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45.84.107.101 at 14:46, 27 May 2026

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	The Warcraft universe is a setting created by [[Blizzard]] Entertainment in 6 hours and 23 minutes way back in 1994, when (allegedly, as it has only been rumored and never proven) [[Games Workshop]] decided that [[Warhammer Fantasy]] didn't need a [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|video game]] (to hear Blizzard tell it, it was a rejected fan game that GW refused to license). Thus Blizzard took the main concept of War''hammer'' and created the game War''craft''.		The Warcraft universe is a setting created by [[Blizzard]] Entertainment in 6 hours and 23 minutes way back in 1994, when (allegedly, as it has only been rumored and never proven) [[Games Workshop]] decided that [[Warhammer Fantasy]] didn't need a [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|video game]] (to hear Blizzard tell it, it was a rejected fan game that GW refused to license). Thus Blizzard took the main concept of War''hammer'' and created the game War''craft''.

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	The Warcraft universe is a setting created by [[Blizzard]] Entertainment in 6 hours and 23 minutes way back in 1994, when (allegedly, as it has only been rumored and never proven) [[Games Workshop]] decided that [[Warhammer Fantasy]] didn't need a [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|video game]] (to hear Blizzard tell it, it was a rejected fan game that GW refused to license). Thus Blizzard took the main concept of War''hammer'' and created the game War''craft''.		The Warcraft universe is a setting created by [[Blizzard]] Entertainment in 6 hours and 23 minutes way back in 1994, when (allegedly, as it has only been rumored and never proven) [[Games Workshop]] decided that [[Warhammer Fantasy]] didn't need a [[Total War: WARHAMMER\|video game]] (to hear Blizzard tell it, it was a rejected fan game that GW refused to license). Thus Blizzard took the main concept of War''hammer'' and created the game War''craft''.
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	Regardless of whether or not Warcraft was a stillborn Warhammer game, Warcraft still borrowed their green skinned Orcs from [[Orcs & Goblins\|the Warhammer greenskins]] which had been the first. Notably, unlike Warhammer which had changed their Orcs to asexual fungus apes, Warcraft still retained females as mentioned in the first game. Overall it was an okay RTS game back in the day, but it hasn't aged well thanks to limitations of the time. Blizzard hadn't yet had a hit game, so it kept them afloat and enabled them to make a sequel.		Regardless of whether or not Warcraft was a stillborn Warhammer game, Warcraft still borrowed their green skinned Orcs from [[Orcs & Goblins\|the Warhammer greenskins]] which had been the first. Notably, unlike Warhammer which had changed their Orcs to asexual fungus apes, Warcraft still retained females as mentioned in the first game. Overall it was an okay RTS game back in the day, but it hasn't aged well thanks to limitations of the time. Blizzard hadn't yet had a hit game, so it kept them afloat and enabled them to make a sequel.
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	In Warcraft 2, the canon turned out to be the Orcish end. Azeroth, now known as Stormwind (the continent is Azeroth), fell and most of the inhabitants were slaughtered like livestock. What few survived were lead by a man named Anduin Lothar, the champion of Stormwind, across the snows and seas to the other great human kingdom of Lordaeron, where the king named Terenas Menethil called a meeting of the world leaders. Lothar's ancestors were owed a debt by the Dwarves of the Ironforge mountain, and so the Dwarf king Magni Bronzebeard sent his brother Muradin. The wild Dwarves of the north, who rode giant gryphons, came after recognizing the threat the Horde presented. The magical kingdom of Dalaran came as well, as they also realized the danger the Orcs posed since one of their own, a powerful mage named Medivh who was the head of a secret society, had intentionally lead the Orcs to the world while under demonic control. The Elves refused to see reason, and instead hid themselves away behind their magical runes despite the General of their great armies coming to the aid of mankind. They quickly changed their tune when the Horde rampaged through their lands and slaughtered their people. The other human kingdoms were drawn in as well including Stromgarde (Lordaeron Jr.), Alterac (trade hub), Gilneas (smug isolationists), and Kul Tiras (naval).		In Warcraft 2, the canon turned out to be the Orcish end. Azeroth, now known as Stormwind (the continent is Azeroth), fell and most of the inhabitants were slaughtered like livestock. What few survived were lead by a man named Anduin Lothar, the champion of Stormwind, across the snows and seas to the other great human kingdom of Lordaeron, where the king named Terenas Menethil called a meeting of the world leaders. Lothar's ancestors were owed a debt by the Dwarves of the Ironforge mountain, and so the Dwarf king Magni Bronzebeard sent his brother Muradin. The wild Dwarves of the north, who rode giant gryphons, came after recognizing the threat the Horde presented. The magical kingdom of Dalaran came as well, as they also realized the danger the Orcs posed since one of their own, a powerful mage named Medivh who was the head of a secret society, had intentionally lead the Orcs to the world while under demonic control. The Elves refused to see reason, and instead hid themselves away behind their magical runes despite the General of their great armies coming to the aid of mankind. They quickly changed their tune when the Horde rampaged through their lands and slaughtered their people. The other human kingdoms were drawn in as well including Stromgarde (Lordaeron Jr.), Alterac (trade hub), Gilneas (smug isolationists), and Kul Tiras (naval).

