New expo on the horizon, new post on the matter. There remains no reason why classes remain racially-locked. There is no reason, say, a Tauren can’t learn arcane magic, or a Vulpera can’t pick up Paladin skills. And before the completely-predictable response of ‘but their racial culture doesn’t allow it’, let me remind you that their racial culture also doesn’t tend to generate individuals capable of slaying gods on the regular and easily traversing multiple dimensions. Yet here we are.
The PC, like it or not, is a unique and special individual in the World of Warcraft, and it is beyond time for that to be reflected. Not just in storyline content, but in mechanical ability as well. ‘The vulpera don’t get chosen by the light/sun/whatever’s powering Paladins this week, tho!’ Well, this one did. Knight of the Unforgiving Sun, Vulperadin is here to spread some retributive justice! ‘Tauren hate arcane magic tho!’ Well this one was curious about Dalaran, and exceeded all expectations and became a master conjurer/evoker (lol not really that’s the only Dracthyr class lolololololol).
Our racial choice should inform some background elements, and our individual character is built from what elements we adhere to as well as what we discard.