World of Warcraft: Current Year
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Fyff
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The only thing that currently has a catch up that didn't before is the essences. I guess they didn't have the azerite vendor at the start but they added it in Uldir right?A lot of the changes that have went in recently have been made in an effort to make it more "alt friendly". Unfortunately,Khane points out the painful truth.
So essences was a 4 month period of the expansion without the catch up? Even then many of the essences they removed some of the artificial caps (Like weekly questlines).
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xzi
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essences are such a non issue for alts now, but I still feel bad for returning players. It's what makes me not suggest the game to people that want to come back and actually play the game.
everything else is pretty whatever to me. The cloak quest chain could maybe be cut an extra 20 minutes or something but aside from that alts have never been easier (for somebody who has already been playing).
everything else is pretty whatever to me. The cloak quest chain could maybe be cut an extra 20 minutes or something but aside from that alts have never been easier (for somebody who has already been playing).
xzi
Mouthbreather
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Depending on your class, a lot of them aren't very hard to get and used as your main choices but then there's shit like feral where you NEED the 30k honor essences, etc. It's just such a pain in the ass and I don't know why they don't accelerate them any further considering there's no new content coming.
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Ukerric
Bearded Ape
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At the moment, I think it's safe to consider that anyone returning before 9.0 a week or two before Shadowlands isn't going to enjoy the thing. The only thing I probably need would be the rep to finish BFA flying, since it will still be required in the next expansion...
Whether or not I come back depends entirely on Thorgast. It's the only part that I might want to see - the rest of the expansion is obviously more of the same chores that finished breaking my will to play.
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kaid
Blackwing Lair Raider
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This is why I never got it never could find a winning island pvp. Pisses me off the seething shore brawl was never fixed as that could give it to you.
kaid
Blackwing Lair Raider
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I would be surprised if they don’t at some point just put every essence on the vendor to buy with that currency even ones you had not otherwise unlocked. Kinda like the crazy shit at the end of legion.
Lodi
Blackwing Lair Raider
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I'm almost certain that we haven't seen the last of nerfs to the process of getting Essences. I also expect them to make getting the cloak powered up a joke a few months out from Shadowlands.
Fyff
Ahn'Qiraj Raider
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The cloak is already pretty easy but I wouldn't doubt we see more accessibility coming in.
Big Phoenix
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Its still tedious to have to do for every character. 3 hour quest + 2-3 weeks to get it up to rank 12.
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Lodi
Blackwing Lair Raider
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If it's like legos were in BFA, it'll be 55. I'm hoping for that since I've already unlocked most of them.
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Yeah I mean 55 whatever, that still feels pretty pointless, besides dual boxing power leveling that I believe was a thing at BFA start(and then they nerfed it for whatever reason). Like you'll have your powerhouse character for a few hours at release and then it'll be just the same as Lil Timmy with his new boosted 120. Doesn't feel like it's worth grinding the annoying essences for a slightly faster leveling process. Especially since you can get rank 1 or for some 2 without too much effort and get a fair bit of that power already.
xzi
Mouthbreather
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iirc last time they talked about essences in shadowlands, they'll only be available and usable in BFA. No cap, you'll just need the neck equipped. But I can't remember if they said they'll allow them in lower content than that.. would be amazing if they do tbh. Being able to give +movespeed freedom to myself in old shit is the best.