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2026-01-27T03:42:14Z

It's kind of a big deal

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	==It's kind of a big deal==		==It's kind of a big deal==
			The Warcraft franchise towered over the world of video gaming like an Olympian god on a mountain. But it's important to remember that it got there incrementally, by stealing the best bits of other people's ideas and improving them just enough to not get sued. Warcraft II took Command and Conquer and made it bright and fantasy in contrast to C&C's drab olive maps and fifty shades of quonset hut buildings. Warcraft III took 3D and made it interesting by focusing on heroes that conveniently reduced the amount of 3D they'd have to draw on screen at any moment; it also gave birth (for better or worse) to the tower defence and MOBA genres. World of Warcraft took every original idea every other MMO ever had and did it just slightly better, leaving behind a veritable skull pile of defeated challengers, at least two of which began with the prompt "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...".
	~~Today the~~ Warcraft franchise ~~towers~~ over the world of video gaming like an Olympian god on a mountain. But it's important to remember that it got there incrementally, by stealing the best bits of other people's ideas and improving them just enough to not get sued. Warcraft II took Command and Conquer and made it bright and fantasy in contrast to C&C's drab olive maps and fifty shades of quonset hut buildings. Warcraft III took 3D and made it interesting by focusing on heroes that conveniently reduced the amount of 3D they'd have to draw on screen at any moment; it also gave birth (for better or worse) to the tower defence and MOBA genres. World of Warcraft took every original idea every other MMO ever had and did it just slightly better, leaving behind a veritable skull pile of defeated challengers, at least two of which began with the prompt "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...".

	Warcraft does also have a boardgame, a tabletop RPG, multiple novels and comics, and a trading card game, so it is not all /v/.		Warcraft does also have a boardgame, a tabletop RPG, multiple novels and comics, and a trading card game, so it is not all /v/.

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1d4chan>Lord Grievous at 12:20, 13 May 2023

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	* Playable Werewolves in the Worgen (even if they do mean attracting a certain number of furries).		* Playable Werewolves in the Worgen (even if they do mean attracting a certain number of furries).
	* The Cinematic Trailers, which manage to be consistently epic and well made even when they're for expansions that turn out to be awful (we're getting to those).		* The Cinematic Trailers, which manage to be consistently epic and well made even when they're for expansions that turn out to be awful (we're getting to those).
	* Dragons, especially Deathwing.		* Dragons, especially Deathwing. And come Dragonflight, you can now play as humanoid Dragons.
	* Death Knights		* Death Knights
	* Samurai Orcs		* Samurai Orcs
	* King Varian Wrynn		* King Varian Wrynn
	* Grom Hellscream		* Grom Hellscream
			* Alexstrasza
	* [[Skub\|Depending on who you ask]], Illidan being retconned from an incel wild card into an edgy-anti hero (unfortunately still a bit of an incel).		* [[Skub\|Depending on who you ask]], Illidan being retconned from an incel wild card into an edgy-anti hero (unfortunately still a bit of an incel).

