The Forsaken: Undead or Humanoid?
Galahaad from the World of Warcraft forums raised a pretty interesting question. Why can’t Paladins use anti-undead spells against Forsaken (who are basically undead)? Varied opinions surfaced as Blizzard poster Nethaera answered with, “you apparently weren’t around for the original beta. Let’s just say the abilities against undead were extremely powerful and deemed too much for PvP use.“
According to her during beta, the Forsaken were actually classified under Undead. During which time, it was discovered that gameplay issues surfaced since Paladins were somewhat overpowered against them in PvP. Another reason for which would be that the Forsaken would probably massacre the rest of the Alliance. How come, you ask. Undead are immune to mind affecting spells like hibernate, fear, sleep, and mind control but they are particularly weak against the priest’s Shackle Undead and the paladin’s Turn Undead.
See the paradox? If the Forsaken was classified as Undead, the rest of the players would be vulnerable and the game balance would be lost. Lore-wise, the Forsaken are the free-willed Undead who broke away from the Scourge under Sylvanas Windrunner.
Anyway, it’s hard to imagine an Azeroth or Outland without the Forsaken (the undead that are not really undead.)
Galahaad from the World of Warcraft forums raised a pretty interesting question. Why can’t Paladins use anti-undead spells against Forsaken (who are basically undead)? Varied opinions surfaced as Blizzard poster Nethaera answered with, “you apparently weren’t around for the original beta. Let’s just say the abilities against undead were extremely powerful and deemed too much for PvP use.“
According to her during beta, the Forsaken were actually classified under Undead. During which time, it was discovered that gameplay issues surfaced since Paladins were somewhat overpowered against them in PvP. Another reason for which would be that the Forsaken would probably massacre the rest of the Alliance. How come, you ask. Undead are immune to mind affecting spells like hibernate, fear, sleep, and mind control but they are particularly weak against the priest’s Shackle Undead and the paladin’s Turn Undead.
See the paradox? If the Forsaken was classified as Undead, the rest of the players would be vulnerable and the game balance would be lost. Lore-wise, the Forsaken are the free-willed Undead who broke away from the Scourge under Sylvanas Windrunner.
Anyway, it’s hard to imagine an Azeroth or Outland without the Forsaken (the undead that are not really undead.)
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