http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=140903

Blizzard have said that wow will undergo graphical update.

i think they are scarred of the new competition

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In today's interview about next expansion Wrath of the Lich King, World of Warcraft producer J. Allen Brack said that WOW will "probably" get a complete overhaul of its graphics engine in the future.

"Will we need a graphical update from the ground up at some point? Yep, probably," he said.

Wrath of the Lich King will be getting a more modest revamp, with some optional new effects for players with high-end PCs. But, said Brack, overhauling the engine completely was considered, and will be again.

"That's actually something we talk about every expansion," he said. "I'm positive we'll talk about it next expansion."

However, he noted that such overhauls had only been moderately successful in the past, when attempted by games like Ultima Online and EverQuest.

"A lot of people continued to play with the original client, because it was faster, or they preferred it, or were just used to it or whatever," he said. "And so for me as a game developer, the idea that we would spend so much time and energy on something and have people go, 'meh, that's not really for me,' that's not very exciting."

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I think it would be a waste of resources and time.  WoW has been released since '04  right? And don't forget the development before that.  They're better off expanding into a whole new franchise or an existing one like Diablo.

Better off just quitting it and shutting it all off. Sucks anyways.  Hehe.

But really I think it's a good Idea! Better on the eyes.

As long as it maintains its look.. then it ok.. but TBH it does not need an update. Graphics are great IMHO.  Rather them spend time/money on content and expansions.

It's normal for MMOs to get graphical updates. As a recent example, EVE also updated their graphics not long ago. WoW's graphics are getting dated now that the game is getting older, so why shouldn't they update them to make the game look more appealing? Already from before the game was released they stated they were setting the game up in a way so it would be easy for them to update the graphics when they felt it was time to do so.

Just keep trying to hate, but it comes back to slap you in the face. WoW is over 4 years old in computer years. That's quite old, especially talking about MMOs, and graphics, etc.

It's time to upgrade, and with the WOTLK coming out near the end of the year, what's a better time?

Im pretty sure blizzard said that WoW is the only MMO they are working on so getting a graphical update is a must since there wont be a WoW 2 anytime soon or even a new MMO from blizzard.

they better be careful.  they don't want to shaft any of their player base because the system req went skyrocketing up.  WoW is popular because it plays well on any machine and once you start fiddling with the graphics you may have a problem

Dark Age of Camelot updated a portion of the graphics every single expansion, and then on the third/fourth expansion totally overhauled it. It was insanely successful and the game is still one of the best looking MMOs out there and its from 2001. 

Originally posted by SignusM

Dark Age of Camelot updated a portion of the graphics every single expansion, and then on the third/fourth expansion totally overhauled it. It was insanely successful and the game is still one of the best looking MMOs out there and its from 2001. 

 

Yea, except the gigabits of patches that download for 16kb/s. That is the only reason I've not tried it.

Originally posted by Camman321

 

Originally posted by SignusM

Dark Age of Camelot updated a portion of the graphics every single expansion, and then on the third/fourth expansion totally overhauled it. It was insanely successful and the game is still one of the best looking MMOs out there and its from 2001. 

 

 

Yea, except the gigabits of patches that download for 16kb/s. That is the only reason I've not tried it.

Uh, well maybe you should have downloaded a more recent client. The game is old, but up to date. All MMOs have long patches, older ones have more.

Originally posted by SignusM

Originally posted by Camman321

 

Originally posted by SignusM

Dark Age of Camelot updated a portion of the graphics every single expansion, and then on the third/fourth expansion totally overhauled it. It was insanely successful and the game is still one of the best looking MMOs out there and its from 2001. 

 

 

Yea, except the gigabits of patches that download for 16kb/s. That is the only reason I've not tried it.

Uh, well maybe you should have downloaded a more recent client. The game is old, but up to date. All MMOs have long patches, older ones have more.

Size isn't the issue here, it's the speed.

Uh, he said they are considering a graphic update and will do some small things now. But they really have to do it quite soon because many new games with a lot more beutiful graphics are comming out soon and to keep being the biggest Blizzard have to do something about the graphics.

Graphics isn't everything in a game off course but it does matter and 2004 graphics wont hold forever. I dont think Blizzard is scared, they just knows that there comes a time when you have uppdate or you will lose subscribers in mass . In a year or so there is going to be a lot new games with new graphics and the competion is getter tougher. This is a good thing :)

This is Blizzard. If they're thinking about it now, we won't see it until 2012

Originally posted by Thrift

Im pretty sure blizzard said that WoW is the only MMO they are working on so getting a graphical update is a must since there wont be a WoW 2 anytime soon or even a new MMO from blizzard.

So figure SC2 is supposed to come out in 2009, we'll see another WoW expansion and a graphics update in 2010, then we'll start to hear about the next MMO.  Figure it'll release in 2013.

I don't know, I'd have to say reading between the lines they are saying that at some point they will have to overhaul the graphics, but there are no current plans to do that, just a little tweaking here and there.  Personally I don't have a problem with the graphics.  I know they aren't the best looking as far as details go, but they are smooth and responsive and free from zoning issues for the most part.  I'll take that over the alternative anyday.

Better to work on a new game, like World of Starcraft, or w/e than try to slap more lipstick on the pig that is WOW.

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Originally posted by Pappy13
I don't know, I'd have to say reading between the lines they are saying that at some point they will have to overhaul the graphics, but there are no current plans to do that, just a little tweaking here and there. Personally I don't have a problem with the graphics. I know they aren't the best looking as far as details go, but they are smooth and responsive and free from zoning issues for the most part. I'll take that over the alternative anyday.

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may not be the best graphics in the world...but they have used the graphics engine well :)

Or you could just play lineage2 and drool over the difference.

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Size isn't the issue here, it's the speed.

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I know there's a dirty joke in there somewhere lol!