Flying & Dragon Form Combat

[letsdothat]

Based on one of the 9.0 leaks, all classes would be getting a dragon form that we could switch into while flying, with the ability to enter combat in the air, making the skies dangerous just like on land. Assuming this dragon form would have a 3 minutes air time limit until it needs to recharge again. Dragon form transforms into a glider giving the player a choice where to land.

If a player is attacked in the air while their dragon form is still recharging they transform into a glider. This glider functionality is only possible in combat, unlike demon hunters.

Tinkers transforming into mechs on land plus a dragonsworn class transforming the player into a dragon on land would really spice things up in this stale game. Also, with aerial combat and mecha combat both being possible, plus AI assisted multi-class-multi-toon leveling and AI assisted solo game story mode, WoW would no longer be missing any features other MMORPGs have.

Thoughts?

Edit: Just to clear the confusion some might have, Dragonsworn is a class that transforms into a dragon on land. This other dragon form is for ALL classes to be able to enter combat and launch aerial attacks on cities and other groups of players for a maximum of 3 minutes, after which they are forced to land via a glider so that they can choose where to regroup and land safely, away from mobs...etc

Gliding is not a player ability, but just a safe landing mechanism after the 3 minute aerial combat timer ends.

Dragonsworn on the other hand could function similarly to druids, giving them different forms for different specs, a dragon for dps, a drakonid form like the ones in blackwing lair for tanks and a humanoid form for healing...etc

[Devilyaki]

The leak I saw said we were going to get pet flying pigs that shoot rockets.

[Zig Zug]

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[letsdothat]

The leak I saw said we were going to get pet flying pigs that shoot rockets.

I like it! Any form of aerial combat would be nice. It would stop people whining about removing flying or removing rep grinds to getting flying.

[AlmightyGerkin]

Based on one of the 9.0 leaks, all classes would be getting a dragon form that we potential could switch into while flying, with the ability to enter combat in the air, making the skies dangerous just like on land. Assuming this dragon form would have a 2-3 minutes air time limit until it needs to recharge again.

Thoughts?

Leaks from where?

[letsdothat]

Leaks from where?

Can’t remember the exact one, but basically we enter dragon form and fight other players in the air for 3 minutes, after which dragon form transforms into a glider.

Dps healer and tank classes get their spec appropriate dragon form abilities. Epic fights in the sky that continue on land.

Add tinkers to the mix and you get Mecha fights on land.

[AlmightyGerkin]

Can’t remember the exact one, but basically we enter dragon form and fight other players in the air for 3 minutes, after which dragon form transforms into a glider.

Dps healer and tank classes get their spec appropriate dragon form abilities. Epic fights in the sky that continue on land.

Add tinkers to the mix and you get Mecha fights on land.

Can't provide a link than it is not a leak

[Slowpoke is a Gamer]

I for sure remember that leak. Sounds just as garbage now as it did then.

[letsdothat]

I for sure remember that leak. Sounds just as garbage now as it did then.

I’d rather they add aerial combat so that groups of pvpers can organize in the air but still feel at risk of being attacked. It’s a whole new dynamic and would make more people play in war mode imo as opposed to, say turning off flying completely.

[Nevcairiel]

They wanted to do aerial combat a long time ago, but they realized people can't deal with three-dimensional positioning and orientation, so any such plans were scrapped, and the only thing even remotely like that we got was Vashjir, which was a three-dimensional space but 99% of the time you still just hugged the ocean floor.

These days the only thing we get is the occasional three-dimensional event in boss fights (where the three-dimensional part basically comes down to avoiding some effects), like Blackwater Behemoth, or Al'akir before that, and stuff like that.

[Kokolums]

You see, THIS is the sort of out-of-left-field idea that make it sound legit. No-one had giving everyone a dragon form until this leak. I'd pay attention to this one.

[Syegfryed]

You see, THIS is the sort of out-of-left-field idea that make it sound legit. No-one had giving everyone a dragon form until this leak. I'd pay attention to this one.

dragonsworn or some draconic class is not something unusual that people don't know about it, working somehow like DH being able to glide

transform into a dragon seems way more nonsense, but who knows, i rather have drakonid as playable race

[letsdothat]

dragonsworn or some draconic class is not something unusual that people don't know about it, working somehow like DH being able to glide

transform into a dragon seems way more nonsense, but who knows, i rather have drakonid as playable race

You are mixing two completely different things. Dragonsworn is a class that transforms into a dragon on land. This other dragon form is for ALL classes to be able to enter combat and launch aerial attacks on cities and other groups of players for a maximum of 3 minutes, after which they are forced to land via a glider so that they can choose where to regroup and land safely, away from mobs...etc

Gliding is not a player ability, but just a safe landing mechanism after the 3 minute aerial combat timer ends.

Dragonsworn on the other hand could function similarly to druids, giving them different forms for different specs, a dragon for dps, a drakonid form like the ones in blackwing lair for tanks and a humanoid form for healing...etc

[Eazy]

Every class getting dragon-form?
Flying Combat?

Bullshit.

[letsdothat]

Every class getting dragon-form?
Flying Combat?

Bullshit.

How else would you allow aerial combat? You need a CC for such an ability and you cannot be on your flying mount anymore once you have entered combat and also, you cannot use your own class abilities...there is just no other way around it. Dragons fit many of the existing themes in WoW. This can be a very fun and addictive system that would encourage people to enable War Mode more often without worrying about flying and how it ruins the game...etc

Imagine a raid split into air and land groups raiding one of the major cities....how epic would that be!

They could even spice that up with sea combat using the many existing ship designs from WoD and after.

Air, land and sea....too good to be true considering this is Blizzard we're talking about.

[Benomatic]

This isn't a leak. This is your theory crafting for an obscure feature.

[letsdothat]

This isn't a leak. This is your theory crafting for an obscure feature.

I like it. Let’s do that!

[zlygork]

I know developpers can refine systems after 10 years and something being initially a failure doesnt mean that a similar feature in the future would be, but when you say "dragon form combat", I read "open world occulus experience" and the tought makes me laugh and cry

[Uko]

Flying combat was a feature on the box for wotlk that never happened because it just wont work in wow. So if they knew back in wotlk that trying to get flying combat working would be a S#$@ show what makes you think it will be any better especially with how hard blizzard wants to get rid of flying so they don't have to put in as much effort in making the world.

[Nnyco]

People are already confused where to go in a 2D terrain.