Blizzard has learned from the mistakes of the past and is building larger patches with significantly more content for World of Warcraft.
Shortly before the release of Legion, the World of Warcraft team promised that they would not repeat some mistakes from “Warlords of Draenor”. Chief among them was the great void that often prevailed between patches. Especially the introduction of patch “6.1”, which many only remember as the “Selfie” patch (due to a toy), upset many players.
But the “Blabla” is something many from Blizzard are already used to, as many plans, such as “releasing an addon every year”, could never be realized.
Legion seems to mark a turning point, as an overwhelming number of players are not only very satisfied with the pure content but also with the efforts to constantly deliver new content. At BlizzCon, we already got a first taste of what awaits us in patches 7.1.5, 7.2, and even 7.3. Some fans even find it almost too fast, as they – especially as “normal” raiders – can hardly keep up. But perhaps this is just a confirmation for Blizzard.
How much of the content is actually “really fresh” and how much of it Blizzard has already worked on before the release will probably remain a secret forever. But one we can cope with if the next few months remain exciting.
What do you think of Blizzard’s approach in Legion? Are you okay with the pace? Or do you not trust it yet and believe they will disappoint expectations?
Cortyn says: I am particularly excited about the “interim patches”, like 7.1.5, because the developers plan to incorporate several small things that simply contribute to the game’s atmosphere. Things like the “Ahn’Qiraj Remembrance Day” or the “Boat Day” enrich the game world, even though they don’t offer real rewards. I really enjoy such “fluff” in games and hope there will be much more of it. Now we just need to convince Blizzard to simply adopt the housing system from WildStar 1:1 – then at least my wishes in WoW would all be fulfilled. For now.
However, I also believe that no one would have reacted so negatively to the “hated” patch 6.1 if they had simply called it “6.0.5”.
