Mag'har Orcs and Dark Iron Dwarves Coming in 8.0, Zandalari Trolls and Kul Tiran Humans Later

Well, despite Zandalari being in the announcement trailer, it looks like the Horde will be getting Mag'har Orcs first.

Given that Dark Irons and Mag'har were two of the oldest requested "sub-races" (sorry High Elves. Enjoy the void!) it's probably not such a bad thing to see these guys coming together. Obviously, KT Humans and Zandalari fit corresponding roles in the expansion, so it also makes sense to get these guys at the same time.

I believe the intent is that completing the War Campaign (a big max-level quest chain,) will be what unlocks Mag'har and Dark Irons.

Regarding the inhabitants of the two continents, my guess would be that we'll get them fairly early. I would predict we'll get them in 8.1, given that their models are already mostly in-game.

It also looks like there will be greater variation in models. Much as Orcs are going to get the option to change their posture in barber shop (I'd assume this applies to Mag'har as well,) it appears that Kul Tiran Humans will be able to go for either bulky or skinny physiques (I assume this means that if you want medium, you'll have to go with your standard Stormwind human.)

Additionally, they've announced the class options for these two next races:

Dark Iron Dwarves: Warrior, Paladin, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Warlock, Monk

Notably, I don't see Death Knight on this list, which I thought had previously been suggested. While the Dark Irons were certainly around to be turned by the Lich King, it sounds likely that they don't intend to add new Death Knight races in the future, which I think is a damned shame, but maybe they'll change their minds!

Mag'har Orcs: Warrior, Hunter, Rogue, Priest, Shaman, Mage, Monk

So here we see the standard Orcs minus Warlocks (which makes sense, as that's the main thing that makes the Mag'har - not hanging around with Warlocks) but adds Priests, which is presumably due to the Shadowmoon Clan, who have a more Priestly culture (including Shadow Priests.) I might quibble with Mages, given that standard Orcs didn't get those until Cataclysm, which I figured was justified by the fact that they were hanging out with a bunch of Trolls, Undead, and Blood Elves, which the Mag'har from Draenor B weren't.

What I find kind of interesting about these two additions is that both Dark Irons and the former Iron Horde Orcs have a history of heavy industry. Granted, in the latter case they were merely copying the industrial power of the existing Horde, but it's clear that at least the Blackrock really dove in headfirst at the whole industrialized warfare thing.