Popular Twitch streamer Asmongold is one ofWorld of Warcraft’s most well-known veterans from its early days, though he typically has criticisms and praise for the ongoing MMORPG. Asmongold recently took some time to explain the problem with the currentWoWraidingexperience and what makes it take so long.
During a Twitch livestream, Asmongold stated that there are a number of problems with raiding inWorld of Warcraft, most notably the ability to get a cohesive group of people together for one. Thanks to recent changes Activision Blizzard has made toWorld of Warcraft, players aren’t required to find a specific number of players for raids as the raid scales based on how many players are in the raid beginning at groups of ten. The continued requirement of a group dynamic and working together is key to a successful raid, but Asmongold points out how easily things go wrong.
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Because there are often issues with groups of people timing things properly,Asmongoldsays a common occurrence is one member of a group stepping away for a moment before returning to the raid just to pull trash mobs and create a group wipe. New players join the group after others leave the group as the result of these deaths and need to be summoned in, but sometimes the Warlock who usually summons has also stepped away. Warlocks aren’t the only thing that bring players to the raid as each one has a summoning stone at its entrance, which can actually cause its own issues.
When the twoWorld of Warcraftplayers go outside the raid to summon fresh faces in this scenario Asmongold says, “the Warlock gets back. So then the Warlock puts the stone down, but then the people that are next to the Warlock waiting in the raid for the two people to summon the third guy are AFK.” When finally this hypothetical scenario concludes, it’s been about thirty minutes since the group ofWorld of Warcraftheroes last died. Asmongold has recently moved on toLost ArkfromWorld of Warcraft, but patch 9.1.5 caused him to return to discover frustrations with lingering issues like with raiding.
Asmongold’s illustrated problems aren’t the only ones withShadowlandsraidingas some other requirements may prevent players that would otherwise try the end-game content from investing their time into it. There are certain flasks and potions inWorld of Warcraftthat players benefit significantly from if they bring the consumables to raids while eating specific types of food will also provide buffs that help on big boss fights. WhileWorld of Warcraftplayers are often overwhelmed by the type of raiding discussed by Asmongold, Activision Blizzard has created a “Looking for Raid” tool that streamlines the experience.
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