Do ARR races need an update?

[Raikai]

The graphic update, so far, is making things we already have better, like textures and lightning, which can make a huge difference at the end of the day... I don't know if they have the models (3D meshes) on the scope just yet, but maybe?

One thing that is defnitely due, in tandem with a graphic update, is an improvement to the character customization. Just he fact that to get a stubble, midlander males had to have the face 5 copypasted with that as a permanent texture feature instead of an option (like in every other mmorpgs in existence) just attests to how limited they are with the current system. It seems like some character features have "set slots" in the code, so to get that stubble, something would have to be removed currently.

Which is really odd because other features like hairstyles and face paint have updates every now and then without consequence, but perhaps those areas were created with being expanded in mind, so there's that.

[galaxy1020]

Yes please

[Luluna]

I am looking forward to the update and I hope they do add more faces to the character creator along with better body and makeup options.

[rainichan]

I know we won't get more races (they've said as much) but more updates to them would be great - most races have a third 'clan' and I'd like to see those implemented with added character customization, such as Garlean third eyes, different au ra horn styles (and different colours from the raen and xaela ones we have now)... that's what I want over anything else, really. Anything that makes the character customization better is great in my book

[Kolsykol]

I know we won't get more races (they've said as much) but more updates to them would be great - most races have a third 'clan' and I'd like to see those implemented with added character customization, such as Garlean third eyes, different au ra horn styles (and different colours from the raen and xaela ones we have now)... that's what I want over anything else, really. Anything that makes the character customization better is great in my book

I really want Garlean as a playable race.
But I mean some races are already pushing the lore, Garleans would implode it xD.

I suppose in regards to the narrative you could have hidden your eye but it'd still be kinda strange that it never came up.
I wouldn't rly care so much tho, no one reacts to you being a Viera or Hrothgar for example even tho they're non-existent in the expansions up until SHB basically.
I can't remember if Yugiri was hiding herself because she was an Au'Ra or because she was trying to hide her identity tho, but I still think that Au'Ra would get more of a reaction from people and surprise them.

If they added Garleans it'd rly just be a '' don't think about it too much '' situation, it'd still work if you headcanoned stuff but it'd be best to just not think about the non-reaction ingame.
The same could sorta be said about races in WoW too there's so many races now and a lot of them just don't make sense in old content.
But who actually cares?

[Ranaku]

SE: We will give the game and all the races some graphical overhauls at the start of the next expansion.

Random player on the forums: Do ARR races need an update?

I blame the ancients, the eyes and ears they designed clearly don't work. Damn sundering.

[Hanayumi]

Im really hoping once fem Hrothgar drops theyll start working on improving current races since we prolly wont be seeing new races anytime, if ever again. So yeah, more options, sliders, fixes to hroth and viera, fully hope for improves after fem Hroth...

[LioJen]

I wouldn't get my hopes up about the "graphical update". The screenshots I saw just look like they turned on Gshade and added some copypasted clutter to the environments. The new lighting still doesn't even look as good as screenshots from 1.x.

[Kolsykol]

I wouldn't get my hopes up about the "graphical update". The screenshots I saw just look like they turned on Gshade and added some copypasted clutter to the environments. The new lighting still doesn't even look as good as screenshots from 1.x.

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( Yes it does look higher res and more textured to me, it's not just new lighting. This is a quite drastic update... )

Edit: I didn't even notice but it does say '' high-res ''.
Makes sense that the min req to run the game would go up too.

If you think that they just added new assets to the environment then you need to look again.

Im really hoping once fem Hrothgar drops theyll start working on improving current races since we prolly wont be seeing new races anytime, if ever again. So yeah, more options, sliders, fixes to hroth and viera, fully hope for improves after fem Hroth...

My guess is that Female Hrothgar will be released at the same time as the graphical update in 7.0.
It just makes sense to create them along with that and release them with it, and I also think in the end while it might take longer it'll also give us the highest quality since they won't have to create them for the current version of the game.

[LioJen]

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( Yes it does look higher res and more textured to me, it's not just new lighting. This is a quite drastic update... )

Edit: I didn't even notice but it does say '' high-res ''.
Makes sense that the min req to run the game would go up too.

If you think that they just added new assets to the environment then you need to look again.



My guess is that Female Hrothgar will be released at the same time as the graphical update in 7.0.
It just makes sense to create them along with that and release them with it, and I also think in the end while it might take longer it'll also give us the highest quality since they won't have to create them for the current version of the game.

Ah I didn't see this particular one. The Roe and Lala pics don't nearly have this level of difference, they must have taken special care for Derplander being the posterboy. Hopefully they don't just leave it at him and leave the rest of the races to hang out to dry.

But somehow, although it's definitely higher res... they made his face uglier.