The new Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft has a problem, because it is incomplete. Almost mockingly, the Overwatch version looks better.
For a few weeks now, players can play the new specialization of the Demon Hunter in World of Warcraft, the Devourer. Although Blizzard has made some improvements, the Devourer was a complete failure at the beginning. However, while gameplay has improved significantly, there has been no innovation in another aspect: customization options.
It seems almost mocking that in another Blizzard game, namely Overwatch, they are currently working on a hero skin that shows a Devourer Demon Hunter – and it looks much cooler than in World of Warcraft.
No adjustments, but Overwatch gets them
What is the problem with the Devourer Demon Hunter? The Devourer Demon Hunter is a cool idea on paper, but the implementation is half-hearted – we wrote a whole rant Wednesday about it. Especially on the cosmetic side, the new Demon Hunter disappoints, as there are no purple-blue tattoos and the fel-green eyes (or the glow behind the blindfold) do not come in a blue Void variant. This is unfortunate, considering that Blizzard has otherwise made sure that all fel-green effects are replaced by the Void.
What has upset the community now? During the presentation of the “Overwatch Spotlights,” which showcase the major innovations that are coming in the next weeks and months for Blizzard’s hero shooter, there was an image showing a new skin for the hero Genji. The image depicts Genji as a WoW Demon Hunter in the style of Illidan – but with blue tattoos and even a blue eye glow.
Accordingly, the comments in the WoW subreddit are quite incomprehensible:
- “It’s pretty crazy that Genji is getting blue tattoos before my Demon Hunter does. I mean, wtf Blizzard.” – Zeradith_TV
- “Green-blue eyes, blue tattoos, blue horns, literally only 3 recolor options are all Blizzard needs to give the Void Elves for their Demon Hunters to have a bit of style.” – muticere
- “I tried the Devourer a few days ago and liked the class and abilities. But when I wanted to create a sexy transmog, I noticed the problems. Pretty much every single Demon Hunter set was created with demonic flames in mind. Thinking about it, I’m not sure if the Demon Hunter should have gotten a Void specialization. It should have been its own class or maybe an update for the Shadow Priest? I don’t know, it just feels … wrong.” -SxToMidnight
Cortyn says: This is a typical case of a huge faux pas that Blizzard stepped into with a running start. While most fans probably find such cross-promotions between the games relatively cool, it is a bit uncomfortable when the quality in the games where the characters do not actually appear is significantly higher.
However, to be fair, the skin is not yet available in Overwatch – so Blizzard still has a bit of time to fix the issue. However, there are also some things the Game Director of World of Warcraft is currently really proud of – and that are not normal in the industry.
