Transmog should be much better in WoW: Dragonflight. But Blizzard forgot something – or did they?
In less than a week, the Dracthyr will debut as a new race in World of Warcraft, and two weeks later, the latest expansion, Dragonflight, will finally launch. With the new talent system, less “borrowed power” and the implementation of many community requests, Blizzard seems to be on the right track.
However, a promised feature is missing and collectors are now raising the alarm: The transmog changes for white and gray items are still not here – neither in the live game nor in the beta.
Which feature is missing? The transmog system of WoW has been expanded increasingly over the past years. Restrictions have been removed step by step, artifact weapons have been added, and numerous items can now be used as transmog templates that previously could not.
However, one category of items is still excluded. We’re talking about “non-magical” items – that is, white and gray items that have no stats but are mostly left as “junk” by enemies.
In an interview, Game Director Ion Hazzikostas promised that the feature would be available “before or by Dragonflight.”
So far, there is no sign of these transmog changes. Neither in the live version of patch 10.0 nor in the beta for Dragonflight is the feature available.
Why do players even want this? Especially because white and gray items resemble ordinary clothing and in some cases even have looks that are not found on any other items, many players yearn for these transmog templates.
Especially roleplayers are always pleased when they have more options available, but all others also benefit from more choices in customizing their characters.
One hope of the fans is that Hazzikostas’ words were taken too literally and that the feature will instead be received “during” Dragonflight and not just “by” Dragonflight. After all, the new WoW expansion is supposed to receive many smaller patches, in which such a feature could easily fit.
In the WoW Subreddit, many players report that they have hoarded countless white and gray items since the announcement, in order to soon feed them into the transmog system. For some, even inventory space is becoming rare, forcing them to store the items on bank alts.
We can only hope that Blizzard does not quietly let this feature fall by the wayside – because at least the transmog fans will keep pointing it out. They now fear that this promise will become the “new dance studio”, that is, a promised feature that simply fades into oblivion.
Have you also hoarded a lot of white and gray stuff to later use for transmog collections? Or is this “problem” completely unimportant to you?
