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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 9408971" data-attributes="member: 5142">Honestly my concern with Hight's involvement with Blizzard had far less to do with whether the WoW expansions are duds or not. It had almost entirely to do with Blizzard's various scandals, particularly in regards to management either contributing, ignoring, or gaslighting toxic/abusive behavior at their workplace. If people say that Hight was not involved in that giant mess, then my biggest fear with his appointment is gone.It's not quite that linear, as Warcraft later incorporated less Warhammer and more D&D influences from Warcraft 2 onwards, particularly as a way to distance itself from accusations of it being a Warhammer rip-off. There are a lot of influences, IMHO, from Dragonlance. Then whenever they brought on Richard Knaak on as a novel writer, whose Warcraft writing I was personally not a fan of, then those D&D influences likewise increased.The toxic fanbase broke my investment in the lore far more than any one expansion did. The bickering over factions and favoritism was a bit too much for me as a lore enjoyer who played characters on both factions. FWIW, I think that factions were a massive mistake for WoW. I don't think what was gained was worth the costs. It led to experiences like yours and cries from the faction fanatics to completely destroy and humiliate the other faction. It just wasn't pleasant to be around, particularly when so much lore conversation was rooted in this toxic tribalism.My primary interest in BfA had entirely to do with a few of the unlocked allied races, namely the Dark Iron Dwarves and the Zandalari Trolls. I didn't care for the Mechagnomes or Kul Tirisians.</blockquote>

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