acknowledges and gives voice those feelings.