So I made a post yesterday asking to bring back the Mage Tower appearances. This went over exactly as I expected with people being divided, some very against, some apathetic and some for it. The post was made as a general topic about bringing back any unobtainable appearances to appeal to a wider audience, but the root of the reason why I made it was specifically the extreme lack of Feral/Guardian transmog. By virtue of removing the Mage Tower skins they essentially removed 20% of the transmog options available to new Guardian/Feral Druids or ones that simply couldn’t play during Legion (such as myself).
The Mage Tower skins for most classes were just a unique class themed model in a sea of thousands and thousands of transmogs, but for Guardian/Feral specifically the Legion skins are our only transmog options in the game (+the Fire Kitty rare toy from Firelands that was added in WoD). I know Feral and Guardian have had a lack of cosmetics as a problem for the entire game, but Legion proved Blizzard could figure out how to provide unique transmogs for these two specs, only to have the idea completely abandoned in BfA. If they don’t want to bring back the mage tower appearances then thats fine, but the complete lack of any new cosmetics for Cats/Bears is why the removal of Mage Tower appearances is exceptionally punishing.
No other spec has had 0 new transmogs added for their primary form in BFA other than Guardian/Feral. DH’s can use any of the new sword/mace/axe models as well as a plethora of new Warglaives that only DH’s can use yet still can be added each tier. Why is it that Feral/Guardian are the only specs forced into playing Legion content if we want to unlock different appearances? DH’s even got special treatment by allowing BC content to be transmogged (Illidans glaives). If locks can still obtain green fire, and DH’s can still get warglavies, both of which only apply to one class, then it seems reasonable to ask Blizzard doesn’t completely abandon Feral/Guardian transmog as well.
If they want to be lazy they can just rehash Mage Tower skins and it would at least be something, but I am 100% ok with not being able to get the Mage Tower skins if they at least continued to develop new skins as well. Considering transmog is the real end game, it means that for Feral/Guardian the only endgame that matters is going back and doing Legion content, which is not a good design in my opinion.
TL;DR: Feral/Guardian transmog appears to have died with Legion and this is unfun for those that play these specs, either add new cat/bear form options in BFA or bring back the Mage Tower skins if the only transmog content for us is going to be in outdated Legion content. I would personally prefer they continue adding more new skins, but if thats too hard to do for a small indie company like blizzard than at least be do the lazy thing and let us get all of the old ones.