With the return of tier sets we see that blizz wants to do a “hybrid” of themes for the future of tier sets. We see in 9.2 that all the gear is class mixed with progenitor art styles which while does look cool, is very specified. Now again blizz is doing this with the upcoming elemental raid in DF:
https://www.icy-veins.com/wow/primalist-raid-tier-sets-guide
What do you guys think about this? Do you prefer the legion style of pure class sets, or do you favor this new hybrid approach. As a shaman I am happy that I am getting an elemental set in DF but I do wish full “class” themed legion sets would return.
They’ve always done a hybrid of themes. But this time, it leaned more towards the raid than the class. They all basically look the same.
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Honestly, I think this makes sense and am fine with it but I dislike how bland our current tier sets look, including elite set variants. The ones coming in DF look neat involving concept art and I’m actually fine with them.
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I never liked raid themed sets. It’s a lottery. Sometimes you have a theme that fits your class, sometimes it’s just whatever. Zereth Mortis is a good examples. All the sets follow the aesthetic of the zone/raid and I hate that aesthetic.
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Class themes or gtfo frankly.
Transmog is the endgame and I want my classes to look like my classes, not “generic zandalari raid” “generic revendreth” “generic deus ex machinima”.
I’ll give SoD armor a pass because there’s an edgelord in most of us.
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SoD was the worst raid in years lol
The raid theme can work. They just have to not make it like santum with the shards which was god awful to work with and I’m sure the amount of people that were massively frustrated with it at all levels made it loud and clear.
I like when the sets have something to do with the current theme and not purely just class, other wise we get generic priest sets and murloc hunter gear.
As long as they look good I don’t care. I haven’t generally enjoyed any of the transmogs added to the game since BFA.
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class sets from legion are to this day the best
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I tend to like a more hybrid approach. Tier sets that are obviously what a class would wear, but made to fit in line with the dungeon theme. Firelands, I think, did this really good as almost everything looks like it belongs and still looks like what a class would wear. Maybe not a Stormwind priest, but some flavor of priest.
It’s nice that we have tier sets back as a gameplay standpoint. They never should have left.
But man is it lazy as all hell that they’ve given up on unique class flavor and instead have just based it off the raid.
Though that is how we got the VERY nice Castle Nathria set so eh.
lmao.
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They are really fun! I love all the transmog from legion, the class mounts and the weapons, etc. Even the class title thing is cool