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Dark Elves need to be in AOC
they look so awesome we need them do we all agree?
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So what can we expect in the future? Likely Dark Elves, Dark Dwarves, Dark Humans (Morlocks/troglodytes?) and Dark Orcs. Basically the remainders that left behind would've found that the only safe place was underground. I reasonably expect that many of these races will probably be corrupted NPC races we are battling when we return. Maybe eventually they will be playable races years down the road.
But for now I hope those races are like " I accepted my fate, so I accepted corruption into me, this is my life, and I am not gonna be ashamed of this" Or just free corrupted races from under rule of bad gods.
If you want to be a 'dark elf' I am sure the skin contrast options can get you close, you can choose an evil deity, and otherwise act malicious. Does this not work?
In Verra, nature bites back.
It would be fitting that the dark elves are on natures side but far less forgiving of those that overturned the natural order of things for their own ends, than high elves.
Corruption could well be a matter of perspective... a consequence of trying to control the forces of nature, rather than let them be and harmonise, like the elves try to do.
Would such elves have left Verra if they were on Verras side ? Or would they have stayed and sought refuge. Maybe even helped the corrupted who they could see as allies ? Is that not good enough grounds for dark and light elves to not see eye to eye....even if they are kin.
This would open up different in-game cosmetic options for each character. Good: You get shiny in-game cosmetics and effects. Evil: You get dark cosmetics and effects. These could be applied to any class or race.
Good/evil alignment could/should exist alongside the corruption system, as it does in other games, where there are two axes of alignment: Good<->Evil and Lawful<->Chaotic(Corrupt).
Steven and Jeffrey have alluded to something like this, and I really hope it is in the MVP as it will be a great source of immersion and will break away from the cookie cutter model where every character of a race kind of looks and reacts exactly the same way.
Might be possible to cobble together a similar look in character create, but that should be just as true for all of the races - not just Elves.
And, of course, Ashes should not have alignments.
Ashes is not D&D.
Cosmetics aren't really alignments.
"Heroic" and "Villainous" aesthetics should be possible, but...
A hero should be able to have the appearance of a villain and a villain/adversary should be able to have the appearance of a hero.
When you act as the devil your hand, animal and bulding become more satanistic
But when you act as a good guy your churc whit your hand become more like human hand and your animal was good angel.
I don't think its necessary. Ashes of creation is game mmorpg, but style what you are wear shouldn't rely on your alignment. But it will be nice if we could have choice between good and evil in main quest. At start you have 10 options between good and evil, based on this option you can unlock questline for good or evil.
Difference between dark elfs and normal alfs are the same difference between black and white humans if we are talking about skin color. There is no difference. But we are talking about story. Dark elves are always the bad guys, more reckless, arrogant, and dark architecture who live in underground. When normal elves are more like good guys what life in forest.
That was standard thinking of dark elves. but in ashes I wanna play as corrupted elf, dark elf, elf taken over by corrupton, broke his chains and free, joined to old races and fight with them to overcome corrupted god,monsters and rule this lands once again.
This is why I think ashes of creation need corruped variants of each race. But I will be glad if it come in first or second expansion.
So, we really need to be moving away from that.
Which is why the current design of Ashes is on the right track - rather than continuing to support institutional racism.
I do see merit in a lot of the potential lore presented here. I just don't think it is necessary.
They are just dualistic aspects.
My own definition between dark and light elves above held them as opposing philosophical arguments. Right or Wrong was subjective. So the institutionalised racism argument is a bit of a strawman. Although probably not without merit in some circles.