Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

--- lb:warcraft [2026-01-11 10:02:23] – [Warcraft] ninjasr
+++ lb:warcraft [2026-04-02 12:24:57] (current) – [Warcraft] ninjasr
@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 ====== Warcraft ======
+<div subtitle>
+{{tag>films games speculah warcraft}}
+</div>
 {{ img:b:r:warcraft.png?460 }}
 **Warcraft** is a fantasy(ish) game franchise created by Blizzard. It was initially a series of RTS games, then an MMO called **World of Warcraft**, which you've probably heard of once or twice. Besides the games, there are several books and comics expanding and tearing apart the story.\\  I think of myself as a pretty big Warcraft fan, seeing as I've been playing //The Frozen Throne// semi-regularly since I was 9 or 10...in single-player only. That said, I am not at all happy about how the story has gone since //The Frozen Throne//((:fn:>You could say I basically hate the direction.)) and I don't think anything short of a hard reset can fix the issues that plague Warcraft. Ironically, although I really //really// like a lot of what Warcraft has, I can’t help but criticize it.\\  Anyhow, let's just get into it.
-<WRAP centeralign>
+<div sheet inset section columns-2 [style=--padding:6px;]>
+**Characters**:
-[[lb:wc:alexstrasza]] • [[lb:wc:azshara]] • [[lb:wc:onyxia]] • [[lb:wc:sally whitemane]]\\
+<div command>
-[[lb:wc:blood elves]] • [[lb:wc:high elves]] • [[lb:wc:draenei]] • [[lb:wc:naga]] • [[lb:wc:nelf]] • [[lb:wc:sayaad]]\\
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:alexstrasza]]</div> Queen of the [[lb:wc:Red Dragonflight]] and the [[lb:wc:Dragons]] as a whole.
-[[lb:wc:alliance]] • [[lb:wc:defias]] • [[lb:wc:scarlet crusade]]\\
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:azshara]]</div> Queen of the [[lb:wc:naga]]. Former ruler of the [[lb:wc:nelf]].
-[[lb:wc:darnassian]]\\
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:onyxia]]</div> The Broodmother of the [[lb:wc:Black Dragonflight]] and pretty evil.
-[[lb:wc:forgotten]] • [[lb:wc:retcons]]
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:sally whitemane]]</div> The High Inquisitor of the [[lb:wc:scarlet crusade]].
+</div>
-</WRAP>
+**Races**:
+<div command>
-{{tag>films games speculah warcraft}}
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:blood elves]]</div> A faction of the [[lb:wc:high elves]] who decided to eat demons.
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:high elves]]</div> Elves who are addicted to [[lb:wc:Arcane]] Magic.
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:draenei]]</div> Let's not...at least not yet...
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:naga]]</div> [[lb:wc:nelf]] who sank under the sea and became fish people.
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:nelf]]</div> Elves from the Western continent, where women are the warriors and the men sleep all day long. In other words: the //best// elves.
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:sayaad]]</div> Demonic [[lb:succubus]].
+</div>
+**Factions**:
+<div command>
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:alliance]]</div> The military alliance formed to defend Azeroth's native population from genocidal maniacs: [[lb:wc:horde|The Horde]].
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:defias]]</div> A criminal organization created after they failed to get paid.
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:scarlet crusade]]</div> The remnants of the Kingdom of [[lb:wc:Lordaeron]] who have chosen to fight back against the endless Undead hordes, to reclaim their land. Have been abandoned by their allies.
+</div>
+**Linguas**:
+<div command>
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:darnassian]]</div> The language of the [[lb:wc:nelf]].
+</div>
+**Speculah & Analysis**:
+<div command>
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:forgotten]]</div> Things that Warcraft has forgotten about.
+  * <div header>[[lb:wc:retcons]]</div> Things that used to be true, but aren't anymore.
+</div>
+</div>
 ===== Notes =====
@@ Line 24: / Line 48: @@
 === Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos ===
+<div rating>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star disabled>★</div>
+</div>
 The story here is good...I think. Though there is an obvious problem in that it doesn't really explain how we went from Warcraft 2 to here...not that I've played Warcraft 2, but there is basically zero explanation of the state of affairs.\\  It's also obvious that this is when they started doing whatever.
 === Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne ===
+<div rating>
+<div heart>♥</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+</div>
 The story here is pretty good as well. I mean, it's the second half of Arthas' story, which is nice.\\  My notes note that the most notable thing that I noticed was the rebalance. Though all I really noticed was that units were made cheaper.\\  The last thing I'll note is that I //think// this was the first time players encountered the **Old Gods**. Right now though? Not infuriating. If only those players knew.\\  Though I'm not saying much here, //The Frozen Throne// is definitely one of my favorite games of all time.
 ==== Warcraft (Film) ====
+<div rating>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star>★</div>
+<div star disabled>★</div>
+<div star disabled>★</div>
+</div>
 I'll be honest...I think fans are too harsh with this film. Blizzard was less respectful towards Warcraft and they //own// it.\\  I occasionally re-watch the film because I legitimately like it. The aesthetic was nailed (though I would have preferred the WC3-era aesthetics). The plot //just works// and, while trying to make the worldbuilding cohesive is an un-enviable job...they did a pretty good job with making it all fit. Ironically, I've found fans don't like that it wasn't a good adaptation...but it did do a good job adapting lore that constantly changes.\\  That said, there are issues here: