If it was 1 sub-race per race ...

[Beloren]

So asking the community, when it comes to sub-races if blizzard started with just 1 per race for the first round, which do you think would be picked for each race?

[Deleted]

So asking the community, when it comes to sub-races if blizzard started with just 1 per race for the first round, which do you think would be picked for each race?

Draenei - Nobundo-type Draenei
Human - Black Human
Night Elf - Nightborne (Suramar)
Dwarf - Dark Iron
Gnome - Trogg?
Worgen - Tol'vir?
Pandaren - Tuskarr?
Orc - Draenor Iron Horde Orc (Brown)
Tauren - Yaungol
Troll - Zandalari or Amani
Goblin - Gilblin (Aquatic Goblin-type)
Blood Elf - Fel Elf
Forsaken - Elf-type Forsaken

[Esandarius]

I think some races don't need subraces and others have multiple stellar candidates. I hope Blizzard would recognize this as well and not try to implement 1 per race.


Human - none (make black humans a regular option, not a subrace, I wouldn't mind a better beard as well)
Dwarf - Wildhammer, Dark Iron (both equally valid, although Wildhammer if only one because it was allied while Dark Iron were still enemies)
Gnome - none
Night Elf - none (imo, allowing them to be mages was too far already)
Draenei - Broken Draenei (cannot be priests or paladins)
Worgen - none (though letting them stay humans would be nice and I personally don't like the female chihuahua look)

Orc - Mag'har (brown), *edit: a few people suggested Dragonmaw. I can't believe I put in Wildhammer, but not Dragonmaw.
Tauren - Taunka (bison), Yaungol (yak), Highmountain (moose) are all good options
Troll - Forrest, Ice both good. I would prefer to be able to pick the model and skin independently, but have a preference for whatever stands up straight (like the Zandalari in MoP)
Forsaken - Elven undead model
Blood Elf - High Elf (for the Alliance)
Goblin - none

Pandaren - none

Edit: it could be argued some of these aren't "subraces" and like a darker skin tone should be implemented for humans, other skins and tattoos could be added (night elves have markings options) without a subrace designation

[Bosen]

I think they should just add more skin,hair and tattoo options to what we have,although I think there should be a Broken option for Dranaei.

[Deleted]

Orc - Brown Orc (can be a barbershop option tho to normal Orcs) - Maybe half Orcs is better like Rexxar.
Tauren - Taunka
Troll - Forest Troll (Revantusk tribe)
Goblin - Hobgoblin
Blood Elf - High Elf (can be a barbershop option tho to normal Blood Elfs) - Maybe half Blood Elf / Dragon would work better like Alexstrasza looks.
Forsaken - undead High Elf

Draenei - Broken
Human - Vrykul
Night Elf - Nightborne
Dwarf - Dark Iron (can be a barbershop option tho to normal Dwarfs) - Maybe Earthen would work better as sub-race.
Gnome - Mechagnome
Worgen - Emerald nightmare worgen

Pandaren - Furbolg or Tuskarr

If they are going to do sub-races i hope you need to get to max level (or like lets say 100) and then you can reroll into one of these races where you enter a scenario with your toon like Tauren you help the Taunka build up there town in Northend and then your toon dies (the Tauren) at the end and a Taunka picks up your toons armor and weapon and then you move on as this Taunka this should be the way they should put sub-races in the game in my opinion.

[Ulthane]

Human: Vrykul

[JohnnyRockets]

Fel Elf actually works more since having High Elves will contribute nothing to the horde since they'd be a Blood elf sub-race to begin with.

[Florida Man]

Fel Elf actually works more since having High Elves will contribute nothing to the horde since they'd be a Blood elf sub-race to begin with.

Half-elves would also work well. Not sure which race would get them though.

[Futhark]

Orc: Dragonmaw
Dwarf: Wildhammer

Make those quests, factions, and alliances we fought for in the Twilight Highlands worth a damn.

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Human: Vrykul

Humans are a Vrykul subrace. 8)

[derpkitteh]

humans - i'm not sure, honestly. vrykul don't work, imo.

night elves - nightborne.

dwarves - dark iron.

gnomes - not sure. leper gnomes don't mesh with gnomish society.

worgen - none known, i think.

draenei - broken maybe, but i could see them as a separate race all together. maybe reformed man'ari?

orcs - mag'har.

blood elves - high elves.

tauren - taunka.

goblins - gilblins maybe, not sure.

trolls - forest trolls

forsaken - undead elf

pandaren- none known? not sure.

[Sfinna]

I see people say Furbolg or Tuskarr for pandaren, but why not those very obscure feral Pandaren units in the Northrend sections of War3 (or it's xpac, I forgot)?

Make them a bit larger, more feral-looking, more furry, and for the love of the Celestials, add free flowing long hair for females. Please.

[mizeri]

Draenei - Nobundo-type Draenei
Human - Black Human
Night Elf - Nightborne (Suramar)
Dwarf - Dark Iron
Gnome - Trogg?
Worgen - Tol'vir?
Pandaren - Tuskarr?
Orc - Draenor Iron Horde Orc (Brown)
Tauren - Yaungol
Troll - Zandalari or Amani
Goblin - Gilblin (Aquatic Goblin-type)
Blood Elf - Fel Elf
Forsaken - Elf-type Forsaken

black human? lol wtf you think they are a sub race?

