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Troll Racial Review
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Post by
Santillan
This is a personal assessment of each racial in-game so far, excluding those of Worgen/Goblins. I find that, from the standard set by the new races, some of the old racials should be reviewed, and I list alternatives here - as usual, trying to keep a fair balance between the flavorful and the pausible.
Here are a couple of ideas for the Troll race.
Berserking
- A very useful skill that most Trolls swear by, and even though it has lost the flavor of being an enrage, it serves its purpose. I would probably l
ower the effect a little
but
set the cooldown to 2 min.
to align with similar CDs.
Regeneration
- The current implementation being underwhelming, I would scrap it without taking away the intent.
A replacement would be: "
Trolls have supernatural regenerative capabilities. The troll's metabolism accelerates as its wounds become more severe, increasing all healing received by up to 10% depending on total health.
"
It would give a passive 1% more healing at full health, capped up to 10% more healing at 25% health.
Of course, the numbers can be changed, but it still gives the idea that trolls are supposed to have healing abilities.
Another option would be reduced Bleed effect duration, but that would overlap with the Voodoo Shuffle in terms of effect. Thanks to Recuperate and Enraged Regeneration, all classes a Troll can be can use this effect except Hunters, who can only benefit from it passively.
Beast Hunt / Bow and Thrown Spec
- Scrap these. The intent is giving trolls a feel of a race of primitive hunters, which would be fine but these racials are
inefficient and ineffective
at doing so and do not benefit the majority of troll classes (though that is true for anything affecting ranged weapons in this game).
I understand the historical component of Thrown Spec.
However, the realities of the game is that thrown weapons don't play a big part. Even if Blizz starts supporting a Diablo Barbarian-like thrower, it would still be a very narrow skill. I also believe it is kind of disappointing that it does not affect Heroic/Shattering Throw.
Analternative to convey this facet of the race would be:
Poacher
-
Increases damage dealt against snared targets by 5%.
The idea of "preying on the weak" seems like a much more universal way of showing this race being tribalistic hunters than just showing they are good at weapons half of their classes
can't even wield.
The Voodoo Shuffle
- This is fine I believe. It could be replaced by another Voodoo related skill, maybe an active ability even; but that is hardly necessary.
Finally, the race would end up having 4 very flavorful and powerful abilities - Berserking, Regeneration, Poacher, and the Voodoo Shuffle.
Call me greedy, but I believe there is room for a
fluff skill
. An idea is:
Troll Avatar
-
Shapeshift into a hexxed critter.
Relatively long cooldown, generous duration, not usable in combat, cancelled upon combat. Would transform the troll into a
snake, frog, fetish
, etc., to do some trolling of their own. Could come with i
ncreased run speed
while shapeshifted just for the heck of it.
Who wouldn't think it's awesome when scouting Ashenvale as Alliance and seeing a far-away troll discover our presence and scamper away as a tiny frog? How about gaining a little ground slithering next to a confused Ally?
It would convey a feeling of cunningness to the race as well as further cementing them as tribalistic hex masters.
In any case, I think Troll qualities could easily be brought up to speed to become as wieldy and entertaining Goblin racials appear to be.
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Post by
Quilan
Good ideas, still won't play a troll if it happens though..
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Post by
Santillan
But that would cross over into the kingdom of druids... I am talking about a fluff skill like Cannibalism, True Form, and the upcoming Tauren Gnome-Punting ability. Only there to make the race feel more flavorful.
Trolls don't need a new impressive racial, they already have a great racial in Berserking. The ability to become a critter would just be to punctuate the fact that they are hex-masters and commune with jungle spirits... i.e.: running around like a frog is okay, getting a Cat form with new abilities is not.
To reiterate: the Troll Avatar ability is supposed to be useless.
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Post by
Santillan
It has been leaked that Tauren are going to be able to punt gnomes on a 3 minute cooldown, knocking them back for a distance proportional to your velocity.
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Claggi
It has been leaked that Tauren are going to be able to punt gnomes on a 3 minute cooldown, knocking them back for a distance proportional to your velocity.
Where's the part where the Tauren takes lots of damage? You just tried to kick a flesh covered piece of humanoid steel!
Dwarves may be stone, but Gnomes have robotic ancestors. Nobody actually punts a gnome henceforth.
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Santillan
I would say 55% flesh, 45% bone, 100% delicious.
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