As a frequent forum user, I observe a lot of mention that Blizzard is petty and spiteful. Take Pathfinder, for instance. There is a large number of players who feel that this achievement was made and continues to be used out of spite. With the intent to remove flying in WoD, and having that backfire, the thinking is that Blizzard spitefully reintroduced flight to the game gated by Pathfinder.
Iâm sure there are other examples, but thatâs the best one that comes to mind (if you have any other examples, please, post them). And so I ask, do you believe Blizzard is legitimately spiteful in certain situations or is this a misconception?
I mean, them threatening to make azerite reforging cost even more if we didnât shut up about it betrays a certain amount of seething contempt for the playerbase and a desire to punish people for not falling in line with their vision.
I find it is more likely that itâs ventilation from not getting what they want than the possibility of a whole company whose job it is to make a game being collectively spiteful.
Trying to gut the water strider before, receiving backlash, and then later refusing to make it exempt from the mount equipment like they did the sky golem.
Well, more to your point, OP. This game is developed by spreadsheet managers and less by players. What looks good on paper is whatâs added to the game, not what people are asking for and passionate about. Itâs why people feel snubbed here.
This is a case in which forum trolling/memeing has become so ubiquitous that people, even the ones doing the trolling/memeing, donât realize that thatâs what theyâre doing.
Players are paying Blizz to play the game; why would anyone at Blizz, especially anyone who signs off on or review decisions that affect profits, make changes out of spite?
Not really pathfinder is allot easier and faster to obtain than when flying first released sure it only cost 5k gold but you also needed to rep farm in order to get your proto drake. Something that took 2 months min provided you did all the faily quests. Pathfinder in comparison is faster and easier to obtain
Iâd hazard a guess that itâs a first baby step towards removing Pathfinder for some âmiddle groundâ that doesnât just invalidate every single piece of ground content right off the bat. Making aerial obstacles keeps you engaged with what youâre doing and you canât just zip between camps, completely wipe them, and repeat.
Like I said. Spreadsheets. But perhaps a good change for the future.
Perhaps it is unwise to have ground mounts be susceptible to danger while flying mounts get none.
And not Blizzard saying, âhey, I hate you. I hate you so much. I hate all of you complaining here, so Iâm going to add this to actually show that I hate you.â
