Races & Classes best positioned to appreciate the lore of Legion

[Lumineus]

Gnome death knights are the best combo to appreciate any kind of lore.

Female* Gnome Death Knights.

*with pigtails

[Felfaadaern Darkterror]

It doesn't matter really, but I have:

Human Hunter; Sniping demons from afar, bringing glory to the alliance, exploring new lands.
Dwarf Mage; The Dwarven army is insanely united and powerful right now. A dark iron mage will rise and defend azeroth with the Kirin Tor.
Dwarf Death Knight; So much neat DK story and lore in Legion. Be the ultimate weapon against the Legion!

I'm lore geek as well and used to feel the same as you. But really it doesn't matter if one race can "appreciate" something more than another. We all have the same mission.

I agree and besides everyone has a main they're attached to, but I know I felt more connected to the WoD Shadowmoon quests on my Draenei pally than on my Worgen rogue. And Zul Drak was more fun on my Troll Hunter. "Everyone hates the Legion" (from the medallion tooltip), but I always feel more connected to the story on some of my toons than others.

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Draenei paladin isn't that well suited because the paladin stuff is human, human, human, with human on top.

I get that. My DK actually has a stronger connection to Tirion that my pally, because my DK owes his redemption and rehabilitation to Tirion. My DK tanked the Lich King at Tirion's side.

But Hiphopopotamus is right about Draenei being paladins since before humans knew how to make armor. We've been following the Prophet for so long, just trying to hold things together while he sought the one timeline where we could turn things around. That's how we ended up on Azeroth, with its connections to Anduin, Illidan, and the baby titan. I feel like Maraad set the tone when we went back to (AU) Draenor and prevented it turning into another Outlands. I'm happy he had a chance to end up in Auchindoun. Now it's time to pick up where he left off and win a round here on Azeroth.

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Every race wants the Legion to be destroyed, but it's probably a lot more personal for Night Elves, Draenei, Orcs and Blood Elves.

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He's meaning Blizzard's shit design decision with Paladins to make the order hall, the artifacts, the talents and tier gear all scream "KNIGHT OF THE SILVER HAND LOLOLOLOL" even though that fits 1.5 of the 5 Paladin races. the .5 because Dwarves are just serving as sidekicks to humans.

Yep ~ I would agree with this. So much so that I don't plan to rock the Legion skins at all. Far as I'm concerned, my artifact is the Hammer of Atonement, a sacred Draenei artifact I recovered by traveling back in time to the Battle of Mt Hyjal. My shield is the Aldori Legacy Defender. I'm excited for my human pally colleages that get their new artifact lore, but I'll take the new stats for my Draenei classics.

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Well with all of the awesome content involving druids, elves and the emerald dream/nightmare I'll be playing my druid for sure.

Yes! I have a Bear and look forward to exploring the Emerald Dream. I can't give you one good reason why I'm not excited to play him first; I love the changes they've made to druid skins and the guardian druid spec. For some reason the other two are what I'm most motivated to play atm, so I'm giving myself permission to follow my bliss, knowing my bear will be waiting in the wings and will be fun when I get to him.

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Even Blizzard forgets him.

Did you see the memorial park they gave Varian in Stormwind?!
I was so dejected after the way they handled Vol'jin's death, I haven't even logged back to my Troll hunter to see if they did anything like that for him.

[My User Name]

Every class is getting an exclusive story in Legion (except Paladins and Priests. I heard that they go with the same questline at some point.) . So I recommend you should check them all out. Especially DKs and Rogues. (Not giving any spoilers)

[Deleted]

From the snippets I've read, I really only see a strong night elf connection with Suramar and co.

The legion is such a boring, faceless enemy that I cant really attach any race to it.

[TheImperios]

Orcs, night elves and draenei. There will be some focus on tauren too.

[My User Name]

Orcs

why?

/10char

[Wildmoon]

I can never go wrong with Night Elf Druid, Human Paladin,Orc Shaman.

[TheImperios]

why?

/10char

Orcs have strong ties with the Legion, like the draenei and night elves.

[trm90]

I was so tempted to roll a (male) Draenei Priest or Paladin specifically for Legion. I love how closely tied they are with the light, and being able to wield Artifacts like Tu'ure and Truthguard would be sick when you're fighting off the Legion and making big plans with Velen.

[ravenmoon]

Race wise:

1. Night Elf
2. Tauren
3. Forsaken
4. Worgen


Will benefit handsomely from Legion lore wise, especially Night elf and to a lesser extent Tauren - this is the night elf expansion.

5. Draenei - but class related. and human but hero related
Blood elf has the demon hunter but otherwise subdued - they have been showing up consistently and strongly every expansion since TBC, they need a break. Orcs too aren't really a focus at all - for the first time ever. Humans too are almost non-existent, their appearance coming because of Khadgar and Jaina, but ont as a group only as an individual. Trolls, Gnomes, Dwarves (heroes only here), Pandas, all take a back seat.

Classes:
1. Demon Hunter
2. Mage
3. Druid
4. Priest
5. Paladin/Warrior

then a bit of gap
6. DKs get a very intresting chain
7. Hunters get also a great path too

Funnily enough warlocks seem somewhat muted, I guess they're usually the demon lovers not haters like the Dh, rogues are relatively quiet too lore wise as are Shaman who got a huge focus in Cataclysm. Monks are almost non-existent, but again they had MoP

[GrumpyJester]

Lore-wise, I'm most looking forward to playing my Orc Warlock this expansion. He's on a redemption story-arc, of course

[Al Gorefiend]

why?

