Originally Posted by
ATron52
Take the SWTOR approach, in my opinion. Give every race a CC break like EMFH but with a racially fitting name.
*These are just examples I came up with off the top of my head*
Human - Every Man for Himself
Dwarf - Soul of the Mountain
Gnome - Wily Gadgeteer
Night Elf - Nature's Cunning
Draenei - Spark of the Naaru
Worgen - Greymane's Howl
Orc - Bloodcraze
Troll - Mojo Risin'
Tauren - Strength of the Mesa
Undead - Will of the Forsaken
Blood Elf - Never Ending Thirst
Goblin - Underhanded Tricks
Pandaren - Unbinding Brew
Strip every race of any racials that give an in-game benefit, and give everyone at least one unique flavor ability or turn an already existing ability into a flavor ability.
Examples
Dwarf
Stoneform no longer grants damage reduction and no longer cleanses poisons and bleeds.
Crack Shot, Mace Specialization, Explorer, and Frost Resistance removed.
New Ability: Drinks All Around - 1hr cooldown - The dwarf sets down a keg that lasts for five minutes. Right clicking the keg gives the character a flagon that lasts for fifteen minutes. This is a weak alcoholic beverage.
Night Elf
Wisp Form no longer grants a speed bonus.
Quickness, Elusiveness, and Nature Resistance removed.
Shadowmeld now has a unique animation to depict the night elf sneakily going into stealth mode and tip-toeing around. This ability is NOT stealth and does NOT hide character in any way, just makes the model darker / grey with a shadow effect. Lasts for one minute or until combat and has a thirty minute cooldown.
Tauren
Endurance, Nature Resistance, Cultivation, and War Stomp removed.
New Ability: Ancestral Traditions - fifteen minute cooldown - The tauren reaches for a long, wooden pipe and proceeds to blow smoke rings through the air. Lasts for thirty seconds.
New Ability: Strength of the Earth Mother - 1hr cooldown - The tauren stomps with all of their might causing earth spikes to shoot up from the ground around them. Spikes deal no damage add last for three seconds. (Visual uses the War Stomp animation and the spikes are similar to the newer earth elemental spikes from Cata)
These ideas aren't gold, but I'm sure people who are more creative than myself (the game designers) can come up with some really neat ones.