No Seasonal Affix in Dragonflight Mythic+ Season 2 - Level 7 Affixes Getting "Affix Refresh"

Live Posted 2023/03/08 at 10:07 AM by Squishei

Seasonal Affix in Dragonflight Season 2InfestedThunderingThunderingno affix (Seasonal or otherwise)Morgan: In terms of the philosophy of affixes in particular for Season 2, we've definitely taken a big step back there and are looking at it holistically. One major change we're making is we're actually just not going to have a level 10, that is to say the "seasonal affix" like Thundering. There won't be a replacement for Thundering and Thundering is being retired. So at level 10, the scaling will continue to kick in but there's no new affix there. Seasonal affixes were created as an idea, I want to say, back in Battle for Azeroth, where we had the same dungeon pool. We would add one or two dungeons here and there but you could be playing the same dungeons for many many seasons, and really we added those Seasonal affixes to try to solve the problem of it feeling like Dungeons were solved, like there was a specific route, there was a specific way everyone approached the dungeon. Seasonal affixes were there to mix that up and change the way you approached the dungeon. Going into Dragonflight, we were like "well we don't need to solve that problem anymore, but maybe there's a way to add some amount of gameplay that feels like more like a persistent element of the dungeon but ultimately we've heard a lot of feedback around complexity, like how much stuff do I have to know, to do and what's going on and how many wrenches are you going to throw at me, not even just dodgeballs but wrenches we're throwing at you that you have to dodge. Definitely taking a really close look at that with Season 2, so not doing the level 10 affix.Level 7 Bucket "Affix Refresh"GrievousQuakingQuakingGrievousVolcanicStormingExplosiveMorgan: Then, we're really taking a closer look at the level 7 bucket and how much opportunity is there for counterplay. How much of that is making your healer's life harder versus how much of that is there an opportunity where if I play really well, I can negate this affix and use my utility really well or whatever it may be. So we're definitely taking a look at the whole level 7 bucket, so really more along the lines of an affix refresh for that bucket, as well no level 10 affix.

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Comment by SpyrobabySeriously, if you want M+ to be amazing make the affixes positive, lots of players see no reason for them to be negative, I’m already being punished farming dungeons just make it fun.Comment by Wompkeewhat about just spacing the level affixes out a little more then?

or moving tyr/fort to 10?Comment by NatticarSure Blizzard, lets go back to dumbing down the game for socials again. Heaven forbid anyone enjoy a challenge.Comment by sean79there has been some really good seasonal affixes in past seasons, just because thundering was undoubtedly the worse one to date doesnt mean we dont want them, just make them fun and rewarding, removing them just looks like you cant be arsed developing new ones, reworking and new affixess would be amazing but not just +3 and +7 ones, mythic plus has been on a genaral decline since the height of legion>bfa, please dont kill it.Comment by VSozonovSeasonal affixes were great almost every season, they were the saving grace of most seasons in fact. So they should have kept doing seasonal affixes (and made them better than thundering obviously) and removed other affixes which were in the game since Legion. Not very excited about this.Comment by CertifiedSit back and watching the 2k Rio plebs Discuss about M+ Affix kekwComment by Certifiedi mean at least they're trying something. for 11.0 i'd still take the route of having maybe one seasonal affix and nothing else. leaves room to create some amazing dungeonsComment by mythicwhatGoing into Dragonflight, we were like "well we don't need to solve that problem anymore,

This is going to be looked back on as an oversight. The problems of the dungeons being stable was never actually fixed by the seasonal affixes. You were still running the same dungeon over and over and over. The only thing the alleviated this was season four changing the dungeons in season 4 of shadowlands. Losing the Seasonal affix is going to be detrimental. This is what in my opinion pushed people to the dungeons. Seasonals were the only affixes that were borderline "fun" instead of maintenance. Why cant we call upon the pool of existing seasonals at least and reuse a popular one? No seasonal is going to hurt the game, and can the m+ community really take a whole season of rebuilding? seems out of touch.Comment by xhiniSit back and watching the 2k Rio plebs Discuss about M+ Affix kekwComment by JessicaveeSit back and watching the 2k Rio plebs Discuss about M+ Affix kekwComment by frostfizzisGonna be a a slow ass season 2.Comment by 2136358pogComment by elicieAnyway, just a friendly reminder that this is what happens when you wanna make sure that the entire playerbase have to "enjoy" an aspect of the game just for rewards. Because there are people pissed with the "dumb down" of M+ through the expansions. Want to force it on players, will need to change it until they like it for real. That's what happend to raiding for example.obligated My point is, if you dont like going high key levels, just dontComment by McDennySeasonal afixes are fine.

I don't like tyranical and fortified.

Hell, you can still do 4 afixes but without these two, i think it'll either be crazy epic or slugfest :))

Either way still better that tyr and forti.

I like the concept of afix like powers from season 3 sl or bfa s4 or bfa season 1.

Even the aszhara patch or pridefull is better than fortified and tyranicalComment by orca2017omg this is AMAZING! EXCELLENT JOB THERE LISTENING AND TAKING FEEDBACK..OMG THIS IS SUPER EPIC! LOVE IT 1000000 MILLION HUGS ALL AROUNDComment by chauffeur715Great changes! I'm just dreading Halls of Infusion into the dungeon pool so baaad :(Comment by gotenks1114I really don't know about this.Comment by DharkuulSo many shortsighted people. The more you dumb-down (yes, you cannot deny you are asking for M+ to be reduced in difficulty), the closer you are to killing the content you think you're improving.

M+ is consistently hugely popular because it's different every week. Every week. Fortified and Tyrannical give you significant different experiences from one week to the next - that is a fantastic thing - not a negative like some of you perceive it.

And then of course the concept of challenge seems to be lost on many of you. That there are actually people who want to receive a pat on the back (kiss) for not standing in bad (curse). Beating the challenge IS the reward.

This has to be some crazy nightmare.Comment by SquishyySeasonal affixes are fun. Shame all the bad players feel entitled to complaining and expecting the game to shape around their lack of skill.
Looking forward to an even more stale experience this season.Comment by ludekcortexSeasonal affixes are fun. Shame all the bad players feel entitled to complaining and expecting the game to shape around their lack of skill.
Looking forward to an even more stale experience this season.

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