That’s right; I’m a dirty, filthy ginger. Definitely had my share of insecurities about it as a kid – after all, how many GUYS do you see in modern movies, shows, or even games that have red hair? – but ironically enough, it’s given me a pretty thick skin as an adult.
I honestly think it was cool seeing some genuinely NEW options added for representation for Humans and BE’s. But I’ll say, even the lightest skin-color for Humans or BE’s lack the sort of “rosey” complexion – or freckles – that us natural redheads usually come paired with.
Also, I’ll point out something that I always found quite ironic, which is that the OLD character models (which you can easily see in WoW Classic now) actually have a better, more realistic interpretation of “Red” hair color.
See, what we often call “Red” hair is not, in fact, truly red. Rather, it tends or range from auburn to more of an orange hue, with streaks of blonde. The old “Samsom” hairstyle for male Humans was a great showcase, because it had some amount of blonde, while still a very bright “orange” sort of hair-color.
Meanwhile, the “new” models, it’s a VERY dark sort of “red” color. While not quite “brown”, it certainly doesn’t have the brighter shade that natural red hair typically has.
Similarly, I feel like the dark blue eyes are a great option, but skew a bit too dark. As far as “light blue” eyes go, the in-game options feel more “grey” than “blue”. Again, not the end of the world, just something I noted.
Mostly, it’s just the hair and skin colors feel kind of lacking on the whole “ginger” front. I also wouldn’t mind seeing a face option with softer features, especially since the newer “ethnic” face options look PHENOMENAL, whereas the classic ones seem quite dated by comparison.
Just my two cents!
