Lately, I’ve been introducing some friends to World of Warcraft, and it’s proven more challenging than I anticipated. They’re curious about the game’s lore and its progression, and honestly, it’s tough to offer a comprehensive explanation while tackling mundane quests like slaying 10 rats or some other repetitive quest. My thought is to introduce a leveling system akin to time walking, but tailored for new players. Instead of choosing a specific expansion, this system would guide players through all expansions, raids, and dungeons, incorporating cinematics from classic to Dragonflight. The focus would be on content relevant to WoW’s storyline, allowing players to collect mounts, transmogs (like Raid Finder gear), and achievements along the way while also indulging in epic cinematics and relevant content. These experiences could be shared in groups mainly comprised of players, even with a limited number, supplemented by AI players to maintain a dynamic experience during the raids and or dungeons. For some of the content that does not require raids or dungeons, a list of people that are working on the same line of progression that I am would be very helpful and would promote the old style of game play that is also found in the new hardcore mode. (Although i recognize that is more out of necessity) The Bronze Dragonflight could serve as guides, leading us chronologically through WoW’s history, offering new players a captivating introduction to the game’s narrative. The content as it is now could be left the way it is, but this new layer could be a very attractive way to get people invested into the game.
There is so much to wow that gets over looked with the release of a new expansion. Its a shame that such good content (and some questionable *staring at shadowlands) gets overlooked. It is become very popular for games to reboot old content, this would be a fantastic opportunity for blizzard to try something a little different while staying true to the game.
What does the community think?