The depths of World of Warcraft: The War Within are currently massively bugged. Because those who go in solo hardly have a chance to succeed.
The depths in the new expansion of World of Warcraft should be the perfect content for solo players, which can also be tackled with a group. But currently, there are massive incentives in The War Within to overcome the depths solely with a group.
The scaling, which is supposed to create a good gaming experience for every group size, is faulty. Solo heroes have hardly any chance to successfully complete a depth.
What is the problem? There currently seems to be a bug with the scaling of the depths. Because while many players have found that the depths from level 4 and up are extremely difficult to complete alone, this is not the case for group visits.
That the scaling is not working correctly can also be easily verified in some depths:
- Entering a solo depth at level 8, “normal” enemies already have a proud 12 million health points.
- Entering a depth of level 8 with a group of 2 players, the same mobs have only 8 million health points.
So there seems to be a “minus scaling.” Because actually, the enemies should gain more health points as the group size increases. Currently, the opposite is true, so enemies during solo visits have a staggering 50% more health points – while one has to take them down alone.
These scaling issues seem to vary depending on class and depth, making it difficult to pinpoint the exact error. However, it is clear that the scaling of the depths is not functioning as Blizzard intended.
Different classes in WoW experience the depths differently
So the community discusses: Many report, for example, in the official WoW forum, that they have no chance in solo visits in the depths at higher levels and that even depths from level 4 and up are not fun at all.
Even simple trash mobs (at level 8+) would dismantle many characters in a few seconds and often only with 2 to 3 attacks. Even tanks take so much damage that essentially all major cooldowns have to be used in any group just to survive – against the bosses, one is often hopelessly outmatched.
However, there are also many comments that apparently do not recognize the bug and demand that “the depths should not be nerfed” – in the WoW subreddit such a post has risen to the top. It is argued there that the difficulty of the depths is perfectly fine and that one should not listen to those who are complaining.
The fact that this perception varies so greatly is likely due to the different classes currently experiencing various scalings and difficulties, and it is therefore easy for some to say: You just aren’t playing well enough. That some classes can literally be killed by creatures with unavoidable “one hits” is something they have probably hardly experienced themselves.
It is to be expected that Blizzard will fix this bug within the next few days, as it ultimately defeats the purpose of the depths. After all, the depths are supposed to offer solo heroes a way to obtain good gear. Currently, it doesn’t help much that leveling Brann Bronzebeard has become significantly harder.
What experiences have you had with the depths so far? Did you complete them as a group or solo? Which class did you play and how was your experience with the depths at level 8 and higher? A piece of cake or an insurmountable wall? Share it in the comments!
