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antler_girl in wow_ladies

Hunter... but what race?

Nov 01, 2012 16:03

My hunter has been a Nightelf for ages, but I'm disliking the model more and more. I really want to get into my hunter more and I'm thinking of a race change for her. I adore pandaren females and draenai females. So what do you guys think? Spacegoat or fuzzy bear ( Read more... )

hunter: general, character: creation

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regen November 1 2012, 16:11:48 UTC

I like to play around in WoW Model Viewer when I get the itch to race-change. That lets me see the different animations and how my favourite transmog sets will look on the races so I can decide which I like best. If you don't use WMV, you can always view transmog items and select animations through wowhead's 3d viewer option. That might help you narrow down your choices too.

When I was Alliance earlier this year, my hunter was a Draenei. Here she is:

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enveri November 1 2012, 16:13:57 UTC

They both bring alot of good things to the table, in my opinion, so it's all going to boil down to your personal sense of aesthetics.

I adore the hairstyles on the Pandaren, I love their curves, I really REALLY love how some of the more revealing mail gear looks on them. (Example: here. This is not my character, I just think she's cute as a button)

Draenei are on the other end of the curve equation, and I also love they way THEY look. Their run is so springy and loose, and I love the swish of their tails. They look sexy and fantastic, imo.

What I might suggest, if you're having difficulty deciding, is load up Modelviewer or the addon Mogit, and see how different armors look on Pandaren and draenei, and see which one appeals to you more.

I do wholeheartedly recommend a race change to breathe new life into a character. Once I turned my worgen lady druid into a night elf man I found it alot more fun to play. Why? No idea (other than night elf men have yummy hair), but it revitalized the character for me. He's now 87. :)

enveri November 1 2012, 16:14:26 UTC

Okay! You can see the same armor on draenei AND Pandaren, with Regen's screenshot!

regen November 1 2012, 16:17:21 UTC

That's hilarious, HOW DID YOU KNOW?! That mail set is one of my favourites (including the red colour variation omg <3)

enveri November 1 2012, 16:45:37 UTC

The pictured Pandaren is a very dear friend of mine, I want to get the red color for my (red) panda shaman. :D

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ne_jyam November 1 2012, 16:33:06 UTC

For any other class I would normally vote Drae because I adore them (I have more drae toons than any other race), but I'm not a fan of their ranged animations. When they shoot with guns and crossbows, they wobble so much I don't know how they could hit the side of a barn. When they shoot with any weapon while strafing/running, it looks like their spines are breaking. x_x Panda animations though are awesome, so my personal preference is a panda.

I'd suggest rolling a couple of level 1s on an alternate server so you can check out the various animations and see what you like best.

this was my panda hunter on the beta, haven't gotten around to re-creating her yet, though I plan to!

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frieliegh November 1 2012, 22:38:48 UTC

/signed
I played a Drae hunter for about fifteen levels and the ranged animation just bugged me too much. OTOH I love my wee little Panda hunter, I just haven't gotten her leveled out of the start zone, because... well... Tillers, and Golden Lotus, and Cloud Serpent, and... yeah.

rowanf November 1 2012, 16:49:44 UTC

I haven't started a Panda hunter yet. But I do have several Drae.

This is my main, Roszfianna at 86

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rowanf November 1 2012, 16:51:25 UTC

Oh wait, I had a Panda hunter on beta!

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maleficently November 1 2012, 18:25:19 UTC

Heres my hunter, Thaeda in her level 90 greens. :) (And the guild tabard all Halloweenified because I haven't been on to change it yet. And the glovesa and weapon she got yesterday I havent had time to re-transmog.... oy)

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sarayana November 1 2012, 19:41:34 UTC

I use that same set for my hunter's transmog! It's awesome!! :D

Full transmog of it is here: http://us.battle.net/static-render/us/ysera/103/25071463-profilemain.jpg?alt=/wow/static/images/2d/profilemain/race/11-1.jpg

I'd be similarly torn if I was roiling a hunter today, but my draenei has been my main since 2006 and she's not changing now. ;) I did go ahead and make a pandaren hunter on my alt realm. She's still only level 11 so you don't really get an idea of the gear on her, but she's here:
http://us.battle.net/static-render/us/nazgrel/115/91726195-profilemain.jpg?alt=/wow/static/images/2d/profilemain/race/25-1.jpg

I love how she looks running around with her turtle. :)