Gareth HarmerMar 14

Sooo…. #WarcraftMidnight

Managed to get to 90 without even finishing Zul’Aman.

“finally, I can get started on level cap content”

Nope. It’s all gated behind finishing the main story.

Prey system? Gated

Level 4 and up delves? Gated

Heroics? Gated

Considering that I (like many people) didn’t even finish the War Within campaign, this is such a terrible idea.

Show threadBearmine
@Gazimoff me when I played wow years ago: “WoW has a story?”
Mar 14 at 3:38pmWeb
Show threadGareth HarmerMar 14
@bearmine They’ve taken a *ton* of inspiration from FFXIV since about 2018. Not all of it has been well implemented.
Show threadBearmineMar 14
@Gazimoff well I’m seeing enough of our cycle complain about it being required that it seems to be a culture clash. Since WoW was always targeted at end game people and not more casual story peeps like me.
Show threadGareth HarmerMar 14
@bearmine historically, I’d agree with you. But if Blizzard’s latest marketing campaigns and feature focuses (housing, delves) are anything to go by, I think they’re switching away from the hardcore.
Show threadPixel OneMar 14
@Gazimoff @bearmine and honestly I think that's the disconnect. They are marketing for casual but still requiring hardcore to some degree.
And yes, it has story, a bit of a disconnected and often retconned one but it's there.
They are also taking a ton of stuff from GW2 to be honest lol.
Show threadGareth HarmerMar 14
@pixelone @bearmine oh absolutely! There was a zone in GW2 that I absolutely hated that had a ton of huge vines and plants and stuff that was very vertical, and Harandar feels almost exactly like it :(
Show threadPixel OneMar 14
@Gazimoff @bearmine I know exactly the zone you are talking about. It is the only GW2 expansion I could not stand.
Show threadJoarMar 14
@Gazimoff @bearmine @pixelone Heart of Thorns. Super vertical with no flying and hero points that were impossible.