The Unofficial Stonemaul Ogre Playable Race Discussion Megathread!

[Gornur-nerzhul (Gornur)]

@Bagzak-rexxar

With Mok’nathol, I could see an argument being made for them as a customization race. Granted, I haven’t been too happy with how customization races have been treated and I would hope it wouldn’t be meant as a compromise for playable Ogres in this context.

I actually made a thread where people can discuss races that could end up as a customization race over a playable race.

What races could end up as customizations?

With how the Darkfallen were turned into a elf customization option for elven races (excluding the nightborne), I think we all have to pause and consider if a desired playable race might end up going the route of a customization. For example I’ve seen threads and posts about wanting to play as the Man’ari Eredar. However their are essentially red skinned Draenei, with a few having other additional features like Kil’jaeden having wings. Furthermore we have a Draenei allied race with the Lightfor…

@Bagzak-rexxar

With Ogres, however? I don’t see them being stapled onto Orcs as a customization race, nor would I ever want them to have such treatment. Even if Ogres are progenitors of Orcs, they are extremely different enough as two different races that it wouldn’t make any sense. It’d be like having Vrykul being plopped onto Humans or Kul Tirans.

To me Blizzard implementing the Darkfallen as a customization option is just Blizzard deciding that “Hey future playable races, shouldn’t be reskins of other playable races.” Thus as the ogres have their own unique models, I really see Ogres as a potential playable race over anything. With the only question being on if they would be a core race that starts at level one or an allied race that starts at level ten. And I think that would depend on how the Stonemaul officially reclaim their home.

For example in the Cataclysm pre-patch event, we had the Darkspear retaking the Echo Isles. So we could easily have an event where the Stonemaul reclaim their home and open them up as a core race. On the flip side the reclamation of Stonemaul village could be their recruitment quest chain as an allied race.