Pet Peeve: The Undying

If animation cancelling is still a thing then ESO remains lowbrain

Normally donā€™t care much about the 2d era of Legend of Zelda, I was talked into playing Ocarina of Time when that was a big thing and loved the franchise after that but always struggled with the gameboy titles.

Linkā€™s Awakening remake hits and Iā€™m all over it like white on rice. That art style is stunning. Having such a blast with it, too much though because Iā€™m already half way through it.

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Ok I have a question thatā€™s been bugging me for a while and I donā€™t really want to make a thread about it:

Can worgen DKs switch between human and worgen form IC?

I donā€™t think they can. Would be a bit weird that something Undead switches back and forth between their Worgen physiology and Humanā€¦

But Iā€™m no DK expert, feel free to disregard me.

Worgen DK lore is kinda tosh to begin with (why is Arugalā€™s servant a ā€˜lordā€™ lmao) but Iā€™d lean towards ā€œyesā€. I donā€™t think anythingā€™s confirmed though.

The ritual in https://wow.gamepedia.com/Neither_Human_Nor_Beast is about ā€œletting the soul master the beastā€, which gels pretty well with LKā€™s will eradicating Worgen DKā€™s feral instincts. If normie worgen can transform back and forth due to that ritual, then Iā€™d guess that worgen DKs likewise have that same mastery.

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I see. So I guess itā€™d be ok to do that in RP?

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I donā€™t think thereā€™s a definite yes or no in the lore, but bearing Elenthasā€™ link in mind Iā€™d say go for it.

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Iā€™d say so. The worgen curse is magical after all, not strictly biological (even if it does spread by bite/blood).

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I recall there being some statement saying that, and Iā€™m paraphrasing here, the only real requirement to do the switcheroo back and forth is balance.
And so, because of the utter dominance over the mind by the big LK, that balance was basically inevitable because both sides end up equally powerless. Meaning that essentially all worgen DKs can do the switcharoo

It was some dev interview or smth where this same question was asked, I think.

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I guess new DKs can? But the original worgen DKs were Arugal apparently? idk

Arugal turned his servants into Worgen. From the DK starting stuff for Worgen:

Lord Harford says: <Name>, Iā€™d recognize that face anywhereā€¦ Whatā€¦ What have they done to you, <name>?
Lord Harford says: You donā€™t remember me? We were both servants of Arugal back in Silverpine Forest. We put up with his merciless torture for ages. It was you who saved me on that fateful night when we escaped Shadowfang Keep.
Lord Harford says: Without you I would have died. YOU! The most noble worgen I ever knew.
Lord Harford says: What have they done to you, <name>? How could this have happened?
Lord Harford says: Remember the worgen you once were, <brother/sister>! You were our savior! Fight this!
Lord Harford says: Listen to me <name>. You must fight against the Lich Kingā€™s control. He is a monster that wants to see this world - our world - in ruin.
Lord Harford says: Donā€™t let him use you to accomplish his goals. You were once a hero and you can be again.

The Pyrewood Villagers were Arugalā€™s worgen as well, and they could switch back and forth (though, amusingly, they changed with day/night cycle back in vanilla).

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Thanks guys.

We should have some kind of Supreme Lore Court here to resolve matters like this. A final panel of our finest loremasters to make rulings on head canons and how viable they are.

Iā€™m peeved that after killing Ulmath every chance I get, https://www.wowhead.com/item=170093/tyrmars-greatsword&bonus=4798:1487
Still hasnā€™t dropped for me. Iā€™ve been running him on three applicable characters.

I farmed the entire Darkshore elite mail set.

It was F U N

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I admit I got that very quickly. I ran it on three of my hunters and everything sort of worked out.

Suppose I spent all my luck on that set.

I know the feeling. Discovered recently that it wouldnā€™t drop for hunters, only paladins and warriors; felt bad.

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With the power of the lore court, headcanon can be whatever I want it to be

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Remember that all canon is headcanon as Death of the Author interpretation is the best and only lens to examine art!

Iā€™ve been farming the darkshore set and got everything but the chest and it still wont drop -_-

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