Why is the Scarlet Crusade "bad"?

#0 - July 1, 2009, 3:42 a.m.

I guess I can understand the Horde not getting along with them, being humans and all - but why doesn't the Alliance like them? I understand they kill the living occasionally but as far as I know, they don't make raiding excursions into populated human lands. They kill the living to protect themselves. If I lived in Hearthglen and someone came waltzing up to the front gate out of the Plaguelands, I'd be paranoid and probably kill them too and look at it as a mercy killing. Like killing someone you know has been bitten by a zombie. It's doing them a favor. My point is, the end justifies the means. Killing a few now for the betterment of all is acceptable in extreme cases. Just like Malygos killing wizards left and right and changing the ley lines. If you're immortal and looking at the long term survival of the planet, destroying Dalaran makes perfect sense on a geological time scale. I'm rambling though, back to my original question, why all the hate towards Scarlet Crusaders? They're fighting the scourge just like the rest of us. In my opinion, a "scorched earth" policy is far superior to the goose-stepping tactics of the Argent Dawn. Why the hate? Discuss.

P.S. I know their leader is Balnazzar in disguise etc. Most of your everyday crusaders however don't know this and are just fighting to protect their homes, so it's a moot point.

Crygil

#71 - July 1, 2009, 4:46 a.m.

Q u o t e:
I guess I can understand the Horde not getting along with them, being humans and all - but why doesn't the Alliance like them? I understand they kill the living occasionally but as far as I know, they don't make raiding excursions into populated human lands. They kill the living to protect themselves. If I lived in Hearthglen and someone came waltzing up to the front gate out of the Plaguelands, I'd be paranoid and probably kill them too and look at it as a mercy killing. Like killing someone you know has been bitten by a zombie. It's doing them a favor. My point is, the end justifies the means. Killing a few now for the betterment of all is acceptable in extreme cases. Just like Malygos killing wizards left and right and changing the ley lines. If you're immortal and looking at the long term survival of the planet, destroying Dalaran makes perfect sense on a geological time scale. I'm rambling though, back to my original question, why all the hate towards Scarlet Crusaders? They're fighting the scourge just like the rest of us. In my opinion, a "scorched earth" policy is far superior to the goose-stepping tactics of the Argent Dawn. Why the hate? Discuss.

P.S. I know their leader is Balnazzar in disguise etc. Most of your everyday crusaders however don't know this and are just fighting to protect their homes, so it's a moot point.

Well, there is plenty of lore out there that you can find to enlighten you as to the Scarlet Crusades particular problem. They are a group which believes that humanity is the only "good" race. That mentality doesn't work so well with the Alliance. Aside from that, they are also mostly comprised of xenophobic psychopaths.