/10char

The Legion doomed your entire race.

Orcs and Draenei probably have the biggest beef with them than all other races.

[Colonel Sandor]

Race wise:

1. Night Elf
2. Tauren
3. Forsaken
4. Worgen

"Legion has a lot of lore for several different races — in particular Night Elves, Worgen, and Forsaken get the brunt of the focus — but Dwarves don’t get a giant role. That doesn’t mean that there’s little to think about in the upcoming expansion, however. Dwarves have a deep curiosity for archaeology and exploring the past. In Legion, we get to travel to a land that hasn’t been seen in ten thousand years, and deal with Artifacts of legend in the process.

So while there may not be giant amounts of direct involvement for Dwarves, there’s still plenty there to pique their interests and keep them interested in what’s going on. And since Magni’s return seems to herald some new, interesting information about the nature of Azeroth itself, Dwarves still have lots to think about.

Beyond that, they’re heavily involved with the Alliance, and helping out their allies in a continued show as that united front of three clans. So far, the Council appears to be working — Varian Wrynn seemed to be happy with his Dwarven allies in Mists, and Magni has agreed with that assessment in his own way.

Far more important, the very fate of Azeroth is on the line with the return of the Burning Legion. In their archaeological explorations, the Dwarves discovered that they are descendants of the Earthen — children of Azeroth itself, in a way. As such, it may seem like they have a duty to protect the world from outside invaders, and they may be far more invested in that duty than other races.

And Legion presents an opportunity to embrace their past and look towards the future with an entirely different set of eyes. We’ll be exploring Azeroth’s history, Titan history, the kind of history that holds special meaning to the Dwarves. The Dwarves have an opportunity to discover more about their past, about their very nature than ever before.

Dwarves have an innate affinity with the world, unique from any other race on Azeroth. The depth of that affinity has evolved over thousands of years, but it’s still there, somewhere. Your Dwarf may just be at the Broken Isles for a good fight and maybe a shared brew once it’s all over. Or they may be there because they sense that the world is in danger. Because the Dwarves were once and still are of the earth, the stone, of Azeroth — and Azeroth’s pain is their own. Dwarves may be descendants thousands of years removed from the original Earthen, but they still understand that danger a little more clearly than anyone else."
-http://blizzardwatch.com/2016/07/30/role-play-dwarf-lore-and-character-development/

[Lumineus]

Wouldn't that apply equally, and probably moreso, to Gnomes and Humans?

Vrykul - soldiers and defenders
Mechagnomes - intelligence and sysops
Earthen - ...menial laborers

[Felfaadaern Darkterror]

Every class is getting an exclusive story in Legion (except Paladins and Priests. I heard that they go with the same questline at some point.) . So I recommend you should check them all out. Especially DKs and Rogues. (Not giving any spoilers)

That's a good point. One thing Blizz appears to have done well with Legion: you won't have played all the content until you've played every spec in the game! That should keep us busy for a while.

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Wouldn't that apply equally, and probably moreso, to Gnomes and Humans?

Vrykul - soldiers and defenders
Mechagnomes - intelligence and sysops
Earthen - ...menial laborers

I wouldn't call the Earthen "menial". I would call them craftsmen and foot-soldiers. They fought in the wars, and helped shape the face of the planet.

[Pantelija]

Draenei were paladins before the humans.

space goats didnt exist until Metzen snorted too much coke and decided to retcon an entire race, everything after that was just retcon after retcon (after snorting too much coke)

[Felfaadaern Darkterror]

space goats didnt exist until Metzen snorted too much coke and decided to retcon an entire race, everything after that was just retcon after retcon (after snorting too much coke)

Your point? Other than suggesting Metzen uses recreational drugs? It's a fantasy game and none of it existed before the authors and designers made it up. Lord of the Rings didn't exist before Tolkien made it up. This is a Lore forum. We're talking about make-believe.

[Pantelija]

Your point? Other than suggesting Metzen uses recreational drugs? It's a fantasy game and none of it existed before the authors and designers made it up. Lord of the Rings didn't exist before Tolkien made it up. This is a Lore forum. We're talking about make-believe.

Comparing wackjob such as Metzen to Tolkien is an insult.

[Cyram]

I'm maining my Belf lock and Belf Holy Priest.
I love the idea of the lock Class Hall, and I believe that its story is quite fitting to both the class and the expansion. And the new Naaru light thing the priests have going on make it, for me, a more suitable class to play in Legion.
Besides those two badass bitches were my first toons, so I love them dearly.
Thirdly, I'm gonna go Explorer with my Hunter. It usually was my DK the third to maxlvl, but melee hunter is so fun to play I just can't leave her there, waiting.

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As a lore geek, I have decided to co-main my Draenei Paladin and Night Elf Demon Hunter for Legion. These two races have the longest history with the Legion of any available to players. Playing both a paladin and a demon hunter should give me two very distinct perspectives on the story as it unfolds.

Guessing I'm not the only player visiting this forum who takes such things into account? I know most of us have mains we are already attached to and will stick with them. I certainly did, maining my DK from WoLK all the way through WoD. At this juncture though, and reading Illidan this week, I am most excited about these two toons.

Has anyone else thought about it this way? What are you planning to play first, and did lore play any part in your decision?

You're only getting half the story (esp in Stormheim, where there's lots of faction-specific content). I would suggest also getting an Orc Shaman - so you can see the Horde part of the story and see what happens to the Doomhammer.