Paladins, a staple class of the alliance, don't exist yet. I don't think there was a single bow and arrow on-screen. Other than the two mages, Khadgar and Medivh, everyone in the film appears to have two combat options: 1) swing sword, 2) punch face. Rogues stay in the shadows and ambush their prey with poison daggers and stun moves Paladins are plate-wearing champions of the light, mixing support spells with a bigass hammer Hunters fight from a distance, flinging arrows and sending their animal companion in for close combat Priests are purely support, saving lives with healing spells and buffs. Warcraft, even the RTS games, has always been a game of many different classes (or units) with different fighting styles and approaches to combat. The Warcraft film's super early timeline also means we don't get much in the way of combat variety.

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Or how about a movie centered on Illidan Stormrage, a night elf whose quest for power turns him into a demon and one of Warcraft's preeminent badasses? Even the Moses-like story of Thrall (who is just a baby in this movie) as he leads the Orcs away from Fel magic slavery and settles the new Horde in Durotar could be epic on the big screen. Most fans would probably rather see a Frozen Throne/Wrath of the Lich King movie, where Prince Arthas turns from a promising young paladin into a death knight that embraces the dark side and leads an army of the undead across the continent. Warcraft 1 and the Warcraft movie take place a full generation before any of this happened. The Warcraft series has a ton of amazing stories some 20 years later, but the First War in Warcraft 1 isn't one of them. Blizzard's serious world building truly started with Warcraft 3 in 2002, which introduced fan-favorite characters like Thrall, Cairne, Jaina Proudmoore, Arthas, Kel'Thuzad, Sylvanas, Malfurion, Illidan, and many others. As a gamesake, 'First War' represents a time before the Warcraft world really fleshed out into a solid, cohesive story. Further Reading The Warcraft movie is ill-conceived propaganda for the AllianceThis is a really weird choice for any movie.

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