It doesnt look better. Its objectively worse but, if thats your opinion then thats fine.
Its ok to be wrong.
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Itās clearly an opinion that I think the game looks better?
I would refer you to the last part of my comment 
Just because it is clear to you, doesnāt mean it is for the recipient of your message. And when almost everyone interprets your thread as questioning why classic looks better rather than sharing your opinion, you may need to reflect on that.
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Ok - I will add (OPINION) bold and underlined next time I want to share my opinion so as not to offend anyone 
Iām not mad at all. And you assuming so made it personalā¦in case you didnāt realize.
Anyways, Iād recommend you to look up the requirements for a decent discussion; itās all about supportive arguments. You base an opinion on arguments, only then an opinion can be discussed.
Now look at your own used arguments, and your own opinion formed based on these arguments. It makes absolutely no sense. Which, again, is fineā¦but itās not much of an discussion-worthy opinion other than just a preference; fine. I have mine, you have yours. But from a discussion perspective this topic is below 0.
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Ok mate, next time Iāll write a thousand word thesis to support an incoming āargumentā from you 
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Itās not about offending people. I just wanted to give my two cents, considering you seem to want to have a discussion, but all you are met with is people confused as to how you can claim Classic looks better when itās false.
But again, seeing how you respond, I donāt think any discussion would lead to anything other than you refusing anything that doesnāt align with āyour opinionā gl!
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Nobody needs a thousand word thesis with supportive arguments. Exaggerating is another red flagā¦
But, if you use as argument that Classic is more detailed, giving shoulder pads as example, then that point can be discussed - no? And this is very objective; it either is, or isnāt. What you could argue is that the level of detail suits the game more, or something like that.
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Maybe you have texture resolution set at higher in classic client than in TWW client.
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really do i need to give u Glasses? Classic doesnt look better then Retail, let me guess u never played Classic before now? that will explain the honeymoon feeling.
This reminds me of
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Classic looks better? I donāt think so
Each to their own I guess.
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And rain! Rain in vanilla is so much better than in retail.
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Classic wow just has a very iconic look
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Perhaps itās that Uncanny Valley where the more realistic something feels creepy / not quite right somehow. Until it reaches almost perfect levels of realism (thatās why itās a valley, it dips in the middle).
So Classic had quite stylised graphics (some call it cartoonish but thatās being a bit mean) which arenāt really trying to be realistic.
Over the years theyāve increased the realism and it may be dipping into that Valley.
Iām just guessing.
It also just be that current hardware can render the older graphics so much better.
In case youāre talking about the new faces specifically the problem here is that the old faces were basically just textures meaning that it was far easier to give each face a different personality.
When they swapped to the newer models the bodies improved significantly for the most part but the head / face almost had a downgrade of sorts because they failed to give each new face the same distinct look. The difference is that the newer faces are actual models and the features are distinguished by the MESH itself rather than the texture(though texture / material also helps). Theoretically it is an improvement.
It is unfortunate, I often preferred the older faces too. Their art team did a great job with the bodies but yeah, the faces feel more like an unfinished and unpolished student project almost rather than a proper feature considering WoWās and Blizzardās standards and ageā¦ I still remember how many of the folks on the forums acted like children who were disappointed with their christmas present. Their characters no longer seemed to portray the same personality and vibe as before. I cant blame them, they sort of ruined the characters for me too but I have gotten used to it now and its hard to go back to the lower resolution texture only faces.
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Maybe your retail game has some shenaningan resolution like 800x600 and then it looks even uglier and less details than the very very very old very pixeled classic 
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That I can agree with though. Wetlands during a rainstorm was really amazing.