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This isn\u2019t the first time that Blizzard has made changes to a retail WoW<\/em> system in a way that makes a player’s progression feel a little bit less fulfilling long-term.\u00a0Following his initial reaction, Asmongold created a list of numerous instances in which changes were made to a WoW<\/em> system that made character progression feel like wasted time or had obvious alternatives that were more player-friendly.<\/p>

The list of around 10 different things in the past couple of expansions that Asmon believes were poorly managed by Blizzard included the Essences, Azerite gear, Titan Residuum, Legion<\/em> legendaries, and paragon reputation rewards.\u00a0<\/p>

For Asmongold, the issue isn\u2019t necessarily that Blizzard is making changes to its systems\u2014the ability to make adjustments to please fans is critical for any developer.\u00a0The problems come when changes follow a specific model that initially incentivizes hardcore players to do whatever it takes to reach an end-game achievement and then it’s adjusted to make that same level of accomplishment more easily accessible to other players.<\/p>

Blizzard\u2019s repeated use of that tactic makes some veteran players more apathetic toward striving for certain achievements in the game because they feel like they can probably just wait a couple of months until Blizzard makes it easier.<\/p>

While it\u2019s clear that many WoW<\/em> players are excited about the new system that Blizzard is implementing for getting corruption, it\u2019s fair to believe that many others might not be as happy that the difficulty of the game and gear acquisition can be so vastly distorted.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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