Dragonflight Alpha/Beta General Discussion

[Cheezits]

Dayum, Holinka just dropped on MrGM's interview that all races can be rogues, mages and priests in 10.0 (including Tauren rogues) with more stuff coming moving forwards as they want to get rid of the race/class limitation.

Was really happy to hear that as well as Holinka admitting that it takes longer to make shamans/paladins/druids because of their unique assets.

I do think it was weird that he included Warlocks there because AFAIK they don't have any race specific stuff. Why not open it up?

[Ersula]

Dayum, Holinka just dropped on MrGM's interview that all races can be rogues, mages and priests in 10.0 (including Tauren rogues) with more stuff coming moving forwards as they want to get rid of the race/class limitation.

I know there were Draenei Rogue NPCs in WoW but even I can't believe it.

But why give Highmountain Priest, but not give Lightforged Hunter?

Also "getting rid of race/class restrictions" after announcing a 1 class race?

[Jaggler]

I know there were Draenei Rogue NPCs in WoW but even I can't believe it.

Also couldn't every race already be a priest?

I think Orcs (regular, not Mag'har) were the only race not having priests. And HM Tauren I think?

[Marlamin]

I know there were Draenei Rogue NPCs in WoW but even I can't believe it.

But why give Highmountain Priest, but not give Lightforged Hunter?

They still might, they want to do more of that going forward. Some of the other race/class combos might need slightly more work than just checking a checkbox.

Also "getting rid of race/class restrictions" after announcing a 1 class race?

It was more subtly worded than that, but I'm sure you can the exact quote elsewhere. I wasn't exactly transcribing it.

[therumblings]

I know there were Draenei Rogue NPCs in WoW but even I can't believe it.

But why give Highmountain Priest, but not give Lightforged Hunter?

Also "getting rid of race/class restrictions" after announcing a 1 class race?

Lightforged can already be hunters, they can't be monks though, for some reason.

[Khaza-R]

Cool, I guess. But it kind of makes the whole Dracthyr visage form restrictions seem even more stupid in retrospect.

Why add the most restrictive race/class in the game if you goal is to do the opposite.

[Xilurm]

Dayum, Holinka just dropped on MrGM's interview that all races can be rogues, mages and priests in 10.0 (including Tauren rogues) with more stuff coming moving forwards as they want to get rid of the race/class limitation.

All of them? Sigh...

[Valysar]

I want a demon hunter mechagnome !

[Aeluron Lightsong]

I understand why they're doing it and such but I think some race restrictions mattered.

Not including things like BE could be warriors back in the day, thats stupid IMO.

[Malorne the White Stag]

Dayum, Holinka just dropped on MrGM's interview that all races can be rogues, mages and priests in 10.0 (including Tauren rogues) with more stuff coming moving forwards as they want to get rid of the race/class limitation.

Huh, maybe they actually will give dracthyr other classes down the line.

[Marlamin]

Huh, maybe they actually will give dracthyr other classes down the line.

Maybe once they're more "integrated" with the rest of the world later on in 10.0 or even 11.0? Or Dracthyr will forever be the exception to that rule.

[Kiivar86]

Dayum, Holinka just dropped on MrGM's interview that all races can be rogues, mages and priests in 10.0 (including Tauren rogues) with more stuff coming moving forwards as they want to get rid of the race/class limitation.

Good fucking riddance "Draenei can't be rogues" bullshit arguments.

[therumblings]

Good fucking riddance "Draenei can't be rogues" bullshit arguments.

There basically was no argument since they could use camouflage as a hunter lol

[username993720]

Dayum, Holinka just dropped on MrGM's interview that all races can be rogues, mages and priests in 10.0 (including Tauren rogues) with more stuff coming moving forwards as they want to get rid of the race/class limitation.

If they do this without giving any lore reasons, they are shitting on the lore.

[therumblings]

If they do this without giving any lore reasons, they are shitting on the lore.

There doesn't need to be that many lore reasons, it's not like these classes are something like druid or DH, it makes sense most races could become a rogue or mage with proper training, or a priest based on being converted by other races in their faction.

[Jaggler]

you don't really need a lot of lore reasons for Mages, Priests and Rogues

[Kiivar86]

There basically was no argument since they could use camouflage as a hunter lol

Oh I know, but some people are very adamant. I've argued in favor of Draenei rogues for ages.

There's Draenei rogues in the Rangari, followers too. There's Mishka in SI:7 who is seen stealthing, dual wielding daggers. Camo as you said. And so on.

[Xilurm]

There doesn't need to be that many lore reasons, it's not like these classes are something like druid or DH, it makes sense most races could become a rogue or mage with proper training, or a priest based on being converted by other races in their faction.

But what about Warlocks?

[Vladier]

Huh, maybe they actually will give dracthyr other classes down the line.

I think the decision to limit the Drac'thyr only to Evokers is because they start at level 58 due to being a heroic class. Evokers are essentially their introduction to the world, and the world's introduction to these supersoldiers after thousands of years of hibernation and no one knowing of them even existing aside from Deathwing. It makes no sense for them to be a level 1 Mage going from meeting Alexstrasza on the Dragon Isles to questing in Elwynn (or Chromie time, or whatever). Maybe there can be a questline that involves a new generation of Drac'thyr as an Allied Race of sorts taking on the world as something other than Evoker.

[Makabreska]

If they do this without giving any lore reasons, they are shitting on the lore.

Zero shitting going on. This is not the case of Draenei going Locks, which would be kinda big thing. But pretty much every race has some kind of a scout/reckon units that can now pose as a rogue.