Warcraft players are harrassing writers over the latest Battle for Azeroth short

World of Warcraft writers have received harassment and reported death threats in the wake of the game’s latest cinematic. A new Warbringers video finally shows the long-awaited Burning of Teldrassil, and some members of the community don’t like the direction the game seems to be taking. This article contains spoilers for the Battle for Azeroth cinematic, so read on at your own risk.

The video focuses on Sylvanas Windrunner, the current Warchief of the Horde. After a battle on the shores surrounding the enormous World Tree Teldrassil, home of the Night Elves, Sylvanas comes across a wounded soldier. A flashback follows their brief conversation, documenting Sylvanas’ death and subsequent transformation into a Banshee at the hands of Arthas.

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As the flashback ends, the wounded Night Elf and tells Sylvanas that whatever she might do, she can’t destroy the Alliance’s hope. In response to that, it’s finally revealed that Sylvanas is responsible for the Burning of Teldrassil, essentially committing genocide against the Night Elves, killing countless innocents as the World Tree burns.

Players’ anger at the reveal stems from many places, but a key aspect of it is reminiscent of what we saw during Mists of Pandaria. In that expansion, Horde players were very much the Bad Guys - the final boss was the Horde’s Warchief, and not everyone wanted to be told that their character was evil. Sylvanas’ outburst at Teldrassil seems to point Battle for Azeroth in a similar direction. Even if that turns out not to be the case, Horde players now officially have a genocide to their names.

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