Around Azeroth Beta Edition: Flood insurance
by Elizabeth Wachowski 
Jul 13th 2010 at 10:00AM
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Josin Jul 13th 2010 10:04AM
Is that a new human model??
The body proportions look changed. The forearms don't look like Popeye, and the face doesn't look freakish and constipated.
/crosses fingers
Narshe Jul 13th 2010 10:09AM
Looks the same as usual, wishful thinking on your part ;)
Delilah Jul 13th 2010 10:14AM
No, it's old. I think it's from the vanilla beta? The same models are in old Southshore and some boats.
Pat Jul 13th 2010 10:19AM
He looks funny because he's the placeholder man. I've seen some really odd placements in screenshots. One area had horizontal guys just hanging around in midair. ANd it does look like the original human model from way, way back.
Alchemistmerlin Jul 13th 2010 11:35AM
His head is also the size of an under-grown grapefruit.
Arnen Jul 13th 2010 3:05PM
I think the placeholder models used in Old Southshore and such already come with clothes built into the model, though... Really hoping this is a new male human model. I'll take a slightly undersized head over a harelipped gorilla any day.
Sithril Jul 13th 2010 4:52PM
This is a "Size comparison model" , where the World artists use a generic human male mode to determine the scale of objects,places and spaces ingame.
Stirb Jul 13th 2010 5:20PM
Check out those abs!
And that... neck.
neftron3030 Jul 13th 2010 10:08AM
looks like they outsourced the design to abercrombie
WNxSajuukCor Jul 13th 2010 10:07AM
How appropriate since Jersey is flooded this morning XD
paul Jul 13th 2010 10:11AM
so thousand needles' flooding is only ankle-deep then? Or is that a shallow bit...
linkers746 Jul 13th 2010 10:15AM
That's way high up on Highperch, the rest of thousand needles is still very deeply flooded.
Pat Jul 13th 2010 10:19AM
She's in Highperch, so it's shallow. From the screenshots I've seen it looks like the water level is just below the tops of the mesas. So it looks like islans in a stream now.
Jamesisgreat Jul 13th 2010 10:18AM
If we swim down to the 'bottom' of Thousand Needles, where we used to walk around, is there anything worth seeing?
Paisley Jul 13th 2010 10:43AM
Naw, nothing worth seeing. The only populated areas seemed to be
Darkcloud Pinnacle, and the Speed Barge.
combosation Jul 13th 2010 10:15AM
Judging by the stance he is in and the fact that he is untargetable it leads me to believe he is a level design asset.
If anyone has done any Titan Quest editing and has seen the world designer that blizzard uses this is probably used to make sure that when they were adding/changing the water levels for the area that they did not "drown" players or make the water too deep.
I personally feel however that the development gods should forsake us and then watch as we evolve into fish-like people.
Lissanna Jul 13th 2010 10:19AM
There are also models they just haven't relocated to higher ground yet. I feel bad for the NPCs drowning at the bottom of lakes....
sonikusan Jul 13th 2010 10:22AM
This is a model that Blizzard regularly uses to judge proportion in environment design, so that they know everything looks right in relation to player size. It's actually a doodad.
Sedna Jul 13th 2010 10:39AM
It's rainin' men! Hallelujah, it's rainin' men!
Sharvis Jul 13th 2010 10:40AM
I think he has noticed where her eyes have wandered, how embarrassing for that Blood Elf.