This thread is for those who want to talk about Mechagnomes and the customizations they’d like to see with them.
Please note that I do not expect all or even any of these to come to fruition. They are desires and wants, that I’ve mostly pulled from the community, nothing more.
Feel free to tell us what customizations you too would like to see!
Drede has put together a wonderful thread for customizations for all races!
This thread will be divided into a few parts:
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The Most Likely Options - The options most likely to become reality.
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The Less Likely Options - These options are still amazing but are regrettably less likely to become reality.
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Mechagnome Heritage Armor and Armor Tints - Words on our Heritage Armor.
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Mechagon and What Comes Next - My hopes and dreams for the Mechagnome race.
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Allied Race and Customization Threads - In alphabetical order and author notated.
The Most Likely Options
In this section I’d like to go over some of the Most Likely options that have been requested. These are common and low impact to the model and form of the Mechagnome but are still well within the realm of possibility.
Hair, Jewelry, Faces, Hair Colors, Facial Hair, and Additional Eye Colors.
As with most races additional Hair, hair colors, facial hair, jewelry, jewelry colors, face shapes, eye shapes, and additional eye colors are all desired for Mechagnomes. Especially given our electric eye options its a crying shame that we don’t yet have additional colors we could apply to them.
We could also use different visual sensor looks so that the eye when using a modification can look different.
By Unknown
Tattoos, Scars, Circuitry, Grease and Soot
Also as should be with most races; Tattoos, Scars and maybe warpaint would be appreciated. On top of that grease stains smears and gunk would be great as well along side some soot options. Finally Circuitry would be a wonderful addition to put on our skin! ALL tattoos, scars, circuitry, grease and soot should be separated by head and body and should not count as the same slot as one another!!!
Additional Modification Components
Further modifications should be unlocked and allowed. Mechagnomes have a massive capability to be modified and that we have such limited options is very odd. Let us adapt and expand out options and concepts so that we can truly show off our individuality!
Additionally we’d love to be able to use the 4th slot locked for our facial modifications so that we can truly mix and match by letting the ear, jaw, forehead, eyes and perhaps even later a nose modification to all be modified. Even an Upper jaw modification slot would be amazing!
By Unknown
Additional Metal Colors
Additional metal colorations for our arms and legs and other modifications would be amazing. This will allow mogs to look better with a wider array of colors available and let us play with the idea of say having our arms and legs made of Felsteel, Orichalcum, Elemental Steel and anything else we can get our hands on (depending on the colors allotted)!
Metallic Skin Tone Options
Additionally it would be nice to be able to play a Mechagnome that has either by choice or by consequence of combat or experiment had to switch out their entire body or at least their skin layer. This will also help to let people play the Mechagnomes from Northrend if they’d prefer.
These Metallic skin tones should come in at least a few varieties to match our Golden, Silver and Rusted metal options as well as have additional colors for further metal options we may get.
By Unknown
Other Additional Options
Other options that don’t easily fit into a nice neat area but are conceptually not beyond likely. Such as different underwear looks like we get with the Dracthyr. This particular picture also shows other leg and neck modifications that would be nice.
By Unknown
The Less Likely Options
In this section I’d like to highlight Less Common and More Model Affecting customizations that have been requested.
Terminator Options
Entire skeletal and terminator type modifications to make your mechagnome truly terrifying! Cybernetic implants in the skin like the borg!
Additional Feet Options
Treads, or Spider legs! Need I say more?
By Alexey Kruglov
Mismatched Limbs
The option to have one arm or one legs effected by the metal modifications. Or alternatively no metal legs and no metal arms. (Probably always have to have some modification) Additonal concepts, One eye modification and one natural. Half body modified to be mechanical the other half not.
By Keyboardturner
Additional Unlikely Options
Other items that could be in this category but may not fit into their own caetegories.
LED hair options.
Salvaged parts from the Gan’arg and Mo’arg demons or even Fel Reavers.
Glass brain options.
Wirelike dreadlocks.
Possible addition of a Mechagnome double jump from anti-grav boots.
Option to view transmogs that would otherwise be hidden during previews
Option to actually show full Pant mog over metal components. Same for Chest and Glove.
Option to change casting animations so our hand can become a cannon and we can shoot the spells.
Option to have the 3d aspects of armor show on top of the metal parts of our bodies.
(Joke Option) Trashcan hats that you can throw scraps of paper into. At 5 stacks of paper the can changes to appear full.
Mechagnome Heritage Armor and Armor Tints
By Blizzard
While we have wonderful Heritage armor there are a few things that could be done to improve matters in this regard.
