A Proper Goblin Allied Race:

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So, the Thread about Tinker Race discussion got me thinking:
We Didn’t really get an Allied race that is a counterpart to Goblins. We got Vulpera instead. I really love the Vulpera, but they aren’t really a Allied race to Goblins, they could have just been a new Core race for the Horde.

So, what could have been a goblin Allied Race? My Idea is Blackfuse Company Goblins.

Lore Dump:

Seigecrafter Blackfuse was not a Trade Prince, but when Garrosh rose to Power, Seigecrafter Blackfuse hired an Army of Goblin Mercenaries. These Mercenaries wound up following through the Dark Portal to team up with the Iron Horde. They became hardened by the War Effort. I Imagine after the Iron Horde was defeated, these Mercenaries would probably come back to Azeroth, disgruntled. But still willing to Work.

Apperance:

Blackfuse Goblins should look significantly more Militarized, rough, and hardened. I Imagine they should have primarily darker, more yellow and orange skin tones. They should have Scars, grease stains, and less flamboyant piercings than their Normal counterparts. As well as being more Muscular and less "relaxed" than their normal counterparts.

Racials:

Highest Bidder: You Recieve More Gold from completing Quests.

Down, Not Out: When Below 50% Health, Recieve 5% less damage.

Field Repairs: Summon a Repair Vendor for 5 minutes. (Long Cooldown)

Please share thoughts and comments below!

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Personally, I’m not a fan of adding a new race, when customization options would work just fine. Like, if an allied race isn’t going to add a version of a race to the opposite faction, or add new class/race combos to that race, then they should just be customization options.

Good allied races (by the above criteria): Kul’Tiran Humans, Zandalari Trolls, Void Elves, Nightborne, Mag’har Orcs.

Allied Races that should’ve been customization expansions to existing races: Dark Iron Dwarves, Lightforged Draenei, Highmountain Tauren, Mechagnomes.

And like you said, Vulpera were basically a new race disguised as an allied race.

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What about those water goblins? They were cool! They should be an allied race!

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If they do this, they should retcon the goblin NPC’s in Draenor.

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Are…are you referencing Murlocs? If so, I’m all for this. I will happily run around spouting unintelligible nonsense while poking people with my trident.

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I think she means the kelfin, but I would also support a murloc allied race.

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Maybe I just look for any reason to bring up Murlocs lol I’ve been campaigning for them for so long

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That’s how I feel about Tuskarr. D:

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Yess! The kelfin ones! :smiley: The one we see in Nazj

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I mean, the concepts you gave are cool, but they should really just be customization options imo. New race/allied race slots should be reserved for races that are notably different than already existing ones. Like Zandalari/Darkspear Troll differences.

We could get Jinyu off off the Night Elf model, Mok’Nathal with the Kul’Tiran model (Rexxar actually uses that skeleton), stuff like that imo. Would love to see these added as customization options though, Goblins really got neglected with the 9.0 options.

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