Garrosh MAKES FAIL FAIL EVEN MORE THAN A FAILBOAT OF FAIL.

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Sarayana wrote:All I can say is... retcon *cough* >.> It's quite possible Senna is right, we've seen stranger things.
Not really. It'd be a retcon if the story was re-written to say the Dragonmaw never had any evil tendencies, that they never did the things we've seen them do and so forth.
An internal change in cultural philosophy, perspective and path in the newly shaken-up world is not a retcon, it is a polemic shift for the clan(s). We see this sort of thing in the real world, and you can't retcon the real world.

When I first started playing Horde I wondered why the Dragonmaw Orcs in the Wetlands were hostile, I'd think "Hey, I'm an Orc, you're an Orc, what's the problem here?" and it seemed more that they were hostile just to facilitate mobs to kill. They were expanded on in TBC, but that's also events on another planet.

I think the Dragonmaw coming on-side is just fine. Garrosh is shoring up Horde strength, we've got fundamental shifts in culture, the Horde is getting all sorts of great lore-based story development. It's all fantastic as far as I'm concerned.
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Anansi, your points in this thread feel like you were reading my mind. So glad you were able to put it into words better than i ever could.
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I hate him as well,but if we're lucky we'll be able to make orcs with red skin out of this deal.
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I agree Anansi, if that's the way they're going about it. I was more responding to Senna's suggestion that non-evil Dragonmaw orcs have existed all along and we just haven't seen them.

Anyway, I agree with your assessment of what's happening with the Horde. It'll be very interesting to see how it'll play out.

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I hope they don't make the horde truely evil as i can see alot of alliance guys (not anyone here) going "shame we are better than you cos we good and you are the sucky evil ones!"
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When I first started playing Horde I wondered why the Dragonmaw Orcs in the Wetlands were hostile, I'd think "Hey, I'm an Orc, you're an Orc, what's the problem here?" and it seemed more that they were hostile just to facilitate mobs to kill. They were expanded on in TBC, but that's also events on another planet.
Sorry but it sounds like if I rolled a human, walked up to a hostile Defias and asked the same thing ._.


I think the Dragonmaw coming on-side is just fine. Garrosh is shoring up Horde strength, we've got fundamental shifts in culture, the Horde is getting all sorts of great lore-based story development. It's all fantastic as far as I'm concerned.
This doesn't really sound like a great lore based/story development, but more of lol Ally are getting Wild Hammer, horde need to get something else too. Oh I know, Dragonmaw! This is the other point in why I don't like it, not just the fact that so far Dragonmaw have been classified as some of the worst evil clans out there, but because it feels out of the blue.

Seriously, we spend half an expansion proving ourselves to the red flight, then Garrosh goes and knocks us back into the possible dark ages of a dark horde because lulz I need guyz and I iz to racist to talk with troll dudes so Ima go get these fellows who tell me they know their way around this place.


This doesn't make Garrosh teaming up with Grimtotem so far fetched. Meaning Hippie Cows are probably next to be assimilated.
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Senna-Umbreon, what they are trying to say is that currently, in game and lore wise, the Dragonmaw are NOT a good clan. There are no samples of them being good, none of them having any kind of good reputation. None. It comes down to what we know, vs something that is for the moment totally contradictory. Is it possible that there is a not-quite-so evil version of the Dragonmaw? Sure, but I doubt that's what the horde are getting. All the signs point the horde being a much darker, more destructive force in Cataclysm.

Personally, I can't say I am in agreement with it. The tauren are a very peaceful bunch for one ((One clan not withstanding)) and the trolls just kind of want to be left alone. The blood elves and undead are in the horde as a form of defense: Neither was getting back into the alliance and they knew that any attempt at wiping them out by the alliance would probably be successful. Now, on the other side of that, a lot of the undead have a very strong "If it's living, then it shouldn't be." philosophy, though to be honest I think that set's them at odds with EVERYONE and not just the alliance.

Cataclysm is Blizzards way of putting the War into Warcraft. Wedging it in with a crowbar all the way, since their excuses for it so far have been piss poor.

