UPDATE: Zarhym updated the post to clarify what's been changed with the nameplates. For example, you'll see nameplates if you can peer into the doorway of a room, and nameplates for totems can be toggled on the PTR. The full update can be found after the jump.

Those of you on the public test realms may notice that Blizzard has made some changes to the way creature and character nameplates are displayed in World of Warcraft. Zarhym actually outlined these updates on the official PTR forum and is asking for feedback. Here's the list of changes straight from the blue post:

• The range at which you can see the nameplates is now much longer.
• You can no longer see the nameplates through objects which block line of sight.
• Instead of the nameplates trying to sort themselves, they just overlap. We think this makes them more useful for very large groups (example: Onyxia whelps).

Have you noticed these changes on the PTR? What do you think of them in PvE and PvP?

We have a couple of points of clarification based on some of the feedback and concerns we’ve been seeing in this thread:

• As long as you are able to peer into the doorway of a room, you will see nameplates of players or creatures in that room.
• Similar to the first point, pillars and bridges in Arenas will not hide friendly or enemy nameplates.
• Nameplates for totems can be toggled under “PRODUCTION” settings in “Interface Options” on the test realms. We will look into adding this functionality for pets as well.
• The way nameplates are sorted when large numbers of creatures and players are grouped together is not fully functional and we will continue to address the way these are sorted and displayed throughout the testing process. In the mean time, you can choose to toggle this feature back to its original functionality, also under "PRODUCTION" settings.