To be honest, I never really understood the ghost wolf part, but got to thinking about how cool it would be if you could run around with elemental type models. I think the models are already there and can be made to work with minor alterations. (They could use the Zerith Mortis Lupine model, for example, Its white mane could easily be updated to match an element color)
What do you guys think about Shaman gaining elemental wolf forms? Since you know, we deal with the elements?
On a side note, I would argue we deal with elements even more so than our āAncestorsā. I never was keen on making my dead family come back from the dead to fight some mob Iām currently fighting for scraps from.
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That would be cool, i tried the lupin form but its currently glitched with this cricket back bug so i went to fox. I remember being a huge advocate for adding all the various shadowlands night fae forms for us to use. Such a wasted system. There was like 20 new forms.
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Kind of surprised they havenāt done something like that. A simple addition since we have existing models as is, unless they wanna make them look āAscendedā with new looks that look watery, static-y, fiery beyond just a texture.
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Shaman was initially supposed to be voodooesque ancestor worship. They added elemental stuff because they need actual abilities since you cant just throw grandpa at foes, then over time the elementalist side eclipsed the shaman side to the point that the actual shaman part feels out of place.
Also shadowlands completely botched the concept of shamanism, i think we lost a lot more than we gained from yhat xpac
Elementalist has extremely broad appeal and is completely race and culture agnostic while shaman really only truly fits orcs trolls and tauren. All other races have contrived excuses to fit in shaman when all they really want is elementalist.
Anyway id be happy to see more customization where you can go fully into shamanism or elementalist, allow elementals to replace shaman stuff and shaman stuff to replace elemental stuff.
More customization is (almost) always good
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Interesting. It makes me wonder if theyāll eventually move away from the ancestors stuff and push into the elements more. It would be cool if they let you choose, I honestly think they could just be entirely cosmetic.
You best believe Iām going Moose if they ever do that.
this would be awesoooommee!!!
Yeah Iām using Lupine right now only because it looks stone like
Shaman always had a elemental theme even way back in the RTS games. THe wolves actually come from the orcs, since in the RTS ghost wolves was a Farseer summon. Shaman was more orc then troll. Troll had Witch Doctors and they rolled that into shaman for the MMO later.
I tried it but that weird cricket back bug ruins it for me
I wish Witch Doctor was an hero spec
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It really would have been an obvious one. Not sure why they didnāt go with it.
A common argument against it is that itās too racially focused on trollsā¦
To which I would point out - Sentinel, Dark Ranger, Sunfury, Keeper of the Grove, Mountain Thane, etc etc
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Druids have a higher chance of getting ghost wolf elemental forms than shamans
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Iād love a rock and lava wolf. Sort of an iridikron vibe
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I could be wrong but I think it comes from Thrall? Heās orc and wolves are the totem animal of orcs? In WC3 thrall is riding a wolf too.
But yeah more spirit forms plz, something to fit my Earthen shaman. A runewolf maybe?
I was told that apparently they had wolf druids, but trying to control Goldrinn really just made him mad, so he drove those druids mad out of spite or something.
The elemental wolf models already exist and shamans already use them to fight with.