Are Gnomes capable of being Shaman?

[The One Percent]

Blizzard should just remove all racial class restrictions, no matter how retarded the combination is. Lore in WoW is already an irrecoverable clusterfuck, so no need to protect it at the cost of gameplay.

[Rhamses]

Ion said in the last (I think last) Q&A that full class/race homogenisation will never happen

Thank god.

[Ramz]

I'm against it, it's already bad that goats and gobbos are shamans :/ I look at Shaman Order Hall with disgust. Once Horde exclusive class is dominated by alliance races... like what the ook?

It's like making paladin order hall being run by Tauren.

[Rabblexthree]

People will argue against it but every class in this game is a learnable class. With the amount of time the races spend with each other any race should be able to be any class. We saw High Elves teach humans to be mages. Paladins were trained to be paladins. Pandaren showed up between expansions to teach all races minus goblin and worgen to be monks. Even demon hunters were taught to be demon hunters. There is no lore justification to not open all classes to all races eventually.

[schwarzkopf]

Nah - Gnomes are just 'evolved' mechanoids, they have no business being priests, shamans or especially druids.

[Kralljin]

Why gnomes can be monks and goblins cant is beyond me

No Pandaren visited Kezan, but some visited Dun Morogh.

At least in most starting zones there's at least one Pandaren Monk Npc and he's basically the guy that teaches people how to be Monk.


On topic: Technically, anyone can become a Shaman, however even Gnome priest are more portrayed like some sort of medics rather than actual spiritual guides, Gnomes are rather light on the "belief" site, thereby Gnome Shaman / Druid is unlikely.

[Nefarious Tea]

Can we PLEASE stop trying to tack on classes to every single race possible? If some people had their way, every race could be every class.

Leave the damn homogenization out.

This argument makes no sense. Removing race/class restrictions neither makes every class nor makes every race the same.

[Cyanu]

no connection to nature/elements, gnomres rely on their mind above all

also imo goblins should not be shaman, there's nothing spiritual or respectful about those devious,greedy and selfish little creatures and i doubt that the spirits are to fall for semantics or their stupid 'bargaining skills'

[babalou1]

The only new class a gnome should get is to be a Paladin.

[zlygork]

There's no reason for gnomes to be unable to be of any class; gnomes respect knowledge and as an extension, can learn to respect any source of magic/power and do what they must in order to use it.

[Benomatic]

Druids? No. I just don't think that the gnomes have an affinity to nature. They were titan constructs, caretakers which were mechanized and succumbed to the curse of flesh.

Shaman? Possible though unlikely. They mastered the arcane which manipulates certain elements. Could it really be that far fetched that such an apt race could push the boundaries of elemental manipulation to the extent of shamanism?

[Chakah]

Nah - Gnomes are just 'evolved' mechanoids, they have no business being priests, shamans or especially druids.

Dwarves are just 'evolved' machines also, and they can be shaman and priests. The origin of dwarves and gnomes are parallel - one was metal, one was stone.

The only new class a gnome should get is to be a Paladin.

They have warriors and priests... its only logical they should get paladins as well.

[Whatever Dude]

This argument makes no sense. Removing race/class restrictions neither makes every class nor makes every race the same.

It makes perfect sense. Certain races having access to certain classes and vice versa is what makes them unique and worth rolling. Back in vanilla Paladins were a unique thing to the Alliance and Shamans were a unique thing to the Horde, then homogenizatin began, and it hasn't stopped so there's clearly a slippery slope.

You're in denial.

[Lochton]

Well, Gnomes are more well-intentioned inventor, as opposed to goblins Greedy scumbag Capitalist, so probably not, would gnomes even know what to offer?

See now, that is where I think the gnomes might falter. The gnomes have a problem glorifying themselves.

[Nefarious Tea]

It makes perfect sense. Certain races having access to certain classes and vice versa is what makes them unique and worth rolling. Back in vanilla Paladins were a unique thing to the Alliance and Shamans were a unique thing to the Horde, then homogenizatin began, and it hasn't stopped so there's clearly a slippery slope.

You're in denial.

I grew up playing Dungeons and Dragons where the only thing stopping someone from being a particular class from a lore perspective was whether they were willing to devote the time and effort to it.

If anything, It is Blizzard who is in denial.

[Powerogue]

Goblins can be shamans so anything is possible.

[endersblade]

Sure they can. Blizzard just needs to put a check in the box next to Shaman for Gnomes and boom, Gnome Shaman.

[rhorle]

agreed they should never have gotten priests, but seriously no, they have NO ties to nature atall

Radiation is nature. Oil is nature. Underground is nature. Electricity is nature. Fire is nature. Not to mention goblins can be shamans have a mechanical totem. There really is no reason why Gnomes can not be shamans other then Blizzard hasn't added them yet. There should be no real lore reason for them to be incapable of becoming a shaman.

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No Pandaren visited Kezan, but some visited Dun Morogh.At least in most starting zones there's at least one Pandaren Monk Npc and he's basically the guy that teaches people how to be Monk.

That makes no sense. Pandaren taught others how to be monks after Goblins joined the horde. Goblins transformed an entire zone into their needs. A monk wouldn't go oh gee whiz we can't stop a little outside of Durotar to teach someone to be a monk. Even then goblins could learn it in Ogrimmar. Just like gnome shamans there is no real reason why they were skipped other then they were.

[Zerzuru]

No way . There are already to many stupid class combo.
Who cares about gnomes anyway? They are just a healthy meal and nothing more.

[Mirishka]

I think they should be removed but that comes from my burning hatred of them. Still think it’s stupid they can be warriors.

How sad one's life must be to have a 'burning hatred' of a fictional race in a video game. :/

Having said that, I wouldn't normally associate gnomes with shaman but if something as selfish and self-serving as a goblin can do it, it stands to reason that a gnome could as well.