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#1 Mar 07 2008 at 6:20 AM Rating: Decent
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.... as a warrior? Orc or Tauren?

Which one has better animations and looks better in gear?

Probably asked way too much, but I'm just curious what the warrior community thinks about this.
#2 Mar 07 2008 at 7:00 AM Rating: Excellent
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I'm not fond of the looks of either one though I suppose if I had to choose I would go with a female Orc Warrior because the armor looks better and the character isn't so bulky and hard to see around in narrow tunnels. It really depends on the look you like and if you like shoulders big enough for a Gnome to live in, then a male of either race would probably suit you equally as well. Most people go Tauren for the hp boost if they are thinking of going into tanking.



As to what race I really feel looks better - it should be obvious from my list of characters. :P



Edited, Mar 7th 2008 7:03am by morghast
#3 Mar 07 2008 at 7:11 AM Rating: Good
I'm happy with my decision of Tauren Warrior and Orc Hunter.

The bigger toon should be a 'rough & tough' melee.

The smaller toon should have to rely on quickness (yes, that's a Resident Evil reference).

Yeah, tunnels & back to wall tanking can suck. On Prince and Nightbane fights I spend 6 minutes just staring at my action buttons. It's the riding around town as a big wall of Protect Warrior that I like.

Go with w/e you like OP, both are cool.
#4 Mar 07 2008 at 10:48 AM Rating: Decent
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Out of the 2 I would go Tauren. But my Horde warrior is undead. I like the 1 extra fear break (not that it is really needed but nice to have) and I like cannibalism at least for leveling.

If you were asking alliance I would say the same as Morghast. Look at my sig and you will know exactly what I would recommend.
#5 Mar 07 2008 at 11:19 AM Rating: Decent
Oh if you go Alliance... go GNOME! They look soooo freaking funny/cute in T5 stuff. Little razorblade shoulder armor is just too funny.

Basically just after lv40 and the plate armor comes around. I was looking at a Gnome Warrior in Tanaris yesterday... too cute =) (31 year old ExMarine... I don't throw 'cute' around, but can't think of another term to describe it)

Think I'll start leveling one tonight XD
#6 Mar 07 2008 at 11:33 AM Rating: Decent
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Gnomes.... Well, the only thing I feel for gnomes.... is the need to stomp them to the ground (I played a tauren a long time ago) hahaha.

Anyway, this question comes down (at least for me) because of the following. While I love the look of the taurens in plate, they look huge and all. But I've had a lot of free time the last week or so, and, well, to be honest, the lore behind the orc warrior is pretty intense. That, and the I've always compared the animations between the two.

So this post is more of a poll of sorts, seeing that I had a Tauren warrior quite some time ago.

Edited, Mar 7th 2008 3:44pm by KaosFenrir
#7 Mar 07 2008 at 5:07 PM Rating: Decent
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I would just make one of each. Both tauren and orcs make cool looking warriors.
#8 Mar 07 2008 at 5:45 PM Rating: Decent
I'd say they are about equal in looks. Then comes Troll. Decent, but nothing compared to Orc or Tauren. Then Undead in dead last. Can't stand the looks of an Undead warrior.
#9 Mar 08 2008 at 12:04 AM Rating: Decent
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Why have no one mentioned Dwarves yet? I love being a Dwarf warrior! I run around drinking beer and swinging my axe, and you gotta love it! But if you roll alliance, don't roll human. There is allready too many human warriors. And too many orc and Taurens ones.

And I always liked the Nelf racial in BG. It must be greart surprising hordies with a shadowmeld > Charge!
#10 Mar 08 2008 at 12:27 PM Rating: Good
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Female draenei look the best at everything.

As for your actual question, personally I'd say tauren but I like tauren better than orcs in general so take that as you will.

Edited, Mar 8th 2008 2:29pm by Karlina
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#11 Mar 08 2008 at 12:46 PM Rating: Decent
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I think orcs look really cool animation-wise. Tauren toon-wise. It's extremely individual, and no one else but you can tell you which looks best.
#12 Mar 08 2008 at 1:25 PM Rating: Decent
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Male Orcs have the best /cheer animation in the game, in my opinion.

