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by Michael Sacco 
Oct 27th 2010 at 5:00PM
The latest build of the Cataclysm beta has finally added the animation for the worgen racial ability Running Wild, the mount replacement skill that lets them drop to all fours and run at increased speed. You can see it in the video above. Note that beta servers are still down, so we can't get a good video of it in the wild quite yet.
So far, I'm impressed -- can you imagine 20 or 30 of these guys running at you in a battleground?
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 5)
Jack Miles Oct 27th 2010 6:55PM
I know that, whenever I see a Worgen running, I'll be thinking "Frog", and it's going to completely ruin it.
The Pirate Oct 27th 2010 5:11PM
How would this work with Hunter/Warlock pets? It wouldnt make sense for them to despawn as your not summoning anything, just getting down on all fours. (Imagines Wolf pet running along side) God i hope they dont despawn
Kakistocracy Oct 27th 2010 6:35PM
Also, what do you do for the 1.5 second cast time (I assume it's like other mounts), just look around, then start running, as the video shows, or is there some sort of necessary warm-up before the worgen can get on all fours?
Pizzaman4500 Oct 27th 2010 7:35PM
I'm hoping that they'll crack their knuckles and loosen up a bit. Maybe something like the first couple seconds of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7hRqx1CRAA&feature=related
Couldn't find a better quality vid...
Kragragh Oct 27th 2010 5:11PM
Looks too gorilla-like and not dog-like.
Kuro Oct 27th 2010 5:38PM
Well... Human males in Warcraft do resemble shaved Gorillas. It's only fitting that Worgen, who used to be Humans, run around like em.
elstor Oct 27th 2010 5:11PM
Warsong Gulch is a 10 player BG.... iirc... ;)
RogueJedi86 Oct 27th 2010 5:12PM
I don't see a Running Wild animation, just animations for running, walking, and walking backwards. I think that's just how they'll run around towns and stuff.
Also, their running/walking animations look like a frog. They're literally hopping, not running.
Jaidean Oct 27th 2010 5:30PM
These animations are not their normal running/walking animations. They walk on two legs when they run/walk.
Wolfwings Oct 27th 2010 5:13PM
Do they get a special animation when standing still and hitting the spacebar- like normal mounts? [A howl would be nice]
Verdant Dreams Oct 27th 2010 5:13PM
Hrm.
Ferocius but somehow also reminds me a tad bit of a ... frog?
norm Oct 27th 2010 5:14PM
Where the hell are you guys getting WSG from? He said battleground. That could mean AV or even Isle of Conquest. Also, @Starlin, WG is Wintergrasp. 30 is plausible there.
(cutaia) Oct 27th 2010 5:22PM
The original post said Warsong Gulch. It's since been fixed.
Starlin Oct 27th 2010 5:43PM
Yeah, WG was Warsong Gulch back in the day. And DM was Dead Mines. Force of habit. It made more sense before it was edited. Wish I could edit/delete.
jessie Oct 27th 2010 5:13PM
Is it just me, or do his shape and proportions make him look kind of like a frog when he starts to leap...er, run?
Verdant Dreams Oct 27th 2010 5:14PM
@jessie:
Great minds think alike? ;p
jessie Oct 27th 2010 5:22PM
Ah, yes - judging from the comments that popped up before I could even post, it would appear that it is not just me. Question answered. :)
Eddy_D Oct 27th 2010 5:13PM
I can see this replacing the naked gnome races pretty soon...
Imnick Oct 27th 2010 5:43PM
Except by the time you reach mount level you'll have movement speed boosting spells and talents, meaning it would have to force everyone into the same class for the sake of fairness ):
norm Oct 27th 2010 5:16PM
test post please ignore