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NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:00 am
by Redith
So it turns out that Troll druids no longer will be getting their bat flight form. Instead they get to share there hordemates form of a horny bird.
Not sure if Worgen have to share Night elfs form yet
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:09 am
by Chrizesu
It could be they just hadn't put the finalization into the live patch.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:15 am
by Redith
Yha after some info seeking we get it on the 7th
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:40 pm
by Lisaara
Yeah, we get it when Cata is released.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:43 pm
by Trinia
Da nah nah nah nah nah... Da nah nah nah nah... BAT, MON!
What? I had to.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 1:44 pm
by Lisaara
Trinia wrote:Da nah nah nah nah nah... Da nah nah nah nah... BAT, MON!
What? I had to.
nono. the warcraft quote goes like this....
"Da nah nah nah nah nah... Da nah nah nah nah... HAH! ME!" ~ Bat Rider
xD
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:48 pm
by Saturo
I can just imagine the whine in the official forums and trade...
[Garykixazz]OMFG WHY MY BIRDFORM GOEN WHY I HAEV UGLY BAT FORM!?
[Coolíshnéz]I KNOW RITE IT SUX
[Bubbar]u r all gay
[Saturo]It makes sense in lore. The trolls hate birds.
[Garykixazz]STFU it ugly!
[Bubbar]anal [Summon Gargoyle]
[Server] Left channel: 2 Trade
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:15 am
by Trinia
Taluwen wrote:Trinia wrote:Da nah nah nah nah nah... Da nah nah nah nah... BAT, MON!
What? I had to.
nono. the warcraft quote goes like this....
"Da nah nah nah nah nah... Da nah nah nah nah... HAH! ME!" ~ Bat Rider
xD
Meh. "Bat, mon" is easily becoming just as popular. Also, for someone who never got a chance to play the original Warcraft games (despite wanting to! D: ) you can't expect to remember the quote. o:
And Saturo, I feel for you. This same exact convo happens a lot on Aman'thul Trade. @@;;
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 5:10 am
by Cozzene
Saturo wrote:I can just imagine the whine in the official forums and trade...
[Garykixazz]OMFG WHY MY BIRDFORM GOEN WHY I HAEV UGLY BAT FORM!?
[Coolíshnéz]I KNOW RITE IT SUX
[Bubbar]u r all gay
[Saturo]It makes sense in lore. The trolls hate birds.
[Garykixazz]STFU it ugly!
[Bubbar]anal [Summon Gargoyle]
[Server] Left channel: 2 Trade
This this this 100,000x this!! LOL
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 8:48 am
by ninepillars
Worgen have a unique bird form. While there's no word on why the troll flight form wasn't included in the patch or if it'll be still be a bat come next week, they'll probably have something unique. Hopefully it's getting some last minute love since the bat model is old/bad and no amount of new textures are going to hide that.
And if it's still ugly I do have some lovely flying mounts to help me drawn my sorrow!
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:22 am
by Lisaara
ninepillars wrote:Worgen have a unique bird form. While there's no word on why the troll flight form wasn't included in the patch or if it'll be still be a bat come next week, they'll probably have something unique. Hopefully it's getting some last minute love since the bat model is old/bad and no amount of new textures are going to hide that.
And if it's still ugly I do have some lovely flying mounts to help me drawn my sorrow!
It's already been official that trolls ARE getting a bat form. it's on wowhead and on youtube and several of us have beta tested.

Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:56 pm
by erwil
Necroing a thread, but, any idea what happened to the worgen and troll flight forms?

