I’ve always disliked the ascendance model, changing the whole model of my character has always ire me. Not just that, but the ascendance model to me doesn’t look good at all.
The model hasn’t been updated since cataclysm, we did manage to get a glyph for a brief time that removed the model and gave us a glow. But that has been removed.
What I propose is that ascendance should be based of the raid both Dathea, Ascended. This is a much better version of being ascended, your humanoid is floating inside a giant elemental.
https:// static.wikia.nocookie. net/wowpedia/images/1/17/Dathea.jpg
https:// wow.zamimg. com/uploads/screenshots/normal/1090395-dathea-ascended.jpg
(remove the space at . net and . com or search Dathea, Ascended)
It could be like the class mounts whereas the wind version is for Enhancement, a fiery version for elemental and a watery one for Resto. (Earth one for a tank spec one day Blizzard)
If you like this suggestion lets keep this post bumped. I’d love to see some graphical love for shamans.
Peace!
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Honestly, I’d be happy if my basic model just went translucent and shifted colors appropriate to the spec (white for Enhancement, red for Elemental, and blue for Resto), maybe with some swirlies running through it like the Legion class mount…
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Totally agree, I always avoid specing the ascendance spell now cause I can’t stand the model lol
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There’s literally an item in Dragonflight that lets people turn into a damn tornado.
How do we still have this placeholder model when stuff like that exists??
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I agree, it’s hard to believe that these basic npc’s im seeing in dragonflight the primal whatevers look like cooler shamans then me, when im supposed to be in my “ultimate form”… kind of pathetic. But nothings gonna change takes them forever to just update warlock pets for example, we have no hope…
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I wish I could not have to spec into ascension with how ugly it is
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yes, but can we please separate this thinking that fire is ele, wind is enh, and water is resto. I’ve always hated lb builds for ele and much prefer the storm aesthetic.
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They should just let shaman be playable on every race and let us customize ascendance to look like whatever elemental suits us, but id be happy with just glyph of ascension back so we don’t have to be ugly to perform our best
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Bump.
An Ascendance model change is loooooooong overdue but better late than never.
You’d think the elemental themed expansion, er… not Cataclysm where Ascendance was introduced, the second elemental themed expansion, Dragonflight, would be the place to update the fugly af old model.
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Please, Blizzard…
It’s an elementalist themed expansion… We should get a full customization tool like Druids got for the Moonkin form.
Or, if you are feeling lazy, just make a Glyph to disable this model entirely. I think must of us just prefer our character transmogs anyway.
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I don’t want to float inside a giant elemental, don’t want to stand on top a giant elemental either. Depending on the spec you’re in having elemental spell effects surround my character or something like that would be great. I don’t’ want to transform into another thing, keep the character just empower it.
Ascendance model is loooooooooooooong overdue for an update.
Why the F did they remove the glyphs from WoD? They looked great!
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I always liked the Glyph of Asendance from WoD that was randomly removed. 3 different ascendance models based on your spec, and you get to see your mog through it too. It’s simple but a nice alternative IMO.
Patch 6.2 - Glyph of Ascendance (youtube.com)
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I dont understand why they ever removed it to be honest…
It wasn’t perfect but it was way better than literally transforming into an evil cultist with arms bent at crazy angles.
I don’t know at this point why it’s so hard for them to do…
I would love to get a different appearance for Ascendance that isn’t a Twilight cultist on a bad acid trip.
Same reason they took away the Observer glyph for Warlocks’ Felhunter (then bring it back as an alternate appearance for the Darkglare instead of the Felhunter):
“tHe siLhOuEtTe cOnfuSeS PvP!”
Blizzard has a strange obsession with being in absolute control over when and how players have fun in the sandbox.
I think Ascendance is the only major throughput cooldown and the only transformation pre-Legion that hasn’t received a visual update. Monks maybe haven’t either.
That’s honestly crazy.
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I know that the model is super outdated, but I’d really like to know why they made the shoulders go soooooo far back?
Air Ascendant - NPC - World of Warcraft (wowhead.com)
They’re so full of power that they can no longer stand straight
Please new model, crazy it’s been this long and there’s nothing new for this.
It is completely a placeholder isn’t it! I hate how our body shape changes. I would much happier wit ha goofy ascendance like getting super sayan hair stuck onto our model or our pants catch on fire over whatever this scrawny ninja hoodie dude we turn into.