World of Warcraft’s lead up to Battle of Azeroth made me evil, and I don’t like it

World of Warcraft. War is right there in the name. It’s been the centerpiece of the series since it started as a real-time strategy game in 1994. Back then, the war centered on Orcs and Humans. In sequels, that evolved into the Alliance (Humans and their friends) vs. the Horde (Orcs and their friends).

World of Warcraft uses the Horde and Alliance as two factions that divide its player races. But while these factions battle each other in player-vs.-player scenarios, most of World of Warcraft’s story and gameplay focuses on wars against greater forces, like invading demons, a king of undeath, or a giant dragon that wants to destroy the world. The Horde and the Alliance are more often uneasy allies, which makes sense. Their world is constantly on the brink of destruction. Why fight among themselves?