We have the official preview of the revamped transmogrification system coming in Midnight, and there’s new information to be had!
More Than Just Auto-Switching
We’ve already covered most of the below details, from transmog now being slot-based to the new auto-switching options. But the big piece of news here is that once you create an outfit and save it to one of your many slots, we’ll be able to place that outfit onto your action bars! That’s right, we can now switch between pre-saved transmog sets with one click/button press! All you style fanatics can now even fill out a whole action bar with all the options you will have!
The Basics
The main changes to the system, in case you missed them before, come in two forms. Firstly, you now save your item appearances on a slot-by-slot basis. This means that once you’ve saved which shoulderpads you want displayed, any new gear you equip will look like them. You can then save your slot selections into different outfit slots. You’ll only pay gold when you set each slot up, and not when switching between outfit sets. A few outfit slots will be available by default, and then you’ll have to buy additional ones with gold. There will be “dozens” of outfit slots available.
Then there’s the auto-switching. In addition to the above action bar icons, you will be able to set conditions for when the game will automatically switch you to a pre-selected outfit! These are called Situations, and you can see the options in the second and third images below.
Blizzard also mention that this is just the start for the new system, with many updates ahead.
We’re taking the transmogrification system to a new level with an overhaul to its functionality. Save to gear slots, style multiple outfits, and dress for the moment anywhere your adventures take you in Azeroth.
Apply Appearances to Gear Slots
We’re making some significant changes to the way the transmog system works. Currently, when you acquire new gear and equip it, you have to transmogrify that gear back to the appearance you had before. With the new system, we’ve changed this so that you can apply and save an appearance to a specific gear slot instead of the gear itself. So, if you have an appearance set for your shoulders, equipping new shoulders won’t overwrite the transmog appearance you previously set. The new gear will simply inherit the look defined for that slot. You’ll still need to pay a gold cost any time you update an outfit to a specific style, but you won’t have to visit a transmog vendor to fix your look whenever you collect and equip new gear, saving you both time and gold when out on your adventures.
All UI elements subject to change.
Dress for Every Situation
The updated transmog system also provides an additional opportunity for adding more customization and self-expression. You’ll be able to unlock and save dozens of outfits. Unlocking outfit slots will cost gold, but once they are unlocked, switching between saved outfits is free. Each outfit can be added to your action bar, allowing you to manually update your look any time you want without having to visit a transmog vendor.
You’ll also be able to switch outfits automatically for different situations in the game. Each outfit allows you to define a set of situation options. This means that if you have a particular look you want to wear, whether you’re going to town, diving into a dungeon, changing your specialization, or returning to your home after a long day of adventuring, you can map that outfit to that activity and it will switch automatically.
As with many of our systems, this is just the beginning, and we plan to build on this foundation in the months—and years—ahead.
