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It’s not even like they’d have to have the mech all the time. Have it work like DH metamorphosis, strong ability on moderate cd. Use a titanfall inspired animation for it, drop the targeting reticule on the ground and the Tinker jumps to it when the mech “lands”.
Also with the comparison of Goblin v Gnome tech I like to think of Goblins as MacGuyver where it’s cobbled together on the run and Gnomes are Q from James Bond, sleek but a little quirky.
Yes, because we don't see non-Goblin and Gnome races piloting mechs on Azeroth, nor build mechanically advanced technology. We see them in alternate timelines and on other planets (Draenor and Argus), and other races have a sort of "magitech" sort of technology, but the technology associated with the Tinker hero is exclusive to Gnomes and Goblins.
We don't see non-Goblin and Gnome races piloting mechs on Azeroth, nor build mechanically advanced technology. We see them in alternate timelines and on other planets (Draenor and Argus), and other races have a sort of "magitech" sort of technology, but the technology associated with the Tinker hero is exclusive to Gnomes and Goblins.
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We don't see non-Goblin and Gnome races piloting mechs on Azeroth, nor build mechanically advanced technology.
Yeah, I'm not sure it would work like that. In WC3 and earlier versions of HotS the Tinker could enter and leave the mech at will, exactly how Druids enter and leave their forms. This leads me to believe that Blizzard is going to make piloting the mech very similar to how Druids enter and leave animal forms.
And yeah, Goblin and Gnome tech borrows heavily from each other, which makes it further logical that that would form the basis of a class.
Why is Azeroth-only even a standard considering our Monks came from Pandaria, our Death Knights came from Northrend and our Demon Hunters came from Outland? I mean, if we were to base our Heroes on what we see specifically on Azeroth, then we wouldn't have Blood Elf Demon Hunters.
What excludes Lightforged mech suits from being on Azeroth? I don't fully understand the point you're making. I don't get why Tinkers (in your opinion) are gnome-goblin centric when we see other races using mech technology; as well as being Goblin and Gnome Tinkers borrowing concepts/tech from each other.
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Northrend and Pandaria are both on Azeroth. Illidan and the Night and Blood Elves he trained to be Demon Hunters are also all from Azeroth.
What other Azerothian races do you see using mech technology like Gnomes and Goblins? Lightforged Draenei are from Argus, and as far as I've seen, the ones that returned to Azeroth with us didn't bring their war frames with them.What excludes Lightforged mech suits from being on Azeroth? I don't fully understand the point you're making. I don't get why Tinkers (in your opinion) are gnome-goblin centric when we see other races using mech technology; as well as being Goblin and Gnome Tinkers borrowing concepts/tech from each other.
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Probably more like Capacitator Totem where you can target the location and shoot/throw them to it. Totems (except for Capacitor Totem) dropped at your location only
But isn't it within reason that they would bring them if they had a Tinker class available? I mean you're pretty much discounting them being able to bring them to Azeroth on the basis of them not having a Tech class to utilize it. There's no indication that they can't bring them, just that they didn't.
I mean, it's like saying Gnome and Goblin players shouldn't use Mechs for combat because only NPCs use Mechs for combat. There's nothing exclusive here.
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Well actually Wanax has shown that they were brought to Azeroth, so that's an interesting development, and definitely increases the possibility that Lightforged Draenei might be able to become Tinkers as well (I suppose in the case of Draenei they would be called Artificers). Perhaps utilizing some form of light-based technology?
The only issue with that is what about Baseline Draenei? If LF Draenei can be Tinkers, regular Draenei should be able to become Tinkers as well. Also that would give the Alliance 3 possible Tinker races, with the Horde only having one. Of course, that isn't much of a problem because Shaman and Paladin classes experienced similar class imbalances.
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Like others have said, every race has their own take on technology. There's precedent for any number of them adapting mechs from Gnomes or Goblins, or just doing their own thing.
Humans made Harvest Golems, so you could have this Westfall-based Harvest Golem mecha skin for them. Forsakens could have tesla coil-powered mech. Mag'har could adapt the Iron Horde tech. Even Dark Irons had Golem Lord Argelmach whose Golem workshop was very tech-based and he dropped engineering patterns.
I think they can all be adapted to mechs, considering the Engineering Mech mount is already referred to as a golem
The Engineering mech and the other mech mounts aren't canon though. Those items operate outside of lore, and aren't considered part of the actual game world. Also you don't see Humans riding around in Harvest Golems, and you don't see Forsaken utilizing the necessary tech to make mechs at all. You have to look at the races that simply use mechs within the context of lore and canon, and that's currently Gnomes, Goblins, and LF Draenei.
Remnants of the Iron Horde gives the potential for Mag'har and baseline Orcs to pilot mechs built by Goblins though (an Orc piloted the Iron Reaver in HFC, and Orc engineers assisted Blackfuse). That would provide a nice counterbalance to Draenei tech, and that's something I'd like to see.
I don't see this spreading far and wide race wise, because Blizzard would have to design a specific mech, turret, and robots for each Tinker race.
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