It’ll be interesting to see if the lone warlock Zandalari will be enough to allow Zandalari warlocks in general. It’ll be a good indicator for High Elf locks as well.
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I agree with this. We know from some casual conversations with ion at blizzcon that there were no plans for high elves in BFA but they were open to adding them after BFA. I believe that will be changed if the stocks continue to trend like this.
High elves are long joked to be the emergency button for blizzard. Well this is definitely starting to become an emergency.
If there is going to be a silvermoon warfront that would be the perfect chance to add them in and blizzard could easily make changes to whatever plans they had to fit them in.
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This gives me an idea. They could be like bretonnian knights from warhammer. They serve in the name of various gods of nature and such and decorate their armor based on that with adding things like antlers and other such things.
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I very sincerely believe that BfA’s goalpost, with Allied Races, is to implement one new playable race that is directly related to one of the existing playable races (excluding Pandaren). As of this moment, the only ones we’re missing are:
Gnomes
Goblins
Worgen
Forsaken
The first two are likely to be introduced in 8.2, made available in 8.2.5.
The second two are likely to be introduced in 8.3, made available in 8.3.5.
I doubt this is likely to change, meaning any additional Allied Races would have to fit into the narrative(s) of the future. Furthermore, I’m not convinced that Blizzard will continue the practice of adding numerous Allied Races throughout any future expansion(s); instead, it seems more likely that they return to adding them at the beginning of the expansion, but utilizing the same function of implementation as Allied Races use (such as not having starter zones or being recruited via a lengthy scenario, possibly made even more thoroughly than they currently are).
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I really hope blizzard turns away from that line of thinking is so. They would literally be stabbing themselves in the gut to fulfill some preset agenda made before BFA’s launch.
People are tired of races being pull out of blizzard’s crevice. They want established existing races.
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Well, that’s agreeable enough.
But based upon what we have received thus far, in addition to what is suspected regarding the next two Allied Races (a great deal of folks suspect Mechagnomes + Vulpera, though I suspect the Horde will receive Gilblins in lieu of Vulpera), deductive reasoning suggests they decided early on to basically implement “sub-races” by another name.
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If there one thing I’ve learnt in 14 years of playing WoW, Blizzard has a sick sense of humour, some quick examples, we wanted Night Elf Paladins, so in Legion we get a Night Elf Paladin Follower, Warlocks wanted Metamorphosis back, literally their follower Kanthred uses the ability they removed from Warlocks in all its glory, Worgen Shamans, island expedition the Worgen team has a shaman.
we requested High Elves for over a decade, expansion after expansion High Elves have had serious story and lime light yet always pushed away, and even on the island expedition you fight a High Elf Paladin… Auric Angels I think the squad is called.
Honestly to them it’s a ha ha joke. But to others it’s offensive, we are the ones paying a subscription we are the consumer and it’s not if one or two people are asking for certain things… it’s tens of thousands of people… in all threads, Mmo champ, reddit, Eu and Na forums are all asking for these things.
Night Elves should be Paladins (Warriors of Elune), Worgen should be able to be taught Shamanism, Warlocks shouldn’t have lost a core way to play Demonology for over 8 years since Wotlk, and yes… High Elves should be a playable choice for Alliance…
Let the people be happy, let them decide what race to play and what class. Let them be immersed in their character, most importantly let them write their own story, why couldn’t a lone Worgen be taught the way of Shamanism? Orcs taught Goblins?..
What I loved about WoW It use to be about our own story we made in the game while there was no choices back then in all honesty I felt like I did make a difference…
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Hello… It seems I got resurrected, my friends.
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and the patriarchal founder of it all returns
I live you dont need a sub to post anymore.
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Welcome back Pontifice!
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Exactly. So, I’ll be on the High Elven forum train once more.
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Glad to see your back and hopefully well, even though there has been no difference since you left in High Elves being playable ![:frowning:](https://d38bqls1q93fod.cloudfront.net/en/wow/images/emoji/twitter/frowning.png?v=6" ":frowning:")
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Wonderful, so then we have more time to enjoy the fight.
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People, Blizzard said that accounts whichdon’t have an active account are not intended to be able to participate in the forums. So, at some point in the future I’ll be denied to talk here.
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Even with people using the new forums to bash this thread, I will continue to support it. I only care about my own opinions.
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Nice, the thread survived! Keep up the good fight, and remember ignore the trolls!
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I very sincerely believe that BfA’s goalpost, with Allied Races, is to implement one new playable race that is directly related to one of the existing playable races (excluding Pandaren). As of this moment, the only ones we’re missing are:
Gnomes
Goblins
Worgen
ForsakenThe first two are likely to be introduced in 8.2, made available in 8.2.5.
The second two are likely to be introduced in 8.3, made available in 8.3.5.I doubt this is likely to change, meaning any additional Allied Races would have to fit into the narrative(s) of the future. Furthermore, I’m not convinced that Blizzard will continue the practice of adding numerous Allied Races throughout any future expansion(s); instead, it seems more likely that they return to adding them at the beginning of the expansion, but utilizing the same function of implementation as Allied Races use (such as not having starter zones or being recruited via a lengthy scenario, possibly made even more thoroughly than they currently are).
I agree with most of that. I’ve said since 7.3.5 that there would be 12 allied races (because the allied race banners in the character selection screen allows for 12) and that the system is mostly a BfA thing. After BfA, it’s likely to be less used.
The gnome (junknomes) and goblin (vulpera) races are certain at this point. I’m just not sure about what comes in 8.3.5. There’s a chance that, instead of worgen or undead, we may get a “kul tiran” model allied race as mok’nathal or ogre, because Rexxar model has details that don’t make sense for a unique NPC. It seems it was built over an existing but never before seen generic ogre/mok’nathal asset, so it leads me to suspect the last pair of allied races may break the pattern. It also makes sense that, since kul tirans are the only totally new playable model of BfA that Blizzard would try to reuse it.
What will become of the system post-BfA is anyone’s guess. I think we may see new allied races rarely after the first 12. Next expansion could very well return to conventional races, we never know.
I think it will actually be Gilblins and Samurai Fish. But I do think High Elves will still come in the final BFA content patch. That way, they are technically one whole expansion apart from Void Elves.
I don’t get why people think those are meant to be allied races. We saw exactly one slide with an old gilblin model and a single concept art of the samurai fish, there’s nothing there pointing they’ll have bigger roles.
Also, after all the work Blizzard did with vulpera, and the fact that they were instant fan-favorites, I really don’t see any other possible “goblin” allied race than them. Gilblins are very lackluster in comparison.
Next allied races are the junkers and the vulpera, I have no doubt of it. What comes after is up to discussion, however.
Junkers maybe. But Vulpera are old news at this point. Pretty sure they are only supposed to be an NPC group in the Horde.
I think the Gilblins and fish are going to be playable because they said they wanted to release things that fit the context and story at the time. That would be perfect for an deep ocean theme like in 8.2.
If Vulpera or Sethrak were ever meant to be Allied Races, I am pretty sure they would have been released in the Dark Iron/Mag’har slots.