Hello everyone, even though this is directed towards blizzard, I wish to speak on behalf of this legendary weapon. Blizzard cherished this weapon since the beginning of Classic and wished to implement this weapon for a unique synergy with any two-handers. Sadly, it never got the vision Blizzard hoped for. A weapon that could’ve been so difficult to acquire, the reward was worth the journey.
Even being a kid back then, all my family members heard the tale of the legendary Ashbringer. Only being a Ret pally(still to this day) they’ve done everything they can to help me find it no matter how long it took us(2 months). Until we heard Blizzard post the topic about the weapon relieved from being used as a legendary, we stopped our journey from there.
No complaints, no requests, no begs. This is the time for the Ashbringer to become the vision that Blizzard hoped it would become!
Even if such a beautiful weapon couldn’t exist in Classic, and there are no plans for its inevitable tedium journey to acquire; I would go to the ends of the earth to find it and see it for myself, or even use it on my own adventure! Just into consideration!
Blizzard poops out the nerfed AV that is not only unfun but makes the honor grind even more ridiculous than it was in Vanilla, and you think they’re going to make an entirely new legendary?
Admirable, but this isn’t a “new game”, it’s not a “remaster”, it’s a recreation.
The goal has always been to get as close to vanilla as possible. This isn’t a game to improve, balance, or update with “new” content. Think of it as an historical reenactment.
I remember everyone looking for the cleansed version of ashbringer even in TBC and WotLK. I’d be open for a legendary version being slipped in through some crazy long quest line simply due to the iconic status of the weapon, and it’s place in the lore of the original game.
It’s a shame that it was never made a legendary quest line in Vanilla to begin with. And blizzards decision to take such an iconic, and incredibly rare item from the lore and make it an artifact weapon available for every paladin to receive for free was a pretty poor decision imo.
Everyone has great valid opinions! “It isnt a Remaster” instead a “recreation” is the best fair argument against I’ve read so far.
Ashbringer should’ve been a legendary even when Blizzard hoped to make it a brilliant weapon! Of course I was there doing legion and acquired almost every version of the Ashbringer(besides Shattered reckoning). For those whom said be there doing legion are correct! I was, and happy to use it as a transmog!
This was mainly my point in introducing it when they had high hopes in making it obtainable! Of course it will unlikely happen! But it is just a thought because the Ashbringer was one of the biggest impacts on the community!