You have failed, Blizzard. Not a little failed but a whole lot of failed and I’m sure the sub numbers that you don’t release anymore reflect that. I hope that next expansion major changes come into play so this game can hopefully return to more than just a shadow and shell of what it once was.
8.2 was my breaking point on WoW, I know we only just got a small taste of what 8.2 will supposedly offer but the foundation of the expansion is already set and will not change. For whatever reason I was thinking 8.2 might be the savior many of us were looking for, boy was I wrong.
I won’t go into detail about my dislikings of certain aspecs of the game since hundreds, if not thousands, of players have already posted the same general complaints a million times.
The following is my short list of major issues I have with BfA:
horrible class design. Pruning and streamlining everything doesn’t make engaging gameplay.
hand-out gear for everyone, nobody has to do any real content for good gear anymore.
get rid of pathfinder, this wasn’t a compromise, it was a hissy fit by the developers for having to add flight back.
stop with the esport crap. WoW will never be a successful esport, it’s supposed to be an mmorpg.
the over abundance of trash mobs in the world and dungeons isn’t fun or engaging gameplay. aoe aoe aoe aoe aoe aoe aoe aoe aoe isn’t engaging no matter how you look at it.
WF/TF needs to be removed or toned way down.
guild options, such as master loot, should be added back. The removal of options isn’t usually a good thing for an mmorpg. Stop trying to micromanage every aspect of the game for us.
sharding and phasing needs to be removed.
war mode is a failure and pvp servers should be returned.
Take care, Blizzard. I’ll check back and see if any changes are headed our way in 9.0, if not, then thanks for the many years of gameplay.
Warmode isn’t a failure at all, in fact is a highlight of the expac. Sharding and phasing is never going to disappear based on the sheer number of people that still play the game. Pathfinder requires you to work for flying, because it’s supposed to be a sought after reward. Esports are an entirely different thing altogether. Hand-out gear? Dude it’s catch up gear, it’ll be useless in 2 weeks.
The difference from its prime is staggering however.
The OP has some very valid points though.
Blizzard has taken the difficulty out of wow for the majority of the playerbase. They have made this game as mobile ready as possible as far as I can see.
It doesn’t matter to me anyway. I will still pay my sub because I support them. I will support them if they finally go down in flames after 9.0. I just wish they would make better business decisions.
They need to realize they will never regain those 10 million lost subs. Maybe the remaining 2 million or so love it the way it is, but based on sever health it sure doesn’t seem that way.
I often wonder is this says more about how our society has changed over the past decade. When I was younger the appeal was trying to earn what others had , even though it was hard. As the game has morphed it has favored that same younger generation but in doing so has become the handout club of earning your gear. Essentially they just it to you. When everybody is special, nobody is special, lol.
But it won’t change so in the end it is what is it is…
Sooooooooooooooo basically you want Classic? Literally everything you just listed is in Classic except the layering stuff but that is to be determined for how long.
Well, on the up side, at least I won’t be seeing any more nonsensical complaint threads from him.
The “why aren’t there end game zone portals in Stormwind and Org, even though we’ve never had end game zone portals in Stormwind and Org” complaint was my favorite.
horrible class design. Pruning and streamlining everything doesn’t make engaging gameplay.
One of the most fun class design Demon Hunters and warriors have a very short rotation. So ya, this comment is kinda a lie and pointless.
hand-out gear for everyone, nobody has to do any real content for good gear anymore.
The same community that said gear does not matter, it is about doing tough content for the enjoyment of it? How elitist of you to care about what people get. Go do harder content for higher item levels.
Across various servers, on multiple continents. Its not like you get to play with everyone. We also have a much smaller population compared to when CRZ was introduced, so the need it was serving is gone. Its gotten so bad that they now been adding npcs all over the place to make things more lively. The only reason they dont remove such things is because it would force them to admit there are less players, which is the reality btw