Rumor: New WoW: Cataclysm Playable Races Leaked

[Deralix]

Rumor: New WoW: Cataclysm Playable Races Leaked


And, the predictable whining about Alliance getting furries starts in 5... 4... 3...

Damn right. I'm buying a frakking faction conversion to get away from those people.

 

[Deralix]

Goblins: The Horde's answer to Gnomes. (Willing to bet the Racials are similar)

Worgren: The Alliance's answer to Tauren. (Just not as cool)

And for those of you saying Second Life is populated by Furries, actually try playing it before you talk about it, as Furries make up roughly 2% of its population. You'll find more Furries are already in WoW than there are in Second Life.

As an avid SLer I may refute this statement. They are everywhere!

 

[Necrith]

wow, the instance podcast wear guessing 2/3 years ago " what will be the new race"
and there gold was on Draenei, or worgens.

 

[Ashbax]

*sigh* Do really need more WoW??? And why in the hell is the Alliance getting furries, can Blizzard not see that furries are not wanted?

While I admit that all the thirteen year olds cybering in goldshire are going to love this about the furries, ive ALWAYS wished that goblins and worgen could be playable.

Too bad I gave up WoW in april, because if I had kept playing I would have been a full zombie. It was seriously starting to take away my social life. Im lucky I was still two levels away from 80, becuase If I had gotten 80...well, I wouldnt have a life.

 

[Chipperz]

I don't really get how Worgen are going to be playable--every time I've seen them, Worgen have tried to rip my character a new asshole. Slightly different Worgen or not, this dun' make no sense. Plus, they're werewolves. Worgen are supposed to turn feral the second they get infected, not try to be political. True WTF, Blizzard.

Of course, the masks may just be not foretelling in the least, instead just being new Halloween masks to give some variety.

Worgen are NOT werewolves. Worgen are monsters from another dimension that carry the curse of the Worgen, which has the potential to turn other creatures into more of them. While they are completely sentient, they are usually controlled by whatever spell took them over. The two "strains" of Worgen in the game have either been summoned by the Scythe of Elune or by Arugal, both with the intention of doing some heavy property damage.

It's not a huge step to believe that another Mage tried what Arugal did again, only with more stable results, leaving them with more of their sentience and the ability to carry weapons and armour.

In a related point, I did Shadowfang Keep with my warrior last night and was the one turned into a Worgen - they look badass in full armour with sword and shield...

 

[Danman1]

we're just seeing the same content we've already seen but in a different skin.

Err. Thats ALL we've been seeing since BC expansion. Infact The whole level 40-80 (if they raise it to 90 I'll burn Blizzards evil headquarters)content is just new skins from the 1st levels if they let a guy play with the size changer and paint everything with more Lava and Green sh#t.

EDIT: Im still gonna buy it cause Werewolves kick ass :EDIT

 

[Amarok]

we're just seeing the same content we've already seen but in a different skin.

Err. Thats ALL we've been seeing since BC expansion. Infact The whole level 40-80 (if they raise it to 90 I'll burn Blizzards evil headquarters)content is just new skins from the 1st levels if they let a guy play with the size changer and paint everything with more Lava and Green sh#t.

EDIT: Im still gonna buy it cause Werewolves kick ass :EDIT

I was talking about character skins specifically (like how after level 20 blood elves and draenei get to go through azeroth all over again, yaaay)

I suspect you KNOW I was just talking about character skins specifically. Don't try to use me as a diving board for your hate!

 

[greywolfsage]

Why does Blizzard hate the Horde?
Why can't we get a random pretty race? The alliance have had furries in the form of their very own NElf Druids. I mean come on. They end up being sketchy, not menacing.
Bull horns on a bear? Chainsaw on a machine gun? Anyone? lol.

And BElfs do not count. Flamboyant crack-addicted pricks is what they are.

 

[theultimateend]

Yay! Furries!....I mean Blizzard suck and sold their soul 4 and a half years ago.

Yes because corporations are living entities that have souls.

Damn them for making a successful game that keeps millions of people entertained.

The bastards.

ahahahaha, i don't go ew furries, im a gamer whose already looked down upon from certain aspects of society but hey theres someone i can look down on! whatever tickles your fancy i suppose just don't involve me.

that said anthropomorphic wolfmen? i might revive my account because that sounds pretty sick even if they go -shudder- alliance

I'm not quite sure why you quoted me.

