World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Well, I must say, I am looking forward to this expansion. So far, the majority of their additions are looking good. Their expanded talents, new abilities, flying mounts, new monsters, and Outland itself are all hunky dory. I do, however, have a problem with the Dranei. Specifically, the history of the Dranei recently released by Blizzard contradicts the information that we have been given in Warcraft III and World of Warcraft.
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Originally Posted by Sargeras and the Beytral
To combat the demonic entities that made their way into the Titans' worlds from the Twisting Nether, the Pantheon elected their greatest warrior, Sargeras, to act as their first line of defense. Sargeras, a noble giant of molten bronze, carried out his duties for countless millennia, seeking out and destroying the demons wherever he could find them. Over the eons, Sargeras encountered two powerful demonic races, both of which were bent on gaining power and dominance over the physical universe.
The Eredar, an insidious race of devilish sorcerers, used their warlock magics to enslave a number of worlds that they had invaded. The indigenous races of those worlds were mutated by the Eredar's chaotic powers and turned into demons themselves. Though Sargeras' nearly limitless powers were more than enough to defeat the vile Eredar, he was greatly troubled by the creatures' corruption and all-consuming evil. Unable to fathom such depravity and spite, the great Titan slipped into a brooding depression. Despite his growing unease, Sargeras sought to rid the universe of the warlocks for all time, by trapping them within a vacuous corner of the Twisting Nether.
And then we have this information, from the history of the Dranei that Blizzard has recently released:
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Nearly twenty-five thousand years ago, the eredar race arose on the world of Argus. They were extremely intelligent and had a natural affinity for magic in all its myriad forms. Using their gifts, they developed a vast and wondrous society.
Unfortunately the eredar's accomplishments caught the attention of Sargeras, the Destroyer of Worlds. He had already begun his Burning Crusade to eradicate all life from the cosmos, and he believed that the brilliant eredar would be pivotal in leading the vast demonic army he was gathering. Thus, he contacted the eredar's three most prominent leaders: Kil'jaeden, Archimonde, and Velen. In exchange for the loyalty of the eredar race, Sargeras offered untold power and knowledge.
Now, according to the original information, the evil of the Eredar was part of the cause of Sargeras' corruption and transformation into the Dark Titan who was the bane of all life. But the recent info says that the Burning Crusade had already started by the time Sargeras encountered the Eredar.
How hard could it be for a company as rich as Blizzard to fact check information they've distributed a few dozen times? I've put up with a lot (I didn't even complain that much when the basic plot of Warcraft III turned out to be nearly identical to that of Starcraft), but come on, Blizzard, pay some attention to what you say every once in a while!
