Yes I am 54 years old you have a healer spec and a caster healers for this race .dh only had havoc and vengence and now the dragon only have caster and healer they did say a long ago only to two spec they be doing . why can’t dh being mages or monks ok r a healer class you did not complain about that
They were created for for being this a healer and a caster two spec only
… Demon hunter isn’t a playable race.
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You have to remember who created them death wing did and he combined all five dragon flights in to one race and so they invoke the power of the dragon
it kinda is.
as it is the only race/class combination that allows demonic customizations
I wish chris metzen would have had the dracthyr playable race lore to see if he would have had more classes since they were created as soldiers.
Soldiers fight in wars. It doesn’t mean they can’t use magic. or use there own fighting style
DH isn’t equivalent. DHs can only be Night Elves and Blood Elves, yes, but NEs and BEs can be other classes (thus filling the healing role for that race.)
Dracthyr do not have the option to just switch to another class currently, thus the problem.
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but no other class of Belfs and Nelfs have demonic customizations.
Therfore it holds up.
DH is a subrace/class
But they are elves. Elves have a boat load of customization and can be so many other classes. People that enjoy elf fantasy stuff are free to play other classes if DH isn’t something they enjoy.
The new race is dragons. Literally just playable dragons. They could have given them special evoker only customizations while giving them other class options.
I grasp the fantasy of a dragon race having a special class. I also play enough TTRPGs to know that limiting a race to one class is silly considering some classes are just basic skills, like being a warrior or hunter.
Players have been begging for more race/class combos for years. This is the opposite.
I feel like a lot of people are missing the mark. Nobody is really bothered that Evokers can’t be other races. But a very unique race like Dracthyr is too cool to be limited to one class. It’s our first reptilian race. The customization looks incredible. Tanks want to be big beefy dragon warriors. I would love to be able to keep maining my shaman and make her one, since dragons and elements go together like peanut butter and jelly.
Limitations can be fun for fantasy. In this case, it really stinks that a new race is locked to one class, not at all that a new class is locked to one race.
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No, it doesn’t hold up. It’s the same race regardless of customizations. That’s the point.
This argument is a non-starter. lol
Muppet elaborated substantially on it (as I have up above numerous times.)
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They can be healers or caster and watch Interview Ian gave the explanation he gave why they can only be those classes
We can only wait on How Blizz will evolve the story around Dracthyr.
IMHO they will allow other classes along the line after some Story progress
I’m kind of curious what those are. I have tons of speculation. Thematic. technical
Which I would be fine with!
As a matter of fact, having to meet other races and interact with them to see how they engage in warfare before adopting some of their tactics (i.e. their classes) would be a dynamic way to go about it.
I’m only taking issue with the folks going “lol no” with no real argument against it. 
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Thematically I kind of like the race/class restriction, however playwise I am dissapointed. I primarily tank and these Dracthyr look cool and I want to try one out, but I will have to choose.
Also it will have some negative impact on the number of tanks in the game.
Personally I want a tank spec for the class, I think this would be the best option.
Barring this, I think Warrior at least is a nobrainer for an added class for the race. A dragononid species should be strong, tough and ferocious. They have scales, claws and fangs. These are all things that just scream MELEE!! to me, and tank.
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I know what Ion said. I also know that Ion said that the horde and the alliance could never play together.
Pointing out respectfully that a fairly large section of the playerbase CANNOT play the race and would potentially like to is how you get decisions changed.
Even if not immediately, but in the future.
I think my concern with them not coming out of the gate with more class options is that Blizzard has been very hard pressed to open up race/class restrictions all these years. We got a good amount in Cata and then things like gnome hunters later. I worry they won’t lift restrictions just because they generally don’t.
I wouldn’t mind waiting though, if it was something they came out and told us was definitely going to be a thing later.
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you mean the explanation on why the can only be evoker?
Its in the lore. Their Body and Mind was created by Neltharion in order to make the perfect soldier.
Combining the Humanoid spark with the power of the dragon aspects.
But Neltharion might have been disappointed by the result and let them slumber, Therefore all they know is how to use the Aspect-magics
Agreed.
It’s not even the classes per say. It’s just the fact that the entire race is missing the option to perform a role of the triad, which is bizarre to say the least.
If the game wasn’t so focused on “You need a tank, a healer, and some dps” it wouldn’t matter… but it is, so it does.
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