I haven’t posted anything in a long while and now I do and it’s all related to World of Warcraft. So is this going to be about leveling characters like everyone else in the world has to? Nope. This is about an opportunity I think Blizzard, in all their wisdom, is going to miss out on.So, those of you who have made it to level 80 and are up in Northrend waiting patiently to go kill that bastard the Lich King for being, well, the bastard he is. Let’s stop to ponder not killing dear old Arthas, or whoever the hell he thinks he might be at this moment. Arthas is a faction leader of an NPC faction, and lets face it Blizzard loves their evil bastards. Look at Kil’jaeden, for example.
So, why not open the Scourge as a third, and truly evil, player faction?
The races are pretty much present. The undead would be an obvious one, the models and customization are there, ready to go. These would be the ones that while they came to some sort of sentience just decided to go with the flow and hang with the Lich King. Overall their goals and some of the Forsaken (I'm looking at you Putress) are not too different. All classes would still apply.
Next up would be the Vrykul. From what I have seen in the game they are very customizable and who hasn’t looked at them and wanted to play one? They seem to do the warrior, warlock, mage, death knight, and priestly things fairly well.
Another obvious choice would be humans. There is plenty of the Cult of the Damned running around to make them a viable part of the Scorge. I know I get credit for killing them as Scourge quite frequently. Take away the Paladins and I’d say the rest of the classes still apply.
What next? How about using some Darkfallen with the Blood Elf models? What is a faction in an MMO without some sort of elves? Nerubians would be fun and very different, thought probably the most work for Blizzard. How about some Ice Trolls or Iron Dwarves that switched loyalties once their current faction leaders are dead?
Seems almost possible, but a lot of work. Quests and starting areas for instance, would need a major overhaul, but I still think it is a fun idea. Best of all, you can still go kill the Lich King faction leader, just like the rest of the faction leaders.