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Ryai wrote: Sorry but it sounds like if I rolled a human, walked up to a hostile Defias and asked the same thing ._.
Hardly. The entire Westfall zone where the Defias are located is dedicated to the story of the Defias Brotherhood. The Wetlands are not dedicated to the tale of the Dragonmaw, they are only there really for quests for both Horde and Alliance (same goals ultimately). The Dragonmaw got more coverage in TBC, but those are also the Dragonmaw of Draenor, not Azeroth. The Dragonmaw in the Wetlands are remnants of the tribe led by Zuluhed after he returned to Draenor and came under the service of Illidan.
This doesn't really sound like a great lore based/story development, but more of lol Ally are getting Wild Hammer, horde need to get something else too. Oh I know, Dragonmaw! This is the other point in why I don't like it, not just the fact that so far Dragonmaw have been classified as some of the worst evil clans out there, but because it feels out of the blue.
The Dragonmaw allied with Blackhand after being manipulated by Deathwing into finding the Demon Soul. The current Dragonmaw are led by the son of Nekros (to whom Deathwing entrusted the Demon Soul), who is allied with Rend Blackhand. But after all the events we've been through, with the fall of Blackhand, the killing of Nekrosh (the Dragonmaw leader and son of Nekros) and now the return of Deathwing, it makes perfect lore sense for the Dragonmaw to be welcomed into the Horde.
After all, the Orcs in general know what it's like to be enslaved, deceived and controlled against their wills.
Seriously, we spend half an expansion proving ourselves to the red flight, then Garrosh goes and knocks us back into the possible dark ages of a dark horde because lulz I need guyz and I iz to racist to talk with troll dudes so Ima go get these fellows who tell me they know their way around this place.
I have no idea what you're saying here. Alexstraza was held captive by the Demon Soul and thus Zuluhed used the dragons to fight for the Horde. Now he is dead on Draenor, Nekrosh is dead on Azeroth, the old Horde wiped out. The Dragonmaw that remain on Azeroth are just Orcs that happened to be on the losing side. Now Garrosh is offering them a home, I'm not sure what the issue here is.
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Anansi wrote:[
Hardly. The entire Westfall zone where the Defias are located is dedicated to the story of the Defias Brotherhood. The Wetlands are not dedicated to the tale of the Dragonmaw, they are only there really for quests for both Horde and Alliance (same goals ultimately). The Dragonmaw got more coverage in TBC, but those are also the Dragonmaw of Draenor, not Azeroth. The Dragonmaw in the Wetlands are remnants of the tribe led by Zuluhed after he returned to Draenor and came under the service of Illidan.
Er did I ever mention westfall? No I said it'd be like if I rolled a human and walked up to a defias. And the Defias are everywhere, not just Westfall.

The Dragonmaw allied with Blackhand after being manipulated by Deathwing into finding the Demon Soul. The current Dragonmaw are led by the son of Nekros (to whom Deathwing entrusted the Demon Soul), who is allied with Rend Blackhand. But after all the events we've been through, with the fall of Blackhand, the killing of Nekrosh (the Dragonmaw leader and son of Nekros) and now the return of Deathwing, it makes perfect lore sense for the Dragonmaw to be welcomed into the Horde.
After all, the Orcs in general know what it's like to be enslaved, deceived and controlled against their wills.
There's still the stigma around the orcs, IE they were dragonslavers before, what if they do so again? It'd be a different story if they drop their 'dragonmaw clan' title and picked up something else. Cause until proven otherwise I don't believe they've really changed their ways, I mean it couldn't all have been from brainwashing/controlling and etc like that. I mean this would be like accepting the sandfury trolls into the horde, or the Hakkari and etc. Oh sure, Hakkar did control the gods/trolls in there- but not all the trolls were controlled. The majority are still evil.

If this was Thrall or Saurfang we were talking about, making this decision/pulling the scraps of dragonmaws into the horde, then I wouldn't question it because obviously Thrall and Saurfang found some good orcs.. right? They couldn't be off their rocker, right? But this is Garrosh we're talking about, 'perfect' or not, it still sounds like Blizz is forcing the little pill of evil down all of Horde's throats, holding our noses and making us swallow it.

