The flaws of Covenants have already been exposed

Last thread was reported for personal harassment so please keep it civil in here. If you’re here to argue against pulling the ripcord please make your reasoning clear outside of ‘if effects me’, how does it effect is what we’d like to know.

The nerf to night fae having access to a Shadowmeld should be a warning sign of what we expect to have going forward going into release.

In case you’re not in tune of what the #PullTheRipcord movement is about, during the interview that took place between Ion Hazzikostas and Preach, Ion talked about in the scenario where Covenants became too big of a mess to deal with that they had a system where they could open the system up and make everything easily swappable - He referred to it as pulling a ripcord.

In my opinion, based on Blizzards track record of balancing features in previous expansions including BFA - Blizzard has not demonstrated they have the required manpower or knowledge to handle balancing the below systems fairly.

  1. Tank Balance
  2. Healer Balance
  3. DPS Balance
  4. 4 separate Covenants powers and signature abilities.
  5. Conduits
  6. Legendaries

In a genre and game where the meta has existed for 15 years, trying to crush it by forcing players to become a specialist in one form of content where Blizzard will do sledgehammer nerfs after the fact (Thunderous Blast + Other azerite traits and Corruption nerfs like -50% Damage done by Echoing Void + Ineffable Truth).

It’s a no matter of if the pulling will happen, it’s if it’s going to happen before 9.3, I think the game would be much more healthy, fun to play and enjoyable for all if we pulled it before release.

Sincerely, a concerned veteran of 15 years and current 12/12M raid leader.

#PullTheRipcord

Reporting for spam isn’t the same as a dislike, come on guys.

Please no personal attacks in this thread many thanks :slight_smile:

Moderator: Removed callout to Blizzard in title. Callouts like this are a violation of the forum rules.

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PULL IT!

#PullTheRipcord

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puts on sunglasses

leans in to mic

I’m just here so I won’t get fined.

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I’ll have the Gnocchi special with Diet Coke, please.

(Whispers) We’re NOT tipping these people, it took them 20 minutes to take our order!

Oh, no! They heard us! Let’s just go, there’s a GnomeCentral around the corner.

(hustles to the door)
(grabs 13 mints)
(runs out)

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Avoid the crapstorm that is going to be Season 1 of Shadowlands. The uncertainty is already there, the seed has been planted.

Pull it.

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I like that the decisions in expansions that the design team are adamant about usually end up being complete garbage.

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I dread people won’t do this, check the system out and leave for the rest of the expansion.

People will be hot to pass this off as BFA2. 0

https://www.change.org/PullTheRipcord

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They’re the Meatloaf of game design. They will change anything based on feedback, but they won’t change that.

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I want to enjoy all aspects of my class without having to make other characters. That implies swapping covenants without punishment.

I don’t want to handicap myself in other forms of content that I like outside of Mythic raiding.

#PullTheRipcord

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When BfA released, I hated Azerite traits because it felt like I couldn’t change my build when I wanted to unless I had all of the gear.

Now I simply won’t be able to because of “meaningful choice.”

Didn’t think it could get worse… maybe I was wrong.

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I agree, pull the RIPCORD.

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I had a lot of friends who left in season one and said they’d return later.

On returning they see there are 3 new rental systems to catch up on and just dipped until shadowlands.

Not good.

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Pull the damn Ripcord!

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Here to lend my support, I want unlocked covenants.

#PullTheRipcord

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I want to be able to optimize for changing dungeon affixes and be able to adjust to 97% “balance passes.”

#pulltheripcord

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Too many systems ruined BFA. Quit giving us borrowed power, quit hiding the f**kery that is scaling in PvP, and quit putting in “meaningful choices” when we all know you are incapable of balancing them even remotely.

I don’t need a million new systems to enjoy the game, new story, new raids and dungeons, new abilities on occasion, new gear and bring back tier sets!!!

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Reposting an epic link:

https://twitter.com/PreachGaming/status/1294973606162763778

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Joining a Covenant is about being a part of a new, specific society with a unique position, duties, values, ect in the greater Shadowlands cosmology and the whole concept is built upon it being a singular choice, just like race and class, that will inform your character’s identity the entire time they are in the Shadowlands. Yes, the abilities and cosmetics are a couple of parts of that whole, but it is the whole that is the point. Separating the parts will negate that whole and therefore the whole concept.

Please stop trying to ruin the first in-game choice that significantly and lastingly affects game play Blizzard has come up with in ages because you can’t deal with not having your cake and eating it too.

#IgnoreTheRipcord.

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If you’re actually interested in discussion, making blanket generalizations like this isn’t going to get you anywhere.

I’m serious. What does “have your cake and eat it too” even mean in this context?

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:champagne: :popcorn:
#PullTheRipcord

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