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Q&A with Blizzard's Creative Development Team

posted 2012/09/05 at 1:30 PM by perculia

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Comment by thaedris20 Gahhhh anyone else feel like grabbing a shovel to start digging in the glades Comment by Adamsm Interesting.... Comment by Alkony *sigh* Anybody got a link to Ask CDev #2? I love it when they answer questions by not answering them. Comment by evilmonkeyz Must know what is buried there...... Comment by hakwea *sigh* Anybody got a link to Ask CDev #2? I love it when they answer questions by not answering them.

It is the same non-answer they referenced in this one about Elune. They don't say if she is one but only say that Velen thinks she is one. I personally don't think she is one given her more nature-aspect of abilities where the traditional Naaru we've seen with the Draenei don't have those qualities. But she could just be a different type of Naaru then the ones we've seen as well. So it is possible.

http:\/\/www.wowpedia.org\/Ask_CDev#Ask_CDev_Answers_-_Round_2
Is Elune a naaru?
During a recent visit to Darnassus by Velen, he explained that the kaldorei's description of Elune, as well as the demonstrated powers of the goddess, matched his experiences with powerful naaru. He began to offer advice regarding how to commune with powerful naaru, but Tyrande thanked him for his opinion, then cordially requested that he refrain from making such outlandish claims when in Darnassus or in the presence of Elune's priesthood. Comment by Adamsm In other words: Elune is not a Naaru. Comment by matheus314 I like when they say that Velen made an "outlandish" claim on that matter... that is so true that it can almost be used in any real life religion discussions. Comment by Interest What an enlightening little Q+A.\r
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A: Free will is one of the cornerstones of Forsaken culture, with the great capacity for both good and evil that it entails. However, some undead, especially those who die in combat or under extreme stress and are raised soon after, enter into a violent, frenzied state. Undead in this state are easily manipulated and their rage is often directed at the foes of those who raised them. After the effects wear off, if the risen corpse has not been destroyed, they are given the same ultimatum that other Forsaken are offered: join the Dark Lady or return to the grave.\r
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Luls. So typical of Forsaken behavior =P. Comment by jumbodog Velen has been a prophet of the naaru for many thousands of years, and it\u2019s unlikely that he would propose such a theory without significant evidence and consideration.

Well, that stinks. Yes, it doesn't say 100% she is but it's a big hint. The only other reason I can think to highlight the issue is that they are cooking up some type of conflict between the two races though I don't see what purpose that would serve.

Oh, and Metzen did say on Twitter this summer that Tyrandre had been on his mind recently. Given that he had just pitched the next expansion I going out on a limb and saying that in the next expansion she and Elune are going to play some larger role than in the past. Comment by Adamsm The only reason the whole stupid 'Elune is a Naaru' thing came up was because someone made a Tin Foil Hat article on wowinsider and due to people not realizing tin foil hat means wild and crazy theory, are acting like it's true, no matter how many times Blizzard says: No. Comment by jumbodog The only reason the whole stupid 'Elune is a Naaru' thing came up was because someone made a Tin Foil Hat article on wowinsider and due to people not realizing tin foil hat means wild and crazy theory, are acting like it's true, no matter how many times Blizzard says: No.

That's a stupid thing to say when as the quote I highlighted shows one of the other faction leaders in the game thinks that Elune is one too.

