As some of you may already know, then the lifespans in our wiki are outdated.
"An earlier lore account claims that night elves achieve adulthood at 110 years and, while no longer immortal, can live to see a second millennium. The Warcraft Encyclopedia also states that "all elves are now mortal and have comparable lifespans that can extend as long as several thousand years"." <- Copied from wowpedia.org.
You can check the first sentence up in Warcraft: The Roleplaying Game book, page 44 and the second one you can find in http://www.wow-europe.com/en/info/encyclopedia/339.xml.
You can check them out yourself, if you think I'm pulling those numbers and facts out of my bottom.
Is there anyone who agrees to change the elves' lifespan to what they're supposed to be?
They are not immortal still. See, the reason why they were even immortal in the first place was because their old World Tree was blessed by each Aspect of the Dragonflights. Now, in Cata, Alexstraza and Ysera have blessed Teldrassil, but they still need the rest of the Dragonflights' blessings to become immortal again (it's been rumored that Kalycgos may become the next Blue Aspect, but doooon't quote me on that). This information I just gave is what you learn when you do all of the Moonwell quests in Teldrassil during Cata.
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Mika Mistwalker
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." ~James Baldwin
Miruka Moonshroud
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Belaria Arrowthorn
"Few love to hear the sins they love to act." ~William Shakespeare
Sylir Manasworn
"Everything is perfect in the universe, even your desire to improve it." ~Wayne Dyer
Nana'li Flametongue
"There is only one passion, the passion for happiness." ~Denis Diderot
Calanon Sunfeather
"Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, forms our true honor." ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Amabael of the Frozen Wind
"Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last." ~Samuel Johnson
Nia Sunstone
"Duty cannot exist without faith." ~Benjamin Disraeli
Arilyn Shadewhisper
"Absolute silence leads to sadness. It is the image of death." ~Jean Jacques Rousseau
Gwyneira Porter
"Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted." ~Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ishani
"Peace if possible, but truth at any rate." ~Martin Luther
Azure Palenix
"I carry from my mother's womb a fanatic's heart." ~William Butler Yeats
No it isn't, this is talking about blood elfs and sin'dorei, not night elves. It is not invalid as we don't have the right ages in the first place for it, there fore they should likely be changed since we have such information.
CharizardDylan Wrote:Do lifespans really matter that much anyway? The only time I have ever seen it used is picking an age for your character in the profile.
Most, if not all, of our characters dies of unnatural causes anyway.
Profiles are rather important. Plus, it'll end some arguments in Chat and such.
Also, the information was there before Cata was even announced. I once suggested something like this in chat, but never made it into a topic on the forum.
There is also information here that could support High/Blood Elves being able to live up to 2000 years (though they also suggest our current age guidelines wouldn't be completely inaccurate, as it seems the "or up to 2000" is not valid in all cases).
Either way; When it comes to "actual" lifespans, it's hard to say just what is "right" and "wrong" when it comes to races surpassing the natural lifespan of other humanoid races. There are so very many factors you need to include, you know. Plus, Blizzard are very fuzzy about these things.
Regardless! This is something to consider. Don't get your hopes up yet, though.
Making changes to the lifespans now would mean that every single Blood Elf profile is inaccurate. It's a grand hassle for everyone, as you probably understand.