As part of today's media blitz regarding Wrath of the Lich King, IGN has posted up a pair of developer interviews. The first is with lead producer J. Allen Brack who spends some time speculating about WoW's future:
IGN: Is that something we'll ever see in future expansion packs, a full graphical overhaul?
J. Allen Brack: We talk about that for every expansion. We talked about it for Burning Crusade, we talked about it for this expansion and we've got new engine technologies that we do to make things better in terms of going back and redoing things. That's a pretty significant undertaking. And then other games have tried to do that and it's often with mixed results. Some people really like that idea, a lot of people continue to play with the old graphics. Invariably there's this huge jump technologically in terms of how you're going to go forward supporting new technology, new art assets, and still maintain the support for the old stuff, so it's a tricky challenge.
Click below for the second interview snip. WARNING: SPOILER ALERT IN THE 2ND INTERVIEW!!!