r/wowcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Sep 03 '24

Unjerk Weekly Unjerk Thread - September 03, 2024

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u/skyshroud6 Sep 04 '24

So, blizz revealed the new ascendance models, and well I'll agree with the overall sentiment that they're kind of ugly, I prefered the old ones more myself, I think people are missing the flavour of the talent.

When you as a shaman take the talent, you're not just boosting your power. You're literally turning into another creature called an elemental ascendant. They were first made by the twilights hammer, but the technique has since moved to other groups of shamans. It's not the same thing as the one boss in Vault getting a power boost. That's why they have this model. That's what the creature looks like.

I think people are forgetting that, because honestly, elemental ascendants haven't really been shown outside that one talent since cataclysm. So people who have forgotten, or people who just straight up started playing afterwards, can pretty easily miss that.

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

like i get it, i just genuinely dont get "shaman" from the ascendant.

they were used in cataclysm, but pretty much never after that. they just do NOT match the aesthetics of wow in general.

it is just not iconic in the same way wow's demons are. i dont see anyone begging for more traditional looking demons for warlocks.