Heritage Armor and Tints
By Blizzard Hearthstone
Heritage Armor for Mechagnomes is arguably the best set of armor for us and that is cool but its entirely built around the concept of a warrior bot and has little to represent casters or rogues. I’d love to see an option down the line that can better represent the lighter armored and more magically inclined of the Mechagnome army.
Further its important that Blizzard finally complete and release the other two armor tints that matched with our initial legs and arms colorations. Its silly that they’re nearly done and complete but can’t be used when we’re already so limited on transmog and limb coloration. Further if Blizzard does add more metal colors I’d love to see other tints added along with it to match.
By Blizzard
Mechagon and What Comes Next
By Blizzard
Ultimately the story for Mechagon was nicely rounded out, however there are still new and wonderful things to learn and find out! Like how the Mechagnomes and Gnomeregan gnomes are now interacting and working together. Is there a way for the two cultures to easily travel between their homes? Will the Mechagnomes help the Gnomeregan gnomes retake their home again?
Did Bondo’s Yard ever get reprecussions from sort of siding with King Mechagon? How have the mechagnomes dealt with their former brethren who were more or less turned into mindless automotans? Were they able to restore them? How have they integrated into the Alliance?
I want to see how their story goes forwards and I hope it shows their people adjusting and organizing into both a significant think tank type place and also a surprisingly good military aid to the Alliance and its Gnomeregan brethren.
Paladins, Druids and Shaman
Now that all races are going to end up with all classes figuing out how each class will work with Mechagnomes becomes the focus rather than determining how they would come about.
PALADIN
Paladins could easily come from Mechagnomes who have chosen to study the Light for academic reasons. However its easy enough that a few of them would just flat out end up joining the Silver Hand alongside the other gnomes, dwarves, humans and such.
DRUID
Druids could easily just be a matter of learning from other druids. However its also possible that they could use a transformers type form of druidism.
SHAMAN
Shaman should be far and away easy for Mechagnomes to get into. They just need to be accepted by the elments and learn from there.
Special Thanks for the Mechagnome Love Thread for helping with ideas!
Other Allied Race and Customization Threads
Here I will post other Allied Race and Customization threads. If you’re interested in threads like this one and want to see more I implore you to seek out these other threads and their creators and support any and all that you like!
Several Other Threads Of Note
A Compilation of Customization threads - By Benhart
Ankoan and Jinyu Thread - By Rorrand
Arakkoa Thread - By Lore
Big Blood Elf Customization Thread - By Veras (Zandrae)
Blood Elf Customization Thread (Glory of the Sin’dorei) - By Kyuu (Fenelon)
Broken/Krokul Allied Race Thread - By Mianyaue
Covenant Races Thread - By Emerril
Customization Suggestions Megathread - By Drede
Dark Iron and Mag’har customization Thread - By Grymes
Dark Ranger Thread - By Balesong
Drakonid Thread - By Keldar
Dragonmaw Orcs and Wildhammer Dwarves - By Keldar
Eldritch Knight/Void Knight Concept - By Greatbrae
Ethereal Thread - By Lore
Forsaken Customization Thread - By Baalsamael
Forsaken and LFD Model Toggle Thread - By Greatbrae
Forest Troll AR thread - By Zurogrusel
Furbolg Discussion Thread - By Fenelon
Goblin customization! - By Hendry
High Elf Customization Thread - By Fenelon
Human Customization Thread - By Anansi
Kelfin/Gilgoblin Thread - By Ruff
Kul’tiran and Zandalari Customization - By Kyzendra
Kul’tiran Love & Customization Thread - By Morbann (Fenelon)
LFD and Draenei customization - By Averyx
Man’ari Eredar more customizations - By Mianyaue
Mechagnome Customization - By Coaxial (Fenelon)
Mok’nathal Allied Race Thread - By Mianyaue
Nathanos Style Forsaken - By Fallyn
Nightborne Customization Thread - By Ellinia
Night Elf Customization Thread - By Artanys
Ogre Thread - By Bagzak
Big Orc Customization Thread - By Zurogrusel
Rajani Allied Race Thread - By Mianyaue
Saberon Thread - By Lore
San’layn Thread - By Fallyn
Saurok Thread - By Bagzak
Sethrak Thread - By Nadezhdha
Taunka Thread - By Zitga
Tinker Megathread - by Tausnor
Tuskarr Playable Race Megathread - by Jorreno
Tuskarr Playable Race Discussion Thread - by Mianyaue
Void Elf Customization Thread (Ascension of the Ren’dorei) - By Fenelon
Vrykul Discussion Thread - By Mianyaue
Vulpera Customization Thread - By Fokoru
Warlock Stables Customization - By Baalsamael
Worgen Customization Megathread - By Keori
Worgen Tails Thread - By Caelus
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