So drop this fan boy stuff. Maybe it started with the fan boys, I don't know, but it is clearly and obviously grown beyond that now with in-game characters saying it too. And if the in-game characters are saying it that's a far cry form Blizzard saying, "No." Comment by Adamsm It's a joke; it has been a running joke since that article came out, especially since Elune was around before the Naaru showed up(IE Priestess of Elune unit from Warcraft 3). If anything they are just milking the joke to make people's heads spin around.\r
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If you read the lore on both, the only likeness between a Naaru and Elune is that both are said to give out light; but no Naaru has done what Elune has done over the centuries. Comment by jumbodog It's a joke;.\r
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Forgive me but I recall that at one point in time the Pandaren were supposed to be a running joke too. That's what I read years ago.\r
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Blizzard's jokes have an odd habit of coming true.\r
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Anyway, I hope you're right that it's a joke. Comment by Adamsm It's a joke;.\r
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Forgive me but I recall that at one point in time the Pandaren were supposed to be a running joke too. That's what I read years ago.\r
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Blizzard's jokes have an odd habit of coming true.\r
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Anyway, I hope you're right that it's a joke.\r
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The honest truth to anything, is that it's a thousand times more likely that Elune is just another of the Titans who didn't leave or possibly a Watcher like Thorim and the rest, as opposed to a Naaru, since the crystalline beings, while they give off the Holy Light, don't have the powers that are attributed to Elune. Comment by Rainemard I think that if Elune was a Naaru, she'd have manifested during the War of the Ancients, as that was a far greater conflict than what was seen during the events of TBC, which was practically crawling with Naaru. I'd be more willing to believe her to be titan-made or even a titan herself, except for her correlation with the White Lady, and the lack of evidence to support a claim that the moons were titan-made.\r
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I think that, as in all things, a balance existed on Azeroth. There were the Old Gods on one end, Elune (and possibly others) on the other. All we know is that when the titans discovered Azeroth, the balance was severely tipped in the Old God's favor. Elune may have been in hiding or, being such an incorporeal deity, she might only be able to manifest when there are those who believe in her and call to her (and even then, historically it has only been her power that manifests, never herself). Comment by CrimsonPut It's a joke;.\r
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Forgive me but I recall that at one point in time the Pandaren were supposed to be a running joke too. That's what I read years ago.\r
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Blizzard's jokes have an odd habit of coming true.\r
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Anyway, I hope you're right that it's a joke.\r
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Basically "it's a joke" means that people don't like it but don't have the proof to actually deny it, not to mention that blizzard comes out and says they're leaning towards Elune being a Naru.\r
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"What! Something I don't like! Oh well...it's a joke" Comment by Dargemard I think I'm gonna grab an old shovel from my bank and go dig the hell out of them Glades. Mark my words, it's dreadlords down there, having some weird dreadlordgy and stuff. Damn dreadlords. Comment by Keelerak It's a joke; it has been a running joke since that article came out, especially since Elune was around before the Naaru showed up(IE Priestess of Elune unit from Warcraft 3). If anything they are just milking the joke to make people's heads spin around.\r
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If you read the lore on both, the only likeness between a Naaru and Elune is that both are said to give out light; but no Naaru has done what Elune has done over the centuries.\r
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Jokes are funny. This is not. It's either true, teaser, or downright lie, clearly not a joke Comment by Adamsm It's a joke; it has been a running joke since that article came out, especially since Elune was around before the Naaru showed up(IE Priestess of Elune unit from Warcraft 3). If anything they are just milking the joke to make people's heads spin around.\r
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If you read the lore on both, the only likeness between a Naaru and Elune is that both are said to give out light; but no Naaru has done what Elune has done over the centuries.\r
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Jokes are funny. This is not. It's either true, teaser, or downright lie, clearly not a joke\r
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Not all jokes are funny, but all things considered, since the Naaru weren't around when Elune was first mentioned, as well as the fact that Cenarius is the son of the Elune, shows she's more then likely not a giant glowly crystal...since you know, all of the Naaru are more or less gender neutral. Comment by araxis666 It's a joke; it has been a running joke since that article came out, especially since Elune was around before the Naaru showed up(IE Priestess of Elune unit from Warcraft 3). If anything they are just milking the joke to make people's heads spin around.\r
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If you read the lore on both, the only likeness between a Naaru and Elune is that both are said to give out light; but no Naaru has done what Elune has done over the centuries.\r
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Jokes are funny. This is not. It's either true, teaser, or downright lie, clearly not a joke\r
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Not all jokes are funny, but all things considered, since the Naaru weren't around when Elune was first mentioned, as well as the fact that Cenarius is the son of the Elune, shows she's more then likely not a giant glowly crystal...since you know, all of the Naaru are more or less gender neutral.\r
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I think you are not right. In the War of the Ancients books Malfurion discovers that Cenarius is son of Malorne and Ysera.

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