1 Class or 2 Races?

I posed this question in Twitter today:

Would you prefer 1 new Hero Class or 2 New Races?

Obviously I’m asking this in relation to the next expansion pack to WoW.

Here are the responses I got back, have an opinion? Leave it here below and use the new poll on the right.. There will be no option for BOTH or NEITHER. I don’t believe that Blizzard will give us both (although you never know) and I am pretty sure they have to give us at least one or the other. They have specified previously that they would like to have more Hero Classes….

@molsan : 2 new races
@Stardancerelf : That is a great question! I would take Fighting Monks over anything else.
@PixelExecution : oooh, I’m on the fence about that one. New races bring in new starter areas, but new hero classes make interesting raid options.
@runycat : I want there to be playable dinosaurs
- Or even dragons. There are enough faildragons in WoW that we might as well play them. Look human, shapeshift into DAGRON <i think she meant dragon>
@aggrojunkie : Races if one is Murloc. Hero class if it’s “Master of Cheese”.
- But seriously, new profession should be woodworking. Able to make bows, staves, and polearms.
@kestrelsaerie : 2 new non-hero classes: bard & monk
@abbort : two more races definitely. ( Excited that ST:TOR will have unique quest lines for all classes, btw)
@brokenbyclouds : 1 new hero class, specifically a healer hero class.
@greyseer : HC if demon hunter, races otherwise. Question: what will be the big draw if xpac3 has neither?
@Arrens : If they did a Bard, I sear to God, I’d have mine singing all sorts of Buffett songs walking through Orgrimmar.
@psynister : Hero Class, but only slightly and only because I hate DK’s so much.
- (supports @aggrojunkie on woodworking profession)
@tedkulp : Hero class. A healer type would be great.
@illusionnotchaos : new races, definitely. We don’t need a new flavor of the month class.
@talitalana : new races (with new starting zones and lore)
@greyemashe : I think there’s going to be a new hero class, a caster/healer. I don’t see new races coming anytime soon.

And that is just from the first few minutes.. Thanks to everyone that participated!

Runycat

July 22nd, 2009 at 3:14 pm

Dagron. You know. Like Trogdor. Also, “shapeshift,” not “shapeshirt.”

Though shapeshirting sounds pretty cool.

Honorshammer

July 22nd, 2009 at 3:42 pm

New Hero Class : The Goblin Tinker from Warcraft III

Psynister

July 22nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm

I could really get into having some more races out there, but I don’t think they’re really necessary. I certainly wouldn’t oppose it, and in all seriousness I’m sure I would roll 5 or 6 characters using them.

I’d like to see a new hero class just to lessen the number of crap DK’s out there, but I also don’t care much for hero classes based solely off of my experience with the one that we already have.

If there was any one specific addition I would like to see made to the game it would certainly be a new profession such as Woodworking. Professions can be used by all players, regardless of the reason why they play, and I think that would have the most impact across all types of players.

If we add more races, then sure there will be people who roll them. But the raiders who have been sitting at level 80 for a while aren’t going to be into them as much as they would something else.

More Hero Classes might appeal to the people who like to raid, but those who prefer leveling or more casual play might not care for it quite so much. Depending on what kind of story would go with them, they may or may not be easy to bring into a roleplaying environment. Death Knights have a backstory that allows them to fit in just about anywhere and appear right out of the blue. If a new hero class had a similar mechanic then it would probably work.

A new profession though could be used by low level characters, could add depth to a roleplay character, and could provide useful items and/or enchants for end game as well.

The original question asked was Races vs Hero Class, and of the two I would pick the hero class. If we expanded it to include professions as well, then I would certainly chose that over Races or Classes.

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July 22nd, 2009 at 4:20 pm

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