Allied races being unlocked mid-expansion

[Deleted]

I'm really not all that keen on this idea and I hope I'm not the only one. I tend to stick to just 1 character throughout an expansion and so it kind of sucks that the allied races I want to play (zandalari trolls and draenor orcs) won't be playable until part way through the expansion at which point I'll have to roll a whole new character (which is hard to do when you're a mythic raider) or pay for a race change - even though I've paid for the game and subscription already. Anybody else see a flaw with this?

[RoKPaNda]

Flaw? No. Dislike? Yes.

[Nalorakk]

The only flaw I see is that you want to race change for free.

[Deleted]

The only flaw I see is that you want to race change for free.

Well no, I would level one now or during the pre-patch if it were possible.

[Traveler Voltin]

allied races the new pathfinder.

[Goldielocks]

You can't honestly expect Zandalari trolls to be an allied race before we even go to Zandalar and help them with their problems.

[Nnyco]

would be weird to play zandalari right now considerin they are still our enemy

[gioderpington]

Well the trolls and dwarves appear to be part of the 8.0 intro patch. The requirements for the trolls are listed as such. the 4th and 5th might be mid expac...

[Felrane]

It seems fine to me. Personally hope they keep adding them every other patch or so.

[Deleted]

You can't honestly expect Zandalari trolls to be an allied race before we even go to Zandalar and help them with their problems.

They've written the story to make it like this, I know. I'm just airing my displeasure with it since in every previous expansion we've been able to play the new races/classes straight away. I mean we had to discover the Draenei after they crash landed in TBC and we discovered Pandaria and the Pandaren in MoP but never had to wait until a patch in to 'recruit them into our faction'.

I understand there's not much changing it now the story is laid out but I just think it's a bit of a cheeky move by Blizzard since they know a lot of people won't have time or be bothered to level a fresh character mid-expansion and will cash in on a lot of race changes because of it.

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Well the trolls and dwarves appear to be part of the 8.0 intro patch. The requirements for the trolls are listed as such. the 4th and 5th might be mid expac...

If they're part of the 8.0 that's really all I wanted. Let's hope so!

[Eren Jaeger]

Flaw? No. Dislike? Yes.

Yes, I dislike this but it's not a flaw per say...

[Goldielocks]

If they're part of the 8.0 that's really all I wanted. Let's hope so!

I think they'll either go about this in one of two ways. They'll give us Zandalari trolls for completing the Zandalar campaign and leveling to 120, or they'll take it one step further beyond that and put it behind a rep grind.

But I'd imagine it won't be gated behind 8.1 or anything, it'll be available at launch.

[Deleted]

I think they'll either go about this in one of two ways. They'll give us Zandalari trolls for completing the Zandalar campaign and leveling to 120, or they'll take it one step further beyond that and put it behind a rep grind.

But I'd imagine it won't be gated behind 8.1 or anything, it'll be available at launch.

I mean after launch wouldn't be ideal either. If I've just gotten to 120 the last thing I want to do is go to do more leveling, I want to start the end game content!

[Goldielocks]

I mean after launch wouldn't be ideal either. If I've just gotten to 120 the last thing I want to do is go to do more leveling, I want to start the end game content!

There's no other way around this problem. That's the earliest you'd possibly be able to play them.

[Hey There Guys its Metro]

Well no, I would level one now or during the pre-patch if it were possible.

It's not. They aren't ready. You can play the ones that are ready.

[Deleted]

It's not. They aren't ready. You can play the ones that are ready.

Wow, really? Thanks, I had no idea!

Did you even read the thread?

[Deleted]

Releasing a new race after mid xpac or something would be completely counter intuitive. Well, unless they specifically want you to buy a race change, in that case it makes sense I suppose. But from a gameplay perspective it's stupid. They should be available in a pre-patch same way the demon hunters were. Maybe add a scenario or small content patch alongside it to make it fit lore-wise.

[Lorgar Aurelian]

would be weird to play zandalari right now considerin they are still our enemy

the zandalari are not our enemy at all the ones in tot were an offshoot not part of the main empire.

[Mic_128]

They've written the story to make it like this, I know. I'm just airing my displeasure with it since in every previous expansion we've been able to play the new races/classes straight away. I mean we had to discover the Draenei after they crash landed in TBC and we discovered Pandaria and the Pandaren in MoP but never had to wait until a patch in to 'recruit them into our faction'.

None of which were openly hostile with their respective factions. Pandaren weren't at war with us, Draenei hadn't made multiple attempts to take over Alliance settlements, ect.

[Vespene]

Would be cool if you could "upgrade" your race to a corresponding allied race for free though.

So say, the character is Draenei, it can opt to transform to Lightforged. Dwarf to Dark Iron, etc. All through an in-game quest line of course.