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One of the most annoying mechanics Blizzard has introduced in recent years is this concept of "time gating," borrowed from the most annoying practices of Activision's King mobile division. (Image credit: Source: Blizzard Entertainment) Source: Blizzard Entertainment Look at all these powers you can have in Shadowlands! Each node represents several weeks of waiting, though. Time gating contributes to the sense of routine-like "work, not fun" Some of it adds important context, but why wasn't that presented in-game? Despite incredible art, great voice acting, and improved tools for making in-game cutscenes, the way the story has been presented in recent years, much like the gearing situation, makes me care less about the game. More and more of it slips out of the main game and into books and comics that require extra reading and research. Honestly, this is just a small slice of everything that has gone weird with WoW's storyline as of late. Alas, that seems very much to have been the case, changing her mind on a mere whim at the last minute by half-heartedly firing a single arrow at The Jailer. Blizzard promised that Sylvanas' plots and plans would make sense, and that she wasn't just another basic baddie hungry for power for power's sake. It feels increasingly like Blizzard writes the story in a whiplash-style reactionary way, rather than for the sake of, you know, writing a good story. The way the story has been presented in recent years, much like the gearing situation, makes me care less about the game. None of it makes any sense unless you consider the fact that Blizzard doesn't want to end Sylvanas, for the merchandising and brand silhouette. For some random reason, the game's big bad, The Jailer, decided to resurrect her out of undeath, while also letting the champions of the Horde and the Alliance escape. The implication being that her undeath "made her do it" or something along those lines. Sylvanas looks set to have some sort of redemption story unfolding now, despite her numerous crimes.
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Source: Windows Central The Jailer is shown throughout the story to be sadistically vindictive, but he for some reason lets the Horde and Alliance champions live at the end of the raid, like an average cartoon villain. The story feels designed around player retention metrics instead of quality It serves only to contribute to the sense that gear doesn't matter, your class "fantasy" doesn't matter. It was the case in ages past that each class would get its own unique set of armor for running a high-end raid, but that's no longer the case. Blizzard seems to have taken this as an excuse to stop making art assets for high-end raids. Since the advent of transmogrification (transmog for short), players can swap the style of a weapon or armor piece to look like any previously obtained item. I'd also argue that these "token" systems reduce the thrill of getting items from, you know, bosses.Īdditionally, Blizzard stopped putting any effort into making items in WoW look good.
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Blizzard has implemented some improvements to gearing in the latest 9.1 update to Shadowlands, but you have to wonder why these systems weren't already in place, especially considering they are literally recycled from past expansions. It was at this point I just decided the game wasn't worth my time anymore.
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I killed over 40 high-end bosses without getting a single upgrade during World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Source: Blizzard (Image credit: Source: Blizzard)
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Why exactly are so many players leaving World of Warcraft? Here's what I believe. This recent player exodus might be temporary, but unless Blizzard takes notice, I believe it's only a matter of time before World of Warcraft relinquishes its crown for good. Is FFXIV going to kill WoW? Maybe not today.
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I wrote recently about how some big WoW influencers have also deserted the game for FFXIV, flooding Final Fantasy XIV's servers with new players (affectionately known in-game as sprouts).
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Since that event, the game has steadily grown, reaching record concurrent players on Steam, with some third-party population trackers putting it on competing grounds with World of Warcraft for active players. To Square Enix's credit, they stuck with it, investing millions to literally reboot the entire world. FFXIV was notorious for failure ironically in its early days, with a catastrophically under-realized system that failed to maintain a stable player base. A challenger from another legendary franchise has arisen, dubbed Final Fantasy XIV: Realm Reborn. WoW has long been the king of the paid-MMO world, until now.