As of this writing, World of Warcraft has 24 playable races for players to choose from. These races are split down the middle, 12 siding with the Horde and 12 with the Alliance. Every other expansion pack has added new races to the game; The Burning Crusade added blood elves and draenei, Cataclysm added goblins and worgen, and Mists of Pandariaadded pandaren for both sides. Legion chose to add a class instead of a race, and then Battle for Azeroth added 10 new races through the allied race system, four of which came from Legion.
The allied race system that Battle for Azeroth added to World of Warcraft makes adding new races easier for Blizzard. Instead of being full-fledged new races with models and starting zones, these allied races are built off of pre-existing models in the game. The vulpera are built on goblins, nightborne and void elves are on night elves and blood elves, lightforged draenei are glittery draenei; the list goes on. While the ninth expansion will most likely add a new class to the game, Blizzard should also consider adding a new race for players to mess around with.
Classes that World of Warcraft's Ninth Expansion Could Add
Murlocs are one of the most iconic races in World of Warcraft, and almost every player has the murloc noise engrained into their head. The amount of murlocs that players have been tasked with killing is enormous, and they seem to crop up in almost every new zone. They are simple people who live in huts along the shore and collect fish, but maybe the Horde and Alliance could rise them up to join the ranks of their armies.
Players have taken many trips underwater and recruited various species to help them, including the occasional murloc. While it would take some lore reshuffling and
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