The players of WoW Classic believe that something is wrong with the elite opponents. However, Blizzard says: No, they have always been this easy.
Since the start of the beta of World of Warcraft Classic, hardly any other topic has been as hotly debated on Reddit. After many players reported bugs that turned out to be established features of Classic, there is now a new problem: elite opponents.
What is the problem? Many players complain on Reddit and in the official forums that the damage numbers of elite opponents are not as they remember them. Many believe that elite opponents hit significantly weaker in WoW Classic than they did back then. They fear that Blizzard has adjusted the opponents to cater to the current player base.
Blizzard refutes the whole thing with numbers: To nip the accusations and speculations in the bud, Blizzard provided screenshots and examples that refute the problem. They compared the numbers from the current beta with those from the “internal version 1.12.1” used by the developers as the basis for WoW Classic. This is the original code from many years ago.
The screenshots clearly show that the example opponent Rhahk’Zor from the Deadmines inflicts damage exactly as he did back then. So it is the players who are “misremembering” and had a more difficult impression of the opponents than they actually were.
What is the reason for this? Why individual players perceive the damage numbers of elite opponents as too weak is hard to say. The most common assumption is that players were simply less experienced with MMORPGs back then, and the mechanics and game principles were not as well understood. Due to such ignorance, which is quite normal for newcomers, the opponents appeared stronger back then.
Private servers used incorrect numbers: The second reason is that players have likely gotten a distorted impression over the years from private servers. There, the opponents were often not identical to what was seen on the official Blizzard servers.
Are you also in the beta of WoW Classic? Did you also have the impression that Blizzard has made the opponents easier?
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