Summary
World of Warcraftplayers creating a new Earthen actually get to pick parts of their backstory in the process. Though these choices don’t affect anything about the character in the long run, the options provide a unique flavor that manyWorld of Warcraftplayers will likely love.
The Earthen are the new Allied Race coming inWorld of Warcraft: The War Within. These Titan-forged folk have a unique culture, new racial abilities, and adifferent accent than their Dwarven cousins inWorld of Warcraft.
However, the Earthen have another feature that sets them apart from any other race inWorld of Warcraft. During the introductory experience fornew Earthen characters inWorld of Warcraft, players have the opportunity to choose aspects of their backstory and personality. While these choices don’t influence the game in any tangible way, they do provide an awesome way for role players to individualize their new heroes.World of Warcraftfan and the original “Red Shirt Guy” Ian Bates even noticed certain classes got unique options when choosing their character’s former job, sharing some examples on Twitter.
WoW: The War Within Earthen Backstory Options
Technically, this isn’t the first timeWorld of Warcrafthas done something like this. Both the Orc andDraenei Heritage quests fromWorld of Warcraft: Dragonflightlet players make individualized choices, with the former offering membership in a clan, and the latter letting characters create a memory stone based on their class and history. Likewise, Night Elf fans got the chance to choose a custom offering while unlocking their missing Heritage set in Patch 10.1.7, and everyone got to choose where a former Primalist enemy was buried during a special epilogue quest in Patch 10.2.7.
Nevertheless, fans love the level of individualityWorld of Warcraftgives players while creating their Earthen. Many likened it to the customizable origin stories inGuild Wars 2, or the personalized dialogue options ofFinal Fantasy 14, both of which are lauded by their respective players for their role playing potential. Story enthusiasts were delighted by these options, and hopeWorld of Warcraftcontinues to emphasize the RP in MMORPGby innovating with this system elsewhere in the future.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
