World of Warcraft is very complicated. But it shouldn’t always be that way. Even those who don’t want to think should be able to have fun in The War Within.
With the upcoming expansion “The War Within,” World of Warcraft aims to build on the foundation that has already been laid with Dragonflight. This means there will be more content that appeals to a wide variety of players.
Where was this said? In an interview with Windows Central, Holly Longdale (Executive Producer) talked about the content that should also be interesting for solo players. A quote from this conversation:
We are on this journey to offer something to all types of players. We know from our research and surveys that there is a whole segment that says, “I don’t want to think too much; I just want to feel like I’ve made progress in 15-20 minutes.”
What does this mean? This is certainly not meant as an insult but simply as a different play style. Not everyone has the time to spend several hours in a raid or to read long strategies and guides on the toughest “Mythic+” dungeons. Nevertheless, we want to offer these players content so that they can also have a good time in World of Warcraft.
One of the examples of this type of content is “Delves”. These small “mini-dungeons” can be found throughout the game world of The War Within and embark on a small adventure alongside an NPC companion. However, those who want can also venture out with a group. Each delve lasts about 5-15 minutes and has varying tasks and different difficulty levels.
The focus on solo content doesn’t appeal to everyone – including our editor Karsten Scholz.
Thus, the Delves also contribute to the weekly reward chest, which for the first time also offers something for solo players in the PvE area. Although the maximum possible reward is several levels below the toughest dungeons or raids, it is still possible to reach the level of heroic raiders over multiple weeks.
What else is there? There have also been other examples of easily accessible, simple entries in the recent past. Even if the mode didn’t appeal to everyone, “Plunderstorm” was developed along the same lines. Here, too, one could “just jump in” and didn’t need to plan extensively. There was no need to create and skill a character extensively, nor to inform oneself greatly. The mode was self-explanatory, and a match lasted only 10-15 minutes.
That World of Warcraft as a whole has become far too complex and therefore extremely discouraging for newcomers is something we criticized not long ago.
