I just read the WoW combat system changes and I gotta say this is a frightening read.
The changes they want to do for Combat to make it more accessible is EXTEREMLY concerning, specifically reading this one part
“Abilities that are very complex, such as Adaptive Swarm, Surge of Power, or Blackout Combo.”
In what word is Blackout complicated? This really sounds like a WoD 2.0 pruning of spells, and what YOU Blizzard have to understand is that for as many people that complained about how “Complex” the combat is, 4 times more enjoy the combat and it’s complexity. It’s one of the main reason your longest term subscribers are still sub to the game. Your running the risk of aliening long term fans for new short term fans that aren’t as likely to stay around.
WoW fundamentally requires complexity for it’s gameplay loop to function and succeed, I deeply urge Blizzard to reconsider their decision making and not to listen to vocal streamers that don’t even play the game anymore
As many have stated you have address this situation by adding a 1 button rotation and a skill assist Highlight.