[Speculation] Tinker Class for 10.0 Dragon Isles

[Teriz]

Good I want people to be afraid of "Beefcogs" when I roll a tauren tinker.

Yeah, I don't think the class is going to be called Tinker. We'll get some abilities from the Tinker heroes, but I really think Blizzard is going to go with something like Mechanic, Technician, Gadgeteer, Machinist, Steamwarrior, or Mekgineer for the class name.

Tinkerer might be a spec name.

[Revamp Man]

I can see tinkers being the next covenant system
I mean they were for a while

[Teriz]

I can see tinkers being the next covenant system
I mean they were for a while

I can't, since WoW is pretty much the only MMO on the market with large steampunk/technology themes in its world, yet no technology class.

It's a pretty glaring omission.

[Echo of Soul]

It won't matter, there will be too many systems getting in the way of your enjoyment of the dragon isles

[Varx]

I can't, since WoW is pretty much the only MMO on the market with large steampunk/technology themes in its world, yet no technology class.

It's a pretty glaring omission.

This really bothers me.

Also, I hope that having mech mounts unlock additional skins for your combat mech. Like having GMOD lets you fight in GMOD.

[Asrialol]

Wouldn't make any sense for tinkers to be in 10.1 nor Dark Rangers.

When will these useless tinker posts finally die down, I wonder.

[THC BANDIT]

I can't, since WoW is pretty much the only MMO on the market with large steampunk/technology themes in its world, yet no technology class.

It's a pretty glaring omission.

I think Tinker or whatever its called will come to WoW. But i also think dark ranger or necromancer will come too. Cant we all just agree that, they are all possibilities? It really is up to blizzard to make it happen, in whatever form they want.

[Varx]

I think Tinker or whatever its called will come to WoW. But i also think dark ranger or necromancer will come too. Cant we all just agree that, they are all possibilities? It really is up to blizzard to make it happen, in whatever form they want.

Sure, they are, but you can't deny there's a probability for each one. Not being included in SL killed all chances for a necro or DR class any time soon. That just leaves Tinker, Bard, and Dragonsworn.

Dragonsworn will most likely be covenants 2.0 and bard fantasy is extremely lacking in warcraft compared to tinkers and steampunk being thrown in your face constantly.

So, that gives Tinker's the highest chance of actually becoming a class.

Also, almost all Jobs in FFIVX are covered by wow's classes, except the mechanist and the bard. If blizz wants to keep Ff from taking all their players they need to do something about it, wink wink.

[THC BANDIT]

Sure, they are, but you can't deny there's a probability for each one. Not being included in SL killed all chances for a necro or DR class any time soon. That just leaves Tinker, Bard, and Dragonsworn.

Dragonsworn will most likely be covenants 2.0 and bard fantasy is extremely lacking in warcraft compared to tinkers and steampunk being thrown in your face constantly.

So, that gives Tinker's the highest chance of actually becoming a class.

Also, almost all Jobs in FFIVX are covered by wow's classes, except the mechanist and the bard. If blizz wants to keep Ff from taking all their players they need to do something about it, wink wink.

You got me there son.

[Mosotti]

The theme music will be Tinker, tinker, lil star.

[jellmoo]

Also, almost all Jobs in FFIVX are covered by wow's classes, except the mechanist and the bard. If blizz wants to keep Ff from taking all their players they need to do something about it, wink wink.

What about Gunbreaker, Dancer, Dragoon, Astrologian and Blue Mage?

[Teriz]

What about Gunbreaker, Dancer, Dragoon, Astrologian and Blue Mage?

There’s no equivalent or basis for those classes in WoW.

There is an equivalent and a basis for the FFXIV Machinist in WoW.

[Varx]

What about Gunbreaker, Dancer, Dragoon, Astrologian and Blue Mage?

Dont, do that. Cant you see when someone is talking out of their ass?

But, um. Gunbreaker = warrior with gunsword, Dancer = monk kinda maybe?, Dragoon = also warrior but with liek spears I guess, Astrologian = ummmmm arcane mage LOL, Blue mage = Mage in blue xmog.

Look man IDK.

All I know is that FFXIV is killing wow slowly and they have their own form of a tinker. Warcraft has a huge tech presence and yet no real form of combat that embraces this.

[Hydro-Djinn]

Wouldn't make any sense for tinkers to be in 10.1 nor Dark Rangers.

When will these useless tinker posts finally die down, I wonder.

When blizzard stops parading tinkers and tech-based/magitek-based races around. Are latest encounter with a tech race is the brokers who are basically shadowlands ethereals.

[Teriz]

I think Tinker or whatever its called will come to WoW. But i also think dark ranger or necromancer will come too. Cant we all just agree that, they are all possibilities? It really is up to blizzard to make it happen, in whatever form they want.

Sure, they’re definitely possible classes.

[Revamp Man]

I can't, since WoW is pretty much the only MMO on the market with large steampunk/technology themes in its world, yet no technology class.

It's a pretty glaring omission.

I mean it had two different types of engineering until MoP right??


Every time we see tinkers it seems to be gnome vs goblin so I can see pushing that further to a covenant system and you get different themed abilities depending on what you choose

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Sure, they are, but you can't deny there's a probability for each one. Not being included in SL killed all chances for a necro or DR class any time soon. That just leaves Tinker, Bard, and Dragonsworn.

Dragonsworn will most likely be covenants 2.0 and bard fantasy is extremely lacking in warcraft compared to tinkers and steampunk being thrown in your face constantly.

So, that gives Tinker's the highest chance of actually becoming a class.

Also, almost all Jobs in FFIVX are covered by wow's classes, except the mechanist and the bard. If blizz wants to keep Ff from taking all their players they need to do something about it, wink wink.

Not including tinker in a tech war expansion kinda killed it

It can also be a covenant system

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It won't matter, there will be too many systems getting in the way of your enjoyment of the dragon isles

They can never kill my dragon boner

[Teriz]

I mean it had two different types of engineering until MoP right??


Every time we see tinkers it seems to be gnome vs goblin so I can see pushing that further to a covenant system and you get different themed abilities depending on what you choose

It’s a bit more complicated than that.

There are playable races in WoW who make zero sense without a playable technology class. Mechagnomes are a huge example of this, because the race is intertwined with technology. Gnomes and Goblins aren’t quite as bad as Mechagnomes, but they’re in a similar spot because their prominent characters all utilize advanced technology.

Lightforged Draenei are another example. What makes them unique is their ties to the advanced naaru technology from their war on Argus. This is shown via their use of Warframes. However since you can’t use Warframes for combat, what’s the point of rolling a LF Draenei over a standard Draenei?

To put this in perspective, imagine we were playing a MMO that takes place in the real world with real world- based classes, yet you can play magical based elves. Every major lore elf can use magic. You even run across some evil elves that use magic, but you can’t use magic. At best you can pick up a crafting job that allows you to craft magical items that boost stats or allows you to fire a few fireballs every 5 minutes that deal next to no damage, and need to be recrafted after 3 uses.

What you really want is to be a powerful mage that can conjure huge elemental spells, but people say that the crafting profession is more than enough to satisfy your class fantasy. People tell you to pick up the Hunter job because some of the bullets are magical and you can tame animals that look magical. That obviously isn’t sufficient either, and you start wondering why youre playing as an elf in the first place.

That’s pretty much where we are with a technology class and tech-based races in WoW.

[pacotaco]

Good I want people to be afraid of "Beefcogs" when I roll a tauren tinker.

[Varx]

Haha, perfect.

[FarmerEd]

I like the idea of tinker as much as the next person, but it feels like it would clash with a high fantasy concept like the dragon isles would likely be.