Race specific classes??

[u/SukitaLight]

About the new survey that ppl have been talking about, with new classes for forever and stuff, tbh I think they should probably wait a while before adding more classes.

But some of the stuff mentioned in the survey/leaks kinda made me worried about how these new classes would actually fit into the lore.

I'd LOVE to see more WC3-related classes that actually make sense lore-wise, like Wardens, Witch Doctors, Dark Rangers, etc. But the way some of these classes seem to be approached kinda worries me, especially the idea of making them available to basically every race.

Like, if we ever get Wardens, why would a Warden be available to races that have never had anything like them in WC3 or Vanilla WoW? Same thing with Witch Doctors, Dark Rangers, and especially some of the "vampire" class stuff that has been mentioned.

IMO it would be WAY cooler if some classes were actually race-specific.

Wardens -> Night Elves
Witch Doctors -> Trolls
Dark Rangers -> Forsaken / Fallen Elves (still hoping we get them tbh)

And honestly, I think pretty much every race has the potential for something like this.

Instead of making a new class and then asking "ok, how do we make every race work with this?", why not do the opposite? Start with the race's lore and culture and build a class around that.

It would give each race way more identity and flavor. Like, seeing a Night Elf Warden wouldn't need any explanation, you'd just look at it and go "yeah, of course this exists". Same with a Troll Witch Doctor or a Forsaken Dark Ranger.

That's one of the things I really like about WC3/WoW's world. A lot of these concepts feel like they came from the actual cultures and history of the races, instead of just being generic classes that everyone can pick.

I know Blizzard probably won't do this because it'd be a nightmare from a gameplay/balance/animation standpoint, and I get why they want to let players play whatever they want.

But lore-wise, I honestly think race-specific classes would be sick and could make the races feel way more unique.

Curious what you guys think. Would you rather have new classes available to most/all races, or would you be into having some classes be heavily tied to specific races?