Why Legendaries cannot be transmogged

[PorrasouxRex]

What are your thoughts on this subject? Considering many classes will be wielding legendary weapons from lore, I feel like this should be addressed. Sure, many older models such as Thunderfury may not hold up to the fancy new weapons, but wielding them wouldn't feel any less legendary. (If that makes sense)

I already know I'm gonna farm old Black Temple Illidan for my demon hunter, regardless of all the similar gear we're getting in legion. Nothing beats the classics for me. (Sadly I already have both glaives on my warlock, and I already know I would be unable to transfer them over anyway. T_T)

[Teigan]

I recently got Thori'dal, the Star's Fury, so I have been fuming over this fact. I carry it around in my backpack pathetically. I cannot for the life of me come up with a decent explanation. Any other weapon we dig up, so long as its green or better, we can mog. We could have a room full of hunters that all have Avalanche. So, that makes the "we pretend this item is unique to the character" idea a bit pointless, since there are other well known weapons that are supposed to be unique. The player clearly earned it. It's not like you can go out and buy one and pretend you did the work. I don't get it. It a bit of a punishment for people who get legendaries, really.

[Quiv]

I've never understood their reasoning. I can't remember seeing someone standing around town with one out. I'd see the dragon mount from the Firelands legendary on occasion. People troll trade with Thunderfury all the time. Maybe see a twink rogue with the glaives. They are rare to see now, not because people dont have them but because people dont wear them while idling.

The only time I see legendaries with any regularity are in Timewalking dungeons.

Yes I understand this is all anecdotal. Still Thori'dal is beautiful. Ironically in their quest to make legendaries special, they have achieved it virtually never being seen again. The idea that them becoming moggable will make them common feels like hyperbole to me. Maybe for a while after they become moggable they will show up, but eventually people level out. When the Legion CE came out, the CE mount was shiny and new and I saw it everywhere. I looked today, didnt see the first one. These things have a way of evening out. People will change mogs.

IMO people mogging them is much much MUCH better than them sitting in the bank.

[PrimalTazza]

It's a bit of a silly thing, sure, especially seeing as how they've been kinda inconsistent with it. Unless I'm mistaken, pre-legendary Shadow's Edge can't be used for transmogging but the purple pre-legendary cloaks from Pandaria can be used. A cloak's probably a bit less showy than a weapon, but it's still irritating. Rhok'delar and Benedictus/Anathema, despite not being strictly legendary, were obtained through some pretty tough and/or long quest chains but are still perfectly usable with transmog.

I remember the warrior glyph that gives your weapon a random appearance when you shout was able to use legendaries and even tools like mining picks and fishing poles, but that got "fixed." I'm not even sure if the glyph still exists.

[vriiska]

I agree. With Legion artifacts the ole stance feels rather silly.

Also reminds me with if those Legion "Legendary" world drops be transmoggable as well?

There also a mention in this dev interview that crafting professions can possible make a legendary items. http://www.elvinelol.com/blog/2015/11/12/blizzcon/

So that presents an odd scenario.

Also not not sure if they're updating the class restrictions for Warglaives of Azzinoth. think it was mentioned by Cory Stockton they didn't plan to change them for Legion. =/

Regardless I hope this changes and maybe they will be part of the catalogue.

I especially liked the early stages of the Rogue daggers and maybe someday can sport their look.

[Teigan]

So, it seems like consensus is that legendaries should be moggable, even if it means you might sometime see someone with the same weapon. Like we don't sometimes anyway. Or even see someone with the same mog set. We're also supposed to be THE hero of Azeroth...so...yeah. Anyway. Players want it. Blizz doesn't. So, Blizz, stop it. Just give in and let us have our shinies. We earned them.
I will end with this picture. No legendaries were harmed, or used, in the making of this screenshot. And no, this was not pre-arranged, they were already on those mounts, and these people don't know each other! Similarity happens.

[PrimalTazza]

Sooo... there may be some hope for legendary transmogs. With the announcement of being able to find legendaries even while leveling (or something along those lines) I thought it'd only be a handful of pieces, maybe just trinkets and jewelry. But it seems there are gloves, belts, boots, cloaks, the whole works! Maybe legendary restrictions are being lifted (at least somewhat)?

Also: the effects on these pieces are pretty kick-ass.

http://www.wowhead.com/news=250064/legi ... s-new-toys