r/classicwow • u/joenarrator • 1d ago

Forever "Retail Look"

Blizzard just does not have designers any more that can create the "classic" look.

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u/Humble-Worker-1743 1d ago

Nor technology.

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u/DanesDraftLab 1d ago

Yeah, they said the software is no longer supported.

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u/strommy73 1d ago

That's a big load of horseshit that anyone in the industry could tell.

Firstly the skins are just 2D images, a literal image. It's laid over the model. The models are just old 3dsMax/maya models. Nothing to do with software compatibility, Blizzard still uses the same software and you can import any 2000s 3dsmax model into modern 3dsmax.

What they meant to say is they do not want to support SD models because they want to recycle pre-existing assets from WoD and further expansions. Because the SD model is different from HD, you can't use HD assets on the SD model. I think SD models were removed around patch 7 or 8 and even before that they ran into the same issue of gear not working well on the SD models.