Random Cataclysm discussion

[Galaika]

It's a moronic decision that the druid ability cat form turns a druid into a cat?

[LD]

He's saying Worgen's 'DD form' should be something that looks more like a wolf or dog rather than a cat.

Minus the tail, the Worgen cat form looks the least catlike of all the Druid races, so I'm not really seeing the problem.

[Lee]

The Worgen forms look badass, especially the Cat - Looks like a legit lion with that mane.

[Galaika]

He's saying Worgen's 'DD form' should be something that looks more like a wolf or dog rather than a cat.

Minus the tail, the Worgen cat form looks the least catlike of all the Druid races, so I'm not really seeing the problem.

Yeah, but the spell is called cat form, they cant just start giving different races different versions of the same spell. Its not a very cat looking cat, but by that logic, the tauren cat form should be a smaller cow -.-

[Siniroth]

Lions are totally cats

[Meresgi]

It's a moronic decision that the druid ability cat form turns a druid into a cat?

When it's a race of WOLFmen...kind of lol. It looks decent but I think it would have looked really cool to shift from a werewolf down into an actual wolf and back again. They could have made a really cool animation.

Though at least it doesn't look like the troll cat form, that looks horrible. The bear form looks kind of cool, sort of like the creature from Brotherhood of the Wolf.

[Kaylia]

When it's a race of WOLFmen...kind of lol. It looks decent but I think it would have looked really cool to shift from a werewolf down into an actual wolf and back again. They could have made a really cool animation.

Though at least it doesn't look like the troll cat form, that looks horrible. The bear form looks kind of cool, sort of like the creature from Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Do you have any problem with a a race of cow transforming into cat?

[Lee]

Shoulda been Wild Bull form.

[ringthree]

Do you have any problem with a a race of cow transforming into cat?

I am not saying that every race needs to get their own special forms. I am just saying they missed an obvious opportunity to do something logical and cool.

And actually, Tauren changing into a lion makes a lot of sense.

[Eaglestrike]

How exactly does Tauren changing into a lion make sense?

[ringthree]

How exactly does Tauren changing into a lion make sense?

They are a people of the arid plains. Have you ever been to the Barrens?

You know, for someone that loves WoW so much, you really don't have a good grasp on the game's lore.

[Eaglestrike]

They are a people of the arid plains. Have you ever been to the Barrens?

You know, for someone that loves WoW so much, you really don't have a good grasp on the game's lore.

Lol, I was just asking to see why you said it, didn't want to put words into your mouth or anything, that'd be unfair. Nice to see you'll take a shot anyway.

I'd say a bit more about worgen druids, but pretty sure it breaks the NDA, so I won't go into why cat form works perfectly fine for Worgens.

[[Cookies]]

They are a people of the arid plains. Have you ever been to the Barrens?

You know, for someone that loves WoW so much, you really don't have a good grasp on the game's lore.

Speaking of lore, are you in the alpha and have you played through the Worgen starter zone?

[Galaika]

How is a wolf man turning into a wolf when casting the spell cat form, more logical than a cow man turning into a cow when casting the spell cat form?

[ringthree]

How is a wolf man turning into a wolf when casting the spell cat form, more logical than a cow man turning into a cow when casting the spell cat form?

Seriously?

You are just trolling right?

[ringthree]

Speaking of lore, are you in the alpha and have you played through the Worgen starter zone?

No, and I have no doubts that they created a decent lore background for it. But they could have just have easily created a lore background for why they changed into a wolf, and it would make more logical consistency too.

[Eaglestrike]

No, and I have no doubts that they created a decent lore background for it. But they could have just have easily created a lore background for why they changed into a wolf, and it would make more logical consistency too.

It would actually take away from a potential change they could make further down the line. You'd need to be in the alpha to know what I might be able to mean, though.

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Worgen form for all druids, potentially.

[ringthree]

It would actually take away from a potential change they could make further down the line. You'd need to be in the alpha to know what I might be able to mean, though.

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Worgen form for all druids, potentially.

This is the last time I am going to respond because this forum has just turned into WoW fan boy land.

It might be nice lore, and I haven't seen the storyline yet (although, if that is going to be the storyline, then there might be some retconning with human druids, but whatever) but it largely misses the point that it doesn't make logical sense to have the DPS form for a race of werewolves be a cat instead of a wolf.

Stop drinking the kool-aid...

[Galaika]

Seriously?

You are just trolling right?

No, please tell me why you think they should change the form for one animal-man and not the other type of animal-man.

[Correction]

doesn't make logical sense to have the DPS form for a race of werewolves be a cat instead of a wolf.

Whenever 'logic' is invoked when discussing a fantasy video game what you're really looking for is some tit-for-tat 'huh-huh' vs 'nyuh-uh' garbage that serves no real purpose in a discussion. Druid forms are tied to Druidic worship of nature and life on the planet, and clearly Cats, Bears, Crows, Moonkin and Trees of Life have special significance. They turn into cats because Druids turn into cats. They just happen to also be inflicted with lycanthropy and can ALSO turn into wolves. Get over your search for 'logic,' the answer is right in front of your nose.

On a strictly technical note, the game would require a complete rewrite of tooltips for just one race/class combination. "Pounce - Requires...um...cat or wolf form" or "Requires combat form." So there's your 'OH SO BLIZZARD WAS JUST BEING LAZY HAHAHA' bolthole, if you want it.