Man they are actually going too be the least played class by far if they go through with just this.
The playrate will spike then just drop to even below dh.
Pretty sad considering it’s one of the main bits of this whole expansion, atleast from what’s been released so far.
That’s a pretty uninformed prediction, considering we have nothing but the most basic demonstration of how they play. I think that the first new ranged dps class added in 18 years will probably attract a bit more interest than you think.
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Which is why it’s not a full dragon, and therefore doesn’t need to follow the same logic as one.
You see a full dragon and think “that would make a great tank”. I agree.
However, I see a half dragon and think “Does it really NEED to tank? Or can it just fly over the enemy group and breathe on it?”
I like the second option better. It doesn’t NEED to tank.
In the end Dracthyr are Dragons.
Even more than Dragonkin, because Dracthyr were created by a dragon and are not just mortals imbued with draconic powers.
That said, they are created for one specific purpose. to use the Evoker powers.
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My mage has “used” a sword, but doesn’t go around swinging it at mobs like a Warrior.
This should really be enough explanation for everyone, but apparently it’s not.
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So full size dragon that can fly over things, breath on them, or cast magic at them is “Great Tank”
But
A half dragon that can fly over things, breath on them, or cast magic at them is “Why would this tank”
Make it make sense at least because the full dragon wouldn’t need to either, and lets think we made these things to fight what exactly? Were there no flying enemies at the time? Like nothing Deathwing could conceive that would be able to just fly up and smack them?
This is your explanation now:
They don’t need to tank.
/endthread
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They themselves are a niche race that the community is very mixed about along with only 2 specs too choose from.
The last 2 classes that have been added are the least played classes in wow.
Not hard too assume that the race and class combo which can only be ranged, that also can’t tank, won’t do well.
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I don’t have high hopes since you failed to produce any proof for your other claims, but do you have the numbers for this?
I am extremely skeptical that DH is less played than rogue, for example, which was the least played class last time I checked.
Yep I’m sure we have all the lore and the exact plans Big N had for them form 8 days of interviews, there will be no additional lore or information in the game, and surely the devs won’t have any Dracthyr doing things like holding the line against attackers or fighting in melee as NPCs. Surely we won’t see that right?
Hmm not actually the lowest for monk anymore I mean still incredibly low of course and dh is a bit higher then last aswell. Stilll makes it even worse considering I didn’t realize dk was also incredibly low. Out of the 5 least played classes 3 of them are the classes they have added too the game.
Soo the 3 clases that were added are among the least played classes going by wowanalyitica
Ya wouldn’t be surprising at all too see evoker bee right down there aswell once the initial hype passes.
Okay. Who cares? It’ll probably be OP at first, and as it evens out the meta-chasers will play it when it’s ahead in balancing, and people who don’t care about min/maxing will play it if they like it, or something else if they don’t.
Why do you need this class to just be the best thing ever?
fire lizard with wings then. like Charizard. it should still have a tank spec. or give Guardian Druids a Dragon Glyphs
I’ve seen a big response from the community about this. Over a hundred replies in this thread and many more hundreds in others. Is a WOW Council member going to respond about the community’s desire to see a third spec or more class availability with the new Dracthyr? Seems like the community cares about this a lot.
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Foolish talk, smh .
Range classes are always DPS and Healers and never Tanks. You wouldn’t be missing anything if it had a tank spec and you probably wouldn’t play it if it did since you want a range spec that you already got with the new class 
Then make it a ranged tank that invokes time ghosts or something idk.
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I’m saying either the race itself should be able to play as other classes or the class gets more specs. If it dosent get either of these things it will be one of if not the least played class. Which is sad since that is one of the major features coming in this new expansion.
Why are you so viamently against them having the ability to play as other classes, it litterally dosent effect you what so ever and allows more people too play a cool race without having too be pigeon holed into 1 specific class that can’t even preform the most important role in the game.
No it doesn’t NEED a third spec… what it needs is 2 GOOD specs, they’ll be fine.
Plus you’re posting from a DH, a 2 spec class. It does not need a tank spec, we have 6 tank classes and will have 6 healer classes now…
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Keep it ranged but give them a dot spec. They can have direct damage, dots, and heals.
Take the poison stuff from green, nature dots. The molten lava of black, burning dots. There’s your spec.
Because I like them as a race/class combo. It makes them unique and interesting.
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