Mean as it is now it sounds worse than when Horde got Belves.


I have no idea what you're saying here. Alexstraza was held captive by the Demon Soul and thus Zuluhed used the dragons to fight for the Horde. Now he is dead on Draenor, Nekrosh is dead on Azeroth, the old Horde wiped out. The Dragonmaw that remain on Azeroth are just Orcs that happened to be on the losing side. Now Garrosh is offering them a home, I'm not sure what the issue here is.
Yeah and Dragonmaw used her children, does it really matter who or what held her captive? They still used her children, forced them into servitude and slavery.

And we don't really know if they are just plain simple orcs wanting/needing a home like the Darkspear trolls. If they turn out to be no worse than Darkspear trolls, then fine so be it. But the simple thing is afaik the majority of the darkspear trolls never did half as much crap as the dragonmaw are infamous for :/

oh sure they were cannables but they got better...


This is why I and others are complaining because Blizzard went lol and threw out Dragonmaw for horde, with very little information revealed. Yet we know basically why Wildhammer are with Alliance. But the Dragonmaw? I mean if Thrall ignored them for so long there has to be a reason :/

I mean the Rivantusk trolls make more sense atm, than Dragonmaw.
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Thrall "ignored" them because the developers only update so much content at a time. With the overhaul of Azeroth in Cataclysm, it'd be pretty dumb to still be killing Nekrosh in the Wetlands. The Dragonmaw have a direct history with Deathwing so it makes sense to utilize these guys.

WoW changes, but very slowly. You have to balance your lore perspective with a game perspective. Blizzard plot out a lot of lore moments and story points far, far in advance of the next installment in the Warcraft franchise, so this is hardly an instance of "Hmmm... Alliance are getting Wildhammer so what are we going to do for Horde? Oh I know!....).

You can be sure they are already mapping whatever comes next in the story, be it the next WoW expansion or next Warcraft RTS.
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Read a few posts about Alliance swelling so they can be the "heros" by killing Garrosh and Horde. A wise person once told me that without dragons there would be no heros. This may be true, but judging by the number of heros to dragons ratio, IMO it ain't all that easy to do. I for one will continue to play horde, and will play it with all the gusto I can. If Blizz wants to cast us as evil, fine. There are two sides to every story and I will play my toons from MY side of the perspective, not Blizz's side. Besides, this could be the beginning of a really great story line where Thrall will come back in total victory!
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Ryai wrote:This is why I and others are complaining because Blizzard went lol and threw out Dragonmaw for horde, with very little information revealed.
We don't know enough one way or the other to be getting upset/excited/sad/mad/angry about this. So, imo, we should just wait to see what the reasoning is. This is like how everyone is getting their panties in a bunch about the focus changes when we haven't even seen it in action yet. :)

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To all those that are saying "Dragonmaw are evil, have always been evil, and will never change" I ask you to do one thing.

Go level up an Orc warlock.
You will learn one very important fact when you speak to the trainer at Razor Hill, 98% of the Orcs HATE you and want you dead. They see you as being the same as Gul'dan and Ner'zhul. They see you as being the same as those who corrupted the Orcs to begin with. The only reason you are allowed to live is because Thrall accepts you just for being an Orc.

Now, for those who say "but I see Dragonmaw all the time, and they are evil"

Well, my answer to you is this..
I saw a group of Alliance friendly Dwarves in the barrens, who had killed off an entire village of Tauren...just so they could dig where the tauren where living. Having seen this, and using your thinking, than I am led to a conclusion that all Dwarves are murderers.


As for the comment of "OMG Garrosh Kills Cairne", THERE...IS...NO...PROOF...THAT...THIS...HAPPENS
It is a rumor that was started before the friends and family testing.
My Personal Belief is that Cairne will be heading off to travel with Thrall.
My evidence...the picture they showed at Blizzcon last year of Thrall and Cairne rescuing Orc babies.
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