Discussing the Longevity of World of Warcraft - Patch 11.1 Interview with VideoGamer

Posted 2025/02/26 at 4:24 AM by Archimtiros

interview with VideoGamer.comA Willingness to Evolve

Mark Kelada, via VideoGamer

As an engineer, but as a fan as well, I think a lot of this is part of like the evolution and adaption to player preference and feedback that we’ve been working with, right?” Berger told us. “I think that’s something that’s really exciting: to watch the design team and see kind of all the things that they come up with, see the players experience that and see the feedback that we do and then we kind of expand upon them.

“It really is just that evolution of design and then just making sure that, at these opportunities, we’re asking the question of ‘well, why did we do it this way? And where can we go in the future’?” they continued. “I think that allows for WoW to have the longevity that it has today. I don’t know if we would have kept everyone wanting to play if it was stuck in one time period versus another versus now we offer all types of things to people.”

Mark Kelada, via VideoGamer

“The joys of WOW and especially like being sort of empowered to experiment and sort of push the design in directions is, yeah, there are going to be times where we don’t get it right,” Kaleda added. “But what we do get is we get feedback. So what are the things that people do resonate with?”

“It’s like lessons learned. We try something out. We see what excites people. Not only just in our game, but what excites people in other games,” they said. “I feel our longevity has really been one, player trust in us over the many, many years and, two, just being able to experiment on the design space.”

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Comment by McDennyAddicts, clinging on old nostalgia...Comment by oomuAddicts, clinging on old nostalgia...Comment by NecrofelAddicts, clinging on old nostalgia...Comment by OxyiaI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016 without any true innovation besides tweaks to the formula here and there. Personally I think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by ThorinixI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016. Personally think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by OxyiaI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016. Personally think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by ThorinixI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016. Personally think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by OxyialI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016. Personally think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by ThorinixThe reason wow stays popular is because people who “quit” always make it their thing to comment on the state of the game. That will drive popularity everytime.Comment by McDenny:))) i guess i'm an addict too since i play everyday this crap...

Can't wait to get home from work to mimic some nfs carbon drifting style with the new drive system.

Yet, the game is not fun, caters to world first players and tune the content around them.. mythic being hard afComment by Kestevavildit's one of the wonders of the World that Ion is still lead designer after BfA + Shadowlands + giving greenlight to Dragonflight S3 raid + botching the promising War Within.Comment by cheiniiAnd you come to the wowhead comments to be negative to people who enjoy it , right.Comment by elmurlove how he says " we get feedback " but not " we listen to feedback " because we know they dontComment by JinokunI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016 without any true innovation besides tweaks to the formula here and there. Personally I think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by OlsofaAddicts, clinging on old nostalgia...Comment by NullKore35I think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016 without any true innovation besides tweaks to the formula here and there. Personally I think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.Comment by ThorinixAnd you come to the wowhead comments to be negative to people who enjoy it , right.Comment by LostHeadAnd you come to the wowhead comments to be negative to people who enjoy it , right.Comment by cheiniiSAO? As in Sword Art Online? That is your idea of a "perfect game"? Lol.Comment by zawyerI think retail saw it's last true glory when Legion released. The game was bad before then (Draenor) so the team came together one last time and delivered an amazing expansion. Since then it's really been a downhill battle, and it's pretty clear now that the ones calling the shots are the finance people while the devs just do what they are told, with no vision at all for the game and an unhealthy emphasis on monetization. Just think about all the crap cosmetics they released on almost a weekly schedule with the excuse of the anniversary, literally thousands of Dollars/Euro for mount reskins, meanwhile the game has been on a rinse/repeat cycle every patch since 2016 without any true innovation besides tweaks to the formula here and there. Personally I think the only reason WoW is still going strong to this day is the lack of proper competition in the genre rather than any merits on their part.
Actually i quit a few months ago, did the last CE then my guild pretty much disbanded so no more social ties keeping me reeled in. I thought about trying this new patch but i really CBA, so you're off the mark there :) Also no hatred or anyting, i believe objectively the game is bad for what it is and what it has become, obviously it's a subjective thing, im not expecting you to agree with me.

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