In the eyes of almost every WoW <\/em>player who experienced Cataclysm <\/em>as it was back in the early 2010s, that expansion was easily the most contentious and divisive in the game\u2019s history up to that point. The fabled \u201cbreaking of the world\u201d event, which completely altered the beloved zones and questing experiences players had fallen in love with since Vanilla WoW<\/em>, left players in shambles at the start of the expansion. Then, the nearly year-long final patch of Cataclysm <\/em>left almost everyone who stuck around through the end feeling entirely burnt out.\u00a0<\/p>
\u201cUnfortunately, a lot of players\u2019 perceptions of Cataclysm <\/em>were negatively shaded by that final patch, which was our Dragon Soul patch, [and] lasted a little over 10 months,\u201d WoW <\/em>associate production director Clayton Stone told Dot Esports.\u00a0<\/p>
