Customization for Shadowlands: Undead / Forsaken 💀

Äzrael-emerald-dream · November 15, 2019, 12:51am

Draith:

I’ve been giving this a lot of thought and with Shadowlands and the focus on Death, the Undead / Forsaken have been on my mind a lot! And I must admit there’s a few things that I would really like to see for the Forsaken / Undead when it comes to Character customization.

So I’m going to list them here all in one post. I know that some of these ideas probably won’t happen, or even if they do happen they may happen later down the road sometime After Shadowlands. But as someone who’s enjoyed this game since day one and absolutely loves playing the Forsaken / Undead, here’s what I would like to see happen. Please feel free to add your ideas as well.

Also I’m aware that people play other races and I totally respect the changes you want to see as well. All I ask is let’s keep this forum thread focused on the Undead, feel free to start a new forum thread of your desired race if you so please. Thank you .

Hide Bones Option - So we already know per Ion at Blizzcon (2019) that we are getting this. I would like to take it a step further and make a suggestion. Instead of having just a “Hide Bone Option” can we please get the option to hide bones for each part of the body?

For example

Hide Bone Back/Spine

Hide Bone Torso/Ribs

Hide Bone Left hand

Hide Bone Right hand

Hide Bone Left Arm

Hide Bone Right Arm

Hide Bone Left Shoulder

Hide Bone Right Shoulder

Hide Bone Left Leg

Hide Bone Right Leg

Hide Bone Left Foot

Hide Bone Right Foot

This would add A LOT of customizeable options to this race and would give the player a unique feel when playing their own character, not having to worry about running into another Undead/Forsaken that looks like you.

Straight Back Option - I know this is a topic that has come up a lot. I even made an entire other post about it here Shadowlands Character Customization – Straight Back Undead PLEASE!
I know at Blizzcon 2018 someone asked one of the devs in an interview about it. And I also know that Blizzard has also done this for the Orcs. I don’t see any reason why they can’t do this for the Undead/Forsaken race as well. As we all know, there are many types of “undead” out there among the scourge. So why wouldn’t there be this option for a playable character as well?

And just like the Orcs, if you prefer to keep the hunch, then by all means keep it. Just let those of us who want to stand up straight do so please.

(Some of the Undead NPCS in the game are already standing up straight. So come on Blizzard! Let us do this as well! PLEASE?!)

~https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DuL3prkWoAAkRSN.jpg

Or see this concept art… I would love to see something more along these lines.

~https://cdna.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/014/583/432/large/matthew-mckeown-matthewmckeown81-mail-warfrontsforsaken.jpg?1544578340

(And if you wanted to throw in a new running animation for the undead / straight back males, I wouldn’t mind that also, i’m just throwing it out there, even though it may be asking a lot)

Other model options - So keep the current models by all means, but also add in the (male & female) options for the following. All of these would still be considered “Forsaken” with the same racials and everything, but just new models. Animation wise, Cannibalize is the only real new animation I can think of that Blizzard may have to do for some of these.

Undead Blood Elves - Think Dark Rangers, originally they were also considered part of the forsaken, why not let the player play as the model of one as their forsaken

~https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/147043-dark-ranger-cyndia.jpg

Undead Night Elves - See the ones that Sylvanas recently turned at Dark Shore in Battle for Azeroth

~https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/3/37/Delaryn_Summermoon_Dark_Ranger_Captain.jpg

Undead Human Models - The current Human Models, more fresh models than the current Forsaken model. Think Nathanos Blightcaller. Or a freshly raised human corpse that hasn’t decomposed just yet.

~https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/735638-nathanos-blightcaller.jpg

Anyway in closing, these are just a few ideas I had that I wanted to share with Blizzard and the community about my favorite race in the game. I can’t wait to see what possibilities that Shadowlands has to offer. I’m really looking forward to it.

Great Ideas! Love it! Sign me up! @Blizzard - DO IT! ALL OF IT!

Draith-emerald-dream · November 15, 2019, 4:08am

Thank you!

