Blood Elves
Okay, soo, I really like the Blood Elves in the new Burning Crusade for WoW. My mom has the beta, so I've been playing a blood elf male (because they're amazing) when I go to internet cafes. WELL, I just discovered the disturbing news after I noticed that the blood elf looked different than the original model. It seems Blizzard was actually concerned with blood elves looking too 'feminine' for people, and changed the character model. Now not only do they look more "buff" but more imposing so that the horde would have accepted them easier. Uhh....yeah, because the undead are REALLY BUFF, more like....FALLING APART. So yeah, here's the article on some site I found. Does anyone else see a problem with this? The way they looked before was FINE if not BETTER.
Here's an article I read on some site that they had gotten from gaygamer.net and then another site that was something more like shauvenistmoron.net, I couldn't find any sites that were peoplewhojustthingbeingretardedisdumb.net so I stuck to this one.
From the depths of the World of Warcraft forums comes this little tidbit from one of Blizzard’s very own:
“As many players have noticed, we have made a slight change to the male Blood Elf character models. In response to concerns that the Blood Elf male appeared to be too feminine, and after reviewing the model from a visual and conceptual standpoint, the decision was made to increase the body mass to give them a more substantial, masculine feel. It was also important that as members of the Horde that the Blood Elves gave the impression of strength and a more menacing presence.”
That made me so mad that I decided to post this immediately (even though I’m only on the second day of my new job and trying to lay low for a bit)!! Thank you, Jimmy, for bringing this to my attention. I simply cannot believe that the developers for WoW would bow to pressure from homophobic teenagers (and several close-minded adults). What ‘concerns’ are they addressing? That the Blood Elves looks as feminine as they act? That they may look, GASP, too gay because gay is bad? I cry “Foul!” ...besides, the slender models look better! What do you people think?
Sigh, there is no way to win.
Here's an article I read on some site that they had gotten from gaygamer.net and then another site that was something more like shauvenistmoron.net, I couldn't find any sites that were peoplewhojustthingbeingretardedisdumb.net so I stuck to this one.
From the depths of the World of Warcraft forums comes this little tidbit from one of Blizzard’s very own:
“As many players have noticed, we have made a slight change to the male Blood Elf character models. In response to concerns that the Blood Elf male appeared to be too feminine, and after reviewing the model from a visual and conceptual standpoint, the decision was made to increase the body mass to give them a more substantial, masculine feel. It was also important that as members of the Horde that the Blood Elves gave the impression of strength and a more menacing presence.”
That made me so mad that I decided to post this immediately (even though I’m only on the second day of my new job and trying to lay low for a bit)!! Thank you, Jimmy, for bringing this to my attention. I simply cannot believe that the developers for WoW would bow to pressure from homophobic teenagers (and several close-minded adults). What ‘concerns’ are they addressing? That the Blood Elves looks as feminine as they act? That they may look, GASP, too gay because gay is bad? I cry “Foul!” ...besides, the slender models look better! What do you people think?
Sigh, there is no way to win.