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World of Warcraft 6.0.2 patch brings improved character models today

Blizzard isn't just tweaking World of Warcraft in preparation for Warlords of Draenor. Today's patch revamps the game's character models across all races.

Ozzie Mejia

October 14, 2014 1:30 PM

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Blizzard is ready to step into Warlords of Draenor, thanks to the new 6.0.2 patch that sets the stage for World of Warcraft's latest expansion. However, Blizzard isn't just adding a new world event and tweaking classes. It's changing the very look of WoW by revamping the game's character models with better resolution and whole new animation.

Those that log into World of Warcraft after today's patch will notice new and improved looks for each of game's races. That includes Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, Night Elves, Orcs, Taurens, Trolls, Undead, and Draenei all getting increased texture resolution and more expressive facial animations.

Players will also find a new world event called 'Iron Horde Incursion,' which sees parties venturing to the Blasted Lands to face the incoming Iron Horde. The event will feature a five-player instance of a revamped Upper Blackrock Spire dungeon.

Other balance tweaks and quality of life improvements have also been tossed in and you can find all of those details in the new patch notes on Battle.net.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?