Letter from the Producer LXII

[Callinon]

As someone who doesn't play said game, my understanding of it is that those 6 new races are closer to XIV's subraces rather then being full on new races. A little bit more like the difference between Midlander and Highlander.

Also everything I've heard is that it isn't doing much to help retain their playerbase, much less add new people. Again I don't play it to begin with and my sources are almost certainly biased against it.

You're correct. I think only one of WoW's new allied races is using a unique model (the Kul Tiran Humans), while the rest are reskins of existing models.

Closer to the difference between a midlander and a highlander than it is the difference between a hyur and a lalafell.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

You're correct. I think only one of WoW's new allied races is using a unique model (the Kul Tiran Humans), while the rest are reskins of existing models.

Closer to the difference between a midlander and a highlander than it is the difference between a hyur and a lalafell.

Not even that it sounds like, as midlanders and highlanders are pretty different. Seems more like the differences in the other races in XIV, as they all are just palette swaps for the most part.