World of Warcraft’s director concedes the MMO is overly tough without combat add-ons, and the team has a plan to fix it. In Midnight, bosses will be rethought to boost readability and pacing.

For over twenty years, World of Warcraft has leaned on its community — from exhaustive guides to custom UIs and tools that help players keep up. Many users complain that the MMO’s complexity forces them to install mods just to survive the learning curve. Blizzard has now weighed in — and decided to act.

Major shifts coming to WoW

Speaking to PC Gamer, game director Ion Hazzikostas acknowledged the obvious: without combat mods, the game is “too difficult.” The team will adjust the boss design philosophy in World of Warcraft: Midnight to reduce reliance on external tools. The goals: improve mechanical readability, refine visual/audio cues, and avoid ability chains that turn fights into pure memory tests.

Among the teased upgrades: make encounters clearer and less mod-dependent by preventing multiple lethal abilities from overlapping, spreading out peak-damage windows, and strengthening the cues that tell you how to react. The team also wants to ensure single mistakes don’t doom the entire pull, and that players can learn mechanics through play — not by outsourcing warnings to add-ons.

If implemented well, these changes could open raids to mid-tier guilds and players on the default UI, while still pushing veterans. The result could be a smoother progression in Midnight. The community will be watching closely, since this touches the fundamentals of raiding that have stood for years. Meanwhile, the newly unveiled housing system has impressed players — and looks like it’s here to stay.

Source: 3DJuegos