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8.2
Last week 8.2 came out and before it did was looked at as the patch that will keep BFA alive or confirm its death. For some it saved BFA but others the death is more apparent then ever. 8.2 came with a Timeless Isle remake in Mechagon, a new mega dungeon, a brand new arch nemesis in Azshara including her zone Nazjatar, and more. As great as all these changes and additions were nothing was done to the classes and probably won't be until 9.0 and PvP is still in shambles according to a lot of the pros in the scene. If done right though Azshara could be WoW's next Lich King and art wise the patch is a homerun.
If you don't mind patch spoilers here are some cool in-game cinematics from Nazjatar and Mechagon.
Also a new raid is set to release in 8.2, Azshara's Eternal Palace. The Raid unlock schedule is the following.
- July 9 US / July 10 EU– Normal and Heroic Difficulties
- July 16 US / July 17 EU – Mythic and Raid Finder Wing 1 (Abyssal Commander Sivara, Blackwater Behemoth, Radiance of Azshara)
- July 30 US / July 31 EU– Raid Finder Wing 2 (Lady Ashvane, Orgozoa, The Queen’s Court)
- August 13 US / August 14 EU – Raid Finder Wing 3 (Za’qul, Queen Azshara)
With new raids comes the race for world first streams by Method which are always fun to watch. Last raid they fell short losing to Pieces but I bet they come back harder on this one since its a full raid tier. It will be interesting to see if one of their main streamers and members, MethodJosh, will be involved after he was indefinitely banned recently on Twitch for "'Other terms of service violation". Also Limit, North Americas #1 guild, might be making a surprise appearance. We know this thanks to a possible slip of the tongue by popular WoW streamer Toweliee.
Mike Morhaime tells all
Mike Morhaime, Co-Founder of Blizzard ENT, gave a talk at Gamelab's in Barcelona last week and some interesting things were said.
- He left to spend more time with his family. Understandable when your a billionaire and have many years ahead of you. Chris Metzen left for similar reasons.
- Blizzard cancels 50% of its projects. The reasons for this varies. Sometimes the game becomes way too expensive to continue making. Other times they realize the market isn't there. If it's being cancelled it could be many of reasons including not meeting their quality standards.
- On Titan.
- He said Diablo 3's Auction House was a good idea but it was a decision decided after the loot system was finished and they didn't mesh well.
- On Diablo Immortal.
Store Mount
I created a thread about this but wanted to include it here as well. 2 days before the quarter ended Blizzard announced a new store mount included with a 6 month subscription purchase. The Sylverian Dreamer, seen above, is a unique model mount only obtainable through this promotion and probably will be in the store later on. This isn't the first time Blizzard has added store mounts, in fact lately it has become quite common. Every time one is added though there tends to be a civil war within Blizzard's fanbase. On one side you have the people who don't see the store mounts as an issue, realize they can be obtained with tokens bought with in-game gold, and just think haters are overreacting. On the other hand you have people who are pissed. They are mad because you are playing a game that costs money every expansion plus a monthly subscription therefore everything should be in the game at that point and not behind another paywall. They also hate that these mounts tend to be completely unique models and nothing in the game looks like them so they cannot be farmed like other mounts.
The question is which side is right? Does the fact that these mounts are obtainable via WoW Tokens make it alright for Blizzard to add such things like this or is it complete greed by them and a slap in the face to all their users who pay every month and buy an expansion every 15-20 months?
Personally I think the fact that their unique models is the greediest. Maybe if they had them in shop first and added them in game 6 months later to farm it wouldn't be as bad but putting completely unique stuff in an MMORPG behind a paywall is just greedy. The only time it wouldn't be greedy is if the game was free to play which it is not.
What are your thoughts?
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