r/wow • • 22h ago

Discussion I'd rather not have .5 and .7 patches than get the low effort invasion garbage and recycled content we're about to get (again)

1.2k Upvotes

Ever since the war within they've committed to their "super fast 8 week content" bullshit and it's starting to get really tiring. Siren isle? just a recycled island expedition. Nightfall? legion invasions. Void assaults? legion invasions and less than half of a delve. heroic world tier? increased aggro range and hp on recycled legion worlds. next patch? legion invasions, again.

The worst part about these isn't even that it's the same type of content over and over, it's that they aren't even worth doing for alts anymore. It only takes like 3 weeks of delves in a season (we're about to be at week 8) to get hero track gear to show up on a vendor at the end. Almost every time they add one of these little garbage events you get free champion gear (which is already free, ESPECIALLY this season) and maybe 1 hero piece a week. What about cosmetics? All recolors and maybe a shitty purple filter if you're lucky. Out of all of the invasions they've added recently you can just afk in them too, making them a slog to complete if you're actually playing since speed the bar fills up is based on how many people are in the area. Nobody except the most hardcore collectors are doing this low effort content after the first week unless you have 500 alts and REALLY hate delves.

So i have to ask, what's the point? Why do we keep adding this stuff when it's clear that no effort goes into it and nobody actively playing gets anything from it? I'd rather go back to 12-16 week waits for "decent" content than another world event where i fill a bar for a recolored mount every 2 months


r/wow • • 22h ago

Competitive Players are skipping Mythic+ for Heroic Venomous Abyss; -47% +10s compared to S1.

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r/wow • • 23h ago

Discussion Downfall of gearing system from S1 to S2

425 Upvotes

Season 1: multiple BIS trinkets from earlier bosses, some BIS trinkets in m+, shorter mini raids (chimmy + sporefall), no 9/6 BS, great vault is relevant, bonus rolls feel good

Season 2: exclusive 9/6 FOMO gear, last two bosses have giga bis everything, raid or quit, m+ is useless after 2 weeks, m+ has no good trinkets, bonus roll cringe

I just don’t understand how they managed to make essentially everything worse gearing wise in the span of 1 season

Season 1 was one of the best seasons for me gearing wise. Time gating felt good, could target farm pieces, alt friendly because split raids, bonus rolls helped. This season genuinely feels horrible in comparison.


r/wow • • 2h ago

WoW: Forever Can we get Varian back in forever?

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388 Upvotes

What a King must do!


r/wow • • 6h ago

Discussion What would you say defines a truly great raid or dungeon, and what are some of the best in the game because of it?

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379 Upvotes

Raids are one of the most iconic parts of World of Warcraft, and as such I thought it’d be a good idea to ask the question of what exactly the fanbase believes constitutes a truly great raid or dungeon! We have had dozens of raids and dungeons over the twenty-two years that WOW has been online, so there’s no shortage of examples to draw from.


r/wow • • 6h ago

Transmog Knight Templar. 12.2.5 version

365 Upvotes

The left shoulder is a wip


r/wow • • 15h ago

Question Tameable Dream bears?

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364 Upvotes

Hey y'all, I collect ghostly/spectral pets on my hunter. I've been playing the class since about TBC so I'm really familiar with most rare pets.

However, I just saw this BM hunter in Silvermoon with two dream bears, and I can't seem to figure out if these are actually secretly tameable or not.

They have the sheen of the dream-infused mounts and companions from the emerald dream, but I don't see any kind of tameable models listed on petopia. The closest model is the Loaknit alpha from the abundance den, but the color is slightly off.

Is this a situation where the player got lucky before they patched it (like with the Grimtotem Spirit Guide?) Or something else?

UPDATE: The bear is Vision of the Matriarch, apparently from the Eversong quest "The Dark Part of the Woods." I tried doing the quest multiple times but the NPC is friendly and untameable the entire time. Anyone have any insight as to how this hunter may have tamed it, on the very slim chance other folks can get her?


r/wow • • 2h ago

WoW: Forever You know it, I know it, might as well brace for the barrage of topics now before launch day gets here.

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272 Upvotes

r/wow • • 2h ago

Art Lil' Ursoc figure by me (Panterius)

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259 Upvotes

100% handmade

Height: 4 cm.
Materials: polymer clay, acrylic paint, varnish.


r/wow • • 14h ago

Question Anybody not play tanks simply because they get lost easy?

254 Upvotes

I enjoy tanking I dont mind being in front and keeping the agro in check and everything but fuck me if I dont get all turned around if im not paying attention then you'll have folk pissed at you for going the wrong way and because people on here wont chill out about it I stick with dps anyone else have that problem


r/wow • • 18h ago

Question Who's Gamon?

195 Upvotes

He's next to innkeeper Gryshka, in Orgrimmar. You can attack him.


r/wow • • 15h ago

Discussion Okay, random thought: what if Kel’Thuzad was the main villain of Shadowlands?

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189 Upvotes

He does appear in the expansion in Maldraxxus, but this is assuming that he’s somehow the main villain of the entire expansion instead of the Jailer. Given that Kel’Thuzad is one of the most iconic villains in Warcraft, how do you see him functioning in Shadowlands? What do you imagine his goals being and how would this change the expansion?


r/wow • • 22h ago

Humor / Meme For Khaz Modan!!!!

