Since Wildhammer dwarves are a customization for Ironforge dwarves, I have a big doubt if we could get them as allied race one day with their own racial traits, their own starting area, etc.
Time passes and I have the feeling it would be the same thing for some other races => we won’t get them as allied races.
Even if I want them as allied race, I have a big doubt if we could get them now. So, at least, we could get them as customizations for core races like the Wildhammer dwarves, Dark trolls and Farraki trolls. It could be better than nothing.
Here are the races I would like to see as customizations for core races:
Frostborn Dwarf skin options for regular Dwarves (Light blue color)
Man’ari Eredar skin options for regular Draenei (Corrupted red skin color + Corrupted orange skin color + Corrupted purple skin color + Green eyes color)
Dragonmaw Orc skin options for regular Orcs (Grey skin color variations + Yellow eyes color)
Forest Troll skin options for regular Trolls (Green skin color)
Ice Troll skin options for regular Trolls (Blue skin color + White skin color + Red eyes color)
Grimtotem skin options for regular Tauren (Black fur color + Red warpaint color + Blue warpaint color)
Dark Ranger skin options for regular Blood Elves (Very white skin/grey skin color + Red eyes color)
San’layn skin options for regular Blood Elves (Very white skin color + Deep white skin color + Light grey skin color + Deep grey skin color + #d0a03e skin color -a kind of yellow - + #FFF5C3 skin color - a kind of yellow - + Red eyes color + Orange eyes color + Some Bat-Style ear options)
Of course, I’m still hoping to get them as allied race if it’s possible.
This 110%! I was actually thinking about this the other day. It would be seemingly easier for Blizz to implement this type of thing, rather than introducing new allied races
Apparently the Frost Dwarves are still half earthen. They still have the engravings on their bodies, not as tattoos but actual indentations in their skin.
A feel that if the sub race has a vastly different culture like Man’ari or are different physically like Forest and Frost Trolls they should be allied races. But ones that are visually and culturally similar should be customization options. They can additional heritage quests for more armor sets to represent them. I hope for a Wildhammer heritage questline.