The feature was controversial yet a complete success. The developers of World of Warcraft are satisfied with the one-button assist.
Very few new features have been discussed so passionately and controversially before their introduction as the “one-button assist”. A setting where you can play any class in World of Warcraft using only a single button to execute the basic combat rotation. This ensures that you don’t have to read guides for hours and can be successful with a new class without really understanding it.
Meanwhile, the feature has been live for several weeks, and the developers have been able to gather a lot of feedback. In an interview with PCGamer, Morgan Day, Associate Game Director of WoW, spoke about the feedback from the community.
We have received overwhelming positive feedback regarding this feature. We hear from all kinds of groups of players that they find it useful, especially the one-button assist. Some of them have said that they can enjoy the game much more when using the assist because it allows them to focus on what is right in front of them instead of the next step in the rotation.
Too strong compared to real
playing?
There are also ongoing discussions about whether the assist is too strong or too weak. Although there is a penalty to the global cooldown when using the assist, many players achieve better performance than when playing traditionally. But the current results are exactly what we aimed for:
We are monitoring the performance data of the one-button assist, and it currently meets our intentions for the feature. Our plan is to keep the assist updated as we make significant changes to specializations, so it always suggests the right spells and abilities.
This first major adjustment is already set to come with Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh, as there are some revisions for numerous classes, such as the Shadow Priest.
However, there are still a few issues with the assist. Because as helpful as it is, it sometimes creates a new difficulty: the uncomfortable feeling of having to press the same button repeatedly. This can relatively quickly lead to fatigue or pain.
Some people have told us that it can be quite tiring to press the same button repeatedly, and that is valuable feedback. We are looking at options for how we can improve this, but for the near future or the next patch, nothing will change.
A solution that everyone can use right now is quite simple: You can simply drag the one-button assist to multiple areas in the action bar. This allows you to vary which finger you use and which button is actually pressed.
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