Blizzard’s design concept in the level 60 and TBC version of the nostalgic server is to maintain the original flavor, while the design concept of the WLK version of the nostalgic server has become to make up for the shortcomings of the predecessors, so various types of designs ha

The design concept of Blizzard in the level 60 and TBC version of the nostalgic server is to maintain the original flavor, while the design concept of the WLK version of the nostalgic server has become to make up for the shortcomings of the predecessors, so various types of features have appeared in the WLK nostalgic server Such magical changes.

Blizzard removed the random copy mechanism of the WLK version before, and was subsequently opposed by most players. I thought Blizzard would stop it, but during the WLK test, Blizzard announced a new magic modification plan, and the emergence of this change will also bring a lot of inconvenience to players.

made it clear in Blizzard’s latest blue post: In order to allow players to fully experience the charm of the WLK version of the game, it plans to remove the task guidance system while removing random copies from WLK Classic Server.

The task guidance system is open in the WLK version. Specifically, when the player receives the task, the relevant task prompts will be displayed on the map. Even if the player does not check the task text, he can follow the map prompts to complete the task, which is equivalent to a Built-in version of task plugin.

The reason why Blizzard removed the task guidance system is simple. This mechanism has changed the way players play. Some players hope to explore Northrend by reading the task text. Removing the mission guide can allow players to have an immersive feeling and obtain a more complete game experience.

However, Fat Brother believes that Blizzard’s changes are meaningless, it is simply “take off what is, put what is”.

The classic server uses an old version, and those who enter the classic server are all old players. They have completed these tasks more than once. From level 60 to TBC, how many players will read the task text carefully?

Even if a small number of players choose to read the mission text, how many players can persist? For example, one of Fat Brother's relatives and friends was very stubborn and insisted on not using plug-ins to complete tasks. As a result, when he reached level 30, he directly went to zhanzhuang to upgrade. After that, he never mentioned not using plug-ins for a period of time.

Even if a player reaches the full level by completing tasks without plug-ins, what about the second number? What about the third number? It is estimated that I will still choose the zhanzhuang upgrade.

Blizzard has made it clear that it will weaken the experience of upgrading alt accounts on the eve of WLK, quite forcing players to upgrade in the wild. Removing the task guide at this time always gives people a deliberate feeling.

In fact, if you have a plug-in, removing the task guide will not have a big impact on players, not to mention that players can also choose to upgrade the copy. The key problem is that today's designers simply don't know what players want, and many changes are completely self-righteous and useless.

mentioned at the beginning of the article that Blizzard’s design concept for the WLK version of the nostalgic server has become to make up for the shortcomings of its predecessors. Maybe the designers of the early versions of World of Warcraft did have shortcomings, but the early designers were definitely better than the current designers in game production.

The early designers of World of Warcraft were all game geeks, not only designers, but also players. Today's designers probably don't even have full-level titles. It's very skinny to expect these old 6 designers to make up for the shortcomings of their predecessors.

Perhaps in the eyes of this group of designers, the so-called making up for the shortcomings of the predecessors is to remove all the mechanisms that are beneficial to the players and then modify them according to the designers' own preferences. It seems that WLK has a shadow of the World of Warcraft 2.0 era, but this 2.0 era is becoming less and less like the World of Warcraft Classic Server.

​ Instead of repeatedly jumping around in terms of random copies and task guidance, designers should spend some time to experience the WLK test server by themselves, put more energy into game optimization, and give players a more positive gaming experience.