With the data-mining of unique Druid forms for Zandalari Trolls (no spoilers here), is there a chance the art team will be looking into updating the other Druid race models at some point either in Battle for Azeroth or beyond to add more racial diversity and identity to the rest of the Druids? Saw some interesting fan art of a Gorilla Form for Guardian Troll Druids and a Wolf Form for Feral Worgen Druids.
Quick list of my personal hopes and ideas:
Night Elf:
All: Keep as are.
Tauren:
Guardian: Kodo
Feral: Mountain Lion
Travel: Tallstrider
Flight: Roc
Worgen:
Guardian: Wolverine
Feral: Wolf / Worg
Balance: Crow "monstrosity" (akin to Zandalari Troll.)
Travel: Hyena
Flight: Crow
Troll:
Guardian: Gorrila
Feral: Updated tiger model.
Balance: Parrot / Toucan "monstrosity" (akin to Zandalari Troll.)
Travel: Cheetah / Jaguar (Updated model though.)
Flight: Updated bat model.
Aquatic: Sea Turtle (or at least as a glyph...)
Highmountain Tauren:
Balance: ADD MOOSE ANTLERS TO THE MOONKIN FORM! :D
Zandalari Troll:
Aquatic: Thresher
Some great ideas from the discussion below:
Sile-Nesingwary: Option to choose model for each form.
Naturalform-Illidan: Class-specific questline to unlock access to other races' unique forms.
Dontmilmoo-Antonidas: More barber shop customization options, and options specifically for each of the Druid forms.
Dreron-Goldrinn: Glyph of ability to take the appearance of targeted Beast out in the world.
What hopes do you have for updated Druid forms for the older races in the future? And please no discussion about the number of available Druid races between factions - this thread is not meant for that.
Druid forms don't need to be updated literally every expansion
The old druid forms are fine. You just salty that yours are dinosaurs. That said, The current druids derive their powers from the Nelf version of Druidism, hence the similar forms. Chadalari, on the other hand, derive theirs from their specific Loas. Even if the Loas are pathetic compared to the Ancients.
But everyone else gets new armor and weapons every expansion?
I love the dinosaurs - I will be Race Changing my current Druid to a Zandalari Troll when I unlock the Allied Race. :D But I also know not everyone likes them, so why not offer ideas in a POSITIVE and CONSTRUCTIVE fashion?
I am pretty sure the Loa and the Wild Gods are the same things, just different names given by different cultures (Zandalari and their Loa, Night Elves and their Wild Gods). I am also pretty sure one of the new zones on Zandalar shows that that Loa have a connection to the Emerald Dream.
03/09/2018 08:48 PMPosted by KastrierenThe old druid forms are fine. You just salty that yours are dinosaurs.
I love the dinosaurs - I will be Race Changing my current Druid to a Zandalari Troll when I unlock the Allied Race. :D But I also know not everyone likes them, so why not offer ideas in a POSITIVE and CONSTRUCTIVE fashion?
Zandalari*, on the other hand, derive theirs from their specific Loa*. Even if the Loa* are pathetic compared to the Wild Gods*.
I am pretty sure the Loa and the Wild Gods are the same things, just different names given by different cultures (Zandalari and their Loa, Night Elves and their Wild Gods). I am also pretty sure one of the new zones on Zandalar shows that that Loa have a connection to the Emerald Dream.
03/09/2018 08:50 PMPosted by Moloch03/09/2018 08:49 PMPosted by Naturalformeveryone
Including druids
Druids spend most of their time shapeshifted. ;)
Don't touch my worgen's bear form. It's perfect as-is.
Rather than new forms, I'd rather be able to toggle through the ones we already have available. Let people choose cheetah or stag as the mood strikes. Being limited to just one form out of several options is stifling. If I could easily choose between Lunarwing and my crow (without going to an NPC), I might actually bother finishing that quest line.
