Can’t decide what I want to play. Lore matters to me but looks matter most. Rogue is my favorite class, but I don’t play one because I can’t decide on an Alliance race.
Animations, armor looks, etc. matter a lot for me because it can break immersion a bit if it looks… stupid. But I also need something that, lorewise, is going to make sense. I RP, so. But I have a hard time with random or weird race/class combos. So far, I like Human, Void, Nelfs, Kul Tirans, and Worgen- from a lore perspective or also in terms of looks and flavor. For the most part anyway.
I’ll list out my issues with them though. Maybe typing it out in a public space will help me work it out on my own but I’m open to opinions.
-
Human: Vanilla. I mean, you can never go wrong. Their lore is there, probably more than any other race, and not to mention all armor is going to look good on them, since it’s modeled on them. But the issue with them is… they’re a bit boring? They’re human; I’m human. I don’t want to play myself honestly, but their lore and flexibility makes them a big contender. Their racials are kind of nice too, the 2% isn’t going to change much but it’s nice. Then the 10% rep increase is nice too, especially if you’re farming mogs and stuff that are rep locked.
-
Void Elf: New? Yes. Cool looking? Yep. Armor looks good? Mhm. Lore? Eh, not a lot, but there’s the Ghostblades and whatnot, plus you could always say they were operatives or whatever before they went into the void looking for Alleria. But, they’re just Alliance Blood Elves… kind of like humans in that they’re a little boring? But they look awesome. And as a mog fiend the discounted transmogrifications are pretty dope. But other than that their racials, for a rogue at least, are almost useless.
-
Night Elf: Basically, all the same pros as human, but also all the same cons. Their racials are slightly better than human, in terms of stat bonus and whatnot, but racials mean almost nothing anymore- but Shadowmeld is pretty great. But why do I need two vanishes? Meh. I also already have a Nelf Druid and Demon Hunter, and I like for all of my characters to be unique and individuals of their own if that makes sense. Also, for some reason when I think of a Night Elf I don’t think of a rogue. I think of a Druid or a priest(ess), or obviously a Demon Hunter.
-
Kul Tiran: Big, mean and beefy. This is my least favorite out of the group honestly. They would make amazing outlaws, but other than that I’m not a big fan. Leather armor looks awful on them, not to mention they’re so emotionless. I personally feel they are the most half-baked allied race, just because of the lack of anything for them that adds flavor as a race. But their lore, as pirates and whatnot, is pretty sweet. Not to mention you can easily just say that they were a part of SI:7 or something. The female models are fine, but again they’re emotionless and flavorless, especially as rogues. I’ll have to be honest here and say that I haven’t seen them in action all that much- I usually check animations and whatnot using the dressing room.
-
Worgen: This is the race I want to like the most, but I just can’t. Werewolves are awesome, they’re my favorite folk tale in any setting. But, Worgen in WoW are just so weird looking. Half the time armor looks good on them, not great, and other times it makes you laugh because they look so ridiculous. And even more often than not you may as well mog a helm to hidden, because good lord. For example, just go to the dressing room and select a male Worgen and equip the Terrorblade Battlegear. Do it. Please. And look at the helm. Take it off and they actually look cool! Minus the lack of shoes. I also can’t stand the yelping they do when in combat, and I just don’t like the way they look in combat, personally.
I’m sorry, most of this is me rambling, and it’s not really a constructive conversation or anything, but I’d enjoy some opinions. I am not saying none of these races make good rogues, or that they should be barred because their lore is weird or whatever, I just get really invested and I need it to be perfect. I don’t have time to check them all on a trial character or whatever. I also understand this is all subjective, but I like hearing what others think.
Anyhow, thanks!
