The current raid in World of Warcraft is receiving a lot of praise – even from former Blizzard employees who are rediscovering their love for WoW.
The latest expansion of World of Warcraft continues to ride a wave of acclaim. Even former Blizzard employees, who have long turned their backs on the company and many games from Blizzard, are now actively playing again and have nothing but praise for many features.
The raid “Palace of Nerub’ar” is particularly praised because the boss fights are simply fun – especially the final fight, which is even praised by former Blizzard employee Pirate Software.
Who is this? The streamer Jason Thor Hall, known as “Pirate Software” on YouTube and Twitch, has worked in the past for companies like Amazon Games, as well as Blizzard. At Blizzard, he was responsible for identifying botters and cheaters, punishing them, or developing countermeasures to detect or prevent such behaviors more quickly.
For several years now, Pirate Software has been a successful streamer, and you may have seen him in “YouTube Shorts”, where he often discusses the inner workings of video games and their development.
What kind of boss fight is he praising? Pirate Software is talking about the fight against Queen Ansurek. She is the current boss in the raid “Palace of Nerub’ar”. She is the queen of the Nerubian empire and is in cahoots with Xal’atath – at least until her death at the end of the fight.
What makes the fight so special? Even though Blizzard usually comes up with some interesting mechanics for end bosses, they seem to have put extra thought into Queen Ansurek, as there are a variety of mechanics that the whole raid must respond to. Pirate Software enthusiastically talks about the individual boss fight phases:
- In the first phase, all characters must gather in a small circle without touching the center. Once the boss sends out a deadly wave, someone must reach the center of the circle so that all characters are thrown over the wave.
- Later, all characters are summoned at intervals and die if they touch Ansurek. However, they must keep getting closer in order to deal damage.
- The group must split up and kill mobs at the right spot to be thrown onto higher levels by an explosion.
- In the final phase, characters must place two portals so that the whole group can reposition at the right moment to avoid another devastating ability. If the portals are placed incorrectly, most will die.
Some viewers rightly pointed out that some of these mechanics – like placing portals or pushing – have been used in previous boss fights. These mechanics were partially present in the Mausoleum of the First or the Vault of the Incarnations. However, the combination of so many abilities that require group interaction seems to be particularly well-received by Pirate Software. But he is also known for weeding out addons from his raid members.
How did you like the current boss in World of Warcraft: The War Within? Have you already conquered the raid on normal or heroic difficulty? Or are you only daring to enter the LFR or even the story mode, which can be completed alone but skips many mechanics?
