The Playable Goblins Are Coming In Warcraft Cataclysm.
The Goblins awe coming! And if you’re an Alliance character, they are going to be right at you. Now, you might be wondering what will happen to your rep with the various Goblin factions? Especially if you are Alliance and you have discovered that the race will be allied with the Horde for the forthcoming Cataclysm expansion for Warcraft.
Nothing… is the answer. The Horde Goblins are a schism of the main Goblin race. You will still find your favourite wide grinned cheeky chappies haggling and offering you a lift at all your favourite locations. Personally, I’m glad about this. I have grown to like the Goblin style. It reminds me of “CMOT Dibbler” from Discworld.
The reason for the split is that a faction of Goblins has been attacked by Deathwing (yes, Deathwing is back). This has driven them to the Lost Isles and into the mix with the Horde.
In keeping with the opening up of classes for all races, Goblins will start with a good selection of; Hunter, Mage, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, and Warrior. The two most “spiritual” classes of Druid and Paladin are left out, and this seems like a good choice.
The character models are a total revamp of the existing in-game NPC models. Expect far more detail, and a more sinister outlook all round.
The goblin’s racial abilities are;
Better Living Through Chemistry – 15 point Alchemy boost. Alchemy is the best crafting profession for gold making – mainly because what it makes is consumables. So this fits well with Goblin lore.
Pack Hobgoblin – Or, to put it another way. A bank in your backpack. The ability to call up the Bank and amazingly the Auction House GUI from anywhere. For wheeler-dealer types this will make a Goblin the gold trading class of choice. Though we do not know what conditions will be placed on this perk, it is most unusual and I’m really looking forward to seeing how this works.
Rocket Barrage – A local area attack. Starting with 30 points of damage in front of the Goblin. We don’t know if it generates threat yet, or what the cooldown is. This could be a very good tanking ability if the conditions are right
Rocket Jump – Jump straight into the enemy, a bit like the Warriors “charge” or “Intercept” ability. Again, this seems to lead to the idea of tanking.
Time is Money – A pre calc 1% bonus to attack speed, both casting and melee. Pre cal in good, this means it benefits with every buff you add on top of it
It’s hard to say with so little detail, but to my eye the new Goblin class in Warcraft Cataclysm lends itself to tanking and gold making. The detail is missing though. Cooldowns and threat profile need to be added to what we know so far to be sure of this.
Goblins look to be every bit as exciting as Worgen. Warcraft Cataclysm is shaping up to be a great expansion in principle. Watch this space for more news as it is released.
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