Making the Argent Dawn/Crusade/Ashen Verdict group a playable faction would address a few concerns I've seen about redesigning the game. They already exist in game as a faction, already have a starting area, already have major players written into the bigger story.

Lore-wise, the writers could make their leaders re-assess their scope to include fighting [Insert Old God Demonic Sargeras-ish Big Bad Here] as well as the Scourge in order to bring them out onto the bigger stage. It wouldn't be a difficult leap to just make them want to fight all evil instead of just the undead kind. You could weave a pretty complex story from it, I think...and still be able to connect them with the Alliance and Horde. Who says they have to stay neutral in the face of things to come? Evil is a very subjective term, and I think that Blizzard could maintain the integrity of the faction that a lot of people already love and still give it an added edge without turning it into the Scarlet Crusade/Onslaught.

Just my .02 cents.

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