Blizzard Pledges More Player Customization: Interview with Windows Central

Posted 2026/02/17 at 9:00 AM by Archimtiros

Player Housing

More racial styles are coming, so players won't be forced to build their own goblin workshop out of spare decor purchased from Undermine. The team doesn't want players waiting years to make a goblin or gnome house and are already working on a solution. It won't be a painfully slow rollout like heritage armor has been.

Housing mechanics may not always be constrained to specific instances and can function in the main world of Azeroth. This is only the beginning. They've already thought about how it could be used to build quests, activities, and events, but the first priority is getting support and optimization.

Self-made traps, jumping puzzles, and other user generated content is also teaching the developers a lot about what kinds of things players enjoy about the system, and helps developers prioritize.

Player Customization

More racial cosmetics are coming, though they don't have a roadmap yet. They're looking at a larger project, rather than the odd drop here and there like heritage armor, and have even discussed improving character animations at the same time... but it's not coming soon.

They understand the need for better player customization and expression, and have already started down that road by remaking the transmog system.

There are have been many talents, toys, and abilities over the years that attach audio/visual effects to change how something looks, an astonishing number of things overlapping, but not built to work together.

Working cosmetic glyphs into the new transmog system is the kind of customization they would like to offer. Long term, they want to come up with a more consolidated solution to customizing effects and appearances.

Adding and improving animations have come up more than you might imagine. Players want animations appropriate to the role they're playing, and integrating that into a customization system is all part of a larger project for the future.

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Comment by XxandesIt's not happening any time soonComment by Wolfielol#GiveWorgenTails (optional of course!)Comment by akaRavenI just want them to do better with toys.

If a toy can be abused in a raid or dungeon, stop it from being used and fix it, but otherwise make all toys that change you unlimited use and time, there's already hundreds of things right there that players should be using, but don't because of the limited time use of them.Comment by SinRDANCE STUDIO!

please?

we've been promised this for like 15ish years at this pointComment by ssithlSo more race/class combos? Druid feral/guardian (sure, all travel treant etc too why not) form granular options like the laserclucks have?Comment by TraitorbaneAll of that is nice but we really need an update to the character creator. At this point we have had the current models (exceptions ofc being the allied races) longer than the classic ones, it is time. I really hope this means they will be looking into it down the road, an expansion or two from now.Comment by ssithl#GiveWorgenTails (optional of course!)Comment by Zerothian#GiveWorgenTails (optional of course!)Comment by DarkPhoenix34Glyphs would be great. That was such a cool way to customize and they abandoned it. There are already so many abilities in the game used by enemies that could be glyphs.Comment by Bodhmallthey don't have a roadmap yetComment by Rokuro#GiveWorgenTails (optional of course!)Comment by AzerrionDid they really mention glyphs? No... don't give me hope.Comment by pghcrewI can see a lot of this being used as expansion features for The Last Titan.Comment by ZlotronPerhaps someday casters and some classes such as monks will start using weapons during casting and combat in general. That would be cool.Comment by RaynuruThey forgot to mention only Elves will get the updated Player Customisation /s.

Sorry as a Tauren player i am still sad from the sad we got four faces since Classic...CLASSIC!

Also ..playable Sethrak, Ogers, and other long requested Player Favourites would be great playable.
More Player Customisation is always welcome, but it is criminal how some races are always overlooked, while others get stuffed to the brim.
Clearly showing Blizz favoures some over the others..
Mainly Elves..Dwarves and Humans.Comment by cloudcapi for one just want more hairstyles.Comment by Noots123sounds great. will be really fun to experience when retirement comes around and it releasesComment by kaizuimAdd barbershop options to the outfit system I begComment by O4MinisterSpell skins, spell skins, spell skins, SPELL SKINS, SPELL SKINS!Comment by EzyahHow about you let me customize my UI ?

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