Races in WoW...

Tadpole · Post by **Tadpole** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:24 pm

Are there different benefits for each different race, like EQ? Also, do you get to put in statistics, like AGI and STR, at the begining , and does each race have different starting statistics?

Thanks!

Kaeerwen · Post by **Kaeerwen** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:35 pm

I only played one race, so I don't know about stats... but each race gets different racial traits. For instance, Undead (my choice, because they look damn cool) get a skill called Cannibalize, which lets you eat a humanoid corpse to gain 200% regen for somethin like 20 secs. Also, not every race can play as every class... each race gets something like 5 classes to choose from.

Treehorn · Post by **Treehorn** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:36 pm

Pretty sure stats are carved in stone at the outset. Determined by race, or by class, or maybe a little of each. Believe you gain stats as you level, as well as from gear (of course).

Each race has special traits now as well, as discussed here: http://www.namelesstavern.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4576
Should be able to check out all of this info should be on the WoW mainsite, unless it's down again :P

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:20 pm

Way back in like phase 1 of beta you used to be able to distribute points but they changed it so that it's automatic. Different races get different racial talents and abilities but most of them are useless. Really I'd just recommend to play whichever race you think is the coolest.

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:05 pm

To me Tauren have the best abilities.

They have an extra 5% health which ever class can use and they have "war stomp" which is an AE stun for 2 seconds with a 5 min cooldown. The stun may not seem like much but its great for building AE agro with a Warrrior or Shaman.

Langston · Post by **Langston** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:51 am

Zan - warstomp has saved my ass a few times... I pop it and then cast a heal on myself. Works like a champ.

Taurens rock.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 7:56 am

Orcs have an extra 5% damage for pets. (warlocks/hunters)

The others I don't care about...

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 9:58 am

I just wish the warstomp would knock people down like Raps and Kodos beast do. Would be ownage to knock those pesky dorfs on there asses.

Langston · Post by **Langston** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:51 am

knock them down and back a few steps.

that would own.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:53 am

Is it resistable?

I can see a nifty little tauren war stomp chain going on~

(I bet it's mostly untested at higher levels still)

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:56 am

war stomp and more hp...prepare to get nerfed

Undead get to breath 3 times longer underwater, resist charm and fear for 20 seconds and canniblize which is terribly useless yay..no

Kaeerwen · Post by **Kaeerwen** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:56 am

Cannibalize needs a better animation... then I'd use it regardless of how useful it is.

Langston · Post by **Langston** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:57 am

It is resistable - and pretty easily resisted too. I regularly see yard trash resist it.

Taxx - I thought you just said that the racial traits are negligible... yet here you are saying "nerf! nerf!"... make up your mind boy!

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:00 am

MOST are negligible but there are a few that are either overpowered or others that are underpowered. I just know they will be tweaked more, that's why I'm not too worried about it.

Just do not be upset when they change it.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:16 am

If you ask me the alliance have some shitty racial traits.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:17 am

Perhaps it's their way of trying to turn people onto the horde

Langston · Post by **Langston** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:18 am

Or because the Alliance people already get more quests, waypoints, and trainers - so they balanced it by giving them relatively weaker traits?

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:20 am

Although the treasure finding one the dwarves get is pretty useful if you ask me...Not many others come to mind.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:23 am

Shadowmeld will get changed. Too many hunters abuse it.

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 11:26 am

http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/rac ... uses.shtml

For anyone clueless in that respect.

Tikker · Post by **Tikker** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:18 pm

shadowmeld will be too powerful for a PvP server Hunter for true

Harrison · Post by **Harrison** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:20 pm

Hunters are already scary in a pvp situation from what I hear...

I mean at 16 I killed a 25 priest solo...she could have just sucked, but it was still someone 9 levels above me.

Zanchief · Post by **Zanchief** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:39 pm

Human + to skills are good.

Tacks · Post by **Tacks** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:45 pm

Yes but the normal human player has -to skills (WoW humor, I'm so funny)

Langston · Post by **Langston** » Mon Nov 22, 2004 2:10 pm

I really am quite ignorant of all of the "other" races that play this game... Tauren has just been the only one that interested me.