Blizzard admits that Patch 8.1 will not resolve all issues of World of Warcraft. More work is obviously needed.
Next week it will finally happen. The major patch for World of Warcraft, Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance, will finally be deployed to the live servers.
Meanwhile, there are numerous discussions around the new content that keep coming up in the official forums. Some players feel that Patch 8.1 is not doing enough and is still not addressing many issues. Blizzard has now confirmed this.
What did Blizzard say? In a discussion about the current state of World of Warcraft, many players raised concerns about individual systems (Azerite, professions, classes) and talked about the changes in Patch 8.1. Community Manager Ythisens said:
“8.1 will not eliminate all these concerns, but it will address some of them. Is that enough? Of course not. There is still a lot to do.”
Community reacts sarcastically: Especially on Reddit, many cynical and sarcastic comments are accumulating in response to this statement from Ythisens. After all, it was previously said that the problems with classes should be fixed in Patch 8.1. However, Shamans still feel neglected. Patch 8.1 primarily brings a change to the numbers, rather than to the “boring” playstyle for many players.
What specific problems are being discussed? Especially Elemental Shamans are a thorn in the side of players, but Shadow Priests are “not fully reworked yet” according to Blizzard’s statements. The Azerite system, which many consider a “cheap, inferior version of artifact weapons,” also needs significant improvement.
Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance will be released next week – on December 12, 2018. We have explained how to start the background download here.
Are you looking forward to Patch 8.1 Tides of Vengeance? Are you optimistic about the changes and innovations?
