MoP's first tier sets speculation

[Chonar]

Bonsai tree motif for druids, definitely.
Tier 15 druid shoulders, right here.



Also, [Glyph of Bonsai Tree of Life]

"Gives your Tree of Life a bonsai foliage and shrinks its' size by 30%."

[Tradu]

Hmm I don't play a druid myself, but I think that all the druids out there will agree with me, when i say that there is a certain something missing from the newest druid sets. Something that was previously was a stable of all druid tier and i'm >>>SURE<<< is sorely missed.

That something, is a dead bird on your head (or a dead animal of some sort making up your shoulders/helm).

So that is my hope, that we go back to the old style of druid sets! .

I actually quite liked T10-12(especially T11H and T12N/H), and like the idea of T13(the head and shoulders are just really tiny, imo).

The idea of using the zodiac animals sounds like a good idea, but the first tier is probably going to be based around the bad guys of that tier/the expansion.

[checking facts]

Bonsai tree motif for druids, definitely.
Tier 15 druid shoulders, right here.



Also, [Glyph of Bonsai Tree of Life]

"Gives your Tree of Life a bonsai foliage and shrinks its' size by 30%."

I'd rather have cherry blooms :3

[Irisel]

Druid cherry Blossom teir will be AMAZING! I cn see it now, being FREAKING SICK!!

[checking facts]

this could be the coolest set druids ever had

[Lokiman]

well what if they went with the zodiac animals? like dragon, horse, boar, rat, snake, rabbit, dog, ox, monkey, tiger, rooster and ram? i dont think thats too far off the mark.

This *100

please let mages be dragons... i do not think anyone would want to have rat armor

[mistuhbull]

This *100

please let mages be dragons... i do not think anyone would want to have rat armor

Each of the tiers is one sign, and then the Challenge Mode set is Rat tier

[Kiasari]

well what if they went with the zodiac animals? like dragon, horse, boar, rat, snake, rabbit, dog, ox, monkey, tiger, rooster and ram? i dont think thats too far off the mark.

wow thats an awesome idea. a zodiac themed raid with matching tier armor sounds like pure win.

[Deleted]

well what if they went with the zodiac animals? like dragon, horse, boar, rat, snake, rabbit, dog, ox, monkey, tiger, rooster and ram? i dont think thats too far off the mark.

Yes, yes. I can already see it for the tier sets!

Warrior: Ox
Hunter: Monkey
Mage: Dragon
Monk: Tiger
DK: Ram
Paladin: Horse
Rogue: Snake
Druid: Rooster (Lol)
Priest: Rabbit (Flyffy ones too!)
Shaman: Dog
Warlock: Rat

[Hexotic]

I see samurai armor on the near future

[Deleted]

Yes gogogo zodiax symbols. So now haters will not only cry for a kung-fu panda ripoff but ALSO a saint seya ripoff.

Don't get me wrong i like the idea (as much as i'm in love with saint seya's armors) but i already see all the crying going on...
...then again there will allways be tears, and they'll always be so sweat to drink (muhahAHAHAH *evil laugh*)

[Lokiman]

I see samurai armor on the near future

I dont know about that. samurai is japanese culture, while almost all of MoP that i have seen from promo images/vids paint a very Chinese cultural feel.

[checking facts]

I dont know about that. samurai is japanese culture, while almost all of MoP that i have seen from promo images/vids paint a very Chinese cultural feel.

no expansion goes by with one single culture.

look at wotlk for instance:

you had the viking vrykul, the kinda aztec nerubians, the inuit tuskaar, the tribal wolvar and gorlocs, the good ol jamaican trolls, the indigenous taunka, and much more.

if MoP ends up being 100% chinese it'll be culturally boring lol

[mistuhbull]

^Yes but China is super sensitive about Japan+humanoid Pandas in regards to Blizzard. It's why china originally banned WC3, because Chen was a Samurai. They changed him and China was cool with it.

We'll see Japanese in the enemies or maybe on the other races, but not if the Pandaren can wear it.

[checking facts]

^Yes but China is super sensitive about Japan+humanoid Pandas in regards to Blizzard. It's why china originally banned WC3, because Chen was a Samurai. They changed him and China was cool with it.

We'll see Japanese in the enemies or maybe on the other races, but not if the Pandaren can wear it.

I really really really don't believe that could be an issue.

if they made a new x-pack after MoP based on japan, would pandaren be stuck without being able to level up to level 95? would only DKs, warlocks and druids have japanese armor with the rest of the classes getting some lame, non-thematic armor?

I think blizzard can make japanese armor sets wornable by pandaren. if the chinese people feel panda people with japanese armor fit, they'll transmog and that's it.

the ocident has been exagerating a lot about the japan-china relationship. some time ago I read some news about a japanese porn actress offering her body as compensation for japan's war crimes to chinese studants who were studying in japan.

now if chinese students can go study in japan, they aren't so angry at each other anymore like that. china was also the biggest destination for japanese exports in 2009.

now differently from the WC3 early pandaren, the WoW pandaren will have it's culture completely based on the chinese culture. but if the players decide to dress they pandaren as a japanese warrior, it's not blizz's problem, but the player's.

[Deleted]

Mage = Super Saiyans
Paladin = Samurais
Priest = some silly asian woman like my mother with a nice shiny dress with lots and lots of dragons

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wow thats an awesome idea. a zodiac themed raid with matching tier armor sounds like pure win.

Don't forget the included ''ONLY 5 DOLLARS LIZARD COMPANIONS''!

[Boogieknight]

Paladins will have a dress.
Warriors will have a Samurai look
Druids won't matter because they're shapeshifted.

[Assisst]

Honestly at his point, as long as my helm isnt a crooked fish hook, spider humping my face, or tentacle porn then I'm happy with the tier.

^That all the way!

I hope they make it as awesome as possible in order to return some if not all (even more) the players they lost due to Cata.
Priests will get some thing with a royal gown or so with dragon patterns all over it.

[chemicader]

I reaally like the zodiac raid/tier sets:
Dk: Ox
Warrior: Ram (Sorry I know this is the 2nd ram tier for you guys )
Rogue: Snake. "Look Deathwing: "With no hands!"
Priest: Remotely Rabbit related tier.
Hunters: Boar
Paladins: Horse
Shaman: Dog, kinda obvious. Though it will result in another wolf set.
Monk: Tiger. Too obvious again.
Mage: Dragon
Warlock: So we have rooster and rat left...

[Assisst]

Locks had rat at T7 I believe... Give the rat to the Shadow Priests!!! make them look very nasty while in the Sform and kinda nice in Holy/Disc spec.