That doesnât change the fact of people doing phase 1 with 1.12 talents. Itâs a frankengame, full stop. Nobody here cares whatâs easier or arbitrarily âconsistentâ for Blizzardâs dev team, they are entirely capable of mixing content versions (read: not multiple versions of the same content) based on what suits the game and delivering what people want.
Oh sod off. You could use the same logic to argue that Naxx loot in MC would make you happy, just have both versions in the game
Still takes a modicum of effort as opposed to afkâing in 5 minute AVs. 1.12 talents make pve easy enough, thereâs no reason to make pvp gear even more effortless.
And? Again youâre making a pointless recreation argument when this game was never an accurate recreation to begin with. Even humoring your logic, AV is content, and 1.12 AV didnât exist until the last phase, so it should be time gated? Gtfo
Nobody is asking for a version of AV that never existed.
You said easy loot is contrary to the Classic experience.
Splitting your 40 man into three Onyxia groups for six Tier 2 helms every five days is pretty easy. You should be arguing for them to tune up raid difficulty if you want to remain consistent.
It doesnât matter what version we get, itâs going to be a zerg. Youâre delusional if you think a couple buffed mobs is going to make the difference between the âold schoolâ av that lasted days and zerging
This might surprise you but itâs still a minority of guilds pulling that off. Itâs -easier- than vanilla, but not âafk for a weekâ easy of 1.12 AV. At least youâre actually playing the damn game in your scenario.
Wtf does that have to do with what I said? My point is it was tied to phases like any other content, so to be ââ"âconsistentâ""" they have to time that as well. Iâm saying the timeline/content version consistency is not the most important thing.
Thatâs the thing I donât understand. Thatâs the primary argument from most people on this forum for an older version of AV. Itâs a terrible argument and it obviously failed as Blizzard hasnât changed their minds.
The better argument, the one I put forward, is to use an older version of AV because itâs more content complete. Blizzard said:
After careful consideration, we decided on Patch 1.12: Drums of War as our foundation, because it represents the most complete version of the classic experience.
1.12 AV is not the most complete version of AV. This is the only argument that contradicts Blizzardâs stated goal of using patch 1.12.
This is the only argument the playerbase needs. Why would Blizzard care if matches are longer? Use Blizzardâs words against them, this lame â1.12 AV IS A ZERG!â argument is useless.
It definitely could become a zergfest. Itâs up to the players to make that happen, not the NPCâs or landmines.
All these people saying âThey gave retail old AV!â
Guess what? People are zerging that old AV right now, 20 minute games despite them turbocharging NPCâs to the point that they one shot almost everyone.
This is what happens when people play a game for 15 years. They know the tips and tricks far better than they did when it first released. Same reason why Ragnaros fell so quickly.