Some aspects of the island expeditions from World of Warcraft have been toned down. Enemies are now “less annoying” because players wanted that.
With Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance, the creators of World of Warcraft significantly revamped the island expedition feature. Enemies now tend to linger in camps, there are more diverse events and new objectives on the islands. At the same time, Blizzard had requested feedback and wanted to know how the new island expeditions feel and what could be improved. This feedback is now being implemented.
What did the players complain about? Many players were annoyed by the fact that they could no longer effectively bunch up enemies. In most cases, this was not due to the sheer strength of the enemies, but to their special abilities. Many enemies “push” or leave shadow globes that knock the character back upon contact. Thus, players spent more time hopping back and forth than engaging in actual combat.
This will be changed: Blizzard has already announced a list of changes. Above all, the “annoying” abilities of the enemies will be toned down.
- Enemies will now use Resonance Strike, Resonance Shield, and Unstable Geyser less frequently when another enemy has recently used them.
- The spheres created by Resonance Focus have been reduced from 4 to 2.
- The knockback effect from the Resonance Shield has been removed on “normal” and “heroic” difficulties.
- The strength of the knockback from the Resonance Focus spheres has been reduced on “normal” and “heroic” difficulties.
- The disorientation effect from Unstable Eruption of the Unstable Geyser has been reduced to 1 second (normal) and 2 seconds (heroic).
- The effect of the two abilities that cause worse visibility (Foul Fog and Dread Fog) on attacks from the Kvaldir has been drastically reduced.
- Yak and Musk opponents no longer knock back with charges. Moreover, the damage from trampling has been reduced by 50%.
When will the changes go live? The hotfix will be applied together with the PvP nerfs, likely later today (January 11, 2018), but certainly by tonight.
What do you think about the changes to the island expeditions? Are they now “too easy” or is it good that you can once again bunch up enemies at your discretion?
