Blizzard Evaluating WoW Graphics Overhaul

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Blizzard producer J. Allen Brack has said that World of Warcraft will "probably" undergo a major graphical upgrade at some point in its lifespan.

"Will we need a graphical update from the ground up at some point? Yep, probably," said Brack to Eurogamer.

"That's actually something we talk about every expansion. I'm positive we'll talk about it next expansion."

The WoW game client has seen minor graphical changes in updates and expansions, but no major additions to the renderer have been implemented since the game's release in 2004.

Brack also noted that MMO developers which have done graphical updates in the past have not necessarily benefited from the effort.

"A lot of people continued to play with the original client, because it was faster, or they preferred it, or were just used to it or whatever," he continued. "And so for me as a game developer, the idea that we would spend so much time and energy on something and have people go, 'meh, that's not really for me,' that's not very exciting."

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    May 16, 2008 11:49 AM

    Just RIP the game and work on some other game either that or make a new branch of WOW instead of working on the next expansion

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      May 16, 2008 11:52 AM

      durrrrr

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      May 16, 2008 12:17 PM

      yeah, just throw in the towel on the most successful mmo of all time and forsake the 10.7 million users you currently have. what are you 12? is it so hard to understand that 10.7 million monthly subscriptions deserve to be catered to? and a new branch of wow? yeah that wont piss off the nearly 11 million people who invested time into wow, hey heres the same game but its a different branch! i try to stay away from name calling on forums, but you're a moron. i dont even play the game and i can see how retarded that would be for everyone concerned. as a gamer and as a game developer looking to make a profit.

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      May 16, 2008 12:41 PM

      All those users and still it looks like a little kids game.

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      May 16, 2008 3:38 PM

      Just make WOW 2 guys. I'll buy it, you'll buy it, 15 million people will buy the damned game. Ok if you give away 6 months subscription with it your unfsm like revenue stream might take a hit for a year but it'll come back even stronger than before.

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      May 16, 2008 8:45 PM

      rip 11m wow players just because sanct1mon1a from shacknews forums thinks that.

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