I'm still a horny bird. Haven't tried leveling worgen yet.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:07 pm
by Redith
Yha I was about to necro this too. I was surprised that this had not changed
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 7:14 pm
by Vephriel
I can only assume the new models aren't quite finalized yet, and with a brand new expansion on their plate Blizzard has more pressing matters to deal with than an aesthetic difference. I'm sure the new flight forms will be added in a later patch.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 12:59 am
by Lisaara
Redith wrote:So it turns out that Troll druids no longer will be getting their bat flight form. Instead they get to share there hordemates form of a horny bird.
Not sure if Worgen have to share Night elfs form yet
We do have to share the night elf forms.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:22 am
by Ryai
Tbh I don't see why people are still clamoring for the Bat, yes the skin itself is nice. But so far the model is well. Bat. Old world bat. Not been revamped bat. There's been no leaks so far that Blizzard is even in the works of revamping the model, or even going to do so. As well if they revamp the model I am sure alot of us are going to be 'Why no hunter love, QQ' as well as much as I like bats, the model is .. erk.
So yeah as much as people can mock others for freaking out when bird form is replaced to bat form, they kinda have a right if bat form isn't being upgraded to the same quality model as tauren, nelf and worgen flight.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:19 am
by Lisaara
Ryai wrote:Tbh I don't see why people are still clamoring for the Bat, yes the skin itself is nice. But so far the model is well. Bat. Old world bat. Not been revamped bat. There's been no leaks so far that Blizzard is even in the works of revamping the model, or even going to do so. As well if they revamp the model I am sure alot of us are going to be 'Why no hunter love, QQ' as well as much as I like bats, the model is .. erk.
So yeah as much as people can mock others for freaking out when bird form is replaced to bat form, they kinda have a right if bat form isn't being upgraded to the same quality model as tauren, nelf and worgen flight.
Allow me to enlighten....
Troll Lore Source
WoWPedia wrote:Darkspear trolls are often found in the company of reptiles. Their mount are raptors, they sell snakes as pets, and their shadow hunters summon cobras. According to Seer Janidi in Zabra'jin (who gives the quest Spirits of the Feralfen), the Darkspear consider the serpent to be a powerful spirit, but they disdain bird spirits as "weak, capricious, and best left to the Amani".
Thus why they require bat forms. they'd NEVER take the form of a bird, by lore. That is why it's a big deal and people are pissed they don't have their bat forms yet, as promised. Plus Blizzard made in-game models for them already. As Veph said previously, they probably aren't 100% done with them yet. So to correct you....people arent pissed about the models. They're pissed because it goes against the troll lore of the Darkspears that they've had for as long as we can remember.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:25 am
by Ryai
Taluwen wrote:Thus why they require bat forms. they'd NEVER take the form of a bird, by lore. That is why it's a big deal and people are pissed they don't have their bat forms yet, as promised. Plus Blizzard made in-game models for them already. As Veph said previously, they probably aren't 100% done with them yet.
Dear I think you should re-read my post again before you go about throwing lore quotes at me. I never said anything about lore. I never mentioned lore. I never brought it up. I was talking, specifically, about the models and how everyone wants the model now now now- when the model you would be getting would be a half assed attempt and you would then be crying 'why does bat form suck!?' when flight form has so much more pixels.
Which leads me to the fact that I would understand people crying when they lost the GOOD flight form for a crappy reskin of a bad model. Understand now? >.>
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:27 am
by Vephriel
I certainly have no problem with the bat form that was previewed. I loved it! Not saying I would refuse a bit of a revamped bat model, but honestly it looked great.
Re: NO BAT FOR YOU!....(STILL NO BAT FOR YOU)
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 7:28 am
by Lisaara
Ryai wrote:Taluwen wrote:Thus why they require bat forms. they'd NEVER take the form of a bird, by lore. That is why it's a big deal and people are pissed they don't have their bat forms yet, as promised. Plus Blizzard made in-game models for them already. As Veph said previously, they probably aren't 100% done with them yet.
Dear I think you should re-read my post again before you go about throwing lore quotes at me. I never said anything about lore. I never mentioned lore. I never brought it up. I was talking, specifically, about the models and how everyone wants the model now now now- when the model you would be getting would be a half assed attempt and you would then be crying 'why does bat form suck!?' when flight form has so much more pixels.
Which leads me to the fact that I would understand people crying when they lost the GOOD flight form for a crappy reskin of a bad model. Understand now? >.>
I'll quote the last bit you left out from my comment.....Maybe that will clear things up.
Taluwen wrote:So to correct you....people arent pissed about the models. They're pissed because it goes against the troll lore of the Darkspears that they've had for as long as we can remember.
We were shown a shiny object and Blizzard did not deliver it the date it was promised so we're forced to deal with a lore-breaking form. Get it? Lore is involved....a huge chunk of it. And the model wasn't crappy, not the ones we saw. It had nothing but positive feedback.
I agree with Veph. I loved what I saw as well. A revamp? Sure, I'm cool with it if we get one, but honestly, it's not necessary cause I liked what I saw the first time.
(Also, I love the old-world bats, especially the white one. Just for the record.

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