The Great Shapeshift

Community General Discussion
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…Any race with odd body type, like ethereals, naga and 4-legged races would have to have 100+ levels of gear, both gender types, as well as tier, dungeon, heirloom, pvp, rep and arena gear, created in cloth, leather, mail and plate. This is why odd body type races have been unplayable all these years.

…My solution for this is two-fold, first is to make playable shapeshifts of odd body races and second, associate them with a new spec for each class. For example:



Lich and Banshee.

Pets:
Carrion Beetles

Talents
Carrion Attack _ carrion beetles bombard target
Puddle_transform into a puddle of ooze, heals you, drains target
etc


San’layn

Pets:
Bats

Talents
Bat Attack _ swarm of bats bombard target
Puddle_transform into a puddle of blood, heals you, drains target
etc


Ethereals

Pets:
Ethereal Spark

Talents
Beacon Swarm _ swarm of sparks bombard target
Explosive Taunt_taunt multiple targets with arcane explosion
etc

Ethereals

Pets:
Ethereal Spark

Talents
Beacon Swarm _ swarm of sparks bombard target
Explosive Taunt_taunt multiple targets with arcane explosion
etc


Keeper of the Grove and Dryad

Pets:
Fae Dragon

Talents
Faery Swarm _ swarm of fae dragons bombard target
Mushroom Sprouts_transform into patch of mushrooms, heals you, confuses target
etc

Centaur

Pets:
Falcons

Talents
Falcon Swarm _ swarm of falcons bombard target
Mushroom Sprouts_transform into patch of mushrooms, heals you, confuses target
etc



Night Elf and Dwarf

Pets:
Spiders

Talents
Spider Swarm _ swarm of spiders bombard target
Deadly Mist_transform into a deadly mist, heals you, poisons target
etc

Blood Elf and Forsaken

Pets:
Spiders

Talents
Spider Swarm _ swarm of spiders bombard target
Deadly Mist_transform into a deadly mist, heals you, poisons target
etc


Naga

Pets:
Mind controlled npcs

Talents
Bubble Swarm _ swarm of bubbles bombard target

Hypnotic_make targeted npc your pet until dismissed or one of you dies. must be your current level or lower.
etc

Naga

Pets:
Mind controlled npcs

Talents
Bubble Swarm _ swarm of bubbles bombard target

Hypnotic_make targeted npc your pet until dismissed or one of you dies. must be your current level or lower.
etc



Mogu.

Pets:
Silk worm

Talents
Silk Attack _ swarm of silk worms spin cocoon around target
Jade Dream_transform into a jade serpent, heals you, drains target
etc

Ogre.

Pets:

Talents
Silk Attack _ swarm of silk worms spin cocoon around target
Jade Dream_transform into a jade serpent, heals you, drains target
etc


https://fontmeme.com/permalink/211027/252a54c4cfc32b5c8a6276e44424d2d2.png

https://gamepedia.cursecdn.com/wowpedia/e/e8/Thorny_Stabber.jpg

Podlings.

Pets:
https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/small/425883.jpg

Talents Ranged attacks only
Attack of the Waterflies _ swarm of waterflies bombard target
Up we go!_climb nearest tree or wall to height of five feet, can cling to surface and move around it.
etc

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/eeo162/hozen_allied_race_concept_by_me/

Hozen

Pets:
https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/small/425883.jpg

Talents Ranged attacks only
Attack of the Waterflies _ swarm of waterflies bombard target
Up we go!_climb nearest tree or wall to height of five feet, can cling to surface and move around it.
etc

https://fontmeme.com/permalink/211028/76af2c84e510c11571f8b7f85884f699.png
https://fontmeme.com/permalink/211028/5d0e2fd2943222da740a0b55cc8c2831.png

https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/news/11656-missions-champion-equipment-and-quests-for-troops-in-patch-7-3.png

Broken Draenei

Pets:
Floating Harp

Talents
Harp notes_ swarm of musical notes bombard target
Drums of war_play war drums (totems in form of drums), enhancing group or self

https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/small/198067.jpg

etc

https://www.buffed.de/screenshots/667x375/2014/07/WoW_Warlords-of-Draenor_Saberon_02-buffed.jpg

Saberon

Pets:
Floating Harp

Talents
Harp notes_ swarm of musical notes bombard target
Drums of war_play war drums (totems in form of drums), enhancing group or self

https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/small/198067.jpg

etc

this could go on for other odd body types like Vrykul, Sethrak, Taunka, etc!

credit for fonts https://fontmeme.com/

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Hmmm Maybe our next system will bring out our “ultimate forms”, and these would be some of the aesthetics! I sort of like that premise, if “systems” must be in place

3

I’ve been playing a lot of Spellbreak lately and now I really really want Battle Mages :sweat_smile:

Imagine a ranged DPS with the thematics of a Mage but the Mobility of a Hunter, it’s wicked fun.

4

I know this isn’t how it works, but I just picture someone in a frilly hat going BOOP on their enemy’s head until they fall down

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None of that is a solution, though…

6

I didn’t get it either, after looking into it though a Battle Mage is pretty much a Firebender from Avatar the Last Airbender.

Or at least that’s the most common interpretation i’ve been exposed to.

Imagine a Ranged DPS with the thematics of a Mage but the mobility of a Marks/BM hunter.

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I do like the formatting and the fun fonts, and I’ve always wanted playable dryads. But Cenarions on the Horde? Absolutely not. They’d never be a neutral race. Pair them off against centaur on the Horde.

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sure it is. the devs dont have to make 100+ levels of gear for odd body types and we get to add unique race shapeshifts to all classes

9

well horde players claim they’ve been enemies of centaurs.

10

So, I get to be horse daddy? I might actually play druid in that case lol

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Only the Tauren, and they’re a bunch of cinnamon rolls and would forgive anyone.

Besides there’s canonically already at least one centaur on the Horde, and a couple friendly clans.

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hehe.
/10 chars

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Nowhere in those “ideas” is there anything that fixes the gear issue. All you did was list some new races as new specs, which doesn’t make sense with the lore anyway. Not to mention, people consistently complain about not seeing transmog because of shapeshifting.

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We could end up using them as livestock, and we’d still get a friendly moo from Baine :stuck_out_tongue:

15

you shapeshift and your shapeshift is similar to druid shapeshift. imagine if the devs had had to make 60 levels of cloth, leather, mail and plate gear for druid catform/bear forms. …they dont have to cause appearance is preset

16

omg I can hear it

so wholesome

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Yes I know. I main a druid.

But anyone turning into an entirely different race makes zero sense.

And again, there have been many complaints about transmog being an issue because of shapeshifting. There’s a reason why Astral Form is so popular among Moonkin. And people still ask for more options.

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i like astral form cause its pretty lol

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Minus the whole using their people for steak part lol I live by a bunch of farms, and pass by cows on a daily basis during my morning commute. I love getting the friendly goodmorning moo’s :heart: Almost stops me from buying steak occasionally

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its a shapeshift illusion.