Going to level an alt to get a feel for the race.
Which bearded guy should i go with?
I like the customization options for normal dwarves better. But both are great imo. If you didn’t already do it, I think the Dark Irons also get transmog weapons that are not race restricted
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I forgot dark irons had their extra questline added.
Well, that makes this a simple one then. Dark iron it is haha
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heh, just about to say that. 
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I’m super biased towards dark iron dwarves, so thats my vote
Regular dwarf if you wanna be OP though
dwarf - better dps racial “might of the mountain”
also their stoneform dispell is not linked to their dps like dark iron dwarves.
with dark iron dwarves, if you don’t use their dispell on cooldown, you lose damage and then won’t have it ready for when you need it.
If it’s aesthetics, great news for the future with the Machine Speaker Earthen. 
The Kobold as the flame enemies are a funny choice. 
I went normal for my prot warrior and Dark Iron for my shaman.
Dark Iron didn’t deserve to be its own race.
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Performance wise Dwarf is better
Regular dwarf look better imo as well
Dark Iron. Nuff said.
Personally, I would go with whichever you like the look of better. Both of their useful racial abilities are very comparable, and their useless ones don’t matter. As you can see here, they have an almost identical 2-minute self-cleanse which is extremely good for either race. Regular dwarf version is also a bit defensive, DID version is somewhat offensive with a main stat boost.
Regular dwarves get slightly better damage on crits, DID get minor physical damage resistance. Either way, nothing huge. One really unique trait of Dark Iron Dwarfs, if you put in the time to collect all the waypoints, is they get to use a mole machine as a racial ability, giving them really unique teleports all over the world. If you plan to play the character a lot, this can be pretty neat.
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They make more sense when paired with the release of the Mag’har.
…thankfully the allied races continued and so many people get vulpera now. It even put a dent in the blood elf population. 
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I think normal dwarf. I have one of each, but as awesome as dark irons are their much more limited customisation is a big bummer. Both have fantastic heritage sets, but regular dwarf definitely wins. Although dark irons did also get heritage weapons, so that might be a factor for you. They supposedly added some weapons for regular dwarves too but they made them the wrong damn colour!
I think both their heritage sets look far better on the male toons. The beards really complete them. But the female toons of each have some truly fantastic customisation options and animations. And they look great in most transmog.
Dark Iron for me. Always. That mole machine and the look of the race is just too good to pass up.
Until that number is 0, we need more dents
Night Elves are the only tolerable type of elf
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Hmm… would need something with grace and surrounded by fantasy architecture. Sehtrakk might be a dangerous thought. 
DI. You get glowing mohawks and stuff. What could go wrong??
Both are good, Dwarfs get body and face paint whereas DI Dwarfs have the fiery hair and beard.
DI also get their mole machines transport system which (for unknown reasons) Blizz have yet to extend to the Dragon Isles.
Dark Iron are cooler.