I’ve given the issue some thought, and think I’ve come up with a solution that would satisfy the needs we have and cover the issue that I brought up, while allowing the new system to function as intended. The easy option would simply be as many have already suggested; use both systems.
So here’s what I think would work;
- Nuke every active transmog in the game. Every equipped item, anything in bags and banks, just get rid of any current changed looks. While annoying for some RPers that will rely on this solution, this will break everyone else free from the old system. Force people to go seek out the new system. This is already the case on Beta.
- Re-wire every transmog vendor, be that those in the world, those on mounts, or those from toys, to the new, outfit based system. This will then make the vast vast majority transition to the new system. This is also already the case on Beta.
- And then, critically, add a new vendor. Can be something like “Time-Lost Ethereal < Legacy Transmogrifyer >”, to some off corner of the world. My suggestion would be to put it into a corner of the Caverns of Time. And, at this super special NPC you can still access the old system, right as it is today.
This would allow us RPers to then go with our Heirlooms to this hyper specific NPC and transmog those items specifically, and then carry them around in our bags as we are at the moment. It would probably even slot into the new system for many, using outfits, and then picking “Show what’s equipped”, and then having the option to use those transmogged heirlooms to show what armor and weapons we want through the new system.
It would also be very hard to “stumble onto” this NPC, meaning that the vast majority of people who’re not specifically looking for this functionality, would just use the new system found everywhere else.