Speaking about the WoTLK Classic Gold male Blood Elf design, senior artist Joe Keller said that while the model "already has plenty of character" thanks to his "easily recognized pose and fashionable hairstyle," the upgrade provided an opportunity to further define these characteristics, "while still maintaining his iconic look, and bringing him up to the same level as other character models."

Although Blizzard hasn't announced a specific timeframe for when these models will become live, the company has stated that it's "focusing on texture and model variations, along with animating and rigging" and plans to release the updated visual look soon.

The majority of races within World of Warcraft received a visual update in the lead-up to the launch of the Warlords of Draenor expansion. After they were the Blood Elves, the Goblin and Worgen races are still due for visual change.

The Warlords of Draenor launched earlier this month, and hit 10 million active subscribers within 24 hours of the game's release. It was plagued by issues with the servers buy WOW WoTLK Classic Gold when it launched The issue was resolved and Blizzard responded by allocating additional gaming time to existing subscribers as compensation. World of Warcraft celebrates its 10th anniversary today. Check out P2Pah's look back about the role-playing game with our 10 Years of WoW feature.