But if we go with the idea of Sylvanas leading a faction and run with it, it would have to be something that occurs canonically after Battle for Azeroth. Really, there’s only one way I can see any of this even remotely working - and it’s still a stretch.

Not to mention, who would actually be on that third faction? I was half-joking above, but in a world where Sylvanas leads a third faction, who would be her followers? Sure, some Forsaken would stick by… but who else? The addition of Allied Races has only made a third faction less plausible, in my opinion, since it means there would be an even bigger disparity in the number of races available to Faction X. How would they be able to partake in any of the current battlegrounds? Where would they level? So much of the game relies on a Horde or Alliance designation for quests, hubs, dialog, and so forth that I don’t see how a third faction would even be realistically possible. When it comes to a third faction, I haven’t seen all that many foolproof proposals for how one would actually work. Granted, there are also several requests for the removal of the faction barrier - but that’s a discussion for another day. In this case, that third faction would be led by Sylvanas and would consist of… well, probably anyone who’s willing to follow her.

And now - in between various degrees of freaking out - some players are wondering once again if Blizzard plans to add a third faction. Mind you, it never is - but the “third faction” discussion continues on despite that fact. Time and time again, players start to wonder if some direction or another in World of Warcraft is hinting at Blizzard implementing a third faction.

Eso can you change factions