Why does Blizzard hate the Horde?
Why can't we get a random pretty race? The alliance have had furries in the form of their very own NElf Druids. I mean come on. They end up being sketchy, not menacing.
Bull horns on a bear? Chainsaw on a machine gun? Anyone? lol.

And BElfs do not count. Flamboyant crack-addicted pricks is what they are.

Dude you are about to get Goblins?! The most interesting race outside of Murlocs!

 

[Nostalgia]

I don't really see the big deal about the worgen. Seriously, you're complaining about furries just now coming to WoW after the horde has had native american cows on their side since day one?

^

 

[TenacitY-]

prepair for the world to overun by wolf looking beings and goblins!!!

 

[Kukakkau]

They just have to keep killing the game don't they?

Goblins I understand...but HOW can werewolves join the alliance? You butcher lots of them in start as a human and HOW can you talk to a savage werewolf anyway?

 

[penguin92]

still, being a werwolf would be pretty badass

 

[GothmogII]

Been waiting for the gobbies for quite a while now, but it's not really all that surprising that they'd make them playable (if indeed they are).

As for the Worgen, seems like a pretty neat idea, but people seem to be mixing up the pure mindless death machines with what we'll most likely be getting to play as: former humans turned worgen. I guess if you can't figure it, that former human bit should be more than enough of a connection or at least starting point to tie them quite neatly with the alliance.

There's Gilneas after all.

 

[Erana]

Sweet, furries. Though it's hardly enough to get me back into WoW, ever. That game's a wreck.

I bloody love playing beast-men type of races like tauren, argonian, hajiit, minotaurs and whatever in other games.

I'm typically not much for playing anthropomorphic characters, but on occasion I'll do a lizard chick. Like in Morrowind. And in Daggerfall...
Well, you would have had to have been in the IRC when the argonian, Kicks-in-Shin, came to be.
I think it has something to do with how some games feel more like playing with dolls rather than roleplaying, and, to be frank, Barbies creep me out.
And have you taken a good look at the Morrowind nords?! They're like D&D Barbies with those odd joints, stiff hair, and those creepy eyes...
In that respect, Oblivion was a lot nicer. Sure, its pretty hard to make an attractive Nord, but it was nice to run around in Tamriel with a character that I could get behind.

At the same time, I can see why the idea of furries in WoW would be bothersome... I mean, if you like anthropomorphic critters, I have no problem, but some of 'em with their bizarre mixes of Buffy and Balto-type stories can be...
Well... Lets just say that's an awkward story involving my wingelf wandering too close to a beastkind roleplaying guild in in Perfect World.

 

[Danman1]

we're just seeing the same content we've already seen but in a different skin.

Err. Thats ALL we've been seeing since BC expansion. Infact The whole level 40-80 (if they raise it to 90 I'll burn Blizzards evil headquarters)content is just new skins from the 1st levels if they let a guy play with the size changer and paint everything with more Lava and Green sh#t.

EDIT: Im still gonna buy it cause Werewolves kick ass :EDIT

I was talking about character skins specifically (like how after level 20 blood elves and draenei get to go through azeroth all over again, yaaay)

I suspect you KNOW I was just talking about character skins specifically. Don't try to use me as a diving board for your hate!

Im using you for something bigger than all of us. Would you not gladly be a diving board to help boost my unearned ego

 

[DannyBarnes]

is it me or are the new races just
shrek and the other woman shrek (dont know her name)
the big bad wolf and some random fox lady
wtf is going on lol did they let their 5 year old nephews pick the new races

(Y) score *sigh*

 

[MeTheMe]

I suppose I could throw my opinion in here, but I'm not sure it'll matter. I don't think there's any problem with Warcraft. People enjoy, other people don't, so I don't really see the point of people who don't enjoy it harrassing those who do. We're all different, we're all going to enjoy different things, let's just take it for that. I put this in another recent post, but acceptance is a two-way street. I feel it's importnat we respect other's enjoyment if we want to be repected by them. And that goes for furries as well, while I'm on that subject. I'll just repeat myself, acceptance is a two-way street.

Now, on the actual subject, I think it's a good thing Wow is expanding, I don't play myself due to finacial issues, but I feel it's a good thing they're giving they're players more and more in each expansion.

 

[Ashtovo]

yay worgen. and about time the goblins went back to the horde.

 

[Harbinger_]

Thank god I never got into it. This sounds horrible.

In what way? Which furthers my belief that the Escapist community is completely biased against WoW and MMOs in general.

I meant that the game itself in general. I tried some trial version and it just wasn't for me.