115.70.44.117: /* The good, the bad, and the ugly */

2023-01-30T16:34:40Z

The good, the bad, and the ugly

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	* King Varian Wrynn		* King Varian Wrynn
	* Grom Hellscream		* Grom Hellscream
	* [[Skub\|Depending on who you ask]], Illidan being retconned from an incel wild card into an edgy-anti hero.		* [[Skub\|Depending on who you ask]], Illidan being retconned from an incel wild card into an edgy-anti hero (unfortunately still a bit of an incel).

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1d4chan>Lord Grievous at 22:50, 16 December 2022

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	* The "stop poking me!" lines that units say in the WarCraft RTS trilogy. So much fun that a few other video games have copied this.		* The "stop poking me!" lines that units say in the WarCraft RTS trilogy. So much fun that a few other video games have copied this.
	* Arthas. Again, his story is the best (think Anakin/Darth Vader in High Fantasy or a less skubby version of Archaon and you'll get the idea).		* Arthas. Again, his story is the best (think Anakin/Darth Vader in High Fantasy or a less skubby version of Archaon and you'll get the idea).
			* Thrall, who is basically an Orc blend of Moses, Spartacus and Thor, and as [[Awesome]] as that sounds...at least before [[Fail\|he became a Self-Insert for Chris Metzen.]]
	* Elves that feel closer to Tolkien's take than many other modern Fantasy portrayals, and also having their own unique flavors instead of rehashing the High, Wood, and Dark varieties.		* Elves that feel closer to Tolkien's take than many other modern Fantasy portrayals, and also having their own unique flavors instead of rehashing the High, Wood, and Dark varieties.
	* Dinosaur mounts. Mostly only available to Trolls, but every now and then one gets available for non-Troll players.		* Dinosaur mounts. Mostly only available to Trolls, but every now and then one gets available for non-Troll players.

165.23.18.180: /* The good, the bad, and the ugly */ Thrall has become Chris Metzen's self-insert mary sue character.

2022-12-02T20:54:20Z

The good, the bad, and the ugly: Thrall has become Chris Metzen's self-insert mary sue character.

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	* Elves that feel closer to Tolkien's take than many other modern Fantasy portrayals, and also having their own unique flavors instead of rehashing the High, Wood, and Dark varieties.		* Elves that feel closer to Tolkien's take than many other modern Fantasy portrayals, and also having their own unique flavors instead of rehashing the High, Wood, and Dark varieties.
	* Dinosaur mounts. Mostly only available to Trolls, but every now and then one gets available for non-Troll players.		* Dinosaur mounts. Mostly only available to Trolls, but every now and then one gets available for non-Troll players.
	* Thrall, who is basically an Orc blend of Moses, Spartacus and Thor, and as [[Awesome]] as that sounds.
	* Playable Werewolves in the Worgen (even if they do mean attracting a certain number of furries).		* Playable Werewolves in the Worgen (even if they do mean attracting a certain number of furries).
	* The Cinematic Trailers, which manage to be consistently epic and well made even when they're for expansions that turn out to be awful (we're getting to those).		* The Cinematic Trailers, which manage to be consistently epic and well made even when they're for expansions that turn out to be awful (we're getting to those).

1d4chan>Lord Grievous: Isn't the ability to play as a humanoid Dragon cool though?

2022-10-14T10:14:47Z

Isn't the ability to play as a humanoid Dragon cool though?

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	* Forsaken Hunters that don't have a sense of smell and can't eat what they kill.		* Forsaken Hunters that don't have a sense of smell and can't eat what they kill.
	* Blood Elf "I broke a nail!" Warriors, because even though WarCraft's Elves are less hated among the /tg/ crowd as a whole, they don't totally drop all the usual Elf traits.		* Blood Elf "I broke a nail!" Warriors, because even though WarCraft's Elves are less hated among the /tg/ crowd as a whole, they don't totally drop all the usual Elf traits.
	* Not one, not two, but '''THREE''' furry races with the Worgen, Pandaren and Vulpera (Tauren may or may not count, depending who you ask). And as already noted, Worgen do translate to playable Werewolves, so there is that. And then they added scalies to the mix with the Dracthyr.		* Not one, not two, but '''THREE''' furry races with the Worgen, Pandaren and Vulpera (Tauren may or may not count, depending who you ask). And as already noted, Worgen do translate to playable Werewolves, so there is that. And then they added scalies to the mix with the Dracthyr (although that does mean you can play as Dragon-people now, which isn't so bad).

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