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World of Warcraft lead thinks the MMO will still be "kicking" in 10 years, but despite having ideas for "the very long run," Blizzard is currently focusing "on the next 5 years" (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/mmo/world-of-warcraft-lead-assures-worried-mmo-raiders-that-blizzard-removing-add-ons-is-to-set-ourselves-up-for-being-able-to-build-content-that-will-better-serve-all-of-our-players/

"We're going to be guided by our community"

Bullshit. Hopefully they get a clue because I have trouble imagining 5 years of the game continuing in the state that it's going to be in. Anybody with accessibility needs that aren't met by Blizzard will be unable to properly play the upcoming expansion, for starters.

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

How so? It's just combat mods getting the axe, not visual aid and info mods?

[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

it is visual aids getting the axe. I'm hard of hearing myself, I can only hear out of my right ear and even then it's not great so when I played WoW I really needed the visual queues via DBM or WeakAuras to be able to effectively participate in Raids, even pug Raids.

All that being said I don't play anymore. the game just became mediocre story followed by the typical grind fest for gear. it's of no interest to me anymore.

[–] M1ch431@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I trust deaf users reporting that their needs are not being met, but I do not currently play and know the nuance myself. I'll remove the claim if I'm wrong upon further research.

Edit: Upon further research, it seems like there is a lot of reliance on WeakAuras in the deaf community (visual cues for sound-only events that may relate specifically to combat, raid communication), and many rely on rotation helpers for understandable reasons (like neurological conditions or physical disabilities that require more focus to be put into movement). It seems like colorblind or visually-impaired users will also suffer due to the lack of ability to color-code or highlight specific buffs and debuffs.

Nameplates seem to be one of the areas where users can no longer modify with addons, I'm unsure if this also affects unit frames in some part.

[–] PatheticGroundThing@beehaw.org 1 points 1 week ago

Combat is 90% of the game, if those visual aid and info mods don't work in it then they might as well not exist.

[–] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

I'd like to play again, but have to wait for kids to get older. Here's hoping it's still around in 10.

[–] thingsiplay@beehaw.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

As long as enough people play and buy subscription each month, it will still be available. Look at Runescape, its also still kicking. I wonder if Runescape or WoW will die first. Imagine the last servers getting shutdown...

[–] snowby@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've never compared those two games, but damn they're both ancient eh?

[–] rozodru@pie.andmc.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

EVE Online is a year older than WoW and it's still going also, I still play it.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

As long as we're going in 1 year increments, Final Fantasy XI is 1 year older than EVE Online and still going

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 2 points 2 weeks ago

WoW honestly probably makes more money from cosmetics than subscriptions at this point.

Would be curious to see what would happen if they made it free to play

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Only 5 year plan I can think of is, "don't die." Feels salient.

[–] snowby@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

5 year plans never go well.

[–] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

I bet those plans include 0 love for PvP 😥.