Blizzard isn't going to let World of Warcraft players suffer from outdated character customization for long, but it's going to take some time to fix

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From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we’ve got you covered. Signup + Once a month SFX Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month! Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletter One thing is immediately noticeable when you create a character in World of Warcraft as one of its newest races: The amount of customization options eclipses that of the older races.Play an undead man and you get to change what hue your rotting skin looks like and what kind of malformed jaw you want. Meanwhile, on the newer races, you can change tiny details, like fur color and eyelash style.Blizzard has been fairly open about the dramatic difference in the customization options in the past, but recently made it clear it wants to go back and improve things for the older races in an interview with Windows Central.Design director Maria Hamilton said there’s no roadmap yet, but the team wants to address all the issues at once rather than piecemeal through multiple updates. “We’ve even discussed improving character animations and things like that—what sorts of improvements we can make there. It’s down the road, though, it’s not soon.” Related articles WoW’s proposed transmog overhaul is 1 step forward, 2 steps back, and has Azeroth’s fashionistas rioting: ‘Blizzard truly are the masters at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory’ WoW game director steps in to reassure players that its AddOn overhaul is a work in progress, and the temporary death of cosmetic mods is simply ‘collateral damage that we are working on repairing’ Redesigns for both Orgrimmar and Stormwind are on the table if World of Warcraft: Midnight’s Silvermoon overhaul is well received That lines up with Blizzard’s strategy for Midnight. Instead of taking its time with updating the game’s antiquated transmog system, it’s been overhauled entirely for t