I read in an interview something about Outland being used as a newbie area, which got blizzard interested in how they could utilize this. They claimed that this race (which they tried to keep quite about) was highly suitable to the area. And that Warcraft followers would be able to reckonise.
IMO, this sounds like the Draenai. This is just a guess, but i cant think of anything else that could use Outland as a homeland.
I think Draenai will be the race anyway. I don't have any knowledge of wc3 lore, but being in the campaigns for wc3 as a civilized race gives good reason for them becoming the new alliance race. Please take note that my opinion may be very invalid because of my lack of information.
Outland will be closed at the start of the expansion and therefore cannot be used as a starting zone
The drenai have already made it through the Dark Portal into azeroth, so they COULD have a valid starting position in that world. Remember the swamp where the sunken temple is? But I dont think it will be drenai, because they were more allied with Kael. Ack, nevermind, all previous alliances have been shuffled anyway, thats why I don't recognize Mecheon's arguements about "such and such race is neutral". Like it matters anymore.
If Blizz already announced that it wont be Pandarans (who are going to have to make an appearance sometime, since they are the only race that has not made an appearance in WoW yet), it would be easiest for them to implement...goblins. Why? Look at their models. They already have a male and female varient who's model structure supports the art for them wearing all armor avaiable in the game like all the other selectable races. And I don't want to hear "but they're neutral!". Again, like it matters. According to Warcraft lore, both the Forsaken and Blood elves are supposed to be non-aligned, but they're with the horde anyway. Heck, the same arguement could also work with the Night Elves, since they had little to nothing to invlove themselves with Alliance affairs after the defeat of Archimonde, minus trespassing into undead-controlled Lordaeron during their persuit of Illidan. That means lore wont get in the way of the goblins allying with a specific faction, either. (remember, ratchet/booty bay/everlook are opperated by a specific cartel, not their race as a whole. The goblin race doesnt have to remain neutral) -VGsatomi
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Vg, you have just won cool points into my book, but the Alliance are distustant of the Goblins according to Warcraft lore, seeing how they have the Gnomes. Damn Gnomes...
I wish Golbins, I also wish Naga too...
See, I think Draneli is a prospect because in Wc3, it was disclosed that the Orc's were the hated enemies of the Draneli, and Kael helpd them kill them, but seeing how they allied with the orcs, they broke off, That is my theriy, but there are other theroys againt mine, saying that the current blood Elves are not part of the Detrayer sect, and the Draneli of the Alliance were stranded from outland.
Furbolgs will be covered in the Alliance Race guide RPG book unlike most other "monster" races such as Worgen or Draenei, being within the Monster Race guide
Also, THERE'S A FREAKING TROPICAL JUNGLE IN NORTHREND. Courtosy of the Titans
Unlike the Pandaren, the Furbolgs are allied to the Alliance
Unlike the Worgen, the Furbolgs are not a savage species of creatures more likely to rip your throat out rather than talk to you
Unlike the Draenei, the Furbolgs have a plentiful area to have a city at, along with plentiful reason, unlike Draenei who technically could not just have an up and running city for no reason on Azeroth
Excuse me if I make a mistake here Mecheon, but did not the Furbolgs go crazy in the Night Elf campaigns? Additionally, I don't see them being the race simply because it would be an arduous task creating a set of buildings for them. The Draenai already have building styles developed in wc3.
I'm looking at this from a relativity standpoint, not lore.
