Classic Limitations from back in the day, appreciation post.

This image, while breathtaking, really shows how the view distance improvements can make the world feel smaller.https://ift.tt/36eJZQF here you can see: Icecrown Citadel; Naxxramas; a temple in a mountaintop in Storm Peaks and Wyrmrest Temple. This makes it look like Northrend is a very small place.With a small view distance and fog you had the feeling that it was all far away.A very good example of this is the entrance to Orgrimmar! If you go to Classic, the farthest buildings weren't very visible, and this gave the sense it was a way larger area and, dare I say it, more epic. In Retail you can see it all clearly, so it's a lot of information at once. Looks cool, but you can see the farthest building as clearly as the ones in front, making it look closer and tighter, and a little more claustrophobic.I do like the option to have a greater view distance, in some places it really makes for some amazing views, but I do feel that something is lost with the technology...idk perhaps it's just me mellowing in my late 20's, but i'm starting to sound like my father xD via /r/wow https://ift.tt/34aThub