Seems the upcoming expansion, which may take us into the RootLands, would be the ideal place in the TWW expansion to introduce new Druid Forms.
Each expansion players have a variety of new ways to express and imagine their character. New weapon models, new armor appearances, even new mount appearances. Except Druids.
The cat is always the cat, the bear always the bear. Mostly unchanged since Vanilla. The genie came out of the bottle with Legion forms (that are still the forms most of us use). And then nothing until DragonFlight. Where we saw what I would call a “good start” on equity of expression for druids.
Eventually I expect the same type of variety in my Druid form that we have for Dragon mounts and Warlock pets. But for RootLands, I think a “bear” minimum might be a few new forms for each Druid spec. Like DragonFlight found in the Emerald Dream.
I play Guardian, and post Legion it’s been pretty scarce for us. So I was hoping to plant some seeds for consideration:
- Sabre Stalker Form — was always amazed that form came and went without ever letting Druids learn and master a form of it. All you really needs is a recolor of an existing model.
- Furbolg Form — Dude, I mastered their language hoping to learn the form. Really disappointed that wasn’t the end result of the quest. But maybe that language mastery could lead us on a new adventure in RootLands—and take us to a new form?
- Earthen Form — There are rocky approximations of the WereBear form in DragonFlight. Could exploring the rocky caves in the War Within lead to a rocking new form? All it would take is a recolor…
But if you really want to show Guardian Druid some love, consider all the expansions he saw nothing and in something more than a recolor. Maybe a standing bear (think Grizzly on hind legs) or legit owl-bear (not the cuddly version from DF but something fierce). My suggestion would be Mako Form—I’m talking a WerShark.
Standing upright with a shark head fused into a humanoid body, muscles on muscles, and clawed hands that can rend a boat hull. Huge gaping shark maw and tell tale fin on the back. Maybe some special features for the new form like ferocious bite in tank form or extra swim speed.
These are just suggestions. But please. Some love for an old bear whose been (mostly) rocking the same look since vanilla. After twenty years, make bears special again.