Samurai Class

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As the 4th plate wearing class? What specs would there be?

Prob a melee 2 handed tank and DPS are a given.

Perhaps also a ranged weapon spec. Hell, maybe even a 4th spec for dual wielding or caster? Depending on the lore.

Lore: perhaps pandaren monks and the warriors of azeroth come together to create a new class by combining their skills.Similar to the silver hand born From priests n warriors.

Possible named abilities: blossom strike, honor strike, focus strike, rapid strikes

Races: all of them of course

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I see them as mail wearers.

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I think they could go either way.

Iā€™ve seen some pretty plate like samurai armor

Itā€™s just a different style

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Itā€™s a shame that Japanese culture doesnā€™t exist in WoW. All the potential mounts and mogs that could bring into the game is insane.

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Yeah, I def see them as mail wearers.

Who can hopefully arent as squishy as shamans.

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I had humored Bunny Island could be Japanese themed, probably a great place to include a samurai class. :world_map::robot:

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Arenā€™t the mogu based off Japan? They sound like angry samurai when they talk

Also I think night elf architecture is based off Japan too

They could, but id prefer for the 4th mail class to be saved for Tinkers

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:mag::robot:

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Um. This is a mogwai

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Somewhat correctā€¦ Mogwai are spirits in Chinese but Americans considered the Gremlins foreign creatures ruining equipment and then the movie mixed the two. :world_map::robot:

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so you want a samurai with a bow?

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I would guess Chinese, Mogu is a Chinese painting style. Also Lei Shen, the previous ruler that formed the empire, is a chinese name.

from bing:

  1. Chinese Mythology:
  • In Chinese mythology, Lei Gong, also known as Lei Shen (雷ē„ž) or Lei Shi (雷åøˆ), is the God of Thunder and Heavenā€™s executioner. Lei Gong is associated with thunderstorms and lightning. [His name reflects his role as a powerful deity controlling the forces of nature
  1. Chinese Folk Religion and Taoism:
  • In Chinese folk religion and Taoism, Leigong (雷公) or Leishen (雷ē„ž) is the god of thunder. He is revered and invoked for protection against thunderstorms and lightning. [His name is often invoked during inclement weather to seek safety and ward off harm
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so long as we get some actual proper and huge katanas to tmog like sephiroths

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Why do we get a 4th plate class, Mail only has 2.5 Classes

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I wanted a reversed blade katana like in roruni kenshin

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having a mail armor designation is just preemptively consigning yourself to the bin

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Thigh guards and calf guards use a combination of chain mail (armor made of small metal rings) and plates kept the lower body safe. Underneath the armor, the samurai would wear a one-piece baggy garment, a kimono (T-shaped, wrapped-front clothing) on top of that and loose pants.

they would be the first plate armor but its tagged mail

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That makes perfect sense compared to my thoughts they were Mogwai. Even when we consider the terracotta army. :robot::+1:

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Actually looked up Pandas also and pandas are native to china only. Japanese pandas are only in zoos from what bing said.

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Pandaren and Pandaria are reflections of Chinese culture. If weā€™re going to get a Samurai Class, which I would roll in a heartbeat, it would likely take Blizzard introducing us to a Japanese equivalent culture on Azeroth.

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