It actually didn’t take much thinking that a race change service would make sense especially after Blizzard allowed faction switching. Switching factions is more of a leap than switching races within the same faction. In a way race switching was possible even before but it involved switching factions then paying for another one later on when the service is available again but this time choosing a different race like going from an Undead warlock to a Human Warlock then an Orc Warlock. That being said, I was actually a bit surprised that this service actually came out before patch 3.3’s release.

Basically the mechanics of the race change service has similarities to the faction transfer except that of course since you aren’t switching factions, a lot of things aren’t affected. The service costs $25 per transaction and is different and separate from a faction transfer so you cannot change factions using this service. Characters at least level 10 are eligible for this service, except for Death Knights who need to be level 60. This service also includes a name change and a re-customization as part of the package but this is purely optional. You can change your race every three days.

After purchasing a race change you’ll need to be logged out of the character involved for at least 30 minutes. When the change has been completed, necessary reputations will be changed accordingly but things like achievements, honor points, arena points, mounts, titles, non combat pets and such similar things will not be affected by this process.

Click here to see the complete Race Change FAQ.

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class character creation

CM Nethaera confirmed that a paid Race change service will also be available in the future. This will allow players to switch races within the same faction as long as the class supports it. This is great news especially considering that there will be new class/race combinations coming in the Cataclysm expansion as well as the new races Goblin and Worgen. For those who want a Troll Druid, Gnome Priest, Tauren Paladin or one of those new combinations you could sweat out playing another race first and by the time the expansion comes out or at least by the time you’ll be allowed to switch to those races then you’ll be able to do it.

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faction switching

Well it’s been announced and players have been resigned to it and just when everyone seems to have mellowed down about this issue, Blizzard shocks the community a bit more by releasing the service sooner than what a lot of people expected. You look at the forums right now and you’ll see that a lot of people expected this by cataclysm or at least by patch 3.3, not now.

Yes the paid faction transfer service is here and you can see the FAQ about this through this link. here are a few basic things to know about the faction transfer.

# The service will cost $30 per transaction (not including any applicable taxes)
# This service will be available to characters level 10 and above. Death Knights will have to reach level 60 before they can switch factions.
# When the faction change is complete, the character can choose any race from the other faction that is available to that character’s class. (no blood elf paladins turning into gnome paladins, sorry)
# 60 days after purchasing a faction change, you’re eligible to purchase another one. If you switch back to your original faction (meaning paying for another one), you can choose any race available to your class and not just your original race.
# Everything not related to your faction will be unchanged by this process. Those that are faction related could be changed or even removed. check the FAQ for more details.
# An example of the above: All Argent Tournament reputation will be reset by availing of this service.

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faction switching

According to CM Nethaera, while cross faction transfers are going to be allowed, inter-faction race switching will not be allowed. This is a bit shocking for me since logically switching races within your faction is a smaller step than crossing over to the other faction. I remember reading their justification (can’t seem to find it anymore) went something like this. Making a mistake on faction choice is a more forgivable mistake than a mistake on racial choice.

It’s definitely sad that we won’t be able to switch races between our faction. I know several people who would have wanted to change races. Even I was thinking of changing my Blood Elf warlock to an Orc. Who knows though? If they’re allowing faction switching already, it just might take a little time before they give in to inter-faction race switching.

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faction switching

According to CM Nethaera, this service is going to be made available because of several requests by the players mostly because they have characters that are on opposite factions from their friends. I’m curious how they will be able to reconcile all the factors that go with a faction transfer. How are they going to deal with reputation levels for example? Let’s say you’re a Human priest who’s exalted with Stormwind and Ironforge, how will that translate when you become an Blood Elf priest?

Another thing I want to touch on is this. Providing a faction transfer service should mean that you can choose what race you want to become in the opposite faction (unless of course you’re a druid or a horde shaman who wants to go to the Alliance or an Alliance paladin who wants to go to the Horde). It would really suck if you get assigned a race instead of choosing one yourself. That would lead to more problems. So assuming that you can choose your race when you switch factions and since we already have a service that can switch your character’s gender, wouldn’t it only be logical that this service should extend to switching races within your faction? Race switching within your faction is a smaller leap than a faction switch. If such is the case, then I know that a lot of people who would like to avail of the service because they’re tired of being a certain race.

What do you think will happen, more Alliance switching to Horde or more Horde switching to Alliance?

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