I know for my Warrior I will pick Orc but for my Rogue I am torn between female Undead and Orc. I really like the female Undead animations but Hardiness is great for PvP and Orcs are just cool overall.
I'm in the same boat picking my shaman, Resto Tauren's are the jam, but the giant shoulders on orcs look so badass lol
Shaman,eh?
Well, you have 3 choices: Orc, Tauren, or Troll. If you like Tauren the most, pick that. If you feel like you want to be a Troll even more then you should play that instead. If you want to play the Shaman master race then go with Orc (Thrall is an Orc in case you weren't sure). But if you feel like Tauren is more your style then you should certainly go with that. Unless you feel compelled to play as a Troll, which is also a great choice. However there are also Orcs and they are great too. Consider playing as an Orc unless you feel like Tauren is a better fit, they are much larger. If you don't like a toon that is too large, go with Troll. Then again, Orcs are right in the middle making them a perfect choice.
but I’m not a huge fan of the Jamaican accent.
Then again, if the accent isn't your style, go with Orc. Of course, their skin may be too green for your liking. The choice now obviously becomes Tauren unless you feel like they mumble too much. Trolls have slightly better annunciation however, Orcs do as well. I hope this helps and if all else fails Keep this in mind: Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc > Tauren > Troll > Orc.......
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Yeah, keep wavering when it comes to warrior race, I love the look of orcs but almost always play them - so they're excluded this time around. Was settled on Tauren, my play style fit great with their utility - but they feel goofy as warriors. Main tanked on Felmyst with an Undead warrior, and loved it - huge disappointment when it comes to shoulders though, hehe. Been planning for Troll last few weeks, and feeling settled now - I hope it stays that way.
Similar problem with the Shaman - usually go orc and love the race/class fantasy as well as the look, but want to try something new. Never played Tauren shaman that I can recall, but berserking feels to good to pass on.
On the one hand, I dig the culture of the Tauren, their spiritualism and nobility, and I think (correct me if I’m wrong) that those who play them are regarded as pretty chill by Horde and Alliance alike.
There is definitely some sort of ephemeral, "lovable stoner"-esque quality that is helpful to play a tauren or troll properly. Tauren are the nature-loving hippies and trolls are the ones always asking to borrow your lighter.
However, for tauren, there are also those that just want to play the Mountain in WoW. Gotta have those big shoulders!
Yeah, man. Im making an alliance druid and im really torn on which race to pick. SO MANY OPTIONS
Undead Rogue all the way! 💀💀
Planning to play Troll Priest, but the base increased spirit on Undead is tempting...
Probably heading towards a NE priest, even though dwarf seems to be the best ally choice for priest. I'm not interested in min-maxing when it comes to the look of my character though.
Mechanically speaking, the only reason I would consider a Tauren shaman would be for War Stomp combos. With that being said, Trolls are by far the best for Resto & Elemental in PvE thanks to Berzerking and health regen, and of course Orcs for PvP if you feel more comfortable with knowing that 25% stun resist always has your back vs Warriors, Rogues, and Paladins, rather than relying on clutch War Stomps. Bloodfury and Axe Specialization are also nice for Enhancement.
Then of course there's the mostly cosmetic decisions between female & male, with the smaller bodies (if you consider that a factor in PvP) and different cast animations. Another thing is most of the Shaman tier leggings are kilts and so some people may find they look more appealing on female characters (no offense lol). Unfortunately as far as totems, all the totems look the same regardless of race until patch 3.3. There's also race specific mounts to consider as you'll be either riding a kodo, raptor or wolf for a very long time on your journey.
I for one am highly looking forward to rocking T2 shoulders+helm while on the back of a fierce wolf.
The Raid & Dungeon Tier Sets Gallery ( https://barrens.chat/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1172 ) &
Race & Class Comparison Tool ( https://barrens.chat/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1046 ) have been a great help in comparing the races (thanks teebling!)
I am deciding between playing ally warrior and priest. If warrior then I'm torn between all races except gnome. If priest then I'm considering all 3 races. If I decided to do lot of pvp then I would probably go dwarf but apart from pvp there is no need to go dwarf imo, unless you wanna tryhard. Most of all I am leaning towards NE priest/warrior.
Not that I would be a casual player (which I am not) but at the same time I feel like you shouldn't be forced to play certain race in a rpg. I will always prioritize the aesthetics.
There's also race specific mounts to consider as you'll be either riding a kodo, raptor or wolf for a very long time on your journey.
The Raid & Dungeon Tier Sets Gallery ( https://barrens.chat/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=1172 )
Thanks for this - now I feel even more comfortable with my choices.
Choosing class is a big dilemma for me, but picking race is very easy. I only play male Taurens and female Undeads. I won't play Warrior, so one less dilemma for me! :lol:
I'll just leave the race and class comparison tool here :smile:
Might I recommend adding the base stats to that comparison? Really helpful though!
I was having a hard time between Orc or Undead for my rogue. I love the undead aesthetic but that Orc stun resist is OP. I decided on Undead because I like the the control over WOTF vs. RNG with orcs. Gotta love that undead rogue look too.
Internet Itinerant , I've always like the look of Troll Shaman's but I'm a bit biased towards trolls in general. One thing I look at is what they look like in the tier sets too which is available in what teebling posted too!
I'll just leave the race and class comparison tool here :smile:
Might I recommend adding the base stats to that comparison? Really helpful though!
Huh? The base stats are there...
I'm sorry I'm just blind... Move along :)
My wife and I are going to be playing a priest+mage alliance combo. Debating between human and a dwarf+gnome setup. Of course, we will probably chance what classes we want to play 3-4 times before release.