Really? You just said that OLD animations would work just fine for the new models. Now you're saying that new animations are a given? Okay.
Well, if only one team is working on them, I would expect them to take some time. Keep in mind, they do entire expansions in about three years, and that has a lot more resources than the 8 initial races alone. However, I would also expect them to be done by this next expansion, as three years is enough for an expansion, it should be plenty for 16 models (8 races x 2 Genders)
You seem to be missing the point. The point is that there's no way they're going to make 8 remolded races plus 2 new races, which is why its apparently a given that the next new expansion feature will be a class.
Actually I'm not underestimating their resources. I'm pointing out how illogical it is for Blizzard to bring out new races when clearly their team has been working on revamping the old races. Its also illogical when you consider that the old models have more features than the newer races (Worgens, Goblins, Pandarens) have, and that revamping the old races is a bigger risk. In other words, I highly doubt that Blizzard would use a side team to get this done, they more than likely have their main teams working on it.One or two teams working on this would not detract from an expansion's team. They could still very easily give us a new race or two with this next expansion. You are clearly underestimating their resources if you think the one or two teams working on this model revamp would detract from an expansion's team and their ability to add races.
Thanks for not addressing any point I made. Again, the neutral race in the previous expansion also came with a class. If you're suggesting another neutral race, you're going to need another class as well. It would just be expected. However, again, revamping the models AND adding a neutral race seems like overkill, because the neutral race would be overshadowed by the revamped character models, which would get all the attention. So why bother wasting resources on the neutral race when you could use those resources to make the revamped character models even better?Really? You think that anything new isn't enough to sell an expansion? Tell that to Everquest, which has had expansions that only added areas, no level increases, classes or races. That stuff sold like hotcakes back then. However, if we're sticking with WoW, keep in mind the only reason we were getting two races each before was for faction balance. Which is why the neutral factions work, since after a starting zone, the player can pick which side they want to end up on. Therefore the factions remain balanced (options wise, not population wise). As for the one race being the reason we got a new class, I don't think that's the case. We had just had an expansion where we didn't get a class, so I think they planned on giving us a class for the fourth expansion regardless.
It would be like Blizzard revamping every class in the game AND giving us a new class on top of it. Doesn't that seem a bit ridiculous to you?
http://www.mmo-champion.com/threads/...or-2-new-racesDo you have any proof that the most requested feature is revamped vanilla races? That sounds entirely projected. I see more threads requesting Demon Hunter class, more Dungeons instead of Scenarios, removal of LFR, changing LFR to queue for Normal and Heroic modes, etc than I see for any model changes. By the way, since you're the one making such an absurd claim and refusing to back down, the burden of proof falls on YOU, not me. So, start up that poll in the official forums asking which people would prefer, updated models of vanilla races or two new races, then put the link to it here. Try not to influence people's decision in the thread, just post the question and the poll, and we'll see what we get.
One of the most one-sided polls ever.
BTW, I have yet to hear any developer at Blizzard talk about Demon Hunter classes outside of GC's one twitter comment, but the developers talk about revamped models nearly every time there's an interview.
Why? Because people are constantly asking about them.
They don't really have an option for the next expansion either. Again they're putting out revamped vanilla character models. That doesn't leave a whole lot of room for anything else except a new class.Yes, they broke a pattern. That doesn't mean they will definitely do it again. "Being Fair" has nothing to do with it, as they had no real option for this expansion. If they'd not given us the Pandaren race but let us explore Pandaria, there would have been a major backlash.
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Whether its a selling point or not is really a non-issue. The point is that the revamped models take time and resources. Resources that could have been used to create 2 new races for the next expansion. Because of that, I seriously doubt you're seeing new races next time around, because Blizzard spent time and resources on revamping the 8 vanilla races.