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New Female Gnome and Male on WoW Model Viewer

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Blizzard updated its World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor model viewer webpage to include the new male Tauren and female Gnome models this morning. The live Tauren model is the one previewed in early April, and the revised female Gnome–first shown at BlizzCon 2013–features some facial changes.

We’ve updated the viewer on our website with two of the revised character models you’ll see in Azeroth and beyond with Warlords of Draenor. Meet the new and improved Tauren Male and Gnome Female!Our character artists strived to recapture the charm of the classic models while taking advantage of the expressiveness of their fluid new animations to bring new life to these beloved characters. We hope you like the new looks as much as we enjoyed making them.We’ll continue to unearth more of Draenor and the shiny visuals coming to World of Warcraft around the release of Warlords. Keep your magnifiers and spectacles ready!

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Keep in mind that the model designs are still technically in alpha–as is the rest of the game–and a lot is still open to change. Senior Art Director Chris Robinson somewhat frequently comments on the iterative process behind the models

and many art decisions, both in the Artcraft blog series on the official blog and through his Twitter feed.

That said, the character models are one of the most intimate components of the game for players, and changes are usually met with a bit of criticism.

Whether you enjoy the new models or think they could still use some tweaking, this is just another step closer to a Warlords of Draenor release late this year.

 


Seth Harkins

PC gamer and lover of (most) things Blizzard. In his off time, he writes bad fan fiction, tends to his growing number of house plants, and enjoys a love-hate relationship with two cats.


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