The never-ending faction war in World of Warcraft: Forever

World of Warcraft: Forever is the hottest title in Blizzard's catalogue, so of course we're diving in to some of the lore of Forever in this first post-BlizzCon episode. We start with a question on the war between the Alliance and the Horde, which makes for a great excuse to recap a lot of the conflict through the whole Warcraft series. From the moment the Dark Portal opened, Orcs and Humans have had conflict -- but is that conflict truly inescapable? But that's just the start of the rabbit hole. There's Trolls and Night Elves and Stranglethorn Vale and the Forsaken, and all of them have their part to play in the lore that makes up the rich world we'll be encountering again for the first time in Forever. Then, the loremasters address the whole elf-shaped elephant in the room thing. Are the Skyborne being added really less farfetched than just plunking down Blood Elves or High Elves or whatever and calling it good? Is there even a good justification for these guys? Joe, Matt, and Eric run down the lore bedrock behind the new race. If you want even more background story, we also have a guide to every Warcraft book in chronological order: https://blizzardwatch.com/warcraft-books/ Subscribe to Lore Watch in your podcast player for more video game lore: RSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6556539150cd070012089193 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lore-watch-podcast/id1023224738 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CIJRbwbEVQfCg8r94HCwO Visit us at https://blizzardwatch.com for the latest news on Blizzard games, and don't forget to subscribe on Patreon to support our efforts! https://www.patreon.com/blizzardwatch Discord: https://discord.gg/MY9p4d7t8U Bluesky: @blizzardwatch.com