New Class and Race Next Expansion?

[Rashiko-bleeding-hollow]

They’re also heavily requested and hyped up, like DKs and DH was.

Monks were basically the only one that came from nowhere (and a personal favorite of mine), despite being thematical to the expac.

Tinkers could really fit in any setting if they wanted to introduce it. The potential for them to do a lot of crazy fun stuff is there for people who like the idea of a more gadgety, petless hunter.

[Xrathos-moon-guard (Xrathos)]

Tinker Class or Bust.

Bards are also acceptable. But make their armor class mail, not leather.

[Keldar-sargeras (Keldar)]

If it was a legitimate argument, Death Knights, Monks and Demon Hunters would not be playable classes.

[Zeerionjax-argent-dawn (Zeerionjax)]

And?

Semper Fi!

[Bojanglz-whisperwind (Bojanglz)]

@Bigspanky-area-52-1447558

I think with things the way they are right now, they will come out swinging next expac. They will introduce a new race. Something we havent seen yet. And a new class. Tank, Heal and RDPS.

I think its this or player housing. The new class/race is probably easier to do, but I am not a programmer so it could be the other way around. It could be amazing and we get both. But I feel that they really need to go BIG next expac. Give the players what we go crazy over. New Class/Race. The allied races carried a lot of the BfA interest. Aside from Kul’Tirans and Mecha-Gnomes. (Sorry Alliance)

In all honesty, I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a new class/race next expansion since there weren’t any allied races this expansion (at least not yet). But, at the same time I guess I wouldn’t be surprised either if there was no new class/race. I definitely think it would be nice to have though.

[Keldar-sargeras (Keldar)]

What is different now? Why would this trend change?

[Arkane-bloodsail-buccaneers]

Do people really believe blizzard is going to put that much effort into an expansion as long as Ion is in charge?

Remember this is the guy that absolutely resents flying being in game at all because it requires more effort in design and development.

[Garusk-thrall]

Tinkers and Necromancers. Once they have that Blizz can say that they broadly fulfill every class fantasy of Warcraft that isn’t super niche.

When it comes to Necromancers I’ll admit I’m biased. I have wanted that class since launch. They are my favorite unit in Warcraft 3 and would make a perfect base class.

Tinkers are arguably even more important because they are literally the “star” class of goblins, gnomes, and mecha-gnomes… and yet those races can’t even express that with current classes. Yes, engineering exists, but that really does not capture the feel of a tinker that an actual class would.

New races on the other hand, should added liberally, and without the allied race debacable complicating them. They should be available at an expansions launch, period.

[Ishikara-proudmoore]

What, exactly, makes them a Wildhammer then if not for adding pretty much all of the cosmetics the Wildhammer use to normal Dwarves? Adding Wildhammer would literally be adding Dwarves that look the exact same beyond tattoos and stuff like feathers and whatnot. We’ve had more than enough “exact same race” Allied Races as is.

[Keldar-sargeras (Keldar)]

1. That’s pretty much the intent of the system as it was originally introduced: to reuse existing assets.
2. Skin colours of Wildhammer are not represented, nor are their taller and slimmer statures, nor is the full breadth of their racial identity. It feels bad to have rams as your racial mount, to have Stoneform as a racial, and to have clunky plate as a heritage set. None of that represents the Wildhammer.

I would even make the argument that Wildhammer Dwarves are more distinct from Bronzebeard than Dark Iron are, both visually and culturally.

[Labluegirl-bladefist (Labluegirl)]

100 percent ok with this