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The Undead allied race would probably be Calia and Derek type of Undead. as for Worgen, i can only think of the Sethrak (thought about night elven worgen, but they're not relevant right now).
The Venthyr would probably be the next round of allied races' Blood elf equivalent, while the Sylvar would be the Night elf equivalent.
Who determined it? i find them very interesting, and they will probably become playable along with the Venthyr and Sylvar as the Orc and Human equivalents on the next round (no point on introducing the four of them, but just making only two of them playable).
It's a fantasy game, for crying out loud. you have Werewolves from the Emerald Dream, Orcs from another planet, Minotaurs, Trolls, Dwarves, Gnomes, Elves, Goblins, Protoss aliens from another planet, raised Undead humans and Kong-fu Pandas.
You know what's missing, mythologically? playable Vampires, Fauns and Angels (and, apparently, Gladiators).
You are, literally, helping their faction and building reputation with them. sounds familiar? that's how allied races were recruited during BFA.
only the ascended ones. aspirants haven't got wings, are on a playable model standard and are not overly huge, like the winged ones.
No. Kul Tirans are not undead. they can't be roleplayed as Maldraxxus Gladiators. even with a Death Knight class. have you seen Krexus' face? does it look anything like a Kul Tiran? does he have a beer belly like Kul Tirans or a six pack?
Again, we are, literally, helping them in the Shadowlands expansion and building a reputation with them. do you think they were added just to be an expansion-worth of races and then be gone for good? they would, most likely, want to repay us back by joining us. that's how the allied races of BFA were recruited.
It's not resource intensive. The Kyrians are already using the female Vrykul skeleton, the Sylvar are using the female Draenei skeleton, the female Maldraxxus Gladiator is using the female Kul Tiran skeleton and the male Maldraxxus Gladiator is using the Ogre skeleton with a different posture. I don't know what Venthyr uses, but they are, clearly, using a previous-used skeleton.
don't you think they already set them up as future allied races? it is pretty clear to see.
Both factions helped the Nightborne, Highmountain Tauren and Lightforged Draenei. Yet, they decided to join each faction based on their relations to a race on a certain faction. Nightborne resemble the Blood elf, culturally. Highmountain Tauren resemble the Tauren and Lightforged Draenei resemble the Draenei.
Therefore, Shadowlands races will join whatever faction they have most in common with. Kyrians with the Humans, Necrolords with the Orcs, Night Fae with the Night elves and Venthyr with the Blood elves.
I agree with you on Broken Draenei (Argus model), Vrykul, Naga, Ethereal, Ogre, Gilgoblin and Forest Troll.
The Broken Draenei of Argus are already using the updated Draenei model, and are likely to join the Horde, as they resent Velen.
Vrykul fill the fantasy of a viking, like no other race (even Dwarves). Kyrian using the female Vrykul skeleton is a good sign for Vrykul, as the female model was less on a playable model standard than the males.
Chris Metzen wanted Naga to be playable, and they were considered at one point, during Vanilla WoW. they present gameplay difficulties, however, and that is why they were dropped as potential candidates. They have much in common with the Blood elves and Nightborne when it comes to magic addiction. They had their own faction during Warcraft 3, with their own units, buildings and hero. There is hope, however, as the almost playable model of the Sethrak could be a prototype to a playable serpent race, like the Naga. although, with Naz'jatar done in 8.2, story-wise they are not so relevant anymore.
Ethereals were given new textures during Legion, but retained their lackluster model. they were given female voices as well. but, don't despair. Brokers are probably a prototype to playable Ethereals, as their looks, culture and up-to-date animations puts them as a likely candidate.
Ogres were part of the Horde for so long. Chris Metzen advocated for them, and they were considered for Cataclysm instead of Goblins. they presented model difficulties, with their two-headed variants and ugly females. But, Mag'har Orcs brought with them, from Alternate Draenor, the Stonemaul clan of Ogres. plus, Rexxar is using a Kul Tiran skeleton, that can be used for Ogres. male Maldraxxus Gladiators use an Ogre skeleton with a different posture. so, technically, the female Ogre can use the female Kul Tiran skeleton.
Gilgoblins are already part of the Horde, and are awaiting to join the Horde on the shores of Durotar (no other Naz'jatar race have done it). as for their oudated models, they were introduced before the Goblins got updated models. so, now, after it happened, they can use the updated skeletons.
Forest Trolls have been part of the Horde, almost as much as the Ogres. they are crucial to the Horde's identity. There is the Revantusk tribe of Hinterlands that is allied with the Horde, to all you skeptics. yet, again, we've got good news, as the playable Trolls didn't get a Forest Troll customization options in Shadowlands (but they did get Sand trolls and Dark trolls). that means that the Forest Trolls are more likely to be a playable race, than a customization option.
Frostborn Dwaves could, easily, be added as customization options to the Dwarf race. Mok'nathal are a hybrid race, and they never added a hybrid race before (though, elves got half-elf ear customization options - so that is possible). as for the San'layn, we have a Vampire race ready to go in the Shadowlands - the Venthyr. they are already have up-to-date models, and yet the San'layn are outdated.
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