Only if there was an option to switch between the visual styles. And the unreal version would need to have the exact same gameplay as retail because that would be the deal breaker.
Is not Azeroth anymore!
It’s something else far away from WoW art style, something you may not understand.
People complain about lag now. Wait until they run those demonstration rends with full view length and number of NPCs that they expect.
Though, I prefer the current graphic style now. They make the game unique. That said, I wish they remastered older zones with today’s textures and graphic resolution.
When I see the turd-nado that was Warcraft 3 Reforged, I don’t wanna see Blizzard remaster anything.
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I personally like the artstyle and don’t think that they need to change it. It is part of what makes Warcraft, Warcraft.
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Only if it kept Warcraft aesthetics… so more polygons, higher resolution textures, and nice shaders but still the same basic look and feel. I do not want WoW looking like indistinguishable psuedorealistic Skyrim clone #4465.
I love the way the game looks, but would appreciate an update to older areas to make them as nice as the current stuff.
For me, the thing that keeps bringing me back is the lore/universe and the gameplay/combat system.
As long as that remains, they can make it look how they want. Though, I’ve never had an issue with how they present the game.
Id like more realistic options, sure. But not forced.
You know how you look at Everquest and your like “ewww that’s so old and the graphics are terrible”… that’s how modern gamers feel looking at WoW.
No.
no more hi rez
yes my pc can do it but the more and more hi rez the less imagination.
i prefer cartoon mode so it looks like vanilla. i hate the bling
Yes please. Take my money. I don’t need the game itself. I don’t want to push M+ in VR. I want to explore WoW and interact with NPC’s and environment. It would be mad cool if it was on unreal engline as well.
But I would personally hate the game if it was made on unreal engine. Not my vibe.
The Unreal showcases aren’t representative of what an actual remaster or sequel would look like. They exist in a vacuum and can therefore afford to be as fancy as the maker is willing to make it.
This is an MMO. The nature of MMOs means we have to compromise to a certain extent on graphics. Even BDO, which was constantly praised for its graphics when it got ported to NA, only really has good character models and spell effects. It has mediocre environments and severe pop-in/pop-out no matter what you do to your settings.
Gotta consider the audience and what kind of machines they’re running. Gotta consider what happens to framerates when you shove 10, 20, 40, 80 people together in a fight.
I’d like to see the lead designer and some of the devs remastered
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A remaster on a new engine? Nah.
The old world models, lands, and buildings overhauled with the current texture and design language? Yes please.
WoW looks incredible most of the time tbh
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yes, but on the overwatch engine or something like that. i don’t like that UR realism stuff…i like wow’s current art style.
that being said, it does need to feel a little more life-like, or fluid when you move around and stuff…i think they have the tech with overwatch’s engine to do something like this…would be hard i’m sure, but i’m just hopeful 
tbf, you don’t play nintendo for the graphics. You play it because the games are usually far better and more fun than xbox or playstation.
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I think WoW looks great right now. I was just curious, as this is simply the longest, most successful MMO that has for the most part, stayed the same.
Someone, “Look at retail vs classic”, like there is some kind of major difference. Someone else mentioned that there have been 4 separate engines… Sure, but for the most part the game still looks about the same.
@ those saying they don’t want the cartoony artstyle to change: An update to modern lighting, textures, and modeling doesn’t mean changing the art style. Imagine playing WoW closer to how their cinematics used to look. That’s all I’m saying. Same proportions and cartoonishness, just, higher fidelity
Idk guys this was just a thought experiment, I’m not necessarily dissatisfied with the status quo.
With these devs?
Hell no.
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I wouldn’t want a graphics overhaul for the game. I like it just the way it is, dated zones and all.