That's not why I rolled one for my Warrior, though. I picked the Orc because the Taurens are too big and the Trolls look ugly in plate armor. I picked a male Orc because I hate playing female characters. Already did that mistake on my Priest and Warlock.
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#13 Mar 09 2008 at 11:17 PM Rating: Good
Gnome or go home, buddy. My 'lil gnome is level 30 now, and is looking very sexy in green iron gear. The racial is awesome, too. What's that mage?? Did you just frost nova me?? *waggles finger* escape artist is ftw. If you level on a pvp server, escape artist is invaluable. My first 20 minutes in Ashenvale and 2 mages and a hunter KO'd. Plus, you know you made that Tauren feel awful crunchy after your little 2' self pummels his colossal cowbody to the ground.

I say to you once again OP.

Gnome.

Or go home.
#14 Mar 09 2008 at 11:48 PM Rating: Decent
Tauren, all the way. Coolest looking race in the game for everything. Only problem ism they are soo damn big. Everything they do seems slow. Running, riding, fighting. It all seems like you are crawling along. As far as warrior racials, I feel on the horde side Tauren have the best warrior combo, health and warstomp. Plus they look wicked in T6 with that spiky shield and a nasty one hander! Yay Atlas Loot!
#15 Mar 10 2008 at 5:02 AM Rating: Good
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Male Orc for me since I already had a tauren drood I wanted a change. I dig the animations and the way Plate armor looks on them (Shoulders).
#16 Mar 10 2008 at 7:57 AM Rating: Decent
gnome warriors are insane, these lil balls of plate running around with giant weapons, just....RAWR

they also look realy cute with a shield on thier backs, waddling along the road.

female gnomes in plate unfortunately dont look as good as the males.

but for the OP i prefer tauren, they look a lot more beefy & (although nothing to do with looks) they have +5% hp which is nice for tanking and PVP
#17 Mar 11 2008 at 11:28 AM Rating: Decent
Well both orcs and tauren look extremely badass. I say base it on your spec. If you go fury, get a troll. If you go arms, get an orc, if you go prot, go tauren. Orcs are brutal looking but too shrek for me.
#18 Mar 12 2008 at 5:33 AM Rating: Good
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I love to stand over the bodies of ferocious orcs and massive taurens I just killed with my little female gnome warrior with her cute pigtails, and type /giggle and giggle like a schoolgirl a few times for the final humilation.
#19 Mar 12 2008 at 6:53 AM Rating: Good
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I love to stand over the bodies of ferocious orcs and massive taurens I just killed with my little female gnome warrior with her cute pigtails, and type /giggle and giggle like a schoolgirl a few times for the final humilation.

Stand over? I think my belly is taller than you Gnomes when I'm laying down. If anything it would look like a Star Wars scene where a young jedi Gnome must hide from the harsh winter by crawling in the big Tauren's belly.

Get in meh belly! Smiley: laugh

*edit* Think jedi is spelled with a d, not sure =)

Edited, Mar 12th 2008 3:28pm by GYFFORD
#20 Mar 12 2008 at 7:59 AM Rating: Decent
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It's more like Yoda duelling with Darth Tyranus, except the gnomes are annoyingly cuter than Yoda...
#21 Mar 13 2008 at 8:42 AM Rating: Decent
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Main decision is:

- do you want to look like a plated COW? or
- do you want to look like the Hulk in plate?

Easy decision, isn't it? Go HULK! You don't have to be big in height to look tough but you certainly don't have to look like a cow for that.
#22 Mar 13 2008 at 11:03 AM Rating: Default
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Dwarf warrior FTW. Drunken little ball of plate, plus they look cool when tankin and spankin a huge boss.
#23 Mar 13 2008 at 10:12 PM Rating: Decent
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What he said!

And dwarves have the best /silly and /flirt

/silly "I don't have a drinking problem. I drink, I get drunk, I fall down: No problem!"

/flirt "I have a quest to do in 15 minutes, so lets get to it!"
#24 Mar 14 2008 at 9:49 PM Rating: Decent
i love the HUGE ORC SHOULDERS I HAVE LIKE A ORG*SM IN MY MOUTH WHEN I SEE THEM!!

Sorry bout that but everything is bigger in orcland...
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