Fans petition worked: No more changes to WoW Classic Era
The WoW fans’ petition for Classic Era #nochanges has worked! Blizzard recently announced that there will be no more changes to WoW Classic Era.
Key takeaways
- Blizzard will stop making changes to WoW Classic Era and will revert it to its original Vanilla state.
- The WoW community strongly opposed recent gameplay changes, including the Might of Stormwind World Buff for Alliance, Druids training for Polearms, and reduced wait times for certain buffs, as these alterations disrupted the classic experience.
- Blizzard admitted that the changes were a mistake and committed to better communication with the community in the future.
- Blizzard also addressed the mixed reactions to recent Guild UI updates in Classic Era. They are discussing the matter more and are open to additional community feedback.
In recent times, the WoW community has been riled up by various unwanted changes to Classic Era. The Might of Stormwind World Buff for Alliance and Druids training for Polearms, along with reducing the wait time for Rallying Cry of the Dragonslayer and Warchief’s Blessing to one minute have broken the time capsule Blizzard once promised to players. Fortunately, Blizzard has recently announced that everything will be reverted back to how it used to be in Vanilla many years ago.
The new changes were originally aimed at balancing gameplay in Era. However, they were met with strong resistance from the player community, who sought to preserve Vanilla as it was. Ever since the new changes were introduced to Classic Era, the hashtag #nochanges has been making rounds on the internet. Fans of the game have even launched a petition, which has gained 3,604 signatures, urging Blizzard to revert Classic Era to its original state. And finally, Blizzard has responded to fans’ calls.
Blizzard confirmed: No more changes to WoW Classic Era
Blizzard acknowledged that the essence of Vanilla lies in its “perfectly imperfect” gameplay. While the recent changes were well-intentioned, they actually disrupted the classic experience. The WoW Classic team admitted that rolling out these updates without consulting the community was a mistake. Moving forward, Blizzard commits to better communication. They will discuss any future gameplay-affecting updates with the community well in advance.
“Just as importantly (if not more so), we recognize that all of these updates to Classic Era came abruptly and without warning. This lapse in communication was not in line with our values, and we need to do better here. As it stands now, the Classic team philosophically has very little desire to bring gameplay-impacting changes to Classic Era. Moving forward, we will endeavor to discuss any potential community-led desire for changes with the community, well in advance of actually implementing any updates.”
— Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard also addressed recent updates to the Guild UI in Classic Era. Some guild leaders appreciated the improvements. But many other players were dissatisfied with the abrupt changes. As a result, Blizzard is actively discussing additional options for the Guild UI and remains open to community feedback on the matter.
The return of WoW Classic Era to its original state is undoubtedly welcome news for many players. What about you? We can’t wait to see you think about this situation in the comments!
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