Why does everyone play Horde?

But untying this knot isn't as simple as fixing the imbalances present in the different racial abilities. That's just one of several reasons why players tend to choose Horde. It's also a popular faction simply due to its aesthetic: undead, orcs, trolls, blood elves—there's a race that appeals to every kind of player.
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Why do more people play Horde than Alliance?

Hazzikostas explained that, back around the Mists of Pandaria expansion, Horde races like orcs and trolls had a superior racial ability compared to other Alliance races. Because competitive raiding guilds are always looking for that extra advantage, many players began switching over to the Horde.
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Why do people choose Horde?

People chose Horde because their friends play there. Prefering the structure of certain cities / leveling areas. People chose Horde, because they feel there's a bigger playerbase. Experiencing the Horde story / Horde lore.
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Is Horde better at PvP?

Horde has more players. More doesn't mean better, it just means there's more players to judge and log. You can look at the PvP ladders and Raid stats and see there are plenty of Alliance doing rated arenas and Mythic raids.
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Is the Alliance or the Horde evil?

In World of Warcraft, the conflict is not a black and white one; both the Alliance and Horde see each-other as utterly evil (due to Demonization and acts of aggression by rogue members of both factions).
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FINALLY! The Horde and the Alliance Factions are MERGING at Last!



Is Sylvanas a blood elf?

Still, the Forsaken and Sylvanas are pleased that her old friends, the Blood Elves, have joined the Horde. Perhaps she even goes back to Silvermoon City from time to time. Distinguishing characteristics: Despite being an undead high elf banshee, Sylvanas is portrayed in WoW as a differently colored night elf model.
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Does Horde or Alliance wins more BGS?

Horde wins almost every epic battleground. Pretty much 100%, minus when it's Wintergrasp and Alliance is defending. Alliance wins most regular battlegrounds.
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Can Alliance and Horde play together?

As part of World Of Warcraft: Shadowlands' upcoming patch, Horde and Alliance members will be able to play together.
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Can Alliance and Horde play together yet?

Peace has finally come to Azeroth. World of Warcraft will finally allow players to party together across the two factions. Now players from the Alliance can form a group with Horde players to take down dungeons and raids together.
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Who is stronger Horde or Alliance?

But if you are truly interested, lorewise alliance is stronger than the horde. If you're looking at the lore, The alliance lost a great deal of the population and forces during the third war. Fightting the Cult of the damned what remained migrated to Kalimdor.
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Is Horde or Alliance more toxic?

Well, considering population, with Horde being in the majority, simple math tells us that horde is more toxic because they have a lot more people. That being said, I have encountered both Horde and Alliance toxic players so…
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Should I play Alliance or Horde in classic?

If you want easier PvE and average queue time where you need to take a break between each BG, then go Alliance. Overall SOM seem easier as Alliance, but more rewarding as Horde if you are a good player.
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Is Horde better for raiding?

The more experienced you are in the game the more the game “forces” you to switch to the horde if you want mythic raiding progress or even just overall better pvp experiences. The alliance keeps getting worse and worse because of this over the years.
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What is the Alliance to Horde ratio?

Altash's estimates of between 60:40 Horde:Alliance, or possibly as much as 70:30, are almost certainly in the range.
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Is WoW Classic still popular?

While WoW Classic represents the millennial era of World of Warcraft, it remains ever popular. Here are all of the WoW Classic server populations for this month in June 2022.
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Who is ion Hazzikostas?

Ion Hazzikostas, alias "Watcher", is the Game Director of World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment. Before his current position he was Lead Game/Encounter Designer.
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Can Alliance and Horde be in the same guild?

As all we know, in World of Warcraft, players from different factions cannot exist in the same guild.
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Is World of Warcraft free?

Q: Can I play the WoW Free Trial if I already have an account? A: Yes. The WoW Free Trial is available to all players with an existing Battle.net Account. Whenever your account doesn't have an active subscription or non-recurring game time, its status will revert to that of a Free Trial account.
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Why do Horde always win battlegrounds?

horde are better geared for battlegrounds. In all likelihood this is also true. Horde win more because they have better gear.
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Does Alliance ever win battlegrounds?

Here's how it goes: You are alliance, you lose bgs a lot. You switch to horde. You win a lot. You will get more and more horde players winning BGs while people who don't bother with PvP stay as alliance.
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Why did Sylvanas eyes turn blue?

Her eye color change was likely due to the aura of her soul changing.
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Will we see Arthas in Shadowlands?

Arthas Menethil may still play a role in the Shadowlands. When the Shadowlands was first announced one of the first questions players had was will we be seeing the previous Lich King Arthas Menethil again inside of the Shadowlands.
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Who is the oldest Windrunner sister?

Alleria. As the eldest sister, it was expected that Alleria would inherit her mother's position as Silvermoon's Ranger-General. Yet she passed on that opportunity to instead join up with the Farstriders. There, she earned a reputation for her ruthless skill in battle.
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Why are people mad about Sylvanas?

The problem with Sylvanas

People, especially Horde players who were now complicit in her war crimes, were mad. It arbitrarily forced them into a situation where they had zero agency since the game has no way to resign or swap factions (without paying money and effectively remaking your character).
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