I have to admit that the goblins look great.

Great model and textures. I just hope that the animations are on par. And the ears! Please animate the EARS! (make them twitch at times during the idle animation, it would add a lot)

If anything I would make them just more curved and three-fingered instead of five (but then lore guys would complain, I guess?).

The art direction is MUCH improved from the screenshots released earlier. I love the color palette and I hope it’s not just a trick on some screenshots. The dwarf model still sucks, but the rest is starting to look much better than WoW and not as cartoonish (or at least less goofy).

In particular I like how the “green” used on the goblin is much more natural, detailed and opaque compared to the neon-green of the orcs in WoW, for example. This is why I hope it’s a definite choice in the art direction instead of a trick of this one screenshot. I think that fluorescent greens, yellows and purples are out of place for this kind of fantasy setting, but this is more like a personal point of view on the genre and a stylistic choice than a rule. Still, you can see how much better things can look when the art direction is solid.

Keep the colors more opaque, dimmer and natural and the game will look much better.

The look of armor and weapons is finally matching the setting instead of going in the Voltron direction. If they stick to that path the game overall look will finish to be more appealing than WoW. I want to see metal, bones, wood, leather. Stains, worn look, rust. NOT PLASTIC.

There are also a few screenshots of the interface. Very WoW-like. But at least it’s well organized and leaves behind the old-generation square blocks used in the old school mmorpgs (DAoC included). It’s nice the idea to add a full animated model in the middle on the bottom-bar. But I guess here the point it to see your party members fully animated, not just your own face. Without cluttering the screen.

So, if things continue to go in THAT precise direction, the game could really look amazing. If not, it will trip and fall behind WoW as a shabby imitation.

As for the rest, this game is at a crossroads.