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New Class Animations for Dracthyr Added in The War Within
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18.08.2024 в 01:54
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Dracthyr player models have gained new animations useable by classes other than Evokers, setting the stage for them to gain new classes in the near future.
During their initial release in Dragonflight, Dracthyr were designed specifically for the Evoker class, meaning that they never needed animations for other classes. However, we've learned in recent months in
a group interview for The War Within Alpha
that Dracthyr's class restrictions will be removed at some point during The War Within.
This of course means that with new classes, they will need the proper animations to use their spells, and while these animations were absent previously, they now have them for nearly every class! These animations have been added over the course of Dragonflight, with a new wave of them being introduced in The War Within. Below are examples of some animations for each class on the dracthyr model, to show how they interact with their unique wing and tail silhouette.
Disclaimer: The presence of these animations does not confirm that Dracthyr will get these classes, as these are used in situations beyond player spells. It simply denotes the ability for the model to use them.
Warrior
Hunter
Mage
Rogue
Priest
Warlock
Paladin
Druid
Death Knight
Shaman
Shamans currently lack their combat-ready stance, but their other two class animations are present.
Monk and Demon Hunter
So far, Monk and Demon Hunter are the only two classes that Dracthyr lack animations for. While it was unlikely that Dracthyr would ever add Demon Hunter to its repertoire of classes (despite the male visage form having their animations from the blood elf rig), Monks are likely an issue of animation quality.
Given the lore-agnostic nature of Monk, it is likely that Dracthyr will gain access to the class at some point, even if not in their initial wave. Perhaps they simply need extra training to learn how to practice martial arts with those wings in the way.
Likely Class Options for Dracthyr
While all of these animations are available on the model now, it is unlikely that all of them will be implemented. Not only do some require additional models beyond these animations, but a few do not quite work in terms of lore for where Dracthyr fit in the timeline.
Very Likely:
These are classes that not only have very easy lore explanations for any race on Azeroth, but they are already considered 'default' classes for new races, with all player races now having these thanks to additions during Dragonflight. All of these can be easy expectations for the first wave of new class options in The War Within.
Warrior
Hunter
Mage
Rogue
Priest
Warlock
Somewhat Likely:
While these classes would be easy to explain in lore, they currently lack either animations in the case of Monk, or additional models in the case of Shamans and their totems or Druids and their shapeshift forms. These classes will likely not be in the initial wave of new classes for Dracthyr, but it is just a matter of time for them to be implemented.
Druid
Shaman
Monk
Unlikely:
These are classes that require more concrete lore justifications, or simply don't fit the current timeline to allow for them to ever have taken up these roles. While Blizzard could create new starting zones to justify them in the future, like what they did for Allied Race Death Knights in Shadowlands, you should not expect to see those kinds of updates any time soon.
Paladin
Demon Hunter
Death Knight
While there is no concrete time given, we were told to expect Dracthyr class restrictions to be removed "early" in the timeline for The War Within, and with these animations added, it would be wise to keep a lookout for these new options in the near future.
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