Blizzard and gnomes -religious discriminating

#0 - Oct. 25, 2008, 12:21 a.m.
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Hello.

My name is Jonathan, I am a 23 year old man from Great Britain. I have been playing World of Warcraft for quite a while, but recently, when I wanted more of the game and started reading lore, I made a shocking discovery.

All races exept gnomes and orcs can be a priest, druid or paladin. Priests and paladins cherish and worship the divine and holy, whilst druids are in contact with the ancient spirits. This of course, is fine. Not all races can have all classes. The thing I reacted against, and so should you all; the lore clearly states the gnomes as the most intelligent of races. They have advanced the furthest in technology, and have a passive racial that gives them more intellect, . So, being an atheist, and a slave of Satan gives you a greater mind, eh?

The fact that the "most intelligent" race in WoW does not have a religion is like a stab in the back for me. To me, Blizzards message is "Oh, but intelligent people don't believe in God". I am vastly offended by this, and would like to see a change in the lore, where human missionarys convert the gnomes into believing in the divine, thus making them able to create a priest or paladin.

Yes, I am aware that my main character is a gnome, but after finding this shocking discovery I will most certainly reroll. Those little blasphemers will no longer be a part of my life. Any christians out there will and should agree with me
#179 - Jan. 19, 2009, 10:15 a.m.
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This thread has turned into a nasty little flamefest, hence the lock.

Please keep a civil tone when posting on these forums, especially if participating in discussions with people of different opinions or beliefs than your own.

Additionally, threads about religion have a very strong tendency to derail completely or contain unsuitable posts, so we therefore ask you not to create such threads.

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