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World of Warcraft item stats “are growing exponentially” and it’s a problem, say Blizzard

In Blizzard’s current system, item stats in World of Warcraft increase exponentially in strength, to ensure that the game’s rewards remain “compelling” as players level. However, absurdly high numbers have left them with a real problem that will have to be addressed, the developer has said.

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Tigerfist4556d ago

This whole "issue" just seems like a big joke.

There is so much bullshit arround WoW nowadays and this is what Blizzard sees as in issue?

"Big numbers may become too hard to read"

That's just ridiculous.

Take a good look at the casual fest and the brain dead gameplay. That is the real issue with what WoW nowadays. One big issue that is still becoming worst.

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NuclearDuke4556d ago

I played since World of Warcraft Vanilla. The game was new to me back then and it was a pleasure playing. The game wasn't exacly harder back then, people were less trained in the mechanics aswell as the little to no addons being available made it much more difficult.

Vanilla WoW wasn't anymore hardcore than The Burning Crusade and the hardest two fights in the games history was in Wrath of the Lich King (Yogg Saron 0 Keepers & The Lich King 25 HC). Go ask any major raiding guild and you will get that reply.

GTFO with being a jerkoff.

Tigerfist4556d ago (Edited 4556d ago )

So,

The fact that the game required more min/maxing, crowd control class variety and knowledge, a group of 40 very able players and all of the coordination that it brings to the table is just not very noticeable.

Right, how could I ever counter your arguments.

By the way, C'thun called and said hello. Thank fuck for nerfing eh?

"People were less trained in the mechanics aswell as the little to no addons being available made it much more difficult."

Let's just say that the "trained" players had alot more tasks at hand than on the current WoW.

PS: Take a look at the new "talent trees" design that is coming with the upcoming expansion. Yup, no simplification there at all.

PPS: And that is what the "jerkoff" has to say. How about you? Do you have anything other than cheap insults up your sleeve? Please spare me...

kesvalk4556d ago

the real issue is a cash shop in a p2p MMO...

really blizzard?

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An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events

Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."

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PRIMORDUS1d 6h ago

How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.

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Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says

Microsoft has 'let Blizzard be Blizzard' following the acquisition of the veteran developer according to World of Warcraft's executive producer.

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Kaii9d ago

Diablo 4 storefront being a cash grabbing shitshow does unironically attest to that, kudos.

kythlyn8d ago

Microsoft needs to be guiding Blizzard to be what it USED to be, not allowing it to continue to be the greedy bastardization of itself that it has become.

XiNatsuDragnel9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

Okay i will be interested if they become old Blizzard but might as well be dead.

Rynxie8d ago

They will never be old blizzard. Most of all the OG's left from developers to those on the top (even some decision making folks left).

Vits9d ago

Shame most of the people that made Blizzard what they were, have already left a while ago.

ApocalypseShadow9d ago

I was about to say this. How can they be blizzard when they're no longer blizzard from yesteryear?

blacktiger8d ago

Rare was the thing I lost heart

victorMaje8d ago

Exactly. Blizzard hasn’t been Blizzard for a long time.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Knightofelemia9d ago

Blizzard is not the same Blizzard like it use to be.

PassNextquestion8d ago

Were you expecting Microsoft to hire everyone that had left Blizzard long before they purchased the company...

Microsoft has let the Blizzard company they purchased continue to be the Blizzard company they purchased.

thesoftware7308d ago

Wow, PassNextquestion,

You fully understand what that saying means, unlike some people on here who just have to say negative garbage talk.

When someone says, "Just let *blank* be *blank*, "they are just letting them operate how they operate.

It's pretty much how Sony "let Bungie be Bungie."

This comment section is full of outright haters, but you have to "let N4G be N4G"

GamerRN8d ago

This site leans so heavily in one direction...

BISHOP-BRASIL8d ago

I don't think people commenting are necessarily blaming MS for anything here, this is just collective longing for what Blizzard/Vivendi was before Activision's meddling.

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World of Warcraft Opens Beta Sign-Ups for 'The War Within'

Blizzard Entertainment has announced the opening of beta registrations for “World of Warcraft: The War Within,” inviting players to explore new subterranean worlds beneath Azeroth.