wow Dracthyr Will Have Bulkier Cusomizations, Visible Armor and More

[Staff 1,488]

 

In an interview with BlizzPlanet, associate art director Tina Wang talked about Dracthyr customization and how we haven't seen all of it, most importantly that there will be "slightly" bulkier versions of the race that were not presetned, which is a major issue for some players at the moment. We also learned that there will be some armor items visible while in Dracthyr form and that you have to be in that form when casting spells/using abilities.

Here's the full question:

Greg Burke: So regardless of how the new race looks, will we be able to play our mage-like abilities in and out of human and Draco form, or are we going to be permanently stuck in Draco form when we’re in combat? Tina Wang: You are all going to be in Dracthyr form when you are in combat. Yes. But let me talk about the Dracthyr and their customizations. There is more customization than what you saw in the video. there’s actually so many ways that you can customize that Dracthyr. Even the shape of the face. You can have, like these snouts that can look more ancient, or more sleek, or like a more blunt. You can even slightly change your torso to be like slightly more slender or slightly bulkier; and the armor that you wear is a type of armor that you will be able to customize at the Barbershop, too. So Dracthyr, I think they’ll also be able to wear shoulders, tabards, belts across their visage and Dracthyr form. While the visage form is able to wear all-armor.

We don't quite know what "slightly bulkier" means or what it looks like, so hopefully those that feel the currently shared looks aren't the best will be satisfied, and that we'll get to see these alternate versions sooner rather than later.

Head on over to BlizzPlanet for the full interview. 

[Dejo93 1,023]

Good to know

[anaj 0]

That is a misleading title.

I was relieved to hear "visible armour", until I read they just mean a single model onto the torso.

Come on, what the hell is this? They won't even put in the effort to wear armour on Dracthyr? WORGEN were given the ability to display their armour, because the concept of NOT having that would have baffled the players back then!

This is a hero class! You can't afford to be lazy, Blizzard. Put in the work and display their armour!

[kacerz 12]

I hope we get it, cuz I'm not gonna play that starving lizard, I want a real dragon, kind of

[Prophet001 598]

So community making up problems to be angry about then?

[Arcling 898]

4 hours ago, anaj said:

That is a misleading title.

I was relieved to hear "visible armour", until I read they just mean a single model onto the torso.

So it's a Mechagnome situation again, where only parts of armor are visible. It's also a letdown how they are locked into Dracthyr form during combat (why not allow to choose at will, so everyone won't look the same?).

[Starseed 113]

3 hours ago, Arcling said:

So it's a Mechagnome situation again, where only parts of armor are visible. It's also a letdown how they are locked into Dracthyr form during combat (why not allow to choose at will, so everyone won't look the same?).

This. its a major let down for me to hear that and will absolutlly lessen my excitment for them. as me and my guild mates said today it would be so much cooler to have the option and even tho some of there abilitys will need a draconic body you could have the option to go the demonhunter way and let me only take the form when an ability really needs my body to be that of a drake or just go for partial transformation and only change my head to spit fire or just let me sproud wings like the demonhunters

[Migol 433]

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You can even slightly change your torso to be like slightly more slender or slightly bulkier; and the armor that you wear is a type of armor that you will be able to customize at the Barbershop, too. So Dracthyr, I think they’ll also be able to wear shoulders, tabards, belts across their visage and Dracthyr form. While the visage form is able to wear all-armor.

Emphasis.

Also tbh it actually doesn't make sense to complain about dragon form only while in combat, since Blizzard made it clear that their combat style involves use of wings for strafing, wing buffets, and their breath weapons and such too.   That'd all look pretty bad on a blood elf model.

[anaj 0]

1 hour ago, Migol said:

since Blizzard made it clear that their combat style involves use of wings for strafing, wing buffets, and their breath weapons and such too.   That'd all look pretty bad on a blood elf model.

I still don't know why they made the visages so creepy looking, but that's possibly just a me thing.

What's not a me thing is that I know the majority will be spending their time in Dracthyr form, anyway - so not being able to wear your armour in that form is going to be a source of incredible frustration.

8 hours ago, Arcling said:

So it's a Mechagnome situation again, where only parts of armor are visible.

I raised the same fuss with Mechagnome, but I don't think anyone really cared, because... gnome.

Well you guys have taken notice now it's a dragon.

[Arcling 898]

1 hour ago, anaj said:

I still don't know why they made the visages so creepy looking, but that's possibly just a me thing.

What's not a me thing is that I know the majority will be spending their time in Dracthyr form, anyway - so not being able to wear your armour in that form is going to be a source of incredible frustration.

I raised the same fuss with Mechagnome, but I don't think anyone really cared, because... gnome.

Well you guys have taken notice now it's a dragon.

Exactly! I even joked here when they were released how all Mechagnome fans are pleased with their release (all 10 of them).

They can easily make Dracthyr more appealing by allowing them to fight in their humanoid form (which should be more than male blood elves and female humans) or by showing more armor in their dragon forms. Otherwise they are going to look pretty much the same next to each other, except for skin color.

[Grumar 188]

but will dragon tits be an option?