The World of Warcraft player character models are undergoing a heavy redesign for the upcoming Warlords of Draenor expansion, and the female orc is the latest model to receive an update. The redesigned model will "move away from the doe-eyed version," and instead "focus on the 'warrior' side" of the character, WoW senior art director Chris Robinson announced today.
"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 Steven Aguilar said. "Now that these new high-definition models have a facial rig attached, the animators can bring to life the personality that has been so sorely missing. She now looks and feels more like you’d expect an Orc to."
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