Falling prey to the grind in World of Warcraft is remarkably easy, as many of its systems over the past few expansions started to feel more like chores than the game players once fell in love with. The recent backlash aimed at Blizzard Entertainment has made the company reconsider its approach with Dragonflight. When the dust settled after the expansion's launch, there has been one defining pattern in the community when it came to Dragonflight: the players loved it, and they were willing to defend the dream that World of Warcraft had finally turned the corner.
Gone is the over-reliance on bloated systems and borrowed power such as Covenants and Azerite Power. Gone is the equipment grind that once made the Player vs. Player experience in World of Warcraft so tedious. Dragonflight is a far more sleek, far more focused expansion pack than Battle for Azeroth or Shadowlands, and this may well be the key for World of Warcraft's return to its former glory, provided Blizzard does not relapse into old habits.
A recent change to World of Warcraft's daily quests has been the very simple fact that they're no longer daily, transitioning with Dragonflight into a bi-weekly reset that offers players more comfort in how they choose to allocate their time. This mainly affects quests that are tied to the four major factions of Dragonflight: the Valdrakken Accord, the Maruuk Centaurs, the Iskaara Tuskarr, and the Dragonscale Expedition. As players were having fun with a more relaxing schedule, Blizzard Entertainment threatened to bring the old daily quest system back. To the surprise of no one, the backlash was staggeringly loud.
The team that once brought Battle for Azeroth and Shadowlands to World of Warcraft players was often accused of not listening to player feedback at great cost to the game. In many ways, Dragonflight was about regaining the community's trust, and this change was threatening to undo the effort made thus far. After taking player feedback into account, the team that brought Dragonflight chose to listen and roll back the changes, promising to find the right solution instead of the easy one.
Following the new reset, World of Warcraft players can rest assured that Valdrakken, Iskaara, and Dragonscale quests will retain their bi-weekly pace. For those in want of extra content to pursue, the Dragon Isles rare mobs are still on a daily reset, and provide decent item upgrades to help prepare players for the launch of Dragonflight's inaugural Mythic season and the opening of the Vault of the Incarnates raid.
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is available now on PC.
Source: Blizzard