

One of the differences is that new players at character creation will see only the core races with their names under the portraits and it will be tailored to be a little simpler. With a beloved old game like World of Warcraft, there are still ways you can change things up to make it fresh without making it unrecognizable.


This effort was part of making the game friendlier towards new players. There are several videos showing details of the top to bottom process as well and it’s interesting if you’re at all someone who loves seeing how things are made. Liu takes us through the process of recreating the character design process, what the animation team did for every class and race, and the process through to finalize it with the special effects and the animation team, and finally the sound design. The character creation screen itself was redesigned to make it less busy and to give new players the necessary information without overwhelming them with words or information.
