A druid “groomer” or (more RP) “Master Shapeshifter” which would allow basic visual changes to the default model:
- coat colour customisation
- ability to purchase coat markings/pretties

As well as scaled aethetic visuals, which take into account the level of your items and add items/glows/extentions to your model.

The current state of druid visuals is appalling, and the need for change will hopefully be addressed in WoLK. I read rumours that the devs were considering upgrading the level of customisation for druids however we still need to make our voices heard

Sorry champ, your entire argument is brought down by one fact: Dressing Room. If Blizzard didn’t care, and didn’t want players to care about the way their characters look, why did they implement the Dressing Room?

And if you pay any attention to the official WoW forums at all, you would know that more people than Druids care about the way we look. One example from long ago that pops to mind is the Paladin Lightforge set. The helm for that set looked so ridiculous (Paladins complaining that they looked like Ronald McDonald) that Blizzard eventually changed the helm graphic.

I don’t think it’s too much to ask for Blizzard to spice up our forms a little. I for one am sick of staring at my character and wondering why the Tree of LIFE looks like a sick, dying tree with few leaves, those remaining turning brown, and dry, cracked bark. I want a TREE. Something impressive…something big enough that the movement penalty finally makes sense. I want GREEN LEAVES…lots of them.

People are different and enjoy the game in different ways. Most people play to have fun, and part of that fun is the appearance of their character. Why do you think Blizz spends so much time designing the look of armor sets? Why do you think they’re adding barbershops and hairstyle changing to the game, and so many people are so excited about it? Or why do people go out and tame unique pets that have the same stats as other pets? Or have gear in their bank they think just looks cool, but isn’t useful for stats? Or do anything that isn’t about advancing their character? Because different people have fun in different ways.

Druids are the only class in the game that cannot change their appearance. And since appearance is important to many people, that alone makes it valid. No one has the right to say it’s not valid or not an issue, any more than I have a right to say they way you enjoy the game is not an issue. Hey if you don’t like this part of the game, good for you, go do what you like. But that doesn’t mean it’s not an important part of the game for many others.

As a counter argument, for instance, raiders deserve well designed dungeons, even though most people don’t raid. If Blizz makes raids they better make good ones. Now we can argue about how many resources they should spend, but no one can say raider’s complaints about raid attunement, difficulty, rewards, etc, are not valid. They deserve quality for their money like everyone else.

And tauren cat form IS ugly! And male as well, even if your tauren is female.

Great blog.