We'll start with druids. With the precedent already set by the new Cat and Bear models there are high expectations for the new druid forms. Travel, Aquatic, Moonkin, and Tree of Life forms all hope for updates. Meanwhile we wait with baited breathe for our fist looks at Worgen and Troll forms, so here are my hopes.
Travel Form:
Night Elf - Stag/Deer - The icon for travel form is a hoof, so why does travel form look like a cheetah? Night Elves Identify with two creatures very strongly, Deer and Nightsabers, since they already have cat form, deer is a likely choice for them, furthermore Druids of the Antler already exist in lore.
Tauren - Antelope - Tauren like night elves are rather peaceful the idea of them gaining an antelope as their travel form is not so far gone, however another hooved creature would work as well. The idea of tauren becoming a bull is cool, but that would require and entirely new model.
Troll - Raptor - unlike night elves or tauren trolls do not inspire thought of peace. They are agressive and inherently evil, they ride raptors proudly into battle, why not become one. An updated cheetah model would work as well though
Worgen - wolf - OK so everything for worgen is going to by wolfish, but do you see it going any other way. Ghost Wolf is already used by shamans for the same purposes, however like trolls an updated cheetah model would work as well.
Aquatic Form
Nigh Elves - Sea Lion - N. Elves should receive an updated Sea Lion model. It fits the feel of night elves well.
Tauren - Orca-ish - Tauren should are big, they should for the most part stay that way, even when shapeshifted, always being a bit bigger than the norm. An orca model akin to those in northern would be a great aquatic form for them.
Troll - Shark Hammerhead - Once again troll use a predatory theme, troll get hammer head becuase they'll all have mohawks. and that would look awesome
Worgen - Shark - Like trolls you have that same predatory nature for the race reflected in the form.
Tree of Life
I really don't know about this one. It all depends on how the updated models look, Troll should definitely be palm trees though.
Moonkin
The same boat as Tree of Life, once again must have mohawks on trolls.
One thing D&D Druid has over WoW druid is freedom of form chose. You can be either a Predator or a Guardian which only implies the role not the animal, though they should fit. Predators could be Wolves, Lions, or even Hawks, while Guardians were Bears, Boars, Rhinos, and the like. So in dicussing the two primary druid forms i'll discuss my best possible forms and the likely forms.
Bear
Night Elf - Bear - The class was originally only night elves, nuff said
Tauren - Boar/Bull/Kodo - Somethings match with the class. Tauren are powerful bull men. Bears are nice but Bulls would be the best. The would best exemplify the beast within the Tauren. Boars and Kodo are also sturdy beasts and would make for great choices as well. For tauren its all about size and making it reflect the class.
Trolls (Ideal) - Turtle - Once again reptiles and trolls go hand in hand Crocolisks would also work nicely
Troll (Best Possible) - Bear (smaller than others though) - Not that bad Bear loa exist in both the Drakkari and Amani pantheons, Though Darkspear are Jungle Trolls Raventusk are forest trolls so that could fix that problem.
Worgen (Ideal) - Dire Worg - Seriously a huge hulking gorilla of a wolf is what i would love to see.
Worgen (Best Possible) - Wolf-Bear - This will be a bear with a wolfish face hopefully it will look awesome.
Cat
Night Elf - See Bear
Tauren - The Lion is a great choice for the Tauren cat form. The Lions of the barrens would be the first choice of any up and coming tauren druid when seeking a predatory animal form.
Trolls (Ideal) - Raptor/Serpent - Troll have a natural connection to reptiles. Serpents already have a precedent in lore and in game but mechanics wise they're a bit to far off, raptors on the other hand are perfect for this sort of thing, even better than travel form.
Trolls (Best Possible) - Tiger - Trolls lands have three native cats leopards, tigers, and panthers. Of these only tigers are native to Echo Isles, and differentiate them best from the panther-esque night elves cats, plus tusks and of course mohawks!
Worgen (Ideal) - Worg - They're worgen what do you expect
Worgen (Best Possible) - Wolfish Cat - Let's face it it'll be a wolf. Sure it'll technically be a cat, but the canine features will make it a wolf in everything except animations. Deal with it.
Flight
Since flight form was released with TBC it's Models are Rather nice, so we'll focus on Trolls and Worgen for the last part of this discussion.
Troll - Wind Serpent/Bat - Troll must absolutely not have a storm crow form. Darkspear trolls look down upon bird spirits, so Moonkin form and Storm Crow forms will have negative connotations for them. Wind Serpents on the other hand are different they have Loa, and are reptiles but that's more Drakkari. Dragonhawks would be good to, but not only are they amany but worse the Elven racial mounts, and trolls can't have that at all. However one thing that has slipped away with WoW is the troll's connection to Bats. With the forsaken being commonly associated with them instead, the troll batriders of Warcraft Three were forgotten, until BC where they could be seen guarding Horde outpost by air and later in the form of drakkari bat riders in northrend. The bat would make an ideal choice due to the similar shape for the overall model and animations.
Worgen - Storm crow/Bat - Like trolls a non avian would work well for worgen. A flying-fox like bat would make for a great wolfish flight form. Otherwise a storm crow model with wolfish ear-like tufts of feathers would work nicely.
So that's it for the first part of this post next we'll take a look at possible racial pets.
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