Newman: It was pretty clear, from looking at the factions you worked with in the new Battle for Azeroth zones, that they were largely based on current character models. But of course, in the future, this is a system that opens the door for more expansion and the addition of new races to both factions.
We’re not approaching it from a perspective of, every box needs to be ticked and we’ll shoehorn something in if it doesn’t feel like a natural fit. But on the Alliance side, Dark Iron Dwarves can be paladins when those come around. Newman: Are there other examples like that, where there are classes that just don’t make any sense at all with the selections available at launch?Īfrasiabi: Paladin for Void Elves, because that’s weird. I don’t think they’d be too welcome in the Moonglade. Because for Void Elves, Lightforged Draenei, and Dark Iron Dwarves, none of those, again-asking the question, does it make sense for any of them? Are they in touch with those primal forces and restoration and shapeshifting? The answer’s no. Hazzikostas: Not currently on the Alliance, no. We’ve seen Highmountain Tauren of course. Blizzard EntertainmentĪlex Afrasiabi: Yeah. Newman: If I’m a druid, which doesn’t often get new races, is there going to be a playable allied race for me to choose on both factions?Ī Highmountain Tauren from Battle for Azeroth. Hazzikostas: Not demon hunter or death knight. Newman: Will all classes have a playable allied race for their faction in the expansion? And so it’s more of a case by case examination of what makes sense for a given allied race, what feels cool and fits their culture and their flavor, and trying to err on the side of being permissive, because if you play a certain class and are very excited about a race, we want to make that possible if it can make sense. But the question of, what does it make sense for them to be, we came up with the same answers as the regular Tauren.īut does it make sense for a Nightborne to be a paladin? Likely not, given their nature. Obviously when you look at the Highmountain Tauren, they’re culturally very similar to the Tauren. Hazzikostas: We’re viewing these as new races and what makes sense for them to be. Newman: How did you select the classes that the new races could be? The great heroes in WoW can often do things that exceed the powers of the player character, but there are a lot of parallels to be drawn there. And as we’ve seen, I’m a shaman, Thrall’s a shaman, he’s a better shaman than I am. I mean, obviously, yes, they are an elite group of elves trained to harness the power of the Void. Hazzikostas: No clipping, go through any wall you want, because Void.
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