Rip zaralek caverns. rares will despawn now

[Rhielitychek-earthfury]

@Herdell-proudmoore

So is Blizzard dead set on this change??

Seems so. They doubled down in a blue post and ignored the crux of the feedback given to them IMO.

@Martek

We’ve absolutely heard your feedback that this feels like a quality-of-life reduction, particularly if you’re hunting specific rare elites for rare cosmetic drops. We’re considering a couple of additional changes to address this:

• We recently found an issue that was causing zones like Zaralek Caverns to be underpopulated. We’re working on a hotfix for that, and once we’ve deployed the fix, you should start seeing more players and have an easier time finding others to group with.
• We’re planning to adjust the droprates of some rare cosmetics that come from these creatures. More details on that should be coming soon.

Thanks as always for your feedback; keep it coming!

Like, I’m glad they communicated, but man…