[Felfaadaern Darkterror]

I think some races don't need subraces and others have multiple stellar candidates. I hope Blizzard would recognize this as well and not try to implement 1 per race.


Human - none (make black humans a regular option, not a subrace, I wouldn't mind a better beard as well)
Dwarf - Wildhammer, Dark Iron (both equally valid, although Wildhammer if only one because it was allied while Dark Iron were still enemies)
Gnome - none
Night Elf - none (imo, allowing them to be mages was too far already)
Draenei - Broken Draenei (cannot be priests or paladins)
Worgen - none (though letting them stay humans would be nice and I personally don't like the female chihuahua look)

Orc - Mag'har (brown)
Tauren - Taunka (bison), Yaungol (yak), Highmountain (moose) are all good options
Troll - Forrest, Ice both good. I would prefer to be able to pick the model and skin independently, but have a preference for whatever stands up straight (like the Zandalari in MoP)
Forsaken - Elven undead model
Blood Elf - High Elf (for the Alliance)
Goblin - none

Pandaren - none

I like this.

[Relapses]

black human? lol wtf you think they are a sub race?

It's not racist if it's the context of an RPG!

[Deleted]

Tauren: Grimtotem tauren
Orc: Mag'Har or Dragonmaw orcs
Trolls: Zandalari
Forsaken: Forsaken High Elves
Blood Elves: Wretched or Fel Elves
Goblin: Hobgoblins
Pandaren: Furbolgs

Human: Vrykull or Half-Elf
Dwarf: Wildhammer or Dark Iron
Gnome: Mechagnome
Night-Elf: High Elf/Highborne or Nightborne
Draenei: Broken or Eredar
Worgen: Gilnean Human that could look different from normal humans maybe? Or the tigerpeople from WoD, I mean I don't have a lot of ideas for them, they're dog people I mean come on
Pandaren: Furbolg

[endersblade]

Human - Black Human

LMAO you seriously went there, and the very first response, too!

Humans already have a sub-race, they're called dwarves :-P

[munkeyinorbit]

It's not racist if it's the context of an RPG!

Hahahaha. Sub-races for human. Homeowner. Professional. Gangster.

[Lochton]

I think some races don't need subraces and others have multiple stellar candidates. I hope Blizzard would recognize this as well and not try to implement 1 per race.


Human - none (make black humans a regular option, not a subrace, I wouldn't mind a better beard as well)
Dwarf - Wildhammer, Dark Iron (both equally valid, although Wildhammer if only one because it was allied while Dark Iron were still enemies)
Gnome - none. Trogg (Though, I doubt it, it would be an insult to them). Mechagnomes?
Night Elf - none (imo, allowing them to be mages was too far already). Dryads?
Draenei - Broken Draenei (cannot be priests or paladins)
Worgen - none (though letting them stay humans would be nice and I personally don't like the female chihuahua look). 'Humans'(?) Second choice but not the same racial as the current?

Orc - Mag'har (brown). Ogre
Tauren - Taunka (bison), Yaungol (yak), Highmountain (moose) are all good options
Troll - Forrest, Ice both good. I would prefer to be able to pick the model and skin independently, but have a preference for whatever stands up straight (like the Zandalari in MoP)
Forsaken - Elven undead model / 'living' members, like how some DK's can contain their looks. Or Necromancers not always having to be dead even
Blood Elf - High Elf (for the Alliance)
Goblin - Hobgoblin

Pandaren - Jinyu/Hozen

I would like to change something...

[Deleted]

I think some races don't need subraces and others have multiple stellar candidates.

Only race that really needs thought are Worgen all the others have pretty easy picks for a sub-race tho.

[Beloren]

I think some races don't need subraces and others have multiple stellar candidates. I hope Blizzard would recognize this as well and not try to implement 1 per race.


Human - none (make black humans a regular option, not a subrace, I wouldn't mind a better beard as well)
Dwarf - Wildhammer, Dark Iron (both equally valid, although Wildhammer if only one because it was allied while Dark Iron were still enemies)
Gnome - none
Night Elf - none (imo, allowing them to be mages was too far already)
Draenei - Broken Draenei (cannot be priests or paladins)
Worgen - none (though letting them stay humans would be nice and I personally don't like the female chihuahua look)

Orc - Mag'har (brown), *edit: a few people suggested Dragonmaw. I can't believe I put in Wildhammer, but not Dragonmaw.
Tauren - Taunka (bison), Yaungol (yak), Highmountain (moose) are all good options
Troll - Forrest, Ice both good. I would prefer to be able to pick the model and skin independently, but have a preference for whatever stands up straight (like the Zandalari in MoP)
Forsaken - Elven undead model
Blood Elf - High Elf (for the Alliance)
Goblin - none

Pandaren - none

Edit: it could be argued some of these aren't "subraces" and like a darker skin tone should be implemented for humans, other skins and tattoos could be added (night elves have markings options) without a subrace designation

why none for night elf, goblin, pandaren and gnome? I'm sure night elf and gnome have options, and what does mages have to do with it? nightelf have mages and if you feel they shouldn't then I don't think you understand night elves history and relationship to the arcane and ofc recent lore... and sub-race will open up other class combos for a race faction without having the main race actually be that class. e.g Eredar sub-race for draenei will allow you to play warlocks as an Eredar, which looks like a draenei, allowing the draenei group to have warlocks without the main draenei race itself needing to be warlocks

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I like this.

it's missing some others put a bit more effort