Äzrael-emerald-dream · November 16, 2019, 1:25am

You’re Welcome

Fenrys-sisters-of-elune · November 16, 2019, 1:34am

I will probably play a forsaken without bones (and that moves me heavily in their direction for my next horde character), but I would absolutely play one, perhaps even make it my main, if they weren’t hunched. For what it’s worth!

Shanndi-shandris · November 16, 2019, 1:37am

Way back in WC3, the Dark Ranger-style Forsaken were my top choice, and NElves were second. I wanted to play one of those so bad! Then I got WOW, flipped to Undead, and promptly nope’d my way out of that monstrosity. I love your ideas - I’d like to try the Forsaken still, but I can’t get invested in the thing it is at the moment.

Rosenylund-herod · November 16, 2019, 1:46am

I don’t like that… i rather undead stay their own independent model and build off there.

Besides i already hate Nathanos for being a regular human model on the Horde.

Draith-emerald-dream · November 16, 2019, 1:09pm

Thank you

Hey to each their own, I respect your opinion but I disagree with it. I’m with the other guy, I think more options for the undead that make us all look different is a good thing for the game. No two undead / forsaken should look the same IMO

How many times in a Zombie Movie or TWD have you seen two zombies that look exactly the same way? More customization is a good thing IMO…

Just my two cents

Rosenylund-herod · November 16, 2019, 7:57pm

fair enough

most people see a diff opinion in this forum and then get real butt hurt nice to know you are different

Draith-emerald-dream · November 17, 2019, 2:37am

Thanks, same to you as well.

Honestly if everyone in the world were the same, it would be a pretty boring place. Hope you have a good weekend!

Shelldin-zuljin · November 17, 2019, 2:46am

based on the examples we saw at blizzcon I dont think we’ll get new models as customization beyond more faces or things like that. Every thing seemed to be new skins and textures on the already existing models. I could see straight backed which would be awesome. I enjoy the creepiness of the hunch but some mogs are definitely meant for upright models.

I could see the dark ranger models (pale skinned red eyed elves) as customization for Blood elves since it’s the same model just different skins but that’d be pretty much just as good imo. Undead night elf at most would be a night elf option but that seems unlikely.

The hide bone option is cool. I think it’d be cool as well if they had even more skeletal options in contrast. Also i think it’d be cool if they had an “ethereal” type skin to look like ghosts. They’d still be the forsaken model just with a transparent look to it.

Simplyred-hydraxis · November 17, 2019, 2:57am

It would be nice to have a larger variety of undead types too. Some of the new “non-boney” types that were shown at Blizzcon looked almost vampire-like, which would fit in with an undead Night Elf.

Draith-emerald-dream · November 17, 2019, 1:43pm

Agreed, and I like your transparent skin / Ghost idea!

Agreed!

Äzrael-emerald-dream · November 24, 2019, 3:36am

Oh WOW! YES PLEASE!!!

Draith-emerald-dream · November 24, 2019, 5:42pm

I really hope they do more than just add a “Hide Bone - off/on” option. I would really like to customize which bones I hide or unhide in game… Fingers Crossed

Tãlith-emerald-dream · November 27, 2019, 5:23pm

Agreed, would love to see some of these options come to the game!

Draith-emerald-dream · January 21, 2020, 5:57pm

Now that 8.3 is out, i’m eagerly waiting for news about Shadowlands and customization’s for the old races!!!

Raxiun-doomhammer · January 21, 2020, 10:44pm

They announced new race customizeations for shadowlands. Undead are slated to be able to hide their bones like you suggested. There’s word that you’ll also be able to stand upright, but I haven’t seen confirmation of that yet.

Draith-emerald-dream · January 23, 2020, 4:53pm

God I hope so!!!

Kalbor-illidan · April 4, 2020, 10:44pm

what i would really be interested to see is maybe a full skeleton option. as in no flesh at all

Balesong-argent-dawn · April 5, 2020, 3:52pm

I love your idea for Dark Rangers! There should be model option on Forsaken since, that faction consists of more than undead humans. This option would make the toon actually feel undead to me as they would have the racials.

For corpse runs it’d be cool if your Dark Ranger became a banshee until they resurrected.