03/09/2018 08:48 PMPosted by MolochDruid forms don't need to be updated literally every expansion
I missed the part where Moonkin form got new models every expansion instead of *absolutely never in the history of WoW*.
03/09/2018 08:56 PMPosted by SileRather than new forms, I'd rather be able to toggle through the ones we already have available. Let people choose cheetah or stag as the mood strikes. Being limited to just one form out of several options is stifling. If I could easily choose between Lunarwing and my crow (without going to an NPC), I might actually bother finishing that quest line.
That would be an excellent idea as well! Like a special Transmogrification setting in the tab to change the appearance of each form separately.
03/09/2018 08:56 PMPosted by MiroslavI missed the part where Moonkin form got new models every expansion instead of *absolutely never in the history of WoW*.
To be fair, the Moonkin models received a visual update in Legion. And Glyph of Stars was introduced a few expansions ago to give an alternative to the Moonkin model.
03/09/2018 08:56 PMPosted by MiroslavI missed the part where Moonkin form got new models every expansion instead of *absolutely never in the history of WoW*.
m8 have you played druid before?
I don't think we need our regular forms revamped, but introducing some new forms every few patches would be nice.
03/09/2018 09:00 PMPosted by FaroraI don't think we need our regular forms revamped, but introducing some new forms every few patches would be nice.
Indeed. An option to choose your preferred model for each form is a better idea than reworking the base form entirely. Perhaps a class-specific questline to unlock access to other races' unique forms much later down the line?
If I could get a boar or hyena form, I would switch to whatever got it so fast.
03/09/2018 09:07 PMPosted by MathrenasIf I could get a boar or hyena form, I would switch to whatever got it so fast.
The new hyena mounts in Battle For Azeroth look so good. :P
The troll bat flight form is in need of an update
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Aquatic: Sea Turtle (or at least as a glyph...)
i could see a glyph happening, but since they already removed the nelf ears from the base aquatic form so it would be more race-neutral, i (unfortunately) doubt we’ll be seeing any actual racial versions
03/09/2018 09:12 PMPosted by ArtemĂstThe troll bat flight form is in need of an update
I think the Flight and Travel Forms for the Night Elves, Tauren, Worgen, and Trolls are the last ones to be updated. All the Bear, Cat, Moonkin, and Aquatic Forms were updated for Legion.
03/09/2018 09:14 PMPosted by Eithrisi could see a glyph happening, but since they already removed the nelf ears from the base aquatic form so it would be more race-neutral, i (unfortunately) doubt we’ll be seeing any actual racial versions
I did not notice that Blizzard removed the long ears on the Aquatic Form. I am still holding out hope on the updated Thresher model to be the Zandalari Troll Aquatic Form (or, again, an available glyph).
Druid forms for the current races work. The only thing I'd want them to alter are travel form (tallstrider for tauren, wolf for worgen, tiger for troll) and worgen flight form (Crow).
Why do they work? Because the current races all learned Druidism from Cenarius. They'd have the same bear/cat forms. Travel form and Flight form however, SHOULD be changed to be unique, like highmountain, as they learned from cenarius as well.
That said, should Kul'Tiran druids happen, they should have unique forms as well, as they didn't learn from Cenarius either.
Why do they work? Because the current races all learned Druidism from Cenarius. They'd have the same bear/cat forms. Travel form and Flight form however, SHOULD be changed to be unique, like highmountain, as they learned from cenarius as well.
That said, should Kul'Tiran druids happen, they should have unique forms as well, as they didn't learn from Cenarius either.
Current druid forms are more than fine not too mention all the artifact forms not sure how they are gonna work going forward though. Zandalari druid form uniqueness is def not gonna be baseline for every race otherwise a new race like highmountain would have got the same treatment while they got a nice travel form it was an already existing models and their balance form is no different to tauren.
When they next add an alliance race that can be druid it def needs to have zandalari level love for fairness but i don't think it has to be standard for every race.
When they next add an alliance race that can be druid it def needs to have zandalari level love for fairness but i don't think it has to be standard for every race.