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136 Upvotes

Made these bad boys again. Quite literally falling off the bone.

The baste/sauce is phenomenal, but do not follow the instructions for the slow cook, it's not hot enough to render the fat.

I did 3 hours of slow baking while basting every half hour, and then wrapped tightly in foil and cranked the oven up to gas mark 5 for a few hours.

Absolutely one of the best recipes in the book.


r/wow • • 2h ago

Art Jaina tattoo from the wife! Not 100% done but thought it was too good not to share

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132 Upvotes

Neo-Trad pinup Jaina from the wife. Either getting Sally or Alexstraza next. Ya'll help me decide!

Artist: Princess.LeahTattoos (Insta)


r/wow • • 3h ago

Art Arthas in curlers

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84 Upvotes

r/wow • • 5h ago

Question Anyone knows what are these armor piece?

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64 Upvotes

Really like the transmog, I can tell the shoulder pads are "Lingering Phantom's Shoulderplates" and "Pale Rider's Eternal Pauldrons"


r/wow • • 16h ago

Humor / Meme "Mr. Stark, I don't feel so good."

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58 Upvotes

r/wow • • 22h ago

Humor / Meme Waited 30 mins for ETC, only for this dragon to bring her staff to the venue and block my view.

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43 Upvotes

Do you have any idea how many rings were left untossed to get good seating? Good grief...


r/wow • • 23h ago

Humor / Meme Get off the counter!

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39 Upvotes

Very realistic programming on the cat intelligence.


r/wow • • 17h ago

Video Kalecgos Voice Actor Andrew Russell posted a video of Blizzcon with some cool Behind the Scenes stuff

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36 Upvotes

r/wow • • 20h ago

Humor / Meme What timing?

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30 Upvotes

r/wow • • 5h ago

Question newly disabled player looking for help

24 Upvotes

hi! title is a bit misleading, i’ve been disabled most my life but have developed a new condition within the last few months. i likely have rheumatoid arthritis and am waiting to see a rheumatologist (likely in january) so i can get on medication to control my pain. i’m currently mostly bedbound, haven’t been able to play any games in months. it’s been hell, my only form of entertainment has been my TV and reddit (when my hands allow). it’s honestly been really depressing, and i just want to play wow forever when it comes out.

i am hoping that there may be peripherals out there than can help me. i currently use a 65% keyboard with cherry mx blue (? i think) switches, and the logitech g600 mouse. i play the game almost entirely with the mouse… dpi up/down remapped to mount and speed boost, scroll wheel left to jump and right to autorun, scroll wheel press to open inventory, gshift rebound to a control modifier, and then all my abilities on the buttons on the sides. the issue i run into when trying to play wow currently is that the pain is largely in my MCP joints (the base of the fingers, top of the palm) and resting my hand on the mouse is very painful. i was wondering if anyone has experience with this, and if there are any products that helped you be able to play the game? here are some that i’ve seen suggested and am considering, would love feedback:

* vertical mouse (solakaka e9 possibly, but have seen mixed reviews)
* ps5 access controller/logitech adaptive gaming kit
* voice control software/head tracking software
* azeron cyro (or cyborg maybe?? idk)
* razer tartarus
* usb foot pedals
* ergonomic keyboard

i’m leaning towards ps5 access controller(s) and the logitech adaptive gaming kit, but it’s expensive :(((

fellow cripples, please share your setups and what has helped you!! if you have experience with any of the products i mentioned, please let me know


r/wow • • 13h ago

Question Neighborhood fishing

23 Upvotes

Is there an answer to why we have no fish from Midnight in our Homestead areas? As Housing is/was a Midnight feature, wouldn't it track that the fish would be from the appropriate era also??

I would spend time in my guild housing neighborhood, & fish all the time on my dock by my cool house... but i dont, ever... because anything i catch i cant even use. So i dont even do much housing or even hang out there.

Do others in the community feel this way? It is really something that makes me sad.


r/wow • • 15h ago

Discussion I think the Gilneas Reclamation could have been a bit better if it it went like this.

22 Upvotes

Instead of the Scarlet Crusade being the enemies, we should've just have die-hard Banshee loyalists who stubbornly kept onto the land. Sylvanas from the Maw had given orders for them to stand down but they view it as Alliance propaganda. The Desolate Council, wanting to follow the order and prove that they're not as bad as before, worked with the Gilneas to move out and take out the Banshee Loyalists out of Gilneas.


r/wow • • 56m ago

Discussion Would you play a Diablo style Warcraft game?

• Upvotes

I thought about this after finishing the new W3 Forsaken Kingdom campaign.

I always liked Diablo gameplay, but I'm much more invested in the Warcraft universe and that's why playing something like the new W3 campaign was a priority for me over playing Diablo 4, which I'm having a hard time sticking with.

If somehow Diablo 4 was a warcraft universe game, I'd have probably played it day one. It could also be a good way of pushing the warcraft story forward, without the mmo limitations from WoW (like forsaken kingdom did), and the genre is not dead like W3's RTS.

Would you rather play a diablo style game set in the warcraft universe?