I already main druid, so in that case, a new player would not be creating a druid.
But, Blizzard would get my race change money upfront, as well as more time invested on me going back and running old transmogs.
I love my Tauren, but so many mogs look awful on cow people.
They really donât need to make special forms for each race. Human can use the kultiren and BE could use the NE as far as i am concerned. Or just let everyone pick all.
If they didnât expand druid to races during an Emerald Dream patch, then they probably wonât add druid to any current race in TWW.
If we get the Horinir or however it is spelled, thatâs a new race coming into the fold verses adding it to an old race.
Itâs hilarious that he tried to pretend lore is the reason druid arenât expanded. Nobody buys it, when draenei warlock is a thing.
All these retarculous class options for races that donât make any sense need to be reverted anyone who had one should just get free character boost as compensation.
For me the main appeal of more races for druid alts is new forms, so as far as Iâm concerned, if they donât make new forms, they almost might as well not bother.
I would agree for lore purposes but for gameplay purposes? Open the floodgates, IMO
My horde Druids are old school trolls
shaman totems
paladin racial mounts
they just gave monks to worgen and goblins, though.
This. Youâll see global Paladins and Shaman before Druid, as Paladins just need racial mounts and Shaman need racial totems.
Especially if Gnome Druids and Goblin druids dont shift forms they just get in mecha forms. Like they pokemon ball out Gaudian form or Feral Form⊠and they just robot jocks their way through the battle feild.
When MOP launched, it was adding dozens of new animations. Thatâs more what I was referring to.
Fair point.
Fair point.
I was mistaken on those two. (But still not close to the artwork requirements for Druid forms. But still I was wrong after Dracthyr and Monk.)
But other than the base form for feral, guardian, etc. thereâs no major differences between most druid forms between races. Most druids I see donât use just the basic form and are using one of the forms from the Emerald Dream patch, or usually something from legion such as felbear or fire cat, and all of those look the same on every race.
If druid opens up for new races, Iâm sure theyâd differentiate the base models to follow suit. The good news is that we have plenty of unused cat/bear/flight form models out there that fit thematically with other races that we could just use.
I donât think it should be done personally. I enjoy the restrictions. If you take away race restrictions you get a lore breaking/hard to balance mess with zero race or class identity like in ESO.
I think their popularity will drop after Dracthyr gets visage forms and when TWW comes in general.
Other stuff is looking cooler than Druid. Also Resto Druid is getting Cat Weaving and Trees shoved down their throat with Keeper and Wildstalker and those are the 2 most âunfavorableâ things Resto received lately.
Good luck cat weaving in pugs and have fun using the trees in the raid lol.
Good thing they donât need to make new animal forms. Do you know how many cat/bear/flight models we already have that could easily be used for new druid forms? There are easy choices thematically for any race they add, and the models and art are already in the game, so no resources needed other than to switch some IDs on the backend for the model. Like a dragonhawk for BE flight form, or a ram for dwarf travel form.
Plus the differentiation between races is only apparent on the base model for each of the forms. I donât see a ton of basic druids running around - most tend to use one of the many new forms released in the Emerald Dream patch, or something from legion achievements, and all of those are the exact same no matter which race is using them.
Heck, you could give new races a standard cat/bear/bird and later on add in fun lore questlines to help them unlock their lore-based racial forms. Since theyâre learning from the druids in Emerald Dream, they learn their forms and as they become more proficient druids they bond with a more appropriate racially themed form. Just an idea.
But this argument about needing âso much new artâ is old and tired and not necessary.
We should not have some of the class/race combos that have been unlocked already as it is.
Letâs not make it worse.
All classes all races is a terrible direction.
It isnât as easy as you think because theyâd have to animate them all. They cant just take an existing model and throw it in. You can be tired of an argument all you like, but theyâre a business and you have to face reality.
Not if they use the same rigs. But Iâm not in disagreement with you.
Iâm more in the âjust do recolorsâ boat. Like people said earlier, if Human got Druid, just give them recolored Kulâtiran stuff.
âBUT ITS LAZY!!!â Okay do you want the option to be a Human Druid or not? Sheesh.
The same work you need for each druid form you would need for each animation and spell cast for each lock race.