Originally Posted by
Shiza
It's kinda pathetic when nerds think they are big brain goblins in rl. Sample sizes doesn't matter here, the players have shown a clear bias which is consistent with the played races of this game. So far, previous experiences and common knowledge of player preferences. Monk was basically entirely what you want Tinker to be. Something new, experimental and bright we didn't had so far in WoW which was tailored towards a more comedic and whimsical race. Guess what, it failed, despite being open for every single race with the exception of Goblins and Worgen, who are not popular to begin with. So what are your arguments, that a class even more out of what people are used to in World of Warcraft and which is fully restricted to the most unpopular races wouldn't totally crash?
People dislike whimsical and comedic elements in World of Warcraft if they are pushed to the forefront and for player choices. We can see this with Gnomes, Goblins and Pandaren being the most unpopular choices in the game while allied races like Nightborn, Zandalari and Void Elves doing insanely well despite their restrictions. Blizzard knows this or why do you think they introduced Mechagon as pure side content unrelated to the story of the expansion, with Nazjatar and Elves at the absolute forefront? Blizzard don't believe in the techno themes of their game themselves, otherwise they could have pushed Mechagon as a full blown raid on the forefront. So far, experiences show that people like the more serious races of the game, elves in particular and more darker themed new classes, as the brighter and heroic themed classes are already filled since classic.
I mean, the thing is, nobody likes your niche. You are just a loud minority, which is why the illusion exists that tinker is such a popular concept, because you spend your day writing fanfiction about Tinker classes, which manipulates peoples perception. If Tinker would become a thing and if it isn't op, then people would play it for the first weak but it would be the least played class on 120. And if it is restricted to Gnomes and Goblins, races that are generally disliked, then it would barely be existent on level 120.