14 DAY TRIAL // The fifth World of Warcraft expansion, Warlords of Draenor, will bring about many improvements to the core experience, including a complete overhaul of character models and animations that will greatly enhance the visual appeal of the 10-year-old game.
The latest entry in the Battle.net art blog, written by Senior Art Director of the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Chris Robinson, details the re-vamp of the Orc Female player character.
"Orcs are one of the most iconic parts of the Warcraft universe. We want a strong female counterpart to the male, equally battle-ready in appearance, yet still feminine," Character Artist Dusty Nolting stated.
The visual enhancement effort will also enable the new high definition models to display facial expressions, a feat which was impossible with the old player models.
"The original female Orc's facial expression is pretty much a blank stare, which sadly doesn't convey much life or personality. We wanted to give her more of an edge so she would project a confident Don't mess with me! attitude," Lead Animator Steve Aguilar explained.
