Can earthen get a different active racial? or one more like dwarf/dark iron?

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I am struggling to think up a single scenario where an active 3-sec cast that does extremely mediocre healing and damage is useful in virtually any scenario.

Forum still says I am a Dark Iron but I am indeed an Earthen now.

I’m mainly perplexed why they broke the trend of giving dwarves a cleanse + buff.

Dwarves Stoneform is a debuff cleanse + durability buff
Dark Iron Fireblood is a debuff cleanse + primary stat steroid

If we’re sticking to the Azerite heals + dps theme, wouldn’t something like these make a little more sense for Earthen?

  1. debuff cleanse + Azerite aura that lasts 10 sec (hurts enemies, heals nearby allies + self)
  2. debuff cleanse + small all secondary stat steroid
  3. debuff cleanse + your next 10 auto attacks or spellcasts deal bonus dmg and heal you

I think all of these keep the trend alive and well while very much leaning into the “you’re made of stone and azerite” fantasy they’re going for. Struggling to see much positive feedback to this ability spanning TWW’s beta, and casters, dps, and tanks alike all seem to unanimously agree that the ability is weak, clunky, and an ill fit for another dwarven race.

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I like my Earthen because they are different from “Dwarves”. I’d pass on the idea.

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dwarf but with stone texture and american accent

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Their gathering racial sucks as well - rather have the profession skill points instead

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Dwarves probably need nerfing anyway

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I like it. I get gathers in while mobs are beating on me then fly off before I get dismounted.

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The Mechagnome profession racials are pretty bad as well, I’d honestly rather have the Earthen lol

Although it would only be marginally better, it should allow you to act as a crafter bench for any profession for personal use or something slightly useful for a profession other than BS.

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“your limbs include every profession tool”

Not sure how useful the profession tool portion is now that we have profession equipment. That one could def use an update.

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Yeah I’m actually not sure how the profession equipment vs old profession tools interact. Even if they don’t, “every profession tool” is available on the action house for 95 gold currently with the Ultimate Gnomish Army knife, so meh…

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Could maybe make a flat rate of the new profession stats added to your profession tools you purchase. Would probably make more sense.

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Yep.

It’s a DPS loss to ever touch the button for me. I took it off my bar because there’s literally no situation where it’s worth it, even to do the 1-second first stage cast.

That’s a tuning failure on the part of the devs. I don’t care if it’s particularly interesting, but using the racial specifically designed as a damage cooldown (2 minutes!!!) should NOT be a DPS loss for casting over a builder spell with no CD from the core class kit.

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They are barely different from the other dwarfs already…they are up there with lightforged for lazy design…

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Nah, they’re actually more unique. They’re taller than dwarves, almost the same size as normal humans.

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I definitely think the suggestion would be an improvement but unlikely to happen given that these originate from elsewhere. Proto-dwarves feel more accurate.

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There’s far more than that. But you are welcome to your opinion.

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old profession tools basically just add skill but the new profession equipment adds skill AND the stats that make your crafting better, so yes, old profession tools, including the mechagnome racial, are worse in general

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You got a sweet active racial that lets you sit down to read a book and eat a rock. You’re basically the love child of a nerdy gnome and a typical orc now :joy:

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thanks you too

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That’s on you for ditching the most superior of the dwarves.

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i just wanted to be a bigger dwarf without having to always use giant growth/iron boot flask/pick Colossus hero spec for the 5% size boost

wamp wamp

their azerite surge does suck tho.

this is where im at. its just like a square shaped piece and every class is a circle-shaped slot

also their ingest minerals is expensive and buggy (half the time the gems dont even give the buff change). blizz team stretched thin it would seem. balance and design wise the earthen seem very undercooked. get these mineral men back in the oven i say