WoW Token Panic Hyperbole

WoW Classic WoW Classic General Discussion
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https://github.com/Resike/BlizzardInterfaceCode/compare/live...EsreverWoW:classic

So, everyone seems to be panicking about WoW Tokens in Classic.

STOP.

The single waved around screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/3OANbUO is being taken completely out of context.

Firstly, the source is someone who is pulling the Classic UI packages out of the current CDN build and comparing them to the live game copy.

Secondly, every single UI package has been updated to a ‘11300’ interface ID, whether its been touched yet or not. This includes the WoWTokenUI.

Thirdly, there are no other changes to that package, just like many other packages.

This does not mean that the WoW Token will be included with the game. It means they haven’t done the work yet. A lot of addons still need to change. If anything, this explains the lack of a beta, because anyone who started up the client would panic the hell out, because they haven’t stubbed off all of the 8.x interface yet.

Calm the heck down…

Side Note: In reading what they have done I saw a few things that give me joy, like that the Exit Vehicle button no longer checks for “CanExitVehicle()” and only checks for “UnitOnTaxi(“player”)” meaning the only use for that button is to short-circuit a multi-leg flight… just like Vanilla.

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WoW token in Classic
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There was no such button in vanilla (and TBC and wrath at least), you had to log out (which was instant on taxi) and back in to get that effect. But yeah, if it is now that would be a “change” I could get behind.

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Oh you’re right. They added that in WoD. It’s been so ubiquitous to me, I forgot when they added it. But yeah I would guess they’re going to keep that simply because you can log out and log in to get the same effect, like Mailboxes and Open All.

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For sure could be a remnant of the client but I do think people should make it known to blizzard that wow tokens are unacceptable

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I’m pretty sure they know that already. This isn’t the first period of panic about people hating on the wow tokens.

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Also just because UI exists in the code base, doesn’t mean it will be used anywhere. Pulling out content like the wow-token UI can be a very dangerous thing. You never know what else is touching that on retail. At the very least we as players know it touches the character select screen, shop screen, and the auction house. I wouldn’t be surprised if the final code base for classic has lots of BFA functionality that never gets called. Its the danger of rebuilding classic on the current client. But still better than updating an old client to include all the battle.net updates.

At the very least we should wait until we have a beta client or an announcement before we start freaking out lol.

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in Vanilla, there was no such button - the only way was to relog.

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Yea just because you assume they know it doesn’t mean that people shouldn’t express their displeasure with the possibility.

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Which is why it’s probably going to stay in. Why force characters to relog, when they can keep a function in that accomplishes the same thing without the relog?

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People are still going to make posts about it. You’re just adding to the pile.

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It also looks like they’re putting older style tutorials back in too, and removing all the “Communities” elements. (Or at least separating the Guild from any Communities changes).

Will be interesting, since they’ll need to have some independent BattleNet element for your communities/groups.

This is the only one on the pile that doesn’t start out with panic though.

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That doesn’t, somehow, make it not on the pile.

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So I shouldn’t post because the truth is far less interesting than screaming and running in circles?

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No, you shouldn’t post because the people who run and scream will ignore it.

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Not all of them.

And especially not if you keep bumping this up to the top of the list.

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  1. Doubtful.
  2. There is another thread for anyone who is capable of reading to latch onto
  3. Theres are stickied posts that say things like ‘content plan’ yet people still ask about it on occassion.
    Your post does little and in a few days when its gone, someone else will stagger in and make a post.
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So are you going around all the other threads telling them not to post the same thing over and over?

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No, but I do occassionally drop in on a hype thread to drop a bucket of water.

But whats that got to do with this?

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What’s it matter if someone makes another thread on something?
Why is this one so special that you’re complaining about it being made but not going to the other threads?

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So, go do that. This is literally the opposite of a hype thread.

Not enough panic inducement. Clearly the love popcorn more than common sense.

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