Druids get polar bear form in Wrath with new Glyph list
by Matthew Rossi 
Jul 29th 2008 at 12:25AM
Empowers a Minor Glyph to cause your Polymorph: Sheep spell to turn the target into a baby penguin.
Not only does this suggest that the days of learning separate poly spells for turtles, pigs and so on are gone, it's a cool way to help bring variety to a standard ability. Of course, since the vast majority of glyphs are for druids, we're seeing a lot more straigtforwardly useful ones, like Glyph of Frenzed Regeneration and Glyph of Shred, but Glyph of the White Bear looks pretty cool as a possible harbinger of what's to come: imagine a whole host of such glyphs for each and every druid form? Glyph of the Black Lion, anyone?
This suggests a lot of potential for personalization in the new Inscription profession. Anything you're looking forward to? I hope the ones for warriors are as cool, myself.
Filed under: Druid, Mage, Warrior, Analysis / Opinion, News items, Wrath of the Lich King, Inscription
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Gallaira Jul 29th 2008 12:29AM
I know a lot of warlocks have been wanting green fel fire spells. This would easily be done with glyphs
Charlie Jul 29th 2008 12:41AM
Awsome! I never thought of things like this. Glad blizz implemented it.
Hopefully though, they won't have inscriptions that increase abilities 'power' on top of the aestetic ones. I'd hate to get a 1 sec off your poly spell inscription instead of poly-penguin.
And finnally i wont be sad i never got a turtle!
kr3wman Jul 29th 2008 1:02AM
Warrior:
- Glyph of Great Shoulders : Empowers a minor glyph. Double the size of your shoulders, triples it if you are an Orc.
PimpyMicPimp Jul 29th 2008 1:09AM
That...that is so badass. I want a Drood now :(
Oneiroi Jul 29th 2008 1:22AM
I think the druid community has been clamoring for a while for an update and changes to the forms. So I'm hoping if they can do this, they'll start doing more.
I mean, the cheetah's shouldn't look the same, treant is a borrowed model, the tauren cat just looks funny, and I think dire bears should look different than regular bear.
Nick Jul 29th 2008 1:46AM
What could this mean for Shaman's ghost wolf?
Zakk Jul 29th 2008 1:46AM
Good. Druids definitely need more variety in their forms. I hope they have a lot more druid form glyphs. Polar Bears are incredibly awesome, but I just don't like the general bear model in WoW. Something about it just makes me hate it. Would kick ass if they got one to change it to turtle, or something xD
I wonder what kind of fun minor glyphs they'll have for Paladins. I would jump outta my skin if there was one that gave us a halo =D
Leyek Jul 29th 2008 2:23AM
Solution: Don't suck and get a Tier 6 helm.
Zakk Jul 29th 2008 12:53PM
Or maybe it could be a real halo. Like thick and without the shitty crystals in it =P
proudmoore Jul 29th 2008 1:59AM
Battleduck FTW!!!
A cross between daffy duck and yogi bear!
Edboy Jul 29th 2008 2:28AM
Don't get your hopes up, I doubt they'll be more druid model changing glyphs.
Larry-Steve Jul 29th 2008 2:44AM
I'd really like for there to be a glyph that changes the Dreanei shaman flower pots into Horde totems... just please... no more flower pots...
jay Jul 29th 2008 6:45AM
Lol, I always thought they looked more like baby rattles, or huge fat felt tip pens.
Dightkuz Jul 29th 2008 2:58AM
Now I'm gonna have to start grinding mats...
Matt J Jul 29th 2008 3:27AM
Why stop with polar bear form?
I'd shoot for the incredible tanking druid panda form, ...not availiable in China (yes they actually would ban it on the chinese servers the government is that psycho)
CvijaFaQ Jul 29th 2008 4:13AM
Except the whole Pandas are super sacred in China and can't be shown being hurt in video games is a myth.
CvijaFaQ Jul 29th 2008 4:14AM
Forgot to also mention, that if Pandaren one day become playable (not really holding my breath), and they get druids, it would be beyond cool if you could be a humanoid panda that transforms into a giant regular panda.
DirtyPriest Jul 29th 2008 5:57AM
Yeah I dont know how the lolsacredpandas myth got started. War3 is available in china and you can use pandaren brewmaster in that game and kill him too.
Matt J Jul 29th 2008 3:29AM
Polar Bears.... pshhtt
Let's hear it for the epic tanking druid Panda Form
... not available on Chinese servers (yes they'd ban it)
Kadathwack Jul 29th 2008 4:05AM
Awesome news. Does it change you to a different model (the kinds of polar bears one sees running about Winterspring, for instance) or does it re-texture the one we've already got? I'd like to keep my bear-horns.